Public Health Minor

Course of Study
The minor in Public Health is available to students enrolled in masters and doctoral programs outside of the School of Public Health.  Students enrolled in masters and doctoral programs in the School of Public Health are not eligible for this minor because the minor requirements in the Public Health Minor are part of their major field of study.

Minor Requirements and Curriculum
A minor for either the masters or doctoral degree may be earned in Public Health when it logically relates to the major field.  Masters’ students are required to complete at least 8 graduate credits from courses offered in the School of Public Health.  Doctoral students are required to complete at least 14 graduate credits offered in the School of Public Health.  The minor program is designed to suit the particular needs and interests of the students with the provision that a graduated level course in Environmental Health, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics be included in that requirement.  These courses must at least meet the content level of the School’s basic courses in those three subjects: PubH 6101 Environmental Health OR PubH 6102 Issues in Environmental Health, PubH 6320 Fundamentals of Epidemiology OR PubH 6330 Epidemiology I and PubH 6414 Biostatistical Methods I OR PubH 6450 Biostatistics I.  When alternative courses in Epidemiology or Environmental Health are determined by the student and the advisor to be preferable to the above listed courses, alternative courses may be substituted with the approval of both the advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.

The courses to form the minor requirement should be selected in consolation with an appropriate faculty advisor from the minor program who will be assigned by the Director of Graduate Studies in Public Health. 

If students have already taken graduate level courses in the above listed content areas at other schools, other Public Health courses could be used to complete the minor requirement with the approval of the public health advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.  Public Health courses frequently have prerequisites or enrollment limitations, so early planning of a minor in Public Health is important.

Prerequisites for Admission
Admission to the Public Health graduate minor is contingent upon prior admission to a masters or doctoral degree granting program within the Graduate School.  Students enrolled in graduate programs within the School of Public Health are not eligible for this minor.

Procedure for Admission
First consult with your major program advisor about the advisability of a minor in public health.  You will then need to contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Kristin Anderson, PhD, MPH. (ander116@umn.edu or 612.624.1818) or Director of Graduate Studies Assistant, Carol Francis (franc004@umn.edu or 612.624.6952) for minor information.

Contact Information for the Public Health Minor

Kristin Anderson, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies Public Health Minor
ander116@umn.edu or (612) 624-1818

Carol Francis, Director of Graduate Studies Assistant, Public Health Minor:  franc004@umn.edu or 612.624.6952

Enrollment in the minor is contingent upon approval by the Director of Graduate Studies in Public Health.