Overview
The School of Nursing and Health Studies (SONHS) offers a minor in public health, which is available to all students. The public health minor consists of two required courses and two electives as outlined below. Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in each course and an overall GPA of 2.0 to complete the public health minor. Any questions related to the public health minor requirements should be directed to an academic advisor in the Office of Student Services (OSS).
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BPH 206 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| BPH 208 | Introductory Epidemiology | 3 |
| Choose 2 electives: | 6 | |
| Medicine and Health Care in Society | ||
| Human Sexuality and Vulnerable Populations | ||
| HIV/AIDS and Health Maintenance for Health Care Providers | ||
| Issues in Health Disparities | ||
| Principles of Nutrition | ||
| Health and Environment | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Theories in Growth and Development | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Bioethics for Health Care | ||
| Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | ||
| Introduction to Health Policy | ||
| Biological Principles of Public Health | ||
| Global Nutrition | ||
| Research Methods in Public Health | ||
| Global Health Disparities Research | ||
| Contemporary Health Issues in South Florida | ||
| Practicum in Health Disparities Research | ||
| Public Health Statistics and Data Management | ||
| Global Health Practicum | ||
| Introduction to Health Informatics | ||
| Health Care Law and Ethics | ||
| Health Communication | ||
| Communication in Health Organization | ||
| Patient-Provider Communication | ||
| Health Behavior and Risk | ||
| Persuasion | ||
| Environmental Geography | ||
| Health and Medical Geography | ||
| Biogeography and Conservation | ||
| Hazards and Disasters: The Nature-Society Interface | ||
| Population, Health, and Environment | ||
| Population, Sustainability, and the Media | ||
| Global Water Security Sustainability | ||
| Immigrant and Refugee Health | ||
| Climate Change and Public Health | ||
| Cities in Time and Space | ||
| GIS for Health and Environment | ||
| Globalization and Health | ||
| Global Health and International Development | ||
| Global Health Policy and Ethics | ||
| Disasters, Terrorism and Global Public Health | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Biological Bases for Physical Activity and Health | ||
| Introduction to Health Management and Policy | ||
| Health Care Marketing | ||
| Health Disparities in the U.S. | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
