The Public Health Minor at Yeshiva College

The Public Health Minor at Yeshiva College

The public health minor will be listed as an interdepartmental option.

All students who plan to minor in Public Health should have some prior background in Biology from courses such as Bio1001, Bio 1011, Experimental and Quantitative Methods, or the Natural World. Required courses will include three 2 or 3-credit courses in 1) Introduction to Public Health, 2) Epidemiology, and 3) Biostatistics or Statistics. After consultation with a member of the Public Health Minor Committee, three electives (6-9 credits) will be chosen from a list of currently available courses offered by a number of departments. With exception of statistics/biostatistics, courses used for the Public Health minor may not also be used for other majors or minors.Each student who wishes to minor in Public Health will also be expected to complete an internship, participate in health-related community service or research, or submit a term paper on a topic that centers upon a current public health concern. Prior to graduation, the Program Director will provide a written certification that the student has completed the requirements for the Minor in Public Health.

Public Health –related elective courses currently and recently available at Yeshiva College:

Microbiology (Biology 4023)

Health Economics (Economics 2351)

Abnormal Psychology (Psychology 2414

Bioethics (Biology 4934)

Health Psychology (Psychology 3601)

Death and Dying (Psychology 4930)

Sociology of Health (Sociology 1232)

Sociology of Mental Health (Sociology 1242)

Collection and Evaluation of Evidence (Sociology 2504)

Introduction to American Public Policy(Political Science)

Health Law (new course)

Additional Courses available at the Institute for Public Health Sciences (AECOM), the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, the Ferkauf School of Psychology, or the Cardozo School of Law

AECOM

Foundations of Public Health*(PUB 6000)--Merzel--summer course, 7 two hour classes over two weeks

Epidemiology* (PUB 6100)--Marantz -- summer course, 4 nights/week for 3 weeks

Biostatistics* (PUB 6200)--Kim--summer course, 4 nights/week for 3 weeks

Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Public Health*(PUB 6300)

Health Policy and Management*(PUB6400)

Principals of Environmental Health Sciences (PUB6500)

Global Health Institute--Suchday--summer experience, 2 weeks of lecture at Einstein followed by a trip to India or Israel

* These courses are required for a Certificate in Public Health at Einstein and may also be used to partially satisfy the requirements for the Public Health Minor at YeshivaCollege.

Wurzweiler

Social Work in Healthcare

Substance Abuse

Gerontology

Psychosocial Pathology

Psychosocial Dimensions of AIDS

Cardozo

Public Health Law and Policy—Gerwin

Reproduction Policy and Law—E. Stein & Asch

Health Law—Barnes

Ferkauf

Psychopathology & Illness

Social and Behavioral Dimensionsof Public Health

Fundamentals of Disease Processes

Psychology of Asthma I &II

Psychology of Obesity I & II

Social & Behavioral Dimensions of Public Health & Public Health Practicum