Health Minor

Koren Goodman, Ph.D., Program Coordinator
Office: Hennings Hall, Room 404
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

The Health Minor provides a strong foundation for students to learn and address the physical, social, psychological, cultural, and clinical needs in regards to health from an interdisciplinary, intersectional and social justice perspective. Students will be able to apply this specialized knowledge and expertise in the field of public health to their major discipline of study and thus increase their graduate and employment opportunities.

 

Requirements 15

Required Course 3

HLTH 2100

PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

3

Guided Electives 12

All elective should be selected with the advice of a Health Faculty Member; each Health Minor student must select four (4) guided electives (Any HLTH) to satisfy the requirements for a Health Minor. A minimum of six (6) semester hours must be from upper division 3000-4000 level courses. All courses requires a grade of "C" or higher.

HLTH 1225	CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH	3
HLTH 3100	ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH	3
HLTH 3160	HEALTH PERSPECTIVES IN WOMEN	3
HLTH 3200	HOLISTIC HEALTH	3
HLTH 3231/HED 3231	FIRST AID, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, CPR/AED	3
HLTH 3232/HED 3232	EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER	3
HLTH 3233	INTRODUCTION TO PRINCIPLES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT	3
HLTH 3270	HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE UNITED STATES	3
HLTH 3300	COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH	3
HLTH 3333	MINDFULNESS AND WELLBEING: TOOLS FOR A BALANCED LIFE	3
HLTH 3400	HUMAN SEXUALITY	3
HLTH 3460	WOMEN'S GLOBAL HEALTH	3
HLTH 3515	WELLNESS	3
HLTH 3534	METHOD AND MATERIALS IN PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION	3
HLTH 3600	NUTRITION	3
HLTH 3635	INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH	3
HLTH 3725	DEATH IN PERSPECTIVE	3
HLTH 4105	EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS	3
HLTH 4231/HED 4231	FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR	3
HLTH 4333	DRUG USE AND ABUSE	3
HLTH 4400	ESSENTIALS OF GLOBAL HEALTH	3
HLTH 4650	COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNSELING	3
HLTH 4860	HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE	3

Total Credit Hours: 15