Courses Available to Undergraduates

375 Introduction to Public Health. 1 cr. Introduces concepts and methods of epidemiology, health services research, health policy and financing, disease prevention, and public health.  Intended as an overview for undergraduates of all disciplines and who might consider advanced degrees in population health sciences or public health. Prerequisite: Junior status or cons inst. syllabus
 

380 Contemporary Population Problems for Honors. (Cross-listed with Sociology, Rural Soc) 3 cr. This course is designed to identify, examine the nature and evaluate the evidence regarding key population problems affecting modern societies in the developed and developing world. The course emphasizes the development of demographic models as a tool to frame, define and investigate these problems. Examples of problems studied include: relations between population growth and environment, population growth and socioeconomic development, population and emergence of new diseases. Prerequisite: Course in college level math; course in college level biology; or cons inst. Open to Freshmen. Sociology Department Homepage
 

471 Introduction to Environmental Health. (Cross-listed with Environmental Studies) 3 cr. Impact of environmental problems on human health; biological hazards to human health from air and water pollution; radiation; pesticides; noise; problems related to food; occupation and environment of the workplace; accidents. Physical and chemical factors involved. Prerequisite: A course in biology; Junior status. syllabus
 

502 Air Pollution and Human Health. (Cross-listed with Environmental Studies) 3 cr. Toxicologic, controlled and epidemiologic studies on major air pollutants. Overview of study methods, lung physiology and pathology; air pollution sources, types, meteorology, sampling methods, controls and regulations. Prerequisite: Junior status, a course in biology. syllabus
 

548 The Economics of Health Care. (Cross-listed with Econ, Public Affairs) 3-4 cr. Analysis of the health care industry. Markets for hospitals and physicians' care, markets for health manpower, and the role of health insurance. Prerequisite: Econ 301, or Public Affairs 880 or cons inst. syllabus
 

553 International Health and Global Society. (Cross-listed with Med Hist, Hist Sci) 3 cr. Major problems in international health from 1750 to the present. Focus on disease epidemiology and ecology; political economy of health; migration; quarantine; race, ethnicity, and health care; international health research; cross-cultural healing; mental and maternal health; growth of international health organizations. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior status, or cons inst. Med Hist Department Homepage
 

603 Clinical and Public Health Microbiology. (Cross-listed with MM&I) 5 cr. Lecture-seminar sessions. Lectures (44) describe microorganisms of clinical and public health significance. Seminar sessions (14) discuss issues and controversies of specimen receiving and processing, bacteremia, serodiagnosis of infectious agents, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, laboratory management, and novel approaches to detect infectious agents. Prerequisite: MM&I 301 & 302 or equivalent. MM&I Department Homepage
 

621 Introduction to Nutritional Epidemiology. (Cross-listed with Nutritional Sciences) 1 cr. Techniques used to evaluate relationships of diet to health and disease in human populations; integration of knowledge gained with results of animal and clinical studies toward understanding dietary risk or protective factors for disease. Includes advanced diet assessment and basic epidemiologic approaches.  Prerequisite: Statistics 301 or equivalent & Nutritional Sciences 332 or cons inst. Nutri Sci Department Homepage