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The Public Health Minor has been designed for students who are looking for an introduction to the field and its disciplines. This minor offers a complementary curriculum for students who are on a pre-medical track or those majoring in fields, such as environmental sciences or policy, which may incorporate a health focus. The coursework for the minor offers exposure to the concepts and applications of public health in a variety of the specific disciplines which make up the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
The Public Health Minor requires a minimum of 18 hours in undergraduate public health credits. See below, or check out the Minor requirements checklist, for details.
Students are required to take the following courses for a total of 9 credits:
- SPHU 1010 - Epidemics, Revolutions, and Response: Introduction to Public Health
- SPHU 1010 - Epidemics, Revolutions, and Response: Introduction to Public Health 3
- SPHU 1020 - The Cell, The Individual, and The Community
- SPHU 3170 - Foundations in Epidemiology
Students must also take any three (3) additional public health courses:
- Students may choose from either undergraduate public health courses or graduate core courses, for an additional 9 credits.
- Possible courses include: SPHU 2810, 3010, 3020, 3110, 3120, 3150, 3160, 4010, 4200, 4210, 4300, 4560, or graduate level classes upon approval.
Please note the following before applying to the Public Health Minor:
- Applicants must be in good academic standing with an overall GPA of 2.0 or better.
- All minor courses must be taken for a letter grade.
- Completion of the minor requires a GPA of 2.0 or better in all classes taken for credit towards the minor.