One Health (Academics)

Health for humans, animals, and the planet.

The One Health minor examines the well-being of humans and animals through the integration of human and veterinary medicine and environmental science. Learn how health links all living things using concepts and tools from numerous disciplines. See how individual actions affect broader ecosystems.

Career paths: support a whole world of health.

The One Health minor offers a new perspective to approach your other fields of study. With this minor, you can build a career that supports the interdependent relationships between humans and animals. You can pursue jobs in fields such as animal science, biology, environmental studies, food science, nursing, nutrition, pandemic prevention and response, public health, toxicology, and veterinary and biomedical sciences.

A One Health minor is a great option if you:

are dedicated to improving the lives of humans and animals
are interested in the interdependencies that shape our health and the environment
are passionate about promoting health on a local, national, or global scale
value interdisciplinary thinking in solving the world’s big problems

Courses

For details on program requirements, suggested academic plan, and more, see the University Bulletin.

Required courses

Case Studies in Global One Health
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
Introduction to Human and Veterinary Public Health
One Health

Sample additional courses

Air Pollution Impacts to Terrestrial Ecosystems
Applied Animal Welfare
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Bioethics and Medical Humanities
Biology of Parasites
Changing Food Systems
Climate Sciences: Climate Change, Variability, and Society
Conservation Biology
Diseases of Wildlife
Diversity and Health
Ecology, Economy, and Society
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Health and Safety
Environmental Toxicology
Food Microbiology
Global Food Strategies, Problems, and Prospects for Reducing World Hunger
International Agriculture
Medical Entomology
Medical Microbiology
Molecular Medicine
Natural Disasters
Principles of Animal Disease Control
Principles of Toxicology
Social Demography
Viral Pathogenesis

Get started.

Students can enroll for the minor via LionPATH. The student should have completed at least three semesters at Penn State. To learn more about requirements for the minor, please email Dr. Jennifer Koehl.