Population Health PhD Minor

Ph.D. students enrolled in other campus programs may pursue a minor in Population Health. Those who wish to do so may contact the Graduate Program Coordinator for minor advising (see * below). A minimum of 10 credits of course work consisting of three required 3-credit courses and 1-3 credits of a Population Health elective must be completed.

The minor will consist of the following Population Health Sciences courses:

• Pop Hlth 797 Introduction to Epidemiology (3 cr) Fall

At least one of the following courses:

• Pop Hlth 780 Public Health: Principles and Practices (3 cr) Fall
• Pop Hlth 795 Principles of Population Health Sciences (3 cr) Fall

At least one of the following research methods courses: 

• Pop Hlth 796 Introduction to Health Services Research (3 cr) Spring
• Pop Hlth 798 Epidemiologic Methods (3 cr) Spring

Students are strongly encouraged to take:

• Pop Hlth 552 Regression Methods for Population Health (3 cr) (Previously PHS 800) or
• Pop Hlth 651 Advanced Regression Methods for Population Health (3 cr) (Previously PHS 900) as an elective. However, other Population Health elective courses can be considered.

A likely course sequence for the minor in Population Health would be as follows:

• Fall Semester:
  • Pop Hlth 795 OR Pop Hlth 780
  • Pop Hlth 797
• Spring Semester:
  • Pop Hlth 796 OR Pop Hlth 798
  • Pop Hlth Elective

Students who request exemptions and/or substitutions for required minor courses must appeal to the Director of the Graduate Program through the Graduate Program Coordinator. In this case, the appeal must include a Proposed Minor Program Plan, which must be approved and signed by the Graduate Program Director.

*CURRENT PhD STUDENTS: In order to have approval to pursue the Population Health Sciences minor, please send an email to Graduate Program Coordinator, Kathy Rutlin (karutlin@wisc.ed), explaining the sequence of Population Health courses that you have taken or will take towards the PhD minor requirement. Be sure to include course completion dates. Your plan will be approved via email. When you are ready to have your warrant signed, email Kathy Rutlin again to make arrangements to obtain a signature.