2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

One Health, B.S.


One Health recognizes that the health of people, animals, and the environment are inherently interconnected. The study of One Health is collaborative and interdisciplinary - as is this major. Students will take required courses in Biology and One Health as well as electives in other sciences; communication; and ethics, culture and policy. This major prepares students interested in any Health discipline for a wide-variety of human, animal, or environmental health professions.

Learning Outcomes


Students obtaining a degree in One Health from the Biological and Behavioral Sciences Department at Fontbonne University will demonstrate the following by the time they reach the end of their program:  

  • Students will be able to broadly understand the major biological sciences concepts as measured by performance on quantitative assessment quizzes.   
  • Students will identify and acquire valid scientific resources; apply the scientific method to a problem; design an experiment, analyze data, and form a conclusion, as measured by performance on quantitative assessment quizzes.  
  • Students will present scientific ideas and/or original research to diverse audiences in a public forum. 

Required Courses in the Major


The One Health Core (8 Credits)


Additional Required Courses (6 Credits)


Electives (18 Credits)


A minimum of two courses is required in each category below.