Public Health, Minor

The Minor in Public Health supports students interested in health-related careers or those seeking a health dimension within other career choices. Students in the minor come from biological, social, and behavioral sciences, as well as from health-related academic majors. The minor extends students’ working knowledge of health applications, which prepares them to be competitive in the job market and to make advanced degree choices.

Students in the minor are well positioned for graduate work in specific disciplines such as psychology, sociology, social work, public health, health communication, or adult development and aging. The program also provides applied health content and added value to academic degrees of students seeking admission to dental, nursing, medical, pharmacy, physical therapy and other professional schools.

The Minor in Public Health is awarded only to students completing an undergraduate major at UNC Charlotte, and requires students to complete at least one natural sciences course.