Courses

The Population Health Core Curriculum (M.S., Ph.D.) includes an introductory course in population health, an introductory course in health services research, a two-semester sequence in epidemiology, a three-semester sequence in biostatistics, and a course in research ethics.  Students concentrating in social and behavioral health sciences will choose a relevant thesis/dissertation topic and select electives such as:

 
Assessment of Medical Technology (PHS 875)
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Action
(HDFS 872)
Clinical Research: Community and Systems (NUR 817)
Design and Analysis of Psychological Experiments (PSYCH 710)
Evaluation Research
(SW 945)
Family Processes, Health, and Illness (NUR 713)
Health Economics (PHS 848)
Introductory Nonparametric Tests (STAT 351)
Public Health Principles and Practices (PHS 780)
Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (PHS 650-033)
Structural Equation Modeling (EDPSYCH 960)
Theory and Issues in Human Development (HDFS 725)