Public Health Nutrition Minor
The Public Health Nutrition Minor is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and address the interplay between nutrition and public health. This minor offers a complementary curriculum for students who are majoring in a health-focused field, science-focused field, and liberal arts. The coursework for the minor offers students exposure to interdisciplinary aspects of public health nutrition, such as education and communication, epidemiology, systems, and policy.
The Public Health Nutrition Minor requires 12 credits of required coursework and 2 selectives (6 credits).
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses (12 credit hours) | ||
| SPHU 1010 | Intro To Public Health | 3 |
| or SPHU 1020 | Cell, Individual & Community | |
| SPHU 2300 | Introduction to Nutrition | 3 |
| SPHU 3360 | Public Health Nutrition: Principles to Practice | 3 |
| SPHU 4310 | Nutrition Education and Communication | 3 |
| PH Skill-Based Nutrition Selectives (Choose 2) | 6 | |
| Public Health Program Implementation and Management | ||
| Nutrition & Chronic Disease | ||
| Lifecycle Nutrition | ||
| Introductory Microbiology | ||
| Resilience in International Disasters | ||
| Capstone Independent Study | ||
| Internship | ||
| Global Food Politics & Policy | ||
| Global Food Economy | ||
| Food System Leadership in the Gulf South | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
Per university policy, students are not permitted to share credits between minors. Only three credit hours can be shared with a major. For Public Health majors also minoring in Public Health Nutrition (PHNU), SPHU 1010 Intro To Public Health (3 c.h.) is the only class that can overlap between the major and the minor.
One study abroad course may count toward in this minor in the Selectives Area with approval of a program advisor.
Field of Study: PHNU
To learn more about the department, visit https://sph.tulane.edu/bsph/undergraduate-public-health-staff.