Table 1.

Linkages between critical components elements, domains, and courses in the Undergraduate Public Health Major at the University at Buffalo.

Critical components elements	Domain	Course number and title
Background domains	Science	CHE 101: General chemistry PGY 300: Human physiology
	Social and behavioral sciences	PSC 101: Introduction to american politics PSY 101: Introductory psychology SOC 101: Introduction to sociology
	Math/quantitative reasoning	STA 119: Statistical methods
	Humanities/fine arts	ENG 285: Writing in the health sciences
Public health domains	Overview of public health	PUB 101: Introduction to public health PUB 102: Historical and contemporary public health problems
	Role and importance of data in public health	PUB 315: Asking and answering scientific questions in public health
	Identifying and addressing population health challenges	PUB 101: Introduction to public health PUB 210: Global public health PUB 220: Behavioral and social influences on health
	Human health	PUB 310: Health and disease: biological, personal, and environmental influences
	Determinants of health	PUB 101: Introduction to public health PUB 210: Global public health PUB 220: Behavioral and social influences on health
	Project implementation	PUB 325: Interventions to address public health problems
	Overview of the health system	PUB 330: Public health systems and policies
	Health policy, law, ethics, and economics	PUB 102: Historical and contemporary public health problems PUB 330: Public health systems and policies PUB 422: Public health ethics: an interdisciplinary exploration
	Health communication	PUB 320: Models and mechanisms for understanding public health PUB 325: Interventions to address public health problems PUB 494: Capstone: modern public health problems and solutions
Cumulative experience and field experience	Cumulative experience: cumulative, integrative, and scholarly or applied experience or inquiry project that serves as a capstone to their educational experience	PUB 494: Capstone: modern public health problems and solutions
Cross-cutting areas	Advocacy for protection and promotion of the public's health at all levels of society Community dynamics Critical thinking and creativity Cultural contexts in which public health professionals work Ethical decision making as related to the self and society Independent work and a personal work ethic Networking Organizational dynamics Professionalism Research methods Systems thinking Teamwork and leadership	PUB 101: Introduction to public health PUB 102: Historical and contemporary public health problems PUB 310: Health and disease: biological, personal, and environmental influences PUB 315: Asking and answering scientific questions in public health PUB 320: Models and mechanisms for understanding public health PUB 325: Interventions to address public health problems PUB 330: Public health systems and policies PUB 494: Capstone: modern public health problems and solutions