Director of Community Health
Sarah Flanagan MSW, MPA, LCSW
PH 402.552.6875  TF 800.647.5500 
FlanaganSarah@clarksoncollege.edu

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
BU 470 (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
ST 410 (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 PY 200 (PSY 200) - Human Development	3 3

Gerontology Minor

18 semester hours

Courses	Semester Hours
HC 220 (GEN 220) - Gerontology	2
EA 205 (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
BI 110 (BIO 110) - Fundamentals of Biology I - Lecture and Lab	4
BI 111 (BIO 111) - Fundamentals of Biology II - Lecture and Lab	4
CH 150 (CHM 150) - General Chemistry - Lecture and Lab	4
CH 151 (CHM 151) - General Chemistry II - Lecture and Lab	4
BI 211 (BIO 211) - Human Anatomy - Lecture and Lab	4
BI 213 (BIO 213) - Human Physiology - Lecture and Lab	4
CH 240 (CHM 240) - Organic Chemistry I - Lecture and Lab	4
CH 241 (CHM 241) - Organic Chemistry - Lecture and Lab	4
PHY 200 - Physics I - Lecture and Lab	4
PHY 205 - Physics II - Lecture and Lab	4
CH 270 (CHM 270) - Biochemistry - Lecture and Lab (revised 9/22/2023)	4
BI 210 (BIO 210) - Microbiology - Lecture and Lab	4
BI 300 (BIO 300) - Immunology	2
BI 301 (BIO 301) - Kinesiology	3
BI 310 (BIO 310) - Genetics	3
MA 140 (MAT 140) - Calculus	4