Other Courses | Community Health | Doctoral Program in Public Health Studies (PhD)

BSH-C500 Behavioral Science and Public Health 
This course introduces concepts, theories and methods employed by behavioral scientists to develop, implement and evaluate public health interventions. Selected theories of health behavior are presented. 

BSH-C510 Health Promotion Program Planning 
This course introduces the discipline and profession of health education. Current concepts and issues in health education are identified and analyzed. 

BSH-C520 Historical, Philosophical and Political Bases of Public Health and Health Education 
This course engages students in critical thinking and discussion about the conceptual bases of public health and health education, including the philosophical and political ideologies that have shaped research and practice in both fields. 

BSH-C531 Health Communications: Theory and Practice 
This course provides an overview of theory and research on persuasive communication, emphasizing the application of persuasive communication principles to health education practice. Special emphasis is given to the application of new communication technologies to meet public health objectives. 

BSH-C540 Community Diagnosis 
This course reviews the theoretical bases underlying community diagnosis and community organizing, provides students with the opportunity to develop specific skills in community diagnosis and assists in assessing the personal and professional challenges faced when working in diverse communities. 

BSH-C592 Behavioral Science Internship Colloquia 
The purpose of the colloquia is to support students prior to and during their internship experiences. The sessions will provide information and skills necessary for preparing for an internship, addressing issues that arise during the internship, and preparing for job searches and placement.

BSH-C594 Internship in Behavioral Science and Health Education 
This course provides supervised experience in application of community health techniques through work in a public health agency or other health care organizations. Students attend a Colloquia Series to guide and support the internship experience. 

BSH-C597 Research Topics in Behavioral Science and Health Education 
This course provides direct research experience in behavioral science and health education. Content is developed jointly between the student and a faculty mentor. 

BSH-C598 Graduate Reading Course in Behavioral Science and Health Education 
This course provides specialized study in behavioral science and health education to enhance skills in literature review and problem solving. Content is developed jointly between the student and a faculty mentor. 

BSH-C600 Health Promotion Program Evaluation 
The course focuses on principles and procedures to evaluate health promotion and disease prevention programs. Evaluation design, reliability and validity, formative and process evaluation, and meta-analysis are introduced. 

BSH-C601 Research Methods in Behavioral Science 
This course provides an overview of selected methods used in conducting behavioral science research. The course will address all methodological aspects of behavioral science research with an emphasis on data collection methods and survey research. 

BSH-C602 Intervention Research 
This course helps students conceptualize, design and conduct behavioral intervention research in public health. Students are introduced to intervention research projects conducted to address a range of health problems and populations in community, health care, work-site and school settings. 

BSH-C610 Community Analysis, Organization and Change 
This course surveys principles and models underpinning community-based health promotion initiatives. Qualitative and quantitative approaches to needs assessment and community analysis are introduced. 

BSH-C611 Health Behavior Assessment 
The purpose of this course is to review research and theory guiding the assessment of selected health behaviors; to integrate behavioral and physiological sciences in conducting health behavior assessments, and to emphasize assessment as a core component of the scientific approach to the development and implementation of public health interventions. 

BST-C500 Principles of Biostatistics 
This course is designed as an introduction to statistical analysis for students in public health, health administration and research. It is designed for those interested in learning the fundamental concepts and techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics with particular emphasis on application in health care administration, business, marketing and epidemiology. 

BST-C501 Biostatistical Methods 
This course introduces the basic principles and methods of biostatistics, sampling and study design. Emphasis is on fundamental concepts and techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics with applications in basic science and clinical research, public health and epidemiology. 

BST-C502 Theory of Biostatistics 
This course introduces the principles of probability and biostatistical inferences. Topics covered include the role of statistics in scientific research, discrete random variables, continuous random variables, and expectation and variance, among others. 

BST-C510 Applied Linear Statistical Models I (ANOVA) 
This course on linear statistical models focuses on analysis of variance and experimental design in biomedical and health services research. 

BST-C511 Applied Linear Statistical Models II (Regression) 
This course on linear statistical models focuses on regression and experimental design in biomedical and health services research. 

BST-C512 Applied Multivariable Statistical Methods 
This course is a second-level statistics course intended for graduate students in public health, health sciences and health services research who plan to engage in applied research. A general linear models approach is taken to the presentation of linear regression and other multivariable methods. 

BST-C520 Survival Data Analysis 
This course treats statistical methods for analyzing survival data derived from laboratory, clinical and epidemiological studies of humans. Both parametric and nonparametric approaches are presented. 

BST-C521 Categorical Data Analysis 
This course introduces the theory and application of methods for categorical data, with emphasis on biomedical and social science applications. 

BST-C530 Exploratory Data Analysis 
This seminar provides an in-depth treatment of exploratory data analysis. Topics include data reexpression, data smoothing, box and stem-and-leaf plots, resistant summary statistics and the visual display of quantitative information. 

BST-C531 Cluster Analysis 
This course is an introduction to the analytic method of cluster analysis. Students will learn how cluster analysis methods are used to explore and analyze patterns of relationships among cases. 

BST-C540 Applied Data Management 
This course is an advanced course on data management for students in public health, health administration and health services research. Students will learn advanced concepts and techniques of research data management with particular emphasis on applications in public health. 

BST-C550 Biostatistical Consulting 
Students enrolling in this course will work as partners with the biostatistics faculty in the School of Public Health in various research and biostatistical consulting projects. The purpose of the class is to give students hands-on opportunities to understand both the technical and human side of statistical consulting. 

BST-C594 Internship in Biostatistics 
This course provides supervised experience in research and biostatistical consulting projects. 

BST-C597 Research Topics in Biostatistics 
This course provides direct research experience in biostatistics. Content is developed jointly between the student and a faculty mentor. 

BST-C598 Graduate Reading Course in Biostatistics 
This course provides specialized study in biostatistics to enhance skills in literature review and problem solving. Content is developed jointly between the student and a faculty mentor. 

CMH-C500 Health Care Organization 
This course provides an overview of and orientation to the U.S. health care delivery system. Topics include the delivery, financing, regulation and administration of health care services, and the economic, legal, political and social factors which influence the health care system. 

CMH-C501 Public Health Administration 
This course provides a survey of local, state and national administrative and organizational patterns of public and voluntary community health agencies, with emphasis on their history and philosophy, legal bases, and behavior. Management and policy issues and trends in public health administration are reviewed and discussed. 

CMH-C502 Ethical Issues in Public Health 
Through readings, lectures, discussions and case studies, students develop knowledge of the basic ethical concepts operative in medical and public health ethics; understanding of current ethical challenges facing those engaged in health promotion, disease prevention and epidemiologic research; and the ability to articulate ethical challenges and to make critical and informed ethical decisions. 

CMH-C503 Health Planning and Marketing 
This course provides students with theoretical and practical skills in planning and marketing. Technical concerns are presented in relation to social, political and economic constraints. 

CMH-C505 The AIDS Epidemic at the End of the Twentieth Century: An Interdisciplinary Perspective 
Using an interdisciplinary approach, this course provides an overview of the AIDS epidemic during its first two decades. Topics include history of the epidemic, epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, and natural history of the virus, among others. 

CMH-C509 Global Health Systems 
This is a survey course designed to compare and contrast systems of health care from a multi-national perspective. Guest speakers and student presentations focus on public health issues in first and third world health care systems. 

CMH-C519 Adolescent Sexuality, Childbearing and Childrearing 
Using a social epidemiology perspective, this course examines current trends in adolescent sexuality, fertility and childrearing and the societal context within which these trends have developed. Factors associated with adolescent sexual behavior, pregnancy and childrearing are explored within the framework of adolescent development. 

CMH-C520 The Biological Basis of Public Health 
This course focuses on some biologic elements relevant to populations and current public health issues. Topics include: biologic plausibility in casual inference, aging, disease susceptibility, disease immunity, psychopathology, and reproductive (sexual) behavior, among others. 

CMH-C541 Community Health and Spirituality 
An introduction to the study of the impact of spirituality on community health and ministry, including Catholic traditions, other faith traditions, the role of art and ritual, the use of prayer and other practices, examination of key values in public health settings, and exploration of the meanings of faith, relatedness and personal belief systems. 

CMH-C542 Social Responsibility and the Professional 
This course engages students, faculty and community professionals in interdisciplinary study, critical reflection and dialogue regarding social responsibility. Methods of critical thinking and ethical systems applicable to professional work and personal lives are explored, with a focus on ethical systems, current issues, community problems and responses. 

CMH-C543 Understanding Health Disparities 
A seminar format is used to examine health disparities in ethnic and racial minorities, emphasizing disparities in chronic diseases affecting African American communities. The course explores the political, social and economic determinants of disparities in health status, health behavior, and access to and use of health care. 

CMH-C544 Eliminating Health Disparities 
This course examines community-based solutions for eliminating health disparities. Emphasis is placed on examining the policy implications and evaluation of strategies and programs. 

CMH-C545 Working with Culturally Diverse Populations 
This course will provide students with skills to work effectively with culturally diverse populations. In addition to exploring historical and social events that have resulted in prejudice against certain groups, this course will allow students the opportunity to explore their own beliefs and how they impact their work. 

CMH-C550 Health Policy 
This is a course in health policy for advanced graduate students. The purposes of the course are to orient students to the policy process, to increase students’ understanding of the nature of health policy making and health politics and to provide students with an opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding of current health care policy issues. 

CMH-C551 Grant Writing 
This course will provide information and hands-on experience on the content and process for preparing competitive grant proposals. Lectures and discussions will examine major funding sources and their interests, core components of grant proposals, the process for preparing proposals, strategies used by reviewers to evaluate grant proposals and techniques for writing concisely. 

CMH-C552 Systems of Health and Healing 
This course provides a survey of complementary (alternative) preventive health and health care approaches currently in use in the U.S., with an emphasis on the philosophical and technical basis, as well as the medical and public health policy implications of each approach. 

CMH-C591 Seminar in Health Disparities 
This course will build on the didactic work presented in Understanding Health Disparities and Eliminating Health Disparities from an applied perspective. Exploration and discussions will revolve around students’ community-based research rotations, individual research projects, and the work of others in the field. 

CMH-C594 Internship in Community Health 
This course provides supervised experience in application of community health techniques through work in a public health agency or other health care organization. 

CMH-C595 Special Study for Examinations 
Registration is required for Master of Public Health students during the semester of their oral comprehensive examinations. 

CMH-C597 Research Topics 
This course provides direct research experience in community health. Content is developed jointly between the student and a faculty mentor. 

CMH-C598 Graduate Reading Course 
This course provides specialized study in community health to enhance skills in literature review and problem solving. Content is developed jointly between the student and a faculty mentor. 

CMH-C5CR-90 Master’s Degree Study 
This zero-credit course number is used to maintain student standing during a non-participatory semester while pursuing the MPH. 

EOH-C500 Environmental and Occupational Health 
This course addresses the interaction of the physical, psychological and social environments of individuals in which they work and live. It presents a broad survey of the major environmental issues facing contemporary society in first and third world countries. 

EOH-C510 Human Toxicology and Environmental Health 
Toxicology is the basic science of poison and its adverse effects on living organisms. These deleterious effects on man are the focus of this course. The fundamental information that make up the core of toxicology will be introduced. 

EOH-C511 Environmental Toxicology 
This course deals with deleterious effects of toxins in the environment and workplace. The toxic effects on humans of metals, solvents, pesticides and food additives will be presented and discussed in terms of their rates of exposure. Basic methods of risk assessment will be introduced along with issues in regulatory toxicology. 

EOH-C520 Evaluation of Environmental Hazards 
This course presents the study of chemical, physical and biologic agents, and ergonomic factors related to environmental and occupational exposures. Methodologies used for their recognition and evaluation relative to potential health effects and the etiology of related illness and disease are discussed. 

EOH-C521 Control of Chemical and Physical Hazards 
This course is an in-depth study of management and control methodologies used for abatement of gases, vapors, aerosols, noise and vibration. Other components of the course may include control methodology for radiation and solid and hazardous wastes. 

EOH-C522 Occupational Safety 
This course provides an overview of the managerial, behavioral, and engineering-technical aspects of occupational safety. Historical perspectives, regulatory compliance and industry best practices are discussed.

EOH-C529 Environmental and Occupational Laboratory 
This course emphasizes the use and application of sampling and analytical methodologies for environmental and occupational exposure measurement, and toxicity testing of chemical and physical agents in the environment. 

EOH-C530 Control of Infectious and Biological Hazards 
This course addresses the nature of biological agents including the sources, pathways, routes of entry and health effects of infectious and allergenic agents that are found in either workplaces or the general environment. Through indepth field exercise, lectures and case studies, students will learn how to identify, measure and control biological agents that are present in a variety of settings. 

EOH-C540 Human Health Risk Analysis 
This course introduces the concepts of qualitative and quantitative methods of risk assessment. Class discussions, reading assignments, lectures and case studies are used to introduce and develop knowledge of information sources pertaining to assumptions, uncertainties, end-product determinations and interpretations associated with the various components of the risk-assessment process. 

EOH-C541 Environmental Risk Communication 
This course introduces the student to risk messages and how different audiences perceive them. Basic concepts and applications of risk communication will be presented and discussed. 

EOH-C550 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology 
This course presents the epidemiological methods used to investigate the health effects of occupational and environmental exposures to toxins. Epidemiological evidence concerning the health effects of selected occupational and environmental exposures will be critically reviewed and evaluated. 

EOH-C560 Policy, Science and Decisions in Environmental Health 
This course provides students with analytical tools they can use to think critically about environmental policy making. The focus of the course is on the interface between the fields of environmental, public health, and policy sciences. 

EOH-C570 Bioterrorism: The Public Health Response 
Introduces the growing threat and potential public health consequences of biological terrorism and the multi-disciplinary nature of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery activities associated with bioterrorism events.

EOH-C580 Cases in Environmental and Occupational Health 
This course brings together the didactic, theoretical and applied fundamental principles and methodologies of environmental health. Students will review case studies from journal articles and present reviews. 

EOH-C594 Internship in Environmental and Occupational Health 
This course provides supervised experience in application of environmental health techniques through work in a public health agency or health care organization, or other environment. 

EOH-C597 Research Topics in Environmental and Occupational Health 
This course provides direct research experience in environmental health. Content is developed jointly between the student and a faculty mentor. 

EOH-C598 Graduate Reading Course in Environmental and Occupational Health 
This course provides specialized study in environmental health to enhance skills in literature review and problem solving. Content is developed jointly between the student and a faculty mentor. 

EOH-C640 Exposure Assessment Methodologies 
This area is of growing importance in research and professional areas such as industrial hygiene, epidemiology, toxicology, environmental management and engineering and regulatory policy development. Topics include an overview of methodologies and applications, representative exposure monitoring strategies and methods, exposure categories, assessing exposure histories and risk assessment models. 

EPI-C500 Principles of Epidemiology 
This course is a comprehensive overview of epidemiologic research of the distribution and determinants of disease risk factors in human populations. The application of epidemiological evaluations in public health practice is emphasized. 

EPI-C501 Epidemiology Methods I 
This course offers intensive training in epidemiologic research methods, including measures of disease frequency, measures of association, disease surveillance, causal inferences, experimental and quasi-experimental study designs and screening. 

EPI-C502 Epidemiology Methods II 
This course offers intensive training in epidemiologic research methods, including observational study designs, infectious disease outbreak analysis, sampling methods, statistical power, multivariate analysis, types of bias and causal inferences. 

EPI-C511 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases 
The history of epidemiology and infectious diseases are intertwined. Understanding infectious diseases requires an integration of phenomenal advances including newly recognized pathogens, explosion of diagnostic technology, hosts with unprecedented compromised states, a better understanding of dynamic demographic and sociocultural forces, and improvements in study, design, analysis and modeling. 

EPI-C512 Chronic Disease Epidemiology 
This course considers some of the major substantive issues and methods used in chronic disease epidemiology. Emphasis will be on the application of epidemiologic principles and methods related to cancer, cardiovascular diseases, psychiatric illness and other chronic diseases. 

EPI-C521 Mental Health Epidemiology 
This course focuses on three aspects of mental health epidemiology: epidemiology of specific disorders; methodological and measurement issues; and community surveys and epidemiologic field methods. 

EPI-C522 Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology 
This course explores epidemiologic methods/research related to maternal and child health. Emphasis is placed on research that potentially challenges current public health policy. 

EPI-C523 Applied Epidemiology 
This course provides students with an understanding of the applications of epidemiology in public health and health care settings. It includes a brief review of key epidemiologic concepts; examples of the use of epidemiologic data in public health planning, health services decision-making and policy making; and case studies of current issues in epidemiology. 

EPI-C524 Disability Epidemiology 
The emphasis in this course is on the interplay of epidemiology and disability in the U.S. The course is divided into five primary modules: concepts and classification; injury; maternal and child health issues; aging; and applying outcomes research. 

EPI-C570 Occupational Disease Prevention and Epidemiology 
This course provides students with an opportunity to examine some of the important steps involved in performing epidemiologic research among occupational groups by reviewing epidemiologic designs, industrial hygiene concepts, and workplace behaviors related to diseases associated with occupations. 

EPI-C591 Colloquium in Epidemiology 

EPI-C594 Internship in Epidemiology 
This course provides supervised experience in application of epidemiology techniques through work in a public health agency or other health care organization. 

EPI-C597 Research Topics in Epidemiology 
This course provides direct research experience in epidemiology. Content is developed jointly between the student and a faculty mentor. 

EPI-C598 Graduate Reading Course in Epidemiology 
This course provides specialized study in epidemiology to enhance skills in literature review and problem solving. Content is developed jointly between the student and a faculty mentor. 

EPI-C601 Advanced Epidemiology Methods 
The purposes of this course are to develop the practical statistical skills to analyze an epidemiologic data set, and to learn to write a scientific paper in the form of a journal article from the results of epidemiologic data analysis. 

EPI-C602 Measurement in Epidemiology and Health Services Research 
This course emphasizes the principles of measurement in epidemiology and outcomes research, particularly primary data collection. Special emphasis includes questionnaire design, interviewing methods and reliability and validity studies. 

EPI-C603 Clinical Epidemiology 
This course explores how epidemiologic models are applied to clinical research questions. Clinical epidemiology evaluates factors that are related to variation in the outcomes of illness. 

EPI-C621 Genetic Epidemiology 
This is a graduate level course in genetic epidemiology. The course focuses on the role of human genetics in epidemiology and public health. The epidemiology of Mendelian disorders and the genetic environment contribution to common, complex familial conditions is emphasized.