Department of Public Health and Recreation - San José State University (2024)

Formerly Health Science and Recreation

Office: Spartan Complex, 201

Telephone: 408-924-2971

Email:healthscience-group@sjsu.edu

Website:www.sjsu.edu/phr/

Professors

Miranda Worthen(Public Health)

Associate Professors

Monica Allen, Chair (Public Health)
Josh Baur, Recreation Program Coordinator(Recreation)
Susan Ross (Recreation)
​Ni (Jennie) Zhang(Public Health)

Assistant Professors

Rachel Berkowitz (Public Health)
Anji Buckner-Capone(Public Health)
Andrew Carter(Public Health)
Marcelle Dougan, Undergraduate Program Coordinator (Public Health)
Vicky Gomez,Master of Public Health Campus Format Coordinator (Public Health)
Chulwoo Park(Public Health)

Overview

The Department of Public Health and Recreation prepares leaders and practitioners who promote health and improve the environments in which we live, work, learn, and play. We strive to embrace a Teacher-Scholar-Practitioner Model through student, alumni, faculty, and community engagement to advance practices in public health and recreation fields. Our undergraduate curriculum in public health examines the multiple dimensions and determinants of health (physical, emotional, social, environmental, and spiritual) and the scientific and practical basis for understanding and promoting health at the population level (including epidemiology, policies, and community health) to create the optimal, meaningful conditions for health and wellness for all.

Our recreation degree program, founded in 1947 (the oldest undergraduate recreation degree program in the State of California), has a core curriculum continuously accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Park, Recreation, and Tourism Related Professions (COAPRT) since 1987. We offer concentrations in Recreation Management and Recreation Therapy, as well as a minor in recreation and a minor in recreation and nature.

Founded in 1970, the Master of Public Health (MPH) program has been accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) since 1974 and is offered in two formats. Our campus format is a regular session and offers the flexibility to complete the program full or part-time. Our synchronous online format is offered through the College of Professional and Global Educationas a cohort model completed in two years. Our MPH students engage in an integrated program of learning, scholarship, and internships in partnership with a diverse network of community agencies.

The Public Health and Recreation undergraduate and graduate programs incorporate student-centered curricula with our commitment to community development, social justice, interdisciplinary and intercultural approaches. We emphasize rigor and innovation, high-impact experiential learning, and career-focused application.

Programs

• Public Health, BS
• Public Health, BS (SJSU Online)
• Public Health, Concentration in Community Health Education, BS
• Public Health, Concentration in Population Data Science, BS
• Recreation, BS
• Recreation, Recreation Management Concentration, BS
• Recreation, Recreation Therapy Concentration, BS

• Complementary and Alternative Health Practices Minor
• Health Professions Minor
• Public Health Minor
• Recreation and Nature Minor
• Recreation Minor

• Public Health, MPH
• Recreation, International Tourism Concentration, MS (Not Accepting Students)
• Recreation, MS

The mission ofSJSU Onlineis to expand higher education access and degree attainment for learners requiring a fully online degree pathway. These upper division degree completion programs are offered through a special session that requires a separate application process. If interested, please contact one of our Enrollment Counselors for more information.

• Public Health, BS (SJSU Online)

Courses

• HPRF 260 - Multidisciplinary Health Promotion in Later Life

• PH 1 - Understanding Your Health
• PH 15 - Human Life Span
• PH 67 - Introductory Health Statistics
• PH 92 - International Program Studies
• PH 99 - Introduction to Public Health
• PH 100W - Writing Workshop
• PH 102 - Health Team Building
• PH 103 - Introduction to Health Policy
• PH 104 - Community Health Promotion
• PH 107 - Aging and Society
• PH 108 - Health in Later Life
• PH 114 - Applications in Community Health Promotion
• PH 118 - Long Term Care Services
• PH 126 - Drugs, Brain and Behavior
• PH 135 - Health Issues in a Multicultural Society
• PH 137 - Families, Aging, and Diversity
• PH 140 - Human Sexuality
• PH 145 - Community Mental Health
• PH 158 - Health Communications
• PH 161 - Epidemiology
• PH 162 - Health Care Organization and Admin
• PH 164 - Health Social Marketing
• PH 165A - Public Health Leadership Series I
• PH 165B - Public Health Leadership Series II
• PH 165C - Public Health Leadership Series III Fieldwork Experience
• PH 165D - Public Health Leadership Series IV
• PH 167 - Biostatistics
• PH 168 - Theoretical Foundations in Community Health Education
• PH 169 - Diversity, Stress and Health
• PH 172 - Contemporary Environmental Health Issues
• PH 176 - Introduction to Global Health
• PH 179 - Public Health Capstone
• PH 180 - Individual Studies
• PH 183 - Special Topics in Community Health Education
• PH 184 - Directed Reading
• PH 188 - Community Health Assessment
• PH 189 - Community Health Education Capstone
• PH 191 - Applied Epidemiology
• PH 192 - International Program Studies
• PH 193 - Special Topics in Population Data Science
• PH 195 - Fundamentals of Data Management and Presentation
• PH 197 - Quantitative Analysis
• PH 198 - Qualitative Methods
• PH 199 - Population Data Science Capstone
• PH 200 - Contemporary Practice in Public Health
• PH 201 - Groups and Training: Theory and Practice
• PH 205A - Quantitative Methods for Public Health Practice I
• PH 205B - Quantitative Methods in Public Health
• PH 215 - Qualitative Methods for Public Health Practice
• PH 225 - Evaluation Methods for Public Health Practice
• PH 261 - Principles of Epidemiology
• PH 262 - Health Policy and Organization
• PH 265 - Environmental Health
• PH 271 - Theoretical Foundations of Public Health
• PH 272 - Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation
• PH 276 - Community Organization and Health Promotion
• PH 277 - Multicultural Communication for Health Professionals
• PH 280 - Individual Graduate Studies
• PH 291A - Fieldwork Seminar
• PH 291B - Fieldwork Practicum
• PH 291C - Professional Skills for Public Health Practice
• PH 291D - Work Experience Practicum
• PH 291P - Professional Development
• PH 293 - Public Health Leadership
• PH 298 - Graduate Project
• PH 299 - Master’s Thesis
• PH 1290R - Culminating Experience Supervision

• RECL 10 - Creating a Meaningful Life
• RECL 15 - Human Life Span
• RECL 94 - The Outdoor Recreation Experience
• RECL 97 - Event Planning
• RECL 100W - Writing Workshop
• RECL 110 - Leisure, Life and Contemporary Society
• RECL 111 - Leisure, Culture, and Identity
• RECL 112 - Foundations of Recreation Therapy
• RECL 132 - Recreation Program Planning
• RECL 136 - Principles of Recreation and Park Admin
• RECL 140A - Spec Interventions in RT:Aquatic Therapy
• RECL 140B - Spec Inter in RT: Behavior Interventions
• RECL 140C - Spec Inter in RT: Adventure Tx
• RECL 143 - Festivals and Community Special Events
• RECL 144 - Natural and Cultural Resource Interpretation in Recreation and Parks
• RECL 148 - Biofeedback Principles and Practices
• RECL 150 - For-Profit Enterprises in Recreation
• RECL 153 - Youth Development and Services
• RECL 155 - Outdoor Recreation Systems
• RECL 156 - Principles of Sustainable Travel and Tourism
• RECL 160 - Evaluation and Research in Recreation
• RECL 169 - Practicum in Recreation Therapy
• RECL 170A - Pre-Intern Workshop
• RECL 170B - Internship in Recreation
• RECL 170C - Internship in Recreation Therapy
• RECL 180 - Individual Studies
• RECL 184 - Directed Reading
• RECL 185 - Leisure, Recreation and Aging