The Public Health Nutrition Minor is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and address the interplay between nutrition and public health. This minor offers a complementary curriculum for students who are majoring in a health-focused field, science-focused field, and liberal arts. The coursework for the minor offers students exposure to interdisciplinary aspects of public health nutrition, such as education and communication, epidemiology, systems, and policy.
Requirements
The Public Health Nutrition Minor requires a minimum of 18 credits in undergraduate courses. Students take 4 core courses and choose 2 public health skill-based selective courses. View the course catalog for more information on requirements.
Core Courses (12 credits)
- Choose one: SPHU 1010 Introduction To Public Health - or - SPHU 1020 The Cell, The Individual, & The Community
- SPHU 2300 Introduction to Nutrition
- SPHU 3360 Public Health Nutrition: Principles to Practice
- SPHU 4310 Nutrition Education and Communication
Public Health Skill-Based Nutrition Selectives (Choose 2 courses)
- SPHU 3015 Public Health Program Implementation and Management
- SPHU 3200 Nutrition & Chronic Disease
- SPHU 3350 Lifecycle Nutrition
- SPHU 3570 Introductory Microbiology
- SPHU 4330 Resilience in International Disasters
- SPHU 4910 Independent Study (Non-Capstone)
- SPHU 4570 Internship (Non-Capstone)
- PSDV 3500 Global Food Politics & Policy
- ECON 3530 Global Food Economy
- EVST 3010 Food System Leadership in the Gulf South
- One study abroad public health nutrition course can count towards this requirement with approval by the program director.
Please note:
- Students are not permitted to share credit hours between minors.
- Only three credit hours can be shared with the Public Health major.
Contact bsphnutrition@tulane.edu with questions about the Public Health Nutrition Minor.
New Minors: Complete this Intake form to declare the Public Health Nutrition Minor. Appointments are not required to declare, but if you want to meet with an advisor, schedule an appointment with Jamie Montelepre.
Students who are interested in learning more about the minor and about nutrition careers and graduate school options can view the recording of Dr. Lauren Dunaway's info session here.
