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 Minor in Community Health – CHES Pathway coursework 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 who are not interested in CHES certification can choose the Minor in Community Health – Non-CHES Pathway. Required courses for both tracks are listed below.

Minor in Community Health - CHES Pathway

Students will take these five 3-credit courses:

• PBHL-S120 Introduction to Community Health
• PBHL-S315 Community Health
• PBHL-S330 Theoretical Foundations of Community Health
• PBHL-S360 Assessment and Planning for Community Health Promotion
• PBHL-S361 Implementation and Evaluation for Community Health 

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

Minor in Community Health - Non-CHES Pathway

Students will take these four 3-credit courses:

• PBHL-S120, Introduction to Community Health
• PBHL-S220, Navigating the Maze to Healthy Living
• PBHL-S250, Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Public Health
• PBHL-S337, Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health

PLUS- Pick any one of the following 3 credit courses:  

• PBHL-S105, Music, Movies, and Public Health
• PBHL-S222, This Stress is Killing Me: Stress and Its Effects on You
• PBHL-S240, Peer Health Education and Leadership
• PBHL-S325, Urban Angst Suburban Blues: Public Mental Health
• PBHL-S422, Coaching for Health Behavior Change

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

Elective Courses:  Health Protection Fundamentals (Select Two from the following list)

Complete these courses next

• PBHL-A 310 Exposure Assessment Laboratory & Data Analysis (4 credits)
• PBHL-A 320 Prevention Strategies to Improve Population Health (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 325 Injury Prevention (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 330 Humans in Extreme Environments (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 410 Fundamentals of Toxicology (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 441 Public Health Applications of Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)

Elective Courses:  Applications

Elective courses:  Applications (Select two from the following list)

Complete these courses last

• PBHL-A 433 Occupational Health and Safety (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 428 Public Health Sanitation (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 440 Terrorism as a Public Health Threat (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 435 Energy, Climate Change, Resilience, and Health (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 445 Global Environmental Health and Sustainable Development (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 450 Food and Water: Safety, Scarcity, Security (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 430 E-waste, Toxic Materials, and Conflict Minerals (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 425 High Cost of Fashion: Environmental Hazards and Cheap Labor (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 415 Explosions, Collapses, and Toxic Spills: Prevention and Response (3 credits)  
• PBHL-A 420 Armed Conflict, Natural Disasters, and Health  

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