FYS Fall 2024 College of Health First-Year Student Courses
The following courses offered by the College of Health are open to first-year students (they can also be found online here). Some are major core or distribution classes, and others are electives. Questions about a specific course can be sent to cohadvising@lehigh.edu.
BSTA 005| Statistical Literacy | 3 cr.
Section 010 | MW 10:45a-12:00p | CRN: 43747
This course is designed to introduce students who fear all things mathematical to the importance of statistics in health research. Students will learn how to read and understand basic statistical concepts used in health research and popular discussions about health in the media. Students will also learn how to present statistical health data in a way that people without a statistical background can understand it.
Instructor: TBD
BA Community & Global Health - method requirement
BA Health, Medicine, & Society - health research methods requirement option
BS Population Health - elective
BSTA 007 | Frontiers of AI in Health | 3 cr.
Section 010 | MW 01:35p-02:50p | CRN: 45254
This course presents a broad contemporary survey of the actual and potential contributions of Artificial Intelligence and Health Data Science in addressing public health challenges. By reading recent articles that describe case studies of AI in health and healthcare and by engaging in discussions both in class and remote, students will come to appreciate the many unsolved problems in public health and how one may evaluate the potential benefits and risks of exciting new data-centric solutions made possible by AI.
Instructor: Dr. Gideon Gogovi
BS Biostatistics & Health Data Science - requirement
BA Community & Global Health - elective
BS Population Health - elective
CGH 001 | Community Health | 3 cr.
Section 010 | MW 09:20a -10:35 a | CRN: 43318
The interdisciplinary field of community health focuses on improving the health of communities through health promotion and disease prevention, education, policy development, and community empowerment. This course provides students with an overview of theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of community health, focusing on working in diverse communities. Students will gain an understanding of how community-level health issues relate to broader contextual issues within the community and externally.
Instructor: Dr. Kate Jackson
BA Community & Global Health - requirement
BA Health, Medicine, & Society - public health requirement option
BS Population Health - elective
CGH 002 | Introduction to LGBTQ2+ Health | 3 cr.
Section 010 | TR 10:45a - 1200p | CRN: 45545
This course introduces students to the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and and two-spirited (LGBTQ2+) populations in the United States and globally. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the course focuses on determinants of health, LGBTQ2+ health disparities, the history of LGBTQ2+ health, and major health issues faced by LGBTQ2+ people across the lifespan. Students explore individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, and policy influences on LGBTQ2+ health, as well as LGBTQ2+ affirming health policies, programs, and services.
Instructor: Dr. Lisa Lindley
BA Community & Global Health - elective
BS Population Health-elective
CGH 004 | Introduction to Global Population Health | 3 cr.
Section 010 | MW 1:35p - 2:50p | CRN: 43692
In this course, students will receive an introduction to global population health. We begin by analyzing the rise of the international community in addressing population health needs, and the international norms guiding healthcare delivery systems. We will also focus on healthcare delivery systems, innovations, and policy reforms in response to healthcare needs in several developing nations. Finally, students will understand the political, social, and more recent commercial determinants of population health in these countries.
Instructor: Dr. Krista Liguori
BA Community & Global Health - requirement
BA Health, Medicine, & Society - public health requirement option
BS Population Health - elective
HLTH 095 | First Year Seminar: The Value of a Degree in Health | 3 cr.
Section 010 | MW 12:10p - 1:35p | CRN: 45537
Section 011 | M 07:15p - 09:25p | CRN: 45539
Section 012 | TR 03:00p - 04:15p | CRN: 45543
What is the purpose of a university education? What are the benefits of studying community and population health? How should you approach your time at Lehigh University? Throughout the semester we will provide opportunities for you to reflect on these questions and invite you to think about what you plan or hope to do in your four years here. You will learn about your major, get to know your peers and the college, and develop the skills you need to be successful at Lehigh and beyond. You will also participate in co-curricular activities that will help you become an active member of the college and university communities. You will explore your educational and career goals. The seminar will also connect you with the many resources available at Lehigh, including the university libraries, the writing center, and the Center for Career and Professional Development.
Required of all first-year students
POPH 001 | Introduction to Population Health | 4 cr.
Section 110 | TR 01:35p - 02:50p | CRN: 42936
Despite significant advances in medicine and public health, inequities in health persist. Understanding health on a population level is an approach that seeks to improve the health of the whole population, unravel variations in health outcomes, and identify effective strategies for reducing or eliminating inequities. The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of: 1) how population health is defined and measured; and 2) the determinants of population health (from cell to society).
Instructor: Professor TBA
BS Biostatistics & Health Data Science - required
BA Community & Global Health - elective
BA Health, Medicine, & Society - public health requirement option
BS Population Health - requirement
First-Year Student Courses Outside of the College of Health
Students are encouraged to take courses outside the college and will need to 1) if they plan to take pre-health courses and 2) to complete the first-year writing (WRT) distribution requirements (WRT 001 or ENGL 003). Some classes will have a lecture and a lab or a recitation. Recitations are smaller subsets of the larger lecture designed to provide time for small-group discussion and problem-solving.
First, go to Go to go.lehigh.edu/studentregistration to browse classes. A good example is MATH 051, the first in the sequence of calculus courses recommended for pre-health students to meet the MCAT calculus requirement. Below you’ll see in the listing for the MATH 051 lecture that there are sections that are linked to it.
When you click on “View Linked,” you’ll see the recitation sections linked to that particular lecture section.
When planning your schedule, if a course has several sections, it’s a good idea to have another option in case your first choice is full. As a reminder, unless you received transfer credit for it from an AP exam or other source, all College of Health students will have to take WRT 001 their first semester.