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Aug 04, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Public Health Minor
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Coordinator
Ignatius Ijere, Undergraduate Program Director
435B White Hall
315-443-9393
inijere@syr.edu
Description
The Minor in Public Health provides students with opportunities to develop broad competencies in areas of study commonly identified with public health. The minor is designed in part for students wishing to gain knowledge and skills for employment in a number of fields that intersect with public health or in preparation for graduate study in public health.
Admission
The Minor in Public Health is available to all University students with a Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above, except for Public Health BS students. To be admitted to the minor, a student submits a Declaration of Minor form to his or her faculty advisor, the Public Health Minor coordinator, and the Dean’s office in his or her home college.
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Student Learning Outcomes
Apply theories, concepts and models from social and behavioral disciplines as they relate to public health practice. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to: 1. Communicate public health information to diverse populations using a variety of media 2. Analyze social, environmental, and behavioral factors that impact on health and contribute to health disparities 3. Apply theories, concepts, and models from social and behavioral disciplines as they relate to public health practice Course Requirements for the Minor in Public Health
Required Courses:
The following course are required-6 crs. Electives
choose 4 additional courses, 3 of which must be at the 300 or 400 level: Total Credits Required: 18
Restrictions
Public health majors may not pursue a public health minor. |
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