Minor in Public Health
The Minor in Public Health
The Public Health Minor offers students interested in public health and other health
professional fields a foundational knowledge of key concepts, real-world applications,
and modern challenges related to public health. The minor provides a foundation for
understanding key determinants associated with health and disease on a population
level while focusing on critical issues such as health disparities and inequities.
Students in the public health minor will gain knowledge of public and global health,
healthcare systems, epidemiology, statistical analysis, and social and environmental
factors that affect public health. A minor in public health equips students with the
knowledge and skills needed to embark upon a range of opportunities including pursuing
a graduate program in the field or joining the public health workforce, which encompasses
scientific research, public and/or global health, health education, emergency preparedness,
laboratory science, bioinformatics, IT development and implementation, and community
outreach and engagement among other options. For students endeavoring in other healthcare
professional roles, this minor enables them to incorporate an invaluable public health
perspective in whatever career they pursue. A minor in Biomedical Sciences, requires
18 total credit hours, of which 9 must be completed in the Department of Biomedical
Sciences.
Degree Requirements
| Courses | 18 Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Public Health - BMD 130 | 3 hours |
| Stat Reason and Application - ST 210 OR Applied Stat Health Sciences - ST 305 |
3 hours |
| Global Health (W) - BMD 351 | 3 hours |
| Epidemiology - BMD 441 | 3 hours |
| Health Disparities Across the Life Span - SY 435 | 3 hours |
| BMD Electives | 3 hours |
Electives (3 hours)
BLY 333 or PHL 333: Biomedical Ethics (3 hours) OR BMD 493: Ethical Issues in Health
(3 hours)
BMD 494: Directed Studies (3 hours)
EH 404: Grant Proposal Writing (3 hours)
HI 410: Health Informatics (3 hours)
HS 475: Public Health (3 hours)
KIN 263: Intro to Nutrition (3 hours)
PHL 220: Medical Reasoning (3 hours)
PSY 480: Health Psychology (3 hours)
PSY 460: Mental Health and Law (3 hours)
SY 372: Social Gerontology - W (3 hours)
PSC 585: Health Policy (3 hours)*per graduate course policy
Contact Information
For more information contact the Dept. of Biomedical Sciences.