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Twin Cities Campus
Environmental 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 Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500 OR 1-800-774-8636)
Email:
sph-ask@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
The environmental health minor is designed for students who wish to understand how our physical and social environment affects public health. Students will learn about exposure to physical and social stressors, such as chemicals, infectious agents, stress, and violence; how stressors affect health; and how decisions are made to protect health.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Students enrolled in University master's or doctoral programs are eligible for the minor.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Prior consultation with the major field academic advisor regarding pursuit of the Environmental Health minor is expected. For more information regarding the Environmental Health minor, contact sph-ask@umn.edu.
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.
Courses offered on both the A/F and S/N grade basis must be taken A/F. A minimum grade of B- is required for all courses.
The minimum cumulative GPA for the minor is 3.00.
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
Master's Coursework (6 credits)
Required Course (2 credits)
Take the following course.
PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health
(2.0 cr)
Electives (4 credits)
Master's students must select 4 credits from the following list, in consultation with the Environmental Health director of graduate studies.
PubH 6100 Topics must be GIS and Spatial Analysis (3 cr).
PUBH 6100 - Topics: Environmental Health
(1.0-4.0 cr)
PUBH 6106 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6112 - Environmental Health Risk Assessment: Application to Human Health Risks from Exposure to Chemicals
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6115 - Worker Protection Law
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6116 - Environmental Law
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6120 - Injury Prevention in the Workplace, Community, and Home
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6123 - Violence Prevention and Control: Theory, Research, and Application
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6154 - Climate Change and Global Health Modeling
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6161 - Regulatory Toxicology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6162 - Biomarkers
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6173 - Exposure to Physical Agents
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6174 - Control of Workplace Exposure
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6181 - Surveillance of Foodborne Diseases and Food Safety Hazards
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6190 - Environmental Chemistry
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6192 - Measurement and Properties of Air Contaminants
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6193 - Advanced Topics in Human Exposure Science
(2.0 cr)
Doctoral
Doctoral Coursework (12 credits)
Required Coursework (2 credits)
Take the following course.
PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health
(2.0 cr)
Electives (10 credits)
Doctoral students must select 10 credits from the following list, in consultation with the Environmental Health director of graduate studies.
PubH 6100 Topics must be GIS and Spatial Analysis (3 cr).
PUBH 6100 - Topics: Environmental Health
(1.0-4.0 cr)
PUBH 6106 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6112 - Environmental Health Risk Assessment: Application to Human Health Risks from Exposure to Chemicals
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6115 - Worker Protection Law
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6116 - Environmental Law
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6120 - Injury Prevention in the Workplace, Community, and Home
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6123 - Violence Prevention and Control: Theory, Research, and Application
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6154 - Climate Change and Global Health Modeling
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6161 - Regulatory Toxicology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6162 - Biomarkers
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6173 - Exposure to Physical Agents
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6174 - Control of Workplace Exposure
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6181 - Surveillance of Foodborne Diseases and Food Safety Hazards
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6190 - Environmental Chemistry
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6192 - Measurement and Properties of Air Contaminants
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6193 - Advanced Topics in Human Exposure Science
(2.0 cr)
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