Public Health Minor

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A minor in Public Health is offered. The minor in Public Health consists of 12 credits including: BPH 206 Introduction to Public Health (3 cr), BPH 208 Introductory Epidemiology (3 cr), plus two Public Health electives from the list below:


BPH 301 Human Sexuality and Vulnerable Populations 3 cr
BPH 303 HIV/AIDS and Health Maintenance for Health Care Providers 3 cr
BPH 305 Issues in Health Disparities 3 cr
BPH 309 Health and Environment 3 cr
BPH 310 Global Health 3 cr
BPH 317 Human Growth and Development 3 cr
BPH 319 Contemporary Issues in Bioethics for Health Care 3 cr
BPH 321 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 3 cr
BPH 322 Health Policy 3 cr
BPH 352 Biological Principles of Public Health 3 cr
BPH 355 Global Nutrition 3 cr
BPH 419 Contemporary Health Issues in South Florida 3 cr
BPH 465 Public Health Statistics and Data Management 3 cr
BPH 487 Global Health Practicum 3 cr
APY 205 Medicine, Health Care in Society 3 cr

A joint minor in Health Communication is offered in conjunction with the School of Communication. The Health Communication minor consists of 15 credits as detailed below:

The Minor in Health Communicaiton consists of 15 credits:

Required Core Courses (6 credits)
  • Health Communication – COS 324 (3 cr)
  • Public Health – BPH 206 (3 cr)

6 additional credits in Communication Studies (COS) from the courses listed below:
  • COS 325 Communication in Health Organizations (3 cr)
  • COS 426 Patient-Provider Communication (3 cr)
  • COS 427 Health Behavior and Risk (3 cr)
  • COS 472 Persuasion (3 cr)

3 additional credits in Public Health (BPH from the courses listed below:
  • BPH 305 Issues in Health Disparities (3 cr)
  • BPH 310 Gobal Health (3 cr)
  • BPH 321 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (3 cr)
  • BPH 322 Introduction to Health Policy (3 cr)

A grade of C or higher is required in all courses (a grade of C- or lower is not acceptable for minor).
Minimum UM GPA of 2.0 required to declare minor.

For further information, please contace the Office of Student Services at 305-284-4325 or via email at http://www.miami.edu/sonhs/

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