Epidemiology

Eligibility and application procedure

  • Students must complete at least 9 credit hours of the minor through the IU Indianapolis campus.
  • Students enrolled in baccalaureate programs at Indiana University or other accredited colleges or universities who are in good academic standing may pursue the minor in epidemiology.
  • Students must declare their intention to receive a minor by completing an application. Students may contact their undergraduate academic advisor in the Fairbanks School of Public Health at (317) 278-0753 if there are any questions associated with the minor or minor application. This application should be completed when the student completes an application for graduation of the baccalaureate degree.
  • Public health majors are eligible for up to one minor from the following FSPH disciplines: community health, epidemiology, or global health. Additional details on this policy can be found in the FSPH Student Handbook.
  • Students who successfully complete the requirements for the epidemiology 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

Take the three courses below for a total of nine credits.

  • PBHL-P 109 Introduction to Public Health
  • PBHL-E 210 Zombie Apocalypse and Other Doomsday Infections
  • PBHL-E 322 Principles of Epidemiology

And choose two of the courses below for a total of six credits.

  • PBHL-E 333 Buzzed and Stoned: The Epidemiology of Substance Abuse
  • PBHL-E 335 The Lurking Pandemic: Chronic Disease Epidemiology
  • PBHL-E 391 Chasing Disease: Public Health Surveillance and Response
  • PBHL-E 395 Sores and Drips: Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections

Note: PBHL-E 323 will be accepted as a substitution for one course in the choose from list.