PUBHEHS 4340
Molecular Techniques for Environmental Health Sciences

This course provides students with a practical, “hands-on” introduction to a variety of techniques applied to the study of living systems at the molecular level to address fundamental public health concerns. One year of college level chemistry and one year of college level biology is recommended.

PUBHHMP 6635
The U.S. Mental Health Delivery and Financing System

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the significant issues and trends in behavioral health delivery systems in America. It covers the organization, financing and delivery of behavioral health (including mental health and substance abuse) services in the United States and offers a detailed overview of the U.S. mental health delivery system. Students will explore various organizations, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, community mental health centers, residential treatment facilities and crisis intervention services, focusing on their functions, services, business models and populations served.

Prequisite(s): Graduate standing or permission of instructor.

PUBHHMP 7688
Approaches to Health Serivces Research II

This course is the second foundational research course in the PhD specialization in Health Services Management and Policy. This course is intended to expose students to the field of health services research through an examination of classic and current research on health services delivery and health policy. Through lectures, guided discussions, and reading assignments, students will gain understanding of the salient questions and issues health services researchers have attempted to address and the methods they have employed to do so. The course will stress student participation in discussions.

Prequisite(s): PUBHHMP 7678 or permission of instructor.