Public Health Minor

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Program Description:

Public Health careers bring attention to the health concerns of populations through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research. Public health professionals try to prevent problems from happening or re-occurring by implementing educational programs, developing policies, administering services, regulating health systems, and/or conducting research. Wright State’s College of Science and Mathematics Pre-Health Program offers a Minor in Public Health for those students interested in pursuing a career in this path or to pair with their Pre-Health degree.

Admissions Requirements:

Declared major and a  GPA of 2.0 or higher

Program Learning Outcomes:

Differentiate and define of structures and objectives of public health.  This includes the history, philosophy, and key acheivements of public health.  Explain the organization of the U.S. and key global public health systems.

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• Public Health Minor
• Department of Biological Sciences
• College of Science and Mathematics

I. Departmental Requirements (9 Credits)

• BIO 1080 - Introduction to Public Health Credit Hour(s): 3
• EES 4720 - Epidemiology and Community Health Credit Hour(s): 3
• PPH 2000 - Global Health Credit Hour(s): 3

II. Electives (9 Credits)

Because public health covers many diverse fields, students can choose from a number of focus areas. Below are how different degree program might choose electives:  select 3 courses/9 credit hours.

A grade of C or better must be earned in each Wright State course used to satisfy these requirements.

HSA

Health Services Admin, Public Health Practice, Program Mgmt (suggested major: BUS)

• COM 1040 - Introduction to Human Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 4250 - Health Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 3100 - Management and Organizational Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4380 - Environmental Law and Policy Credit Hour(s): 3
• URS 3300 - Ethics in Public Service Credit Hour(s): 3
• URS 4210 - Public Leadership and Change Credit Hour(s): 3
• URS 4430 - Administrative Law Credit Hour(s): 3

BEBL

Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Biomedical Lab (suggested majors: BIO, MTH, MLS)

• BIO 3100 - Clinical Microbiology Credit Hour(s): 3
• BIO 4010 - Topics in Modern Biology Credit Hour(s): 1 to 5
• MI 4750 - Pathogenic Mechanisms Credit Hour(s): 4
• PLS 4380 - Environmental Law and Policy Credit Hour(s): 3
• BIO 2200 - Microbiology and the Human Environment Credit Hour(s): 4
• BIO 2200L - Microbiology of the Human Environment Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
• BIO 4240 - Disease Ecology and Evolution Credit Hour(s): 3

HEBS

Health Ed, Behavioral Science (suggested majors: PSY, ED, SOC, ATH)

• COM 1040 - Introduction to Human Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 4250 - Health Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• HED 2340 - Health Behaviors Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 3110 - Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4150 - Law, Lawyers and the System Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOC 3600 - Social Inequality Credit Hour(s): 3
• URS 4210 - Public Leadership and Change Credit Hour(s): 3

EH

Environmental Health (suggested major: EES)

• BIO 3700 - Bioethics Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 4250 - Health Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• HED 2340 - Health Behaviors Credit Hour(s): 3
• OL 3020 - Leadership Foundations Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 3110 - Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4380 - Environmental Law and Policy Credit Hour(s): 3
• BIO 2200 - Microbiology and the Human Environment Credit Hour(s): 4
• BIO 2200L - Microbiology of the Human Environment Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0

NPS

Nutrition, Pre-Professional Studies (suggested majors: NUR)

• ATH 2500 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology for Health Care Professionals Credit Hour(s): 3
• BIO 3700 - Bioethics Credit Hour(s): 3
• BMB 2500 - Human Nutrition Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 4250 - Health Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 4570 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• HED 2340 - Health Behaviors Credit Hour(s): 3
• KNH 2620 - Nutrition for Fitness and Sport Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 3110 - Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOC 3600 - Social Inequality Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOC 3810 - Health and Society Credit Hour(s): 3
• SW 2720 - Multicultural Competence in a Diverse World Credit Hour(s): 3

Total Credits (18 Credits)