Public health is a diverse and dynamic field. Public health professionals come from varying educational backgrounds and can specialize in an array of fields. A host of specialists, including teachers, medical professionals, journalists, researchers, administrators, social workers, environmentalists, laboratory sciences, demographers, and attorneys work to protect the health of the public.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) determined that keeping the public healthy required a well educated public health workforce and educated citizens. The IOM recommends that all undergraduates have access to education in public health. Furthermore, the changing health care system in America will undoubtedly place more emphasis on primary prevention in the future. As specialists in prevention, students with a public health background will be well suited to meet these societal demands. Additionally, students with this minor will be better prepared should they desire graduate education in the field of public health.
A minimum of 21 credit hours is required to complete the minor. The internship includes 150 hours of field experience.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| HEAL 2700 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| HEAL 2750 | Introduction to Epidemiology (FL) | 3 |
| HEAL 3000 | Global Health (FL) | 3 |
| HEAL 3600 | Prevention And Control Of Disease | 3 |
| HEAL 4100 | Health Behavior (FL) | 3 |
| HEAL 4940 | Public Health Internship II | 3 |
| 3 |
| Health Economics | |
| Environmental Health (SP) | |
| Public Health Research And Statistics (SP) | |
| Medical Sociology | |
Courses noted with FL or SP are only offered in those semesters.
Students will be required to meet all of the prerequisites and co-requisites for the courses in the minor.
