Public Health Minor

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The minor in public health is designed to introduce students to the field of public health, including historical development, foundational principles, professional opportunities, and global health and contemporary public health issues. It will serve as a foundation for further study in various fields such as public health, social sciences, health professions, law, technology, and health care management.

Students will develop intellectual and practical skills, personal and social responsibility, and participate in interdisciplinary, integrative and applied learning. The minor will consist of 18 credit hours, 12 of which must be at the 3000/4000 level. The minor will emphasize the challenges of rural public health and health disparities in central Appalachia, including influences of regional culture, economy, politics, and behavior on health outcomes.

Required Courses

PBH 3010 - Introduction To Global Health Credit(s): 3
PBH 3020 - Intr Pub Hlth:Appalachian Perspecti Credit(s): 3

Twelve (12) Additional Credit Hours Selected From the Following:

CRJ 3450 - Corrections Credit(s): 3
BIO 2025 - Biostatistics Credit(s): 3
BIO 3150 - Immunology And Serology Credit(s): 3
BIO 3210 - Microbiology Credit(s): 4
BIO 3280 - Parasitology Credit(s): 4
BIO 3700 - Biomedical Ethics Credit(s): 3
BIO 4110 - Virology Credit(s): 3
BIO 4320 - Principles Of Toxicology Credit(s): 3
HED 2230 - Personal And Community Health Credit(s): 3
PHI 3200 - Environmental Ethics Credit(s): 3
PSY 3015 - Integrated Statistics & Methodology Credit(s): 3
PSY 3025 - Research Statistics Credit(s): 3
PSY 3060 - Cultural Diversity Credit(s): 3
PSY 3200 - Behavioral Medicine/Health Psy Credit(s): 3
PSY 3310 - Social Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSY 3350 - Psychology Of Human Motivation Credit(s): 3
PSY 3800 - Behavior Modification Credit(s): 3
PSY 4200 - Psychology Of Sleep And Dreaming Credit(s): 3
PSY 4250 - Psychology Of Sleep Credit(s): 3
SOC 3300 - Sociology Of Gender Credit(s): 3
SOC 3600 - Sociology Of Race & Ethnicity Credit(s): 3
SOC 3750 - Environmental Sociology Credit(s): 3

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Public Health Minor

Required Courses

Twelve (12) Additional Credit Hours Selected From the Following:

Total Credit Hours: 18

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Public Health Minor

Required Courses

Twelve (12) Additional Credit Hours Selected From the Following:

Total Credit Hours: 18