Bloomberg School of Public Health

Biostatistics

140.633.81 Biostatistics in Medical Product Regulation
Addresses the application of many principles of biostatistics in the context of medical product development and regulation. Provides a basis for understanding international regulation as outlined in various guidance documents.

140.664.01/140.664.81 Causal Inference in Medicine and Public Health I
Presents an overview of methods for estimating causal effects. Includes discussion of randomized designs, but with more emphasis on alternative designs for when randomization is infeasible: matching methods, propensity scores, regression discontinuity, and instrumental variables. 

Epidemiology

340.751.01 Epidemiologic Methods 1
Introduces students to the principles and concepts used in epidemiologic research. Presents material in the context of an epidemiological framework with three major areas: populations and an introduction to study designs; measurement, including measures of accuracy and disease occurrence; and methods used for comparing populations. 

340.752.01 Epidemiologic Methods 2
Second offering in the Epidemiologic Methods sequence. Builds on the concepts of epidemiologic reasoning, population health measures, validity, and study design taught in Epidemiologic Methods 1. Provides a detailed presentation of causal inference, study design and threats to validity. 

340.680.11 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
Introduces the key health effects of environmental and occupational exposures and the epidemiologic methods used to identify and estimate those effects. Emphasizes the interplay of methodological issues, including the assessment of environmental exposures and the understanding of specific disease processes in identifying the health impact of environmental exposures in the population.

340.645.01/340.645.81 Introduction to Clinical Trials
Introduces clinical trial design in the context of epidemiological concepts, covers various topics in the design and conduct of clinical trials, and profiles clinical trials that illustrate these issues. 

340.608.01/340.608.81/340.608.60 Observational Epidemiology
Emphasizes interpretation and the ability to critically evaluate issues related to populations / study design, measurement, population comparisons and inference.

340.617.11 Pharmacoepidemiology
Introduces students to pharmacoepidemiology, application of epidemiologic methods to study uses and effects of pharmaceutical products in human populations. 

340.684.01 Pharmacoepidemiology: Drug Utilization
Reviews drug classification systems; review of data sources used for drug utilization research; reviews methods used to examine drug utilization and to evaluate interventions to modify utilization; and considers varied patient, provider, practice and system-level determinants of prescription drug utilization, including their impact on costs and quality of care. 

340.682.01/340.682.81 Pharmacoepidemiology Methods
Explores the utilization and effects of drugs in large numbers of people; discusses the application of epidemiological methods to pharmacological issues; focuses heavily on questions of pharmacodynamics, concentrating on clinical patient outcomes and on therapeutics; applies the research methods of clinical epidemiology  to the content area of pharmacology; and examines programmatic efforts to improve medication use on a population basis.

390.631.01 Principles of Drug Development
Presents principles underlying preclinical and clinical development of new therapeutic drugs and devices, describes and evaluates specific examples, and discusses legal and ethical regulations that apply to drug development.

340.601.60/340.601.81/340.601.94/340.601.11 Principles of Epidemiology
Illustrates methods by which studies of the distribution and dynamic behavior of disease in a population can contribute to an understanding of etiologic factors, modes of transmission, and pathogenesis. Presents different types of study design, including randomized trials, case-control and cohort studies, risk estimation and causal inferences. Demonstrates the relationship between epidemiology and the development of policy. 

340.721.60/340.721.81 Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I
Introduces principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation of disease and other health states. Presents different types of study designs, including randomized trials, cohort and case-control studies; measurement of exposures and outcomes; risk estimation; surveillance; program evaluation; and causal inference. Links epidemiologic inferences with the development of policy.

340.722.60/340.722.81 Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health II
Expands knowledge beyond introductory level epidemiologic concepts and methods material, using examples from the published literature. Emphasizes interpretation and the ability to critically evaluate issues related to populations/study design, measurement, population comparisons and inference.

340.769.01 Professional Epidemiology Methods
Trains future leaders using advanced epidemiological methods applied in modern public health practice, and provides students with the key epidemiological competencies for mid-level and senior-level epidemiologists.

Environmental Health Sciences

187.650.81 Alternative Methods in Animal Testing
Discusses and evaluates strategies for reducing the number of animals utilized in basic and applied research. Addresses traditional in vitro methods as well as newer and evolving techniques such as informatics, genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Also discusses governmental regulatory processes for approving new testing methods.

180.606.11 Case Studies in Food Production and Public Health
Focuses on food production practices in the United States and the associated public health risks and benefits; discussions on animal and crop agriculture and food processing encompass both historical practices and modern methods.

182.638.01 Environmental and Health Concerns in Water Use and Reuse
Provides an overview of environmental and public health issues related to water use and reuse, and describes the different strategies for treating both drinking water and wastewater to meet regulatory standards and ensure the health of both human populations and the environment.

188.680.01/188.680.81 Fundamentals of Occupational Health
Surveys the history of occupational health, the continuum from exposure to disease, the hierarchy of controls in the workplace, workplace medical screening and surveillance, occupational health hazards, legal and regulatory issues, the provision of occupational health services, the core disciplines in occupational health and safety, and current issues in occupational health.

188.681.01/182.624.11 Occupational Health
Lectures, discussions, and visits to various industrial sites present approaches to evaluating the industrial environment, including industrial process, hazards, organization, and management structure. 

187.610.01/187.610.81/187.610.11 Public Health Toxicology
Students examine basic concepts of toxicology as they apply to the effects of environmental agents, and discuss the distribution, cellular penetration, metabolic conversion, and elimination of toxic agents, as well as the fundamental laws governing the interaction of foreign chemicals with biological systems. 

Extradepartmental

551.607.01 Pharmaceuticals Management for Under-Served Populations
Students analyze problems and develop strategies based on real world drug management issues, including regulations, manufacture, procurement, distribution, safety, policy, financing and the unique aspects of international pharmaceutical trade, the role of the World Trade Organization. 

Health Policy And Management 

318.603.01/318.603.02 Applied Microeconomics for Policy Making
Introduces policy students to the theories, concepts, terminology and tools of microeconomics as it relates to the examination and analysis of public policies. 

318.631.01 Ethics and Public Policy I
Explores the ethical challenges confronting public policymaking and the normative obligations of public actors in serving the public interest. Exposes a variety of ethical issues ranging from the big questions of justice and social equity, liberty and individual freedom, and globalization to issues that one might confront in a professional setting.

318.632.01 Ethics and Public Policy II
Explores the ethical challenges confronting public policymaking and the normative obligations of public actors in serving the public interest. Exposes a variety of ethical issues ranging from the big questions of justice and social equity, liberty and individual freedom, and globalization to issues that one might confront in a professional setting.

305.613.01 Evaluation-Informed Program Development and Implementation
Introduces practical program planning, implementation and evaluation skills applicable in many different areas of public health. 

302.841.51 FDA Regulation of Prescription Drugs
Provides an overview of FDA regulation of prescription drugs, including biologics. Covers the concept of ‘new drugs;’ prescription drugs versus over-the-counter drugs; the exemption for investigational use of new drugs; the clinical evidence necessary for approval; expedited review; orphan drugs; antibiotics; generic drugs; falsified or substandard drugs; shortages of drugs; direct-to-consumer advertising of drugs; compounded drugs; and user fees.

319.606.94 Health Economics and Cost Effectiveness
Introduces economic concepts and principles for better resource management in the health care sector, and examines the public finance approach to policy questions relating to the role of government and other stakeholders. 

315.700.81 Health Information Systems: Design to Deployment
Reviews health information systems, such as patient records, patient monitoring, imaging, public health, educational, bioinformatics and scholarly systems. Teaches the core architectures and technologies of these core systems, focusing on commonalities and differences and design.

317.600.01/317.600.81 Introduction to the Risk Sciences and Public Policy
Provides an introduction to the basic paradigm for quantitative risk assessment and illustrates its application in the public policy process using case studies. Examines risk assessment in a broad societal context, considering social, economic, and political factors that affect risk decision-making; evolution of risk assessment; and the use of risk assessment in regulatory processes.

317.605.01/317.605.81 Methods in Quantitative Risk Assessment
Introduces students to a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods used in hazard identification/characterization, exposure and dose-response assessment for chemical and microbial risk assessments. 

317.610.01/317.610.81 Risk Policy, Management and Communication
Examines the role of the risk sciences in the public policy process. Provides an overview of risk management tools and the application of risk communication principles and strategies. 

318.848.01 Practical Politics, Policy and Public Health
Explores how one effectively influences policy and the connection between policy and politics. Addresses how the two are related via a practical and hands-on approach, focusing on effectiveness, influencing the legislative process, and practical skills, and addresses how to approach legislators and other policy makers, gain insight into the political process, understand how bills are drafted and amended, develop persuasive arguments, and build strategic political coalitions. 

318.615.01 Program Evaluation for Public Policy I
Introduces the fundamental principles and practices involved in the design, implementation, and analysis of program evaluations. Topics to be considered include the evaluation of ongoing programs and test of new interventions being considered for broader adoption; determining whether programs are ‘working’; procedures involved in implementing an evaluation in the field, including potential pitfalls; procedures for collecting and analyzing data.

318.605.01 Policy Analysis for the Real World I
Develops student analytical thinking through real-world problem applications including social, urban, and health policy. 

318.606.01 Policy Analysis for the Real World II
Develops student analytical thinking through real-world problem applications including social, urban, and health policy.

Health, Behavior & Society 

415.619.92 New Genetic Technologies and Public Policy
Examines the potential for harmful effects of usage of genetic technologies. Considers the role of patent policy, the biotechnology industry, the media, and other forces in disseminating new discoveries as well as policies for assuring the safety and effectiveness of new genetic technologies.

International Health 

223.705.81 Clinical Vaccine Trials and Good Clinical Practice
Provides students with background and tools needed to implement Phase I and II clinical vaccine trials in a healthy population according to the standards of Good Clinical Practice (GCP). Addresses both FDA Code of Federal Regulations and ICH GCP Guidelines needed for domestic and international clinical trials. 

222.653.01 Food Technology and Health
Discusses nutritional, chemical, physical, and technological perspectives of food, food ingredients, food quality, food safety, and the regulation thereof.

222.657.01 Food and Nutrition Policy
Examines major governmental, bilateral, and multilateral agency food and nutrition policies and programs that directly or indirectly affect 1) the availability and quality of food and 2) the health and nutrition of populations. 

223.662.01/223.662.81 Vaccine Development and Application
Reviews the processes used to evaluate all aspects of vaccine development and the use of immunizations for disease prevention.