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Course Listing
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College of Public Health Course Listing
Syllabi are posted when received from faculty. These syllabi are not intended to be used for the current academic term. If you need a current syllabus, please check with the instructor of the course. Click on "On-Campus" or "Online" to view a sample syllabus.
Course Syllabi by Prefix, Course Number and Title (Click column header to sort on that column)
| Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| HSC | 2000 | Introduction to Health Professions (Online) |
| HSC | 2017 | Careers in Public Health (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 2100 | Introduction to Public Health (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HSC | 2100 | Contemporary Health Science (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HSC | 2130 | Sex, Health and Decision-Making (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HUN | 2201 | Nutrition (Online) |
| HSC | 2933 | Selected Topics in Public Health - Content areas vary. |
| HUN | 3126 | Food and Culture (Online) |
| HUN | 3272 | Sports Nutrition (Online) |
| HUN | 3296 | Nutrition and Disease (Online) |
| PHC | 3302 | Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Health (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 3320 | Environmental Health Science (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HSC | 3503 | Principles of Toxicology (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HUN | 3601 | Nutrition Education and Counseling |
| PHC | 4030 | Introduction to Epidemiology (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 4031 | Emerging Infectious Diseases (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 4032 | Foundations of Infection Control (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 4069 | Biostatistics in Society (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 4101 | Overview of Public Health Programs and Policies (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 4116 | Public Health in Selected Locations (Online) |
| PHC | 4117 | Workforce and Leadership Development (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HSA | 4124 | Comparative Health Care Systems (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 4140 | Introduction to Public Health Geographic Information Systems (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 4141 | Intervention Program Planning and Management (On-Campus) |
| HSC | 4172 | Women's Health: A Public Health Perspective (Online) |
| PHC | 4188 | Public Health Emergencies in Large Populations (On-Campus) |
| HSC | 4211 | Health, Behavior and Society (Online) |
| HSC | 4213 | Environmental and Occupational Risk Analysis (Online) |
| PHC | 4234 | Public and Private Continuity Planning for Emergencies (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 4241 | Psychology of Fear & Mental Health Issues Related to Disasters (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 4250 | Crisis Leadership in Disasters (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 4375 | Community Participation in Homeland Security (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 4376 | Disaster by Design (On-Campus) |
| HSC | 4430 | Occupational Health and Safety (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 4431 | Economic Rationale of Health Policy (Online) |
| PHC | 4464 | Introduction to Health Disparities and Social Determinants (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 4471 | College Peer Health Education (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 4472 | Health and Wellness Coaching: Core Methods (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 4501 | Health Education Theory and Behavior (On-Campus) |
| HSC | 4504 | Foundations of Public Health Immunology (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HSC | 4537 | Medical Terminology (Online) |
| HSC | 4551 | Survey of Human Diseases (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HSC | 4573 | Foundations of Food Safety (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HSC | 4579 | Foundations of Maternal and Child Health (Online) |
| PHC | 4582 | Health Education Methods and Strategies (On-Campus) |
| HSC | 4624 | Foundations of Global Health (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HSC | 4630 | Understanding U.S. Health Care (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HSC | 4631 | Critical Issues in Public Health (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 4720 | Foundation to Professional Writing in Public Health (Online) |
| PHC | 4755 | Foundations of Evaluation and Research in Public Health (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HSC | 4851 | Health Sciences Internship (Online) |
| PHC | 4931 | Health Care Ethics (On-Campus) |
| EIN | 4933 | Special Topics in Industrial Engineering: Occupational Safety Engineering (Online) |
| HSC | 4933 | Special Topics in Public Health - Content areas vary. |
| PHC | 4941 | Health & Wellness Coaching Practicum (Online) |
| PHC | 4942 | Public Health Field Seminar (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HSC | 5036 | Professional Foundations of Health Education (On-Campus) |
| HUN | 5265 | Methods of Nutritional Assessment (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 5933 | Special Topics in Public Health - Content areas vary. |
| PHC | 6000 | Epidemiology (Online) |
| PHC | 6002 | Infectious Disease Epidemiology (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6006 | Epidemiological Methods In Infectious Diseases (Online) |
| PHC | 6007 | Cancer Epidemiology (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6008 | Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology (Online) |
| PHC | 6010 | Epidemiology Methods I (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6011 | Epidemiology Methods II (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6020 | Clinical Trials (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6021 | Fundamentals of Clinical Trials (On-campus) |
| PHC | 6035 | Comorbidity of Mental and Physical Disorders (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6037 | Public Health Virology (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6042 | Methods in Pharmacoepidemiology (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6043 | Trending Topics in Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6050 | Biostatistics I (Online) |
| PHC | 6051 | Biostatistics II (On Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6053 | Categorical Data Analysis (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6054 | Applications of Advanced Biostatistical Methods in Public Health (Online) |
| HSC | 6055 | Survival Analysis (On-Campus) |
| HSC | 6056 | Survey Sampling Methods in Health Sciences (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6057 | Biostatistical Inference I (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6060 | Biostatistical Case Studies and Collaboration I (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6061 | Biostatistical Case Studies and Collaboration II (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6063 | Public Health Data, Information and Decision Making (Online) |
| PHC | 6081 | Intermediate SAS In Epidemiology (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6084 | Bayesian Data Analysis (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6096 | Fundamentals of Probability (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6097 | Multilevel Data Modeling and Analysis (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6102 | Principles of Public Health Policy and Management (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6104 | Management of Public Health Programs (Online) |
| PHC | 6106 | Global Health Program Development and Administration (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6108 | Foundations of Public Health (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6110 | International Health and Health Care Systems (Online) |
| PHC | 6120 | Community Partnerships and Advocacy (Online) |
| PHC | 6121 | Vaccines (On-Campus) |
| DIE | 6127 | Principles of Leadership and Management of Food and Nutrition (Online) |
| PHC | 6145 | Translation to Public Health Practice (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6146 | Health Services Planning and Evaluation (Online) |
| PHC | 6147 | Managing Quality Health Care (Online) |
| PHC | 6148 | Strategic Planning and Marketing for Health Care (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6151 | Health Policy and Politics (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6160 | Health Care Financial Management (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6161 | Health Finance Applications (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6165 | Economic Evaluation of Programs and Medical Care (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6166 | Advanced Seminar in Health Care Management (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6180 | Health Services Management (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6181 | Organizational Behavior in Health Services (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6183 | Overview of United States and International Emergency/Disaster Management (Online) |
| PHC | 6184 | Emergency/Disaster Recovery (Online) |
| PHC | 6185 | Emergency/Disaster Preparedness and Planning (Online) |
| PHC | 6186 | Public Health Emergencies in Large Populations (Online) |
| PHC | 6190 | Public Health Database Management (Online) |
| PHC | 6191 | Quantitative Analysis in Health Services (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6193 | Qualitative Methods in Community Health Research (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6194 | Public Health GIS (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6196 | Information Systems in Health Care Management (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6197 | Secondary Data Analysis in Maternal and Child Health (On-Campus) |
| EIN | 6215 | Engineering System Safety (On-Campus) |
| EIN | 6216 | Occupational Safety Engineering (Online) |
| PHC | 6230 | Foundations of Humanitarian Assistance (Online) |
| PHC | 6231 | Organizing Emergency Humanitarian Actions (Online) |
| PHC | 6232 | From Emergency to Development and Prevention (Online) |
| PHC | 6233 | Current Challenges in the Humanitarian Field (Online) |
| PHC | 6235 | Critical Infrastructure Protection for Public Health Concepts (Online) |
| PHC | 6236 | Business Continuity for Global Health and Security (Online) |
| DIE | 6248 | Advanced Clinical Nutrition (Online) |
| PHC | 6251 | Disease Surveillance and Monitoring (Online) |
| PHC | 6254 | Public Health Implications and Concerns in Homeland Security (Online) |
| PHC | 6255 | Homeland Security: Law, Policy and Public Health (Online) |
| PHC | 6300 | Principles of Environmental Health (Online) |
| PHC | 6303 | Community Air Pollution (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6305 | Environmental Analytical Laboratory (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6307 | Principles of Exposure Assessment & Control (Online) |
| PHC | 6310 | Environmental and Occupational Toxicology (Online) |
| PHC | 6313 | Indoor Environmental Quality (Online) |
| PHC | 6314 | Infection Control Program Design (Online) |
| PHC | 6325 | Environmental Laboratory Principles (Online) |
| PHC | 6326 | Global Issues in Environmental Health (Online) |
| PHC | 6345 | HSE Management & Administration (Online) |
| PHC | 6351 | Occupational Medicine for Health Professionals (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6353 | Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment (Online) |
| PHC | 6355 | Principles of Occupational Safety (Online) |
| PHC | 6356 | Industrial Hygiene (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6357 | Environmental and Occupational Health (Online) |
| PHC | 6358 | Physical Agents - Assessment and Control (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6360 | Safety Management Principles and Practices (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6361 | Industrial Ergonomics (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6362 | Industrial Ventilation (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6364 | Industrial Hygiene Aspects of Plant Operations (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6365C | Analytical Methods in Industrial Hygiene I (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6366C | Analytical Methods in Industrial Hygiene II (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6369 | Industrial Toxicology (Online) |
| PHC | 6373 | Protecting Public Health: Bio-terrorism / Bio-defense (Online) |
| PHC | 6377 | Hazardous Materials and Communication (Online) |
| PHC | 6401 | Homelessness: Implications for Behavioral Healthcare (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6408 | Health Education and Counseling (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6410 | Social and Behavioral Sciences As Applied to Health (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6411 | Introduction to Social Marketing for Public Health (Online) |
| PHC | 6412 | Health Disparities and Social Determinants (Online) |
| PHC | 6413 | Family and Community Violence in Public Health (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6414 | Adolescent Health (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6420 | Health Care Law, Regulation and Ethics (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6421 | Public Health Law and Ethics (Online) |
| PHC | 6423 | Occupational Health Law (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6430 | Health Economics I (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6435 | Comparative Health Insurance Systems (Online) |
| PHC | 6442 | Global Health Applications in the Field (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6450 | Patient-centered Communication and Professionalism (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6460 | Social Marketing Program Management (Online) |
| PHC | 6461 | Advanced Social Marketing (Online) |
| PHC | 6462 | Cultural Competency in Public Health Practice (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6500 | Theoretical & Behavioral basis for Health Education (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6505 | Program Planning in Community Health (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6507 | Health Education Intervention Methods (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6510 | Exotic and Emerging Infectious Diseases (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6511 | Public Health Immunology (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6512 | Vectors of Human Disease (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6513 | Public Health Parasitology (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6514 | Infectious Disease Control in Developing Countries (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6515 | Food Safety (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6516 | Tropical Diseases (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6517 | Infectious Disease Prevention Strategies (Online) |
| PHC | 6521 | Public Health Nutrition (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6522 | Nutrition in Health and Disease (Online) |
| PHC | 6530 | Issues and Concepts in Maternal and Child Health (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6532 | Women's Health Issues in Public Health (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6537 | Case Studies in MCH Programs, Policies, and Research (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6539 | Foundations in Adolescent Behavioral Health (Online) |
| PHC | 6543 | Foundations in Behavioral Health Systems (Online) |
| PHC | 6544 | Children's Mental Health Services (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6545 | Evaluation in Mental Health (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6546 | Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (Online) |
| PHC | 6547 | Case Management in Community Mental Health (Online) |
| PHC | 6550 | Child Health and Development (On-Campus) (Online) |
| HSC | 6552 | Community-Based Prevention in Behavioral Health (Online) |
| HSC | 6556 | Pathobiology of Human Disease I (Online) |
| PHC | 6561 | Laboratory Techniques in Public Health (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6562 | Microbiology for Healthcare Workers (Online) |
| PHC | 6585 | Public Health Communication (Online) |
| PHC | 6586 | Health & Wellness Coaching: Skill Development (Online) |
| PHC | 6587 | Health and Wellness Coaching: Advanced Methods (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6588 | History and Systems of Public Health (Core Course) (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6589 | Health and Wellness Coaching: Core Principles (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6591 | Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology (Online) (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6593 | Professional Development in Genetic Counseling (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6595 | Applied Clinical Genetics (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6596 | Introduction to Genetic Counseling (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6597 | Quantitative Genomics and Genetics (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6601 | Human Genomics in Medicine and Public Health (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6626 | Advocacy 101 (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6677 | Introduction to Global Disaster Management Humanitarian Health and Homeland Security (Online) |
| PHC | 6679 | Disaster Forensics (Online) |
| PHC | 6701 | Computer Applications for Public Health Research (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6705 | Formative Research Methods in Social Marketing (Online) |
| PHC | 6708 | Evaluation and Research Methods in Community Health (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6716 | Advanced Formative Research Methods |
| PHC | 6722 | Laboratory Rotations in Global Health Research (Online) |
| PHC | 6725 | Focus Group Research Strategies (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6728 | Translational Research Methods in Adolescent Behavioral Health (Online) |
| PHC | 6729 | Advanced Research Education in Adolescent Behavioral Health (Online) |
| PHC | 6739 | Fundamental Genomics (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6756 | Population Assessment: Part 1 (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6757 | Population Assessment: Part 2 (On-Campus) (Online) |
| PHC | 6760 | Research Methods in Public Health Programs (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6761 | Global Health Assessment Strategies (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6764 | Global Health Principles and Contemporary Issues (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6765 | International Health Education (Online) |
| PHC | 6766 | Global Health Challenges: In-Country Case Study (Field Course - no syllabus) |
| HUN | 6804 | Nutrition and Dietetics Research (Online) |
| PHC | 6907 | Independent Study: Public Health |
| PHC | 6911 | Clinical Research I (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6912 | Clinical Research II (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6915 | Clinical Research III (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6917 | Master of Health Administration Internship Report (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6930 | Public Health Seminar (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6934 | Selected Topics in Public Health - Content areas vary. |
| PHC | 6938 | Cases and Topics in Medical Genetics (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6940 | Clinical Practicum in Genetic Counseling (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6941 | Master of Health Administration Internship (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6942 | Health and Wellness Coaching: Practicum (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6943 | Integrated Learning Experience (ILE) |
| PHC | 6945 | Supervised Field Experience (Field Experience) |
| PHC | 6946 | Service Learning in Adolescent Behavioral Health I (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6947 | Service Learning in Adolescent Behavioral Health II (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6948 | Service Learning in Adolescent Behavioral Health III (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 6949 | Applied Practice Experiences (APE) |
| PHC | 6971 | Thesis: Master of Science in Public Health |
| PHC | 6977 | Special Project: MPH (Special Project) |
| PHC | 7018 | Environmental Epidemiology (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7019 | Occupational Epidemiology (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7044 | Neuroepidemiology (Online) |
| PHC | 7045 | Practical Issues in Epidemiology (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7055 | Biostatistical Computing (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7056 | Longitudinal Data Analysis (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7058 | Biostatistical Inference II (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7059 | Advanced Survival Data Analysis (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7067 | Probability Models (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7085 | Public Health Laboratory Bioinformatics (Online) |
| PHC | 7098 | Generalized Linear Models (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7103 | Transforming Public Health Practice (Online) (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7119 | Organizational Behavior in Public Health Systems (Online) |
| PHC | 7122 | Vaccinology (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7149 | Practical Applications II: Public Health Leadership (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7152 | Policy and Practice in Community and Family Health (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7154 | Doctoral Research Methods in Public Health (Online) |
| PHC | 7156 | Research Methods in Concept Development (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7198 | Advanced Qualitative Methods in Community Health Research (On-Campus) |
| HSC | 7268 | Professional Foundations III: Joining the Academy (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7317 | Risk Communication in Public Health (Online) |
| PHC | 7368 | Aerosol Technology in Industrial Hygiene (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7405 | Theoretical Application to Public Health Issues (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7437 | Applications in Health Economics (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7466 | Health Disparities and Cultural Competency in Public Health (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7504 | Innovative Education in Public Health (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7563 | Public Health Laboratory Management II (Online) |
| PHC | 7564 | Public Health Laboratory Microbiology (Online) |
| PHC | 7565 | Public Health Laboratory Management I (Online) |
| PHC | 7566 | Public Health Laboratory Safety and Security (Online) |
| PHC | 7567 | Public Health Laboratory Molecular Biology and Molecular Diagnostics (Online) |
| PHC | 7583 | Community-Based Health Promotion (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7702 | Advanced Public Health Research and Evaluation Methods (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7703 | Advanced Research Methods in Epidemiology (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7704 | Applied Research Methods in Community and Family Health (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7735 | Introduction to Biocomputing (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7736 | Applied Computational Genomics (On-Campus) |
| MHS | 7740 | Survey Course in Mental Health Planning, Evaluation, and Accountability (Online) |
| PHC | 7908 | Specialized Study in Public Health |
| PHC | 7910 | Directed Research |
| PHC | 7919 | Public Health Doctoral Project |
| PHC | 7931 | Advanced Interdisciplinary Seminar in Public Health (Online) |
| PHC | 7932 | Practical Applications I: Policy, Advocacy and Public Health (Online) |
| PHC | 7934 | Writing for Scholarly Publication in Health Sciences (Online) |
| PHC | 7935 | Special Topics in Public Health - Content areas vary. |
| PHC | 7936 | Seminar in Health Care Outcomes Measurement (On-Campus) |
| PHC | 7937 | Advanced Seminar in Grant-Writing (Online) |
| PHC | 7941 | Advanced Applied Practice Experiences (Online) |
| PHC | 7980 | Dissertation: Doctorate |
| PHC | 7982 | Introduction to Doctoral Training (On-Campus) |
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