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Twin Cities Campus
Sexual Health 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, A395 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware St SE,
Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500 OR 1-800-774-8636).
Email:
sph-ask@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
The sexual health minor is designed for students who want to specialize in sex, sexuality, reproductive health, and sexual health. By taking public health courses tailored specifically to address sexual health, students are better able to enter the professional world with the confidence and skills needed to handle complex questions and issues related to sexual and reproductive health.
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:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Sexual Health director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and 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 toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
All required minor coursework must be taken A-F and achieve a grade of B- or above. Elective coursework can be taken A-F or S/N. If electives are taken A-F students must achieve a B- or above. Graduate credits can be applied toward either the major or the minor/other requirement, but not both.
Required Course
Take the following course:
PUBH 6081 - Sex, Sexuality, and Sexual Health
(2.0 cr)
Additional Coursework
Required Coursework
Select at least one course from the following list:
PUBH 6011 - Public Health Approaches to HIV/AIDS
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6605 - Sexual, Reproductive, and Perinatal Public Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6627 - Sexuality Education: Criteria, Curricula, and Controversy
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6675 - Women's Health
(2.0 cr)
or
Required course for non-SPH Students
Students pursuing a non-SPH graduate program must take at least one of the following courses, in consultation with the Sexual Health director of graduate studies:
PUBH 6020 - Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6250 - Foundations of Public Health
(2.0 cr)
Electives
Select electives in consultation with the Sexual Health director of graduate studies to meet the master’s 6-credit or the doctoral 12-credit minimum. The minimum grade required for a course taken for an A-F grade is B-.
AFRO 8554 - Seminar: Gender, Race, Nation, and Policy--Perspectives from Within the African Diaspora
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 8510 - Gender and the Politics of Health
(3.0 cr)
FSOS 4101 - Sexuality and Gender in Families and Close Relationships
(3.0 cr)
GWSS 4406 - Black Feminist Thought in the American and African Diasporas
(3.0 cr)
HSEX 6001 - Foundations of Human Sexuality
(3.0 cr)
HSEX 6011 - Policy in Human Sexuality: Cutting Edge Analyses
(3.0 cr)
LAW 6036 - Reproductive Rights & Justice
(3.0 cr)
LAW 6046 - Human Trafficking
(2.0 cr)
PA 5601 - Global Survey of Gender and Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
LAW 6827 - Women's International Human Rights
(2.0 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: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PubH 3011/6011 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Afro 4406/Afro 5406/GWSS 4406/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |