Public Health

This is an introduction to the field of public health that educates students in the interdisciplinary field of public health. Students are introduced to concepts of epidemiology, public health tools of informatics and policy, social and behavioral aspects of public health, environmental and social determinants of morbidity and morality, healthcare and political systems, and health disparities. Through the use of case studies of current public health issues, students will examine scientific aspects of disease, effects of population behaviors, socioeconomic and cultural influences, health education, health policy and management on the overall health of diverse populations.

Special topics course offered in response to student and faculty interest.

Special topics course offered in response to student and faculty interest.

This course is an introductory course in biostatistics, with a strong emphasis on statistical applications, in public health and environmental research. This course will provide students with statistical tools for the analysis and presentation of data, and will stress interpretation of statistical results from health science literature. Course topics will include: sampling and study design, graphical presentation of data, simple hypothesis testing, repeated measures analysis, and regression modeling. Students will develop analytical computing and data presentation skills using the statistical package 'R'.

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states in populations. The course provides students with a quantitative methodology for assessment of risk in diverse populations. Students will also gain experience with various forms of descriptive and analytic epidemiologic study designs, and will learn to interpret results from these studies.  

Special topics course offered in response to student and faculty interest.

The internship is a culminating experience for the Public Health major. Public Health majors will work with community partners to engage in volunteer experiences that assist the community partner and provide students with exposure to issues in public health practice. Students will apply concepts learned in core courses to a project that will serve the community partner and demonstrate the student's understanding of the field of Public Health.

Special topics course offered in response to student and faculty interest.