Public Health Minor
The UCLA School of Public Health has offered a Minor since the Fall Quarter
of 2003. It is designed for students who wish to learn more about core
public health functions, including the assessment and monitoring of the
health of communities and populations at risk to identify health problems
and priorities, the formulation of public policies designed to solve identified
local and national health problems and priorities, the assurance that
all populations have access to appropriate and cost-effective care, and
the evaluation of the effectiveness of that care.
Course Requirements for the Minor in Public Health:
The Minor in Public Health comprises seven courses as follows:
- Public Health 150: Contemporary Health Issues (taken
during the first term of enrollment in the Minor)
- Biostatistics 100A: Introduction to Biostatistics
- Community Health Sciences 100: Introduction to Community
Health Sciences
- Environmental Health Sciences 100: Introduction to
Environmental Health
- Epidemiology 100: Principles of Epidemiology
- Health Services 100: Health Services Organization
- 1 additional elective course, to be selected from:
Biostatistics 100B; Community Health Sciences 90, 91, 130, 132, M140,
195, 196A; Health Services 98H, M110, C121; Public Health 53, M106,
or M151 (other courses may be accepted via a blue petition).
All courses for the Minor must be taken for a letter grade, with a minimum
grade of C in each course, and an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or
better. Successful completion of the Minor is indicated on the transcript
and diploma.
Applying to the Minor in Public Health:
Students wishing to apply to the Minor in Public Health must be in good
academic standing with an overall grade-point average
of 2.0 or better, and must have completed 90 or more
units. To apply to the Minor, interested students must submit
an Application, a Degree Progress Report, and an Application Essay to
A1-269 CHS by July 13th.
Download
Application for Public Health Minor (PDF)
Contact Information:
For further questions about the Minor in Public Health, please contact
the staff in the School of Public Health’s Student Affairs Office
at (310) 825-5524.
The Student Affairs Office, located in A1-269 Center for the Health
Sciences, is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:30 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m.
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