This course will introduce students to the public health perspective population perspective. A major focus of the course is understanding the fundamentals of health disparities and how they are produced and reproduced, and how simple solutions to our most pressing public health problems are unlikely to succeed. Graduate standing in the MPH or Public Health Certificate Program, or permission of instructor.

This course is designed as an introduction to environmental public health issues, laws, regulations, research, and advocacy. Environmental factors including biological, physical and chemical factors that affect the health of a community will be presented. The environmental media (air, water and land) and various community exposure concerns will also be presented. The course will utilize available internet resources to access environmental data, and focus related research. A team project will be completed requiring literature review and presentation and critical assessment of a successful (or unsuccessful) environmental advocacy campaign.

This course will provide an introduction to public health practices and cover management basics as applied to the public health field. The topics covered in the course will be examined through the lenses of prevention, social justice and the role of governmental public health. In Part I of the course, we will study basic public health concepts, core public health functions and practices, public health infrastructure at the local, state and federal levels, and the major areas of public health services and interventions. In Part II, we will cover management principles and functions such as planning, organizing, controlling and leading. We will apply these concepts to the administration of public health organizations.

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease in populations and remains the basic science of public health. This methodology is unique to epidemiology, and in some cases, has even been appropriated by other fields. The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the range of tools used to conduct epidemiologic analysis, including design and measures of association. This course will be taught as an online course combined with an intensive interactive session with faculty and students one weekend in Spring.

Introductory course allows students to utilize SAS software to perform analytical methods including Graphical and Numerical Descriptive Statistics, Probability calculations and distributions with emphasis on the binomial(discrete) and normal (continuous) distributions, Inferential Statistics: Point Estimation, Interval Estimation and Hypothesis Testing, Nonparametric statistical methods and Sample Size Calculation.

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Introductory biostatistics course which allows students to utilize STATA software and perform/ operate analytic methods. Course provides outline of tests of statistical significance and probability theory. Students will conduct statistical hypothesis testing using methods presented in class.

All MPH students are required to complete at least 1 credit of a practicum (internship) to gain a better understanding of a public health practice, directly utilize their own MPH training, and network with public health professionals in the field. Students need to provide a signed agreement and must be in the process of completing 21 credit hours, including at least four core courses.

Introduction to Global Health is an introductory course to global health, both epidemiology and policy aspects, focusing on health disparities on the international level.

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This course prepares students to confront--thoughtfully and systematically-resource allocation decisions by developing the knowledge, tools, and skills needed to plan, implement, and evaluate programs, interventions, and services that address public health problems, improve population health, and reduce inequities.

Intermediate Epidemiology focuses on analysis of observational data. Students should have completed Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics I prior to enrolling in this course.

This course will introduce the basic methods for infectious disease epidemiology and review case studies of important disease syndromes and entities. Important terminology and definitions for infectious disease epidemiology will be reviewed, including nomenclature related to outbreak investigations, disease surveillance, laboratory diagnosis, molecular epidemiology, disease transmission and susceptibility.

This course covers a broad overview of statistical models and estimation methods for outcome variables (normal and non-normal) that are clustered or measured repeatedly in time or space. The focus is on applications and computer software methods for correlated regression models, including ANOVA based methods, hierarchical linear models, etc.

This course is an introduction to health impact assessment which is a decision-support tool that uses a combination of procedures, methods, and approaches to determine how a policy, project/program may affect the health of a community, and the distribution of those effects within the population of the community.

Clinical Trials course is designed for students interested in the design, implementation and management of clinical trials and their ethical and clinical implications. Topics include trial design, randomization, recruitment and sample size, monitoring and analysis. Students should have completed Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics I prior to enrolling in this course.

Meta analysis course provides instruction on methods for synthesizing clinical research information and how to assess the strength of the evidence for policy development and clinic contexts. The course is designed to highlight rigorous systematic review methods while students complete a systematic review on a topic of their choice. Students should have completed Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics I prior to enrolling in this course.

This course covers a specific topic in public health. Restricted to students in the Master of Public Health (MPH) program, or with permission of the instructor. Outcome: students will be able to articulate a general understanding of the selected topic.

Public Health in Action prepares MPH students for the real world through practical hands-on learning that addresses the cross-disciplinary competencies in advocacy, leadership, budgeting, planning and implementing programs with limited resources, building a shared vision and mission, setting priorities and goals, contributing on inter-professional teams, advancing cultural diversity and inclusiveness in community health efforts, building partnerships, leading community initiatives, and communicating to media. It is intended students will take this course at the end of the MPH program. Enrollment Conditions: Graduate standing in the MPH Program and graduating in the current or following semester, or permission of instructor. Students should have completed at least 18 credit hours of coursework, including all other core courses. MD/MPH students may take this course in the spring of their first year in the program.