Public Health Minor

Sociocultural and Justice Sciences
Office: W395 Thompson Hall

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Dr. Randolph Hohle, Chairperson / Coordinator

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Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/interdisciplinary

Public health studies the health of populations. It is grounded in the social and structural determinants of health perspective, focusing on the issues of health and wellness as they are patterned by social, political, economic, geographic, and environmental factors. Fredonia’s public health minor introduces students to substantive debates around addiction, urban public health, mental health, tobacco and nicotine use, obesity, and violence. Students are also introduced to the basic methods used by epidemiologists.

Public health is an interdisciplinary minor. Students will take classes in the social and natural sciences. The public health minor prepares students for careers that address community health, mental health, physical health, and environmental health, and preparation to pursue a graduate degree in the area of public health.

Minor Requirements

The minor requires successful completion of 18 credit hours.

Six (6) elective credit hours must be from 300-400 level courses.

Only six (6) credit hours may be taken in a student’s major.

SOC 215 should be completed early, and as soon as possible after declaring the minor.

Some courses require prerequisites. Click on any hyperlinked course for additional information. 

Required Courses

SOC 215	Introduction to Public Health	3
BIOL 110	Human Biology	3
	or
BIOL 111	Foundations of Biology	3
	or
BIOL 133	Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology	3
SOC 300	Research Methods	3
	or
ESCI 310	Methods in Environmental Analysis	4
	or
PSY 315	Research Methods	3
	or
COMM 323	Research Methods	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

Biosciences

CHEM 105	Food Chemistry	3
ESCI 105	Global Environmental Issues	3
ESCI 410	Environmental Assessment	3
GIS 201	Geographic Information Systems I	3
GIS 301	Geographic Information Systems II	3
BIOL 131	Introductory Ecology and Evolution	3
BIOL 220	Principles of Human Nutrition	3
BIOL 243	Organismal Biology	3
BIOL 245	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BIOL 246	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4
BIOL 336	Mammalian Physiology	3
BIOL 338	Microbiology	4
BIOL 438	Molecules and Medicine	3
BIOL 450	Modern Concepts in Biology	1-4
Total Credit Hours:		3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

SOC 230	Our Populated Planet	3
SOC 312	Plagues and Peoples	3
SOC 324	City and Community	3
SOC 340	Medical Sociology	3
SOC 345	Women, Health and Society	3
SOC 350	Special Topics	1-3
PSY 247	Health Psychology	3
POLI 311	Fundamentals of Public Administration	3
POLI 382	Social Welfare Policy	3
POLI 387	Environmental Policy	3
HLTH 215	Personal and Community Health	3
HLTH 217	Fitness & Wellness for Life: A Multidisciplinary Perspective	3
HLTH 303	Fitness and Wellness	3
HLTH 386	Wellness and Health Promotion	3
COMM 303	Health Communication	3
COMM 460	Organizational Communication	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Note: SOC 350 Special Topics must be approved by program coordinator.

Elective

	Any course listed for the minor	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

 

Total Credit Hours: 18