PUB-299 |
Selected Topic in Public Health |
This course focuses on exploration of a topic selected by the instructor. It is designed to expand students ' |
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understanding of the field of public health. This course may be repeated for credit if the topic changes. |
3.00 |
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PUB-300 |
Managing Public Health Organizations |
In this course, students will review key public health organizations and compare systems of healthcare in the US and other countries. Public health management and leadership skills will be introduced, including those needed |
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for implementing health interventions. |
3.00 |
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PUB-310 |
Introduction to Epidemiology |
In this course, students will develop an understanding of the field and methods of epidemiology. Students will examine disease surveillance systems around the world and explore strategies used to understand disease cause |
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and spread and to improve population health. |
3.00 |
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PUB-320 |
Research Methods for Public Health |
Students in this course will examine quantitative and qualitative research methods commonly used in public health. Students will learn to critique and design public health research. An emphasis will be placed on ethics in |
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research design and implementation. |
3.00 |
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PUB-330 |
Planning / Eval Pub Hlth Interventions |
In this course, students will integrate their understanding of human health, determinants of health, health data, research, and strategies to affect health into the development of health education and promotion interventions designed to meet the needs of communities. Students will learn how to develop an effective intervention to address the identified need, and how to design and implement an evaluation and use evaluation results to |
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improve health. |
3.00 |
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PUB-340 |
Public Health Across the Life Course |
Life course epidemiology explores how socioeconomic and behavioral determinants of health experienced at different stages of the life course or across generations can influence health and wellbeing, both in the individual and the community. The course will investigate how life experiences, exposures, and genetics at any point in the life course but especially in the prenatal period and in childhood / adolescence can result in disease risk and poor health outcomes as adults. These factors can also lead to disparities in the determinants that create social and health inequities. The first part of the course will explore the developmental stages and needs ranging from prenatal to the older adult that influence health outcomes. The second part of the course will examine the effects of the life course on selected public health challenges emerging from health inequities. Using a systems thinking approach, students will be asked to analyze the evidence to understand the mechanisms and social determinants which lead to poor health outcomes. The interdisciplinary approach to the course welcomes students from all |
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majors. |
3.00 |
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PUB-420 |
Promoting Global Health Thru Comm Engage |
Promoting Global Health through Community Engagement is an interdisciplinary global service learning course. Students will research Jamaican society and culture, education, health, and mental health systems and develop health / mental health education trainings and activities for adolescent residents of Mustard Seed Communities in Kingston, Jamaica. This experiential learning course prepares students to apply public health education and psychoeducation skills in a global setting, therefore participation in the 8-day international travel is a mandatory requirement of the course( students will complete the course in spring and travel in summer). Eligible students must have a major or minor in public health, a major in psychology, or a minor in counseling and interpersonal relations. 3 credits. PUB Pre- or Co-Requisites: PUB-240 or PUB- |
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310, and PUB-200 PSY Pre-Requisites: PSY 100 and PSY 200. |
3.00 |
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PUB-437 |
Special Topics |
Investigation of a selected topic related to public health identified by faculty as useful to the student ' s developing |
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knowledge and competence in the field. This course may be repeated for credit if the topic changes. |
3.00 |
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