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The goal of the General Public Health Minor is to develop in a broad range of students an understanding and appreciation of the field of Public Health.
Upon completion of the General Public Health Minor coursework, a student will be able to:
1. Articulate the role of public health in disease prevention and health promotion at the local, state, national and global level.
2. Describe public health functions and concepts.
3. Discuss and analyze current public health issues.
4. Describe career paths in public health.
5. Develop an understanding of public health that can serve as a foundation for the pursuit of graduate public health degrees.
The General Public Health Minor consists of 18 credit hours. It is recommended that students follow the sequence of courses listed below. These courses will give students a broad overview of public health concepts. Departmental courses can then be selected from a wide range of College of Public Health courses in consultation with the undergraduate academic advisors. Students are encouraged to select departmental courses that provide a cohesive learning experience based on their individual interests and goals and may involve selecting courses from a department or emphasis area, assisted by academic advisors in the student’s major and College of Public Health.
| Required Courses (9 credit hours) | ||
| HSA 4011 |
Introduction to Public Health (COPH) | 3 |
| HSC 4554 | Survey of Human Diseases (COPH) | 3 |
| Choose One of the Following: | ||
| HSC 2100 | Contemporary Health Science (COPH) | 3 |
| HSC 4531 | Medical Terminology (COPH | 3 |
| Elective Departmental Courses (9 credit hours) | ||
| HSC 2133 | Sex, Health and Decision-Making (CFH) |
3 |
HSC 3541 |
Human Structure and Function (COPH) |
3 |
HSC 4134 |
Prevention of Mental Illness (CFH) |
3 |
HSC 4211 |
Health, Behavior and Society (CFH) |
3 |
HSC 4504 |
Foundations of Public Health Immunology (GLO) |
3 |
HSC 4542 |
Stress, Health and College Life (CFH) |
3 |
HSC 4579 |
Foundations of Maternal and Child Health (CFH) |
3 |
HSC 4580 |
Foundations of Food Safety (GLO) |
3 |
| HSC 4933 Special Topics in Public Health** | ||
|
Behavioral Health System Delivery (CFH) |
3 |
|
Critical Issues in Public Health (COPH) |
3 |
|
Foundations of Global Health (GLO) |
3 |
|
Introduction to Biostatistics (EPB) |
3 |
|
Introduction to Environmental Health (EOH) |
3 |
|
Men’s Health and Gender in Society (CFH) |
3 |
|
Secret History of Death and Disease (EPB) |
3 |
|
Sex, Beer and Chocolate: Fact and Fiction About the Things You Love (EPB) |
3 |
|
Understanding U.S. Healthcare (HPM) |
3 |
|
Women’s Health: A Public Health Perspective (CFH) |
3 |
|
Foundations of Infection Control (GLO) |
3 |
|
Contemporary Health Issues in HPM (HPM) |
3 |
| COPH | = | General College of Public Health |
| CFH | = | Department of Community and Family Health |
| EOH | = | Department of Environmental and Occupational Health |
| GLO | = | Department of Global Health |
| HPM | = | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| EPB | = | Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (no undergraduate courses at this time) |
**Please see academic advisor for selection of special topics courses.
Other special topics subjects may be offered depending upon student demand and instructor availability.
University requirements (Each academic minor must conform):
- A minimum of 8 semester hours of credit used to satisfy the requirements of a minor must be from USF courses.
- A student desiring a minor must have a major in a different program option.
- USF coursework for a minor must have a GPA of at least 2.0.
- Only an undergraduate degree-seeking student at USF is eligible for a minor.
- A minor can be applied for and received only in conjunction with applying for and receiving a baccalaureate degree except for students who have already received a baccalaureate degree from USF who may earn certification of a minor by taking additional undergraduate coursework at the University and applying for the certification.
Declaring a General Public Health Minor
Make sure you have completed all 18 hours of required and elective courses.
You will declare the General Public Health minor on your Bachelor’s Degree Application when you are preparing to graduate. (Make sure you check with your department and the Registrars Office on semesters deadlines for the application)
The minor will be displayed on your USF official transcript. You will not receive any tangible documentations or certificates from the College of Public Health for completion of the General Public Health minor.
For more information, contact the:
Prospective Student Academic Advisor
Michelle Hodge, (813) 974-6665; mhodge1@health.usf.edu