Director of Community Health
Sarah Flanagan MSW, MPA, LCSW
PH 402.552.6875  
[email protected]

Students may earn a minor in conjunction with any Clarkson College degree program. The Community Health minors will complement any major program in a health care related field and will provide the background for students to work in a wide variety of health care settings.

Required Courses for Community Health Minors

Public Health Minor

18 semester hours

Courses	Semester Hours
BUS 470 - Issues and Policies in Public Health	3
CHL 250 - Epidemiology	3
CHL 251 - Environmental Risk Factors and Disease	3
◊ CHL 353 - Community Engagement and Social Change	3
MAT 410 - Advanced Statistics for Public Healthcare	3
CHL 355 - Health Program Planning and Evaluation	3

Human Services Minor

18 semester hours

Courses	Semester Hours
CHL 266 - Social Policy and Human Services	3
CHL 245 - Family Dynamics	1
CHL 253 - Understanding the Criminal Justice System	2
◊ CHL 244 - Vulnerable Populations	3
◊ CHL 353 - Community Engagement and Social Change	3
CHL 252 - Information and Referral	2
CHL 249 - Crisis Intervention	1
CHL 243 - Trauma Informed Care OR PSY 200 - Human Development	3 3

Gerontology Minor

18 semester hours

Courses	Semester Hours
GEN 220 - Gerontology	2
EEA 205 - Death and Dying	3
CHL 330 - Health and Physical Aspects of Aging	3
CHL 334 - Managing Care of the Older Adult	3
CHL 241 - Programs, Services and Policies in Aging	3
CHL 333 - Psychological and Social Aspects of Aging	3
CHL 335 - Seminar in Gerontology	1

Women's Health Minor

18 semester hours

Courses	Semester Hours
CHL 260 - Evolution of Women’s Health	3
CHL 261 - Women’s Health in Contemporary Society	3
CHL 362 - Global Issues in Women’s Health	3
CHL 364 - Mental Health of Women Throughout the Lifespan	3
CHL 265 - Literary Perspectives of Women’s Health	3
CHL 365 - Mammography	1
CHL 366 - Pharmacology in Women's Health	1
CHL 367 - Preventative & Restorative Topics for Women	1

Pre-Health Professional Minor

Select 24 semester hours from the following

Courses	Semester Hours
BIO 110 - Fundamentals of Biology I - Lecture and Lab	4
BIO 111 - Fundamentals of Biology II - Lecture and Lab	4
CHM 150 - General Chemistry - Lecture and Lab	4
CHM 151 - General Chemistry II - Lecture and Lab	4
BIO 211 - Human Anatomy - Lecture and Lab	4
BIO 213 - Human Physiology - Lecture and Lab	4
CHM 240 - Organic Chemistry I - Lecture and Lab	4
CHM 241 - Organic Chemistry - Lecture and Lab	4
PHY 200 - Physics I - Lecture and Lab	4
PHY 205 - Physics II - Lecture and Lab	4
CHM 270 - Biochemistry - Lecture and Lab	4
BIO 210 - Microbiology - Lecture and Lab	4
BIO 300 - Immunology	3
BIO 301 - Kinesiology	3
BIO 310 - Genetics	3
MAT 140 - Calculus	4