Minor in Public Health
Declaring a Minor
Students seeking to declare a minor in Public Health must complete 4 hours of introductory biology (including a laboratory) with a grade of “C” or better.
Students can choose 4 credits of introductory biology from among the following courses:
- BIO 105 Human Biology (4)
- BIO 107 Principles of Biology for Science Majors I (4)
- BIO 108 Principles of Bio Biology for Science Majors II (4)
Summary of Requirements
Required Pre-Minor Courses 4 credits
Choose one:
| BIO 105 | Introduction to Human Biology | 4 |
| BIO 107 | Principles of Biology for Science Majors I | 3 |
| BIO 108 | Principles of Biology for Science Majors II | 3 |
Public Health Minor Required Courses 9 credits
PHS 101 and PHS 201 required, and choose one statistics course:
| PHS 101 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| PHS 201 | Foundations of Epidemiology | 3 |
| MAT 102 | Introductory Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 142 | Introductory Probability and Statistics for Science and Information Technology | 3 |
| MAT 211 | Biostatistics | 3 |
6 credits of Electives from the following:
| PHS 202 | Foundations of Environmental Health | 3 |
| PHS 203 | Introduction to Personal and Community Health | 3 |
| PHS 204 | Foundations in Global Health | 3 |
| PHS 295 | Special Topics | 1-5 |
| PHS 301 | Behavioral Health Interventions: Planning and Evaluation | 3 |
| PHS 302 | Introduction to Public Health Informatics, Health Communication and Consumer Informatics | 3 |
| PHS 303 | Foundations of Healthcare Systems and Policy | 3 |
| PHS 395 | Special Topics | 1-5 |
| PHS 403 | Internship in Public Health | 3 |
| PHS 495 | Special Topics | 1-5 |
| PHS 499 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
| PHS 370 | Health Disparities in the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community | 3 |