Public Health, Minor
Catherine M. Stein, PhD - Director
Kim Krajcovic - Education Program Manager
Phone: 216.368.3725
ph-minor@case.edu
Program Overview
The minor in public health is a 15 credit hour program that exposes students to the field of public health. This minor is designed to equip students with the core concepts of Public Health and is highly collaborative with many departments to provide a robust option for students who are pre-health or pursuing medical anthropology, medical sociology, mental health, global health, nutrition and health promotion, or nursing.
Courses for the minor may be double-counted from majors.
Undergraduate Policies
For undergraduate policies and procedures, please review the Undergraduate Academics section of the General Bulletin.
Program Requirements
The minor in public health is a 15 credit hour program that exposes students to the field of public health. This minor is designed to equip students with the core concepts of Public Health and is highly collaborative with many departments to provide a robust option for students who are pre-health or pursuing medical anthropology, medical sociology, mental health, global health, nutrition and health promotion, or nursing.
Courses for the minor may be double-counted from majors.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| MPHP 101 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| MPHP 301 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Global Health | ||
| Fundamentals of Global Health | ||
| Health in the Global Community a | ||
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Nursing Concentration students only
Elective Courses
Elective courses must be chosen from one of the following focus areas.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health Nursing Focus Area: | ||
| NURS 160 | Health Care in the Community | 1.5 |
| NURS 210 | Teaching/Learning in the Community | 1 |
| NURS 260 | Evidence Based Public Policy in the Community | 1 |
| NURS 310 | Leadership in the Community | 1 |
| NURS 343 | Ethics in Nursing and Health Care | 2 |
| NURS 360 | Process Change in the Community | 1 |
| NURS 370 | Information Technologies in Health | 1.5 |
| NURS 373 | Population Health Practicum | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Global Health Focus Area: | ||
| ANTH 303 | Interdisciplinary Solutions to Global Health Issues | 3 |
| ANTH 354 | Health and Healing in East Asia | 3 |
| ANTH 359 | Introduction to Global Health | 3 |
| ANTH 379 | Topics in Cultural and Social Anthropology | 3 |
| BETH 315J | Dutch Perspectives: Drugs, Decriminalization and Detention | 3 |
| BIOL 352 | Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| INTH 301 | Fundamentals of Global Health | 3 |
| MPHP 489 | Women's Public Health | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Anthropology Focus Area: | ||
| ANTH 215 | Health, Culture, and Disease: An Introduction to Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 316 | Current Global Health Events | 3 |
| ANTH 328 | Medical Anthropology and Public Health | 3 |
| ANTH 354 | Health and Healing in East Asia | 3 |
| ANTH 359 | Introduction to Global Health | 3 |
| ANTH 379 | Topics in Cultural and Social Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 335 | Illegal Drugs and Society | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Sociology Focus Area: | ||
| MPHP 489 | Women's Public Health | 3 |
| SOCI 264 | Body, Culture and Disability | 3 |
| SOCI 275 | Lives in Medicine: Becoming and Being a Physician | 3 |
| SOCI 311 | Health, Illness, and Social Behavior | 3 |
| SOCI 344 | Health Disparities | 3 |
| SOCI 345 | Sociology of Mental Illness | 3 |
| SOCI 365 | Health Care Delivery | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Focus Area: | ||
| PSCL 315 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSCL 317 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSCL 321 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSCL 344 | Developmental Psychopathology | 3 |
| SOCI 345 | Sociology of Mental Illness | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition and Health Promotion Focus Area: | ||
| MPHP 413 | Health Education, Communication, and Advocacy | 3 |
| NTRN 337 | Nutrition Communication, Counseling and Behavior Change Strategies | 3 |
| NTRN 328 | Child Nutrition, Development and Health | 3 |
| NTRN 341 | Food as Medicine: How What We Eat Influences How We Feel, Think, and Our Health Status | 3 |
| NTRN 300 | Healthy Lifestyles as Preventive Medicine | 3 |
| NTRN 320 | Women's Wellness: From Food and Nutrition to Reproductive Health and Aging | 3 |
| NTRN 343 | Dietary Patterns | 3 |