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 Lecture Credits: 3
STA 119REC - Statistical Methods Credits: 1

One lower-division course (3 credits)

Any 200-level Public Health (PUB) course.

PUB 210LEC - Global Public Health Credits: 3
PUB 220LEC - Behavioral and Social Influences on Health Credits: 3
PUB 230LEC - Stress and Population Health Credits: 3

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:

PUB 350LEC - Introduction to Environmental Health Credits: 3
PUB 400SEM - Special Topics in Public Health Credits: 3
PUB 420LEC - Social Determinants of Health Credits: 3
PUB 422LEC - Public Health Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Exploration Credits: 3
PUB 430LEC - Pathogens, Prevention & Controversy Credits: 3
PUB 435LEC - Indigenous Health Disparities Credits: 3
PUB 440LEC - Public Health Nutrition Credits: 3
PUB 450LEC - Incarceration and Public Health Credits: 3
PUB 460LEC - Maternal and Child Health: Public Health Perspectives Credits: 3
PUB 470LEC - Public Health Perspectives of the Cancer Continuum Credits: 3
PUB 480LEC - Disability and Public Health Credits: 3
COM 380LEC - Health Communication Credits: 3
ES 402LEC - Exercise Nutrition Credits: 2
ES 428LEC - Health Promotion, Prevention & Wellness Credits: 3
NTR 401LEC - Nutrition and Health Credits: 3
NTR 402LEC - Nutrition in the Life Cycle Credits: 3
PSY 325LEC - Health Psychology Credits: 3
SOC 322LEC - Medical Sociology 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.