Minors : IUPUI Bulletins

IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health

Undergraduate

Minors

Environmental Health Science (5 courses, 15 credit hours minimum)

The minor in environmental health science is designed to introduce students to selected aspects of current thinking and research on the nature, causes, and solutions of environmental problems as they affect human health and the environment. After completing the survey course on environmental health, students may select four (4) courses from a list of courses that includes toxicology, water and wastes, air pollution, policy, food science, workplace health and safety, data analysis, and techniques in environmental health.

Eligibility and Application Procedure

1. Students enrolled in baccalaureate programs at Indiana University or other accredited colleges or universities who are in good academic standing may pursue the minor in environmental health science, providing they have completed two semesters of college level chemistry and a college level course in algebra (or higher math course).

2. Public Health students majoring in Environmental Health Science are not eligible for the Environmental Health Science minor.

3. Students must declare their intention to receive a minor by completing an application, which is available online or at the Department of Public Health Student Services, 714 N. Senate Avenue, EF 200. Students may also contact the Undergraduate Academic Advisor at 317-278-0753 for the application or if they have questions. This application should be completed at the same time the student completes an application for graduation for the baccalaureate degree.

4. Students who successfully complete the requirements for the Environmental Health Science minor with a 2.0 GPA or above for all courses credited to the minor will have the minor conferred with their degree.

NOTE: Some courses listed below are not offered every semester. Students should check with the Undergraduate Academic Advisor to determine the availability of specific courses at given times.

Minor Requirements (5 courses, 15 credit hours minimum)

The following course:

PBHL-A316 Environmental Health (3 cr.)

FOUR of the following courses:

PBHL-A 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.)
PBHL-A 424 Environmental Health Science Technology: Managing Water and Wastes (3 cr.)
PBHL-A 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)
PBHL-A 416 Environmental Health Policy (3 cr.)
PBHL-A 428 Food Science and Sanitation (3 cr.)
PBHL-A 433 Industrial Hygiene and Radiological Health (3 cr.)
PBHL-A 459 Environmental Science and Health Data Analysis (3 cr.) P: PBHL-A 316, 1 semester each of statistics and chemistry
PBHL-A 460 Techniques in Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.) P: PBHL-A459

Program Deviations - Course substitutions and course waivers must be approved by the faculty advisor.

Health Systems Administration (5 courses, 15 credit hours)

The minor in Health Systems Administration is designed to introduce students to selected aspects of current thinking and research on the administration of health systems. After completing the survey course on health systems administration, students may select four (4) courses from a list that includes health care finance and budgeting, human resources, economics, strategic planning, policy, marketing, and law.

Eligibility and Application Procedure

1. Students enrolled in baccalaureate programs at Indiana University who are in good academic standing may pursue the minor in health systems administration.

2. Public Health students in the BSHSM are not eligible for the Health Systems Administration minor.

4. Students who successfully complete the requirements for the Health Systems Administration minor with a 2.0 GPA or above for all courses credited to the minor will have the minor conferred with their degree.