Courses - Spring 2026
HLSA300
Introduction to Health Policy and Services
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in SPHL100 or PHSC300.
Restriction: Must be in Public Health Science program; and must have earned a minimum of 60 credits.
Credit only granted for: SPHL498P or HLSA300.
Formerly: SPHL498P.
A multidimensional view of public health policy and services. Through interactive discussion of assigned readings, team-based learning, and supplementary lecture, students will learn about the nature of and development of policy, public health policy, and financing and delivery of health care services. This course will place a significant emphasis on a team-based learning approach to understanding the health care system and health care reform.
Restricted to College Park students in the Public Health Science major (code: 12140).
HLSA484
Redesigning Health Care: Developing a Clinic to Meet Community Needs
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Restriction: Must have completed a minimum of 60 credits.
Additional information: Selected class sessions will be on-site at local organizations such as Mona Clinic in Temple Hills, MD, HAIR Network shops in Hyattsville and the Sarvis Empowerment Cafe in Riverdale. The course also requires off-campus work at nearby locations.
Provides an opportunity for students to learn a key entrepreneurial skill, Human Centered Design Thinking, while helping to build, reshape, redesign and transform delivery of health care in the Mona Center, a new community center and clinic in Prince George's County. This new, modern vision for a health and wellness clinic embraces student involvement in designing, planning and contributing to innovative programs, solutions, and processes to improve the clinic's ability to meet community and patient needs by addressing the social determinants of health as well as traditional clinical health status. Students in the class will develop empathy for patients, providers and other stakeholders, define problems, select a specific problem for intervention, understand problems based on stakeholder input, ideate, reframe and suggest options to solve or address the problem, prototype solutions, test ideas, and make recommendations to inform implementation and ongoing measurement and monitoring of impact.
HLSA688
Independent Study
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
HLSA709
Graduate Seminar
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
S-F, Aud
HLSA710
Healthcare Management: Foundations and Principles
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Concepts and managerial activities essential to achieve the goals of health care organizations are examined and discussed. Managerial processes include planning, decision-making, etc. required to operate and change health care organizations will be discussed. Special emphasis will be placed on the leader/managers role in developing and maintaining an effective system for providing healthcare.
HLSA711
Health Economics and Analysis
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Provides an analysis of health and health care services as economic goods. Using microeconomic theories, we will examine the behavior of health care providers, consumers, markets, and firms.
HLSA714
Economic Evaluation of Medical Care
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: HLSA601 and SPHL602; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
An overview of the theory and applications of cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and related forms of economic evaluation/decision analysis in the health care sector.
HLSA715
HSR Data Lab
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Corequisite: HLSA725.
Introduces students to foundational skills in statistical programming and surveys data types and data sources commonly used in Health Services Research (HSR). Principals of statistical workflow and reproducibility are covered. The course focuses on programming in Stata, but also provides a very brief introduction to R and SAS.
HLSA717
Behavioral Health Policy
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
This course examines the policies that shape the behavioral health (i.e., mental health and substance use disorder) care system in the United States. We will begin with an overview of the behavioral health care system, diving into its patient population, workforce, service settings, and financing mechanisms--while paying particular attention to persistent treatment gaps and barriers to access. We will then investigate the key historical and political developments, such as deinstitutionalization and the war on drugs, that shaped U.S. behavioral health policy. Finally, we will turn toward current policy and practice challenges, including topics related to the opioid crisis, criminal legal involvement among people with behavioral health needs, community behavioral health care, and homelessness. By the end of the course, students will have a strong understanding of the behavioral health system and its policies, as well as insight into some of the most pressing public health challenges of our time.
HLSA720
Health Law and Ethics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
The legal system helps determine the relationships prevailing among individuals, institutions and governments by setting out the rights, duties and powers of the various parties. This course will look at some of the more important concepts the law uses within the context of health services and public health.
HLSA721
Using Demographic Data for Health Policy Analysis
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: SPHL602; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department; or permission of instructor.
Additional information: Priority enrollment will be given to students in the Department of Health Services Administration programs.
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the major demographic data sets that are used in health policy research and to provide hands-on experience using these data to answer policy oriented research questions
HLSA723
Health Policy Analysis and Advocacy
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: HLSA601.
Examination of the politics of the health policy process, including the effects of American political structure and institutions; economic and social factors; interest groups, classes, and social movements; media and public opinion, and other factors. The emphasis is both on understanding how public policy is made as well as how to influence the process.Students will learn about (1) how health policy is developed, adopted, and implemented, (2) the political, institutional, economic, social, and other factors that influence and shape the process, and (3) the basic approaches and tools of strategic advocacy.
HLSA725
Econometrics in Public Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: SPHL602; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Additional information: priority enrollment will be given to students at the School of Public Health.
Empirical course to introduce students to econometric methods and their applications in public health.
HLSA727
Causal Inference in Health Services Research
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: HLSA725 or permission of instructor.
An overview of the conceptual and empirical tools used to infer causation in health and health care research. Advantages and limitations of experimental and quasi-experimental designs in health services research are discussed and students gain experience through applied exercises.
HLSA740
Healthcare Strategic Planning and Marketing
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
An understanding of strategic management and marketing is provided which enables the students to lead the process of strategic planning in a healthcare organization. By conducting a marketing and strategic planning process, health care organizations are better able to cope with dramatic changes in technological, social, political, regulatory, and competitive aspects of the health care market. Strategic management enables organizations to identify issues unique to them, which hinder or promote organizational success. Through course readings, class discussions, analyses of secondary quantitative and qualitative data, and presentation of case studies, students gain a thorough understanding of the strategic management process. Students will apply core competencies through a comprehensive strategic and marketing plan. Plans will be defended through an oral presentation.
HLSA760
Healthcare Financial Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Offers content in health services financial management with emphasis on applying traditional financial theories to health care and the health care system. Focus on decision-making using accounting and finance theories, principles, concepts and techniqes most important to health care leaders.
HLSA766
Foundational Readings in Health Services Research
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
S-F
Prerequisite: Completion of the six HLSA Health Services Research core courses.
Restriction: Must be in Health Services Ph.D. (Doctoral) program.
An overview of the foundational papers that inform health services research and its related disciplines; including literature on key conceptual models, classic empirical studies, and research illustrating cutting edge methods or findings. The major theoretical frameworks and empirical challenges of the field will be examined through critical reading and discussion among students. The course is organized around preparation for the qualifying exam in the Health Services Ph.D. program.
HLSA772
Healthcare Leadership and Communications
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Health care administrators rely on transformational leadership skills and insights to help their organizations rise to the social financial, public health, and technological challenges of the future. Students will assess and develop their leadership strengths, apply key leadership communication principles, and critically analyze relevent leadership models, exploring their utility in addressing key leadership issues in health care organizations. An underlying theme will be the identification of core values involved in health care delivery, integration of those values in personal and organizational missions, and effective communication to stakeholders.
HLSA778
Practical Experience in Public Health
Credits:
1 - 4
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Internship and seminar providing an opportunity to apply previously acquired knowledge and skills in a health or allied health organization. Setting of the internship will depend upon the student's background and career goals.
HLSA780
Qualitative Methods for Health Services Research
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for: HLSA780 or HLTH625.
This practice-based learning course will include orientation to the major paradigms in qualitative inquiry, developing research questions suitable for qualitative study, and an in-depth exploration of qualitative research methodologies and methods, particularly as they are applied in health services research. Students will collect, analyze, and present qualitative data using techniques learned in this course. The course will provide students with the foundational skills to conduct their own qualitative studies.
HLSA786
Capstone Project in Public Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of SPHL-Health Services Administration department.
Capstone experience provding opportunity to apply knowledge and skills to a specific public health problem or issue. Completion of project relevant to public health under the direction of an advisor.
HLSA787
Health Equity Practice, Policy, and Research
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a graduate major in SPHL-School of Public Health; or permission of instructor.
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the role of key stakeholders, including health care systems/organizations, governmental agencies/entities, and community-based organizations in advancing health equity to improve population health. Students will develop a set of foundational practices that centers health equity and social justice to develop, understand, evaluate, analyze, and apply health equity strategies in practice settings. This class is designed to build the capacity of students to translate theory into action and support a dynamic process of learning.
HLSA799
Master's Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
HLSA898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
HLSA899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
S-F
HLSC
Integrated Life Sciences
HLSC102
Service-Learning in the Life Sciences
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: HLSC100.
Restriction: Must be in the Honors College Integrated Life Sciences program.
The Integrated Life Sciences (ILS) Honors Program includes a rigorous academic curriculum, a research requirement, a living-learning component, and a service-learning experience. Service has been a tradition since 2012 and was initiated by our students, who wanted service incorporated as part of the ILS mission and values. Our students have contributed more than 6,000 hours of their time and talent to campus and local organizations, and this experiential learning has provided an opportunity to apply classroom studies to the real world. In general, these service experiences are directly relevant to their future careers as life scientists, because they contribute to improved access for all people to quality health care, to engaging STEM education, and/or to sustainable environments. The service-learning experience is introduced in the fall semester of the first year of ILS in HLSC100, and completed with a 1-credit course in the spring.
HLSC227
Topics in Scientific Integrity and Medical Ethics
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major in UGST-HCOL-Integrated Life Sciences Program.
Explores ethical issues related to scientific research and integrity as well as issues surrounding medical ethics such as use of limited resources, euthanasia, and physician-assisted suicide. This is a topics class, so we won't be going into detail of philosophical arguments, but we may bring them up as relevant. Moreover, especially as applied to medical ethics, there may be no "right" answer. Instead, we would like you to be able to think critically about the issue, and make a moral argument (as opposed to a logistical argument).
HLSC322
Principles of Genetics and Genomics
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: CHEM131, CHEM132, BSCI160, BSCI161, BSCI170, and BSCI171; or must have completed BSCI170, BSCI171 and two semesters of Chemistry.
Restriction: Must be in a major in UGST-HCOL-Integrated Life Sciences Program.
Credit only granted for: HLSC322 or BSCI222.
Principles and mechanisms of heredity and gene expression, with a focus on the application of genomics to contemporary medicine, biotechnology, and societal issues.
HLSC329
Teaching Practicum in the Life Sciences
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
HLTH
Health
Department Site
HLTH124
Introduction to Behavioral and Community Health
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major within the SPHL-Behavioral & Community Health department.
Required of first semester Community Health majors to expose them to introductory-level concepts within the field of behavioral and community health as well as the Community Health degree program. Includes discussion on the delivery of behavioral and community health at the local, state, national, and global levels; career opportunities in the diverse sectors of the community health field; undergraduate programmatic information; and strategies for student success.
HLTH140
Personal and Community Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Meaning and significance of physical, mental and social health as related to the individual and to society; important phases of national health problems; constructive methods of promoting health of the individual and the community.
HLTH140H
Personal and Community Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Meaning and significance of physical, mental and social health as related to the individual and to society; important phases of national health problems; constructive methods of promoting health of the individual and the community.
HLTH200
Introduction to Research in Community Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major within the SPHL-Behavioral and Community Health department.
An overview of specific components and steps involved in the community health research process. Content includes, foundations of research, sampling, measurement design, and analysis in a community context.
HLTH212
Unraveling the Human Body: Anatomy and Physiology from a Public Health Perspective
Prerequisite: BSCI170, BSCI171, and HLTH140.
Restriction: Must be in the Public Health Practice program.
Credit only granted for: BSCI201 or HLTH212.
Focuses on human structure and function and provides a foundation for public health professionals by equipping them with an integrated understanding of the dynamic human body, its various biological processes, and associated diseases. The course begins at the simplest level of cellular organization and progresses to tissues, organs, and organ systems. Specific body systems covered include Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Endocrine, Nervous, Digestive, Male and Female Reproductive, Musculoskeletal, Skeletal, and Immune. The complementary structure and function of the healthy body is highlighted as its systems work together to maintain a constant homeostatic environment. Clinical examples are provided to help the student understand the disease process as a disruption of normal structure and function. This will allow them to communicate to various audiences how disease functions within the human body as well as discuss lifestyle factors that are associated with disease onset and progression.
HLTH230
Introduction to Health Behavior
Psychological, social psychological, and sociological approaches to the following health areas: development of health attitudes and behavior, patient-provider interaction and the organization of health care.
Restricted to majors or non-majors with less than or equal to 45 credits.
HLTH264
Restriction: Must not be in the Public Health Practice program.
Examines the current and potential use of digital health and social media to influence public health. Provides an overview of knowledge, skills and terminology necessary to optimize the effectiveness of these technologies to contribute to the enhancement of individual and community health.
HLTH285
Controlling Stress and Tension
Health problems related to stress and tension. Analysis of causative psychosocial stressors and intervening physiological mechanisms. Emphasis on prevention and control of stress through techniques such as biofeedback, meditation and neuromuscular relaxation.
HLTH285H
Controlling Stress and Tension
Health problems related to stress and tension. Analysis of causative psychosocial stressors and intervening physiological mechanisms. Emphasis on prevention and control of stress through techniques such as biofeedback, meditation and neuromuscular relaxation.
HLTH289
Topical Investigations
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
HLTH302
Methods of Community Health Assessment
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in HLTH200 and EPIB301.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the SPHL-Behavioral and Community Health Department.
Examination of research and evaluation tools that can be applied to community health promotion. Includes the application of qualitative research methods, community needs and strengths assessments, asset mapping, and monitoring and evaluating process, outcome and impact evaluation.
HLTH302H
Methods of Community Health Assessment
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in HLTH200 and EPIB301.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the SPHL-Behavioral and Community Health Department.
Examination of research and evaluation tools that can be applied to community health promotion. Includes the application of qualitative research methods, community needs and strengths assessments, asset mapping, and monitoring and evaluating process, outcome and impact evaluation.
HLTH306
Macro Level Influences on Community Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in HLTH124.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the SPHL-Behavioral & Community Health department.
An examination of the effects and influences of policy decisions at the local, state and national levels on community health delivery. Historical and contemporary policy issues will be included with a focus on how the policies have impacted community organizations and the overall health of communities.
HLTH306H
Macro Level Influences on Community Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in HLTH124.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the SPHL-Behavioral & Community Health department.
An examination of the effects and influences of policy decisions at the local, state and national levels on community health delivery. Historical and contemporary policy issues will be included with a focus on how the policies have impacted community organizations and the overall health of communities.
HLTH364
Social Media & Digital Tools for Community & Public Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Completion of HLTH230 with a C- or higher.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the SPHL-Behavioral and Community Health department; Restricted to majors who entered the program in Fall 2018 or later.
Examination of the characteristics and uses of media platforms and digital technologies to expand the capability to identify and reduce community and public health risks at all levels of prevention. Also considered will be the potential threats these new media can play on individual choice, privacy, confidentiality, and social influence -- which themselves can pose health threats to community and public health.
Restricted to Community Health (08370) majors who entered the program in Fall 2018 or later.
HLTH364H
Social Media & Digital Tools for Community & Public Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Completion of HLTH230 with a C- or higher.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the SPHL-Behavioral and Community Health department; Restricted to majors who entered the program in Fall 2018 or later.
Examination of the characteristics and uses of media platforms and digital technologies to expand the capability to identify and reduce community and public health risks at all levels of prevention. Also considered will be the potential threats these new media can play on individual choice, privacy, confidentiality, and social influence -- which themselves can pose health threats to community and public health.
HLTH366
Behavioral and Community Issues in Public Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: HLTH130, HLTH230, PSYC100, SOCY100, SOCY105, or ANTH260.
Restriction: Must be in Public Health Science program; or permission of SPHL-Behavioral & Community Health department. And must have earned a minimum of 45 credits.
Additional information: This course will initially be restricted to Public Health Science (PHSC) majors, but could ultimately be opened to other majors, particularly those in HLTH.
The exploration of how social and behavioral science theories and public health concepts and methods can be applied to both the health-illness experience and community interventions.
HLTH377
Human Sexuality
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
The biological and developmental aspects of human sexuality; the psychological and emotional aspects of sexual behavior; sexual identity; the historical, cultural, social, linguistic, legal and moral forces affecting sexual issues; the importance of communication, disclosure and intimacy in interpersonal relationships; and research trends in the area of human sexuality.
HLTH377H
Human Sexuality
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
The biological and developmental aspects of human sexuality; the psychological and emotional aspects of sexual behavior; sexual identity; the historical, cultural, social, linguistic, legal and moral forces affecting sexual issues; the importance of communication, disclosure and intimacy in interpersonal relationships; and research trends in the area of human sexuality.
HLTH386
Experiential Learning
Credits:
3 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Permission of SPHL-Behavioral & Community Health department.
Restriction: Junior standing or higher.
HLTH389
Independent Study in Public Health Practice
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
HLTH391
Making a Difference: Applying Community Health
Prerequisite: SPHL100, HLTH124, HLTH140, HLTH200, HLTH230, EPIB301, EPIB315, BSCI170, BSCI201, and HLTH302. Students must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in HLTH364.
Corequisite: HLTH490.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the SPHL-Behavioral and Community Health department.
The exploration and application of community health concepts including theoretical models, advocacy, cultural competency, asset mapping, and needs assessment. Includes planning, implementing and evaluating a community health program with a designated community partner.
HLTH391H
Making a Difference: Applying Community Health
Prerequisite: SPHL100, HLTH124, HLTH140, HLTH200, HLTH230, EPIB301, EPIB315, BSCI170, BSCI201, and HLTH302. Students must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in HLTH364.
Corequisite: HLTH490.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the SPHL-Behavioral and Community Health department.
The exploration and application of community health concepts including theoretical models, advocacy, cultural competency, asset mapping, and needs assessment. Includes planning, implementing and evaluating a community health program with a designated community partner.
HLTH399
Community Health Field Work
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg
HLTH420
Effective Strategies for Public Health Practice
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in HLTH140 and HLTH230; and must have completed with a minimum grade of C- or be concurrently enrolled in HLTH212.
Restriction: Must be in the Public Health Practice program.
The purpose of this course is to present the interrelationships of curriculum planning, methodology and the selection and use of successful public health presentation strategies. Special problems associated with public health presentations are discussed, and students become familiar with a variety of resources as well as with planning for and implementing demonstration presentations.
HLTH434
Introduction to Public Health Informatics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Public Health Practice; Public Health Science) ; and must have earned a minimum of 60 credits.
Credit only granted for: HLTH434 or HLTH498E.
Formerly: HLTH498E.
Provides an overview of the field of public health informatics and the influence of technology on the public's health and well-being. Emphasizes the application of various technologies and computer/internet applications to support public health research and practice, including strategies to address new and emerging threats.
HLTH434H
Introduction to Public Health Informatics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Public Health Practice; Public Health Science) ; and must have earned a minimum of 60 credits.
Credit only granted for: HLTH434 or HLTH498E.
Formerly: HLTH498E.
Provides an overview of the field of public health informatics and the influence of technology on the public's health and well-being. Emphasizes the application of various technologies and computer/internet applications to support public health research and practice, including strategies to address new and emerging threats.
HLTH471
Women's Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a program in the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; or must be in a major within SPHL-Behavioral & Community Health department.
Cross-listed with: WGSS471.
Credit only granted for: HLTH471, WMST471, or WGSS471..
Formerly: WMST471.
The women's health movement from the perspective of consumerism and feminism. The physician-patient relationship in the gynecological and other medical settings. The gynecological exam, gynecological problems, contraception, abortion, pregnancy, breast and cervical cancer and surgical procedures. Psychological aspects of gynecological concerns.
Cross-listed with WMST471. Credit granted for HLTH471 or WMST471.
HLTH471H
Women's Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a program in the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; or must be in a major within SPHL-Behavioral & Community Health department.
Cross-listed with: WGSS471.
Credit only granted for: HLTH471, WMST471, or WGSS471..
Formerly: WMST471.
The women's health movement from the perspective of consumerism and feminism. The physician-patient relationship in the gynecological and other medical settings. The gynecological exam, gynecological problems, contraception, abortion, pregnancy, breast and cervical cancer and surgical procedures. Psychological aspects of gynecological concerns.
HLTH489
Field Laboratory Projects
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
HLTH490
Professional Preparation in Community Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in EPIB301, EPIB315, SPHL100, HLTH124, HLTH140, HLTH200, HLTH230, HLTH302, BSCI170, BSCI171, and BSCI201; and students must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in HLTH364.
Corequisite: HLTH391.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the Behavioral and Community Health department.
The development of skills necessary for joining the public health work force post-graduation, as well as assistance in obtaining an appropriate internship that will serve as a final semester, capstone experience. Students will be exposed to various relevant professional experiences, and will be afforded the opportunity to strengthen their own individual skills by selecting from a menu of skills-based learning modules that best suit their perceived needs.
HLTH490H
Professional Preparation in Community Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in EPIB301, EPIB315, SPHL100, HLTH124, HLTH140, HLTH200, HLTH230, HLTH302, BSCI170, BSCI171, and BSCI201; and students must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in HLTH364.
Corequisite: HLTH391.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the Behavioral and Community Health department.
The development of skills necessary for joining the public health work force post-graduation, as well as assistance in obtaining an appropriate internship that will serve as a final semester, capstone experience. Students will be exposed to various relevant professional experiences, and will be afforded the opportunity to strengthen their own individual skills by selecting from a menu of skills-based learning modules that best suit their perceived needs.
HLTH492
BS/MPH Community Health Internship
Credits:
9
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in HLTH490.
Restriction: Must be a Public Health Practice major who has been admitted to the combined BS/MPH degree program.
Integrating theory with practice in a community health setting.
HLTH609
Public Health Journal Club
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
HLTH625
Community Assessment through Qualitative Methods
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Course will be restricted to Behavioral and Community Health graduate students.
A discussion of major paradigms in qualitative inquiry, an overview of the process of qualitative research, and an introduction to several qualitative research methods, including grounded theory, ethnography, phenomenology, and content analysis. Students will collect, transcribe, analyze, and present qualitative data using introductory interview and analytic techniques.
HLTH652
Quantitative Research Methods I in Public health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, S-F
Restriction: Must be in MPH: Community Health Education (Master's) program; or must be in Ph.D.: Public and Community Health (Doctoral) program.
Credit only granted for: HLTH652 or HLTH688R.
Formerly: HLTH688R.
Intermediate statistics and procedures in public health-related research for doctoral students. Focuses on applied statistics rather than theoretical, with emphasis on 1) how to apply statistical models, 2) how to perform the analysis with avialable software, and 3) how to interpret findings.
HLTH665
Health Behavior I: Theoretical Foundations of Health Behavior
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Provides students with an understanding of the application of the social and behavioral sciences to health; addressing behavioral, social, and cultural factors that influence individual and population health and health disparities over the life course. Public health issues related to individuals and populations will be examined in terms of social and behavioral theories, empirical research findings, and methodologies.
HLTH666
Health Behavior II: Applying Health Behavior Theory
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: HLTH665.
Develops students' expertise in applying health behavior theory, with an emphasis on cultural appropriateness and through a social justice lens. This course will build on material learned in HLTH 665, and will involve a particular emphasis on application of health behavior theory. The course will be taught using a "hands-on" approach, giving students a skill foundation in applying health behavior theories throughout the life course of an intervention from the research question and hypothesis, to intervention development, and evaluation.
HLTH671
Public Health Communication
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Non-SPH students must obtain permission from the instructor prior to registering.
Credit only granted for: HLTH670 or HLTH671 and HLTH672.
Formerly: HLTH670.
An exploration of the the broad and diverse field of health communication including medical encounters, everyday communication about health, advertising, news, public health campaigns, community outreach, public policy, and international programs. Theories and applied efforts that have been studied and documented will be examined.
HLTH688
Special Problems in Health Education
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
HLTH711
Advanced Research Methods in Health
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: HLTH710.
Restriction: Must be in MPH: Community Health Education (Master's) program; or must be in Ph.D.: Public and Community Health (Doctoral) program.
Quantitative techniques, advanced research methods and design issues.
HLTH776
Community Health Program Evaluation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: HLTH710 and HLTH774.
Restriction: Must be in the Behavioral and Community Health (BCHL) doctoral program; and permission of Behavioral and Community Health department; or permission of instructor.
Credit only granted for: HLTH775 or HLTH774 and HLTH776.
Formerly: HLTH775.
An application of basic research methods, and the evaluation of community health programs. Students will evaluate the effectiveness of a community health intervention.
HLTH778
Practical Experience in Public Health
Credits:
1 - 4
Grad Meth:
Reg
HLTH784
Guided Capstone Preparation Seminar
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have attended a capstone project orientation session; and must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in HLTH625, HLTH665, and HLTH710.
The purpose of this seminar is to guide students through the major steps and deadlines associated with developing their capstone project, which is the MPH degree culminating experience. The capstone project requires that students apply the knowledge and skills acquired during their MPH program to meet the needs of a stakeholder group or person. Some examples of needs (deliverables) include: an infographic, a website, a curriculum, a lesson plan, an app, an evaluation plan, a policy brief, etc. Some examples of stakeholders: include legislators, non-profit organizations, a faculty researcher, a government (county, state or federal) agency, etc. The project is very applied in nature and the result is a deliverable that can be used immediately by the stakeholder.
HLTH786
Capstone Project in Public Health
Credits:
2 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have completed all required coursework; and permission of SPHL-Behavioral & Community Health department.
Restriction: Must be in a major within SPHL-Behavioral & Community Health department.
Capstone experience providing opportunity to apply knowledge and skills to a specific public health problem or issue. Completion of project relevant to public health under the direction of an advisor.
HLTH898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
HLTH899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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