IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2022-2023

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-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.

Global Health Minor

The minor in global health is designed to introduce students to selected aspects of current thinking on the connections between the environment and human health.  After completing the initial General Education course in global health, students take three courses focused on climate change, sustainable development and environmental health science.  Finally, students take one course from a variety of Global Health electives.

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 Global Health. 

2. Public Health students majoring in Global Health 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 Global Health 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 Global Health faculty member. Course substitutions and course waivers must be approved by the faculty advisor.

Minor Requirements (5 Courses 15 Credit Hours)

Required Courses

Students must take one of the following courses (3 credits)

• PBHL-P 109 Introduction to Public Health
• PBHL-A 115 What's in your Back Yard? Environment and Health
• PBHL-A 120 Culture, Health and Happiness
• PBHL-A 140 Preparing for Disasters
• PBHL-A 215 Storytelling with Data

Students must take the following three courses (9 credits):

• PBHL-A 316 Environmental Health Science
• PBHL-A 435 Energy, Climate Change Resilience, and Health
• PBHL-A 445 Global Environmental Health and Sustainable Development

Elective Courses: Health Protection Fundamentals

Students may choose one of the following courses (3 credits):

• SPEA-V 310 Environmental Justice
• PBHL-A 320 Prevention Strategies to Improve Population Health
• PBHL-A 415 Expolsions, Collapses, and Toxic Spills:  Prevention and Response
• PBHL-A 420 Armed Conflict, Natural Disasters, and Health
• PBHL-A 428 Public Health Sanitation
• PBHL-A 441 Public Health Applications of Geographic Information Systems
• PBHL-A 450 Food and Water:  Safety, Scarcity, Security
• PBHL-A 455 Study Abroad
  

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 into 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 completing 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