Department of Public Health Education
Program Overview: Online B.S. Degree
Online Degree Completion Option in Health Studies
Who: Students who hold a A.A. or A.A.S. degree or who have completed 60 semester hours of course work and wish to complete an online B.S. degree in Health Studies from the The Department of Public Health Education at UNCG.
What: The Department of Public Health Education in the School of Health and Human Performance will offer an online bachelors degree completion program option in Health Studies. The program is designed for location and time bound students who are interested in completing a B.S. degree at a distance.
When: Students may seek admission to UNCG and the online Health Studies degree completion option beginning in the Fall 2009 Semester. Courses to be available in the Fall 2009 are :
Required courses (available Winter 2009)
- HEA 201 Personal Health
- HEA 260 Human Sexuality
Required courses (available Spring 2010)
- HEA 201 Personal Health
- HEA 260 Human Sexuality
- HEA 308 Introduction to Public Health
- HEA 314 Disease Processes
- HEA 316 Environmental Health
- HEA 325 Public Health Data Analysis
- HEA 331 Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
Elective Courses (available Spring 2010)
- HEA 333 Health of Women
- HEA 347 Health Problems of Lower Income Groups
- HEA 420 The School Health Program
- HEA 450 Current Topics in Health: Medical Terminology for the Public Health Professional
- HEA 475 Independent Study
*Students will be able to complete other elective courses and core course requirements by enrolling in approved online courses from UNCG or other approved institutions of higher education.
Why: The bachelors level online Health Studies option will allow time and location bound students to complete an undergraduate degree without relocating to the UNCG campus. This high quality degree will use state-of-the-art instructional technology applications to be accessed by students with internet connectivity. All courses needed for degree completion will be offered online.
How: If you are interested in learning more about this program, please contact Leah Tompkins by email at letompki@uncg.edu. To apply for admission to UNCG, contact admissions@uncg.edu.