GPH offers two minors to students across NYU in Public Health and Bioethics. These minors introduce students to the field of public health and bioethics by allowing them to take a range of courses specifically designed to provide an understanding of key topics in each field. Students can tailor their minor by selecting elective courses that are best aligned with their interests and career goals.
Declaration Process for a Minor in Public Health or Bioethics
You can apply for a minor through NYU Albert using the link in the Academics section. Your home school will review your application. If your minor is approved, it will appear on your transcript.
Public Health Minor
The Public Health minor introduces students to population health issues, causes of poor health outcomes, and strategies to promote and protect health globally and domestically. Students will explore health promotion, disease prevention, epidemiology, and more. This minor prepares students for careers in health professions, social work, business, law, psychology, and other fields.
For questions about the Public Health minor, contact Jennifer Zapata, Program Administrator - Undergraduate Advising, at jennifer.zapata@nyu.edu.
Requirements for the Public Health Minor
The Public Health minor consists of four courses (16 credits).
- Two core courses (8 credits):
UGPH-GU 10 (9010) Health & Society in a Global World (4 credits)
UGPH-GU 30 (9030) Epidemiology for Global Health (4 credits) - Two elective courses (8 credits) from the list below.
Elective Courses
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Global Public Health (GPH)
UGPH-GU 15 Introduction to Bioethics
UGPH-GU 20 Biostatistics for Public Health
UGPH-GU 22 Introduction to Neuroethics
UGPH-GU 24 Life and Death
UGPH-GU 25 Public Health Ethics
UGPH-GU 26 Ethics and Clinical Practice
UGPH-GU 28 Ethics and Identity: Disability, Gender, and Race
UGPH-GU 32 Ethics and the Internet: Social Media and Big Data
UGPH-GU 35 Behavioral Risk-Taking in a Global Context
UGPH-GU 36 Ethics and Technology
UGPH-GU 40 Health Policy in a Global World
UGPH-GU 42 Human Rights: Philosophical and Practical Issues
UGPH-GU 44 Nutrition and Health during Reproduction, Childhood, and Adolescence
UGPH-GU 50 Environmental Health in a Global World
UGPH-GU 52 Medical Ethics
UGPH-GU 65 Public Health Approaches to Sexually Transmitted Infections
UGPH-GU 70 Justice and Health
UGPH-GU 80 Public Health Entrepreneurial Ventures
UGPH-GU 95 The Ethics of Reproduction
UGPH-GU 158 History of Medicine
UGPH-GU 293 Global Medicine and Disease: The Challenges We Face-
Other NYU Cross-School Courses
Anthropology (CAS)
ANTH-UA 107 Medical Anthropology
ANTH-UA 108 Global Biocultures: Anthropological Perspectives on Public HealthApplied Psychology (Steinhardt)
APSY-YE 1038 Abnormal Psychology
APSY-UE 1041 Women and Mental Health: A Lifecycle Perspective
APSY-UE 1110 Sexual Identities Across The Lifespan
APSY-UE 1272 Adolescent DevelopmentBiology (CAS)
BIOL-UA 30 Genetics
BIOL-UA 31 At the Bench: Genetics and Genomics
BIOL-UA 44 Microbiology and Microbial Genomics
BIOL-UA 45 Biostatistics and Human Genetics
BIOL-UA 50 Immunology
BIOL-UA 64 Geographic Information Systems for Ecology
BIOL-UA 70 At the Bench: MicrobiologyGlobal Liberal Studies (GLS)
GT-UF 201 Global Topics: (Globalization and the Environment)
GT-UF 201 Global Topics: (HIV/AIDS: A Global Perspective)
GT-UF 201 Global Topics: (Sustainable Human Rights: Food, Water, Health and Environment)History (CAS)
HIST-UA 202 The History of Western Medicine
HIST-UA 293 Seminar in History of Medicine
HIST-UA 743 Colonial Latin AmericaNutrition and Food Studies (Steinhardt)
FOOD-UE 1033 Food Systems: Food and Agriculture
NUTR-UE 1187 Introduction to Global Issues in Nutrition
NUTR-UE 1209 Community Nutrition
NUTR-UE 9187 Introduction to Global Issues in NutritionPublic Policy (Wagner)
UPADM-GP 236 Topics in Health: Policy, Politics and PowerSociology (CAS)
SOC-UA 135 Race and Ethnicity
SOC-UA 451 The Family
Bioethics Minor
Bioethics is the study of ethical issues in healthcare, biological sciences, and emerging technologies. Scientific advancements and rapid technological change create complex ethical dilemmas, making it essential to think critically about the social, moral, and political implications.
The Bioethics minor is designed for students with diverse academic interests and career goals, particularly those in medicine, public policy, law, bioengineering, life sciences, public health, journalism, and philosophy. Courses explore foundational moral questions and case studies related to life.
For questions about the Bioethics minor, contact Kristin Cutler, Assistant Director - Undergraduate Advising, at kristin.cutler@nyu.edu.
Requirements for the Bioethics Minor
The Bioethics minor consists of four courses (16 credits).
- Two core courses (8 credits):
UGPH-GU 15 Introduction to Bioethics (4 credits)
UGPH-GU 25 Public Health Ethics (4 credits) - Two elective courses (8 credits) from the list below.
Elective Courses
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Global Public Health (GPH)
UGPH-GU 22 Introduction to Neuroethics
UGPH-GU 24 Life and Death
UGPH-GU 26 Ethics and Clinical Practice
UGPH-GU 28 Ethics and Identity: Disability, Gender, and Race
UGPH-GU 32 Ethics and the Internet: Social Media, Big Data, and Fake News
UGPH-GU 36 Ethics and Technology
UGPH-GU 42 Human Rights: Philosophical and Practical Issues
UGPH-GU 52 Medical Ethics
UGPH-GU 70 Justice and Health
UGPH-GU 85 Ethics and Research
UGPH-GU 95 The Ethics of Reproduction-
Other NYU Cross-School Courses
Animal Studies (CAS)
ANST-UA 400 Ethics and Animals
ANST-UA 440/ENVST-UA 440 Food, Animals and the EnvironmentPhilosophy (CAS)
PHIL-UA 4 Life and Death
PHIL-UA 40 Ethics
PHIL-UA 41 The Nature of Values
PHIL-UA 53 Ethics and the Environment