Applications for the Public Health minor are accepted online between March 21, 2022 and April 22, 2022. After logging in, you may locate the application by searching for “2022 Public Health minor application”.
To apply for the Public Health minor, you must be in good academic standing (GPA of 2.0 or better), and must have completed 90 or more units. Applicants must complete the general application, then upload (1) a personal statement of 300 words or less explaining their interests in public health and experiences that support this interest, (2) a current resume, and (3) an unofficial copy of their UCLA transcript. Admission decisions will be announced by May 15, 2022.
Please contact Kyle McJunkin (kmcjunkin@ph.ucla.edu) or Arlecia Powell-Halley (aphalley@ph.ucla.edu), if you have any questions.
Public health promotes and protects the health of people and the communities where they live, learn, work and play.
Since 2003 the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has offered a Minor designed for students who wish to:
Learn more about core public health functions, including the assessment and monitoring of the health of communities and populations at risk,
Identify health problems and priorities,
Understand the formulation of public policies designed to solve identified local and national health problems and priorities, the assurance that all populations have access to appropriate and cost-effective care, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of that care.
This program offers an overview of the field along with introductory courses in each of the public health disciplines along with an elective course:
Biostatistics
Community Health Sciences
Environmental Health Sciences
Epidemiology
Each year the School recieves approximately 125 applications for the 25 available slots. Successful applicants come from the entire range of undergraduate degree programs.