Public Health Minor

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Minimum grade of C- required.

Minor Requirements:

Core:

HLPR 211 - Introduction to Public Health (3cr.)
HLPR 222 - Introduction to Epidemiology (3cr.)
HLPR 233 - Introduction to Global Health (3cr.)

Restricted Electives:

Select three credits from each of the following areas (at least six of the nine elective credits must be chosen from outside your major):

Program Development:

Courses emphasize the study of planning, implementing, and evaluating public health programs in diverse settings.

BHAN 332 - Health Behavior Theory and Models (3cr.)
HDFS 230 - Families and Their Communities (3cr.)
HDFS 346 - Counseling in human services (3cr.)
HDFS 347 - Program Development and Evaluation (3cr.)
HLPR 610 - Health and the Media
NURS 382 - Communities and Health Policy (2cr.)

Social Systems and Policy:

Courses emphasize the study of organizations, policies, laws, and regulations that represent the society and the community systems’ response to the needs of its citizens.

AGRI 224 - One Health (3cr.)
ANFS 102 - Food for Thought (3cr.)
ANFS 230 - Foodborne Diseases: Investigating Outbreaks (3cr.)
APEC 343 - Environmental Economics (3cr.)
ECON 311 - Economics of Developing Countries (3cr.)
ECON 490 - Economics of Health Policy (3cr.)
HDFS 402 - Child and Family Policy (3cr.)
SOCI 311 - Sociology of Health & Illness (3cr.)
UAPP 110 - Changing the World and Public Policy (3cr.)
UAPP 225 - Crafting Public Policy (3cr.)
UAPP 325 - Public Policy Analysis (3cr.)
UAPP 410 - Politics & the Delivery of Public Policy (3cr.)
UAPP 419 - Policy Leadership and Ethics (3cr.)
UAPP 427 - Evaluating Public Policy (3cr.)
UAPP 657 - Health Policy
WOMS 389 - Topics: Women and Health Issues (3cr.)

Leadership:

Courses emphasizes the study of innovation, motivation, and communication of decision-making.

BHAN 329 - Dynamics of Team Problem Solving (3cr.)
COMM 330 - Communication and Interpersonal Behavior (3cr.)
HLTH 245 - Cultural Awareness for Health and HealthCare (3cr.)
LEAD 100 - Leadership, Integrity and Change (3cr.)
LEAD 101 - Global Contexts for Leadership (3cr.)
LEAD 200 - The Leadership Challenge (3cr.)
LEAD 300 - Leadership, Creativity, and Innovation (3cr.)