Public Health Sciences, Minor
The Public Health Sciences minor offers undergraduate students a foundation of knowledge for those who plan to enter the field of public health immediately following graduation and for those planning to earn an advanced degree in Public Health or a related field including medicine, nursing, and dentistry.
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Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
SPH 101 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
SPH 102 | Introduction to Human Epidemiology | 4 |
SPH 190 | Topics in Public Health | 1 |
Choose (SPH 104 or VME 057V) or SPH 113: 1 | 3-4 | |
Globalization & Health: Evidence & Policies | ||
OR | ||
Global Population, Health, & Environment | ||
OR | ||
Health Disparities in the U.S. 1 | ||
Electives | ||
Choose 8-9 units: | 8-9 | |
Health & Medicine in a Global Context | ||
Cultural Anthropology | ||
Econometric Theory & Applications | ||
Health Issues Confronting Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders | ||
Probability & Data Science for Biomedical Engineers | ||
Modeling in Biology | ||
Linear Algebra with Applications to Biology | ||
Introduction to Molecular Structure & Spectra | ||
Comparative Health: Top Leading Causes of Death | ||
Women of Color Reproductive Health & Reproductive Politics in a Global Perspective | ||
Chicana/o Community Mental Health | ||
Health Communication | ||
Media & Health | ||
Community Development Perspectives on Environmental Justice | ||
Health Economics | ||
Econometrics | ||
Theory & Practice of Bioinformatics | ||
Principles of Environmental Toxicology | ||
Exposure & Dose Assessment | ||
Exercise & Aging in Health & Disease | ||
Primary Care Clinics | ||
Health Care to Underserved Populations | ||
Environmental Change, Disease & Public Health | ||
Practicum in Community Health Clinic: Bayanihan Clinic (2 units maximum.) | ||
Native American Public Health: Topics & Issues | ||
Introduction to Nutrition & Metabolism | ||
Recommendations & Standards for Human Nutrition | ||
Shifa Clinic Student Volunteer (2 units maximum) | ||
Introduction to Bioethics | ||
One Health: Human, Animal & Environment Interfaces | ||
Health Psychology | ||
Willow Clinic (2 units maximum) | ||
Environmental Change, Disease & Public Health | ||
Global Poverty: Critical Thinking & Taking Action | ||
Society, Culture, & Health | ||
Population Health: Social Determinants & Disparities in Health | ||
Health Policy & Politics | ||
Internship in Community Health | ||
Introduction to Health Economics, Services, Policy, Administration & Management | ||
Intermediate Human Epidemiology | ||
Introduction to Program Planning & Evaluation | ||
History of Epidemiology in Public Health | ||
Introduction to Health Informatics | ||
Health Informatics Systems | ||
Health Issues Confronting Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders | ||
Topics in Public Health (1 unit maximum.) | ||
Internship in Community Health Practice (2 units maximum.) | ||
Study in Community & International Health | ||
Research in Community & International Health | ||
Elementary Statistics | ||
or STA 013Y | Elementary Statistics | |
Applied Statistics for Biological Sciences | ||
Sampling Theory of Surveys | ||
Health & Medicine in a Global Context | ||
Directed Group Study (4 units maximum) | ||
Global Population, Health, & Environment | ||
Total Units | 19-21 |
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If taken prior to Winter 2018 as SPH 105 (2 units; Discontinued), student must take another unit to meet the minor requirement of 20 units total.