School of Public Health, MMC 819, A395 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500 OR 1-800-774-8636, Fax: 612-624-4498)

Note: The minor in public health is available only to students enrolled in master's and doctoral programs outside of the School of Public Health. Students enrolled in master's and doctoral programs within the School of Public Health are not eligible for this minor because the requirements of the public health minor are part of their major field of study.

Other requirements to be completed before admission:

Admission to the public health graduate minor is contingent upon prior admission to a master's or doctoral degree-granting program at the University of Minnesota. Students enrolled in graduate programs within the School of Public Health are not eligible for this minor. Students should first consult with their major program adviser about the advisability of a minor in public health. They will then need to contact the director of graduate studies, Kristin Anderson, Ph.D., M.P.H. (ander116@umn.edu or 612-624-1818) or plan level coordinator, Carol Francis (franc004@umn.edu or 612-624-6952), for minor information.

The minor program is designed to suit the particular needs and interests of the students with the provision that a graduate-level course in environmental health, epidemiology, and biostatistics be included in that requirement. These courses must at least meet the content level of the school's basic courses in those three subjects. The master's minor requires a minimum of 8 graduate credits; the doctoral minor requires a minimum of 14 graduate credits. Courses for the minor must be selected from those offered by the School of Public Health. In order to meet the minor requirements, students must successfully complete graduate coursework in each of the following disciplines: biostatistics, epidemiology, and environmental health. Suggested courses include PUBH 6101 - Environmental Health or PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health; PUBH 6320 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology or PUBH 6341 - Epidemiologic Methods I; and PUBH 6414 - Biostatistical Methods I or PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I. If students have already taken comparable graduate-level courses in these disciplines, other public health courses can be used to complete the minor requirement with the approval of the public health adviser and the director of graduate studies. Since public health courses may have prerequisites or enrollment limitations, early planning with an adviser is suggested.