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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) IN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS

Required and Elective Courses, 2022-2023

Required Courses

All students in the PhD in the Social and Behavioral Interventions Program must take the required courses listed below. All required courses must be taken for a letter grade except for courses only offered for pass/fail grading. 

Required Courses 2022-23
Course No. Course Title Term  Credits 
General Requirements 
220.605 Doctoral Seminar in International Health I 1 3
220.606 Doctoral Seminar in International Health II 2 3
220.600 International Travel Preparation, Safety, & Wellness 2,3,4 1
552.608 Biologic, Genetic, and Infectious Bases of Human Disease 1-4 0.5
Choose one of the following series

340.721 

340.722

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I 

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health II

1

2

5

4

340.769 

340.770

Professional Epidemiology Methods 

Public Health Surveillance 

3

2

4

3

340.751 

340.752 

340.753

Epidemiologic Methods I 

Epidemiologic Methods II

Epidemiologic Methods III

1

2

3

5

5

5

340.xxx &

340.xxx &

340.xxx

Combined series of Epidemiologic courses*

 

*Ex: 340.666 & 340.705 & 340.717

 

Any

 

TBD

Biostatistics (choose one of the following series for a total of 16 credits)

140.621

140.622

140.623

140.624

Statistical Methods in Public Health I

Statistical Methods in Public Health II

Statistical Methods in Public Health III

Statistical Methods in Public Health IV

1

2

3

4

 

4

each

140.651

140.652

140.653

140.654

Methods in Biostatistics I

Methods in Biostatistics II

Methods in Biostatistics III

Methods in Biostatistics IV

1

2

3

4

 

4

each

SBI Program Core Requirements 
224.860 SBI Program Seminar I 1 1
224.863 Doctoral Seminar on Research Methods in Applied Medical Anthropology I 1 4
330.657 Statistics for Psychosocial Research: Measurement 1 4
224.864 Doctoral Seminar on Research Methods in Applied Medical Anthropology II 2 4
224.689 Health Behavior Change at the Individual, Household, and Community Levels  2 4
224.697 Qualitative Research Practicum I 2 2
140.658 Statistics for Psychosocial Research: Structural Methods* 2 4
224.691 Qualitative Data Analysis** 2,4 3
224.866 SBI Doctoral Proposal Development Seminar  3 2
224.698 Qualitative Research Practicum II 3 2
224.690 Qualitative Research Theory and Methods** 3 3
224.692 Formative Research for Behavioral & Community Interventions  3,4 4
224.699 Qualitative Research Practicum III 4 2
Schoolwide Doctoral Requirements 
550.860 Academic and Research Ethics at BSPH 1-4 0

306.665

550.600

Research Ethics and Integrity: US and International Issues or

Living Science Ethics Responsible Conduct of Research

3

1,4

3

1

  CITI Training     
Research Design and Methods (choose at least 7 credits)
140.641 Survival Analysis  1 3
140.655 Analysis of Longitudinal Data 1 4
380.611 Fundamentals of Program Evaluation 1,3 4
410.615 Research Design in the Social and Behavioral Sciences  2 3
140.656 Multilevel Statistical Models in Public Health  2 4
340.717 Health Survey Research Methods  2 4
221.645 Large-Scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Health Programs  2,4 4
330.650 Methods in Implementation Science  3 3
340.705 Advanced Seminar in Social Epidemiology  3 3
380.711 Issues in Survey Research Design 3 3
380.603 Demographic Methods for Public Health  3 4
223.664 Design and Conduct of Community Trials  3 4
309.616 Introduction to Methods for Health Services Research & Evaluation I 3 2
140.640 Statistical Methods for Sample Surveys  3 3
380.605 Advanced Demographic Methods in Public Health 4 4
380.612 Applications in Program Monitoring and Evaluation  4 4
380.712 Methods in Analysis of Large Population Surveys  4 3
410.686 Advanced Quantitative Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: A Practical Introduction 4 4
410.711 Doctoral Seminar in Mixed Methods for Public Health Research 4 3
309.617 Introduction to Methods for Health Services Research & Evaluation II 4 2
340.666 Foundations of Social Epidemiology  4 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (choose 9-12 credits)
410.600 Fundamentals of Health, Behavior, and Society  1 4
410.612 Sociological Perspective on Health  1 3
410.863 Doctoral Seminar in Social and Behavioral Research Practice 1-4 1
313.643 Health Economics  2 3
410.651 Health Literacy: Challenges and Strategies for Effective Communication  2 3
410.650 Introduction to Persuasive Communications: Theories and Practice  2 4
313.641 Introduction to Health Economics  3 3
410.654 Health Communication Programs I 3 4
330.661 Sociological, Psychological, and Developmental Processes in the Etiology of Mental Disorders 3 3
340.705 Advanced Seminar in Social Epidemiology 3 3
410.613 Psychosocial Factors in Health and Illness 3 3
224.605 Indigenous Health 3,4 2
330.607 Prevention of Mental Disorders: Public Health Intervention 3,4 3
221.605 History of International Health and Development 4 2
221.624 Urban Health in Developing Countries 4 3
308.610 The Political Economy of Social Inequalities & Consequences on Health & Quality of Life 4 3
410.679 Global Communication and Social Change 4 3
222.654 Food, Culture, and Nutrition 4 4
410.655 Health Communication Programs II 4 4
History, Geography, Culture, and Linguistics (choose one of the following options)
Option 1

Combination of selected direct study courses for history, geography, culture, or language

related to area of student’s dissertation country, region, or neighborhood of choice at BSPH, Homewood Campus, SAIS, etc.

1-4

6

Option 2
224.840 Special Studies and Research SBI 1-4 6
Public Health Problem Area (choose 6 credits)
340.646 Epidemiology and Public Health Impact of HIV and AIDS 1,2 4
221.627 Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in LMICs 2 4
380.662 Critiquing the Research Literature in Maternal, Neonatal, and Reproductive Health 2 4
224.694 Mental Health Intervention Programming in LMICs 3 3
182.626 Issues for Water and Sanitation in Tropical Environmental Health 3 2
380.661 Clinical Aspects of Maternal and Newborn Health 3 3
380.665 Family Planning Policies and Programs  3 4
380.760 Clinical Aspects of Reproductive Health  3 3
380.761 STI in Public Health Practice  4 4
380.762 HIV Intervention in Women, Children, and Adolescents 4 4
222.649 International Nutrition 4 3

*Can be taken pass/fail

**Required to be taken in-person if student is in residence and taking it in combination with the Qualitative Research Practicum