Public Health Minor

This course will introduce students to the history of public health, key public health concepts and theories, and the interdisciplinary links between public health and other fields. Students will also learn about both domestic and global public health programs.

Objective is to provide students with an understanding of the basic principles of epidemiology as related to public health issues and challenges. Enables students to learn and understand concepts frequently used in epidemiology.

Exposes students to social justice challenges associated with race, ethnicity, social class, gender, migration status, and culture; all of which ultimately affect human health and create health disparities. Students are introduced to the concept of health equity and a broad overview of health disparities.

Introductory course to environmental health for public health practice. Discusses environmental factors that affect the health of all living organisms. Covers topics such as the role of the environment in risk of disease, environmental disease agents, environmental epidemiology, environmental toxicology, environmental justice, etc.

Introduces students to a range of health policy issues as they relate to public health. Students learn social, ideological, economic and political forces that affect health policy-making process. They also learn the health care systems in different settings and the key players in health policy making.

Focuses on some statistical concepts and procedures used in public health. Important biostatistical concepts and reasoning are covered. Students learn descriptive and inferential statistics as well as some epidemiological concepts and designs.