Community and Public Health Minor Requirements
A list of courses that compromise the minor program of study for each specialization area is listed below. Each minor requires the completion of 15 credit hours.
Community Health Worker
Individuals interested in a minor in the Community and Public Health Community Health Worker Specialization are Chaminade students who seek to gain depth of knowledge while acquiring additional skills to launch or enhance a career in public health or a related field. The minor will provide content in health education, health coaching, epidemiology, public health, and policy.
Community Health Worker
HC 100
Determinants of Health Across Cultures
3
HC 200 or
HC 203
Health Promotion Across the Life Span or
Health Disparities and Indigenous Health
3
HC 305
Healthcare Economics and Policy
3
DS 401
Healthcare Informatics
3
PSY 451
Health and Stress Psychology
3
Data Analytics
Individuals interested in a minor in the Community and Public Data Analytics Specialization are Chaminade students who seek to gain depth of knowledge while acquiring additional skills to launch or enhance a career in public health or a related field. The minor will provide learning to harness the power of ‘big data’ to improve healthcare. Content includes disease modeling and prediction, which informs decision-making and policy development.
DATA ANALYTICS
HC 100
Determinants of Health Across Cultures
3
HC 200 or
HC 203
Health Promotion Across the Life Span or
Health Disparities and Indigenous Health
3
CS 202
Programming in Python
3
DS 101
Data Structures, Data Analytics and the Data Lifecycle
3
DS 401
Healthcare Informatics and Analytics
3
Environment and Health
Individuals interested in a minor in the Community and Public Health Environment and Health Specialization are Chaminade students who seek to gain depth of knowledge while acquiring additional skills to launch or enhance a career in public health or a related field. The minor will explore the linkages between environment and health, especially in the area of preventative health, policy, and public health.
ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH
HC 100
Determinants of Health Across Cultures
3
HC 200 or
HC 203
Health Promotion Across the Life Span or
Health Disparities and Indigenous Health
3
ENV 301
Environmental Human Health
3
ENV 400
Current Global Environmental Issues
3
ENV 401
Current Topics in the Environment and Human Health
3
Non Profit Administration
Individuals interested in a minor in the Community and Public Non-profit Administration Specialization are Chaminade students who seek to gain depth of knowledge while acquiring additional skills to launch or enhance a career in public health or a related field. The minor will develop expertise in healthcare administration in the non-profit sector with content in economics, finance, and operation of community healthcare organizations.
NON PROFIT ADMINSTRATION
HC 100
Determinants of Health Across Cultures
3
HC 200 or
HC 203
Health Promotion Across the Life Span or
Health Disparities and Indigenous Health
3
HC 305
Healthcare Economics and Policy
3
MGT 301
Organizational Behavior
3
MGT 312
Organizational Leadership
3