Public Health Minor

18 Credit Hours Required

Core Courses (12 hours)

• PUBH 315 - Introduction to Public Health *
• PUBH 320 - Introduction to Epidemiology **
• PUBH 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 - Research and Writing on Chronic Illness **
• REL 250 - World Religions (C) [SGR #4, HSDC]
• SOCW 480 - Social Work in Healthcare Settings
• CMST 440 - Health Communication (C)
• PUBH 250 - Social and Environmental Drivers of Health
• PUBH 335 - Ethics of Public Health & Policy
• PUBH 401 - Introduction to Public Health Biostatistics (or PUBH 501)
• PUBH 410 - Public Health Communication
• PUBH 415 - Public Health Evaluation and Health Promotion
• PUBH 420 - Applied Health Promotion Strategies
• PUBH 498 - Research (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.

***MLS 415 requires one of the following science courses as a prerequisite: BIOL 101 or BIOL 103 or BIOL 104 or BIOL 105 or BIOL 151 or BIOL 153 or MICR 230 or MICR 418 or MICR 420 or MICR 422 or HSC 280 or PHGY 220 or MLS 228/L or MLS 332/L. Prerequisite course must have a grade of C or higher.