Degree Type
Minor
School
In this minor, students will learn about how our social, political and economic environment shapes population health, about the structure of the U.S. health system, and about how to apply the empirical skills of epidemiology. They will also gain expertise in major topic areas. All electives offered by the Public Health Department satisfy the elective requirement, including the current courses listed here.
Curriculum
Students minoring in Public Health are required to complete a minimum of 5 courses and 18 credit hours. No more than one course may be applied from the student’s academic major. No more than one course in the minor may be transferred from another institution. Each course in the minor must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
Required Core Courses (12 credits)
- PH 3600 - Introduction to the Social Determinants of Health
- PH 3610 - Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System
- PH 4800 - Epidemiology
Elective Courses (8 credits)
Courses from the Public Health Department
- PH2000 Introduction to Public Health
- PH2450 Human Sexuality
- PH2900 Black Lives Matter: U.S. Health
- PH3200 Nutrition, Health and the Food System
- PH 3600 Social Determinants of Health
- PH3610 Introduction to U.S Health Care System
- PH3700 Medical Anthropology
- PH3750 Mass Incarceration: A Public Health Crisis
- PH3850 Global Health
- PH4600 Health Program Planning and Evaluation
- PH4610 Women’s Health
- PH4631 Mental Health
- PH4650 Substance Use: Social and structural determinants
- PH4661 Health Education
- PH4670 Biostatics
- PH4750 Aging and Social Policy
- PH4760 Health Administration
- PH4770 Occupational Health
- PH4790 Health Policy
- PH 4800 Epidemiology
- PH4810 Ethics in Public Health
- PH4820 Health Law
- PH4890 Environmental Justice
- PH4900 Applied Practice Experience
- PH4920 Topics: Critical Health Issues
- PH4930 Immigrant and Refugee Health
- PH5900 Senior Research Seminar I
- PH5920 Senior Research Seminar II
Courses from Other Departments
- PE 4430 - Health Economics
- PY 3020 - Health Psychology
- SY 3750 - Medical Sociology