Expand your knowledge of Public Health

The public health minor provides an opportunity for students interested in national and global health, as well as future graduate study in public health and/or other allied health professions to expand their knowledge in the area of public health.

Program Required CoursesCredits
PUB 200 – Foundations of Public Health3
PUB 205 – Epidemiology3
PUB 310 – Social, Behavioral & Environmental Factors in Public Health3
Nine (9) credits of Program Specific Electives (See below)9
Minimum Total Required Credits18
Program Specific ElectivesCredits
ANT 211 – Medical Anthropology3
BIO 440 – Medical Biology Topics: One Health3
ENV 200 – Society, Population, & Environment: A Global Perspective3
ENV 250 – Environmental Policy in Comparative Perspectives3
NUTR 342 – Food Systems and Public Health3
PSC 325 – Politics of Public Health3
SOC 215 – Poverty3
SOC 355 – Medical Sociology3
Any OS Course (formerly HWOS prefix)3–4
Any PUB Course3–4

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list. If a student wants to take a course not listed here as an elective option, they can meet with their advisor to discuss the academic impact of taking a particular course and how it will enhance their public health learning and knowledge.

A Public Health minor provides you with an ecological perspective on the determinants of health that will benefit you in a future career as a health professional. You will develop skills in the use of data, assessing community needs and strengths, implementing evidence-based programs, and developing critical thinking skills regarding the determinants of health affecting a community. With a minor in public health you might seek careers in health/program administration, research with a focus on health issues, professions related to public health, or health care. The minor is open to all undergraduate students at SWAGÊÓƵ.

The minor is offered through the Westbrook College of Health Professions and is administered through the WCHP Department of Public Health. The minor is interdisciplinary in nature and draws courses from the following programs: Public Health, Anthropology, Biology, Sociology, Political Science, and Environmental Studies.

Curriculum

The public health minor provides an opportunity for students interested in national and global health, as well as future graduate study in public health and/or other allied health professions to expand their knowledge in the area of public health.

Program Required CoursesCredits
PUB 200 – Foundations of Public Health3
PUB 205 – Epidemiology3
PUB 310 – Social, Behavioral & Environmental Factors in Public Health3
Nine (9) credits of Program Specific Electives (See below)9
Minimum Total Required Credits18
Program Specific ElectivesCredits
ANT 211 – Medical Anthropology3
BIO 440 – Medical Biology Topics: One Health3
ENV 200 – Society, Population, & Environment: A Global Perspective3
ENV 250 – Environmental Policy in Comparative Perspectives3
NUTR 342 – Food Systems and Public Health3
PSC 325 – Politics of Public Health3
SOC 215 – Poverty3
SOC 355 – Medical Sociology3
Any OS Course (formerly HWOS prefix)3–4
Any PUB Course3–4

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list. If a student wants to take a course not listed here as an elective option, they can meet with their advisor to discuss the academic impact of taking a particular course and how it will enhance their public health learning and knowledge.