Students interested in pursuing a career in public health can add a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) to their degree.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BIO 012 & 012L	GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY I and GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY I LAB	4
FYS 0--	First Year Seminar	3
HSCI 020	INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SCIENCES	2
HSCI 021	PROFESSIONALISM IN HEALTH CARE	2
HSCI 025	INTRODUCTION TO US HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS	3
HSCI 055	INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH SCIENCES	3
Select one of the following:		3
HSCI 060	STATISTICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES
STAT 060	STATISTICS FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES
HSCI 102	PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH ECONOMICS	3
HSCI 105	VALUES AND ETHICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES	3
HSCI 106	CULTURE CARE AND HEALTH LITERACY	3
HSCI 108	INTRODUCTION TO US HEALTHCARE POLICY	3
Select one of the following:		4
HSCI 125 & 125L	MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY and PHYSIOLOGY LAB
BIO 129 & 129L	MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY and MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY LAB
PHAR 125	PHYSIOLOGY
HSCI 141 & 141L	HUMAN ANATOMY and HUMAN ANATOMY LAB	4
HSCI 143	INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY	3
HSCI 144	INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH	3
HSCI 146	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN	3
HSCI 172	EVALUATING RESEARCH	3
HSCI 180	PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMMING I	3
HSCI 181	HEALTH COMM & ADVOCACY	3
HSCI 182	PUB HEALTH PROG 2: IMPL & EVAL	3
PSY 001	INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY	4
Electives		27
DMU Master of Public Health Coursework		28
Total Hours		120

Students must declare a Health Sciences track by end of first semester.  Refer to Des Moines University for various application dates to the program.

For all dual programs where students do not take HSCI 155, HSCI 156, HSCI 196, and HSCI 197, a maximum of 30 graduate credits will be applied to the bachelor’s degree. For all dual programs where students do take HSCI 155, HSCI 156, HSCI 196, and HSCI 197, a maximum of 18 credits will be applied.