Community Health Minor

Discover the Community Health Minor

Many groups of people face significant challenges to living healthy lives. These challenges are influenced not only by individual choices but also by where we live, work and play. Through the Minor in Community Health, students gain knowledge, skills and hands-on experience that prepare them to tackle these real-world problems. This minor can be completed 100% online.

Eligibility

1. Students enrolled in baccalaureate programs at Indiana University who are in good academic standing.

2. Public health students majoring in community health are not eligible for the community health minor.

3. Students who successfully complete the requirements for the community health minor with a grade of “C” or better in all courses credited to the minor will have the minor conferred with their baccalaureate degree.

Minor requirements

Required courses

Take four courses for 12 credits (with minimum grade of “C” or better required):

  • PBHL P109 Introduction to Public Health
  • PBHL S120 Introduction to Community Health
  • PBHL S337 Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health (offered spring only)
  • PBHL S415 Applied Health Promotion Methods (offered spring only) – Prerequisite: PBHL S120

Elective courses

Choose one course for 3 credits (with minimum grade of “C” or better required):

  • PBHL S315 Community Organizing for Health Promotion – Prerequisite: PBHL S120
  • PBHL S220 Navigating the Maze of Healthy Living
  • PBHL S349 Research Methods in Community Health – Prerequisite: PBHL S120
  • PBHL S422 Coaching for Health Behavior Change (not yet regularly offered)

Take the five courses below for a total of 15 credits.

  • PBHL-S 120 Introduction to Community Health
  • PBHL-S 315 Community Organizing for Health Promotion
  • PBHL-S 349 Research Methods in Community Health
  • PBHL-S 415 Applied Health Promotion Methods
  • PBHL-S 422 Coaching for Health Behavior Change

Minor in Community Health – CHES Pathway

Students will take these five 3-credit courses:

  • PBHL-S120 Introduction to Community Health
  • PBHL-S315 Community Organizing for Health Promotion
  • PBHL-S330 Theoretical Foundations of Community Health
  • PBHL-S360 Assessment and Planning for Community Health Promotion
  • PBHL-S361 Implementation and Evaluation for Community Health

You must complete the required courses with a grade of “C” or better in all courses credited to the minor.

Minor in Community Health – Non-CHES Pathway

Students will take these four 3-credit courses:

  • PBHL-S120 Introduction to Community Health
  • PBHL-S220 Navigating the Maze to Healthy Living
  • PBHL-S250 Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Public Health
  • PBHL-S337 Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health

PLUS - Pick any one of the following 3-credit courses:

  • PBHL-S105 Music, Movies, and Public Health
  • PBHL-S222 This Stress is Killing Me: Stress and Its Effects on You
  • PBHL-S240 Peer Health Education and Leadership
  • PBHL-S325 Urban Angst Suburban Blues: Public Mental Health
  • PBHL-S422 Coaching for Health Behavior Change

You must complete the required courses with a grade of “C” or better in all courses credited to the minor.

Ready to get started?

Contact your academic advisor to declare your minor in Community Health.