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Health Studies Interdisciplinary Minor

Administrative Office
UC, Room 525
Phone: (415) 422-6448
Fax: (415) 422-5680
Email: whaleyb@usfca.edu 
Bryan Whaley, Faculty Coordinator

Requirements

The Minor in Health Studies requires 20 credits. All students take courses from Groups A, B, And C, but requirements differ depending upon the major.   See the notes below.

Group A

  • RHET - 111 Public Speaking for the Health Professions
  • PSYC - 322 Health Psychology
  • PSYC - 270 Biological Psychology
  • SOC  - 319  Health and Environment

Group B

  • ESS - 315 Exercise Psychology
  • ESS - 325 Exercise and Disease Prevention
  • ESS - 330 Exercise and Health Promotion
  • ESS - 360 Exercise and Healthy Kids

Group C

  • BIOL - 100 Science of Life
  • BIOL - 103 Human Biology
  • BIOL - 105 General Biology I
  • BIOL - 106 General Biology II
  • BIOL - 113 Human Anatomy
  • BIOL - 115 Survey of Human Physiology
  • BIOL - 134 Microbiology

Note:

  • Biology majors take two courses from Group C, and either two courses from Group A or B, and then one course from the remaining Group.
  • ESS majors take two courses from Group A, two courses from Group C, and one course from Group B.
  • Other majors take two courses from each of any two groups of A, B, and C,  and one course from the remaining Group.
  • Check all course prerequisites.  Students who do not have all prerequisite for ESS courses may be able to take the courses with instructor consent.