Public Health Minor

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Admission Criteria

Complete at least one semester at UB
Minimum overall GPA 2.000

Current UB students wishing to add or change their minor to Public Health, submit the Minor Application Form.

Course Requirements

Public Health Core (10 credits)

PUB 101LEC - Introduction to Public Health Credits: 3
PUB 340LEC - Introduction to Epidemiology Credits: 3
STA 119LEC - Statistical Methods Credits: 3
STA 119REC - Statistical Methods Credits: 1

One lower-division course (3 credits)

Any 200-level Public Health (PUB) course.

Two 300/400 level PUB courses (6 credits)

Any 300-level or 400-level public health (PUB) course numbered PUB 350-PUB 480, or one of the following options:

AAS 414SEM - Health Problems in the Black Community Credits: 3
BIO 317LEC - Medical Entomology/Parasitology Credits: 3
CEP 404LEC - Current Issues in Substance Abuse and Addiction Credits: 3
COM 380LEC - Health Communication Credits: 3
ECO 411LEC - Health Economics Credits: 3
END 308SEM - Health and Urban Environments Credits: 3
ES 402LEC - Exercise Nutrition Credits: 2
ES 428LEC - Health Promotion, Prevention & Wellness Credits: 3
GEO 412LEC - Geography of Health Credits: 3
HIS 447SEM - Health and Illness in American History Credits: 3
NTR 401LEC - Nutrition and Health Credits: 3
NTR 402LEC - Nutrition in the Life Cycle Credits: 3
PSC 314LEC - Public Policy Making Credits: 3
PSY 323LEC - Community Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 325LEC - Health Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 404LEC - Alcohol and Health Credits: 3
PSY 412LEC - Psychology of Aggression and Violence Credits: 3
SOC 322LEC - Medical Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 378LEC - Social Inequalities & Health Credits: 3
SOC 385LEC - Neighborhoods and Health Credits: 3
SOC 477SEM - Sociology of Health Care Credits: 3
SSC 407SEM - Health Care and the Elderly Credits: 3
SSC 413LEC - Addictions Treatment Credits: 3
SSC 414LEC - Grant Writing for Non-Profits Credits: 3
SSC 420SEM - Child Mental Health Credits: 3
SSC 428SEM - Health Law Credits: 3
STA 403LEC - Regression Analysis Credits: 3
STA 404LEC - Design of Experiments Credits: 3

Total Credits Required for Minor: 19

Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This chart should not be used for financial aid purposes.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the minor will be able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:

Explain the focus areas, core philosophy, and goals/mission of public health as both an area of study and as an area of health practice.
Describe the core functions of public health and explain how those core functions are utilized to address public health problems.
Explain the importance of evidence-based approaches to addressing public health issues and describe epidemiological, research methodological, and statistical tools used to provide and evaluate evidence.
Describe the roles of public health agencies, health care systems, governments, and community organizations in addressing public health problems.
Analyze the determinants of public health problems from both an individual and a population-level perspective.
Describe both person-focused and environment-focused strategies for intervening to address public health problems.