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Public Health Minor Option
The Department of Applied Health offers a minor in Public Health, which consists of 21 semester hours.
Public Health Core Minor Requirements
- PBHE 111 Personal Health
- PBHE 305 Foundations of Community and Public Health
- PBHE 210 Sexual Health
- PBHE 213 Violence and Injury Prevention
- PBHE 220 Drug Use and Abuse
- PBHE 230 Emotional Health and Stress Management
- PBHE 240 Introduction to Applied Nutrition
- PBHE 300 Women's Health
- PBHE 353 Public Health Data Analysis
- PBHE 363 Public Health Policy and Management
- PBHE 370 Public Health Communication
- PBHE 375 Research Methods in Health
- PBHE 405 Health Coaching
- PBHE 410 Environmental Health
- PBHE 420 Contemporary and Controversial Issues in Health
- PBHE 455 Introduction to Epidemiology
- PBHE 462 Special Topics in Public Health
- PBHE 489 Independent Study in Public Health
- PBHE 490 Program Planning in Community Health
- PBHE 491 Program Implementation and Evaluation in Community Health
- PBHE 495 Grant Writing in Public Health
- PBHE 498 Senior Professional Seminar
- PBHE 499 Internship in Public Health
Applicants to the PBHE minor must:
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Complete ENG 101 and 102 with a grade of C or better
To be retained, minors must:
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 in their SIUE coursework
- Obtain a grade of B or better in PBHE 111: Personal Health
- Obtain a grade of C or better in all PBHE minor classes
Public health minors falling below the required cumulative GPA 2.5 will have one semester to raise their GPA to continue being a public health minor. If the student’s GPA remains below 2.5 in the next semester, the student’s minor will be removed, and an advisor will review other minor options at SIUE with the student.
