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Program Description

The program offers a 15-credit minor in Health Policy for Cornell undergraduates outside of the Brooks School majors. Health policy minors apply concepts from sociology, demography, and economics to provide a focused analysis of policy issues in the healthcare industry.

Admissions

To declare any minor within the Brooks School please fill out the "Intention to Minor in the Brooks School of Public Policy form" found on the Brooks School website.

Academic Policies

• There can be no substitution for any of the required courses.
• Students must enroll in the PUBPOL section of the course. Cross-listed sections are not applicable.
• Students must earn a grade of B- or better in every course. S/U will only be accepted if it is the only grade option available.
• PUBPOL Special studies courses (PUBPOL 4000, PUBPOL 4010, PUBPOL 4020, PUBPOL 4030) do not count towards the Health Policy minor.
• Policy Analysis and Management (PAM), Public Policy (PUBPOL) and Health Care Policy (HCP) majors are not eligible to complete the Health Policy minor.
• Students cannot complete both the Policy Analysis and Management and Health Policy minors.
• Keeping track of courses required and completed is the student’s responsibility. Students will not be assigned a Brooks School advisor.  
• Once a student enrolls in their final course, students must complete the "application to graduate with a minor in Brooks form" found on the Brooks School Website. 

Questions related to the Health Policy should be addressed to the Brooks Undergraduate program staff.

Program Information

• Total Credits Required: 15 minimum.
• In addition to the core course, complete 9 credits of upper-level health policy coursework from the list below, and additional PUBPOL course electives to reach the minimum credits required.

Minor Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
PUBPOL 2350	The U.S. Health Care System	3
Upper-level Coursework		9
PUBPOL 3110	Pharmaceutical Management and Policy	3
PUBPOL 3180	Health Disparities	3
PUBPOL 3230	Public Policy for an Aging Society	3
PUBPOL 3251	Health Equity, Politics and Policy	4
PUBPOL 3260	Sexuality Law and Policy	4
PUBPOL 3280	Fundamentals of Population Health	3
PUBPOL 3320	Mental Health Care Delivery and Policy	3
PUBPOL 3300	Cost-Benefit Analysis	4
PUBPOL 3490	Housing Equity Lab	3
PUBPOL 3650	Social Care Navigation to Advance Health Equity	3
PUBPOL 3720	Addiction Medicine Practice and Policy	3
PUBPOL 3780	Sick Around the World? Comparing Health Care Systems Around the World	3
PUBPOL 3870	Economic Evaluations in Health Care	3
PUBPOL 4110	Pollution, Climate Change, and Health	3
PUBPOL 4281	The Economics and Regulation of Risky Health Behaviors	3
PUBPOL 4370	The Economics of Health Care Markets	3
PUBPOL 5500	Introduction to Senior Living and Related Programs	2
PUBPOL 5740	Short Course in Fundamentals of Health Facility Planning for Managers	1
PUBPOL 5900	Special Topics in Health Administration and Finance	0.5-3
PUBPOL Electives		3

• Interpret and explain the theory and use of tools applicable to the development and evaluation of policy.
• Develop the skills required for effective delivery of evidence used for policy formation and evaluation, including written, spoken, and visual presentation.
• Work with others toward the goal of serving the public interest.
• Foster an inclusive learning environment in which diverse approaches and points of view can help guide government actions.
• Evaluate and scrutinize data to inform policy evaluation.