Minor in Community Health The NMSU Department of Health Science

Undergraduate Minor in Community Health (18 credit hours)

Core Community Health Education Courses (12 credit hours)

• HLS 275: Foundations of Health Education (3 cr.)
• HLS 395: Foundations of Public Health (3 cr.)
• HLS 450: Epidemiology (3 cr.)
• HLS 457: Administration of Health Programs (3 cr.)

Select one: (3 credit hours)

• HLS 300: Drugs and Behavior (3 cr.)
• HLS 355: Responding to Emergencies (3 cr.)
• HLS 301: Human Sexuality (3 cr.)
• HLS 380: Women’s Health Issues (3 cr.)
• HLS 320: Human Stress Management (3 cr.)
• HLS 492: Health Care of the Aged (3 cr.)

Select one: (3 credit hours)

• HLS 461: Health Communications with Hispanic Clients (3 cr.)
• HLS 462: Hispanic Health Issues (3 cr.)
• HLS 463: Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 cr.)
• HLS 464: Cross-Cultural Aspects of Health (3 cr.)
• HLS 465: International Health Problems (3 cr.)
• HLS 466: International Health Practicum (3 cr.)
• HLS 467: Rural Health Issues (3 cr.)
• HLS 468: Coping with Loss and Grief: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 cr.)