Public Health Minor

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TOTAL MINOR HOURS: 15

The goal of the general Public Health minor is to introduce students to the field of public health. Public health professionals seek to prevent disease and promote health and well-being among communities. This is important for human and environmental health. This minor provides students with a range of courses designed to understand important public health concepts such as epidemiology, health disparities, social determinants of health, and health policy. And, students can tailor the minor by selecting a course that most interests them and prepares them for their future career aspirations.

Minor Core (15 Credit Hours)

HSC 4551 - Survey of Human Diseases Credit(s): 3
PHC 4030 - Introduction to Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
PHC 4101 - Overview of Public Health Programs and Policies Credit(s): 3
PHC 4464 - Introduction to Health Disparities & Social Determ Credit(s): 3

Select one of the following courses:

HSC 4211 - Health, Behavior and Society Credit(s): 3
HSC 4624 - Foundations of Global Health Credit(s): 3
PHC 3302 - Introduction to Environmental & Occupational Health Credit(s): 3
PHC 4069 - Biostatistics in Society Credit(s): 3

GPA Requirements

USF coursework for a minor must have a minimum GPA of at least 2.0.

Residency Requirements

A minimum of 6 credit hours must be obtained from upper-level electives at USF, that are unique to the minor.

Other Information

Declaration of Minor: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/undergrad/continuing-students.htm

Advising Information - College of Public Health

It is highly recommended that students meet with an advisor in the College of Public Health early to verify coursework for the minor.

For additional information about the minor, please contact:
Email: UG-PublicHealthAdvising@usf.edu
Phone: (813) 974-4633

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