It provides students with a scaffolded educational experience and equips them with data-driven skills to investigate outbreaks, inform policies, and evaluate health programs. This interdisciplinary field combines science, statistics, liberal arts, and social sciences, offering diverse career opportunities.
With an undergraduate degree in Public Health combined with a minor in Epidemiology, you can pursue various entry-level jobs in public health, research, and healthcare settings with public health agencies, research institutions, and healthcare organizations. The analytical skills and deep knowledge of public health concepts gained through this major and minor combination will strengthen performance on many graduate school entrance exams. Additionally, it serves as a strong foundation for advanced studies in medicine, nursing, research, epidemiology, biostatistics, or health policy, making it a valuable choice for those interested in disease prevention and population health.
Four-Year Curriculum (2025–2026)
The suggested plan begins the minor in the spring semester of the first year, but it can be started as late as the third year.
First Year
Fall
- NH 1500 – Applications to Health (1 credit)
- HSCI 1100 – Introduction to Public Health (3)
- Social and Behavioral Science Elective (3)
- BHSC 1340 – Natural Science (4)
- ENGS 1001 – Written Expression (3)
- Learning Community Course (1–3)
Spring
- HSCI 1300 – Epidemics: Dynamics of Infectious Disease (3)
- Health-Related Elective (3)
- Social and Behavioral Science Elective (3)
- Natural and Applied Science Elective (4)
- HSCI 1980 – Writing Intensive & Diversity (3)
Second Year
Fall
- HSCI 2100 – Foundations of Global Health (3)
- STAT 1110 or STAT 1410 – Statistics (3)
- Approved Health-Related Elective (3)
- HSCI 2200 – Research Methods in Public Health (3)
- Math Elective (3)
Spring
- HSCI 2300 – Health Promotion (3)
- HSCI 2400 – Healthcare and Public Health Systems (3)
- Natural and Applied Science Elective (3)
- Social and Behavioral Science Elective (3)
- HSCI 2800 – Cancer Epidemiology (3)
Third Year
Fall
- HSCI 3100 – Epidemiology, Public Health & Infectious Disease (3)
- NH 2200 – Health Care Ethics (3)
- Humanities Elective (3)
- Free Elective (3)
- Natural and Applied Science Elective (4)
Spring
- Natural and Applied Science Elective (3)
- HSCI 2500 – Health Communication (3)
- Health-Related Elective (3)
- STAT 3000 – Medical Biostats and Epidemiology (3)
- Humanities Elective (3)
Fourth Year
Fall
- HSCI 3300 – Health Promotion Program Planning (3)
- Social and Behavioral Science Elective (3)
- Approved Health-Related Elective (3)
- Free Elective (3–6)
Spring
- HSCI 3500 – Capstone (3)
- Approved Health-Related Elective (6)
- HSCI 3400 – Writing for Health Professionals (3)
- Free Elective (3–6)