2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Global Community Health, B.S.H.S.
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Overview

The program focuses on equipping Civil Affairs Medical Sergeants with the medical knowledge and skills to support military operational readiness. They provide specialized medical care to military personnel, ensuring they are healthy and prepared for deployments. They also work to minimize health risks posed by the local environments and populations that could hinder mission success. As part of Civil Affairs teams, they advise Commanders on health-related factors affecting mission planning and execution in crisis zones. The Global Community Health program is a 92-week instruction emphasizing routine, emergency, veterinary, and preventive medicine civil-military operations. It fosters critical thinking skills, adaptability, and teamwork via didactic instruction, virtual interaction, discussion, and hands-on training.

Army Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Total Credit Hours:37

Communication - Written

EMSA 2301Technical Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Communication - Oral

EMSA 3332Communication Skills for Health Care Professionals

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Communication - Written

ENG 1301English Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Health Science

EMSA 1301Patient Assessment and Airway Management

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Math

EMSA 1309Medical Math

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Natural Science

EMSP 1401Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Quantitative Science - Health Science

EMSP 2201Emergency Pharmacology

2

Total Credit Hours:2

Quantitative Science - Natural Science

EMSP 2401Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Quantitative Science - Math

MATH 1314Mathematics

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Human Science - Humanities

EMSA 2321Health Care Provider Medical Ethics

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Human Science - Social Science

MILS 1301Military Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Human Science - Social/Human Science

HUMA 1300Humanities

3

or

SSCI 1300Social Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Major Requirements

CAMS 3103Operational Dentistry

1

CAMS 3201Introduction to Civil Affairs

2

CAMS 3204Farm and Ranch Management

2

CAMS 3301Conflict Resolution

3

CAMS 3302Operational Public Health

3

CAMS 3303Intercultural Communication

3

CAMS 3304Organizational Leadership

3

CAMS 3305Strategic Communication

3

CAMS 3306Project Management

3

CAMS 4305Operational Analysis and Planning Practicum

3

CAMS 4306Geographic Information Systems

3

CAMS 4307Open-Source Intelligence

3

EMSA 1303Trauma Management

3

EMSA 2302Emergency Medical Services Operations

3

EMSP 2109Clinical II - Paramedic

1

EMSP 2210Practicum - Paramedic

2

EMSP 2305Clinical I - Paramedic

3

EMSP 2308Special Populations

3

EMSP 2403Cardiology

4

Total Credit Hours:51

Free Electives - Approved Coursework

Total Credit Hours:32
 

Total Credit Hours: 120