Health Studies : PHB Bulletin

Undergraduate Academic Programs

Minors

Health Studies

Description of Program

There is a growing need for professionals with training in health and public health. Six of the top ten fastest growing occupations are in health-related fields, according to The Department of Labor Statistics. Students earning this minor will be prepared contribute to the workforce dedicated to improving health and health outcomes, addressing disparities, and achieving health equity for all. The flexible curriculum allows for students to customize the Health Studies minor to achieve personal and professional goals.

Admission

Students wanting to declare this minor may do so in one of two ways:

By completing the online form at https://sph.indiana.edu/academics/public/selectMinor.html.
By contacting the records office of their degree-granting school/unit to have this minor officially added as an academic objective.

Students are responsible for checking with their degree-granting schools/units to determine whether this minor may be officially recorded on their transcripts.

Students considering this minor may contact Angela Taylor for academic advising.

Angela Taylor
SPH Academic Advisor
Department of Applied Health Science
School of Public Health - Bloomington
SPH C020
1025 E. 7th St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-7109
tayloane@indiana.edu

Requirements

This undergraduate minor program is intended for students in degree programs other than the B.S. in Public Health degree program, who wish to add a health studies specialty 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.

Health Studies Core Courses (6 cr.)
Complete each of the following courses:

SPH-H 263 Personal Health (3 cr.) +S&H
SPH-H 319 Global Health Promotion (3 cr.)

Health Studies Electives at the 300/400-Level (6 cr.)
Compete a minimum of 6 credits from the following courses. It is recommended, but not required, that both 300/400 elective courses be completed in one of the following concentrations.

Family Health

SPH-B 315 Health in the Later Years (3 cr.)
SPH-F 341 Effects of Divorce on Children (3 cr.)
SPH-F 345 Parent-Child Relations (3 cr.)

Health Epidemics

SPH-H 318 Drug Use in American Society (3 cr.)
SPH-H 320 The Nature of Cancer (3 cr.)
SPH-H 334 Heart Health and Diabetes (3 cr.)
SPH-H 418 The Nature of Addiction (3 cr.)

Intentional and Unintentional Injuries

SPH-H 401 Emergency Medical Technician (3 cr.)
SPH-H 460 Practicum in First Aid Instruction (3 cr.)

Sexual Health

SPH-F 255 Human Sexuality (3 cr.) +S&H
SPH-H 350 Topical Seminar in Health Education, TOPIC: Prevention of Birth Defects (3 cr.)
SPH-H 305 Women's Health (3 cr.)
SPH-H 306 Men's Health (3 cr.)
SPH-H 326 AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (3 cr.)

Health Studies Electives at the 100/200-Level (3 cr.)
Compete either 3 credits from the following courses, or an additional 3 credits from the list of 300/400-level courses listed above. It is recommended, but not required, that your 3-credit elective course choice from the following list, or from above, be completed in the same concentration which was chosen above:.