Public Health Minor

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The minor in Public Health is designed for students interested in health-related careers who wish to develop skills and knowledge about global public health challenges. It also offers important courses for students on a pre-medical track.

A minor in Public Health is completed by completing 16 credits from the following:

Choose one:

IHSS 1150 - The Genome and You Credit Hours: 4
IHSS 1410 - Century of the Gene Credit Hours: 4
IHSS 1420 - Global Health Challenges Credit Hours: 4
IHSS 1430 - Health in Contemporary Africa Credit Hours: 4
PSYC 1200 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 4
STSH 1110 - Science, Technology, and Society Credit Hours: 4
STSS 1110 - Science, Technology, and Society Credit Hours: 4

Required:

STSS 2520 - Sociology Credit Hours: 4

4000-level option in STS:

PHIL 4500 - Bioethics Credit Hours: 4
STSH 4250 - Bioethics Credit Hours: 4
STSH 4420 - History of Medicine Credit Hours: 4
STSH 4430 - Drugs in History Credit Hours: 4
STSH 4440 - History of Mental Health Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4260 - Food, Farms, and Famine Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4400 - Medicine, Culture, and Society Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4430 - Drugs in History Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4560 - Gender, Science, and Technology Credit Hours: 4

4000-level option in COGS or ECON:

COGS 4360 - Behavioral Neuroscience Credit Hours: 4
COGS 4700 - Hormones, Brain, and Behavior Credit Hours: 4
ECON 4170 - Health Economics and Policy Credit Hours: 4
PSYC 4360 - Behavioral Neuroscience Credit Hours: 4
PSYC 4500 - Drugs, Society, and Behavior Credit Hours: 4
PSYC 4700 - Hormones, Brain, and Behavior Credit Hours: 4

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Public Health Minor

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Required:

4000-level option in STS:

4000-level option in COGS or ECON: