Minor in Public Health

Public health is a diverse field that focuses on improving the health of the entire population through community-based health promotion and disease prevention activities and policies. Students majoring in a subject other than health sciences who wish to minor in public health must complete the following requirements. Students majoring in health sciences are not eligible to minor in public health.

HS A220Introduction to Population Health Sciences3
HS A230Introduction to Global Health3
HS A326Introduction to Epidemiology3
Complete 9 credits from the following:9
Introduction to Environmental Health
Social and Cultural Determinants of Health
Planning and Management of Health Programs
Program Evaluation
Health Education: Theory and Practice
Senior Seminar: Contemporary Health Policy
Total18

A minimum of 18 credits is required, of which 9 must be upper-division.