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For detailed information about requirements for each minor program, please see the Catalogue.
Minor in Public Health
This minor is designed for students interested
in a broad array of health issues. The focus of the minor is on
reducing disability and mortality from avoidable injuries and chronic
disease, educating the community about healthy lifestyles, assuring
access to health care and measuring changes using various indicators
over time. This minor offers students an opportunity to acquire
insight into meeting the challenges of the changing environment
of the health care system. It complements a number of majors including
psychology, sociology, American studies and ethnicity, biological
sciences, economics, environmental studies, exercise science, gender
studies, international relations, philosophy, religion, gerontology,
education and political science.
Minor in Substance Abuse Prevention
This minor offers students an opportunity to gain
an overall understanding of substance abuse as a major modifiable
risk factor for illness. It allows students to learn theories of
behavior change, to understand the issues in prevention and cessation
of drug abuse, and to develop, implement, and evaluate intervention
strategies. It complements a number of majors including psychology,
sociology, American studies and ethnicity, biological science, gerontology
and education.
Minor in Health Communication
This minor is designed to appeal to students with
a wide range of interests, including those with a general interest
in promoting healthy lifestyle practices through communication.
These students will be prepared to seek future job opportunities
in areas including the managed care industry, hospitals, wellness
programs, broadcast and cable companies, private and governmental
agencies, as well as other organizations looking for experts with
demonstrated knowledge in health-related fields.
Minor in Nutrition and Health Promotion
This minor is designed to appeal to students interested
in nutrition, especially in preparation for graduate study in health-related
fields (e.g., medicine, public health) or to enter health-related
fields of employment. The focus of the minor is on assessing, planning
and evaluating dietary intake of individuals or groups under various
conditions of health and disease based upon principles of nutrition
and behavioral science. Students in this minor will study factors
associated with dietary habits so that effective interventions at
individual and group levels can be developed. It complements a number
of majors including psychology, gerontology, biological sciences,
chemistry, exercise science, and environmental studies.
Minor in Cultural Competence in Medicine
This minor is designed to appeal to students who
plan to enter careers or professional programs in the health field
after graduation. The minor focuses on using cultural knowledge
to provide more effective health care in our increasingly diverse
society. Students in major programs such as biological sciences,
chemistry, exercise science and environmental studies are examples
of students expected to be interested in taking Cultural Competence
in Medicine as a minor.
Minor in Cinema-Television for the Health Professions
This minor is designed to introduce pre-health students to the theory and techniques of cinema and television, and to a set of media practices useful for the implementation of health promotion strategies.This will allow them, as clinicians and researchers, to partner with the entertainment industry to disseminate accurate, up-to-date health information to the public. Students in major programs such as biological sciences, chemistry, kinesiology, health promotion and disease prevention studies, and environmental studies are examples of students expected to be interested in taking Cinema-Television for the Health Professions as a minor. For more information about this new minor program, click here.
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