Public Health Minors, Graduate Specializations and Certificates

The Global Public Health minor focuses on health issues affecting populations in the United States and low- to middle-economic status countries worldwide. You will learn about the scope of public health issues, factors that contribute to existing and emerging issues, and applicable approaches to address and intervene.

The 15-credit-hour undergraduate minor in Epidemiology focuses on epidemiologic methods and two important content areas of the field: chronic disease epidemiology and infectious disease epidemiology along with expanding knowledge and comprehension of issues affecting humans domestically and internationally.

Learn how arts and culture are essential components of individual wellness and health communities. A minor in Public Health and the Arts exposes students to both public health and the arts to promote understanding that community wellbeing encompasses many aspects of daily living and not just individual behavior.

Gain the knowledge and skills applicable to exposure hazard assessment and disease risk assessments involving environmental and occupational toxic chemical and infectious microbial agents.

To more efficiently and effectively achieve the best health outcomes for people, animals and the environment, develop your expertise in the surveillance, prevention, mitigation and intervention strategies that promote a healthy world.

Get equipped with the tools to conduct and interpret reliable research that addresses costs, access to and quality of health care as well as the processes and outcomes of health services and policies.

A great complement to applicable PhD and Master’s students to learn the fundamental knowledge about public health behavior and health promotion and the related skills and approaches necessary to plan, implement and evaluate health-related programs.

Obesity Science teaches students how to address this epidemic from biological, psychological, social and relational perspectives. Learn the foundational knowledge and skills needed in basic science, prevention science, community interventions and clinical treatments.

Global Health provides graduate and professional students access to interdisciplinary study in global health issues and the opportunity to gain specific expertise in the unique challenges of health care in the developing world and among immigrant populations.