Program Description
The Public Health cross-school minor provides students with an introduction to thinking about health issues across populations, the major causes of poor health outcomes, as well as approaches to protect the health and wellbeing of populations domestically and globally. Exploring the interdisciplinary nature of the field, students will be exposed to health promotion strategies, disease prevention interventions, epidemiological theories and more. Completion of the minor is useful preparation for careers in many fields including the health professions, social work, business, law, psychology and others.
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
Students completing the minor enroll in two core courses, UGPH-GU 10 Health and Society in a Global Context and UGPH-GU 30 Epidemiology for Global Health, and select two electives from the list below to reflect their interest in the field.
Please note that the following courses may NOT be counted towards the minor:
- UGPH-GU 20 Biostatistics for Public Health
- UGPH-GU 40 Health Policy in a Global World
- UGPH-GU 50 Environmental Health in a Global World
- UGPH-GU 60 Undergraduate Experiential Learning in Global Public Health
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 (CAS) | |
| Global Biocultures: Anthropological Perspectives on Public Health (CAS) | |
| Adolescent Development (Steinhardt) | |
APSY-UE 1081 | (Steinhardt) | |
| Women and Mental Health: A Life Cycle Perspective (Steinhardt) | |
| Sexual Identities Across The Lifespan (Steinhardt) | |
APSY-YE 1038 | (Steinhardt) | |
| Genetics (CAS) | |
| ATB: Genetics & Genomics (CAS) | |
BIOL-UA 38 | (CAS) | |
| Biostatistics and Human Genetics (CAS) | |
| Microbiology and Microbial Genomics (CAS) | |
| Immunology (CAS) | |
| ATB: Microbiology (CAS) | |
BIOL-UA 1023 | (CAS) | |
| Emerging Pathogens (CAS) | |
| Geographic Information Systems for Ecology (CAS) | |
BIOL-UA 1066 | (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)) | |
| Colonial Latin America (CAS) | |
| The History of Western Medicine (CAS) | |
| Seminar in History of Medicine (CAS) | |
| Community Nutrition (Steinhardt) | |
| Introduction to Global Issues in Nutrition (Steinhardt) | |
| Food Systems: Food and Agriculture (Steinhardt) | |
| Introduction to Global Issues in Nutrition (Steinhardt) | |
| Medical Ethics (CAS/Wagner) | |
| Topics in Health: Policy, Politics and Power (Wagner) | |
UNDSW-US 0082 | (Silver) | |
SOC-UA 139 | (CAS) | |
| The Family (CAS) | |
| Race and Ethnicity (CAS) | |
| Total Credits | 16 |
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.