Minor in Public Health
About the Program
The Public Health Minor (18 credit hours) is designed to provide students with an understanding of the connections between public health and every aspect of life as well as the analytic approaches to understanding these connections.
What will you learn?
The public health minor is interdisciplinary and allows students to tailor their studies to integrate with their chosen major.
Is this degree right for you?
If you are curious about the systems and topics that influence population health, and want to integrate that understanding into your studies, this will be a good path for you.
Connect with our Admissions Team
Becky Kronenberg, MPH
Undergraduate Advisor, SPH
rkrnnbrg@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-8243
Rajesh Melaram, PhD
Assistant Professor of Teaching & Undergraduate Coordinator
rtmlaram@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1687
Briana McNeil, M.Ed.
Coordinator, Recruitment and Admissions
sphadmissions@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3740
Admission Information
Requirements:
There are no prerequisites to declare a major or minor in Public Health, and most students find that all their previous courses transfer without loss of credit. The minor requires 18 credit hours.
Curriculum
PUBH 2181: Population Health and Society (Required)
Two of the following courses:
- PUBH 3120: Climate and Environmental Health
- PUBH 3130: Social Determinants and Health Disparities
- PUBH 3150: Health Data Analytics and Informatics
- PUBH 3170: Health Crises & Milestones in Global Public Health
And any three courses from the following options:
- PUBH 3104: Developing Public Health Messages & Strategies
- PUBH 3105: Health Behavior Theory and Practice
- PUBH 3180: Population Health Program Design and Intervention
- PUBH 4011: Public Health Program Evaluation
- PUBH 4012: Public Health Management and Policy
- PUBH 4013: Biological and Behavioral Basis of Disease
- PUBH 4151: Public Health Research Methods