Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

This course is an overview of trauma studies and examines trauma typology, prevention, and intervention and is taught through an ecosystemic lens.

This course explores the neuroscience, psychology, and physiology of mindfulness and its application to mental and physical health across various public health contexts. Students engage in direct practice of evidence-based mindfulness practices. Additional work required of graduate students.

 Knowledge of effects of chemical dependency on family and significant others.  Importance of family support in recovery. Knowledge of basic family support approaches.

Traveling throughout Europe, this seminar course examines historical and contemporary influences of public health, drug policies, the drug war and their connections with complex trans-national economic issues such as immigration, and human trafficking. Additional work required of graduate students.

Ethical issues in public health, including legal and policy responses. Role of religious and social values in setting health policy. Additional work required of graduate students.

A life course approach to examine health changes in late life, focusing on chronic disease epidemiology, social models of aging, quality of life, health care priorities/issues, and racial and social disparities in successful aging. Additional work required of graduate students.

Examines the intersections of indigenous peoples' health with colonization and global health policy. Additional work required of graduate students.

The biological, psychological, and social factors of substance use and related addictions that exist across cultures and species.

Students examine risk and protective factors and design effective programs that promote well-being across the lifespan for diverse cultures. This course emphasizes theories, principles, and strategies of evidence-based prevention designed to meet identified community needs.

History of the field of public health management, key contemporary issues in the organization, regulation, financing, and delivery of healthcare services in the U.S. and globally, and leading health care programs and organizations.

An introduction to commonly used methods for analyzing health data. Use of statistical and graphical software will be emphasized.

Univariate statistical techniques, to include multiple linear and logistical regression, for analyzing health data with a single outcome variable with covariates. Use of statistical software will be emphasized.

Conduct statistical analysis of public health related time-to-event data and counts data, and conduct meta-analysis as they relate to public health data.

The application of geographical information systems and statistics to examine the geographic distribution of health outcomes and the factors influencing these patterns.

Application of professional codes of ethics and ethical standards using case studies of ethical dilemmas within the addiction services. Additional work required of graduate students

The role of global contexts in the classification, development, and prevention of substance use and mental health disorders, with a focus on social determinants, health equity, and social justice

Communication and advocacy approaches for addressing public health challenges with diverse audiences; risk communication, evaluating public health policies and health communication. Additional work required of graduate students.

Public health approaches to program design, implementation, and evaluation.

Cultural anthropological approaches to cross-cultural variations in reproductive practices (pregnancy, childbirth, infertility, etc.) Impact of globalization, biomedicalization, international development on reproduction and reproductive health. Medical anthropology and gender studies.

Global health in anthropological perspective. Examines how culture affects people's experience and response to morbidity and mortality. Considers topics like gender and health, reproductive health, infectious disease, health and inequality and health and war.

Examines theories of justice, social determinants of health, and approaches to address social injustices and public health inequities.

Analysis of factors that influence health policy making and the development of health policies. Individual country policy responses to national health problems will be compared as well as multilateral policy approaches to global health challenges.

Provides opportunities for students to demonstrate public health competencies in a practice setting.

Epidemiological methods used in the study of public health problems. Topics will be illustrated with examples from local, national, and global settings.

Reviews methods and techniques for designing, implementing, analyzing, and interpreting observational and experimental epidemiological studies, with a focus on the potential pitfalls and corresponding bias when conducting such research and interpreting findings.

Pre-planning for matching and securing a public health internship. Enrollment restricted to public health majors

Explores the intersection of geography and public health, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze and visualize health phenomena. Introduces core GIS concepts and skills through case studies, hands-on lab exercises, and independent projects. Additional work required for graduate students.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

An introduction to topics and methods in the control and epidemiology of major infectious diseases. Includes the estimation of the importance of risk and resilience factors associated with disease.

Diverse organizations, consortiums and networks engaged in global health governance; the tools and mechanisms used, and how global health governance impacts health actions, equity, and human rights

Topics and methods informing our understanding of the major environmental public health problems in industrialized and developing countries. Includes the critical evaluation of research on how various environmental factors affect human health.

Integration of the public health competencies achieved and students¿ professional goals. Culminates in a written product intended for external stakeholders building upon student¿s professional goals in public health and demonstrating the skills and knowledge obtained.

Distribution and determinants of major chronic diseases and their risk factors. In addition, conceptual and methodological issues related to the study of chronic disease etiology and prevention.

Components of U.S. health care system. Evolution of health care organizations, personnel and their relationships. Environment of integrated delivery systems, managed care, and finance systems for health care; public policy implications of these changes in the public health and social services systems.

This course covers behavioral science theory and its application in the public sector. Evidence from empirical field experiments provides insights into the common mistakes policymakers make when they design policies. It also focuses on designing and evaluating effective behavioral policies.

Written document exhibiting substantive and original research in Public Health. Planned under direction of major departmental advisor.