Public Health Minor

18 Credit Hours Required

Core Courses (12 hours)

• HSC 315 - Introduction to Public Health *
• HSC 320 - Introduction to Epidemiology **
• HSC 325 - Global Health **
• MLS 415 - Communicable Diseases and Public Health

Electives (6 hours)

• Select two courses from the following elective options:

• HLTH 300 - Foundations of Health Education
• HSC 330 - Native People’s Health Care, Promotion and Policy
• NATV 330 - Native People’s Health Care, Promotion and Policy
• HSC 380 - Health Literacy and Culture Care **
• HSC 440 - Evidence-Based Decision Making **
• REL 250 - World Religions (C) [SGR #4, HSDC]
• SOCW 480 - Social Work with Aging Populations and People with Disabilities
• CMST 440 - Health Communication (C)

Note:

*HSC majors can use this course to complete both the HSC major core requirements and the Public Health minor.

**HSC majors cannot use these courses to complete both the HSC major requirements and the Public Health minor. Three courses (nine credit hours) of additional major coursework are required.

Courses or Programs Leading to Professional Licensure or Certification

The educational curriculum for your academic program may or may not meet educational prerequisites for professional licensure or certification in states other than South Dakota. If you are planning to apply for licensure/certification in a state other than South Dakota after completion of your program, please review that state and your program on USD’s Licensure-Track Programs webpage.  Licensure-Track Programs

If your learning placement course (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) or your online course will be taken outside South Dakota, please reference the USD’s State Authorization webpage.

State Authorization