Course Offerings

FIRST HALF TERM

BIOSTATISTICS 

Population Health Data Science II
BSTA 103-010 | CRN: 21655 | Class REMOTE ONLY | Remote Asynchronous | First Half Term | 3 cr.
Instructor: Albatineh, Ahmed
Course Description: This course is a continuation of BSTA 101. Topics include an overview of generalized linear models, simple and multiple linear regression, regression models for binary data, regression models for count data, quasi-likelihood methods, and extensions of generalized linear models. Must be taken with BSTA 104.         

Population Health Data Science II Algorithms Lab
BSTA 104-061 | CRN: 21654 | Lab REMOTE ONLY | Remote Asynchronous | First Half Term | 1 cr.
Instructor: Albatineh, Ahmed  
Course Description: Students will use a statistical computing platform to apply regression techniques learned in BSTA103 Population Health Data Science II to health datasets. Lab must be taken concurrently with lecture (BSTA103 Population Health Data Science II).   

COMMUNITY & GLOBAL HEALTH

Culture and Health
CGH 021-010 | 21404 | Class REMOTE ONLY | Remote Asynchronous | First Half Term | 3 cr.
Instructor: Daley, Sean    
Course Description: This course will introduce students to the complex and dynamic relationship between culture and health in Western and non-Western populations, communities, and societies. Cross-cultural institutions such as economics, politics, kinship, religion, and language, and their roles in sickness and illness will be discussed. The relationship between traditional and modern healing systems will also be analyzed.

Introduction to Health Education
CGH 109-010 | CRN: 21650 | Class REMOTE ONLY | Remote Asynchronous | First Half Term | 3 cr.
Instructor: Li, Shan
Course Description: This course introduces the major theories and models of health education at multiple levels (individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, and public policy). Particular focus will be put on the introduction, analysis, and application of health behavior theories to health promotion and education practice. The theories to be discussed will provide students with frameworks for understanding health behavior change and designing effective health education programs and interventions.

Indigenous Healing Traditions
CGH 122-010 | CRN: 21662 | Class REMOTE ONLY | Remote Asynchronous | First Half Term | 3 cr.    
Instructor:Daley, Sean    
Course Description: In this course, students will be introduced to the healing traditions of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Special attention will be paid to the Native peoples and nations of the United States. Traditional Indigenous perspectives of wellness and unwellness will be explored, as well as healing rites, rituals and ceremonies from Pre-Contact times to the present-day. Indigenous health and healing in the context of colonization and the introduction of Old World diseases will also be discussed.

POPULATION HEALTH

Introduction to Population & Public Health
POPH 001-010 | CRN: 21432 | Class REMOTE ONLY | Remote Asynchronous | First Half Term | 4 cr.
Instructor: Shin, Jong    
Course Description: Despite significant advances in medicine and public health, inequities in health persist. Understanding health on a population level is an approach that seeks to improve the health of the whole population, unravel variations in health outcomes, and to identify effective strategies for reducing or eliminating inequities. The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of: 1) how population and public health are defined and measured; and 2) the determinants of population health.                                    

SECOND HALF TERM

COMMUNITY & GLOBAL HEALTH

Community Health
CGH 001-010 | CRN: 21411 | Class REMOTE ONLY | Remote Asynchronous | Second Half Term | 3 cr.    
Instructor: Staff, Teaching    
Course Description: The interdisciplinary field of community health focuses on improving the health of communities through health promotion and disease prevention, education, policy development, and community empowerment. This course provides students with an overview of theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of community health with a focus on working in diverse communities. Students will gain an understanding of how community-level health issues relate to broader contextual issues within the community and externally.

FULL TERM

PUBLIC HEALTH

Applied Practice Experience
PUBH 410-010 | CRN: 21306 | Arranged by student w/instructor permission required | Full Term | 3 cr.    
Instructor: Choi, Won    
Course Description: Students complete an applied practice experience (APE or "practicum") in a supervised setting consistent with their career goals. With guidance from their site preceptor, students create at least two work products or "deliverables" during their practicum. A final report and oral presentation are also required, and site preceptors evaluate the student's performance.

PUBH Capstone
PUBH 411-010 | CRN: 21686 | Arranged by student w/instructor permission required | Full Term | 3 cr.    
Instructor: Lindley, Lisa    
Course Description: In consultation with a COH faculty member, students complete a public health capstone project (a.k.a., integrative learning experience (ILE)) that demonstrates synthesis of MPH foundational and concentration competencies. Students produce a high-quality written product (e.g., program evaluation report, training manual, policy statement, legislative testimony with accompanying supporting research, etc.) useful to external stakeholders.

BIOSTATISTICS

Statistical Literacy in Health
BSTA 005-010 | CRN:13686 | MW | 10:45-12:00 | 3 cr. | Class On-Campus Only
Instructor: Lee, Wayne
Course Description: This course is designed to introduce students with a fear of all things mathematical to the importance of statistics in health research. Students will learn how to read and understand basic statistical concepts and methods used in health research, such as probability, sampling, hypothesis testing, and correlation. Students will also learn to interpret tables and statistical findings in the health literature.

Frontiers of AI in Health
BSTA 007-010 | CRN:44742 | MW | 1:35-2:50p | 3 cr. | Class On-Campus Only | Preq: CSE 012
Instructor: Gogovi, Gideon
Course Description: This course presents a broad contemporary survey of the actual and potential contributions of Artificial Intelligence and Health Data Science in addressing public health challenges. By reading recent articles that describe case studies of AI in health and healthcare and by engaging in discussions both in class and online, students will come to appreciate the many unsolved problems in public health and how one may evaluate the potential benefits and risks of exciting new data-centric solutions made possible by AI.

The Art of AI Conversation: Prompting GPT and Its Peers
BSTA 008-010 | CRN:45754 | MW | 12:10-1:25p | 3 cr. | Class On-Campus Only
Instructor: Khan, Bilal
Course Description: This introductory course explores Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Claude, emphasizing effective prompt engineering and critical evaluation of AI-generated content. Students will learn how to formulate queries, assess outputs, and refine prompts while addressing ethical and domain-specific challenges. Using health-related examples, the focus is on general, cross-disciplinary interactive AI methods, not computer science or software development. Students will learn to use AI dialogue systems responsibly and creatively, with an understanding of the tradeoffs of various prompting techniques.

Data Exploration in R
BSTA 030-010 | CRN:45510 | MW | 9:20-10:35a | 3 cr. | Class On-Campus Only | Preq: CSE 012
Instructor: Hughes, John
Course Description: This course introduces students to the mathematical and computing principles that underlie health data science. Topics include R programming fundamentals, exploratory data analysis, introductory probability theory, and stochastic simulation. Students will use R to conduct exploratory analyses of real health-related datasets, to do computing pertaining to theoretical probability distributions, and to simulate data from probability models that arise frequently in health data science. Knowledge of differential and integral calculus would be helpful, but is not assumed, for the study of probability.

Population Health Data Science I | Closed to FYS
BSTA 101-010 | CRN:44794 | TR | 7:55-9:10a | 3 cr. | Class On-Campus Only | Must take w/BSTA 102
Instructor: New COH Faculty
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the use of statistics in health. Topics include data presentation, descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of contingency tables, analysis of variance, linear and logistic regression models, and sample size and power considerations. Students develop the skills necessary to perform, present, and interpret basic statistical analyses. Must be taken in conjunction with BSTA 102.

Population Health Data Science I – Algorithms Lab | Closed to FYS
BSTA 102-061 | CRN:44796 | M | 9:20-10:35a | 1 cr. | Class On-Campus Only | Must take w/BSTA 101-010 | CRN:44794
Instructor: New COH Faculty
Course Description: Students will use a statistical computing platform to apply concepts learned in BSTA 101 and attain autonomy in handling real-world data. Lab must be taken concurrently with lecture (BSTA 101 Population Health Data Science I).

Population Health Data Science II | Closed to FYS
BSTA 103-010 | CRN:44818 | MW | 12:10-13:25 | 3 cr. | Class On-Campus Only | Must take w/BSTA 104
Instructor: Albatineh, Ahmed
Course Description: This course is a continuation of BSTA 101. Topics include an overview of generalized linear models, simple and multiple linear regression, regression models for binary data, regression models for count data, quasi-likelihood methods, extensions of generalized linear models. Must be taken in conjunction with BSTA 104. Prerequisites: BSTA 101 or BSTA 001

Population Health Data Science II – Algorithms Lab | Closed to FYS
BSTA 104-061 | CRN:44819 | M | 3:00-4:15p | 1 cr. | Class On-Campus Only | Must take w/BSTA 103-010, CRN:44818 | Pre–req BSTA 101 or BSTA 001
Instructor: Albatineh, Ahmed
Course Description: Students will use a statistical computing platform to apply regression techniques learned in BSTA103 Population Health Data Science II to health datasets. Lab must be taken concurrently with lecture (BSTA103 Population Health Data Science II).

Population Health Data Science III – Supervised Machine Learning in Health
BSTA 141-010 CRN:45511 | MW | 10:45a-12:00p | 4 cr. | Class On-Campus Only | Must take w/BSTA 103-010, CRN:15296 | Pre–req MATH 052 and BSTA 040
Instructor: Gogovi, Gideon
Course Description: Supervised machine learning is used to create automated systems that sift through labeled/continuous data at high speed to make predictions with minimal human intervention. This course provides students with skills in applying supervised machine learning in contexts of population health. We will cover regression, classification, cross-validation, hyperparameter selection, feature selection, feature engineering, ensemble methods, regularization, and reinforcement learning. Students will learn concepts through hands-on engagement with health data sets, preparing them to contribute effectively to data-driven precision population health.

Survival Analysis
BSTA 150-010 | CRN: 45468 | TR | 3:00-4:15p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.        
Instructor: Delmelle, Eric
Course Description: The course explores statistical methods for modeling time-to-event data. Students will learn Kaplan-Meier estimation, Cox proportional hazards models, and parametric survival models, with applications in patient survival, treatment effectiveness, and disease progression. Emphasis is on practical implementation, including survival curves, hazard ratio interpretation, and model diagnostics for real-world health data.

BUSINESS & HEALTH

Integrated Seminar    
BUHE 001-010 | CRN: 45603 | MW | 3:00-4:15p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.        
Instructor: Gomez, Eduardo
Course Description: This course will explain how the core principles of business apply to organizations in the health setting. It will apply knowledge and skills from business, health economics, and health policy to complex and ambiguous real world problems encountered by health and health care organizations. Topics include, for example, how to address potential conflicts between population health goals and the financial goals of health organizations.

COMMUNITY & GLOBAL HEALTH

Community Health    
CGH 001-010 | CRN: 43481 | TR | 10:45a-12:00p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.        
Instructor: Jackson, Kate
Course Description: The interdisciplinary field of community health focuses on improving the health of communities through health promotion and disease prevention, education, policy development, and community empowerment. This course provides students with an overview of theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of community health with a focus on working in diverse communities. Students will gain an understanding of how community-level health issues relate to broader contextual issues within the community and externally. Attribute: BUD

Introduction to LGBTQ+ Health    
CGH 002-010 | CRN: 44993 | TR | 9:20-10:35a | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr. | Pre–req CGH 001 or POPH 001
Instructor: Mohammed Jibriel
Course Description: This course introduces students to the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) populations in the United States and globally. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the course focuses on determinants of health, LGBTQ+ health disparities, the history of LGBTQ+ health, and major health issues faced by LGBTQ+ people across the lifespan. Students explore individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, and policy influences on LGBTQ+ health, as well as LGBTQ+- affirming health policies, programs, and services. Attribute: DEIN

Introduction to Global Health    
CGH 004-011 | CRN: 45304 | MW | 3:00-4:15p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.        
Instructor: Liguori, Krista
Course Description: In this course, students will receive an introduction to global population health. We begin with an analysis of the rise of the international community in addressing population health needs, and the international norms guiding healthcare delivery systems. We will also focus on healthcare delivery systems, innovations, and policy reforms in response to healthcare needs in several developing nations. Finally, students will understand the political, social, and more recent commercial determinants of population health in these countries.

Careers in Community and Global Health Studies    
CGH 101-010 | CRN: 44758 | W | 7:15-9:55p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.        
Instructor: Thompson, Michelle
CGH 101-011 | CRN: 45475 | M | 7:15-9:55p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.    
Instructor: Liguori, Krista
Course Description: In this interdisciplinary seminar, students will be exposed to individuals working in community and global health in academic positions, government and non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, medical establishments, industry, and more. Through the eyes of these professionals, students will learn of career opportunities in these growing fields of study and will begin to chart their own career paths.

Community Health and Engineering
CGH 102-010 | CRN: 44783 | MW | 1:35-2:50p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.     
Instructor: String, Gabrielle
Course Description: This course is an introduction to public health engineering. Students will learn to define hazards and risks to community health such as air pollution; water, sanitation, and hygiene; food; and settlement/safety. The focus of the course will be on understanding engineering controls to reduce risk and improve communicable and non-communicable disease outcomes. This course includes elements of waterborne disease control, hazardous materials management, occupational health and safety, and environmental interventions. Attribute: SUST

Biological & Environmental Determinants of Health    
CGH 103-010 | CRN: 44136 | TR | 9:20-10:35a | Class On-Campus Only | 4 cr.     
Instructor: Pacheco, Joe
Course Description: This course provides students with a foundational knowledge of the biological mechanisms underlying health and disease. Students will learn about the evolutionary genetic basis of disease and the major disease transitions throughout history, all driven by interactions between the genetic composition of individuals and groups and their natural and built environment. Students will become familiar with the various infectious agents causing disease and the human immune response, as well as the biological determinants of chronic diseases. Not for biology majors.

Sociocultural & Political Determinants of Health
CGH 104-010 | CRN: 43641 | MW | 3:00-4:15p | Class On-Campus Only | 4 cr.        
Instructor: Daley, Sean
Course Description: This course will look at cultural, social, and political institutions, as well as other components of culture, society, and social structure, that affect health and the health outcomes at the individual and community-levels. Topics to be analyzed include cultural traditions, social norms, politics, laws and policies, economics, housing, transportation, and subsistence strategies, just to name a few. Additionally, specific illnesses, sicknesses, and diseases linked to cultural, social, and political institutions in the human experience will be explored.

Commercial Determinants of Health
CGH 105-010 | CRN: 44137 | MW | 10:45a-12:00p | Class On-Campus Only | 4 cr.        
Instructor: Gomez, Eduardo
Course Description: In this course, students will learn about the role that major soda and ultra-processed food industries play in affecting public health outcomes and policy-making processes. Carefully examining the cases of the United States and developing nations, this course reveals how and why these industries influence consumption patterns in different communities, how government, civil society, and the international community is responding, and the various strategies used by industry to influence policy decisions in their favor.

Coaching Towards Joy, Meaning, and Social Change    
CGH 110-010 | CRN: 44994 | TR | 10:45a-12:00p | Class On-Campus Only | 4 cr.        
Instructor: Rodriguez, Angelina
Course Description: In this course you will learn and practice professional coaching techniques as one way to create meaning, increase your well-being, move towards what you want to achieve and who you want to be. You will learn to coach within and across your different identities/positionalities and consider how this self-work contributes to social change and challenges oppression. The course is well-suited for students interested in peer advising, activism, mentoring and leadership in any area.

Fact Check: Reporting Health in the Misinformation Age    
CGH 295-010 | CRN: 45706 | TR | 10:45a-12:00p | Class On-Campus Only | 4 cr.     
Instructor: De Maio, Mariana    
Course Description: "This course explores health journalism and public health communication. It equips students with the skills to research, verify, and write compelling health stories for diverse audiences, emphasizing Southside Bethlehem. Students will learn to interview experts, fact-check medical claims, simplify complex health topics, and combat misinformation while upholding ethical reporting standards. Students will produce news stories, features, and investigative reports through hands-on assignments, adapting their work for digital, multimedia, and social media platforms. The course will also cover crisis reporting, health literacy, and careers in health journalism." Attribute: HESC    

Community and Global Health Field Experience I    
CGH 301-010 | CRN: 43659 | MW | 12:10-1:25p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.        
Instructor: Duncan, Austin
CGH 301-011 | CRN: 43971 | TR | 10:45a-12:00p |    Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.        
Instructor: Adjunct/New COH Faculty
Course Description: With the assistance of their advisor, students identify a community internship or field experience site domestically or internationally and write a proposal for the experience and accompanying deliverable and capstone report. The deliverable should be an artifact (e.g., health promotion materials, website, presentation of data, etc.) that the student provides to the site and is agreed upon by the student, advisor, and internship site. A capstone report documents the experience, which should align with the student’s concentration and career plans.

Community and Global Health Field Experience II
CGH 302-010 | CRN:  43988 | Class FLEX | 3 cr.
Instructor: Adjunct Faculty    
Course Description: In this course, students will implement their field experience, including deliverable and capstone report, proposed in CGH 301. The deliverable will be presented to the field site in both written and oral form. The capstone report will be submitted to the student’s advisor and will be accompanied by an oral presentation to CGH students and faculty. A field site preceptor evaluation will be required. This course must be taken concurrently with or after CGH 301.

Honors Community and Global Health Field Experience I    
CGH 303-010 | CRN: 43660 | MW | 12:10-1:25p | Class On-Campus Only | 4 cr.        
Instructor: Duncan, Austin
CGH 303-011 | CRN: 43979 | TR | 10:45a-12:00p | Class On-Campus Only | 4 cr.            
Instructor: Adjunct/New COH Faculty
Course Description: Students identify a community internship or field experience site domestically or internationally, write a proposal for the experience and accompanying deliverable and capstone report. Deliverable is an artifact (e.g., health promotion materials, website, presentation of data, etc.) that the student provides and is agreed upon by the student, advisor, and site. The capstone report documents the experience. This course includes a weekly honors seminar, minimum major GPA 3.5 required. Students are required to complete 4 credits of this course.

Honors Community and Global Health Field Experience II    
CGH 304-010 | CRN: 43992 | Class FLEX | 4 cr. 
Instructor: Adjunct Faculty
Course Description: Students implement their field experience, including deliverable and capstone report, proposed in CGH 303. The deliverable is presented to the field site in both written and oral form. The capstone report is submitted to the student’s advisor and accompanied by an oral presentation to CGH students and faculty. A field site preceptor evaluation is required. This course includes a weekly honors seminar, minimum GPA 3.5 in major required. Students are required to complete 4 credits of this course.

Contemporary Indigenous Health    
CGH 322-010 | CRN: 45305 | MW | 10:45a-12:00p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr. | Pre–req CGH 001 or POPH 011 or Instructor permission
Instructor: Daley, Sean
Course Description: In this course, students will learn about the health issues Indigenous peoples of the Americas and their communities presently face. Prevalent diseases will be explored, as well as social, economic, and political issues affecting access to treatment and care. Historical and contemporary laws and policies affecting Indigenous health will also be analyzed. Additionally, Indigenous responses to contemporary health concerns will be explored including decolonization, food sovereignty, and cultural reclamation. Attributes: DEIN, HESC

Global Model WHO | Closed to FYS
CGH 324-010 | CRN: 45809 | W | 7:15-9:55p | Remote Synchronous Only | 3 cr. |
Instructor: Krista Liguori
Course Description: This course will explore the role of international health organizations in emerging topics of concern in global health. It will cover background, technical health content, and health policy material to prepare students to participate in the Global Model WHO simulation. Topics include international health organizations and their role in global health, the history of the United Nations and its agencies, global health programming and funding mechanisms, and topics of concern to the WHO as announced by their office each year.

LGBTQ+ Health Research, Policy, and Practice
CGH 325-010 | CRN: 45455 | MW | 1:35-2:50p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr. | Pre–req CGH 002 or Instructor permission
Instructor: Lindley, Lisa
Course Description: This course focuses on theories, frameworks, and methods in LGBTQ+ health research and practice, as well as evidence-based policies, programs, and services to improve the health of LGBTQ+ populations. Minority stress, intersectionality, life course, and socioecological approaches to LGBTQ+ health research and practice will be examined, as will sampling, measurement, and ethical considerations in data collection. The roles of legislative advocacy and activism in promoting LGBTQ+ health will also be explored. Attribute: HESC

Cross-National Comparisons of Health Systems & Policy    
CGH 334-010 | CRN: 44787 | MW | 3:00-4:15p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr. | Pre–req CGH 001 or POPH 001
Instructor: Gusmano, Michael
Course Description: Countries around the world face a range of common problems in their public health and health care systems. These include demographic and technological changes, budget pressures. and inequalities in health and access to health care services. Policy responses to these common challenges. We will examine the health policy responses of higher and lower income nations and seek to explain why nations differ in their policy choices while exploring the pros and cons of these approaches. Attribute: HESC

Healthcare Operations Management    
CGH 335-010 | CRN: 44793 | M | 7:15-9:55p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr. | Pre–req CGH 001 or POPH 001
Instructor: Liu, Albert
Course Description: This course examines opportunities for operational improvement in healthcare organizations. It offers a broad survey of the concepts, techniques, and tools involved in designing and managing efficient and effective processes in healthcare settings. Topics covered include balanced scorecard, project management, decision analysis, performance improvement, capacity management, and inventory management.

Community Based Participatory Research Methodology    
CGH 375-010 | CRN: 45456 | TR | 1:35-2:50p | Class On-Campus Only | 4 cr.        
Instructor: Jackson, Kate
Course Description: The course provides an introduction to the core concepts of community based participatory research (CBPR) methodology applied to social science research to address public health issues. The course will equip students with strategies for developing community academic partnerships as well as to strengthen skills in research methods.

Introduction to Programming with Python    
CSE 012-011 | CRN: 45543 | MW | 7:55-9:10a | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr. 
Instructor: Adjunct/New COH Faculty    
Course Description: Fundamental concepts of computing and "computational thinking": problem analysis, abstraction, algorithms, digital representation of information, and networks. Concepts of software development using the Python language. This course will not be considered as a CSE technical elective for CS majors.

EPIDEMIOLOGY 

Fundamentals of Epidemiology    
EPI 104-010 | CRN: 44890 | TR | 1:35-2:50p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr. | Pre–req POPH 002
Instructor: Choi, Hyunok
Course Description: Introduces epidemiology and its application in public health. Addresses basic epidemiologic terminology and definitions. Presents public health problems in terms of magnitude, person, time, place, and disease frequency. Examines correlation measures between risk factors and disease outcomes; strengths and weaknesses of standard epidemiologic study designs; and ethical and legal issues related to epidemiologic data. Students calculate basic epidemiology measures, draw inferences from epidemiologic reports, and use information technology to access, evaluate, and interpret public health data.

Intermediate Epidemiology    
EPI 305-010 | CRN: 44135 | MW | 1:35-2:50p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr. | Pre–req EPI 104
Instructor: McIntire, Russell
Course Description: This course offers a deeper, expanded view of concepts and methods for observational epidemiological studies. Experiential learning activities and data collection give students opportunities to apply concepts learned in EPI 104. Topics include environmental, molecular, and genetic epidemiology, descriptive methods, analytic study designs (ecologic, cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control studies), confounding, and effect modification. Includes the use of multivariable models to adjust for confounding effects. Deeper concepts in causal inference are examined through the use of directed acyclic graphs.

Lifecourse Epidemiology    
EPI 306-010 | CRN: 45523 | TR | 9:20-10:35a | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr. | Pre–req POPH 001 or CGH 001 and POPH 105
Instructor: Wakeel, Fathima
Course Description: This course provides students a foundation for understanding the terminology and theoretical framework used in life course epidemiology and family health services research; biobehavioral pathways by which early life experiences impact health across the life course; data sources, study designs, and statistical approaches used in lifecourse epidemiology and family health services research; and implications for clinical and public health practice, policy, and health system development with an eye towards development of effective and sustainable life course interventions.

Chronic Disease Epidemiology    
EPI 309-010 | CRN: 45366 | MW | 3:00-4:15p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr. | Pre–req EPI 104
Instructor: Choi, Won
Course Description: This course explores the epidemiology of common chronic diseases, including cardiovascular, cancer, metabolic, musculoskeletal, neurologic and others. Major risk factors include tobacco use, diet and nutrition, physical inactivity, and alcohol use. For each chronic disease we will review the significance of the chronic disease by describing the health disparities across various demographic groups as well as discuss the major risk factors attributed to the disease. Finally, students will critique evidence-based interventions from the published literature.

HEALTH

First-year Seminar    
HLTH 090-010 | CRN: 45656 | TR | 7:55-9:10a | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.    
HLTH 090-011 | CRN: 45657 | TR | 7:55-9:10a | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.        
HLTH 090-012 | CRN: 45658 | TR | 7:55-9:10a | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.        
Instructor: Varied Teaching Assistants
Course Description: First-year seminar for College of Health students. Topics vary.

POPULATION HEALTH

Introduction to Population and Public Health
POPH 001-010 | CRN: 43141 | TR | 1:35-2:50p | Class On-Campus Only | 4 cr.    
Instructor: Delmelle, Eric
POPH 001-011 | CRN: 45604 | TR | 3:00-4:15p | Class On-Campus Only | 4 cr.    
Instructor: Adjunct Faculty
Course Description: Despite significant advances in medicine and public health, inequities in health persist. Understanding health on a population level is an approach that seeks to improve the health of the whole population, unravel variations in health outcomes, and to identify effective strategies for reducing or eliminating inequities. The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of: 1) how population and public health are defined and measured; and 2) the determinants of population health.

Population Health Research Methods & Application    
POPH 002-010 | CRN: 44126 | TR | 12:10-1:25p | Class On-Campus Only | 4 cr. | Preq: POPH 001
Instructor: Wakeel, Fathima
Course Description: This course provides students with fundamental principles of research methods relevant to population health and the translation of research into practice. Through this course, we will review a range of study designs, including experimental and observational studies, mixed methods, and comparative qualitative case study methods. In addition, students will obtain the skills needed to translate research into practice for multiple stakeholder groups.

Careers in Population Health    
POPH 104-010 | CRN: 44812 | W | 7:15-9:55p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.        
Instructor: Thompson, Michelle
POPH 104-011 | CRN: 45541 | M | 7:15-9:55p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.    
Instructor: Liguori, Krista
Course Description: In this interdisciplinary seminar, students will be exposed to individuals working in various disciplines with the field of population health in academic positions, government and non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, medical establishments, industry, and more. Through the eyes of these professionals, students will learn of career opportunities in these growing fields of study and will begin to chart their own career paths.

Population Health Capstone (Proposal)
POPH 301-010 | CRN: 43655 | MW | 12:10-1:25p | Class On-Campus Only | 1-3 cr.
Instructor: Duncan, Austin
POPH 301-011 | CRN: 43866 | TR | 10:45a-12:00p | Class On-Campus Only | 1-3 cr.    
Instructor: Adjunct/New COH Faculty    
Course Description: In this writing intensive course, students will work closely with their academic advisor and site preceptor to develop a detailed proposal for a Population Health project. Department permission required. Students must complete 3 credits of Capstone Proposal. Attribute: HESC

Population Health Capstone (Execution)
POPH 302-010 | CRN: 45640 | Class FLEX | 1-3 cr.
Instructor: Adjunct Faculty    
Course Description: In this course, students will implement and evaluate the Population Health project proposed in POPH 301. A final capstone report, oral presentation, and preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission required. Students must complete 3 credits of Capstone Execution.

Honors Population Health Capstone (Proposal)
POPH 305-010 | CRN: 43829 | MW | 12:10-1:25p | Class On-Campus Only | 1-4 cr.        
Instructor: Duncan, Austin
POPH 305-011 | CRN: 43867 | TR | 10:45a-12:00p | Class On-Campus Only | 1-4 cr.
Instructor: Adjunct/New COH Faculty
Course Description: In this writing intensive course, students will work closely with their academic advisor and site preceptor to develop a detailed proposal for a Population Health project. This course includes a weekly honors seminar. To qualify for honors, students must have a 3.5 major GPA and department permission. A total of 4 credits is required to complete the Capstone Proposal.

Honors Population Health Capstone (Execution)
POPH 306-010 | CRN: 43830 | Class FLEX | 1-4 cr.
Instructor: Adjunct Faculty
Course Description: In this course, students will implement and evaluate the Population Health project proposed in POPH 305. A final capstone report, oral presentation, and preceptor evaluation will be required. This course includes a weekly honors seminar. To qualify for honors, students must have a 3.5 major GPA and department permission. A total of 4 credits is required to complete the Capstone Execution.                                                                                                    

Global Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice    
POPH 316-010 | CRN: 45638 | TR | 12:10-1:25p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.    
Instructor: Mishtal, Joanna
Course Description: This course explores sexual reproductive health issues through the lens of reproductive justice, human rights, and gender equity. Using case studies from around the world, students analyze such topics as unmet family planning needs, contraception, abortion politics and access to care, cross-border reproductive travel, sexually transmitted infections and HIV prevention and care, evidence around inclusive vs. abstinence-based sexual education, adolescent health, LGBTQAI+ health, refugees and populations in transit, declining birth rates, pronatalist policies, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, surrogacy, and egg freezing.

Advanced Technologies for Health    
POPH 318-010 | CRN: 45434 | F | 10:45a-1:25p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr. | Pre–req POPH 001 or CGH 001
Instructor: Li, Shan
Course Description: This course introduces different technologies related to healthcare, health education, and health promotion. We will explore how the technologies, including computer simulations, serious games, immersive environments (VR/AR), virtual agents, dashboards, eye tracking, emotion detection, and wearable sensors, can be used for health education and promotion. We also discuss the theoretical models and theories guiding the design/use of those technologies.

Applied Field Methods in Environmental Health and Engineering
POPH 395-030 | CRN: 45634 | TR | 10:45a-12:00p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.    
Instructor: String, Gabrielle
Course Description: This hands-on course trains students in environmental health and engineering field methods to assess and address environmental risks. Through fieldwork, laboratory analysis, and applied research, students investigate issues like water quality, air pollution, sanitation, food safety, and/or hazardous waste. Community-based projects provide experience in sampling, data analysis, and risk assessment while proposing evidenced-based mitigation strategies. Emphasizing both public health and environmental engineering applications, this course prepares students for careers or graduate studies in environmental health, environmental engineering, and sustainability.

Applied Field Methods in Environmental Engineering Lab    
POPH 395-060 | CRN: 45652 | M | 9:20a-12:00p | Lab On-Campus Only | 1 cr.
Instructor: String, Gabrielle
Course Description: This hands-on course trains students in environmental health and engineering field methods to assess and address environmental risks. Through fieldwork, laboratory analysis, and applied research, students investigate issues like water quality, air pollution, sanitation, food safety, and/or hazardous waste. Community-based projects provide experience in sampling, data analysis, and risk assessment while proposing evidenced-based mitigation strategies. Emphasizing both public health and environmental engineering applications, this course prepares students for careers or graduate studies in environmental health, environmental engineering, and sustainability.

BIOSTATISTICS

Biostatistics in Health
BSTA 402-010 | CRN: 43640 | M | 4:25-7:05p | Class FLEX-Class  | 3 cr.
BSTA 402-011 | CRN: 43825 |    M | 4:25-7:05p | Class FLEX-Remote | 3 cr.    
Instructor: Albatineh, Ahmed
Course Description: This course will explore common statistical models used to analyze both continuous, discrete, and time to event data: simple and multivariate linear regression, logistic regression, poisson and negative binomial regression, and survival models. An emphasis will be placed on supervised learning. Throughout the semester, students will apply the theoretical background they learn in class to population health data sets, generating their own hypotheses and testing them with rigorous statistical methods.

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Methods in Epidemiology II    
EPI 405-010 | CRN: 45453 | MW | 4:25-5:40p | Class FLEX-Class  | 3 cr. | Pre–req EPI 404
EPI 405-011 | CRN: 45535 | MW | 4:25-5:40p | Class FLEX-Remote | 3 cr. | Pre–req EPI 404
Instructor: McIntire, Russell
Course Description: This course investigates complicated questions in epidemiology providing a deeper, expanded view of concepts and methods for observational epidemiological studies. Through experiential learning and data collection, students apply concepts learned in EPI 404, analyze primary data, write epidemiological reports. Topics include confounding, effect modification, cohort studies, case-control study variants, analytical methods. Students use multivariable models to model relationships between risk factors and health outcomes while adjusting for confounding effects. Deeper concepts in causal inference examined through directed acyclic graph use.

HEALTH

Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Population Health    
HLTH 400-010 | CRN: 44997 | R | 1:35-4:15p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.    
Instructor: Nichols, Tracy
Course Description: This course will explore central issues in the philosophical and theoretical foundations central to population health research methods. It focuses on critically analyzing and applying theories to scholarship. Students will engage with theoretical thinking, reading, and writing, applying it to their research interests. Course work will cover the philosophy of science alongside theoretical frameworks and both formal and informal theories from interdisciplinary fields. Students will refine their research agendas, developing questions and conceptual frameworks to guide their work.

Research Ethics in Population Health
HLTH 412-010 | CRN: 44998 | W | 1:35-4:15p | Class On-Campus Only |    3 cr.        
Instructor: Peabody, Alexandra
Course Description: Students will explore ethical concepts and critical issues pertaining to the ethical inclusion of human subjects in population health research as well as the responsible conduct of research. This course will provide opportunities for writing about, discussion of, and case-based learning around current and historical perspectives on population health research. Students will complete the necessary training for participating in human subjects research as well as the responsible conduct of research at Lehigh University.    

POPULATION HEALTH

Advanced Technologies for Health    
POPH 418-010 | CRN: 45467 | F | 10:45a-1:25p | Class On-Campus Only    | 3 cr.
Instructor: Li, Shan
Course Description: This course introduces different technologies related to healthcare, health education, and health promotion. We will explore how the technologies, including computer simulations, serious games, immersive environments (VR/AR), virtual agents, dashboards, eye tracking, emotion detection, and wearable sensors, can be used for health education and promotion. We also discuss the theoretical models and theories guiding the design/use of those technologies.

Applied Field Methods in Environmental Health and Engineering
POPH 495-010 | CRN: 45636 |    TR | 10:45a-12:00p | Class On-Campus Only | 3 cr.    
Instructor: String, Gabrielle
Course Description: This hands-on course trains students in environmental health and engineering field methods to assess and address environmental risks. Through fieldwork, laboratory analysis, and applied research, students investigate issues like water quality, air pollution, sanitation, food safety, and/or hazardous waste. Community-based projects provide experience in sampling, data analysis, and risk assessment while proposing evidenced-based mitigation strategies. Emphasizing both public health and environmental engineering applications, this course prepares students for careers or graduate studies in environmental health, environmental engineering, and sustainability.

Applied Field Methods in Environmental Engineering Lab    
POPH 495-060 | CRN: 45653 | M | 9:20a-12:00p | Lab On-Campus Only |    1 cr.        
Instructor: String, Gabrielle
Course Description: This hands-on course trains students in environmental health and engineering field methods to assess and address environmental risks. Through fieldwork, laboratory analysis, and applied research, students investigate issues like water quality, air pollution, sanitation, food safety, and/or hazardous waste. Community-based projects provide experience in sampling, data analysis, and risk assessment while proposing evidenced-based mitigation strategies. Emphasizing both public health and environmental engineering applications, this course prepares students for careers or graduate studies in environmental health, environmental engineering, and sustainability.

Qualitative Research Methods    
POPH 405-010 | CRN: 44131 | T | 4:25-7:05p | Class FLEX-Class  | 3 cr.            
POPH 405-011 | CRN: 44132 | T | 4:25-7:05p | Class FLEX-Remote | 3 cr.            
Instructor: Duncan, Austin
Course Description: This is a graduate-level course designed to teach the basics of rigorous qualitative methodology. It is a practical course through which you will learn about and gain experience in study design and sampling methods; data collection through participation and observation, interviews, and focus groups; different traditions of data analysis; and presenting qualitative methods in academic writing, including for study design or grant writing and academic journal writing.

Environmental Health Justice | COH Only
POPH 431-010 | CRN: 45447 | R | 4:25-7:05p | Remote Synchronous | 3 cr.        
Instructor: Choi, Hyunok
Course Description: This course introduces key concepts and methods, such as exposure science, epidemiology, toxicology, biomarkers/omics, risk assessment, implementation science, and policy, in order to deepen the understanding of the relationship between major emerging environmental issues and human health. Specifically, the students will apply key tools to explain the relationship between global-, regional, and local-scale environmental contributors to human health outcomes.

PUBLIC HEALTH

Health Promotion and Education
PUBH 401-010 | CRN: 43643 | W | 5:50-8:30p | Class FLEX-Class  | 3 cr.    
PUBH 401-011 | CRN: 43828 | W | 5:50-8:30p | Class FLEX-Remote | 3 cr.    
Instructor: Lindley, Lisa
Course Description: In this course, students will gain a deeper insight into the key conceptual frameworks used in health behavior change, promotion, and education. Students will apply these concepts to specific health behaviors, including tobacco use, alcohol use, substance use, obesity and eating behaviors, physical activity, unintentional injury, workplace injury, violence, and risky sexual behaviors. Students will also explore cross-cutting topics such as behavioral economics, patient and consumer activation, patient communication, cultural competence, risk assessment, chronic conditions and depressive disorders.

Health Program Planning and Implementation    
PUBH 403-011 | CRN: 44121 | T/R |  7:15-8:30p | Remote Synchronous REMT | 3 cr. | Pre–req PUBH 401,  and EPI 404
Instructor: Pacheco, Joe
Course Description: Program planning and implementation are essential skills for a public health professional. In this class, students will learn to perform various functions associated with program planning and implementation such as: assess and prioritize community needs; identify evidence-based best practices for choosing interventions; develop and practice writing SMART objectives and logic models; understand how to engage and communicate with stakeholders and community members; as well as how to organize a project budget, staffing plan and timeline.

BIOSTATISTICS

Statistical Literacy in Health
BSTA 005-010 | CRN: 13686 | MW | 09:20-10:35 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required
Instructor: Lee, Wayne
This course is designed to introduce students with a fear of all things mathematical to the importance of statistics in health research. Students will learn how to read and understand basic statistical concepts and methods used in health research, such as probability, sampling, hypothesis testing, and correlation. Students will also learn to interpret tables and statistical findings in the health literature.

Data Exploration in Python
BSTA 040-010 | CRN: 15239 | TR | 13:35-14:50 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required | Pre-req: CSE 012
Instructor: McAndrew, Thomas
This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of programming in Python. Students will gain experience designing, implementing, and testing their Python code, as well as in using Jupyter Notebooks, and IPython for statistics and data analysis. Multiple programming paradigms will be explored. The course covers Python data types, input, and output, and control flow in the context of preparing, cleaning, transforming, and manipulating data. In addition, students will use Python to conduct exploratory data analyses, including computing descriptive statistics

Population Health Data Science I | Closed to FYS
BSTA 101-010 | CRN: 13687 | MW | 09:20-10:35 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required | Must take w/BSTA 102
Instructor: Gogovi, Gideon
This course provides an introduction to the use of statistics in health. Topics include data presentation, descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of contingency tables, analysis of variance, linear and logistic regression models, and sample size and power considerations. Students develop the skills necessary to perform, present, and interpret basic statistical analyses. Must be taken in conjunction with BSTA 102.

Population Health Data Science I – Algorithms Lab | Closed to FYS
BSTA 102-061 | CRN: 15278 | M | 12:10-13:25 | 1 cr. | On–Campus Required | Must take w/BSTA 101-010, CRN:13687
OR
BSTA 102-062 | CRN: 15279 | T | 12:10-13:25 | 1 cr. | On–Campus Required | Must take w/BSTA 101-010, CRN:13687
Instructor: Wojtowicz, Olivia
Students will use a statistical computing platform to apply concepts learned in BSTA 101 and attain autonomy in handling real-world data. Lab must be taken concurrently with lecture (BSTA 101 Population Health Data Science I).

Population Health Data Science II | Closed to FYS
BSTA 103-010 | CRN: 15296 | MW | 12:10-13:25 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required | Must take w/BSTA 104
Instructor: Albatineh, Ahmed
This course is a continuation of BSTA 101. Topics include an overview of generalized linear models, simple and multiple linear regression, regression models for binary data, regression models for count data, quasi-likelihood methods, extensions of generalized linear models. Must be taken in conjunction with BSTA 104. Prerequisites: BSTA 101 or BSTA 001

Population Health Data Science II – Algorithms Lab | Closed to FYS
BSTA 104-061 | CRN: 15303 | M | 13:35-14:50 | 1 cr. | On–Campus Required | Must take w/BSTA 103-010, CRN:15296 | Pre–req BSTA 101 or BSTA 001
OR
BSTA 104-062 | CRN: 15304 | W | 13:35-14:50 | 1 cr. | On–Campus Required | Must take w/BSTA 103-010, CRN:15296 | Pre–req BSTA 101 or BSTA 001
Instructor: Albatineh, Ahmed
Students will use a statistical computing platform to apply regression techniques learned in BSTA103 Population Health Data Science II to health datasets. Lab must be taken concurrently with lecture (BSTA103 Population Health Data Science II).

Advanced R Programming
BSTA 308-010 | CRN: 15306 | TR | 09:20-10:35 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required | Pre–req BSTA 101 & 103
Instructor: Khan, Bilal
R language syntax and structure. R programming techniques. Emphasis on structured design for medium to large programs. R package development fundamentals. Capstone development project.

Assistive Technologies
BSTA 310-010 | CRN: 15340 | TR | 10:45-12:00 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required | Pre–req BSTA 101/102 or CSE 017
Instructor: Namboodiri, Vinod
This class will introduce typical challenges faced by persons with disabilities and the role of assistive technologies (ATs) in solving such challenges. The class will examine opportunities presented by recent advances in mobile and AI technologies. Working in groups, each student will be expected to acquire and apply relevant skills in designing AT solutions. The class can be taken by students with diverse backgrounds including the following: community and population health, social and behavioral sciences, business, engineering and computer science.

Outbreak Science and Public Health Forecasting II *
BSTA 397-010 | CRN: 13915 | TR | 12:10-13:25 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required | Pre–req BSTA 309
Instructor: McAndrew, Thomas
This course will focus on the dynamics, simulation, and inference of: the Kermack-McKendrick model (including age of infection), meta-population, and network models. The course will emphasize both the theory of advanced epidemic models and mathematical/statistical programming.

COMMUNITY & GLOBAL HEALTH

Community Health
CGH 001-010 | CRN: 13477 | TR | 12:10-13:25 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required | FY & SO students only
Instructor: Simon, Ashlee
The interdisciplinary field of community health focuses on improving the health of communities through health promotion and disease prevention, education, policy development, and community empowerment. This course provides students with an overview of theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of community health with a focus on working in diverse communities. Students will gain an understanding of how community-level health issues relate to broader contextual issues within the community and externally. Attributes: BUD

Culture and Health
CGH 021-010 | CRN: 13816 | TR | 12:10-13:25 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required
Instructor: John Favini
This course will introduce students to the complex and dynamic relationship between culture and health in Western and non-Western populations, communities, and societies. Cross-cultural institutions such as economics, politics, kinship, religion, and language, and their roles in sickness and illness will be discussed. The relationship between traditional and modern healing systems will also be analyzed. Distribution: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Attributes: BUD, BUG

Global Perspectives on Health
CGH 022-010 | CRN: 15335 | MW | 12:10-13:25 | 3 cr. | On-Campus Required
Instructor: Gomez, Eduardo
This course is designed to introduce students to the inequalities and systems of stratification various industrialized and non-industrialized peoples and cultures around the world face when it comes to their health and wellness. Critical theoretical perspectives will be utilized, as will case studies of health inequities and inequalities, to examine connections between health and cultural and social factors such as race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and gender. Current global trends in addressing these inequities and inequalities will also be explored. Distribution: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Biological & Environmental Determinants of Health | Closed to FYS
CGH 103-010 | CRN: 13242 | TR | 09:20-10:35 | 4 cr. | On–Campus Required 
Instructor: Pacheco, Joseph
This course provides students with a foundational knowledge of the biological mechanisms underlying health and disease. Students will learn about the evolutionary genetic basis of disease and the major disease transitions throughout history, all driven by interactions between the genetic composition of individuals and groups and their natural and built environment. Students will become familiar with the various infectious agents causing disease and the human immune response, as well as the biological determinants of chronic diseases. Not for biology majors. Distribution: Determinants of Health

Sociocultural & Political Determinants of Health | Closed to FYS
CGH 104-010 | CRN: 13817 | MW | 15:00-16:15 | 4 cr. | On–Campus Required
Instructor: Gibbons, Hollie
This course will look at cultural, social, and political institutions, as well as other components of culture, society, and social structure, that affect health and the health outcomes at the individual and community-levels. Topics to be analyzed include cultural traditions, social norms, politics, laws and policies, economics, housing, transportation, and subsistence strategies, just to name a few. Additionally, specific illnesses, sicknesses, and diseases linked to cultural, social, and political institutions in the human experience will be explored. Distribution: Determinants of Health

Qualitative Methods in Health Research
CGH 106-010 | CRN: 15307 | TR | 15:00-16:15 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required 
Instructor: Nichols, Tracy
This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of qualitative data collection and analysis methods used in community and global health research. Students will learn about data collection using participation and observation, interviews, and focus groups. Students will also learn about text analysis and presenting qualitative results. This course is not designed to provide an in-depth examination of these methods or practical experience, but rather an introduction to their uses and how they complement quantitative methods. 

Coaching Towards Joy, Meaning, & Social Change | No FYS
CGH 110-010 | CRN: 15319 | TR | 10:45-12:00 | 4 cr. | On–Campus Required 
Instructor: Rodriguez, Angelina
In this course you will learn and practice professional coaching techniques as one way to create meaning, increase your well-being, move towards what you want to achieve and who you want to be. You will learn to coach within and across your different identities/positionalities and consider how this self-work contributes to social change and challenges oppression. The course is well-suited for students interested in peer advising, activism, mentoring and leadership in any area.

Community and Global Health Field Experience II | On–Campus Required
CGH 302-010 | CRN: 13527 | W | 13:35-14:50 | 1-3 cr. | Duncan, Austin | Instructor Permission
CGH 302-011 | CRN: 13654 | W | 13:35-14:50 | 1-3 cr. | Mishtal, Joanna | Instructor Permission
CGH 302-012 | CRN: 13655 | W | 09:20-10:35 | 1-3 cr. | Gusmano, Michael | Instructor Permission
In this course, students will implement their field experience, including deliverable and capstone report, proposed in CGH 301. The deliverable will be presented to the field site in both written and oral form. The capstone report will be submitted to the student’s advisor and will be accompanied by an oral presentation to CGH students and faculty. A field site preceptor evaluation will be required. This course must be taken concurrently with or after CGH 301.

Honors Community and Global Health Field Experience II | On–Campus Required
CGH 304-010 | CRN: 13528 | W | 13:35-14:50 |  1-4 cr. | Duncan, Austin | Instructor Permission
CGH 304-011 | CRN: 13839 | W | 13:35-14:50 |  1-4 cr. | Mishtal, Joanna | Instructor Permission
CGH 304-012 | CRN: 13840 | W | 09:20-10:35 |  1-4 cr. | Gusmano, Michael | Instructor Permission
Students implement their field experience, including deliverable and capstone report, proposed in CGH 303. The deliverable is presented to the field site in both written and oral form. The capstone report is submitted to the student’s advisor and accompanied by an oral presentation to CGH students and faculty. A field site preceptor evaluation is required. This course includes a weekly honors seminar, minimum GPA 3.5 in major required. Students are required to complete 4 credits of this course.

Health Policy and Politics
CGH 313-010 | CRN: 15277 | MW | 15:00-16:15 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required 
Instructor: Gusmano, Michael
In this course, students learn the various methods as well as conceptual and analytical frameworks involved in the policy-making and the political processes involved. Issues of policy agenda-setting, policy diffusion, policy formulation, and implementation will be addressed, ultimately going through the ‘entire’ policy-making process. Concepts and methods in political science will be introduced as well as their application to health policy-making. This module will close with several case study illustrates from the United States and around the world. Distribution: Health Science Writing

Sexuality Education
CGH 318-010 | CRN: 15342 | TR | 13:35-14:50 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required | Pre-req CGH 001 or POPH 001
Instructor: Lindley, Lisa
This course explores issues and controversies surrounding the provision of school-based sexuality education in the United States. Students critically review evidence-based programs, professional guidelines, federal and state policies, as well as political and community forces that impact classroom instruction. Students also learn, through interactive activities and classroom discussion, how to design age-appropriate, medically accurate, trauma-informed, sex-positive, LGBTQ+ inclusive, and culturally responsive sexuality education programs. Distribution: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Healthcare Finance
CGH 331-010 | CRN: 15284 | T | 19:15-21:55 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required | Pre-req CGH 001 or POPH 001
Instructor: Liu, Albert
This foundation course will introduce students to the key financial management principles, concepts and techniques as applied to health services organizations. This course will cover financial analysis and reporting, revenue sources and reimbursement methods, working capital management, revenue cycle management, and capital budgeting techniques used in the healthcare industry.

Disability and Society*
CGH 397-010 | CRN: 13547 | MW | 10:45-12:00 | 3 cr. | On-Campus Required
Instructor: Duncan, Austin
Around 20% of the US and world populations are disabled/have disabilities. How do their diverse bodily and mental impairments affect the health, sociality, and daily lives of the disabled and those around them? What role do clinical and social treatments play in them? This course will help students develop an understanding of the integral meaning disability holds in contemporary society and how society, politics, and medicine in turn impact the disabled. In class we will explore core theoretical principles and debates in Disability Studies and disability social science, along with practical studies of how disability is constructed and even produced by policies, structures, and interactions. Students will work outside of class to make recommendations to improve disability accommodations and services in the community. The knowledge and experiences they gain in this course will aid any professional or personal interactions they will have with disabled friends, colleagues, and clients in their future careers. Distribution: Health Science Writing; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Fundamentals of Epidemiology
EPI 104-010 | CRN: 15327 | MW | 12:10-13:25 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required | Pre–req POPH 002
Instructor: Lee, Wayne
Introduces epidemiology and its application in public health. Addresses basic epidemiologic terminology and definitions. Presents public health problems in terms of magnitude, person, time, place, and disease frequency. Examines correlation measures between risk factors and disease outcomes; strengths and weaknesses of standard epidemiologic study designs; and ethical and legal issues related to epidemiologic data. Students calculate basic epidemiology measures, draw inferences from epidemiologic reports, and use information technology to access, evaluate, and interpret public health data.

Spatial Epidemiology
EPI 308-010 | CRN: 15351 | TR | 15:00-16:15 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required
Instructor: Shin, Jong
This course will provide students with an introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its application in population health. It is primarily intended for students in Population Health, but students from other programs will also get good exposure to the capabilities of GIS in health science. The course is designed to teach a mix of practical skills and fundamental concepts. The first half focuses on basic skills and concepts, while the second half focuses on using GIS for analysis.

Environmental Epidemiology & Exposure Science
EPI 310-010 | CRN: 13880 | R | 10:45-12:00 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required | Pre–req EPI 104 or EPI 304
Instructor: He, Linchen
Environmental epidemiology examines the associations of diseases with occupational exposures and other environmental risk factors. Exposure science is the study of contact between humans and environmental risk factors, and it plays a fundamental role in the development and application of epidemiology, toxicology, and risk assessment. This course aims to engage students to understand the relationship between environmental exposure and human health, learn how to conduct exposure assessments, and know the application to promote and protect human health. Distribution: Health Science Writing

GLOBAL CITIZEN PROGRAM

Cosmopolitanism and Culture II | Closed to FYS
GCP 186-010 | CRN: 11557 | T | 07:55-09:10 | 2 cr. | On–Campus Required | Pre-req: GCP 010 & GCP 185
Instructor: Rodriguez, Angelina
This course takes us into practice. How can we engage deeply and well with difference as we live our lives and do our work? We will analyze these questions via case studies and through engaging with guest speakers from diverse professional areas. The course includes a study trip as a cohort which will provide a deep dive into global citizenship practice around SDGs in a non-US site. These experiences will deepen our discussions around culture, leadership and collaboration. Attribute: HU

POPULATION HEALTH

Introduction to Population and Public Health
POPH 001-010 | CRN: 13551 | MW | 13:35-14:50 | 4 cr. | On–Campus Required
Instructor: Delmelle, Eric
Despite significant advances in medicine and public health, inequities in health persist. Understanding health on a population level is an approach that seeks to improve the health of the whole population, unravel variations in health outcomes, and to identify effective strategies for reducing or eliminating inequities. The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of: 1) how population and public health are defined and measured; and 2) the determinants of population health.

Justice, Equity, and Ethics in Population Health
POPH 003-010 | CRN: 13847 | MW | 10:45-12:00 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required
Instructor: Peabody Smith, Ally
The goal is to examine the historical and emerging issues in population health ethics. The course will introduce both the historical contexts and contemporary issues in population health dilemmas. Topics of interest include: 1) resource distribution and social justice; 2) self-sufficiency and paternalism; 3) health promotion & disease prevention; 4) patients’ right to privacy; 5) research integrity; and 6) newly emerging issues. Students will debate, research, and propose solutions and intervention strategies through group discussions, role play, and presentations. Distribution: Bioethics

Introduction to Maternal and Child Health | Closed to FYS
POPH 105-010 | CRN: 13552 | TR | 12:10-13:25 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required
Instructor: Wakeel, Fathima
The course introduces the student to the Maternal and Child Health field. Students will examine the multi-dimensional determinants of maternal and child health issues using a Life Course approach. Students will also explore the roles of research, programs, policy, and advocacy in the reduction of maternal and child health disparities.

Global Environment and Human Welfare | Closed to FYS
POPH 106-010 | CRN: 13553 | TR | 13:35-14:50 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required
Instructor: Choi, Hyunok
This course investigates the present understanding of multiple pollution agents and their effects on human health and well-being. The students will examine the history, the emergence, the known risks from exposure to specific pollutants through multiple media (e.g. air, water, food) with a particular focus on air pollution. Through readings, discussions, and a project, students are expected to cultivate a critical understanding of the risks posed by environmental pollutants on human health and identify knowledge gaps. Distribution: Sustainability

Population Health Capstone (Execution) | On–Campus Required
POPH 302-010 | CRN: 13556 | W | 13:35-14:50 | 1-3 cr. | Instructor: Duncan, Austin | Instructor Permission
POPH 302-011 | CRN: 13557 | W | 13:35-14:50 | 1-3 cr. | Instructor: Mishtal, Joanna | Instructor Permission
POPH 302-012 | CRN: 13641 | W | 09:20-10:35 | 1-3 cr. | Instructor: Gusmano, Michael | Instructor Permission
In this course, students will implement and evaluate the Population Health project proposed in POPH 301. A final capstone report, oral presentation, and preceptor evaluation will be required. Department permission required. Students must complete 3 credits of Capstone Execution.

Honors Population Health Capstone (Execution) | On–Campus Required
POPH 306-010 | CRN: 13559 | W | 13:35-14:50 | 1-4 cr. | Instructor: Duncan, Austin | Instructor Permission
POPH 306-011 | CRN: 13560 | W | 13:35-14:50 | 1-4 cr. | Instructor: Mishtal, Joanna  | Instructor Permission
POPH 306-012 | CRN: 13561 | W | 09:20-10:35 | 1-4 cr. | Instructor: Gusmano, Michael | Instructor Permission
In this course, students will implement and evaluate the Population Health project proposed in POPH 305. A final capstone report, oral presentation, and preceptor evaluation will be required. This course includes a weekly honors seminar. To qualify for honors, students must have a 3.5 major GPA and department permission. A total of 4 credits is required to complete the Capstone Execution.

Urban Greenspace and Health | Pre-Req EPI 104 or EPI 304
POPH 317-010 | CRN: 15338 | M | 12:10-14:50 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required
Instructor: McIntire, Russell
This class will investigate the myriad and complex ways in which urban greenspaces impact the health of human populations. This course will present biological/psychosocial theories and mechanisms as well as topical and methodological issues underlying relationships between greenspace and health. The class will also analyze contemporary urban greening interventions. Students will complete experiential learning activities to collect and analyze data describing health effects of urban greenspaces. Additional topics include chronic diseases, mental health, stress, climate change adaptation, urban heat islands. Distribution: Sustainability

Special Topics in Pop Health: Pandemics & Public Health
POPH 350-010 | CRN: 15444 | T | 19:15-21:55 | 3 cr. | Remote Only
Instructor: Cronin, Chrysan
Studying the spread of infectious disease can guide our understanding of the relevance of the social determinants of health. How does socioeconomic status, culture and tradition, education, employment, and access to health care contribute to global morbidity and mortality rates? Examining the actions and policies of agencies and non-governmental organizations which respond to epidemics on both a domestic and global scale, will expose how they are helped or hindered by politics and economics. What can be learned from infectious disease epidemics throughout history to help us deal more effectively with the present COVID19 and Monkeypox pandemics and future epidemics? Distribution: Health Science Writing

Health Services, Administration, Politics, and Policy*
POPH 395-010 | CRN: 15436 | R | 19:15-21:55 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required
Instructor: Benedick, Suzette 
This course will provide students with an overview of how the U.S. healthcare system works. Students will learn the federal, state, and local administration of healthcare services, as well as the implementation process. We will also address the various phases of the health policy-making process, across several sectors. A comparative analysis of the differences between public versus private healthcare service provision will also be provided. We will conclude with comparisons between the US and other countries.

* Provisional course offering

BIOSTATISTICS 

Applications in Statistical Learning | COH Only
BSTA 403-010 | CRN:14096 | TR | 15:00-16:15 | 3 cr. | Flex-Remote | Pre-req BSTA 402
Instructor: Namboodiri, Vinod
This course will explore common statistical models used to analyze both continuous, discrete, and time to event data: simple and multivariate linear regression, logistic regression, poisson and negative binomial regression, and survival models. An emphasis will be placed on supervised learning. Throughout the semester, students will apply the theoretical background they learn in class to population health data sets, generating their own hypotheses and testing them with rigorous statistical methods.

Assistive Technologies
BSTA 410-010 | CRN:15344 | TR | 10:45-12:00 | 3 cr. | Flex-Remote | Graduate only 
Instructor: Namboodiri, Vinod
This class will introduce typical challenges faced by persons with disabilities and the role of assistive technologies (ATs) in solving such challenges. The class will examine opportunities presented by recent advances in mobile and AI technologies. Working in groups, each student will be expected to acquire and apply relevant skills in designing AT solutions. The class can be taken by students with diverse backgrounds including the following: community and population health, social and behavioral sciences, business, engineering and computer science.

Outbreak Science and Public Health Forecasting II | Pre-Req BSTA 409 * 
BSTA 497-010 | CRN:14121 | TR | 12:10-13:25 | 3 cr. | On–Campus Required | Graduate only 
Instructor: McAndrew, Thomas
This course will focus on the dynamics, simulation, and inference of: the Kermack-McKendrick model (including age of infection), meta-population, and network models. The course will emphasize both the theory of advanced epidemic models and mathematical/statistical programming.

COMMUNITY & GLOBAL HEALTH

Sexuality Education
CGH 418-010 | CRN:15343 | TR | 13:35-14:50 | 3 cr. | Flex-Remote
Instructor: Lindley, Lisa
This course explores issues and controversies surrounding the provision of school-based sexuality education in the United States. Students critically review evidence-based programs, professional guidelines, federal and state policies, as well as political and community forces that impact classroom instruction. Students also learn, through interactive activities and classroom discussion, how to design age-appropriate, medically accurate, trauma-informed, sex-positive, LGBTQ+ inclusive, and culturally responsive sexuality education programs.

Healthcare Finance
CGH 431-010 | CRN:15285 | T | 19:15-21:55 | 3 cr. | Flex-Remote
Instructor: Liu, Albert
This foundation course will introduce students to the key financial management principles, concepts and techniques as applied to health services organizations. This course will cover financial analysis and reporting, revenue sources and reimbursement methods, working capital management, revenue cycle management, and capital budgeting techniques used in the healthcare industry.

Health Survey Research Methods *
CGH 497-010 | CRN:13548 | MW | 16:25-17:40 | 3 cr. | On-Campus
Instructor: Albatineh, Ahmed
In this course, students will explore and apply key concepts and methods related to survey design and implementation. Advanced study of sampling theory, questionnaire design, survey planning, questions ordering, sources of errors, types of bias in surveys, and sampling from finite vs. infinite populations. Students will explore simple random sampling, stratified and systematic sampling, and cluster sampling,  and will conduct power and sample size calculations using standard/free software. 

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Methods in Epidemiology I | COH Graduate Only
EPI 404-010 | CRN:13549 | MW | 16:25-17:40 | 3 cr. | FLEX-Remote
Instructor: Choi, Won
This course addresses advanced epidemiologic terminology and definitions. Presents public health problems in terms of magnitude, person, time, place, and disease frequency. Examines and critiques correlation measures between risk factors and disease outcomes; strengths and weaknesses of standard epidemiologic study designs; and ethical and legal issues related to epidemiologic data. Students calculate basic epidemiology measures (rates, Odds Ratios, Relative Risks, and others), draw inferences from epidemiologic reports, and use information technology to access, evaluate, and interpret public health data.

HEALTH

Teaching Community and Population Health | COH Graduate Only
HLTH 417-010 | CRN: 15347 | W | 10:45-13:25 | 3 cr. | On-Campus Required
Instructor: Jackson, Kate
This course is designed for doctoral students in community health and population health to learn about teaching and course development. Students will learn about the pragmatic aspects of curriculum design, including syllabus design, how to select readings, assignment and exam design, grading and rubric design, creating lectures and slides, lecturing, and leading discussions for different levels of learners. Students will also gain practical experience in these areas and will create a new community or population health course.

POPULATION HEALTH

Social Determinants of Population Health | COH Students Only | Pre_Req POPH 401
POPH 409-010 | CRN: 14071 | M | 17:50-20:30 | 3 cr. | Remote only
Instructor: Gibbons, Hollie
This course will look at cultural and social institutions, as well as other components of culture, society, and social structure, that affect health and the health outcomes at the individual and community-levels. Topics to be analyzed include cultural traditions, social norms, politics, economics, housing, transportation, and subsistence strategies, just to name a few. Additionally, specific illnesses, sicknesses, and diseases linked to cultural and social institutions and the human experience will also be explored.

Population Health Capstone/Thesis Project | COH Students Only | Pre_Req POPH 401 | Instructor Permission
POPH 410-010 | CRN: 13890 | T | 17:50-19:05 | 3 cr. | Remote only
Instructor: Liu, Albert
In this writing-intensive course, students will work closely with their academic advisor to develop a detailed research proposal for a population health thesis project.

Special Topics in Pop Health: Pandemics & Public Health
POPH 450-010 | CRN:15445 | T | 19:15-21:55 | 3 cr. | Remote Only  
Instructor: Cronin, Chrysan
Studying the spread of infectious disease can guide our understanding of the relevance of the social determinants of health. How does socioeconomic status, culture and tradition, education, employment, and access to health care contribute to global morbidity and mortality rates? Examining the actions and policies of agencies and non-governmental organizations which respond to epidemics on both a domestic and global scale, will expose how they are helped or hindered by politics and economics. What can be learned from infectious disease epidemics throughout history to help us deal more effectively with the present COVID19 and Monkeypox pandemics and future epidemics?

PUBLIC HEALTH

Health Services, Administration, Politics, and Policy | COH Graduate Only
PUBH 402-010 | CRN:13563 | R | 19:15-21:55 | 3 cr. | Flex-Remote
Instructor: Benedick, Suzette
This course will provide students with an overview of how the U.S. healthcare system works. Students will learn the federal, state, and local administration of healthcare services, as well as the implementation process. We will also address the various phases of the health policy-making process, across several sectors. A comparative analysis of the differences between public versus private healthcare service provision will also be provided. We will conclude with comparisons between the US and other countries.

Program Evaluation Methods | Pre-Req PUBH 403 | Graduate Only
PUBH 405-010 | CRN: 13863 | TR | 16:25-17:40 | 3cr. | Flex-Remote
Instructor: Lindley, Lisa
Evaluation is an essential public health function and is critically important in the development and maintenance of evidenced-based practice. This interactive, practical course introduces concepts, methodology, and skills used to evaluate health promotion programs. Students will learn how to develop evaluation plans, including process, impact and outcome evaluations. This class will focus on the knowledge and acquisition of skills through assessment, critical analysis, and critique of program evaluations conducted in a range of community health and public health settings.

Public Health Capstone | Pre-Req PUBH 410 | COH Graduate Only
PUBH 411-010 | CRN: 15353 | R | 17:50-19:05 | 3 cr. | Flex-Remote
Instructor: Lindley, Lisa
In consultation with a COH faculty member, students complete a public health capstone project (a.k.a., integrative learning experience (ILE)) that demonstrates synthesis of MPH foundational and concentration competencies. Students produce a high-quality written product (e.g., program evaluation report, training manual, policy statement, legislative testimony with accompanying supporting research, etc.) useful to external stakeholders.

* Provisional course offering

COMMUNITY & GLOBAL HEALTH

CGH 096 | Disease and Disability in Popular Culture *

* Provisional course offering

 

BIOSTATISTICS

BSTA 005| Statistical Literacy in Health | Dept. Permission
BSTA 007 | Frontiers of AI in Health
BSTA 101 | Pop Health Data I 
BSTA 102 | Pop Health Data I Algorithms Lab
BSTA 103 | Pop Health Data II
BSTA 104 | Pop Health Data II Algorithms Lab
BSTA 309 | Outbreak Science & Public Health Forecasting    
BSTA 409 | Outbreak Science & Public Health Forecasting
BSTA 402 | Biostatistics in Health 
BSTA 404 | Data Architecture, Mining and Linkage

COMMUNITY AND GLOBAL HEALTH

CGH 001 | Community Health 
CGH 002 | Introduction to LGBTQ2+ Health
CGH 004 | Introduction to Global Health
CGH 101 | Careers in Community & Global Health Studies
CGH 102 | Community Health and Engineering
CGH 103 | Biological & Environmental Determinants of Health
CGH 104 | Sociocultural & Political Determinants of Health
CGH 105 | Commercial Determinants of Health
CGH 108 | Food Justice
CGH 110 | Coaching Towards Joy, Meaning, & Social Change
CGH 301 | Community & Global Health Field Exp I
CGH 303 | Honors Community and Global Health Field Exp I
CGH 316 | Global Environmental Disasters & Policy
CGH 319 | Public Health Law
CGH 334 | Cross-National Comparisons of Hlth Systems & Policy
CGH 335 | Healthcare Operations Management
CGH 435 |Healthcare Operations Management   

EPIDEMIOLOGY

EPI 104 | Fundamentals of Epidemiology
EPI 305 | Methods in Epidemiology II
EPI 306 | Lifecourse Epidemiology    
EPI 311 | Psychiatric Epidemiology & Global Mental Health

GLOBAL CITIZEN PROGRAM

GCP 185 | Cosmopolitanism and Culture I 

HEALTH

HLTH 095-010 | FY Seminar: The Value of a Degree in Health *
HLTH 400-010 | Philosophical & Theoretical Foundations of Pop Health
HLTH 412-010 | Research Ethics in Pop Health   

POPULATION HEALTH

POPH 001 | Introduction to Pop & Public Health
POPH 002 | Pop Health Research Methods & Apps
POPH 104 | Careers in Pop Health
POPH 107 | Sleep & Physical Activity in Pop Health 
POPH 301 | Pop Health Capstone (Proposal)
POPH 305 | Honors Pop Health Capstone (Proposal)
POPH 403 | Bio Basis of Pop Health: Concepts and Methods
POPH 405 | Qualitative Research Methods
POPH 431 | Environmental Health Justice 

PUBLIC HEALTH

PUBH 401 | Health Promotion and Education
PUBH 403 | Health Program Planning and Implementation

* Provisional course offering

SUMMER SESSION I

CGH 021 | Culture and Health 
CGH 103 | Bio & Env Health Determinants
POPH 001 | Intro Pop & Public Health  

SUMMER SESSION II

CGH 001-010 | Community Health | 

BIOSTATISTICS

• Population Health Data Science I | BSTA 001-010
• Population Health Data Science I – Algorithms Lab | BSTA 002-061 & 062
• Statistical Literacy in Health | BSTA 005-010
• Population Health Data Science II | BSTA 101-010
• Population Health Data Science II – Algorithms Lab | BSTA 103-060 & 061
• Assistive Technologies  (Provisional Course Offering) | BSTA 397-010 & 497-010 
• Applications in Statistical Learning | BSTA 403-010 & 011

COMMUNITY & GLOBAL HEALTH

• Community Health |  CGH 001-010
• Culture and Health | CGH 021-010
• Biological & Environmental Determinants of Health | CGH 103-010
• Sociocultural & Political Determinants of Health | CGH 104-010
• Special Topics: Sex, Health, and Human Rights | CGH 150-010
• Special Topics: Medication & the Global Community | CGH 150-011
• Coaching Towards Joy, Meaning and Social Change I | First Half of Term | CGH 197-010
• Coaching Towards Joy, Meaning and Social Change II | Second Half of Term | CGH 197-011
• Advanced Qualitative Methods in Community and Global Health | CGH 305-010
• Advanced Commercial Determinants of Health | CGH 314-010 & 414-010
• Contemporary Indigenous Health | CGH 322-010  
• Special Topics: Addiction in Literature | CGH 350-010
• Sexuality Education (Provisional Course Offering) CGH 397-010 & CGH 497-010

EPIDEMIOLOGY

• Methods in Epidemiology I | EPI 304-010
• Environmental Epidemiology & Exposure Science | EPI 310-010
• Methods in Epidemiology I | EPI 404-010 & 011

GLOBAL CITIZEN PROGRAM

• Cosmopolitanism and Culture II | GCP 186-010

POPULATION HEALTH

• Introduction to Population and Public Health | POPH 001-010
• Population Health Research Methods & Application | POPH 002-010
• Justice, Equity, and Ethics in Population Health | POPH 003-010
• Introduction to Maternal and Child Health | POPH 105-010
• Global Environment and Human Welfare | POPH 106-010
• Special Topics: Truths and Reality Behind TV Medicine | POPH 150-010
• Greenspace and Health (Provisional Course Offering) | POPH 395-010
• Advanced Technologies for Health (Provisional Course Offering)  | POPH 396-010 & 496-010
• Social Determinants of Population Health | POPH 409-010 & 011 
• Grant Writing | POPH 416-010

PUBLIC HEALTH

• Health Services, Administration, Politics, and Policy | PUBH 402-010 & 011
• Program Evaluation Methods | PUBH 405-010 & 011  

BIOSTATISTICS

• Population Health Data Science I | BSTA 001-010
• Population Health Data Science I – Algorithms Lab | BSTA 002-061 & 062
• Statistical Literacy in Health | BSTA 005-010
• Population Health Data Science II | BSTA 101-010
• Population Health Data Science II – Algorithms Lab | BSTA 103-060 & 061
• Health Data and Computational Science | BSTA 402-010 & 011
• Data Architecture, Mining, and Linkage | BSTA 404-010 & D11

COMMUNITY & GLOBAL HEALTH

• Community Health | CGH 001-010
• Introduction to Global Health | CGH 004-010 & 011
• Seven Dimensions of Health & Wellness | CGH 007-100
  • Recitation Sections 111, 112, 113, 114
• Culture and Health | CGH 021-010 
• Are We Living in the Post-Antibiotic Apocalypse? | CGH 096-012 
• Biological & Environmental Determinants of Health | CGH 103-010
• Sociocultural & Political Determinants of Health | CGH 104-010
• Commercial Determinants of Health | CGH 105-010
• Qualitative Methods in Health Research | CGH 106-010
• What is the US Healthcare Ecosystem? | CGH 107-010
• Food Justice | CGH 108-010
• Introduction to Health Education | CGH 109-010
• Community and Global Health Field Experience I | CGH 301-010
• Honors Community and Global Health Field Experience I | CGH 303-010
• Curses, Possessions, and Supernatural Illnesses | CGH 312-010
• Health Policy and Politics | CGH 313-010
• Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Methodology | CGH 375-010 

EPIDEMIOLOGY

• Methods in Epidemiology I | EPI 304-010 
• Methods in Epidemiology II | EPI 305-010 
• Spatial Epidemiology | EPI 308-010 
• Chronic Disease Epidemiology | EPI 309-010 
• Methods in Epidemiology II | EPI 405-010 & 011

GLOBAL CITIZEN PROGRAM

• Cosmopolitanism and Culture I | GCP 185-010
• Coaching Towards Joy, Meaning and Social Change | GCP 295-010

POPULATION HEALTH

• Introduction to Population and Public Health | POPH 001-010
• Population Health Research Methods & Application | POPH 002-010
• Sleep and Physical Activity in Population Health | POPH 107-010
• Population Health Capstone (Proposal) | POPH 301-010
• Honors Population Health Capstone (Proposal) | POPH 305-010
• Population Health Bioethics | POPH 319-010
• Population Concepts and Methods | POPH 401-010 & 011
• Biological Basis of Population Health: Concepts and Methods | POPH 403-010
• Qualitative Research Methods | POPH 405-010 & 011
• Population Health Bioethics | POPH 419-010 & 011
• Environmental Health Sciences | POPH 431-010 & 011

PUBLIC HEALTH

• Health Promotion and Education | PUBH 401-010 & 011
• Health Program Planning & Implementation | PUBH 403-010 & 011

SUMMER

POPH 395-011 | Advanced Technology for Health
POPH 495-011 | Advanced Technology for Health 

COH APPROVED ELECTIVE COURSE

FILM 097 | Health and Illness in Film
BIOE 398 | Healthcare Analytics 
BIOE 498 | Healthcare Analytics 
 

BIOSTATISTICS

BSTA 001 | Population Health Data Science
BSTA 002 | Population Health Data Science I Algorithms Lab 
BSTA 095 | Introduction to Programming in R*
BSTA 395/495 | Outbreak Science & Public Health Forecasting*
BSTA 403 | Applications in Statistical Learning

COMMUNITY AND GLOBAL HEALTH

CGH 001 | Community Health
CGH 101 | Careers in Community and Global Health Studies
CGH 103 | Biological & Environmental Determinants of Health
CGH 106 | Qualitative Methods in Health Research
CGH 195 | Community Health & Engineering*
CGH 331 | Healthcare Finance
CGH 375 | Community Based Participatory Research Methodology
CGH 395 | Environmental Disasters & Policy*
CGH 396 | Medical Mysteries*
CGH 397/497 | Advanced Commercial Determinants of Health*

EPIDEMIOLOGY

EPI 304 | Methods in Epidemiology
EPI 305 | Methods in Epidemiology II
EPI 395 | Spatial Epidemiology* 
EPI 396 | Environmental Epidemiology & Exposure Science*
EPI 404 | Methods in Epidemiology I

POPULATION HEALTH

POPH 001 | Introduction to Population and Public Health
POPH 002 | Population Health Research Methods & Application
POPH 104 | Careers in Population Health
POPH 105 | Introduction to Maternal and Child Health
POPH 106 | Global Environment and Human Welfare
POPH 395/495 | Technology, Simulation, and Health*
POPH 396 | Population Health Bioethics*
POPH 409 | Social Determinants of Population Health
POPH 496 | Population Health Bioethics*
POPH 497 | Teaching Community & Population Health*

PUBLIC HEALTH

PUBH 402 | Health Services, Administration, Politics, and Policy

* Provisional course offering

BIOSTATISTICS

• BSTA 005 | Statistical Literacy in Health  
• BSTA 101 | Population Health Data Science II    
• BSTA 103 | Population Health Data Science II Algorithms Lab
• BSTA 402 | Health Data and Computational Science

COMMUNITY AND GLOBAL HEALTH

• CGH 001 | Community Health  
• CGH 004 | Introduction to Global Health 
• CGH 007 | Seven Dimensions of Health & Wellness 
• CGH 021 | Culture and Health 
• CGH 104 | Sociocultural & Political Determinants of Health  
• CGH 106 | Qualitative Methods in Health Research  CGH 107 | US Healthcare Ecosystem  
• CGH 322 | Contemporary Indigenous Health   
• CGH 332 | Aging, Health, and Social Policy  

EPIDEMIOLOGY 

• EPI 304 | Methods in Epidemiology I
• EPI 305 | Methods in Epidemiology II

POPULATION HEALTH

• POPH 001 | Introduction to Population Health  
• POPH 101 | History of Population Health 
• POPH 106 | Global Environment and Human Welfare  
• POPH 401 | Population Health Concepts and Methods 
• POPH 403 | Biological Basis of Pop Health: Concepts & Methods 
• POPH 431 | Environmental Health Sciences: Concepts & Methods 

PUBLIC HEALTH

• PUBH 401 | Health Promotion and Education

SUMMER

CGH 096 | Introduction to LGBTQ2+ Health*
CGH 107 | US Healthcare Ecosystem
EPI 304/404 | Methods in Epidemiology I

*Provisional course offering

BSTA 001 | Population Health Data Science I 3 credits

BSTA 002 | Population Health Data Science I Algorithms Lab | 3 credits

BSTA 395 | Applied Machine Learning for Health Sciences | 3 credits | provisional offering

BSTA 396 | Advanced R Programming | 3 credits | provisional offering

BSTA 397 | Nonparametric Statistics | 3 credits | provisional offering

CGH 101 | Careers in Community and Global Health Studies | 3 credits

CGH 103 | Biological & Environmental Determinants of Health | 3 credits

CGH 105 | Commercial Determinants of Health | 3 credits

CGH 122 | Indigenous Healing Traditions | 3 credits

CGH 395 | Cross-National Comparisons of Health Systems & Policy | 3 credits | provisional offering

CGH 396 | Healthcare Finance | 3 credits | provisional offering

EPI 304 | Methods in Epidemiology I | 4 credits

POPH 002 | Population Health Research Methods & Application | 3 credits

POPH 195 | Health, Government and the Media | 3 credits | provisional offering

BSTA 101 | Population Health Data Science II | 3c.

BSTA 103 | Population Health Data Science II Algorithms Lab | 1c.

CGH 001 | Community Health | 3c.

CGH 004 | Introduction to Global Population Health | 3c.

CGH 007 | 7 Dimensions of Health & Wellness | 3c.

CGH 021 | Culture and Health | 3c.

CGH/POP 197 | What is the US Healthcare Ecosystem? | 3c. | Provisional offering

EPI 196 | Introduction to Why | 3c. | Provisional offering

HIT 010 | Seminar: Design Thinking for Innovation in Health | 1c.

POPH 001 | Introduction to Population Health | 4c.

POPH 003 | Justice, Equity, and Ethics in Population Health | 3c.

POPH 101 | History of Population Health | 3c.

POPH 105 | Introduction to Maternal and Child Population Health | 3c.

POPH 106 | Global Environment and Human Welfare | 3c.

POPH 126 | Population Health and the Media | 3c.

POPH 198 | Cancer in the Population | 3c. | Provisional offering

BIOE 396 | Bioengineering Applications in Machine Learning | 3c. | Provisional offering

BSTA 001 | Population Health Data Science | 4c.

POPH 002 | Population Health Research Methods and Applications | 4c.

POPH 010 | Cultural Understanding and Population Health Seminar | 1c.

HIT 010 | Design Thinking for Innovation in Health Seminar | 1c.

POPH 096 | Global Cultures and Population Health | 3c. | (provisional course)

POPH 097 | Introduction to Global Population Health | 3c. | (provisional course)

POPH 103 | Biological Basis of Population Health | 4c.

POPH 198 | Principles of Community Based Participatory Research | 3c. | (provisional course)

EPI 304 | Methods in Epidemiology I | 3c.

POPH 350 |  Special Topics: Data into Action  | 3c.