Population Health PhD Minor

Ph.D. students enrolled in other campus programs may pursue a minor in Population Health. Those who wish to do so may contact Kelly Haslam, the Graduate Program Coordinator, for minor advising. A minimum of 10 credits of course work consisting of three required 3-credit courses and 1-3 credits of a Population Health elective must be completed. The minor will consist of the following Population Health Sciences courses:

• Pop Hlth 797 Introduction to Epidemiology (3 cr) Fall
• At least one of the following courses:
  • Pop Hlth 780 Public Health: Principles and Practices (3 cr) Fall
  • Pop Hlth 795 Principles of Population Health Sciences (3 cr) Fall
• At least one of the following research methods courses:
  • Pop Hlth 796 Introduction to Health Services Research (3 cr) Spring
  • Pop Hlth 798 Epidemiologic Methods (3 cr) Spring
• Students are strongly recommended to take Pop Hlth 800 Quantitative Methods in Population Health I (3 cr) or Pop Hlth 900 Quantitative Methods in Population Health II (3 cr) as an elective. However, other Population Health elective courses can be considered.

A likely course sequence for the minor in Population Health would be as follows:

• Fall Semester:
  • Pop Hlth 795 OR Pop Hlth 780
  • Pop Hlth 797
• Spring Semester:
  • Pop Hlth 796 OR Pop Hlth 798
  • Pop Hlth Elective

Students who request exemptions and/or substitutions for required minor courses must appeal to the Director of the Graduate Program through the Graduate Program Coordinator. In this case, the appeal must include a Proposed Minor Program Plan, which must be approved and signed by the Graduate Program Director