Admission

Undergraduate students may earn this minor in addition to the baccalaureate degree.  Students considering this minor may visit Paulene Hardy for academic advising.

Paulene Hardy
Academic Advisor
Department of Applied Health Science
School of Public Health - Bloomington
HPER 116
1025 E. 7th St.
Bloomington, IN  47405-7109
(812) 856-7963
pahardy [at] indiana [dot] edu

Students who decide to pursue this minor should visit their school's academic records office to have this minor officially added to their academic objective.

Requirements

This undergraduate minor program is intended for students in degree programs other than the community health major, who wish to add public health to their studies. This minor requires:

• successful completion of 15 credit hours prescribed below.
• a minimum grade of C- in each course used in the minor.
• a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0.

Note: No course in this minor may be taken under the Pass/Fail Option.

Public Health Core Courses: (12 cr.)
Complete each of the following courses:

• HPER-C 366 Community Health (3 cr.)
• HPER-C 403 Public Health Program Planning (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 311 Human Disease and Epidemiology (3 cr.)
• HPER-T 150 Introduction to Public Health (3 cr.)

Public Health Elective Courses (3 cr.)
Complete two of the following electives:

• HPER-C 310 Health Care in Diverse Communities (3 cr.)
• HPER-C 354 Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Gerontology (3 cr.)
• HPER-F 150 Introduction to Life Span Human Development (3 cr.) +S&H
• HPER-F 255 Human Sexuality (3 cr.) +S&H
• HPER-F 258 Marriage and Family Interaction (3 cr.) +S&H
• HPER-F 317 Topical Seminar in Human Development and Family Studies (3 cr.) or HPER-F 341 Effects of Divorce on Children (3 cr.) or HPER-F 345 Parent/Child Relations (3 cr.) or HPER-F 355 Leading Family Process Discussion Groups (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 163 Emerging Health Issues (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 172 International Health and Social Issues (3 cr.) +S&H
• HPER-H 174 Prevention of Violence in American Society (3 cr.) +S&H
• HPER-H 180 Stress Prevention and Management (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 220 Death and Dying (3 cr.) +S&H
• HPER-H 234 Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 263 Personal Health (3 cr.) +S&H
• HPER-H 305 Women's Health (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 306 Men's Health (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 315 Consumer Health (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 317 Topical Seminar in Health Education (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 318 Drug Use in American Society (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 320 The Nature of Cancer (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 326 AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 327 Practicum in College Death Education (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 340 Practicum in College Sex Education (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 350 Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Health (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 391 Introduction to Health Information and Statistics (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 418 The Nature of Addiction (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 445 Travel Study (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 464 Coordinated School Health Programs (3 cr.)
• HPER-H 494 Research and Evaluation Methods in Health and Safety (3 cr.)
• HPER-N 220 Nutrition for Health (3 cr.) or HPER-N 231 Human Nutrition (3 cr.) +N&M
• HPER-N 331 Life Cycle Nutrition (3 cr.)
• HPER-N 336 Community Nutrition (3 cr.)
• HPER-S 317 Topical Seminar in Safety Education (3 cr.)

+ Courses followed by the N&M notation may apply to both the minor requirements and to the general education, natural and mathematical sciences requirement for bachelor's degree students.

+ Courses followed by the S&H notation may apply to both the minor requirements and to the general education, social and historical studies requirement for bachelor's degree students.