Public Health Minor

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The minor in public health is an excellent supporting option for individuals interested in the health and human services fields. Students will gain insight into public health settings, approaches, and processes. Students from a wide variety of majors may find a public health minor useful. A public health minor may be particularly well suited for students studying communication, economics, law and justice, nutrition, pre-medicine, psychology, or sociology.

Required Courses Credits: 23

PUBH 230 - Foundations of Public Health Credits: (3)
PUBH 250 - Introduction to Health Policy and Systems Credits: (3)
PUBH 310 - Community Health Credits: (3)
PUBH 311 - Cross Cultural Practice in Public Health Credits: (3)
PUBH 375 - Theories of Health Behavior Credits: (3)
PUBH 460 - Public Health Ethics Credits: (3)
PUBH 470 - Population Health Assessment and Research Credits: (5)

Electives choose two from the following: 6-7 credits

PUBH 209 - Consumer Health Credits: (3)
PUBH 240 - Writing in Public Health Credits: (3)
PUBH 317 - Global Health Credits: (3)
PUBH 320 - Environmental Health Credits: (3)
PUBH 324 - Infectious and Non-infectious Disease Credits: (4)
PUBH 351 - Community Building Strategies for Public Health Credits: (3)
PUBH 440 - Public Health Communication Credits: (3)
PUBH 448 - Sexual Health Credits: (3)
PUBH 475 - Community Health Administration Credits: (3)

Total Credits: 29-30

College and Department Information

Physical Education, School Health, and Movement Studies Department
College of Education and Professional Studies