Program Overview
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.
Course topics may include:
- The Genome and You
- Century of the Gene
- Global Health Challenges
- Health in Contemporary Africa
- General Psychology
- Science, Technology, and Society
- Sociology
- Bioethics
- History of Medicine
- Drugs in History
- History of Mental Health
- Food, Farms, and Famine
- Medicine, Culture, and Society
- Drugs in History
- Gender, Science, and Technology
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Hormones, Brain, and Behavior
- Health Economics and Policy
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Drugs, Society, and Behavior
- Hormones, Brain, and Behavior
See course catalog for details.