Ph.D. Minors Offered by the School of Public Health-Bloomington

The School of Public Health-Bloomington offers doctoral minors which may be completed by Ph.D. degree students in departments other than that of the minor. Approved doctoral minors and their requirements are described below, ranging in size from 9 credits to 15 credits. A doctoral student may work with the minor advisor to develop an individualized minor which differs in title and requirements from the approved doctoral minors listed below. In such a case, a proposal for the individualized minor must be approved by the student’s doctoral advisory committee, and by the associate dean of the University Graduate School.

Options for an Outside Doctoral Minor in the Department of Applied Health Science

Addictive Behaviors Complete 9 credits as follows:

Complete each of the following courses:

• SPH-B 518 The Nature of Addictive Disorders (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 518 Alcohol and Drug Education (3 cr.)

Complete 3 credits from the following elective courses in consultation with the minor advisor to include a selective topic directly related to addictive behaviors:

• SPH-B 701 Advanced Health Behavior Theory for Research (3 cr.)
• SPH-B 702 Advanced Evaluation and Research in Public Health (3 cr.)
• SPH-B 703 Acquiring External Funds for Research (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 791 Readings in Health Behavior (1-10 cr.)
• SPH-H 792 Research in Health Behavior (1-10 cr.)

Gerontology Complete 9 credits including 3 courses from the following list of options to be selected in consultation with the minor advisor:

• EDUC-P 517* Adult Development and Aging (3 cr.) (*offered online)
• EDUC-P 518* Social Aspect of Aging (3 cr.)
• SPH-B 535* Contemporary Issues in Aging and Health (3 cr.)
• SPH-B 615* Health, Longevity, and Integrative Therapies for the Later Years (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 524/EDUC-P 513* Gerontology: Multidisciplinary Perspective (3 cr.)

Health Behavior Complete 12 health behavior graduate-level credits in consultation with the minor advisor.

Health Promotion Complete 15 credits as follows:

Complete the following course:

• SPH-B 589 Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health (3 cr.)

Complete one of the following courses:

• SPH-H 500 Philosophy and Principles of Health Education (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 635 Health Promotion in the 21st Century (3 cr.)

Complete 9 additional graduate-level credits, selected in consultation with the minor advisor.

Human Development and Family Studies Complete 9 credits as follows:

Complete the following courses:

• SPH-F 654 Conceptual Frameworks in Human Development and Family Studies (3 cr.)
• SPH-F 656 Families and Health (3 cr.)

Complete 3 additional graduate-level SPH-F credits to be selected in consultation with the minor advisor.

Human Sexuality Education Complete 15 credits as follows:

Complete the following courses:

• SPH-B 589 Social and Behavioral Determinates of Health (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 515 Human Sexuality Education in Schools (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 540 Practicum in College Sex Education (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 555 Issues in Sexuality and Health (3 cr.)

Complete 3 additional graduate-level credits to be selected in consultation with the minor advisor.

Nutrition Science Complete 12 credits as follows:

Complete the following courses:

• SPH-N 530 Advanced Human Nutrition (3 cr.)
• SPH-N 532 Advanced Human Nutrition II (3 cr.)

Complete 1 of the following biochemistry courses.

• CHEM-C 483 Biological Chemistry (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 484 Biomolecules and Catabolism (3 cr.)
• MCHE-C 580 Medical Biochemistry (3 cr.)

Complete one course selected, in consultation with the minor advisor, from the following:

• SPH-N 520 Food Chemistry (3 cr.)
• SPH-N 531 Medical Nutrition Therapy (3 cr.)
• SPH-N 536 Community Nutrition (3 cr.)
• SPH-N 600 Nutrigenomics (3 cr.)
• SPH-N 601 Phytonutrients (3 cr.)
• SPH-N 620 Nutrition in Sports (3 cr.)
• SPH-N 691 Readings in Nutrition Science (1-5 cr.)
• SPH-N 692 Research in Nutrition Science (1-5 cr.)

Public Health Complete 12 credits with a minimum cumulative doctoral minor GPA of 3.0 in the following courses:

• SPH-B 589 Social Determinates of Health (3 cr.)
• SPH-E 651 Epidemiology (3 cr.)
• SPH-P 510 Organization and Administration of Public Health Programs (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 541 Environmental Health (3 cr.)

Safety Management Complete 15 credits as follows:

Complete the following course:

• SPH-B 589 Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health (3 cr.)

Complete 12 credits of graduate-level courses selected in consultation with the minor advisor.

School and College Health Education Complete 15 credits as follows:

Complete each of the following courses:

• SPH-B 589 Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 510 Organization of School Health Programs (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 623 School Health Program Management (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 635 Health Promotion in the 21st Century (3 cr.)

Complete one course from:

• SPH-H 500 Philosophy and Principles of Health Education (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 502 Instructional Strategies for School and College Health (3 cr.)

Option for an Outside Minor in the Department of Environmental Health

Environmental Health Complete 9 credits as follows:

Complete the following course:

• SPH-V 541 Environmental Health (3 cr.)

Complete 6 credits from the following courses:

• SPH-V 510 Human Health and the Natural Environment (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 542 Principles of Toxicology (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 545 Exposure, Assessment, and Control (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 546 Risk Assessment Policy and Toxic Regulations (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 548 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 741 Molecular Toxicology (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 743 Environmental Health Sampling (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 745 Advanced Toxicology (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 747 Carcinogenesis (3 cr.)

Options for an Outside Minor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Biostatistics Complete 9 credits as follows:

Complete the following courses:

• SPH-Q 602 Multivariate Statistical Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPH-Q 603 Categorical Data Analysis (3 cr.)

Complete 3 credits from the following courses, selected in consultation with the minor advisor:

• SPH-Q 502 Intermediate Statistics in Public Health (3 cr.)
• SPH-Q 601 Experimental Analysis and Design (3 cr.)
• SPH-Q 611 Statistical Packages in Research (3 cr.)
• SPH-Q 612 Survival Analysis (3 cr.)

Epidemiology Complete 9 credits as follows:

Complete the following courses:

• SPH-E 651 Epidemiology (3 cr.)
• SPH-Q 502 Intermediate Statistics in Public Health (3 cr.)

Complete 3 credits from the following courses, selected in consultation with the minor advisor:

• SPH-E 653 Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3 cr.)
• SPH-E 655 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3 cr.)
• SPH-E 657 Social Epidemiology (3 cr.)
• SPH-E 658 Advanced Epidemiology (3 cr.)
• SPH-E 659 Advanced Epidemiological Methods (3 cr.)
• SPH-Q 602 Multivariate Statistical Analysis (3 cr.)

Option for an Outside Minor in the Department of Kinesiology

Human Performance Complete 12 credits of graduate-level humnan peformance courses to be selected in consultation with the minor advisor.

Option for an Outside Minor in the Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies

Leisure Behavior Complete 9 credits as follows:

Complete 3 credits from the following courses:

• SPH-R 710 Social Science of Leisure (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 711 Higher Education in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Studies (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 712 Inquiry Methodology in Leisure Behavior (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 794 Doctoral Seminar: Leisure Behavior (3 cr.)

Complete 6 additional graduate-level credits to be selected either from remaining courses listed above, or from other Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies courses which are selected in consultation with the minor advisor.