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Twin Cities Campus
Public 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, Fax: 612-624-4498)
Email:
sph-ask@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
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.
Accreditation
This program is accredited by 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 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, PhD, MPH (ander116@umn.edu or 612-624-1818) or plan level coordinator, Carol Francis (franc004@umn.edu or 612-624-6952), for minor information.
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.
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
The master’s minor coursework must be selected from graduate courses offered by the School of Public Health in each of the following disciplines: biostatistics, epidemiology, and environmental health. The minimum GPA for coursework applied to the Public Health minor is 3.0.
Doctoral
The doctoral minor coursework must be selected from graduate courses offered by the School of Public Health in each of the following disciplines: biostatistics, epidemiology, and environmental health.
If students have already taken comparable graduate-level courses in these disciplines, other public health courses, with the public health advisor and director of graduate studies, can be used to complete the minor. The minimum GPA for coursework applied to the Public Health minor is 3.0.
Core Requirements
Take at least 8 credits from the following:
Epidemiology
PUBH 6320 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6341 - Epidemiologic Methods I
(3.0 cr)
Environmental Health
PUBH 6101 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health
(2.0 cr)
Electives
To meet 14-credit minimum credit requirement select remaining credits from the following course list and in consultation with the public health advisor or director of graduate studies.
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
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PUBH 6385 - Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases
(2.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PubH 6320PubH /6341 |
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 & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PubH 6320PubH /6341 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |