Courses and schedules

Search for course names, descriptions and schedules available from the College of Public Health and university scheduling resources.

Course descriptions and schedules offered below are helpful guides to find courses and when they are offered by the College of Public Health. These tools are not meant to replace the official course catalog maintained by the University Registrar and it does represent all courses offered by the college. 

Undergraduate level courses are numbered 4000 and below, undergraduate/graduate level courses are numbered 5000, and all graduate level courses are numbered 6000 and higher. 

Public Health course catalog

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PUBHEPI 6440
Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology

Epidemiology of reproductive and perinatal health and
methodologic challenges unique to this area.

Prequisite(s): PUBHLTH 6001 or PUBHEPI 6410.

3 Credits PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 6441
Epidemiology of Women's Health

Overview of issues related to women's health from epidemiological and behavioral perspectives.

Prequisite(s): PUBHEPI 6410 or 6430, or PUBHLTH 6001 or permission of instructor.

3 Credits PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 6442
Social Epidemiology

Social and structural contributors to the distribution of health and disease in populations with emphasis on measurement and methodological challenges.

Prequisite(s): PUBHEPI 4410, 6410, 6430 or PUBHLTH 6001 and graduate student standing or permission of instructor.

3 Credits PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 7193
Individual Studies in Epidemiology

Individual studies in epidemiology.

Prequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

1‐6 Credits PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 7194
Group Studies in Epidemiology

Group studies in epidemiology.

Prequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

1‐3 Credits PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 7410
Epidemiology II

Design of epidemiologic studies including cross‐sectional studies, case‐control studies, cohort studies, clinical trials and group‐randomized trials.

Prequisite(s): PUBHLTH 6001 or PUBHEPI 6430, or permission of instructor.

4 Credits PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 7411
Epidemiology in Environmental Health

Principles and application of epidemiologic methods in the investigation and control of health problems stemming from environmental hazards.

Prequisite(s): 6430, or permission of instructor.

3 Credits PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 7412
Principles and Procedures for Human Clinical Trials

Principles and procedures for clinical professionals in the design, conduct and analysis of human clinical trials.

Prequisite(s): Prereq or concur PUBHEPI 7410 and PUBHBIO 6211, or permission of instructor.

3 Credits PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 7430
Epidemiology III

Analysis and interpretation of data from case‐control and cohort studies and from clinical trials.

Prequisite(s): PUBHEPI 7410 and PUBHBIO 6211, or permission of instructor.

4 Credits PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 7431
Epidemiologic Methods

Critique and justification for methods of designing, analyzing and interpreting epidemiological data; social, historical and philosophical foundations of epidemiologic methods.

Prequisite(s): PUBHEPI 7410 and PUBHBIO 6211, or permission of instructor.

3 Credits PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 7450
Topics of Epidemiology

Regular class on topics that are relevant to students enrolled in programs in the Division of Epidemiology.

Prequisite(s): Enrollment in Public Health, graduate student standing and permission of instructor.

1‐6 Credits PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 7830
Phytochemicals in Human Health: Crops to the Clinic

Covers the function and control of phytochemicals in plants, the function of phytochemicals in human health, delivery of phytochemicals through foods in the diet, strategies when designing studies examining foods for health and policy and sustainability considerations.

Prequisite(s): Biochem 4511 (511) or 5613 (613), or equiv; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for FdScTe 7810.

3 Credits PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 7998
Integrative Learning Experience (ILE) Project Seminar

The goal of this course is to facilitate students through the process of developing their ILE. By the end of the semester, it is expected that students will have submitted their ILE proposals and literature reviews, ILE project approval form (if required) and their application to the IRB and other review boards, as needed.

Prequisite(s): Enrollment in MPH program in Epidemiology.

1 Credit PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 8430
Epidemiology IV

Students will gain hands‐on experience working with data from existing epidemiological studies. Through structured projects, students learn to develop appropriate research questions, and analyze, interpret and present their results.

Prequisite(s): PUBHEPI 7430 and PUBHBIO 6211, or permission of instructor.

4 Credits PUBHEPI

PUBHEPI 8899.01
Professional Skills for Public Health Doctoral Students

This course is designed for first-year PhD students in the Division of Epidemiology. The purpose of this course is to facilitate your professional development. The course focuses on goal setting, mentorship, scientific writing and oral presentations.

Prequisite(s): None

1 Credit PUBHEPI
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