Degree Pathway for Public Health, Community Health Concentration
For students who entered spring 2026 and beyond.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL.1010 / HONR.1100 | College Writing I / First Year Seminar in Honors: Text in the City (CW) | 3 |
| HSCI.1010 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I (SCL) | 3 |
| HSCI.1030 | Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I (SCL) | 1 |
| HSCI.1051 / HSCI.1060 | Interprofessional Education First Year Seminar / ZCHS Transfer Student Seminar | 1 |
| PUBH.1021 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Arts and Humanities Perspective (AH) | 3 |
| Total | 14 | |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL.1020 | College Writing II (CW) | 3 |
| HSCI.1020 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II (SCL) | 3 |
| HSCI.1040 | Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II (SCL) | 1 |
| PUBH.2050 | Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
| PUBH.2080 | Principles of Environmental Health Science | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Social Sciences Perspective (SS) | 3 |
| Total | 16 | |
Sophomore Year
Junior Year
Senior Year
Total Minimum Credits = 120
No more than two Breadth of Knowledge courses can be taken with the same prefix. The Core Curriculum courses may be taken in any sequence. Refer to the Core Curriculum policy for further details. You should meet with your faculty advisor to determine how you will meet the Core Curriculum requirements.
1Public Health Electives
At least one Public Health elective must meet the Social Science Perspective in the Breadth of Knowledge Core Curriculum Requirement.
- PHIT.xxxx All PHIT courses that are not required in the pathway
- PUBH.xxxx All PUBH courses that are not required in the pathway
- BIOL.2350 Genetics
- CRIM.3600 Gender, Race, and Crime
- CRIM.3850 Crime and Mental Illness
- CRIM.3970 Crime Mapping
- CRIM.4010 Substance Abuse and Crime
- DGMD.1100 Introduction to Media Arts Production
- DGMD.2450 Social Media Management
- DGMD.3000 Multimedia Storytelling
- DGMD.4200 Podcasting
- ECON.3100 Development Economics
- ENVI.3010 GIS in Earth Environmental Science
- ENVI.4160 Climate Change: Science, Communications and Solutions
- EXER.4300 Exercise is Medicine
- HIST.2800 Pandemics: A Global History
- HIST.3010 The World of Things: Consumer Cultures in the Modern West.
- HIST.3455 Race and American Higher Education 3455 good
- HSCI.2190 Emergency Medical Technician
- HSCI.3060 Intro to Gerontology
- HSCI.3190 Pathophysiology
- INFO.2300 Introduction to Multimedia
- INFO.2320 Desktop Video Production
- INFO.2380 Website Development
- INFO.2480 Website Database Implementation
- INFO.2500 E-Commerce
- LGST.3600 Legal Issues in Racism
- MATH.3630 Intro to Data Analysis
- NUTR.2060 Human Nutrition
- NUTR.3740 Body Diversity and Health
- PHIL.3106 Public Health Ethics
- PHIL.3220 Bioethics
- POLI.1750 Intro to Environmental Politics
- POLI.2120 American and Media Politics
- POLI.2220 Politics of the Internet
- POLI.2510 Politics of Identity
- POLI.2650 State and Local Politics
- POLI.3320 The Politics of Food
- POLI.3980 The War on Drugs
- PSYC.2090 Social Psychology
- PSYC.2550 Community Psychology
- PSYC.2600 Child and Adolescent Development
- PSYC.2720 Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC.3120 Learning and Behavior
- PSYC.3350 Psychology and Women
- PSYC.3360 Culture and Psychology
- PSYC.3450 Health Psychology
- PSYC.3600 Adult Development and Aging
- PSYC.3620 Psychology of Developmental Disabilities
- PSYC.4771 Seminar in Contemporary Trends: Addictions
- SOCI.2110 Sociology of American Education
- SOCI.2130 Sociology of Immigration
- SOCI.2250 Sociology of Disability
- SOCI.2340 Race and Ethnicity
- SOCI.2400 Sociology of Gender
- SOCI.2800 Drugs and Society
- SOCI.3300 Fast Food, Hot Planet
- SOCI.3510 Sociology of Health and Healthcare
- SOCI.3620 Social Welfare Policy
2MATH.1110, MATH.1280, MATH.1310, MATH.2830, MATH.3630
Current UMass Lowell students should be using their Advisement Report in SiS. If you need assistance, please contact your adviser.
Restriction on off-campus study:
Be advised that any course taken at another institution must be formally approved prior to enrollment.
See the catalog policy for details.