Required and Elective Courses, 2023-2024

550.860

Academic and Research Ethics at BSPH

1

0

223.840

Special Studies and Research GDEC: Individualized Goals Analysis (IGA) (register and select your advisor’s name) 

1

1

223.801

Global Disease Epidemiology and Control (GDEC) Program Seminar 1 

1

1

223.802

GDEC Program Seminar 2 

2

1

223.803

GDEC Program Seminar 3 

3

1

220.600

International Travel Preparation, Safety, and Wellness (only take once) 

2, 3, 4

1

Epidemiology Requirement (choose one option)

Option 1 or

340.721

340.722

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I 

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health II 

1

2

5

4

Option 2 or

340.721

340.770

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I 

Public Health Surveillance 

1

3

5

3

Option 3

340.751

340.752

Epidemiologic Methods 1 

Epidemiologic Methods 2 

1

2

5

5

Biostatistics 

140.621

Statistical Methods in Public Health I 

1

4

140.622

Statistical Methods in Public Health II 

2

4

140.623

Statistical Methods in Public Health III 

3

4

140.624

Statistical Methods in Public Health IV 

4

4

International Health 

220.601

Foundations of International Health

1, 4

4

223.680

Global Disease Control Programs and Policies 

4

4

Infectious Disease (Choose one)

223.663

Infectious Disease and Child Survival 

3

3

223.682

Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects of Tropical Diseases

4

4

Study Design and Implementation (Choose one)

223.664

Design and Conduct of Community Trials

3

4

221.645

Large-Scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Health Programs 

2

4

223.705

Good Clinical Practice: A Vaccine Trials Perspective 

4

4

Vaccines Requirement

223.662

Vaccine Development and Application 

2

4

Environmental Health Requirement

180.602

Environment and Health in LMICs 

3

2

Management Sciences Requirement

221.602

Applications in Managing Health Organizations in LMICs 

1

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences – Qualitative Methods Requirement

550.604

Qualitative Reasoning in Public Health 

1, 2

2

Social and Behavioral Sciences – Design Implementation Requirement

224.689

Health Behavior Change at Individual, Household, and Community Levels 

2

4

Leadership and Interprofessional Practice Requirement

552.625

Building Collaborations Across Sectors to Improve Population Health

1, 3

0.5

552.623

Principles of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals

1, 2, 3

0.5

552.624

Applications of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals

1, 2, 3

0.5

Capstone and Practicum Requirements (Year 2 only)

223.810

GDEC Practicum 

1 – 4

28+

223.850

MSPH Capstone GDEC (register in the term you plan to graduate)

2 – 4

4+

International Health and Diseases

221.627

Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in LMICs 

2

4

Infectious Disease

340.612

Epidemiologic Basis of Tuberculosis Control 

1, 3

2

340.646

Epidemiology and Public Health Impact of HIV and AIDS 

1, 2

4

340.627

Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

2

4

340.609

Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Epidemiology 

3

4

340.677

Infectious Disease Dynamics: Theoretical and Computational Approaches 

4

4

Chronic Disease

223.667

Chronic Diseases in LMICs: Prevalence and Epidemiology 

3

4

Nutrition

222.641

Principles of Human Nutrition in Public Health 

1

4

222.647

Nutrition Epidemiology 

3

3

222.630

Nutrition, Infection, and Immunity 

4

3

222.649

International Nutrition 

4

3

Population / Program Evaluation

380.611

Fundamentals of Program Evaluation 

1, 3

4

221.641

Measurement Methods in Humanitarian Emergencies 

2

2

380.600

Principles of Population Change 

2

4

380.603

Demographic Methods for Public Health 

3

4

223.866

Special Topics in Program Evaluation in International Health

3

1

223.632

Methods for Planning and Implementing Evaluations of Large-Scale Health Programs in LMICs 

4

4

Research Ethics

306.665

Research Ethics and Integrity: US and International Issues 

3

3

306.655

Ethical Issues in Public Health 

2

3

Vaccines

223.867

Special Topics in Vaccine Science

2, 3

1

223.687

Vaccine Policy Issues 

3

3

223.689

Biological Basis of Vaccine Development 

4

3

Data Management / Survey Design

340.696

Spatial Analysis I: ARCGIS 

1

3

340.697

Spatial Analysis II: Spatial Data Technologies 

2

2

140.630

Introduction to Data Management 

2, 3, 4

3

340.717

Health Survey Research Methods 

2

4

340.701

Epidemiologic Applications of GIS

3

2

380.711

Issues in Survey Research Design 

3

3

140.632

Introduction to the SAS Statistical Package 

4

3

Epidemiology Methods

340.653

Epidemiologic Inference in Outbreak Investigations 

1

3

340.753

Epidemiologic Methods 3 

3

5

340.682

Pharmacoepidemiology Methods 

2

3

Qualitative Methods

224.690

Qualitative Research Theory and Methods 

1, 3

3

224.691

Qualitative Data Analysis 

2, 4

3

Environmental Health

180.611

The Global Environment, Climate Change, and Public Health 

1

4

182.626

Issues for Water and Sanitation in tropical Environmental Health 

3

2

182.640

Food and Water-Borne Diseases 

3

3

Management Sciences

221.722

Quality Assurance Management Methods for Developing Countries 

1

4

312.603

Fundamentals of Budgeting and Financial Management 

1 – 4

3

317.600

Introduction to Risk Sciences in Public Policy 

1, 3

4

305.607

Public Health Practice 

2, 4

4

552.626

Systems Thinking: Concepts and Methods 

2, 4

0.5

221.610

Pharmaceutical and Supply Chain Management: Realities From the Field

3

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

410.620

Program Planning for Health Behavior Change 

1, 4

3

410.650

Introduction to Persuasive Communication: Theories and Practice 

2

4

221.635

Global Advances in Community-Oriented Primary Health Care

3

3

410.651

Health Literacy: Challenges and Strategies for Effective Communication 

3

3

221.688

Social and Behavioral Foundations of Primary Health Care 

3

4

410.630

Implementation and Sustainability of Community-Based Health Programs 

3, 4

3

Injury

221.612

Confronting the Burden of Injuries: A Global Perspective

2

3

Digital Health

223.621

Design and Implementation of Global Digital Health Interventions I 

3

3

223.622

Design and Implementation of Global Digital Health Interventions II 

4

3

223.626

Special Topics in Global Digital Health 

4

1

Communication

410.653

Contemporary Issues in Health Communication 

1

1

552.606

The Critical Importance of Evidence in Advancing Public Health Knowledge 

1, 3

0.5

260.720

Communications Primer for the Public Health Sciences 

1 – 4

1

260.710

Communication Practice for Health Science Professionals 

2, 4

3

300.650

Crisis and Response in Public Health Policy and Practice

3

3

Climate Change

180.611

The Global Environment, Climate Change, and Public Health 

1

4

180.641

Climate Change and Public Health Problem Solving Seminar: Global Challenges and Solutions for Mitigation, Adaptation, and Sustainability 

1

3

188.688

Global Sustainability and Health Seminar 

2, 4

1