Public Health: Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness Option (B.S.)
Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours
Semester Hours required for the Public Health: Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness Option: 55 semester hours
Up to 12 s.h. of course credit may be earned through Prior Learning Assessment.
Major GPA based on all courses with the following prefixes taken at EIU: HCM, HPR, HST, PUBH.
The minimum major GPA required for graduation is 2.50.
Students may not declare more than one of the options in the Public Health Major.
Required Courses - 37 s.h.
All required courses must be completed with a grade of C or better, with the exception of 4275: Internship, which is CR/NC.
PUBH 2270
Community and Public Health. (3 credits)
PUBH 2800
Foundations of Public Health Research & Scholarship. (3 credits)
PUBH 2900
Human Diseases. (3 credits)
PUBH 3100
Disasters and Public Health: Planning and Response. (3 credits)
PUBH 3700
Health Behaviors: Theory & Practice (3 credits)
PUBH 3750
Health Care Delivery Systems. (3 credits)
PUBH 3765
Principles of Epidemiology. (3 credits)
PUBH 4175
Health Professions Seminar. (2 credits)
PUBH 4250
Planning Health Programs. (3 credits)
(See Footnote #)
PUBH 42751-42759
Internship. (1 to 9 credits)
(minimum of 8 s.h. required)
PUBH 4770
Health Services Administration. (3 credits)
Elective courses: Select 18 semester hours
CMN 2650
Introduction to Organizational Communication. (3 credits)
CMN 3470
Small Group Communication. (3 credits)
TEC 2004G
Materials Science and Evaluation. (4 credits)
ENG 3005
Technical Communication. (3 credits)
WLS 1112
Beginning Spanish for the Health Professions. (4 credits)
GEO 1120G
The Natural Environment. (4 credits)
GEO 1400G
Weather and Climate. (4 credits)
GEO 2450G
Oceanography. (3 credits)
GEO 3020
Natural Disasters. (3 credits)
GEO 3200
Human Impacts on the Environment. (3 credits)
GEO 3775
Urban Geography. (3 credits)
HCM 2910
Introduction to Health Communication. (3 credits)
HCM 3910
Communication in Health Professions. (3 credits)
HCM 4910
Applied Health Communication. (3 credits)
PUBH 3300
Mitigation of Unintentional Injuries. (2 credits)
PUBH 3330
Advanced Driving Maneuvers. (2 credits)
PUBH 3420
Introduction to Medical Cannabis. (1 credits)
PUBH 3430
Health Disparities of Gender and Sexually Diverse Populations. (1 credits)
PUBH 3500
Human Sexuality. (3 credits)
PUBH 3560G
Women's Health. (3 credits)
PUBH 4800
Drugs and Society. (3 credits)
PUBH 4890
Health and Aging. (3 credits)
MSC 2001
Leadership and Decision Making. (2 credits)
NUR 2613
Medical Terminology. (3 credits)
ODL 4500
Organizational Interactions. (3 credits)
ODL 4765
Grant Writing for Organizations. (3 credits)
PLS 3233
International Terrorism. (3 credits)
PLS 4793
Civic and Nonprofit Leadership. (3 credits)
PLS 4873
Human Resource Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations. (3 credits)
PLS 4893
Budgeting in Government and Nonprofit Organizations. (3 credits)
PSY 1879G
Introductory Psychology. (3 credits)
PSY 3760
The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making. (3 credits)
SOC 1838G
Introductory Sociology. (3 credits)
SOC 4000
Sociology of Work and Occupations. (3 credits)
SOC 4240
Sociology of Disasters. (3 credits)
Footnotes:
# Replaces Senior Seminar University Graduation Requirement.
Major GPA based on all Public Health and Health Communication courses taken at EIU. The minimum major GPA required for graduation is 2.50.
A grade of 'C' or better is required for all Public Health core courses counting toward Public Health and Health Administration majors. Students in these majors are permitted two attempts to earn a grade of "C" or better in each core Public Health course. After a grade has been recorded in Public Health core courses at EIU, the Department of Public Health and Nutrition will not accept subsequent transfer of an equivalent course from another institution unless the department has given prior written approval to enroll in the specific course at the specific institution. If after a second grade has been recorded for a given core course and the student has not received a grade of 'C' or better, the student will not be allowed to continue as a Public Health or Health Administration major and shall consult with their advisor to select a different major.
Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
