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Twin Cities Campus
Health Equity MinorSchool of Public Health - Adm
School of Public Health
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
School of Public Health, MMC 819, Room A395, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500 or 1-800-774-8636)
Email:
sph-ask@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
The health equity minor promotes understanding of the root causes of health inequalities and explores practice and policy solutions to eliminate health inequalities. Understanding structural factors that lead to health inequalities prepare students to develop strategies to promote health equity.
The School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Admission to the health equity minor is contingent upon enrollment in a University master's or doctoral degree-granting program.
Students should consult with their program advisor, prior to then contact the Health Equity director of graduate studies regarding requirements.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
All required minor coursework must be taken on the A-F grade basis and an overall GPA of 3.0 maintained. The courses taken as electives can be taken A-F or S/N. Required courses and electives taken A-F must obtain a grade of B- or better.
Minor Coursework
Required Course (1 credit)
PUBH 6772 - Health Disparities Capstone Seminar
(1.0 cr)
Select at least one course from list below:
CSPH 5115 - Cultural Awareness, Knowledge and Health
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6055 - Social Inequalities in Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6066 - Building Communities, Increasing Health: Preparing for Community Health Work
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6855 - Medical Sociology
(3.0 cr)
Electives
Choose coursework to complete 7 credits for the master’s minor, and 12 total credits for the doctoral minor. Electives coursework can be taken A-F or S/N.
GCC 5003 - Seeking Solutions to Global Health Issues
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
GCC 5028 - Harnessing the Power of Research, Community, Clinic and Policy to Build a Culture of Health
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
NURS 5033 - Population-Focused Health in Public Health and Mental Health Nursing
(5.0 cr)
PA 5022 - Applications of Economics for Policy Analysis
(1.5-3.0 cr)
PA 5209 - Urban Planning and Health Equity
(3.0 cr)
PA 5211 - Land Use Planning
(3.0 cr)
PA 5262 - Neighborhood Revitalization Theories and Strategies
(3.0 cr)
PA 5281 - Immigrants, Urban Planning and Policymaking in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
PA 5401 - Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
PA 5421 - Racial Inequality and Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
PA 5426 - Community-Engaged Research and Policy with Marginalized Groups
(3.0 cr)
PA 5622 - GAINS: Gender and Intersectional Network Series, Leadership Workshop I
(0.5-1.0 cr)
PA 5623 - GAINS: Gender and Intersectional Network Series, Leadership Workshop II
(0.5-1.0 cr)
PUBH 6131 - Working in Global Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6242 - Cultural Humility with American Indian Populations
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6244 - American Indian Health & Wellness Equity
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6245 - American Indian Environmental Health Tribal Case Studies
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6246 - General History of American Indians Post Colonization and Review of Historical Trauma
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6261 - Human Centered Design for Public Health Leadership, Practice and Innovation
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6370 - Social Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6525 - Introduction to Population Health: A Health System
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6601 - Born a Girl: Global Women's Health
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6606 - Children's Health: Life Course and Equity Perspectives
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6607 - Adolescent Health: Issues, Programs, and Policies
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6675 - Women's Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6745 - Rural Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6804 - Mental Health Policy
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6815 - Community-based Participatory Research
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 7242 - War and Public Health
(1.0 cr)
SOC 8211 - The Sociology of Race & Racialization
(3.0 cr)
SOC 8735 - Sociology of Culture
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Doctoral
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Credits: | 1.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
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Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GCC 3028/GCC 5028 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Summer |
Credits: | 1.5 -3.0 [max 9.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PA 5262/PA 8203 |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 0.5 -1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 0.5 -1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
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Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |