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Undergraduate Program Committee: S. Wilensky (Director), C. Battle, R. Burke, J. Cawley, M. Edberg, R. Riegelman, W. Schroth, J. Teitelbaum
See the School of Public Health and Health Services for the program of study leading to the Bachelor of Science with a major in public health. The following courses are also available to undergraduates in other schools and may be used toward a secondary field in public health. Check with the SPHHS Student Services Office for any prerequisites that may apply.
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Introduction to Public Health and Health Services (3) |
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Introduction to aspects of public health and health services, including health services administration and policy, maternal and child health, environmental health, and health promotion. (Fall and Spring)
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| 102 |
Public Health Biology (3) |
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Basic scientific mechanisms, concepts, and principles in health and the pathogenesis of diseases; a foundation for applications to public health. Prerequisite: BiSc 4 or 11. (Fall and Spring)
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| 103 |
Introduction to Preventive Medicine (3) |
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Introduction to the clinical science basis of preventive medicine, including nutrition, infectious diseases, immunology, and human growth and development. Overview of the goals and methods used for disease prevention. |
| 105 |
Peoples and Plagues: A History of Public Health and Epidemic Diseases (3) |
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Historical and philosophical development of public health and its contributions to understanding, preventing, and controlling disease and disabilities. (Fall and Spring) |
| 106 |
Introduction to the Management and Economics of Health Services (3) |
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Basics of management theory, finance, and economics as applied to managing in the public health and health services field. (Fall and Spring)
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| 121 |
Principles of Health Education and Health Promotion (3) |
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Social and behavioral theories underlying health promotion program development and evaluation. Practical applications in a variety of domestic and global public health settings. Prerequisite or corequisite: PubH 101. (Fall)
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| 132 |
Epidemiology: Measuring Health and Disease (3) |
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Principles of epidemiology applied to disease surveillance, control of infectious and chronic diseases, and health services/health policy. Understanding the basic research designs and their relationship to establishing cause and effect and effectiveness of interventions to prevent and cure disease. Prerequisite: PubH 101. (Fall and Spring)
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| 172 |
Health and Environment (3) |
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Introduction to environmental and occupational health and implications for individual and population health. Issues of clean water, environmental toxins, air pollution, and the environmental impact on infectious diseases. (Spring)
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| 180 |
Introduction to Global Health and Development (3) |
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Basic concepts of development theory, international health policy, demographic trends, and health promotion; how the relationships between socioeconomic development and global health can be observed, measured, and used for the management of health programs. (Fall and Spring)
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| 181 |
Ecology, Health, and Social Development (3) |
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Survey of the relationship between health and development and environmental trends. Topics include deforestation, urban contamination, and desertification. (Fall)
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| 182 |
Health, Human Rights, and Displaced Persons (3) |
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Concepts of health as a human right, ethics, and the participation of the international community in moving toward health for all. Civil and international conflict in the generation of displaced populations. (Spring)
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| 183 |
Global Delivery of Health Systems (3) |
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Introduction to health systems and the basic concepts of health systems administration and financing and health care reform with examples from advanced, middle income, and poor countries. (Spring)
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| 184 |
International Public Health Practice (3) |
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Global challenges of new and re-emerging infectious diseases and the health of travelers. Use of health information in the context of globalization and public health practice. International aspects of medical and public health training. |
| 185 |
Impact of Culture Upon Health (3) |
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Relationships between cultural values and the development of modern health systems based on Western models of health care practice. Reliance upon traditional forms of health care. Examples of successful incorporation of traditional practices into evolving health care systems. (Fall)
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| 190 |
Topics in Public Health (1 to 3) |
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Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. Various offerings each semester. |
| 191 |
Introduction to Health Policy (3) |
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An introduction to the fundamentals of the health care system in the United States and strategies available to policymakers when addressing problems relating to access, financing, and delivery of health care. Prerequisite: PubH 101. (Fall and Spring)
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| 192 |
Introduction to Health Law (3) |
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Legal concepts related to individual health care and public health systems in the United States. Health care law, public health law, and bioethics. |
| 193 |
Service-Learning in Public Health (3) |
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Experiential learning through classroom activities and off-site professional work experiences rooted in public health. See Service Learning Registration Information on the Undergraduate Public Health programs web page for more details and requirements. Pre-req: PubH 101. (Spring) |
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Senior Seminar (3) |
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This course provides public health majors with a culminating experience to their overall studies in Public Health. Students will develop a public health intervention incorporating various domains of public health. Pre-reqs: PubH 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 121, 132, 172, 180, and 191. |
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Independent Study (1 to 3) |
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Admission by permission of instructor and program director. |
