The minor in public health is designed for undergraduate students from a variety of disciplines who wish to explore key components of public health including the basic components of the U.S. healthcare system, core values and concepts of public health, public health analytic methods, and the social determinants of health. The minor is comprised of five courses for a minimum of 18 semester hours. The four required courses focus on the key components of public health and the remaining course is an elective from the provided list. Through the elective course, students can explore policy, healthcare management and delivery, research methods, health communication, nutrition and exercise, health disparities, and environmental health.
Note: This minor is not open to students majoring in the Bachelor of Science in Health Science or Bachelor of Arts in Public Health or those pursuing a combined major with those majors.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHTH 1260 | The American Healthcare System | 4 |
| or PHTH 1261 | Comparative Healthcare Systems | |
| PHTH 2350 | Community and Public Health | 3-4 |
| or PHTH 2351 | Community and Public Health - Global | |
| or NRSG 4604 | Public Health Community Nursing | |
| PHTH 4202 | Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health | 4 |
| Complete one of the following (PHTH 2210 is recommended): | 3-4 | |
| Statistics | ||
| Biostatistics | ||
| Statistics and Software | ||
| Probability and Statistics | ||
| Business Statistics | ||
| Statistics for Health Science | ||
| Research Methodology and Biostatistics | ||
| Foundations of Biostatistics | ||
| Quantitative Techniques | ||
| Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one course from the options below. Categories are provided to assist with selection. | 4 | |
| Nutrition and Wellness | ||
| Introduction to Exercise, Fitness, and Health | ||
| Human Nutrition | ||
or HSCI 1106 | Contemporary Issues in Nutrition | |
| Communication Skills for the Health Professions | ||
or PHTH 2301 | Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global | |
| Health Education and Program Planning | ||
| Policy and Administration | ||
| Healthcare Policy and Administration | ||
| Healthcare Management | ||
| Critical Issues in Health and Public-Health Policy | ||
| Society and Health | ||
| Introduction to Global Health | ||
or AFRS 1270 | Introduction to Global Health | |
| Environmental Health | ||
| Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health | ||
| Research Methods | ||
| Fundamentals of Qualitative Research | ||
GPA Requirement
2.000 GPA required in the minor