Undergraduate Capstone Research in Public Health
The goal of the Undergraduate Public Health Research Experience Capstone is to provide Public Health students with opportunities to apply public health principles outside of a typical classroom setting and build on public health coursework. This course allows students the opportunity to integrate classroom experiences and principles in an applied
research setting.
Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 3180.
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PUBHLTH 4998
Credits: 1‐6
Undergraduate Research in Public Health
Undergraduate research under the guidance of a faculty
mentor in a basic or applied area of public health.
Prerequisites: Jr. or Sr standing, and enrollment in BSPH major, and permission of advisor. Students who are not junior or senior standing may be eligible with faculty mentor approval.
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PUBHLTH 4999
Credits: 1-3
Undergraduate Research Thesis
Conducting a research project and writing a thesis is a Capstone Option for undergraduate BSPH students. It allows the student a significant opportunity to apply skills learned in the classroom to an applied research project. This is done under the supervision of a faculty advisor.
Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 3180 or 3180E, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and PUBHLTH‐BS major, approval of research proposal by undergraduate research committee, and permission of instructor
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PUBHLTH 4999.01H
Credits: 1‐3
Senior Honors Thesis
An independent senior thesis course with faculty advisor; subject matter will vary depending upon student's topic. At least two semesters are required for the BSPH degree with research distinction. Failure to receive a mark of S in this course is a disqualification for special honors.
Prerequisites: Honors standing in Public Health, PUBHLTH 3180E, and permission of instructor.
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Public Health Data Analytics I
In this course, students will gain a very general introduction to data analytics concepts and methods in the context of current and emerging public health issues. Students will be exposed to foundational concepts in data analytics that are relevant to the design, analysis, and interpretation of data‐driven decision‐ making in public health and healthcare settings.
Prerequisites: PUBHBIO 2210 or STAT 3202, 3470 or STAT 5301 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
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Public Health Informatics
Introduction to the emerging and interdisciplinary field of Public Health Informatics. This course will highlight the history, current and future use of informatics in the public health settings, and give students an understanding of the role and broad application of informatics to promoting health and
preventing disease.
Cross listed in BMI
Prerequisites:
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Introduction to Global Health
Overview of current and emerging global health issues, their determinants, actions, and interventions.
Prerequisites: Open to Grad students with registration priority for students enrolled in Interdisciplinary Global Health Specialization. Not open to students with credit for 600.
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Methods in Quantitative Data Analysis
Fundamentals of biostatistics and epidemiology; Will cover core knowledge areas in quantitative data analysis, morbidity, mortality, and risk assessment to understand population health.
Prerequisites: Grad standing in the Master of Public Health program, Master of Health Administration Program, or permission of instructor.
Co-requisite: PUBHLTH 6002
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History, Values and Essential Services of the U.S. Public Health System
Health outcomes for individuals and populations are impacted by a variety of social, economic and environmental factors. To understand how these social determinants create or reduce opportunities for health, it is critical to understand how both the public health and healthcare systems have been developed, have evolved and are now organized to either contribute to or reduce disparities between the outcomes of different populations. This course, the first of two Foundations courses, will cover the values, history and essential services of the US public health system and the foundations of the social and environmental determinants of health, including the impact of racism, poverty and other structural inequities. Modules will concentrate on how the public health system has addressed communicable and non-communicable diseases through progress in environmental, social and economic policies and practices, impacting health throughout the 20th and 21st Centuries and accounting for more than two-thirds of the gains in life expectancy over the past 100 plus years.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Grad standing in the Master of Public Health program, Master of Health Administration program or permission of instructor.
Corequisite: Enrollment in PUBHLTH 6001
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Methods in Public Health Planning and Evaluation
This course will address the methodology, conceptual frameworks, and strategies for planning and evaluating public health programs.
Prerequisites: Grad standing in the Master of Public Health program or permission of instructor and completion of PUBHLTH 6001 and 6002.
Corequisite: Enrollment in PUBHLTH 6004
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Essentials of Population Health
This is the second of two foundational courses describing how policies, systems, and communities interact to either contribute to or reduce disparities between the health outcomes of different populations. This course will cover organization, delivery and payment of healthcare services in the US and across the world; the framework for organizing the presentation and use of information concerning the effect of environmental conditions on health status.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Grad standing in Master of Public Health program or permission of instructor and completion of PUBHLTH 6001 and 6002.
Corequisite: PUBHLTH 6003
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Essentials of Public Health
An overview of the history and philosophy of public health, and the fundamental principles, concepts, and tools used in promoting the health of populations. The course is intended to orient students to the breadth of the field and introduce cross‐ specialization perspectives on major issuse and problems in
public health
Prerequisites: Enrollment in Master of Science in Public Health (PUBHLTH‐MS) or Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health programs (PUBHLTH‐PH), Doctor of Philosophy in Biostatistics (BIOSTAT-PH), Master of Science in Environmental Sciences (ENVSCI-MS) or Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences (ENVSCI-PH) or permission of instructor
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PUBHLTH 6189.01
Credits: 1‐6
Field Experience in Public Health
Placement in a public health agency or related site for
supervised practice experience.
Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health degree program, and permission of the instructor.
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PUBHLTH 6189.02
Credits: 1‐6
Field Experience in Global Health
Placement in a public health agency or related site for
supervised international practice experience.
Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health degree program, and permission of the instructor.
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Public Health in Developing Countries
Overview of core public health principles and practices applied to global health issues.
Prerequisites: Open to all graduate and professional students
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Public Health Data Analytics II
The focus of this course is on the appreciation of data analytics as applied to current and emerging public health issues.
Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 5015 or permission of instructor
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Public Health Organization
Review of the historical background leading to the evolution of public health with a focus on the contemporary practice of public health; a review of current policy and practice; and, an outlook for the future of public health.
Prerequisites: none
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PUBHLTH 7189
Credits: 1‐6
Applied Practice Experience for Public Health
Public Health graduate students demonstrate competency attainment through an applied practice experience
Prerequisites: Enrollment in Master of Public Health (MPH-MP or MPHPEP-MP) degree program, and permission of advisor.
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PUBHLTH 7191
Credits: 1‐6
Internship
Placement in an agency or related site for supervised practice
experience.
Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health degree program, and permission of the instructor.
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PUBHLTH 7350.01
Credits: 1‐3
Topics in Applied Public Health Practice: General
The foundation of the course includes theory and applications relevant to specific rubrics of applied public health practice, with a theme of general public health practice.
Prerequisites: none
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