Minor in Public Health
The Public Health minor requirements are slightly different for students on catalogs earlier than 2024-2025. Students can contact the Health Sciences Department or Public Health minor coordinator with questions about the requirements.
The Public Health minor has 12 required and 9-10 elective units for a total of 21-22 units. This minor is not open to students in the Public Health major.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required (12 units) | ||
| HLTH 207 | HEALTH CARE IN THE U.S. | 3 |
| HLTH 310 | INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH | 3 |
| HLTH 402 | HEALTH COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| HLTH 435 | INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY | 3 |
| Electives (select three, at least one must be an HLTH course): 1 | 9-10 | |
| EMC, FIRST AID AND SAFETY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL HEALTH | ||
| NUTRITION AND WEIGHT CONTROL FOR THE CONSUMER | ||
| MENTAL HEALTH, STRESS MANAGEMENT, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION | ||
| WOMEN'S HEALTH | ||
| SEXUALITY IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY | ||
| CHRONIC AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE | ||
| NUTRITION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS | ||
| FOOD SAFETY SCIENCE | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY | ||
| HEALTH BEHAVIOR THEORY | ||
| MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH FOUNDATIONS | ||
| URBAN FOOD SYSTEMS | ||
| DRUGS IN OUR CULTURE | ||
| VIOLENCE PREVENTION FOR HEALTH EDUCATORS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | ||
| HEALTH TRAVEL AND STUDY | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO DISABLING CONDITIONS | ||
| HISTORY OF DISABILITY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY | ||
| PHYSICAL HEALTH AND AGING | ||
| DEATH, DYING AND BEREAVEMENT | ||
| CROSS CULTURAL AGING | ||
| SERVICES AND HOUSING FOR THE LONG-TERM CARE CONSUMER | ||
| INDIVIDUALS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM | ||
| ETHICS FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL | ||
| FAMILY HEALTH ISSUES | ||
| THE HOSPITALIZED CHILD AND FAMILY | ||
| GEOGRAPHIES OF HEALTH | ||
| BASIC STATISTICS | ||
| ELEMENTARY BIOSTATISTICS | ||
| DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN HEALTHCARE | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING | ||
| BEHAVIORAL STATISTICS | ||
| WOMEN AND MEDICINE | ||
| WOMEN, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH | ||
| Total Units | 21-22 | |