Community Health

header-concentrations-2_03

Requirements


Description
The community health concentration is designed for students who want to create healthy, sustainable communities with an emphasis on working with specific populations. Community health is a specialized field within public health and concentrates on the actions and conditions needed for the health and well-being of defined groups of people. Students will learn to work with teams in diverse settings to formulate research-based strategies that assist communities to make healthy and sustainable lifestyle choices.

Requirements

  • Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
  • All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
  • A minimum 9 upper division hours must be taken in courses offered by the College of Nursing and Health Innovation.

 Required Courses

HCR 220 Introduction to Nursing and Health Care Systems, H (3)

OR

HCR 430 Foundation to Health Care Systems (3) (Prerequisite(s): HCR 330 with C or better)

HCR 231 Fundamentals of Community Health (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 30 hours)

HCR 331 Communication with Communities (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours) (Required)

HCR 335 Program Development and Management for Community Health (3) (Prerequisite(s): General Studies Literacy course; minimum 45 hours) (Required)

HCR 336 Environmental Community Health (3) (Prerequisite(s): HCR 330 with C or better) (Required)

HCR 435 Leaders in Community Health (Prerequisite(s): HCR 330 with C or better; HCR 335 with C or better) (Required)

YEAR

2019-20

CAMPUS

Online

ADVISING

Interdisciplinary Studies Advising
cisa.asu.edu/advising
All appointments:
480-965-4464

Downtown Phoenix
Arizona Center, Suite 380

Polytechnic
Santa Catalina Hall

Tempe
Urban Systems Engineering

Online
480-965-4464

DARS CODE

NUCHLTEMPH

COLLEGE/SCHOOL

College of Nursing and Health Innovation

CONCENTRATION CONTACT