Required and Elective Courses, 2023-2024

General Degree Requirements

550.860

Academic and Research Ethics 

1

0

224.840

Special Studies and Research Social and Behavioral Interventions: Individualized Goals Analysis (IGA) 

1

1

220.600

International Travel Preparation, Safety, and Wellness

2, 3, 4

1

Choose one of the following:

380.611

Fundamentals of Program Evaluation

1, 3

4

221.645

Large-Scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Health Programs

2, 4

4

222.654

Food, Culture, and Nutrition 

4

4

International Health Requirement

220.601

Foundations of International Health (must take on-campus)

1

4

Biostatistics Requirements

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

Epidemiology Requirement

340.721

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I 

1

5

Social and Behavioral Interventions Requirements

224.860

SBI Program Seminar I

1

1

224.861

SBI Program Seminar II

2

1

224.862

SBI Program Seminar III

3

1

224.689

Health Behavior Change at the Individual, Household, and Community Levels

2

4

224.690

Qualitative Research Theory and Methods

3

3

224.691

Qualitative Research Data Analysis 

4

3

224.697

Qualitative Research Practicum I

2

2

224.698

Qualitative Research Practicum II

3

2

224.699

Qualitative Research Practicum III

4

2

224.692

Methods in Formative Research and Human-Centered Design for Intervention Development

4

4

Management, Leadership, and Interprofessional Practice

221.602

Applications of Managing Health Organizations in LMICs

1

3

552.623

Principles of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals (take once)

1, 2, 3

0.5

552.624

Applications of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals (take once)

1, 2, 3

0.5

Environmental Health (choose one)

180.609

Principles of Environmental Health I

1

4

180.611

The Global Environment, Climate Change, and Public Health

1

4

182.640

Food and Water-Borne Diseases

3

3

180.606

Case Studies in Food Production and Public Health

4

4

185.600

One Health Tools to Promote and Evaluate Healthy and Sustainable Communities

4

3

Public Health Policy (choose one)

222.657

Food and Nutrition Policy

1

2

410.668

Policy Interventions for Health Behavior Change

2

3

223.687

Vaccine Policy Issues (prerequisite needed: 223.662)

3

3

380.667

Women’s Health Policy

4

3

380.771

Understanding and Changing International Reproductive Health Policy

4

3

Public Health Biology (Choose one from Group 1 and one from Group 2)

Group 1:

260.600

Introduction to Biomedical Sciences (taught in Summer prior to term 1, July – August 2023)

S/1

4

552.608

Biologic, Genetic, and Infectious Bases of Human Disease (take only once)

S, 1, 2, 3

0.5

Group 2:

120.620

Fundamentals of Reproductive Biology

1

3

340.646

Epidemiology and Public Health Impact of HIV and AIDS

1, 2

4

187.610

Public Health Toxicology

1, 2

4

550.630

Public Health Biology

1, 4

3

223.662

Vaccine Development and Application (prerequisite for Vaccine Policy course)

2

4

260.631

Immunology, Infection, and Disease

2

3

183.631

Fundamentals of Human Physiology

2, 4

4

222.655

Nutrition and Life Stages

3

3

223.663

Infectious Diseases and Child Survival

3

3

182.640

Food and Water-Borne Diseases

3

3

260.656

Malariology

3

4

380.661

Clinical Aspects of Maternal and Newborn Health

3

3

380.760

Clinical Aspects of Reproductive Health

3

3

223.682

Clinical and Epidemiologic Aspects of Tropical Diseases

2, 4

4

223.689

Biologic Basis of Vaccine Development

4

3

330.623

Brain and Behavior in Mental Disorders

4

3

380.762

HIV Infection in Women, Children, and Adolescents

4

4

Evaluation (choose one)

380.611

Fundamentals of Program Evaluation

1, 3

4

221.627

Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in LMICs

2

4

221.645

Large-Scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Health Programs

2, 4

4

340.717

Health Survey Research Methods

2, 4

4

340.722

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health II

2

4

221.638

Health Systems Research and Evaluation in Developing Countries

3

4

222.647

Nutrition Epidemiology

3

3

223.664

Design and Conduct of Community Trials

3

4

300.713

Research and Evaluation Methods for Health Policy

3

3

380.711

Issues in Survey Research Design

3

3

140.624

Statistical Methods in Public Health IV

4

4

313.790

Introduction to Economic Evaluation

4

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits minimum)

180.620

An Introduction to Food Systems and Public Health

1

4

221.621

Gender and Health: Foundational Theories and Applications

1

3

222.657

Food and Nutrition Policy

1

2

410.612

Sociological Perspectives on Health

1

3

410.690

Ethnographic Fieldwork

1

3

223.640

Identifying and Mitigating Misinformation to Improve Trust in Public Health

1

2

318.636

Urban Policy

1

3

301.645

Health Advocacy

2, 4

3

221.701

Applications to Gender Analysis Within Health Research and Interventions

2

2

330.620

Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Mental Health Research and Psychological Research in Low Resource Settings

2

3

301.627

Understanding and Preventing Violence

2

3

340.717

Health Survey Research Methods

2

4

380.642

Child Health and Development

2

3

380.720

Masculinity, Sexual Behavior, and Health: Adolescence and Beyond

2

3

410.615

Research Design in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

2

3

410.627

Applying Human-Centered Design to Solve Real-World Public Health Challenges

2

3

410.631

Introduction to Community-Based Participatory Research: Principles and Methods

2

3

410.650

Introduction to Persuasive Communications: Theories and Practice

2

4

410.668

Policy Interventions for Health Behavior Change

2

3

700.622

Bioethics, Human Rights, and Global Health

2

3

180.625

Community-Driven Epidemiology and Environmental Justice

3

3

180.655

Baltimore Food Systems: A Case Study of Urban Food Environments

3

4

224.605

Indigenous Health

3, 4

2

221.642

Mental Health Aspects of Disaster: Public Health Preparedness and Response

3

2

221.650

Health Policy in LMICs

3

3

221.688

Social and Behavioral Foundations of Primary Health Care

3

4

224.694

Mental Health Intervention Programming in LMICs

3

3

330.634

Stigma and Public Health: Issues and Interventions

3

3

330.661

Social, Psychological, and Developmental Processes in Etiology of Mental Disorders

3

3

340.683

Human Rights in Public Health Practice

3

2

380.623

Adolescent Health and Development

3

3

380.663

Gender-Based Violence Research, Practice, and Policy: Issues and Current Controversies

3, 4

3

380.665

Family Planning Policies and Programs

3

4

410.613

Psychosocial Factors in Health and Illness

3

3

410.630

Implementation and Sustainability of Community-Based Health Programs

3, 4

3

410.651

Health Literacy: Challenges and Strategies for Effective Communication

3

3

410.654

Health Communication Programs I: Planning and Strategic Design (must also take 410.655)

3

4

410.679

Decoloniality and Global Health Communication

3

3

410.683

Global Perspectives on LGBT Health

3

3

410.752

Children, Media, and Health

3

3

224.801

Building Resilience During Times of Uncertainty: An Evidence-Based Guide to Strengthen Your Personal Agency

3

1

180.636

Human Rights and Health Seminar

4

3

221.616

Ethics of Public Health Practice in Developing Countries

4

2

221.618

Global Health Dynamics in Practice

4

1

222.654

Food, Culture, and Nutrition

4

4

221.605

History of International Health and Development

4

2

308.610

The Political Economy of Social Inequalities and Consequences for Health and Quality of Life

4

3

340.667

Health Equity Research Methods to Address Social Determinants of Health

4

4

380.668

International Perspectives on Women, Gender, and Health

4

3

380.747

International Adolescent Health

4

3

380.771

Understanding and Changing International Reproductive Health Policy

4

3

410.619

Social Justice Policy, Practice, and Research

4

4

410.626

The Epidemiology of LGBTQ Health

4

3

410.655

Health Communication Programs II: Implementation and Evaluation (must have taken 410.654)

4

4

410.663

Media Advocacy and Public Health: Theory and Practice

4

3

410.721

Translating Research into Public Health Programs and Policy

4

3

410.656

Entertainment Education for Behavior Change and Development

4

4

410.733

Communication Network Analysis in Public Health Programs

4

4

Capstone and Practicum Requirement (Year 2 only)

224.810

Social and Behavioral Interventions Practicum

1 – 4

28+

224.850

MSPH Capstone Social and Behavioral Interventions

2 – 4

4+

221.639

Health Care in Humanitarian Emergencies

1, 2

3

221.612

Confronting the Burden of Injuries: A Global Perspective

2

3

221.627

Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Low and Middle-Income Countries

2

4

410.622

Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health System Transformation in Developing Countries

2

4

221.646

Health Systems in and Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2

3

221.650

Health Policy Analysis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

3

3

223.621

Design and Implementation of Global Digital Health Interventions

3

3

223.687

Vaccine Policy Issues

3

3

380.750

Migration and Health: Concepts, Rates, and Relationships

3

3

224.620

Grant Writing for Public Health Practice

3

2

221.605

History of International Health and Development

3

2

221.608

Managing Non-Governmental Organizations in the Health Sector

3, 4

3

221.616

Ethics of Public Health Practice in Developing Countries

4

2

221.624

Urban Health in Developing Countries

4

3

221.661

Project Development for Primary Health Care in Developing Countries

4

4

222.649

International Nutrition

4

3

223.680

Global Disease Control Programs and Policies

4

4

340.639

Assessing Epidemiologic Impact of Human Rights Violations

4

2

380.668

International Perspectives on Women, Gender, and Health

4

3

380.747

International Adolescent Health

4

3