Program Description
The Public Health cross-school minor introduces students to population health issues, causes of poor health outcomes, and strategies to promote and protect health globally and domestically. Students will explore health promotion, disease prevention, epidemiology, and more. This minor prepares students for careers in health professions, social work, business, law, psychology, and other fields.
Admissions
New York University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions supports the application process for all undergraduate programs at NYU. For additional information about undergraduate admissions, including application requirements, see How to Apply.
Program Requirements
The Public Health minor consists of four courses (16 credits). Students enroll in two core courses (8 credits), UGPH-GU 10 Health and Society in a Global Context and UGPH-GU 30 Epidemiology for Global Health, and two electives (8 credits) from the elective list below:
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| UGPH-GU 10 | Health and Society in a Global Context 1 | 4 |
| UGPH-GU 30 | Epidemiology for Global Health 1 | 4 |
| 8 |
| Medical Anthropology | |
| Global Biocultures: Anthropological Perspectives on Public Health | |
| Abnormal Psychology | |
| Women and Mental Health: A Life Cycle Perspective (Steinhardt) | |
| Sexual Identities Across The Lifespan (Steinhardt) | |
| Adolescent Development (Steinhardt) | |
| Genetics (CAS) | |
| ATB: Genetics & Genomics (CAS) | |
| Microbiology and Microbial Genomics (CAS) | |
| Biostatistics and Human Genetics (CAS) | |
| Immunology (CAS) | |
| Geographic Information Systems for Ecology (CAS) | |
| ATB: Microbiology (CAS) | |
| Global Topics: (Globalization and the Environment (GLS)) | |
| Global Topics: (HIV/AIDS: A Global Perspective (GLS)) | |
| Global Topics: (Sustainable Human Rights: Food, Water, Health and Environment (GLS)) | |
| The History of Western Medicine (CAS) | |
| Seminar in History of Medicine (CAS) 3 | |
| Colonial Latin America (CAS) | |
| Community Nutrition (Steinhardt) | |
| Introduction to Global Issues in Nutrition (Steinhardt) | |
| Introduction to Global Issues in Nutrition (Steinhardt) 2 | |
| Food Systems: Food and Agriculture (Steinhardt) | |
| Topics in Health: Policy, Politics and Power (Wagner) | |
| Race and Ethnicity (CAS) | |
| The Family (CAS) | |
| Introduction to Bioethics | |
| Biostatistics for Public Health | |
| Introduction to Neuroethics | |
| Life and Death | |
| Public Health Ethics | |
| Ethics and Clinical Practice | |
| Ethics and Identity: Disability, Gender, and Race | |
| Global Medicine and Disease: The Challenges We Face 3 | |
| Ethics and the Internet: Social Media, Big Data, and Fake News | |
| Behavioral Risk-Taking in the Global Context | |
| Ethics and Technology | |
| Health Policy in a Global World | |
| Human Rights: Philosophical and Practical Issues | |
| Nutrition and Health during Reproduction, Childhood, and Adolescence | |
| Environmental Health in a Global World | |
| Medical Ethics | |
| Public Health Approaches to Sexually Transmitted Infections | |
| Public Health Entrepreneurial Ventures | |
| Biostatistics for Public Health | |
| Health Policy in a Global World | |
| Environmental Health in a Global World | |
| Ethics and Research | |
| Latin American Health Care Systems in Cultural Context | |
| Policy, and Health: Exploring Latin American Health Care Systems | |
| The Ethics of Reproduction | |
Policies
Program Policies
Double-Counting Courses
In some cases, courses may be applicable to both major and minor requirements. For the Public Health Minor elective requirements only, we honor the double-counting policy stated by a student's home school. It is also the student's responsibility to ensure they are meeting the credit minimum in order to graduate with declared degrees (major/minor). Students are encouraged to email their home school advisor to ensure the courses will double count so we can do the same.
NYU Policies
University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.
School of Global Public Health Policies
A list of related academic policies can be found on the School of Global Public Health academic policies page.