Associate in Science in Public Health

Program Overview

The Public Health Science AS-T Degree prepares students for transfer to CSU campuses offering health-related bachelor's degrees. The program emphasizes understanding population health, disease prevention, and behavior change. Students develop skills in data analysis, program development, and evaluation to improve the quality of life through evidence-based practices.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• The Associate in Science in Public Health Science for Transfer (Public Health Science AS-T Degree) prepares students for transfer to California State University (CSU) campuses that offer bachelor's degrees in Health, Health Science, and Public Health Science.
• The program focuses on understanding the health of populations, including core functions and disciplines of public health, human anatomy and physiology, diseases and their causes, risk factors, disease distributions, primary prevention strategies, and behavior-change theory and application.
• Students will gain an understanding of the biopsychosocial basis for health and healthy populations, assess the burden of disease on the health of populations (including the impact of environmental exposures), use data to support evidence-based practices, develop and deliver health programs and interventions based on behavior frameworks, and evaluate health programs and initiatives for effectiveness.
• Public Health Science bridges the gap between scientific discoveries and the application of this knowledge to improve the quality of life.

Outline:

• Required Courses (33 units):
• -HS 013 - General Nutrition (3 units)
• -HS 073 - Introduction to Public Health (3 units)
• -BI 004 - Elements of Biology (4 units)
• -BI 013 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4 units)
• -BI 014 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (5 units)
• -CH 003 - Introductory General Chemistry (4 units)
• -KINE 010 - Personal & Community Health (3 units)
• -MATH 014 - Statistical Methods (4 units)
• -PSY 001 - General Psychology (3 units)
• Select one of the following (13-39 units):
• -CSU General Education IGETC Pattern