Course Descriptions

Required Coursework

PubH 6020   Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science

Four major approaches to public health problems: psychosocial, economic, community, policy. Lectures provide overview of theory/implementation. Small groups provide opportunity to practice skills.

PubH 6102   Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health

The field, current issues, principles/methods of environmental/occupational health practice.

PubH 6320   Fundamentals of Epidemiology

Basic concepts and knowledge of epidemiology, a methodology used to study the etiology, distribution, and control of diseases in human populations.

PubH 6414   Biostatistical Methods I

Descriptive statistics, graphical methods. Use of Excel. Proportions, relative risk, odds ratios. Random sampling. Estimates of mean, medians, measures of variability. Normal distribution, t-/chi-square tests. Confidence intervals. Correlation/regression. Inference/causality.

PubH 6741   Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice and Policy

Intro to ethical issues in public health practice/policy. Ethical analysis, recognizing/analyzing moral issues.

PubH 6751   Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations

Role of health-care services administrators, principles of management, administrative process.