Most of our graduate courses are taught through the Epidemiology Graduate Group.

Graduate Courses (SPH)

210.  Public Health Informatics (2)

Lecture – 2 hours, Lab - 2 hours.  Collection, verification, and utilization of data related to populations; infrastructure, functions and tools used to generate public health knowledge supporting public health practices and policy development/dissemination.  The laboratory portion of the course is designed to provide students with a hands-on experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a critical tool in public health today. Key concepts provided in the laboratory segment include basic digital cartography principles, visualization of health data using GIS, and preparation of spatial data for GIS systems.(S/U grading only) – Hogarth, Doebbert

222.  Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: Statistics 102 and 106 or the equivalent, graduate standing, consent of instructor. Concepts and methods of social and behavioral sciences relevant to the identification and solution of public health problems. Topics include nutrition, physical activity, smoking, socioeconomic status, gender, race/ethnicity, stress, social support, social marketing, media advocacy and behavioral theories of change.—II. Cassady

244.  Introduction to Medical Statistics (4)

Lecture—6 hours; laboratory/discussion—3 hours. Introduction to statistical methods and software in clinical, laboratory and population medicine. Graphical and tabular presentation of data, probability, binomial, Poisson, normal, t-, F-, and Chisquare distributions, elementary nonparametric methods, simple linear regression and correlation, life tables. Only one unit of credit for students who have completed Statistics 100 or Preventive Veterinary Medicine 402.—IV. (IV.) Beckett

245.  Statistical Analysis of Laboratory Data (4)

Lecture—3 hours; lecture/discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 244 or equivalent; consent of Instructor. The analysis of data and design of experiments for laboratory data with an emphasis on gene expression arrays and other high-throughput biological assay technologies. For students in the K30 training program in the School of Medicine. Additional class capacity will be available for students in other programs, but it is essential that the K30 students be accommodated first.—I. (I.) Rocke

246.  Biostatistics for Clinical Research (4)

Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 244 and 245. Emphasizes critical biostatistics for clinical research and targets biomedical audience. Students will develop understanding for basic planning and analysis of clinical studies and learn to develop collaborations with biostatisticians.—II. (II.) Qi

247.  Biostatistics for Epidemiology (4)

Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 246. Introduction to the principles and methods of statistical inference for categorical data and survival data in epidemiological studies. The major topics include contingency table methods, logistic regression, Kaplan-Meier and log-rank methods, and Cox regression.—III. (III.) Kim

255.  Human Reproductive Epidemiology (3)

Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Preventative Veterinary Medicine 405, 406, Physics 220, Physiology 222 or equivalents, or consent of instructor. Human reproductive effects and risk of reproductive disorders, examined from macro- and micro-environmental exposures in community and occupational settings, epidemiologic study designs and analyses. Offered in alternate years.—(I.) Hertz-Picciotto

262.  Principles of Environmental Health Science (3)

Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Principles, approaches and issues related to environmental health. Recognizing, assessing, understanding and controlling the impact of people on their environment and the impact of the environment on the public.—I. (I.) Bennett

264.  Public Health Econometrics (2)

Lecture/discussion — 2 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Principles of demand and supply; benefits and costs; least squares regression; stepwise regression; economic and statisical significance; fixed and random effects; longitudinal data; non-linear relations; elasticity; continuous and binary variables; instrumental variables; attrition bias; tobit regressions; Two-part cost model. —III. (III.) Leigh

266. Applied Analytic Epidemiology (3)

Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—2 hours. Prerequisite: Preventive Veterinary Medicine 404 or consent of instructor. Principles and applications in analysis of epidemiologic data. Methods of analyzing stratified and matched data, logistic regression for cohort and case-control studies, Poisson regression, survival-time methods. (Same course as Population Health and Reproduction 266.)—III. (III.) Kass

273.  Health Services Administration (3)

Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Structure and function of public and private medical care. Topics include categories and trends in national medical spending, predictors of patient use, causes of death, managed care, HMOs, Medicare, Medicaid, costs of technology, and medical care in other countries.—II (II) Leigh

290.  Topics in Public Health (1)

Seminar—1.5 hours. Prerequisite: open to students in Master of Public Health program or consent of instructor. Seminar on key issues and current topics in public health. Course begins in August SSII. Students must enroll in August, then Fall and Winter. The course is a series but grades and units are given at end of each quarter. May be repeated four times for credit. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III. IV.) Kass, Leistikow, McCurdy, Schenker

295.  International Health Care (2)

Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Forum for learning health issues and health care systems in other countries. Topics include health care for refugees, the impact of political strife on health, the health care professional in international settings. Evening seminar Spring quarter. (S/U grading only.)—III. (III.) Schenker/Koga

297.  Public Health Practicum (1-8)

Fieldwork—3-32 hours. Open only to Master of Public Health students. Practical fieldwork experience in public health. Placement site will vary based on the interest and experience of each student. May be repeated four times up to 16 units of credit. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) McCurdy

298.  Study in Community and International Health (1-5)

Prerequisite: graduate student in good academic standing and consent of instructor. Study and experience for graduate students in any number of areas in community and international health. (S/U grading only.)

299.  Research in Community and International Health (1-12)

Prerequisite: graduate standing; consent of instructor. Student will work with faculty member in areas of research interest, including but not limited to injury control, international health, health policy, occupational and environmental health, health promotion and wellness, women’s health, and health demographics. (S/U grading only for graduate students.)