The Public Health minor is a 15-credit minor that enables students to acquire public health knowledge that complements their career paths. The minor is designed for students going into careers other than public health who can benefit from public health knowledge in the delivery of their services. A few examples of these careers include anthropology, dentistry, environmental engineering, health education, medicine, nursing, nutritional sciences, occupational therapy, physician assistant and psychology.
Program requirements
Students applying to the Public Health minor must have:
- A minimum 3.0 overall GPA
- A minimum 3.0 prerequisite GPA
Due to limited space in Public Health minor courses, students should only apply for the minor if they have 4+ semesters remaining before graduation, as there is typically only enough space for students to take 1-2 minor courses per semester.
Meeting the eligibility requirements for the public health minor DOES NOT guarantee that you will be approved.
Public Health Majors are not eligible for the Public Health Minor.
Prerequisite courses
- BSC2005 Biological Sciences or BSC2010 Principles of Biology 1
- STA2023 Statistics 1
- PSY2012 General Psychology
Minor courses
Students accepted into the minor are required to complete 15 total credits including 9 credits of required coursework and 6 credits of elective coursework. Students may choose any elective courses listed below to meet the elective requirements. Prerequisites apply; please refer to the undergraduate catalog when planning which courses to take. For example, students can only take PHC 4024 Applied Epidemiology if they have completed PHC 4094 Introduction to Biostatistics. PHC 4101 is a prerequisite for most courses on the Elective list, so students must plan accordingly.
Required courses (9 Credits)
- PHC 4101 Public Health Concepts
- HSA 3111 US Healthcare System
- PHC 4418 Social, Economic, and Environmental Drivers of Health
Elective courses (6 Credits)
- HSC 4247 Dis/Mis Information in Healthcare
- HSC 4643 Access and Rehabilitation in Vulnerable Populations
- PHC 3440 Global Public Health
- PHC 3603 Critical Issues in Public Health
- PHC 3678 Global Health Disparities and Disabilities
- PHC 4024 Applied Epidemiology
- PHC 4094 Introduction to Biostatistics
- PHC 4309 Climate Change, the Environment, and the Future of Public Health
- PHC 4320 Environmental Concepts in Public Health
- PHC 4503 Public Health Messaging and Dissemination
- RCS 4451 Rehabilitation Aspects of Substance Abuse*
*RCS4451 does not count toward the Public Health minor for Health Science majors in the Preprofessional specialization.
Note: Elective course options are contingent upon availability during registration.
Please make certain to consider several elective course options.
Due to limited seats in minor courses, students should only apply if they have four or more Fall/Spring semesters remaining at UF. For questions or concerns, please contact us at minors@phhp.ufl.edu.