2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 28, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate 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.