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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 graduate minor in public health is designed to prepare professionals in health and other fields (e.g., law, business, architecture, urban planning, teaching and engineering, including dual-degree students) to understand how their professional activities impact the health of communities, and to work together across disciplines, organizations, and sectors on innovative strategies to improve population health.
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 enrollment in 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.
Consult with the major advisor and the public health director of graduate studies regarding the option of a minor in public health.
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.
Required Courses (8 Credits)
All students pursuing the minor must take at least one course from each of the following three disciplines, for a total of 8 credits.
Biostatistics
Take one of the following courses:
PUBH 6414 - Biostatistical Literacy
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I
(4.0 cr)
Epidemiology
Take one of the following courses:
PUBH 6320 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6341 - Epidemiologic Methods I
(3.0 cr)
Environmental Health
Take one of the following courses:
PUBH 6101 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health
(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
The minimum GPA for coursework applied to the minor is 3.0.
Doctoral
The minimum GPA for coursework applied to the minor is 3.0.
Electives
Select elective credits, in consultation with the public health director of graduate studies, to complete the 14-credit minimum.
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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 |