University Catalogue: 2007-08
Public Health Professions
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Vacant, Chair
Crispin Pierce, Leeanna Rasar.
Off-Campus Adjunct Faculty: A current listing is available from the Chair of the Department.
Off-Campus Adjunct Faculty: A current listing is available from the Chair of the Department.
As technology and health-consciousness have grown over the past few decades, the variety of health-related professions has also grown. The Department of Public Health Professions (PHP) is in the business of providing quality educational opportunities in interdisciplinary health sciences. Building on a foundation of liberal arts, students will gain the necessary education and experience for professional practice. Our purpose is to develop outstanding professionals who will become leaders in their fields of health care administration, environmental public health, and music therapy. Professional programs found within the Department of Public Health Professions are the Environmental Public Health Program and the Music Therapy Program. These programs offer the prospective student an opportunity to pursue a career in the ever changing world of public health.
Scholarships
Several scholarships are available to students in the Department of Public Health Professions. Additional information may be obtained from the Department of Public Health Professions or by visiting the Financial Aid Web site.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Public Health
The field of environmental health is composed of individuals whose professional efforts are directed toward controlling environmental health hazards, and preserving and improving environmental factors for the achievement of optimum health, safety, comfort, and well-being. An appreciation for cultural values that impact human environmental health complements courses which provide students with the educational background that is necessary for employment in regulatory agencies or industries concerned with environmental quality. This comprehensive major includes both foundation classes in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics and specialized courses in environmental and public health, such as food and water sanitation, industrial hygiene, and community health services.
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR: Environmental Public Health (Code 641-050)
Credits |
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| I. Core courses in Science | ||
Biol 214 |
Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
361 |
Biology of Microorganisms | 5 |
Chem 150 |
Survey of Biochemistry | 3 |
213 |
Quantitative Analysis | 5 |
325 |
Organic Chemistry with Lab | 4 |
TOTAL |
21 |
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| Electives (Choose two) | 6-8 |
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Biol 110 |
Ecology and Evolution | 4 |
180 |
Conservation of the Environment | 3 |
196 |
Human Nutrition | 3 |
311 |
General Entomology | 4 |
352 |
Parasitology | 4 |
Chem 304 |
Environmental Chemistry | 3 |
Geol 115 |
Environmental Geology | 4 |
315 |
Physical Hydrogeology | 4 |
TOTAL |
28-29 |
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II. Core Enph and PHP Courses |
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Enph 210 |
Introduction to Environmental Health | 3 |
435 |
Practicum in Environmental Public Health | 6 |
441 |
Water and Wastewater | 3 |
442 |
Microbial Safety of Food | 3 |
450 |
Epidemiology | 3 |
460 |
Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene | 3 |
480 |
Environmental Law | 3 |
490 |
Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment | 3 |
TOTAL |
27 |
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| Electives (Choose two) | 6 |
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Enph 322 |
Radiological Health | 3 |
445 |
Hazardous and Solid Waste Management | 3 |
464 |
Occupational Safety Management | 3 |
475 |
Pest Control Management | 3 |
Hcad 301 |
Health Care Delivery Systems | 3 |
302 |
Leadership and Management Practices in Health Care | 3 |
PHP 470 |
Community Health Services (offering varies) | 3 |
TOTAL |
33 |
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| III. General Education | ||
Category I-B |
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Math 109 |
Algebra for Calculus or competency to enter Math 111 |
0-4 |
Math 245 |
Introduction to Statistics, or | |
246 |
Elementary Statistics | 3-4 |
| Category II | ||
Biol 111 |
Essentials of Cell Biology and Genetics | 4 |
Chem 115 |
Chemical Principles | 5 |
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NOTE: Students lacking a strong chemistry background may select Chem 103 (5 credits) and Chem 104 (5 credits) in place of Chem 115. |
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Phys 211 |
General Physics | 5 |
212 |
General Physics | 4 |
Category III (Choose one) |
3 |
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Econ 268 |
Environmental Economics | |
Pols 343 |
Public Administrative Organization | |
346 |
Public Policy in the U.S. | |
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NOTE: For Categories I-A, IV and the remainder of III, the student will fulfill the University General Education requirements as described in this Catalogue. |
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Program. The four-year B.S. degree program in Environmental Public Health is accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council. A person who holds a baccalaureate degree and who has completed one year of acceptable employment as a specialist in environmental sanitation may become registered upon successful completion of an examination administered by the State Division of Health. This registration (Wisc. Statutes, Sec. 140-45) certifies a person's professional competency. The degree also allows the recipient to take the National Environmental Health Association exam for the Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian credential.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Policy. The only credits that may be earned under the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option are for Independent Study. S/U credits may not total more than three.
Other Graduation Requirements. Students in the program must meet all University graduation requirements, including those for English competency, Wellness, total credits, GPAs, Cultural Diversity, Foreign Language/Foreign Culture, and University residency. University portfolios are supported through orientation in First Year Experiences courses and through portfolios used within specific courses.
Internship. Between the junior and senior year, each student will be required to enroll in the summer practicum (Enph 435) and pay fees to the University. The ten-week off-campus practicum will be a full-time work experience with a health-related agency or industry. Students will be assigned to an internship site by the Environmental Public Health faculty. Placements will be made by March 15; therefore, students anticipating enrollment in the practicum should notify the Environmental Public Health faculty no later than February 1.
Bachelor of Music Therapy
The modern field of music therapy is a professional discipline in which the scientific application of the art of music is used in the treatment and rehabilitation of persons suffering from a wide variety of diseases and disabilities in the areas of mental, physical, communicative, emotional, and social functioning, as well as in wellness applications.
Music therapists generally serve as members of multidisciplinary teams working in psychiatric facilities, programs for people with developmental disabilities, public and private school systems, nursing homes and other extended care facilities, medical-surgical hospitals, rehabilitation units, forensic settings, private practice, and wellness.
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR: MUSIC THERAPY (Code 045-056)
Credits |
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| I. Core courses in Music Therapy | ||
Idis 103 |
Introduction to Music Therapy | 2 |
Mutx 110 |
Clinical Piano Repertoire I | 1 |
111 |
Clinical Piano Repertoire II | 1 |
215 |
Music Therapy Techniques I | 1 |
217 |
Music Therapy Techniques II | 1 |
300 |
Overview of Clinical Improvisation | 1 |
312 |
Therapeutic Application of Dance and Movement | 2 |
340 |
Psychology of Music | 3 |
342 |
Music Therapy I | 2 |
343 |
Music Therapy II | 2 |
344 |
Influence of Music on Behavior | 3 |
345 |
Clinical Orientation | 1 |
346 |
Music Therapy Practicum | 4 |
441 |
Psychology of Music Lab | 1 |
SUB-TOTAL |
25 |
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| Six credits total from: | ||
349 |
Music Therapy Clinical Experience | 1-4 |
449 |
Internship in Music Therapy | 1-6 |
TOTAL |
31 |
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| II. Courses in Behavioral Sciences | ||
Biol 151 |
Biology of Humans | 4 |
Psyc 100 |
General Psychology | 3 |
334 |
Psychology of Exceptional Children | 3 |
351 |
Survey of Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
Soc 101 |
Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Elective: Select one sociology course from the following: 303, 312, 314, 316, 321, 329, 351, 364, 417, 426; Soc/Wmns 419. | 3 |
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TOTAL |
19 |
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| III. Required courses in Music and Idis | ||
Musi 141 |
and 142 Elementary Theory | 4 |
146 |
and 147 Intermediate Theory | 4 |
246 |
and 247 Advanced Theory | 4 |
Musi 196 |
String Techniques | 1 |
198 |
Percussion Techniques | 1 |
202 |
Brass Techniques | 1 |
208 |
or 210 Woodwind Techniques | 1 |
225 |
World Music | 2 |
227 |
and 229 Music History | 6 |
278 |
and 378 Functional Piano | 3 |
308 |
Introduction to Twentieth Century Techniques | 2 |
325 |
Orchestration | 2 |
350 |
Conducting | 2 |
Idis 260 |
Techniques of the Singing/Speaking Voice | 2 |
| Applied Major Instrument: 151/351-169/369, 171/371, 172/372 | 4 |
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| Ensembles (seven separate semesters) Select from 180/380, 181/381, 182/382, 184/384, 188/388, 190/390, 191/391, 192/392 | 5 |
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| Ensemble Elective: Not restricted to above list | 2 |
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TOTAL |
46 |
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NOTE 1: Minimum one semester vocal ensemble required.
NOTE 2: Students with a major instrument other than piano or voice will not be required to take the introductory techniques course in their major instrument.
NOTE 3: Four credits of applied piano are required as prerequisite to Musi 378.
Entrance Requirements. Students wishing to major in Music Therapy must pass a music placement audition administered by the Department of Music and Theatre Arts.
Program. The Music Therapy curriculum has been approved by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). The student studies four academic years on campus. Each of the final three semesters on campus includes coursework that involves a weekly part-time clinical practicum in which the student is assigned to provide supervised music therapy treatment for an individual client or group at a community facility or in our on-campus music therapy clinic. While completing the curriculum, each student must accrue 1200 clinical hours of supervised music therapy experience. A minimum of 120 of these hours must be completed through courses taken prior to completion of on-campus coursework. Following completion of all on-campus requirements for graduation, a minimum of 900 hours of off-campus clinical internship must be completed prior to receiving the degree. All clinical coursework must meet requirements for AMTA program approval. Upon graduation, the student is eligible to take the national board examination administered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists in order to become a Music Therapist-Board Certified.
Scholastic Requirements. All courses with the Mutx prefix and Idis 103 that are listed in the core must be completed with a grade of C- or above prior to internship placement.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Policy. No degree credit in any course required for this program may be earned under the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option.
General Education. Courses required in the program satisfy University General Education requirements in the following categories. Four credits of Category II are satisfied in Biology, and six credits of Category III are satisfied by Soc 101 and Psyc 100. Additional Idis, Mutx, and Musi courses apply in the Fine Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies Subcategories in Category IV. See a member of the music therapy faculty for assistance in determining applicability of credits to General Education. Three credits in GE-V are accrued in MUTX 340.
Other Graduation Requirements. Each student must meet all University graduation requirements, including those in English composition, Wellness, total credits, GPAs, Cultural Diversity, General Education, and residency as specified in this Catalogue. University portfolios are supported through orientation in First Year Experiences courses and through portfolios used within specific courses.
All music therapy majors are required to attend and/or participate in performance class and to attend ten approved concerts and recitals for each of seven separate semesters. A guitar proficiency examination and the piano proficiency examination must be passed prior to registration for any course for which either is a prerequisite.
Internship. Not more than one year prior to the student's anticipated date of completion of all on-campus requirements, the student may make application for internship placement. The specific clinical sites to which applications are sent are selected by each student using information that is collected and regularly updated by the music therapy faculty and staff. All AMTA restrictions and guidelines for the application process must be strictly adhered to by each student.
Equivalency in Music Therapy. Students entering the program having previously completed a four-year degree in another major at an accredited institution may enroll to qualify for music therapy certification without earning a second degree. Specific requirements for each student will be determined by the student's adviser and must be approved by the program director.
