MINORS, COGNATES AND CERTIFICATES
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
You have chosen your major already, yet you are also interested in health.
You want a career or graduate program with a health focus.
You are interested in improving the quality of life for others.
All AHS minors are 15 credits with core courses (see inside) and electives. AHS minors are authorized by the recorder for a student’s individual school. Students can also receive an offi cial letter from HPER upon completion of a minor. A minor or certifi cate can enhance the variety of career or graduate school options available to you.
“With my new degree in political science and my human sexuality minor in
hand, I joined Teach for America and got involved with Planned Parenthood
in Texas. When my supervisors learned about my human sexuality minor, I
got more involved in sex education initiatives. I’ve lobbied legislators at the
state capitol, we organized a large group to take part in the Houston AIDS
walk, and we’ve also worked to get people tested for HIV in many of the
low-income communities.”
—Sarah Milianta, B.S. in political science, minor in human sexuality, ’06
Gerontology Minor
Today nearly 13 percent of the U.S. population is 65 or older; by 2030 this number will climb to about 20 percent. Clearly, gerontology is booming in all areas of health and life sciences. We offer a cooperative learning experience in an online environment, and we provide a much-needed body of knowledge to students who want current information about gerontology studies.
Core Courses:
| HPER-C | 315 | Health in Later Years |
| HPER-C | 354 | Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Gerontology |
| HPER-F | 348 | Human Development III Early, Middle, and Late Adulthood (HPER-F 150 and F 258) |
Tab sheet for minor (PDF)
Human Development and Family Studies Minor
Many roles in our society involve working with people and understanding the characteristics of each stage of life and our family interactions. With this minor, you gain valuable knowledge of others through these lenses. It is an excellent choice for students pursuing a career in counseling, social work, public health, nursing, premed, or nonprofits.
Core Courses:
| HPER-F | 150 | Introduction to Life Span Development |
| HPER-F | 258 | Marriage and Family Interaction |
Tab sheet for minor (PDF)
Human Sexuality Minor
This minor is designed for students who want to gain knowledge about sexuality from multiple perspectives including health, education, community, culture, and gender. If you want a career in public health, school health, higher education, public policy, counseling, or marriage and family therapy, consider this minor.
Core Courses:
| HPER-F | 255 | Human Sexuality |
| HPER-H | 340 | Practicum in College Sex
Education. (This course involves
being a discussion leader for our Human Sexuality course. It requires permission of the professor and is taken after HPER-F 255.) |
Tab sheet for minor (PDF)
Authorization request form for H340: Practicum in College Sex Education
Nutrition Science Minor
If you wish to apply science and health interests to nutrition, you will fi nd this minor a perfect complement to your major. Knowledge of food, basic cooking techniques, how the body uses food, nutrition issues in the community, and nutrition and disease will enhance your undergraduate education. This minor requires that you have either physiology or organic chemistry in preparation for the elective course choices.
Core Courses:
| HPER-N | 120 | Introduction to Foods |
| HPER-N | 220 | Nutrition for Health (or) |
| HPER-N | 231 | Human Nutrition (for N231, prerequisites include CHEM-C101 or higher and biology) |
Tab sheet for minor (PDF)
Public Health Minor
This minor provides an introduction to the fi eld of public health and has fl exibility that enables students to choose electives consistent with their particular health-related interests. This minor is ideal for science or premed majors, for nurses, and for students who will work in government, environment, or nonprofits.
Core Courses:
| HPER-C | 366 | Community Health |
| HPER-H | 311 | Human Disease and Epidemiology |
| HPER-C | 403 | Principles of Public Health Program Planning (prerequisite HPER-C 366). |
Tab sheet for minor (PDF)
Safety Management Minor
This minor will allow students to add a safety dimension to their credentials through knowledge of career possibilities, legal issues, and program management in safety. Students can choose electives that refl ect their career choices, such as the environment, government, business, or health.
Core Courses:
| HPER-S | 101 | Introduction to Safety Science (or) |
| HPER-S | 217 | Safety, A Personal Focus |
| HPER-S | 151 | Legal Aspects of Safety |
| HPER-S | 345 | Safety Program Management |
Tab sheet for minor (PDF)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification
With HPER-H 401 and HPER-H 404 you are prepared to care for patients in a wide variety of emergency settings. After you complete both courses and are at least 18 years old, you can then take the Indiana State EMT Certifi cation Exam. This certifi cation is often sought by premed, nursing, or allied health students. There is a prerequisite course: HPER-H 160 First Aid and Emergency Care.
Cognate in Health (for Secondary Education Students)
If you are pursuing teaching certification in physical education or another secondary fi eld and you want to add secondary health certifi cation to your current teaching license, this is the cognate for you. You’ll take 30 credits, 19 related to adolescent risk factors determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 11 credits of health education.
Tab sheet for Cognate (PDF)
Cognate in Public Health (for Informatics Students)
Are you a major in the School of Informatics and interested in health? With this cognate of 15 credits in upper-level public health classes, you’ll be ready to pursue health informatics at a graduate level.
Concentration in Health (for Elementary Education Students)
If you’re in the School of Education’s elementary education program, this 9 credit health concentration will prepare you as an elementary education teacher to have expertise in the health issues that affect young children and the elementary school environment.
Associate of Science in Safety Management
This two-year associate degree includes 39 credits of safety and health courses and 25 credits of general education courses. You can combine it with another degree or pursue it as a stand-alone degree. If you’re a returning student with experience in workplace safety, this is a great place to start. This may be your building block toward a B.S. in Safety Science.
For More Information
For more information about this program or the Department of Applied Health Science, please contact:
Department of Applied Health Science
Indiana University
HPER Building 116
1025 E. Seventh Street
Bloomington, IN 47405-7109
Telephone: (812) 855-3627
E-mail: ahsinfo@indiana.edu
