Community Health, BS & Public Health, MPH
for the joint degrees of Bachelor of Science Major in Community Health and the Master of Public Health in Public Health
A 5 year BS MPH joint degree program is available for students majoring in Community Health, I-Health, or Kinesiology. Students apply for the program in the latter part of their third year (junior year) of study. Students accepted into the BS MPH joint degree program take 12 credit hours of coursework in their senior year that apply to both BS and MPH degrees. In the 5th year of study, students complete the remaining requirements for the MPH degree, and graduate simultaneously with both BS and MPH degrees. A summary of the requirements for the MPH degree is provided here. The requirements are explained in more detail on the MPH program website.
The Community Health Program at the University of Illinois prepares students in the ever changing world of health care and health behavior as practitioners and offers three concentrations at the undergraduate level: Health Education & Promotion, Health Planning & Administration, and Rehabilitation Studies. All curricula are built on a foundation of general education courses which emphasize communication skills and critical thinking. The Professional Core courses are designed to help students develop skills in planning, implementation, and evaluation in the context of health services and programs. Students must complete an internship during their senior year in a setting related to the degree and their interests. Recent internship sites have included the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, hospitals, nursing homes, fitness centers, work site health education programs, and substance abuse prevention centers.
Further information is available from the Academic Affairs Office, Department of Health & Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 S. Fourth Street, 2021 Khan Annex, Huff Hall, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333-2307.
for the joint degrees of Bachelor of Science Major in Community Health and the Master of Public Health in Public Health
Only students who have completed their junior year but have not yet completed their senior year are eligible to apply. The curriculum, degree requirements, and faculty for the 5-year BS-MPH program (MPH portion) are the same as the regular MPH program.
The BS-MPH program is accelerated. Students take a heavier course load during the fifth year, called the MPH year. The MPH year consists of one Fall semester, one Spring semester, and one Summer semester. For students in the Epidemiology concentration, the MPH portion of the degree consists of one Fall semester, one Spring semester, one Summer semester, and a second Fall semester, with students graduating in December.
for the joint degrees of Bachelor of Science Major in Community Health and the Master of Public Health in Public Health
Sample Sequence
This sample sequence is intended to be used only as a guide for degree completion. All students should work individually with their academic advisors to decide the actual course selection and sequence that works best for them based on their academic preparation and goals. Enrichment programming such as study abroad, minors, internships, and so on may impact the structure of this four-year plan. Course availability is not guaranteed during the semester indicated in the sample sequence.
Students must fulfill their Language Other Than English requirement by successfully completing a third level of a language other than English. See the corresponding section on the Degree and General Education Requirements.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours | ||
| CHLH 100 | 3 | CHLH 101 | 3 | ||
| CHLH 125 | 1 | KIN 122 | 3 | ||
| Composition I or Speech Performance Course | 4 | Correlate Area course | 3 | ||
| Language Other than English (3rd level) | 3 | Speech Performance course or Composition I | 4 | ||
| General Education course | 3 | General Education course | 3 | ||
| General Education course | 2 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours | ||
| CHLH 201 | 3 | CHLH 250 | 3 | ||
| CHLH 210 | 2 | CHLH 274 | 3 | ||
| Concentration course | 3 | General Education course | 3 | ||
| General Education Quantitative Reasoning I | 3 | General Education course | 3 | ||
| General Education course | 3 | General Education course | 3 | ||
| General Education course | 3 | ||||
| 17 | 15 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours | ||
| CHLH 304 | 4 | CHLH 410 | 4 | ||
| Concentration course | 3 | Correlate Area course | 3 | ||
| Correlate Area course | 3 | General Education course | 3 | ||
| Correlate Area course | 3 | General Education course | 3 | ||
| General Education course | 3 | General Education course | 2 | ||
| Free Elective | 1 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours | ||
| CHLH 421 | 3 | CHLH 469 | 3 | ||
| Concentration course | 1 | Concentration course | 8 | ||
| Concentration course | 3 | Free Elective | 3 | ||
| Correlate Area course | 3 | Free Elective | 2 | ||
| Correlate Area Course | 3 | ||||
| General Education course | 3 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| Fifth Year | |||||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours | Summer Semester | Hours |
| CHLH 540 | 4 | CHLH 550 | 4 | CHLH 587 | 4 |
| CHLH 572 | 4 | CHLH 573 | 4 | CHLH 589 | 2 |
| CHLH 575 | 4 | CHLH 577 | 4 | ||
| CHLH 594 | 4 | Concentration Course of Choice from Approved List | 4 | ||
| Seminar | 1 | Seminar | 1 | ||
| 17 | 17 | 6 | |||
| Total Hours 168 | |||||
Programs in Health & Kinesiology
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for the joint degrees of Bachelor of Science Major in Community Health and the Master of Public Health in Public Health
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