2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Health Science Minor


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Program Coordinator/Contact
Linda M. Herrick, Associate Dean
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Wagner Hall 327
605-688-6153 or 1-888-216-9806 ext. 2
E-mail: mary.davenport@sdstate.edu

Program Information
A Health Science minor is an interdisciplinary concentration offered to any undergraduate student at South Dakota State University who completes a minimum of 24 semester hours across disciplines with a required core of course offerings. The purpose of the Health Science minor is to provide an opportunity for students to learn more about health and health care and to become competent in health knowledge, application of public health principles and healthful environments while pursuing other majors in the University.

Student Learning Outcomes
The outcomes for graduates of the Health Science minor are:

  1. Apply public health principles, to selected disciplines.
  2. Implement public health science methods and strategies through work with populations that incorporates principles from the fields of sociology, psychology, and human growth and development.
  3. Apply basic human health concepts from selected sciences including biology, physiology, behavioral, and mental health.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of how environment and ecology affect aggregates and communities by advocating for the needs of people served by public health systems

Course Delivery Format
Program coursework is deliverd in classrooms, laboratories, online, and in field-based learning experiences.

Requirements for Health Science Minor: 24 Credits


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