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Twin Cities Campus
Public Health MinorGeography, Environment, Society
Sociology
College of Liberal Arts
Protecting the public's health requires addressing challenges that are influenced as much by individual and social behavior as they are by biology, chemistry, and physics. Biology, the environment, social and political systems, technology, and more intersect to describe the methods of protecting the health and well-being of the population. Liberal arts students, and students from other colleges who complement their major degree programs with a public health minor, will understand how to help society by improving health and preventing disease on a population level.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
Specific program requirements are subject to change. Minors must follow the degree requirements current for the semester in which they declared. All credits must be selected from the list of approved courses. Transfer coursework from outside the UMNTC must be reviewed and approved by the Public Health Advisory Board.
Introduction to the Discipline
Take a minimum of two courses (4-6 credits). Note: PUBH 3004 is a 4-credit course that combines PUBH 3001 and PUBH 3003. If taking PUBH 3004, do not take PUBH 3001 or PUBH 3003. (PUBH 3004 satisfies half of the "Introduction to the Discipline" sub-requirement and all of the "Applying Public Health Theory" sub-requirement below.)
Understanding Health Issues From Varying Social Scientific Contexts
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
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AFRO 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
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ANTH 3306W - Medical Anthropology
[GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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ANTH 4075 - Cultural Histories of Healing
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
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CSCL 3350W - Sexuality and Culture
[DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3351W - The Body and the Politics of Representation
[HIS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ECON 5890 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3381W - Population in an Interacting World
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3379 - Environment and Development in the Third World
[SOCS, ENV]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3401W - Geography of Environmental Systems and Global Change
[ENV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3411W - Geography of Health and Health Care
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3613W - Stuffed and Starved: The Politics of Eating
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 3203W - Blood, Bodies and Science
[TS, SOCS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 5541 - Mass Communication and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
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JOUR 5543 - Programs for Social Good: Design and Evaluation
(3.0 cr)
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PHIL 3305 - Medical Ethics
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 3206 - Introduction to Health Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5205 - Applied Social Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3501 - Sociology of Families
[SOCS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3511 - World Population Problems
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
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SOC 3681 - Gender and the Family in the Islamic World
(3.0 cr)
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SOC 4246 - Sociology of Health and Illness
(3.0 cr)
Applying Public Health Theory
Note: Students who take PUBH 3004 in fulfillment of the "Introduction to the Discipline" sub-requirement will also have fulfilled the "Applying Public Health Theory" sub-requirement.
Take 2 or more credit(s) from the following:
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PUBH 3003 - Fundamentals of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3004 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3011 - Public Health Approaches to HIV/AIDS
(2.0 cr)
·
HSM 3040 - Dying and Death in Contemporary Society: Implications for Intervention
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3102 - Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3104 - Environmental Health Effects: Introduction to Toxicology
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3315 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3415 - Introduction to Clinical Trials - Online
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3639 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3801 - Health Economics and Policy
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3802 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3807 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3905 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3940 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3954 - Personal, Social, and Environmental Influences on the Weight-Related Health of Pediatric Populations
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 4410 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
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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] |
Course Equivalencies: | PubH 3001/PubH 3004/PubH 3005 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PubH 3106/PubH 6106 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 4231/Afro 4231/AmIn 4231/C |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSCL 3350W/GLBT 3456W |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3381W/GLOS 3701W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3379/GloS 3303 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3401W/5401W |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GloS 3613W/GloS 3613V/Soc 3613 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jour 5541/PubH 6074 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Madr 3206/Psy 3206 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd, Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Soc 3511/Soc 3511H |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GloS 3681/GWSS 3681/RelS 3716/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PubH 3003/PubH 3004/PubH 3005/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PubH 3011/6011 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | HSM 3040/PubH 5040/6040 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PubH 3104/PubH 6104 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PubH 3415/PubH 7415 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ApEc 3801/PubH 3801 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |