Community and Population Health

BSTA 001 Population Health Data Science I 3 Credits

Students will learn the fundamentals of probability theory, univariate statistics, statistical computing/programming/visualization, and machine learning. A mix of traditional and experiential learning will focus on how to build an analysis pipeline to answer pressing questions in population health. In-class examples and projects will use real data sets. Students will propose a small data-driven project focused in population health, and use their newly-acquired data science skills to collect, analyze, and present their work. Must be taken in conjunction with BSTA 002.
Corequisites: BSTA 002

BSTA 003 Computational Thinking 3 Credits

This course introduces computational thinking as a problem-solving methodology in health and biological sciences. You will explore the approach of developing theoretical models for natural events and converting them into computer simulations using tools like R, Python, MATLAB, or SAS. The course emphasizes fundamental programming concepts, making it suitable for beginners, while also highlighting computational thinking in health. Additionally, the course explores ethics in computational science, covering responsible algorithmic decision-making, data management, privacy, bias, and transparency in computing.

BSTA 005 Statistical Literacy in Health 3 Credits

This course is designed to introduce students with a fear of all things mathematical to the importance of statistics in health research. Students will learn how to read and understand basic statistical concepts and methods used in health research, such as probability, sampling, hypothesis testing, and correlation. Students will also learn to interpret tables and statistical findings in the health literature.

BSTA 007 (POPH 007) Frontiers of AI in Health 3 Credits

This course presents a broad contemporary survey of the actual and potential contributions of Artificial Intelligence and Health Data Science in addressing public health challenges. By reading recent articles that describe case studies of AI in health and healthcare and by engaging in discussions both in class and online, students will come to appreciate the many unsolved problems in public health and how one may evaluate the potential benefits and risks of exciting new data-centric solutions made possible by AI.

BSTA 030 Data Exploration in R 3 Credits

This course provides an introduction to problem-solving using the R environment for statistical computing and graphics. Students will gain experience designing, implementing, and testing their R code. Multiple programming paradigms will be explored. The course covers R data types, input and output, and control flow in the context of preparing, cleaning, transforming, and manipulating data. Students will use R to conduct exploratory data analyses, including computing descriptive statistics and data visualization. Students should expect to spend each class writing programs.
Prerequisites: CSE 012

BSTA 040 Data Exploration in Python 3 Credits

This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of programming in Python. Students will gain experience designing, implementing, and testing their Python code, as well as in using Jupyter Notebooks, and IPython for statistics and data analysis. Multiple programming paradigms will be explored. The course covers Python data types, input, and output, and control flow in the context of preparing, cleaning, transforming, and manipulating data. In addition, students will use Python to conduct exploratory data analyses, including computing descriptive statistics.
Prerequisites: CSE 012

BSTA 101 Population Health Data Science I 3 Credits

This course provides an introduction to the use of statistics in health. Topics include data presentation, descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of contingency tables, analysis of variance, linear and logistic regression models, and sample size and power considerations. Students develop the skills necessary to perform, present, and interpret basic statistical analyses. Must be taken in conjunction with BSTA 102.
Corequisites: BSTA 102

BSTA 102 Population Health Data Science I Algorithms Lab 1 Credit

Students will use a statistical computing platform to apply concepts learned in BSTA 101 and attain autonomy in handling real-world data. Lab must be taken concurrently with lecture (BSTA 101 Population Health Data Science I).
Corequisites: BSTA 101

BSTA 103 Population Health Data Science II 3 Credits

This course is a continuation of BSTA 101. Topics include an overview of generalized linear models, simple and multiple linear regression, regression models for binary data, regression models for count data, quasi-likelihood methods, extensions of generalized linear models. Must be taken in conjunction with BSTA 104. Prerequisites: BSTA 101.
Prerequisites: BSTA 101
Corequisites: BSTA 104

BSTA 104 Population Health Data Science II Algorithms Lab 1 Credit

Students will use a statistical computing platform to apply regression techniques learned in BSTA103 Population Health Data Science II to health datasets. Lab must be taken concurrently with lecture (BSTA103 Population Health Data Science II).
Prerequisites: BSTA 101
Corequisites: BSTA 103

BSTA 120 (CGH 120, EPI 120, POPH 120) Independent Study or Research 1-4 Credits

This course can be directed readings or research in Biostatistics or an experiential learning experience that puts student's understanding of Biostatistics into practice. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

BSTA 130 Internship 1-4 Credits

In this introductory course, students will engage in supervised work in Biostatistics. Placements will be arranged to suit individual interests and career goals. Potential internship sites include government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. A written report is required, and a preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission is required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

BSTA 132 Health Data Science I: Inference 4 Credits

This course provides an introduction to methods of statistical inference as applied to health data. Topics covered include hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, analysis of variance, correlation, and non-parametric methods. The course will illustrate these concepts using data from the health context. In addition to traditional methods of learning, computing will be a significant component of the course, ensuring students acquire the skills to both formulate and answer pressing questions in population health.
Prerequisites: MATH 052 and MATH 043 and BSTA 030

BSTA 133 Health Data Science 2: Regression 4 Credits

This course provides an introduction to generalized linear models as applied to health data. Topics covered include models for binary data, models for nominal and ordinal data, models for count data, quasi-likelihood methods, and Bayesian generalized linear models. The course will illustrate these concepts using data from the health context. In addition to traditional methods of learning, computing will be a significant component of the course, ensuring students acquire the skills to both formulate and answer pressing questions in population.
Prerequisites: BSTA 132

BSTA 141 Health Data Science III: Supervised Machine Learning in Health 4 Credits

Supervised machine learning is used to create automated systems that sift through labeled/continuous data at high speed to make predictions with minimal human intervention. This course provides students with skills in applying supervised machine learning in contexts of population health. We will cover regression, classification, cross-validation, hyperparameter selection, feature selection, feature engineering, ensemble methods, regularization, and reinforcement learning. Students will learn concepts through hands-on engagement with health data sets, preparing them to contribute effectively to data-driven precision population health.
Prerequisites: MATH 052 and MATH 043 and BSTA 040

BSTA 142 Health Data Science IV: Unsupervised Machine Learning in Health 4 Credits

Unsupervised machine learning is used to discover hidden patterns and structures in high-dimensional unlabeled health data. This course will survey leading techniques for clustering and dimensionality reduction. The course will cover hierarchical and density-based clustering techniques, along with modeling using Gaussian mixtures, factor analysis, and principal component analysis. Applications considered will include patient clustering for personalized treatment, anomaly detection for early disease identification, and dimensionality reduction for efficient analysis of diverse and complex medical datasets.
Prerequisites: BSTA 141 and MATH 052 and MATH 043 and BSTA 040

BSTA 150 Special Topics in Biostatistics 3-4 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of a topic of special interest that is not covered in other courses. Topics addressed will be at an intermediate level.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

BSTA 160 Biostatistics Study Abroad 1-3 Credits

Biostatistics focused course taken during an abroad experience.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

BSTA 300 Apprentice Teaching 1-4 Credits

Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

BSTA 308 Advanced R Programming 3 Credits

R language syntax and structure. R programming techniques. Emphasis on structured design for medium to large programs. R package development fundamentals. Capstone development project.
Prerequisites: BSTA 101 and BSTA 103

BSTA 309 Outbreak Science & Public Health Forecasting 3 Credits

This course aims to introduce students to models that describe the spread of a pathogen through a population, and how models can support public health decisions. The course will be split into four parts: (i) the factors that motivate public health actions, (ii) epidemic models such as the Reed-Frost and SIR, (iii) statistical time series and forecasts, (ii) a focus on ensemble building. Students will be expected to complete mathematical/statistical exercises and write code that simulates infectious processes.
Prerequisites: BSTA 101 and BSTA 103

BSTA 310 (CSE 310) Assistive Technologies 3 Credits

This class will introduce typical challenges faced by persons with disabilities and the role of assistive technologies (ATs) in solving such challenges. The class will examine opportunities presented by recent advances in mobile and AI technologies. Working in groups, each student will be expected to acquire and apply relevant skills in designing AT solutions. The class can be taken by students with diverse backgrounds including the following: community and population health, social and behavioral sciences, business, engineering and computer science.
Prerequisites: CSE 017 or (BSTA 101 and BSTA 102)

BSTA 320 (CGH 320, EPI 320, POPH 320) Independent Study or Research in Biostatistics 1-4 Credits

This course can be directed readings or research in Biostatistics or an experiential learning experience that puts student's understanding of Biostatistics into practice. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

BSTA 330 Internship 1-4 Credits

In this advanced course, students will engage in supervised work in Biostatistics. Placements will be arranged to suit individual interests and career goals. Potential internship sites include government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. A written report is required, and a preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission is required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

BSTA 350 Special Topics in Biostatistics 3-4 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of a topic of special interest that is not covered in other courses. Topics addressed will be at an advanced level.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

BSTA 360 Biostatistics Study Abroad 1-3 Credits

Upper-level biostatistics focused course taken during an abroad experience.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

BSTA 372 Analyzing Electronic Health Record Data 3 Credits

This course will explain the structure and provide computing skills to analyze Electronic Health Record (EHR) data. Through a series of health-related case studies, students will have the opportunity to experience EHR as a comprehensive platform to support best-in-class evidence-based care and as the core component for big data analytics to help care organizations adapt and transform into learning organizations. The course will present a number of EHR data architectures, data standards, quality assessment, and workflow methods.
Prerequisites: BSTA 142

BSTA 373 Analyzing Clinical Natural Language Data 3 Credits

This course will convey specialized clinical natural language processing (NLP) principles and methods, as well as how to write regular expressions and parse and collate information from text-rich health documents such as electronic health records, clinical notes, and peer-reviewed medical literature. The course will engage real-world data sets for students to develop text-processing strategies. Computing will be a significant component of the course, ensuring students acquire the skills necessary to work with clinical natural language data.
Prerequisites: BSTA 142

BSTA 374 Analyzing Health GIS Data 3 Credits

This course will convey specialized methodologies of data collection and the statistical analysis of spatial data. Through a series of health-related case studies, students will have the opportunity to explore spatial statistical analysis at a variety of spatial resolutions. Computing will be a significant component of the course, ensuring that students acquire the skills necessary to apply these techniques to health-related GIS data.
Prerequisites: BSTA 142

BSTA 375 Analyzing Health Sensor Data 3 Credits

This course will convey specialized methodologies of data collection and the statistical analysis of health-related time-series data collected from sensors. Of particular interest are data generated by environmental sensors, wearable devices, and medical instrumentation. Through a series of health-related case studies, students will have the opportunity to explore signal processing, filtering, modeling, and forecasting techniques. Computing will be a significant component of the course, ensuring that students acquire the skills necessary to apply these techniques to health-related sensor data.
Prerequisites: BSTA 142

BSTA 376 Deep Learning for Healthcare 3 Credits

This course will convey the specialized methods of deep learning in the context of health data. Through health-related case studies, students will learn to engage deep learning models and healthcare applications such as clinical predictive models, computational phenotyping, patient risk stratification, treatment recommendation, and medical imaging analysis. The course will engage with real-world data sets via computing using Jupyter and PyTorch, ensuring that students acquire the skills necessary to apply deep learning techniques to health data.
Prerequisites: BSTA 142

BSTA 381 Analysis of Dependent Data 3 Credits

This course will convey specialized methodologies needed to analyze and model dependent data. By considering dependent data from a series of health-related case studies, students will have the opportunity to explore different types of statistical association, random effects models, generalized estimating equations, copula models, and nonparametric methods for dependent data. Computing will be a significant component of the course, ensuring that students acquire the skills necessary to carry out a wide range of analyses of health-related dependent data.
Prerequisites: BSTA 133

BSTA 383 Survival Analysis 3 Credits

This course will present methodologies needed to model time-to-event data. By considering censored (i.e., incomplete) health data from a series of case studies, students will explore nonparametric estimation (e.g., life table methods, Kaplan–Meier estimator), nonparametric methods for comparing the survival experience of populations, and semiparametric and parametric methods of regression for censored outcome data. Computing will be a significant component of the course, ensuring students acquire the skills necessary to conduct time-to-event analyses of health-related data.
Prerequisites: BSTA 133

BSTA 384 Network Analysis 3 Credits

This course will convey specialized methodologies needed to analyze and model network data. By considering relational data from a series of health-related case studies, students will have the opportunity to explore mathematical description of networks, social network measures, exponential random graph models of networks, network sampling, and visualization. Computing will be a significant component of the course, ensuring that students acquire the skills necessary to carry out a wide range of network-based analyses of health-related data.
Prerequisites: BSTA 133

BSTA 386 Bayesian Analysis 3 Credits

This course will provide a basic introduction to Bayesian concepts and methods with an emphasis on the data analysis in the context of health. We will discuss model choice, including the assessment of prior distributions. We will discuss how to conduct inference in a Bayesian setting, through posterior means, credible intervals and hypothesis testing. The Analyses will be performed using the freely available software Jags as implemented in the R packages rjags and R2jags.
Prerequisites: BSTA 133

BSTA 387 Analyzing Data in SAS 3 Credits

This course will introduce the student to the SAS programming language in a lab-based format. The objective is for the student to develop programming and statistical computing skills to address data management and analysis issues using SAS. The course will also provide a survey of some of the most common data analysis tools in use today and provide decision-making strategies in selecting the appropriate methods for extracting information from data.
Prerequisites: BSTA 133

BSTA 396 1-4 Credits

Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

BSTA 399 Portfolio Project 1 Credit

This course will must be taken concurrently with an elective in either the Data or Methods clusters of the program. Students must inform the instructor for the associated elective about their registration in the Portfolio Project course. Portfolio Project students may be assigned additional material/assignments, and will be required to complete a significant report in the associated elective course.

BSTA 402 Biostatistics in Health 3 Credits

This course provides an introduction to the use of statistics in health. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability distributions, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of contingency tables, analysis of variance, regression models, and sample size and power considerations. Students develop the skills necessary to perform, present, and interpret statistical analyses; and attain autonomy in handling real-world data using a statistical computing environment.

BSTA 403 Health Applications in Statistical Learning 3 Credits

This course will explore common statistical models used to analyze both continuous, discrete, and time to event data: simple and multivariate linear regression, logistic regression, poisson and negative binomial regression, and survival models. An emphasis will be placed on supervised learning. Throughout the semester, students will apply the theoretical background they learn in class to population health data sets, generating their own hypotheses and testing them with rigorous statistical methods.
Prerequisites: BSTA 402

BSTA 404 Data Architecture, Mining, and Linkage 3 Credits

This course will focus on collecting, storing, and formatting data for use in population health data analysis. Students will learn fundamental concepts and best practices for working with data, how to use Python to scrape the internet for data related to population health and learn how to link a diverse set of data together to test novel hypotheses students themselves pose during class.

BSTA 409 Outbreak Science & Public Health Forecasting 3 Credits

This course aims to introduce students to models that describe the spread of a pathogen through a population, and how models can support public health decisions. The course will be split into four parts: (i) the factors that motivate public health actions, (ii) epidemic models such as the Reed-Frost and SIR, (iii) statistical time series and forecasts, (ii) a focus on ensemble building. Students will be expected to complete mathematical/statistical exercises and write code that simulates infectious processes.

BSTA 410 (CSE 410) Assistive Technologies 3 Credits

This class will introduce typical challenges faced by persons with disabilities and the role of assistive technologies (ATs) in solving such challenges. The class will examine opportunities presented by recent advances in mobile and AI technologies. Working in groups, each student will be expected to acquire and apply relevant skills in designing AT solutions. The class can be taken by students with diverse backgrounds including the following: community and population health, social and behavioral sciences, business, engineering and computer science.

BSTA 420 (CGH 420, POPH 420, PUBH 420) Independent Study or Research in Biostatistics 1-4 Credits

This course can be directed readings or research in Biostatistics or an experiential learning experience that puts student's understanding of Biostatistics into practice. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

BSTA 450 Special Topics in Biostatistics 3 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of a topic of special interest that is not covered in other courses. Topics addressed will be at an advanced level.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 001 Community Health 3 Credits

The interdisciplinary field of community health focuses on improving the health of communities through health promotion and disease prevention, education, policy development, and community empowerment. This course provides students with an overview of theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of community health with a focus on working in diverse communities. Students will gain an understanding of how community-level health issues relate to broader contextual issues within the community and externally.

CGH 002 Introduction to LGBTQ2+ Health 3 Credits

This course introduces students to the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and and two-spirited (LGBTQ2+) populations in the United States and globally. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the course focuses on determinants of health, LGBTQ2+ health disparities, the history of LGBTQ2+ health, and major health issues faced by LGBTQ2+ people across the lifespan. Students explore individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, and policy influences on LGBTQ2+ health, as well as LGBTQ2+ affirming health policies, programs, and services.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.
Prerequisites: CGH 001 or POPH 001
Can be taken Concurrently: CGH 001, POPH 001
Attribute/Distribution: DEIN

CGH 004 Introduction to Global Health 3 Credits

In this course, students will receive an introduction to global population health. We begin with an analysis of the rise of the international community in addressing population health needs, and the international norms guiding healthcare delivery systems. We will also focus on healthcare delivery systems, innovations, and policy reforms in response to healthcare needs in several developing nations. Finally, students will understand the political, social, and more recent commercial determinants of population health in these countries.

CGH 007 Seven Dimensions of Health & Wellness 0,3 Credits

Much has been discussed in the public sphere about happiness and how an individual can achieve peak happiness. This course delves more holistically into health and wellness, moving beyond individual happiness and towards a multi-level understanding of how interactions with others and the environment impact the self. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, students will learn the seven dimensions of health and wellness, including physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, cultural, environmental, and community, and how they interact to create healthy people and communities.

CGH 016 Seminar: Cultural Understanding and Health 1 Credit

This course will introduce students to the basic perspectives and skills needed to work with peoples and communities other than their own in a cross-cultural setting. An introductory understanding of culture and the components of culture, such as values, beliefs, language, and world view, will be explored specifically in relation to health and health outcomes at the individual and community-levels.

CGH 021 Culture and Health 3 Credits

This course will introduce students to the complex and dynamic relationship between culture and health in Western and non-Western populations, communities, and societies. Cross-cultural institutions such as economics, politics, kinship, religion, and language, and their roles in sickness and illness will be discussed. The relationship between traditional and modern healing systems will also be analyzed.

CGH 022 Global Perspectives on Health 3 Credits

This course is designed to introduce students to the inequalities and systems of stratification various industrialized and non-industrialized peoples and cultures around the world face when it comes to their health and wellness. Critical theoretical perspectives will be utilized, as will case studies of health inequities and inequalities, to examine connections between health and cultural and social factors such as race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and gender. Current global trends in addressing these inequities and inequalities will also be explored.

CGH 101 Careers in Community and Global Health Studies 3 Credits

In this interdisciplinary seminar, students will be exposed to individuals working in community and global health in academic positions, government and non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, medical establishments, industry, and more. Through the eyes of these professionals, students will learn of career opportunities in these growing fields of study and will begin to chart their own career paths.

CGH 102 (CEE 102) Community Health and Engineering 3 Credits

This course is an introduction to public health engineering. Students will learn to define hazards and risks to community health such as air pollution; water, sanitation, and hygiene; food; and settlement/safety. The focus of the course will be on understanding engineering controls to reduce risk and improve communicable and non-communicable disease outcomes. This course includes elements of waterborne disease control, hazardous materials management, occupational health and safety, and environmental interventions.

CGH 103 Biological & Environmental Determinants of Health 4 Credits

This course provides students with a foundational knowledge of the biological mechanisms underlying health and disease. Students will learn about the evolutionary genetic basis of disease and the major disease transitions throughout history, all driven by interactions between the genetic composition of individuals and groups and their natural and built environment. Students will become familiar with the various infectious agents causing disease and the human immune response, as well as the biological determinants of chronic diseases. Not for biology majors.

CGH 104 Sociocultural & Political Determinants of Health 4 Credits

This course will look at cultural, social, and political institutions, as well as other components of culture, society, and social structure, that affect health and the health outcomes at the individual and community-levels. Topics to be analyzed include cultural traditions, social norms, politics, laws and policies, economics, housing, transportation, and subsistence strategies, just to name a few. Additionally, specific illnesses, sicknesses, and diseases linked to cultural, social, and political institutions in the human experience will be explored.

CGH 105 Commercial Determinants of Health 4 Credits

In this course, students will learn about the role that major soda and ultra-processed food industries play in affecting public health outcomes and policy-making processes. Carefully examining the cases of the United States and developing nations, this course reveals how and why these industries influence consumption patterns in different communities, how government, civil society, and the international community is responding, and the various strategies used by industry to influence policy decisions in their favor.

CGH 106 Qualitative Methods in Health Research 3 Credits

This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of qualitative data collection and analysis methods used in community and global health research. Students will learn about data collection using participation and observation, interviews, and focus groups. Students will also learn about text analysis and presenting qualitative results. This course is not designed to provide an in-depth examination of these methods or practical experience, but rather an introduction to their uses and how they complement quantitative methods.

CGH 107 What is the US Healthcare Ecosystem? 3 Credits

This course examines the structure, functioning, financing, and performance of the U.S. healthcare system. It aims to provide a general overview of the relationships between healthcare consumers, providers, organizations, payers, and regulators. The course will cover the history of the U.S. healthcare system and the political and social environment in which it exists and compare it to systems from other countries.

CGH 108 Food Justice 3 Credits

This course examines community and population health nutrition through the lens of social and environmental justice to examine the cultural, political, and social contexts of food in the United States. Students will engage with case studies, personal experiences with food, guest speakers, and debates on critical policy issues in nutrition and food access. This course will help students to understand the complex relationship between food systems and health and offers insight into practices and movements for sustainability, sovereignty, and equity.
Prerequisites: CGH 001

CGH 109 Introduction to Health Education 3 Credits

This course introduces the major theories and models of health education at multiple levels (individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, and public policy). Particular focus will be put on the introduction, analysis, and application of health behavior theories to health promotion and education practice. The theories to be discussed will provide students with frameworks for understanding health behavior change and designing effective health education programs and interventions.
Prerequisites: CGH 001

CGH 110 Coaching Towards Joy, Meaning, and Social Change 4 Credits

In this course you will learn and practice professional coaching techniques as one way to create meaning, increase your well-being, move towards what you want to achieve and who you want to be. You will learn to coach within and across your different identities/positionalities and consider how this self-work contributes to social change and challenges oppression. The course is well-suited for students interested in peer advising, activism, mentoring and leadership in any area.

CGH 120 (BSTA 120, EPI 120, POPH 120) Independent Study or Research in Community and Global Health 1-4 Credits

This course can be directed readings or research in Community and Global Health or an experiential learning experience that puts the student’s understanding of Community and Global Health into practice. Topics addressed will be at an intermediate level. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 122 Indigenous Healing Traditions 3 Credits

In this course, students will be introduced to the healing traditions of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Special attention will be paid to the Native peoples and nations of the United States. Traditional Indigenous perspectives of wellness and unwellness will be explored, as well as healing rites, rituals and ceremonies from Pre-Contact times to the present-day. Indigenous health and healing in the context of colonization and the introduction of Old World diseases will also be discussed.

CGH 130 Internship in Community and Global Health 1-4 Credits

In this introductory course, students will engage in supervised work in Community and Global Health. Placements will be arranged to suit individual interests and career goals. Potential internship sites include government agencies, non-profit organizations and the private sector. A written report is required and preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 150 Special Topics in Community and Global Health 3-4 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of a topic of special interest that is not covered in other courses. Topics addressed will be at an intermediate level.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 151 Special Topics in Indigenous Peoples Health 3-4 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of a topic of special interest that is not covered in other courses. Topics addressed will be at an intermediate level.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 160 Community & Global Health Study Abroad 1-3 Credits

Community and Global Health focused course taken during an abroad experience.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 300 Apprentice Teaching 1-4 Credits

Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 301 Community and Global Health Field Experience I 1-3 Credits

With the assistance of their advisor, students identify a community internship or field experience site domestically or internationally and write a proposal for the experience and accompanying deliverable and capstone report. The deliverable should be an artifact (e.g., health promotion materials, website, presentation of data, etc.) that the student provides to the site and is agreed upon by the student, advisor, and internship site. A capstone report documents the experience, which should align with the student’s concentration and career plans.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 302 Community & Global Health Field Experience II 1-3 Credits

In this course, students will implement their field experience, including deliverable and capstone report, proposed in CGH 301. The deliverable will be presented to the field site in both written and oral form. The capstone report will be submitted to the student’s advisor and will be accompanied by an oral presentation to CGH students and faculty. A field site preceptor evaluation will be required. This course must be taken concurrently with or after CGH 301.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.
Prerequisites: CGH 301
Can be taken Concurrently: CGH 301

CGH 303 Honors Community and Global Health Field Experience I 1-4 Credits

Students identify a community internship or field experience site domestically or internationally, write a proposal for the experience and accompanying deliverable and capstone report. Deliverable is an artifact (e.g., health promotion materials, website, presentation of data, etc.) that the student provides and is agreed upon by the student, advisor, and site. The capstone report documents the experience. This course includes a weekly honors seminar, minimum major GPA 3.5 required. Students are required to complete 4 credits of this course.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 304 Honors Community and Global Health Field Experience II 1-4 Credits

Students implement their field experience, including deliverable and capstone report, proposed in CGH 303. The deliverable is presented to the field site in both written and oral form. The capstone report is submitted to the student’s advisor and accompanied by an oral presentation to CGH students and faculty. A field site preceptor evaluation is required. This course includes a weekly honors seminar, minimum GPA 3.5 in major required. Students are required to complete 4 credits of this course.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.
Prerequisites: CGH 303
Can be taken Concurrently: CGH 303

CGH 305 Advanced Qualitative Methods in Community and Global Health 3 Credits

This course, designed to be taken after Introductory Methods in Community and Global Health, focuses on the practical application of qualitative data collection and analysis techniques learned in the introductory course in qualitative methods within the context of applied health research. Students will design and conduct a qualitative health study. Students will also be exposed to advanced techniques in qualitative research, such as ethnography, visual methods, computer-assisted analysis, and more.
Prerequisites: CGH 106

CGH 306 Mixed Methods in Health Research 3 Credits

Students in this course will be introduced to ways in which qualitative and quantitative data can be integrated to capture a broader perspective and answer more complex research questions than either will provide alone. The course will cover formulating mixed methods research questions, collecting and analyzing different types of data, analysis across multiple mixed data sets, choosing appropriate mixed methods designed for both qualitatively- and quantitatively-driven studies, and interpreting mixed methods results.
Prerequisites: CGH 106 and BSTA 001

CGH 307 Health Survey Research Methods 3 Credits

In this course, students will explore and apply the foundational concepts and methods related to survey design and implementation. Students will be introduced to such concepts as sampling theory, question design and ordering, methods of survey data collection, bias and error in survey research, measure development and validation, and data preparation for analysis. Students will be exposed to several national health surveys, as well as surveys designed for smaller scale use.
Prerequisites: POPH 001 or CGH 001

CGH 308 Community Health Intervention Design 3 Credits

This course is designed to introduce students to development, implementation, and evaluation of health-related programs and interventions in community settings. Students will learn the theoretical foundations of intervention design and will examine evidence-based programs from multiple fields of study. Students will be introduced to aspects of intervention design such as cultural appropriateness, individual tailoring, health literacy issues, sustainability, and more.
Prerequisites: POPH 001 or CGH 01

CGH 309 Ethnomedical Traditions of the Americas 3 Credits

This course will introduce students to the rich and diverse ethnomedical traditions of various peoples and cultures in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. Indigenous, African-Diasporic, European, and Asian ethnomedical traditions will be discussed. The manners in which these ethnomedical systems diagnose and treat individuals will be explored, as well as the ways they compare to mainstream allopathic medicine. Topics commonly associated with ethnomedicine, such as herbalism, ritualized healing, and altered states of consciousness, will also be investigated.

CGH 310 Rural Communities and Health in the United States 3 Credits

This course is designed to allow students to examine health at the individual and community levels in rural America. Special attention will be paid to individuals and communities that engage in economic activities connected to rural America – ranching, farming, and natural resource extraction. In addition, populations who reside primarily in rural areas, both mainstream and non-mainstream, will be investigated. The health problems, health outcomes, access to health care, and alternative treatments will be explored.

CGH 311 Religion, Spirituality, and Health 3 Credits

This course will examine the complex and dynamic relationships among religion, spirituality, and health. Religion’s and spirituality’s roles in health promotion and disease prevention will be explored at the individual and community-levels. Social science and biomedical perspectives will be utilized to understand these relationships, as well as the perspectives of practitioners from numerous Western and Non-Western religious and spiritual traditions.
Prerequisites: POPH 001 or CGH 001

CGH 312 Curses, Possessions, and Supernatural Illnesses 3 Credits

In this course students will utilize a community health perspective to investigate the causes, symptoms, and treatments, as well as the roles, supernatural illnesses play in Western and Non-Western communities around the world. Supernatural illnesses associated with curses, hexes, ghosts, malevolent entities, and the spirit world will be examined. The cultural, social, economic, political, and legal effects these illnesses have on afflicted individuals, their families, and the communities in which they live will also be explored.
Prerequisites: POPH 001 or CGH 001

CGH 313 Health Policy and Politics 3 Credits

In this course, students learn the various methods as well as conceptual and analytical frameworks involved in the policy-making and the political processes involved. Issues of policy agenda-setting, policy diffusion, policy formulation, and implementation will be addressed, ultimately going through the ‘entire’ policy-making process. Concepts and methods in political science will be introduced as well as their application to health policy-making. This module will close with several case study illustrates from the United States and around the world.

CGH 314 Advanced Commercial Determinants of Health 3 Credits

In this upper-level course, students will learn the roles that major soda, food, tobacco, entertainment, and pharmaceutical industries play in affecting population health. This course reveals how and why these industries influence consumption, mental health, and social interactions within communities; how government, civil society, and the international community is responding; and industry's strategic response. This course is reading and writing intensive and employs comparative qualitative case study methods and analysis.
Prerequisites: CGH 105

CGH 315 Medical Mysteries 3 Credits

Everything is a mystery until it is solved, including in medicine. This course begins with an exploration of historical medical mysteries and discussion of what happened after they were solved as a foundation for understanding the present. Students will then learn what differential diagnosis is and what happens when it leaves you with nothing. The course culminates in an examination of a series of current medical mystery case studies in the realms of physical, mental, and spiritual health.
Prerequisites: CGH 103

CGH 316 Global Environmental Disasters & Policy 3 Credits

Disasters can leave individuals, communities, and nations reeling to pick up the pieces. This course will look at case studies of major global disasters, including those created by people and nature, and the global magnitude of these disasters. Students will analyze disaster preparedness policies enacted in response to these disasters and learn about the inequalities that disproportionately impact marginalized communities in the aftermath.
Prerequisites: CGH 103 and (POPH 001 or CGH 001)

CGH 317 Sex, Drugs, and Trauma 3 Credits

This course will explore health issues existing at the intersection of mental and sexual health. The course will focus on overlapping experiences of sex, sexuality, drug use, and both individual and structural violence. Applying a social justice lens, we will examine health inequities within these intersections as well as strategies to ameliorate inequities and to help heal individuals and communities. Students will be introduced to trauma-informed approaches, advocacy efforts, and the role of storytelling and the arts.
Prerequisites: CGH 104

CGH 318 Sexuality Education 3 Credits

This course explores issues and controversies surrounding the provision of school-based sexuality education in the United States. Students critically review evidence-based programs, professional guidelines, federal and state policies, as well as political and community forces that impact classroom instruction. Students also learn, through interactive activities and classroom discussion, how to design age-appropriate, medically accurate, trauma-informed, sex-positive, LGBTQ+ inclusive, and culturally responsive sexuality education programs.
Prerequisites: CGH 001 or POPH 001

CGH 319 Public Health Law 3 Credits

This course will explore the legal principles of public health. It will cover laws currently on the books and implementation problems in the highly politicized and culturally sensitive context of health and behavior. Topics include the public health powers, duties, and limitations of authorities and the epidemiological influence of law on health and health behavior. It will also cover how health is socially constructed and how legal responses to health and wellbeing complicate efforts to promote public health.
Prerequisites: CGH 104

CGH 320 (BSTA 320, EPI 320, POPH 320) Independent Study or Research in Community and Global Health 1-4 Credits

This course can be directed readings or research in Community and Global Health or experiential learning that puts the student's understanding of Community and Global Health into practice. Topics addressed will be at an advanced level. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 322 Contemporary Indigenous Health 3 Credits

In this course, students will learn about the health issues Indigenous peoples of the Americas and their communities presently face. Prevalent diseases will be explored, as well as social, economic, and political issues affecting access to treatment and care. Historical and contemporary laws and policies affecting Indigenous health will also be analyzed. Additionally, Indigenous responses to contemporary health concerns will be explored including decolonization, food sovereignty, and cultural reclamation.

CGH 330 Internship in Community and Global Health 1-4 Credits

In this advanced course, students will engage in supervised work in Community and Global Health. Placements will be arranged to suit individual interests and career goals. Potential internship sites include government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. A written report is required and preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 331 Healthcare Finance 3 Credits

This foundation course will introduce students to the key financial management principles, concepts and techniques as applied to health services organizations. This course will cover financial analysis and reporting, revenue sources and reimbursement methods, working capital management, revenue cycle management, and capital budgeting techniques used in the healthcare industry.
Prerequisites: CGH 001 or POPH 001

CGH 332 Aging, Health, and Social Policy 3 Credits

This course describes and evaluates the health and social policy consequences of population aging in the U.S. and abroad. The course begins with an exploration of global trends in aging, longevity, and health. Next, we examine cross-national responses to population aging with case studies from higher, middle, and lower income countries.
Prerequisites: CGH 001 or POPH 001

CGH 334 Cross-National Comparisons of Health Systems & Policy 3 Credits

Countries around the world face a range of common problems in their public health and health care systems. These include demographic and technological changes, budget pressures. and inequalities in health and access to health care services. Policy responses to these common challenges. We will examine the health policy responses of higher and lower income nations and seek to explain why nations differ in their policy choices while exploring the pros and cons of these approaches.
Prerequisites: CGH 001 or POPH 001

CGH 335 Healthcare Operations Management 3 Credits

This course examines opportunities for operational improvement in healthcare organizations. It offers a broad survey of the concepts, techniques, and tools involved in designing and managing efficient and effective processes in healthcare settings. Topics covered include balanced scorecard, project management, decision analysis, performance improvement, capacity management, and inventory management.
Prerequisites: CGH 001 or POPH 001

CGH 350 Special Topics in Community and Global Health 3-4 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of a topic of special interest that is not covered in other courses. Topics addressed will be at an advanced level.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 351 Special Topics in Indigenous Peoples Health 3-4 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of a topic of special interest that is not covered in other courses. Topics addressed will be at an advanced level.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 375 (EDUC 375, HMS 375) Community Based Participatory Research Methodology 3-4 Credits

The course provides an introduction to the core concepts of community based participatory research (CBPR) methodology applied to social science research to address public health issues. The course will equip students with strategies for developing community academic partnerships as well as to strengthen skills in research methods.
Attribute/Distribution: SS

CGH 414 Advanced Commercial Determinants of Health 3 Credits

In this upper-level course, students will learn the roles that major soda, food, tobacco, entertainment, and pharmaceutical industries play in affecting population health. This course reveals how and why these industries influence consumption, mental health, and social interactions within communities; how government, civil society, and the international community is responding; and industry's strategic response. This course is reading and writing intensive and employs comparative qualitative case study methods and analysis.
Prerequisites: CGH 105

CGH 418 Sexuality Education 3 Credits

This course explores issues and controversies surrounding the provision of school-based sexuality education in the United States. Students critically review evidence-based programs, professional guidelines, federal and state policies, as well as political and community forces that impact classroom instruction. Students also learn, through interactive activities and classroom discussion, how to design age-appropriate, medically accurate, trauma-informed, sex-positive, LGBTQ+ inclusive, and culturally responsive sexuality education programs.

CGH 420 (BSTA 420, POPH 420, PUBH 420) Independent Study or Research in Community and Global Health 1-3 Credits

This course can be directed readings or research in Community and Global Health or experiential learning that puts the student's understanding of Community and Global Health into practice. Topics addressed will be at an advanced level. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 430 Internship in Community and Global Health 1-3 Credits

In this advanced course, students will engage in supervised work in Community and Global Health. Placements will be arranged to suit individual interests and career goals. Potential internship sites include government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. A written report is required and preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 431 Healthcare Finance 3 Credits

This foundation course will introduce students to the key financial management principles, concepts and techniques as applied to health services organizations. This course will cover financial analysis and reporting, revenue sources and reimbursement methods, working capital management, revenue cycle management, and capital budgeting techniques used in the healthcare industry.

CGH 435 Healthcare Operations Management 3 Credits

This course examines opportunities for operational improvement in healthcare organizations. It offers a broad survey of the concepts, techniques, and tools involved in designing and managing efficient and effective processes in healthcare settings. Topics covered include balanced scorecard, project management, decision analysis, performance improvement, capacity management, and inventory management.

CGH 450 Special Topics in Community and Global Health 3 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of a topic of special interest that is not covered in other courses. Topics addressed will be at an advanced level.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

CGH 497 1-3 Credits

Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

EPI 104 Fundamentals of Epidemiology 3 Credits

Introduces epidemiology and its application in public health. Addresses basic epidemiologic terminology and definitions. Presents public health problems in terms of magnitude, person, time, place, and disease frequency. Examines correlation measures between risk factors and disease outcomes; strengths and weaknesses of standard epidemiologic study designs; and ethical and legal issues related to epidemiologic data. Students calculate basic epidemiology measures, draw inferences from epidemiologic reports, and use information technology to access, evaluate, and interpret public health data.
Prerequisites: POPH 002

EPI 120 (BSTA 120, CGH 120, POPH 120) Independent Study or Research 1-4 Credits

This course can be directed readings or research in Epidemiology or an experiential learning experience that puts students' understanding of Epidemiology into practice. Department permission is required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

EPI 130 Internship 1-4 Credits

In this introductory course, students will engage in supervised work in Epidemiology. Placements will be arranged to suit individual interests and career goals. Potential internship sites include government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. A written report is required, and a preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission is required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

EPI 150 Special Topics in Epidemiology 3-4 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of a topic of special interest that is not covered in other courses. Topics addressed will be at an intermediate level.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

EPI 160 Epidemiology Study Abroad 1-3 Credits

Epidemiology focused course taken during an abroad experience.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

EPI 300 Apprentice Teaching 1-4 Credits

Instructor permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

EPI 305 Intermediate Epidemiology 3 Credits

This course offers a deeper, expanded view of concepts and methods for observational epidemiological studies. Experiential learning activities and data collection give students opportunities to apply concepts learned in EPI 104. Topics include environmental, molecular, and genetic epidemiology, descriptive methods, analytic study designs (ecologic, cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control studies), confounding, and effect modification. Includes the use of multivariable models to adjust for confounding effects. Deeper concepts in causal inference are examined through the use of directed acyclic graphs.
Prerequisites: EPI 104 and (BSTA 133 or (BSTA 103 and BSTA 104), )

EPI 306 Lifecourse Epidemiology 3 Credits

This course provides students a foundation for understanding the terminology and theoretical framework used in life course epidemiology and family health services research; biobehavioral pathways by which early life experiences impact health across the life course; data sources, study designs, and statistical approaches used in lifecourse epidemiology and family health services research; and implications for clinical and public health practice, policy, and health system development with an eye towards development of effective and sustainable life course interventions.
Prerequisites: POPH 001

EPI 308 Spatial Epidemiology 3 Credits

This course will provide students with an introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its application in population health. It is primarily intended for students in Population Health, but students from other programs will also get good exposure to the capabilities of GIS in health science. The course is designed to teach a mix of practical skills and fundamental concepts. The first half focuses on basic skills and concepts, while the second half focuses on using GIS for analysis.
Prerequisites: EPI 304

EPI 309 Chronic Disease Epidemiology 3 Credits

This course explores the epidemiology of common chronic diseases, including cardiovascular, cancer, metabolic, musculoskeletal, neurologic and others. Major risk factors include tobacco use, diet and nutrition, physical inactivity, and alcohol use. For each chronic disease we will review the significance of the chronic disease by describing the health disparities across various demographic groups as well as discuss the major risk factors attributed to the disease. Finally, students will critique evidence-based interventions from the published literature.
Prerequisites: EPI 104

EPI 310 Environmental Epidemiology & Exposure Science 3 Credits

Environmental epidemiology examines the associations of diseases with occupational exposures and other environmental risk factors. Exposure science is the study of contact between humans and environmental risk factors, and it plays a fundamental role in the development and application of epidemiology, toxicology, and risk assessment. This course aims to engage students to understand the relationship between environmental exposure and human health, learn how to conduct exposure assessments, and know the application to promote and protect human health.
Prerequisites: EPI 304

EPI 311 Psychiatric Epidemiology and Global Mental Health 3 Credits

This course examines global mental health through the lens of psychiatric epidemiology and cultural psychiatry. It utilizes a life course framework to understand the bio-psycho-social determinants of mental health and global burden of mental disorders throughout the lifespan. Students will explore mental health and illness with an emphasis on culture, diversity, and social inclusion. Focus is placed on exploring diverse cultural conceptualizations and presentations of mental health and illness and implementing culturally appropriate prevention and intervention programs.
Prerequisites: EPI 104

EPI 320 (BSTA 320, CGH 320, POPH 320) Independent Study or Research 1-4 Credits

This course can be directed readings or research in Epidemiology or an experiential learning experience that puts students' understanding of Epidemiology into practice. Department permission is required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

EPI 330 Internship 1-4 Credits

In this advanced course, students will engage in supervised work in Epidemiology. Placements will be arranged to suit individual interests and career goals. Potential internship sites include government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. A written report is required, and a preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission is required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

EPI 350 Special Topics in Epidemiology 3-4 Credits

In this course, students will explore the substantive and methodological concepts related to a specific Epidemiology content area. Examples may include Lifecourse Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology, and Infectious Disease Epidemiology.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

EPI 360 Epidemiology Study Abroad 1-3 Credits

Upper-level epidemiology-focused course taken during an abroad experience.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

EPI 404 Methods in Epidemiology I 3 Credits

This course addresses advanced epidemiologic terminology and definitions. Presents public health problems in terms of magnitude, person, time, place, and disease frequency. Examines and critiques correlation measures between risk factors and disease outcomes; strengths and weaknesses of standard epidemiologic study designs; and ethical and legal issues related to epidemiologic data. Students calculate basic epidemiology measures (rates, Odds Ratios, Relative Risks, and others), draw inferences from epidemiologic reports, and use information technology to access, evaluate, and interpret public health data.

EPI 405 Methods in Epidemiology II 3 Credits

This course investigates complicated questions in epidemiology providing a deeper, expanded view of concepts and methods for observational epidemiological studies. Through experiential learning and data collection, students apply concepts learned in EPI 404, analyze primary data, write epidemiological reports. Topics include confounding, effect modification, cohort studies, case-control study variants, analytical methods. Students use multivariable models to model relationships between risk factors and health outcomes while adjusting for confounding effects. Deeper concepts in causal inference examined through directed acyclic graph use.
Prerequisites: EPI 404

EPI 411 Psychiatric Epidemiology and Global Mental Health 3 Credits

This course examines global mental health through the lens of psychiatric epidemiology and cultural psychiatry. It utilizes a life course framework to understand the bio-psycho-social determinants of mental health and global burden of mental disorders throughout the lifespan. Students will explore mental health and illness with an emphasis on culture, diversity, and social inclusion. Focus is placed on exploring diverse cultural conceptualizations and presentations of mental health and illness and implementing culturally appropriate prevention and intervention programs.

EPI 450 Special Topics in Epidemiology 3 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of the substantive and methodological concepts related to a specific Epidemiology content area. Examples may include Lifecourse Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology, and Infectious Disease Epidemiology.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

HIT 010 Seminar: Design Thinking for Innovation in Health 1 Credit

Design Thinking is a human centered design process used to identify problems and create actionable solutions. Students will be exposed to the process, and attitudes needed, to frame and reframe problems, challenge assumptions, access their creativity, and tell compelling stories to communicate their ideas. The emphasis is on learning by doing and focuses on practicing the 5 steps in Design Thinking: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test that can be applied to virtually any area where new solutions are needed.

POPH 001 Introduction to Population and Public Health 4 Credits

Despite significant advances in medicine and public health, inequities in health persist. Understanding health on a population level is an approach that seeks to improve the health of the whole population, unravel variations in health outcomes, and to identify effective strategies for reducing or eliminating inequities. The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of: 1) how population and public health are defined and measured; and 2) the determinants of population health.

POPH 002 Population Health Research Methods & Application 4 Credits

This course provides students with fundamental principles of research methods relevant to population health and the translation of research into practice. Through this course, we will review a range of study designs, including experimental and observational studies, mixed methods, and comparative qualitative case study methods. In addition, students will obtain the skills needed to translate research into practice for multiple stakeholder groups.
Prerequisites: POPH 001

POPH 003 Justice, Equity, and Ethics in Population Health 3 Credits

The goal is to examine the historical and emerging issues in population health ethics. The course will introduce both the historical contexts and contemporary issues in population health dilemmas. Topics of interest include: 1) resource distribution and social justice; 2) self-sufficiency and paternalism; 3) health promotion & disease prevention; 4) patients’ right to privacy; 5) research integrity; and 6) newly emerging issues. Students will debate, research, and propose solutions and intervention strategies through group discussions, role play, and presentations.

POPH 007 (BSTA 007) Frontiers of AI in Health 3 Credits

This course presents a broad contemporary survey of the actual and potential contributions of Artificial Intelligence and Health Data Science in addressing public health challenges. By reading recent articles that describe case studies of AI in health and healthcare and by engaging in discussions both in class and online, students will come to appreciate the many unsolved problems in public health and how one may evaluate the potential benefits and risks of exciting new data-centric solutions made possible by AI.

POPH 010 Seminar: Population Health 1 Credit

This one-credit special topics seminar will focus on the development of Population Health relevant skills in the areas of communication, professional development, mentorship and leadership, proposal development, policy and advocacy and community engagement and coalitions.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 012 Seminar: Ethics in Population Health 1 Credit

This seminar will introduce students to ethical concepts and critical issues pertaining to the ethical inclusion of human subjects in population health research. This course will provide opportunities for writing about, discussion of, and case-based learning around current and historical perspectives on population health research. During this course, students will complete the necessary training for conducting human subjects research at Lehigh University.

POPH 101 History of Population Health 3 Credits

This course introduces students to the development of population health as a convergent science. Students will learn about the evolution of population health interests, normative beliefs in service delivery, and policy at the international and domestic level. The principles, ethical values and services enforced by law will be learned. Students will explore the initiatives, collectively achieved among various sectors, addressing the determinants of health. We conclude by addressing future population health challenges, such as the environment, non-communicable diseases, and inequalities.

POPH 104 Careers in Population Health 3 Credits

In this interdisciplinary seminar, students will be exposed to individuals working in various disciplines with the field of population health in academic positions, government and non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, medical establishments, industry, and more. Through the eyes of these professionals, students will learn of career opportunities in these growing fields of study and will begin to chart their own career paths.

POPH 105 Introduction to Maternal and Child Health 3 Credits

The course introduces the student to the Maternal and Child Health field. Students will examine the multi-dimensional determinants of maternal and child health issues using a Life Course approach. Students will also explore the roles of research, programs, policy, and advocacy in the reduction of maternal and child health disparities.

POPH 106 Global Environment and Human Welfare 3 Credits

This course investigates the present understanding of multiple pollution agents and their effects on human health and well-being. The students will examine the history, the emergence, the known risks from exposure to specific pollutants through multiple media (e.g. air, water, food) with a particular focus on air pollution. Through readings, discussions, and a project, students are expected to cultivate a critical understanding of the risks posed by environmental pollutants on human health and identify knowledge gaps.

POPH 107 Sleep and Physical Activity in Population Health 3 Credits

This course explores how physical activity (PA) and sleep impact population health. Students will evaluate the scientific literature on the role of PA and sleep in preventing chronic diseases, promoting mental health, and enhancing overall well-being. Through experiential research, students will also learn how to measure PA and sleep information. The course will examine how environmental, social, cultural, and policy-related factors influence PA and sleep behaviors in diverse populations.
Prerequisites: CGH 001

POPH 120 (BSTA 120, CGH 120, EPI 120) Independent Study or Research in Population Health 1-4 Credits

This course can be directed readings or research in Population Health or an experiential learning experience that puts students's understanding of Population Health into practice. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 126 Population Health and the Media 3 Credits

This course explores the importance of the relationship that health organizations have with the media and the powerful role it can play in what a population deems important in public health. We will examine how mass media campaigns have been used to change behaviors: tobacco, alcohol and drug use; lowering risk factors for heart disease and diabetes; and even road safety to produce life-saving changes in large populations as well as to manage national and worldwide health crises.

POPH 130 Internship in Population Health 1-4 Credits

In this introductory course, students will engage in supervised work in Population Health. Potential internship sites include government agencies, non profit organizations and the private sector. A written report is required and preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 150 Special Topics in Population Health 3-4 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of a topic of special interest that is not covered in other courses. Topics addressed will be at an intermediate level.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 160 Population Health Study Abroad 1-3 Credits

Population health focused course taken during an abroad experience.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 195 1-4 Credits

Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 300 Apprentice Teaching 1-4 Credits

Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 301 Population Health Capstone (Proposal) 1-3 Credits

In this writing intensive course, students will work closely with their academic advisor and site preceptor to develop a detailed proposal for a Population Health project. Department permission required. Students must complete 3 credits of Capstone Proposal.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.
Attribute/Distribution: WRIT

POPH 302 Population Health Capstone (Execution) 1-3 Credits

In this course, students will implement and evaluate the Population Health project proposed in POPH 301. A final capstone report, oral presentation, and preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission required. Students must complete 3 credits of Capstone Execution.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.
Prerequisites: POPH 301

POPH 305 Honors Population Health Capstone (Proposal) 1-4 Credits

In this writing intensive course, students will work closely with their academic advisor and site preceptor to develop a detailed proposal for a Population Health project. This course includes a weekly honors seminar. To qualify for honors, students must have a 3.5 major GPA and department permission. A total of 4 credits is required to complete the Capstone Proposal.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 306 Honors Population Health Capstone (Execution) 1-4 Credits

In this course, students will implement and evaluate the Population Health project proposed in POPH 305. A final capstone report, oral presentation, and preceptor evaluation will be required. This course includes a weekly honors seminar. To qualify for honors, students must have a 3.5 major GPA and department permission. A total of 4 credits is required to complete the Capstone Execution.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.
Prerequisites: POPH 305
Can be taken Concurrently: POPH 305

POPH 317 Urban Greenspace and Health 3 Credits

This class will investigate the myriad and complex ways in which urban greenspaces impact the health of human populations. This course will present biological/psychosocial theories and mechanisms as well as topical and methodological issues underlying relationships between greenspace and health. The class will also analyze contemporary urban greening interventions. Students will complete experiential learning activities to collect and analyze data describing health effects of urban greenspaces. Additional topics include chronic diseases, mental health, stress, climate change adaptation, urban heat islands.
Prerequisites: EPI 104

POPH 318 Advanced Technologies for Health 3 Credits

This course introduces different technologies related to healthcare, health education, and health promotion. We will explore how the technologies, including computer simulations, serious games, immersive environments (VR/AR), virtual agents, dashboards, eye tracking, emotion detection, and wearable sensors, can be used for health education and promotion. We also discuss the theoretical models and theories guiding the design/use of those technologies.
Prerequisites: POPH 001 or CGH 001

POPH 319 Population Health Bioethics 3 Credits

This course will focus on macro-level bioethical dilemmas that arise outside the clinic, at the level of the population, the state, the country, or the globe. Population health policies raise questions about autonomy, individual rights, coercion, justice, community, the meaning of the common good, norms of research, and multi-cultural values. The course will explore a range of questions, including: how to conceptualize, measure and evaluate health inequalities?; how should we set spending priorities?; is paternalism acceptable?
Prerequisites: POPH 001 or CGH 001

POPH 320 (BSTA 320, CGH 320, EPI 320) Independent Study or Research in Population Health 1-4 Credits

This course can be directed readings or research in Population Health or experiential learning that puts the student's understanding of Population Health into practice. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 330 Internship in Population Health 1-4 Credits

In this advanced course, students will engage in supervised work in Population Health. Potential internship sites include government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. A written report is required and preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 350 Special Topics in Population Health 3-4 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of a topic of special interest that is not covered in other courses. Topics addressed will be at an advanced level.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 360 Population Health Study Abroad 1-3 Credits

Upper-level population health focused course taken during an abroad experience.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 401 Population Health Concepts and Methods 3 Credits

In this introductory graduate course, students will apply foundational concepts related to the definition and measurement of health and disease as well as the multiple determinants of population health (from cell to society). Students will then apply the fundamental principles of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in order to integrate the multiple determinants of health in population health research and practice. This course will also explore the translation of research findings to programmatic intervention and policy development.

POPH 403 Biological Basis of Population Health: Concepts and Methods 3 Credits

In this graduate course, students will investigate the biological mechanisms underlying population health outcomes as well as the roles of individual and group susceptibility to disease. Students will also explore and apply the emerging and traditional tools used in genomic, molecular, immunological, and environmental fields. Students will then integrate the biological and societal determinants of health in order to propose programmatic and policy interventions that promote health and prevent disease.

POPH 405 Qualitative Research Methods 3 Credits

This is a graduate-level course designed to teach the basics of rigorous qualitative methodology. It is a practical course through which you will learn about and gain experience in study design and sampling methods; data collection through participation and observation, interviews, and focus groups; different traditions of data analysis; and presenting qualitative methods in academic writing, including for study design or grant writing and academic journal writing.

POPH 406 Seminar: Cultural Understanding and Health 1 Credit

Cultural understanding and cultural relativism provide perspectives, abilities, and skills needed to work with diverse peoples and communities in cross-cultural settings. This course will explore cultural understanding and cultural relativism as well as other perspectives, methods, and skills required to understand, participate in, and implement culturally-appropriate and culturally-relevant health-related projects at the individual and community-levels.

POPH 407 Seminar: Data-informed Policy Making 1 Credit

This seminar will introduce students to the different ways in which data informs the policy decision-making process. We will begin with an analysis of the different types of data and how they influence policy prioritization processes. This will be followed by a discussion about how governments and non-governmental organizations strategically use data to evaluate policy effectiveness and search for improvements.

POPH 408 Population Health Survey Methods 3 Credits

In this graduate course, students will explore and apply the foundational concepts and methods related to questionnaire design, sampling, quantitative and qualitative data collection, and data preparation for analysis. Specifically, this course will expose students to the foundational concepts and skills related to measure development and validation. This course will also introduce students to mixed methods research.
Prerequisites: POPH 401 and (EPI 404 or EPI 304) and BSTA 402

POPH 409 Social Determinants of Health 3 Credits

This course will look at cultural and social institutions, as well as other components of culture, society, and social structure, that affect health and the health outcomes at the individual and community-levels. Topics to be analyzed include cultural traditions, social norms, politics, economics, housing, transportation, and subsistence strategies, just to name a few. Additionally, specific illnesses, sicknesses, and diseases linked to cultural and social institutions and the human experience will also be explored.
Prerequisites: POPH 401

POPH 410 Population Health Capstone/Thesis Project 3 Credits

In this writing-intensive course, students will work closely with their academic advisor to develop a detailed research proposal for a population health thesis project.
Prerequisites: POPH 401

POPH 411 Population Health Thesis II (execution) 3 Credits

In this course, students will work closely with their academic advisor and other relevant mentors to implement and evaluate the population health thesis project proposed in "Population Health Thesis I". A final thesis paper and oral presentation will be required.
Prerequisites: POPH 410

POPH 413 Foundations of Global Health 3 Credits

This graduate-level course provides an in-depth examination of the issue of global health. We begin with an analysis of the rise of the international community in addressing population health needs, and the international norms guiding healthcare delivery systems. We will also focus on healthcare delivery systems, technological and scientific innovations, and data science in response to healthcare needs in several developing nations. Finally, students will understand the political, social, and commercial determinants of population health in these countries.

POPH 414 Global Health Research or Field Experience 3 Credits

During this field experience, students will engage in supervised work in global health. Placements will be arranged to suit individual interests and career goals. Potential placements include government agencies, non- profit organizations, the private sector, and other academic institutions that are involved with global health work. A written report and preceptor evaluation will be required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 418 Advanced Technologies for Health 3 Credits

This course introduces different technologies related to healthcare, health education, and health promotion. We will explore how the technologies, including computer simulations, serious games, immersive environments (VR/AR), virtual agents, dashboards, eye tracking, emotion detection, and wearable sensors, can be used for health education and promotion. We also discuss the theoretical models and theories guiding the design/use of those technologies.

POPH 419 Population Health Bioethics 3 Credits

This course will focus on macro-level bioethical dilemmas that arise outside the clinic, at the level of the population, the state, the country, or the globe. Population health policies raise questions about autonomy, individual rights, coercion, justice, community, the meaning of the common good, norms of research, and multi-cultural values. The course will explore a range of questions, including: how to conceptualize, measure and evaluate health inequalities?; how should we set spending priorities?; is paternalism acceptable?

POPH 420 (BSTA 420, CGH 420, PUBH 420) Independent Study or Research in Population Health 1-4 Credits

This course can be directed readings or research in Population Health or experiential learning that puts the student's understanding of Population Health into practice. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 430 Internship in Population Health 1-4 Credits

In this advanced course, graduate students will engage in supervised work in Population Health. Potential internship sites include government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. A written report is required and a preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 431 Environmental Health Justice 3 Credits

This course introduces key concepts and methods, such as exposure science, epidemiology, toxicology, biomarkers/omics, risk assessment, implementation science, and policy, in order to deepen the understanding of the relationship between major emerging environmental issues and human health. Specifically, the students will apply key tools to explain the relationship between global-, regional, and local-scale environmental contributors to human health outcomes.

POPH 450 Special Topics in Population Health 3 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of a topic of special interest that is not covered in other courses. Topics addressed will be at an advanced level.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 480 Seminar: Population Health Doctoral Roundtable 1 Credit

In this seminar, students will present their progress and receive peer mentoring on various stages of the research process (e.g. conference presentations, grant applications, manuscripts, dissertation proposal). This seminar will also provide career counseling resources, such as presentations on grant opportunities, the job search process, career networking, interview process, etc. All students will be required to enroll in this seminar until they advance to candidacy and present their dissertation proposal prior to the formal proposal defense with the doctoral committee.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

POPH 481 Seminar: Supervised Research in Population Health 1 Credit

In this seminar, students will work closely with their doctoral advisor or another faculty mentor on supervised research projects. Students will be required to enroll in this seminar in their second semester of the doctoral program and continue to take this course every semester until they advance to the qualifying exam stage.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

PUBH 401 Health Promotion and Education 3 Credits

In this course, students will gain a deeper insight into the key conceptual frameworks used in health behavior change, promotion, and education. Students will apply these concepts to specific health behaviors, including tobacco use, alcohol use, substance use, obesity and eating behaviors, physical activity, unintentional injury, workplace injury, violence, and risky sexual behaviors. Students will also explore cross-cutting topics such as behavioral economics, patient and consumer activation, patient communication, cultural competence, risk assessment, chronic conditions and depressive disorders.

PUBH 402 Health Services, Administration, Politics, and Policy 3 Credits

This course will provide students with an overview of how the U.S. healthcare system works. Students will learn the federal, state, and local administration of healthcare services, as well as the implementation process. We will also address the various phases of the health policy-making process, across several sectors. A comparative analysis of the differences between public versus private healthcare service provision will also be provided. We will conclude with comparisons between the US and other countries.

PUBH 403 Health Program Planning and Implementation 3 Credits

Program planning and implementation are essential skills for a public health professional. In this class, students will learn to perform various functions associated with program planning and implementation such as: assess and prioritize community needs; identify evidence-based best practices for choosing interventions; develop and practice writing SMART objectives and logic models; understand how to engage and communicate with stakeholders and community members; as well as how to organize a project budget, staffing plan and timeline.
Prerequisites: PUBH 401 and (EPI 404 or EPI 304)

PUBH 404 Seminar: Leadership and Health Practice 1 Credit

This seminar will introduce students to foundational leadership models and theories that can be applied in a wide range of population and public health practice settings. Students will also learn key leadership skills, including effective interpersonal communication, collaborative decision-making, negotiation, mediation, and team empowerment.
Prerequisites: PUBH 401

PUBH 405 Program Evaluation Methods 3 Credits

Evaluation is an essential public health function and is critically important in the development and maintenance of evidenced-based practice. This interactive, practical course introduces concepts, methodology, and skills used to evaluate health promotion programs. Students will learn how to develop evaluation plans, including process, impact and outcome evaluations. This class will focus on the knowledge and acquisition of skills through assessment, critical analysis, and critique of program evaluations conducted in a range of community health and public health settings.
Prerequisites: PUBH 403

PUBH 410 Applied Practice Experience 3 Credits

Students complete an applied practice experience (APE or "practicum") in a supervised setting consistent with their career goals. With guidance from their site preceptor, students create at least two work products or "deliverables" during their practicum. A final report and oral presentation are also required, and site preceptors evaluate the student's performance.
Prerequisites: PUBH 401

PUBH 411 Public Health Capstone 3 Credits

In consultation with a COH faculty member, students complete a public health capstone project (a.k.a., integrative learning experience (ILE)) that demonstrates synthesis of MPH foundational and concentration competencies. Students produce a high-quality written product (e.g., program evaluation report, training manual, policy statement, legislative testimony with accompanying supporting research, etc.) useful to external stakeholders.
Prerequisites: PUBH 410

PUBH 420 (BSTA 420, CGH 420, POPH 420) Independent Study or Research in Public Health 1-3 Credits

This course can be directed readings or research in Public Health or experiential learning that puts the student's understanding of Public Health into practice. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

PUBH 430 Internship in Public Health 1-3 Credits

In this advanced course, graduate students will engage in supervised work in Public Health. Potential internship sites include government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. A written report is required and a preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

PUBH 450 Special Topics in Public Health 3 Credits

In this course, students will engage in an intensive exploration of a topic of special interest that is not covered in other courses. Topics addressed will be at an advanced level.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.