Community Health, Bachelor of Arts
Community Health Program prepares students for professional work within their community to teach behaviors that promote wellness and to develop and implement strategies to improve the health of individuals and communities. Community health workers provide a link between the community and healthcare professionals in order to develop and implement strategies and to improve the health of individuals and communities. Additionally, community health workers collect data and discuss health concerns with members of specific populations or communities.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Courses | ||
| I. Communication | ||
| English: | ||
| ENGL U101 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL U102 | Composition II | 3 |
| Speech: | ||
| SPCH U201 | Foundations in Oral Communication | 3 |
| II. Mathematics, Logic & Natural Sciences | ||
| Mathematics: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Probability and Statistics | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| College Mathematics | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Calculus for Management and Social Sciences | ||
| Precalculus I | ||
| Precalculus II | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Psychological Statistics | ||
| Natural Science: | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6-7 | |
| Descriptive Astronomy | ||
| Introductory Biology I and Introductory Biology I Lab | ||
| General Biology and General Biology Lab | ||
| Foundations of Human Physiology | ||
| Genetics and Society | ||
| Botany and Society | ||
| Human Biology and Society | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | ||
| Emerging Infectious Diseases | ||
| Environmental Science | ||
| Chemistry and Society and Chemistry and Society Lab | ||
| Chemistry of Living Things and Chemistry of Living Things Lab | ||
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab | ||
| General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis and General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis Lab | ||
| Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab | ||
| Historical Geology and Historical Geology Lab | ||
| Environmental Geology and Environmental Geology Lab | ||
| Natural Disasters | ||
| Geology of the Southeast | ||
| Introduction to Physical Science | ||
| III. Information Technology | ||
| Information Technology: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Computer Technology | ||
| Introduction to Computer Science | ||
| Intro to Digital Studies | ||
| Survey of Information Technology | ||
| Introduction to Digital Safety | ||
| Strategies for Information Discovery | ||
| Intro to Music Technology | ||
| IV. Fine Arts, Humanities & History | ||
| Fine Arts: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Art | ||
| History of Western Art: Prehistory - Middle Ages | ||
| History of Western Art: Renaissance - Modern | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| History of American Popular Music | ||
| Introduction to Theatre Art | ||
| Fundamentals in Acting | ||
| History: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to World History I | ||
| Introduction to World History II | ||
| History of the United States to 1877 | ||
| History of the United States from 1865 | ||
| Humanities: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| African American Culture | ||
| American Studies, 17th - 19th Century | ||
| American Studies, 20th Century | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| Business Writing | ||
| Understanding English Grammar | ||
| Masterpieces of World Literature | ||
| Survey of American Literature I | ||
| Survey of British Literature I | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Introduction to Film | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Political Philosophy | ||
| Contemporary Moral Issues | ||
| Comparative Religion | ||
| Introduction to Southern Studies | ||
| V. Foreign Language & Culture | ||
| Foreign Language: | ||
| Select one of the following: 4 | 3 | |
| American Sign Language I | ||
| American Sign Language II | ||
| Introductory French I | ||
| Introductory French II | ||
| Introductory German I | ||
| Introductory Spanish I | ||
| VI. Social & Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Social & Behavioral Science: | ||
| PSYC U101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOCY U101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to African American Studies | ||
| Understanding Other Cultures | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Geography | ||
| American National Government | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Leadership Development I | ||
| Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies | ||
| VII. General Education Electives | 3 | |
| Select any approved general education course or courses | ||
| Core Requirements | ||
| CHME U200 | Foundations of Community Health | 3 |
| CHME U210 | Introduction to Health Policy: Systems of Care | 3 |
| CHME U300 | Research and Ethics in Community Health | 3 |
| CHME U320 | Principles of Health Education and Promotion | 3 |
| EDFO U333 | Educational Development of the Lifelong Learner | 3 |
| NURS U301 | Nutrition | 3 |
| Professional Sequence | ||
| BIOL U230 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| or NURS U230 | Medical Terminology | |
| EDCF U346 | Introduction to Family Studies | 3 |
| CHME U310 | Field Experience | 3 |
| CHME U315 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 |
| CHME U330 | Mental Health and Illness in Community Health | 3 |
| CHME U340 | Human Sexuality, Reproduction, and Health | 3 |
| CHME U350 | Chronic & Communicable Disease | 3 |
| or NURS U308 | Pathophysiology Topics in Health Care | |
| CHME U400 | Environmental Health | 3 |
| CHME U410 | Case Management and Service Coordination | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Community Health Improvement and Assessment | ||
| Health Assessment | ||
| Grant Writing | ||
| CHME U489 | Community Health Internship | 6 |
| CHME U499 | Community Health Seminar: Advanced Principles of Community Health | 3 |
| Minor option 1 | 18-21 | |
| Choose one of five minors or another minor selected in consultation with advisor. | ||
| Minor Choices | ||
| Electives 1 | 0-3 | |
| Select 0-3 credits, if needed towards completion of degree. | ||
| Total Hours | 120-124 | |
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Students must complete one of five minors or another minor selected in consultation with the student's advisor. Students are to check each minor's catalog page for requirements of the minor.
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Students are required to earn a C or better in their course requirements, professional sequence courses and their minor coursework.
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Additional elective credit may be required to fulfill total required hours for degree.
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The minimum acceptable level of competency is completion of the 101 level of a language. Students who place into the 102 or higher level of a language satisfy the language requirement but will have additional hours in general education electives, if hours are required by their degree program.
Note: Community Health transfer students who have earned an AA or AS degree from a regionally accredited (for college transfer) technical or community college or have completed the general education requirements at an accredited baccalaureate institution will have satisfied the general education requirements for the bachelor of arts in Community Health. A minimum of 30 semester hours must be completed in residence at USC Upstate after acceptance or transfer. This policy applies only to Community Health in CoEHPH.
NURS U306 Introduction to Professional Nursing, NURS U340, NURS U360, NURS U375 Pharmacology, NURS U441, NURS U461 Community and Public Health Nursing, NURS U497: Credit can be given if previously taken as a part of a nursing major.
Minor Choices
Health Informatics Minor 1,2,3
(Suggested for students interested in a Master's in Public Health or a Master's in Health Administration degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses 1,2,3,4 | ||
| HIMS U201 | Understanding Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| HIMS U301 | Health Informatics and Information Systems Applications | 3 |
| HIMS U302 | Healthcare Data Management and Information Governance | 3 |
| HIMS U412 | Legal Aspects of Health Information Management | 3 |
| or HIMS U417 | Information Privacy and Security | |
| HIMS U413 | Healthcare Technology and the Electronic Health Record | 4 |
| HIMS U450 | Healthcare Quality Management and Performance Improvement | 3 |
| Total Hours | 19 | |
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Up to 6 hours of General Education (<300 level) may be used to satisfy requirements of a minor.
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Minimum grade of C is required for all coursework
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A minimum of 12 hours of upper division coursework is required
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Classes counted for the Information Management & Systems major cannot count toward the minor in Health Informatics.
Criminal Justice Minor 1,2,3
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements 1 | ||
| CRJU U101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJU U210 | Policing in America | 3 |
| CRJU U220 | The Criminal Courts | 3 |
| CRJU U230 | Introduction to Corrections | 3 |
| CRJU U371 | Criminological Theory | 3 |
| Additional Courses | ||
| Select two additional upper-level Criminal Justice courses 2 | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
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A minimum grade of C is required in all courses.
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A maximum of 3 hours may be earned from CRJU U490 Criminal Justice Internship.
Sociology Minor 1,2,3
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements | ||
| SOCY U101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOCY U301 | Sociological Theory | 3 |
| SOCY U302 | Sociological Research Methods | 3 |
| Upper-Level Courses | ||
| Select three upper-level sociology courses (310 or above) | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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A minimum grade of C is required in all coursework.
Health Communication Minor 1,2,3
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses 1,2,3 | ||
| Core Courses for the Minor | ||
| JOUR U349 | Health Messaging and the Media | 3 |
| SOCY U101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| or CHME U210 | Introduction to Health Policy: Systems of Care | |
| Communication Emphasis | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Internship or Independent Study in Communication 4 | ||
| Writing for the Media | ||
| Mass Communication Theory | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Relations | ||
| Illness, Culture and the Media | ||
| Special Topics in Journalism 5 | ||
| Theories and Principles of Human Communication | ||
| Small Group Communication | ||
| Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Health Narrative | ||
| Topics in Speech Communication 5 | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Applied Topics Regarding Health, Culture, and Society | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Child Maltreatment | ||
| Foundations of Community Health | ||
| Research and Ethics in Community Health | ||
| Principles of Health Education and Promotion | ||
| Mental Health and Illness in Community Health | ||
| Human Sexuality, Reproduction, and Health | ||
| Chronic & Communicable Disease | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Community Health Improvement and Assessment | ||
| Alcohol, Drugs & Public Policy | ||
| Lifelong Health & Wellness | ||
| Accessibility and Professional Writing | ||
| Disability and Rhetoric | ||
| Disability and Literature | ||
| Understanding Healthcare Organizations | ||
| Fundamentals of Healthcare Administration | ||
| Nutrition | ||
| Introduction to Public Policy | ||
| Fat Studies | ||
| Sociology of Mental Health and Mental Illness | ||
| Medical Sociology | ||
| Sociology of Death and Dying | ||
| Feminist Disability Studies | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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Up to 6 hours of General Education (<300 level) may be used to satisfy requirements of the minor.
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A minimum of 12 hours of upper division coursework is required.
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You may also specify acceptable substitutions.
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Must be conducted in a health communications setting.
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Approval required from the Health Communication Coordinator for Special Topics courses.
Spanish Minor 1,2,3
The minor in Spanish will require 18 hours, with at least 15 hours of upper division courses: 3 credit hours from SPAN U202 Intermediate Spanish may be exempted by placement test or consent of the instructor; 15 credit hours from upper division courses.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses 1,2,3 | ||
| SPAN U202 | Intermediate Spanish 4 | 3 |
| Select any five 300- or 400-level courses | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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A minimum grade of C is required.
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Up to 6 hours of General Education (for all courses) may be used to satisfy requirements of the minor.
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With approval, students may apply relevant Spanish special topics courses, one-time-only courses, internships, and independent studies to the minor.
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May be exempted by placement test or consent of instructor