Undergraduate Program


B.A./B.S. in Health Studies


The undergraduate program in health studies at Portland State University contains common core courses with five separate concentration areas:community health education, health sciences, physical activity/exercise, school health and aging services.

 

Common Degree (Core) Requirements Credits
Stat 243 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 4
PHE 250 - Our Community: Our Health 4
PHE 295 - Health Promotion/Disease Prevention 4
PHE 350 - Health and Health Systems 4
PHE 443 - Environmental Health 4
PHE 450 - Epidemiology 4
PHE 404- Internship 4-8
Total 28-32

We strongly recommend taking Stat 243 before PHE 450

See concentration details for internship credit requirements

 

 

Concentrations Credits
Community Health Education 44
Health Sciences 16
Physical Activity/Exercise 56
School Health 48
Aging Services52

 

TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ONE OF OUR UNDERGRADUATE ADVISORS

PLEASE CALL 503-725-4401

 

Contacts

The School of Community Health is located in Room 450 in the Urban Center Building at 506 SW Mill Street (on the corner of 5th and Mill).

Please address mail to:

School of Community Health
Portland State University
P.O. Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751


Undergraduate advisers:

Belinda Zeidler
URBN 450C
zeidlerb@pdx.edu

Jane Mercer
URBN 450C
mercerj@pdx.edu