Population and Public Health (PPH) Minor

Program Learning Goals in Population and Public Health

Students who complete the minor will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of population and public health.

  2. Demonstrate familiarity with the concepts and uses of epidemiology to understand the prevalence and distribution of disease.

  3. Display ethical behavior, cultural sensitivity, teamwork, and professional conduct.

Requirements

Students will complete at least 23 credit hours to fulfill the requirements for the minor in Population and Public Health. Students are required to fulfill any pre-requisite requirements for the courses listed below. 

Core Requirements

BL 2400

EPIDEMIOLOGY

3

PPH 2500

CURRENT ISSUES IN POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH

1

PPH 4730

INTERNSHIPS IN POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH

1 to 4

SC 1010

FOUNDATIONS IN SOCIOLOGY

3

SC 2730

PUBLIC HEALTH IN U.S. SOCIETY

3

PPH 4730 is a capstone internship and seminar. Admission to the minor is limited by the enrollment cap for this course.

Area Requirements

Choose three courses from the following two areas. At least one course must be taken in each area and the courses must be from at least two different departments.

Environmental Health/Environmental Studies/Global Health:

Choose at least one from

BL 1370

CLIMATE CHANGE: GLOBAL IMPACTS

3

BL 2220

GENERAL ECOLOGY

3

BL 2600

SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND DISEASE

3

BL 3310

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

3

EC 3318

APPLIED GLOBAL HEALTH ECONOMICS

3

PO 2210

HEALTHCARE ACCESS IN LATIN AMERICA

3

SC 2800

SC 2900

SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

3

3

SC 3700

CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND GLOBAL HEALTH

3

SC 3800

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

3

Social and Behavioral Health/Policy Studies:

Choose at least one from

BL 2600

SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND DISEASE

3

EC 3318

APPLIED GLOBAL HEALTH ECONOMICS

3

PO 3140

INTRODUCTION TO POLICY ANALYSIS

3

PO 3270

COMPARATIVE HEALTH POLICY

3

PPH 3500

POLICY ANALYSIS NONPROFITS

3

PS 2260/PS 4260

DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR

3

PS 2880

HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

3

SC 2750

FAMILY VIOLENCE

3

SC 3150

SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

3

SC 3250

GENDER, HEALTH, AND MEDICINE

3

SC 3430

DRUGS AND CRIME

3

SC 3700

CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND GLOBAL HEALTH

3

SC 3850

POVERTY, WELFARE, AND COMMUNITY ACTION

3 to 4

Elective Course

Choose one course not taken to fulfill other requirements of the minor. 

BL 2600

SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND DISEASE

3

BL 3100

MICROBIOLOGY

4

 

and

 

BL 3105

MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

0

BL 4100

MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

3

BL 4170

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

4

 

and

 

BL 4175

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABORATORY

0

COM 3752

COMMUNICATING ABOUT HEALTH

3

EC 3318

APPLIED GLOBAL HEALTH ECONOMICS

3

ESC 2000

CURRENT HEALTH ISSUES

3

GEND 1100

INTRODUCTION TO GENDER STUDIES

3

HS 1137

HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN AMERICA

3

HS 1138

HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND THE BODY IN AMERICA

3

HS 1239

HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND SOCIETY

3

PJHR 1020

POVERTY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

3

PL 2088

BIOETHICS

3

PO 2210

HEALTHCARE ACCESS IN LATIN AMERICA

3

PO 2500

POLITICS & MAPPING

3

PO 3140

INTRODUCTION TO POLICY ANALYSIS

3

PO 3270

COMPARATIVE HEALTH POLICY

3

PPH 3500

POLICY ANALYSIS NONPROFITS

3

PS 2260/PS 4260

DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR

3

PS 2880

HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

3

SC 2570

SOCIAL INEQUALITIES IN SOCIETY

3

SC 2750

FAMILY VIOLENCE

3

SC 2800

SC 2900

SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

3

3

SC 3150

SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

3

SC 3200

SEX AND GENDER

3

SC 3250

GENDER, HEALTH, AND MEDICINE

3

SC 3430

DRUGS AND CRIME

3

SC 3700

CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND GLOBAL HEALTH

3

SC 3800

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

3

SC 3850

POVERTY, WELFARE, AND COMMUNITY ACTION

3 to 4

TRS 3563

BIOETHICS

3