Public Health Minor

Minors complete a minimum of 24 credits within the program and enjoy a healthy range of options that include core courses and courses from our two supplementary course lists: Electives: Mechanisms and Contexts of Health and Professional & Applied Skills Options.

Requirements

PH 101 - Introduction to Public Health (4)
BIO 111 - Explorations in Biology I: Life in Context (4 Cr.) or BIO 112 or ES 100
PH 210 - Epidemiology (4) or PH 310
SOA 217 - Methods of Social Research (4 Cr.) or a Professional & Applied Skills course below (4 cr.)
PH 497 - Public Health Capstone (4)
Plus one course from the Electives list below (4 cr.)

Electives: Mechanisms and Contexts of Health

Professional and Applied Skills Options

University of Maryland School of Public Health: Articulation Agreement

The following details the designated MPH courses at UM, and the recommended timeframe in which the Accelerated Public Health Minor/MPH Program students should take the UMB MPH courses.

UMB Equivalent UMB MPH Course Number	UMB MPH COURSE TITLE	Number of Credits	Semester Course Offered at UMB
PH 600	Principles of Epidemiology - a	3	Fall or Summer
PH 610	Social & Behavioral Foundations of Public Health - b	3	Fall
PH 621 or PH 620 (depending on the selected concentration)	Biostatistical Methods or Principles of Biostatistics - c	3	Fall
PH 623	Ethical Issues in Public Health - b	2	Spring
PH 648	Health Services Policy, Management, and Finance - b	3	Fall or Summer
PH 668	Environmental & Occupational Health - a	3	Fall

a) will count toward Goucher PH Natural Science course requirement

b) will count toward Goucher PH Social Science course requirement

c) will count toward Goucher PH Statistics requirement