Academic Requirements
Academic Requirements
The minor in Public Health consists of six (6) courses. Students are required to take Introduction to Public Health and Global Health Disparities courses. The remaining four courses are split between electives in Natural Science & Public Health (List A below) and electives in Social, Cultural and Behavioral Aspect of Public Health (List B below). Students may request that special topics courses or pre-approved study abroad courses count toward fulfillment of either List A or List B courses, as appropriate. Credit for such courses may be granted only with the approval of the Director of the Public Health minor. Students who are sociology majors may not double count the Intro to Public Health course or the Global Health Disparities course toward their sociology major.
Required Courses
| SOC 171 | Introduction to Public Health (No Prerequisite) |
| SOC 271 | Global Health Disparities (Prerequisite: Introduction to Public Health) |
Elective Courses
Students must take a combination of four (4) additional courses from List A and B, below. The courses must be from at least three (3) different departments, and two courses must be from each list.
Note: Courses from Lists A and B may have prerequisite courses that must be taken prior to enrollment. See course descriptions below for further information.
List A. Natural Sciences and Public Health
| BIO 100 | Microbes and Your World |
| BIO 100 | Embryos in the Public Eye |
| BIO 203 | Microbiology w/ Lab |
| BIO 209 | Genetics w/ Lab |
| BIO 301 | Integrative Human Anatomy w/ Lab |
| BIO 302 | Developmental Biology w/ Lab |
| BIO 317 | Pathophysiology w/ Lab |
| BIO 350 | Introduction to Toxicology w/ Lab |
| BIO 404 | Immunology w/ Lab |
| BIO 409 | Biochemistry w/ Lab (See also CHE 309) |
| BIO 424 | Integrative Human Physiology w/ Lab |
| CHE 110 | Chemistry of the Environment |
| CHE 210 | Environmental Chemistry |
| CHE 309 | Biochemistry or CHE 303: Chemistry of Biological Compounds |
| CHE 310 | Greener and Sustainable Chemistry |
| CHE 320 | Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry |
List B. Social, Behavioral, and Cultural Aspects of Public Health
| ANT 247 | Medical Anthropology |
| ECN 394 | Health Economics |
| ENV 101/102 | Introduction to Environmental Studies |
| PHL 225 | Ethical Theory |
| PHL 226 | Global Ethics |
| PHL 325 | Biomedical Ethics |
| PHS 194 | Nutrition |
| POL 373 | Human Rights and Social Justice |
| PSY 112 | General Psychology |
| PSY 202 | Life-Span Development |
| PSY 205 | Drugs and Behavior |
| PSY 220 | Human Sexuality |
| PSY 233 | Tradtional Psychiatric Disorders |
| PSY 234 | Medical and Developmental Disorders |
| PSY 320 | Health Psychology w/ Lab |
| SOC 221 | Social Inequalities |
| SOC 370 | Environmental Sociology |
| SOC 373 | Human Rights and Social Justice |
| SOC 382 | Introduction to Social Welfare |
| SOC 394 | Sociology of Mental Health |
| SOC 494 | Sociology of Aging |