POPH - Public Health
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Public Health Minor
Program Learning Goals in Public Health
Students who complete the minor will be able to:
Demonstrate a basic understanding of population and public health.
Demonstrate familiarity with the concepts and uses of epidemiology to understand the prevalence and distribution of disease.
Display ethical behavior, cultural sensitivity, teamwork, and professional conduct.
Requirements
Students will complete at least 19 credit hours to fulfill the requirements for the minor in Public Health. Students are required to fulfill any pre-requisite requirements for the courses listed below.
Core Requirements
BL 2400 | EPIDEMIOLOGY | 3 |
PBHL 2500 | CURRENT ISSUES IN POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 1 |
SC 1010 | FOUNDATIONS IN SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
SC 2730 | PUBLIC HEALTH IN U.S. SOCIETY | 3 |
Area Requirements
Choose three courses from the following areas. At least one course must be taken from Environmental Health/Environmental Studies/Global Health and one from Social and Behavioral Health/Policy Studies. The courses must be from at least two different departments.
Environmental Health/Environmental Studies/Global Health:
Choose at least one from
BL 1370 | CLIMATE CHANGE: GLOBAL IMPACTS | 3 |
BL 2220 | GENERAL ECOLOGY | 3 |
BL 2600 | SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND DISEASE | 3 |
BL 3310 | GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE | 3 |
EC 3318 | APPLIED GLOBAL HEALTH ECONOMICS | 3 |
PO 2210 | HEALTHCARE ACCESS IN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
SC 2800 | SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE | 3 |
SC 2900 | ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
SC 3700 | CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 |
SC 3800 | ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS | 3 |
Social and Behavioral Health/Policy Studies:
Choose at least one from
BL 2600 | SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND DISEASE | 3 |
EC 3318 | APPLIED GLOBAL HEALTH ECONOMICS | 3 |
PO 3140 | INTRODUCTION TO POLICY ANALYSIS | 3 |
PO 3270 | COMPARATIVE HEALTH POLICY | 3 |
PBHL 3500 | POLICY ANALYSIS NONPROFITS | 3 |
PS 2260/PS 4260 | DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR | 3 |
PS 2880 | HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
SC 2750 | FAMILY VIOLENCE | 3 |
SC 3150 | SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR | 3 |
SC 3250 | GENDER, HEALTH, AND MEDICINE | 3 |
SC 3430 | DRUGS AND CRIME | 3 |
SC 3700 | CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 |
Additional Elective Options
One of the following may be taken to fulfill 3-4 elective credits of the minor
BL 2600 | SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND DISEASE | 3 |
BL 3100 | MICROBIOLOGY | 4 |
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BL 3105 | MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | 0 |
BL 4100 | MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 3 |
BL 4170 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 4 |
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BL 4175 | GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABORATORY | 0 |
COM 3752 | COMMUNICATING ABOUT HEALTH | 3 |
EC 3318 | APPLIED GLOBAL HEALTH ECONOMICS | 3 |
ESC 2000 | CURRENT HEALTH ISSUES | 3 |
GEND 1100 | INTRODUCTION TO GENDER STUDIES | 3 |
HS 1137 | HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN AMERICA | 3 |
HS 1138 | HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND THE BODY IN AMERICA | 3 |
HS 1239 | HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND SOCIETY | 3 |
PJHR 1020 | POVERTY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | 3 |
PL 2088 | BIOETHICS | 3 |
PO 2210 | HEALTHCARE ACCESS IN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
PO 3140 | INTRODUCTION TO POLICY ANALYSIS | 3 |
PO 3270 | COMPARATIVE HEALTH POLICY | 3 |
PBHL 3500 | POLICY ANALYSIS NONPROFITS | 3 |
PS 2260/PS 4260 | DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR | 3 |
PS 2880 | HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
SC 2750 | FAMILY VIOLENCE | 3 |
SC 2800 | SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE | 3 |
SC 2900 | ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
SC 3150 | SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR | 3 |
SC 3200 | SEX AND GENDER | 3 |
SC 3250 | GENDER, HEALTH, AND MEDICINE | 3 |
SC 3430 | DRUGS AND CRIME | 3 |
SC 3700 | CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 |
SC 3800 | ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS | 3 |
TRS 3563 | BIOETHICS | 3 |