IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2019-2020

Students enrolled in baccalaureate programs at Indiana University who are in good academic standing.

Public health students majoring in community health are not eligible for the community health minor.

Students who successfully complete the requirements for the community health minor with a grade of “C” or better in all courses credited to the minor will have the minor conferred with their baccalaureate degree.

Minor Requirements

The coursework below will prepare students to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam. The CHES exam is a competency-based tool used to measure possession, application and interpretation of knowledge in the Seven Areas of Responsibility for Health Education Specialists.

Students will take these five 3-credit courses:

• PBHL-S120, Introduction to Community Health
• PBHL-S220, Navigating the Maze to Healthy Living
• PBHL-S315, Community Health
• PBHL-S330, Theoretical Foundations of Community Health
• PBHL-S415, Applied Health Promotion Methods

You must complete the required courses with a grade of “C” or better in all courses credited to the minor.

Environmental Health Science Minor

The minor in environmental health science is designed to introduce students to selected aspects of current thinking on the nature, causes, and solutions of environmental public health problems. After completing the initial survey course on environmental health (PBHL-A 316), students select two courses from the Health Protection Fundamentals list, followed by two courses from the Applications list.

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. 

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

3. Students must declare their intention to receive a minor by completing an application, which is available online or at the Fairbanks School of Public Health Student Services. 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 grade of “C” or better 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 scheduling of specific courses. Students should discuss their elective course selection with an EHS faculty member. Course substitutions and course waivers must be approved by the faculty advisor.

Minor Requirements (5 Courses 15 Credit Hours)

Required Courses

Complete this course first:

• PBHL-A 316 Environmental Health Science (3 credits)

Elective Courses: Health Protection Fundamentals

Epidemiology Minor

The minor in public health epidemiology is designed to introduce students to the application of epidemiological methods to real world public health challenges and research. After completing the two required courses, students may select three courses from the list of elective courses below.

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 epidemiology.
2. Students must declare their intention to receive a minor by completing an application. Students may contact the undergraduate academic advisor in the Fairbanks School of Public Health at (317) 278-0753 if there are any questions associated with the minor or minor application. This application should be completed when the student completes an application for graduation of the baccalaureate degree.
3. Students who successfully complete the requirements for the epidemiology minor with a grade of “C” or better in all courses credited to the minor will have the minor conferred with their baccalaureate degree.

Epidemiology Minor Requirements

Take the two courses below for a total of six credits

• PBHL-E 322 Principles of Epidemiology (3 credits)
• PBHL-P 109 Introduction to Public Health (3 credits

And choose three of the courses below for a total of nine credits

• PBHL-E 210 Zombie Apocalypse and Other Doomsday Infections (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 395 Sores and Drips: Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 323 Chasing Disease: Field Epidemiology (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 335 The Lurking Pandemic: Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3 credits)

Health Data Science Minor

Health data science uses cutting edge technologies to gain insights in biomedical data. The minor in health data science will introduce students to the language of data in health applications so they are able to transform, visualize, analyze, and interpret information in a modern data science pipeline, presenting fundamental concepts of biostatistics through the use of computing and simulation. After the completion of three core courses in probability, inference, and statistical computing (PBHL-B 275, PBHL-B 280, and PBHL-B 325), students will choose from multiple electives to fit their interests in the areas of advanced statistical computing, machine learning, and regression techniques.

Health Data Science Minor Requirements

Required Courses

Take three courses for 9 credits (with minimum grade of "C" or better required):

• PBHL B275 Probability without Tears and Calculus (3 credits)
• PBHL B280 Biostatistics for Health Data Scientists: A Computational Approach (3 credits)
• PBHL B481 Introduction to Biostatistical Computing (3 credits)

Elective Courses

Choose two elective courses for 6 credits (with minimum grade of "C" or better required):

• PBHL B285 Classical Biostatistical Regression Methods (3 credits)
• PBHL B385 Contemporary Biostatistical Regression Methods (3 credits)
• PBHL B420 Introduction to Biostatistical Learning (3 credits)
• PBHL B490 Advanced Biostatistical Computing (3 credits)

Health Administration Minor

Are you interested in learning what it takes to run a health care delivery system? If so, this is the minor for you. You’ll learn what top thought leaders say about key aspects of administration of today’s health systems. This is a minor that is easy to customize to your specific interests. You’ll take two required health administration course, then you’ll choose three electives from a list that includes health care management, policy, marketing, legal issues, human resources, and health information technology.

Eligibility and Application Procedure