Public health is one of the fastest-growing fields in the world and at Regis College, we prepare you to lead teams that have large-scale impact on the communities they serve. By employing an interdisciplinary approach, Regis provides you with the background necessary to serve and lead in community and population health. The Public Health Minor is an excellent addition to any major in the health sciences, nursing, social work, political science, or business and communications.
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Required Courses
- PBH 200 Introduction to Public Health
- PBH 203 Introduction to Epidemiology
- PBH 206 Introduction to Global Health
- PBH 303 Public Health Policy and Advocacy
- And two electives 1
- EN 334 Writing and Healing
- EN 329 Writing for Community Service
- HFS 250 Obesity and Body Weight Management
- HFS 311 Health and Wellness
- ID 228 The Challenge of Wellness: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
- ID 230 Interdependent Healthcare Professions
- IPE 306 Research Methods for the Health Sciences
- IPE 308 Health Informatics
- MU 215 Music, Health and Wholeness
- NUTR 103 Introduction to Nutrition
- NUTR 205 Nutrition Along the Health Continuum
- NUTR 248 Food and Society
- NUTR 319 Lifecycle Nutrition
- NUTR 320 Community Nutrition
- PBH 313 Global Public Health Experience
- PO 231 Human Rights
- PS 233 Introduction to Human Development
- SP 100 Spanish for Health Professionals
- SO 303A Oppression, Prejudice and Discrimination
- SP 100 Introductory Spanish for Health Sciences
- SP 200 Intermediate Spanish for Health Sciences
- SP 300 Advanced Spanish for Health Sciences
- SW 304 Communities, Organizations and Groups
- SW 340 Contemporary Social Problems
- And two electives 1
- Examples of current courses that may fulfill the elective requirement. Students who minor in public health should meet with the program director of the Public Health program to discuss electives that fulfill the minor.
