Public Health Minor

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The minor in Public Health is available fully online.

The minor provides students with a supplemental expertise of how public health professionals serve as a link between communities, governments, and medical professionals. An understanding of the health challenges facing specific populations, how they are identified, and the role public health has in addressing them.

Requirements

At least fifteen (15) credits as follows:

PHS 210 - Introduction to Public Health (3)
PHS 315 - Introduction to Epidemiology (3)
One from:
PHS 331 - Global Health (3)
PHS 420 - Introduction to Environmental Health (3)
Two additional courses from:
HCR 305 - Public Policy and Health Care (3)
HCR 362 - Cultural Competence in Health Care (3)
HCR 379 - Introduction to Health Education and Health Promotion (3)
HCR 487 - Legal Issues in Health Care (3)
PHS 247 - Public Health Statistics (3)
PHS 331 - Global Health (3)
PHS 420 - Introduction to Environmental Health (3)
PHS 421 - Occupational Health and Safety (3)