Public Health Minor

In the public health minor, you will apply knowledge of epidemiology and statistics to human health and disease prevention strategies; study key determinants of health, including biological, behavioral, social, policy and cultural influences; identify health disparities and population-level solutions; and integrate strategies of health management within a practical learning experience. The public health minor includes an embedded experiential learning experience through an urban healthcare practicum with the Baltimore Urban Studies Program.


18-21-credits

This minor requires an off-campus semester with the Baltimore Urban Studies (BUS) program. While only 10 credits of BALT courses are required for the minor, students must take at least 13 credits to participate in the Baltimore Urban Studies program.

Students pursuing the minor are encouraged to consider taking ENVS 315 Environmental Ethics (3) and ENVS 216 Environmental Issue and Sustainable Solutions (3) as courses related to public health that fulfill the QuEST Ethics in the Modern World and Science, Technology, & the World requirements, respectively. Additionally, COMM 241 Small Group Communication (3) or COMM 342 Intercultural Communication is recommended but not required for the minor.

Complete the following for your minor:

APHS 220Health Promotion Management

3

BALT 101Introduction to Public Health and Epidemiology

3

BALT 401Global and Urban Epidemiology with STATA Laboratory

4

Three credits from the following:

STAT 269Introductory Statistics

3

STAT 281Applied Statistics for Management

3

STAT 291Probability and Statistics

3

Three to four credits from the following

BALT 450Baltimore Urban Studies Internship

3-9

BALT 451Urban Public Health Practicum

3-4

Two to four credits from the following:

ATHT 203Medical Terminology & Topics

2

BALT 303HIV & Applied Principles of Community Psychology

3

BALT 403Nutrition Theory with Public Health Nutrition Lab

4

BIOL 301Healthcare in the Developing World

3

BIOL 317Bioethics

3

NUTR 222Principles of Nutrition

3

BIOL 265Microbiology

4

OR

BALT 402Microbiology

4