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Course ID Course
FPM 258A

Public Health Doctoral Lecture Series I 

 

FPM 258B

Public Health Doctoral Lecture Series II 

 

FPM 258C

Public Health Doctoral Lecture Series III 

 

FPM 259A

Applied Epidemiology: Data Analysis 

FPM 259B

Applied Epidemiology: Scientific Writing

This course is the second in a series of three courses in applied epidemiology.  At the end of this series, you will have selected a research question, analyzed data to address that question (259A), written a paper suitable for journal submission (259B), and given two presentations based on your results (259C).  Data from the Rancho Bernardo Study and/or one of the affiliated minority cohorts will be utilized for this project.  Each student will have an assigned faculty advisor to assist in the project.

FPM 276 Health Behavior Interventions I 
FPM 278 Scale Development 
FPM 280A Health Behavior Practicum I 
FPM 280B Health Behavior Practicum II - Analytic 
FPM 280C Health Behavior Practicum III - Scientific Writing
MED 231 Introduction to Mixed Methods Research 
PH 601 (Fall and Spring)

Epidemiology

Distribution and determinants of diseases; role of epidemiology in public health. Descriptive, analytic and experimental epidemiology.

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

PH 603 (Spring)

Behavioral and Social Science in Public Health

Role of psychological, social and environmental variables in health and illness. Multifactorial psychosocial model of disease susceptibility.

Prerequisites: Psychology 316, 340, and Sociology 436.

PH 627 (Fall and Spring)

Advanced Statistical Methods in Public Health

Applications of advanced statistical methods for analysis of public health and biomedical data. Topics include multiple linear regression, analysis of variance, logistic regression, and introduction to survival analysis.

Prerequisite: Public Health 602

PH 628 (Fall)

Multvariate Statistics

Statistical methods for multivariate problems in public health including regression diagnostics, cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, principal components, multivariate discrete analysis and Poisson regression. Computer applications included.

Prerequisite: Public Health 627

Units: 3

PH 649 (Spring)

Border and Global Public Health Surveillance

Data sources for border and global surveillance, including hospital system syndromic data. Methods of data quality control, data analysis, and alerting and communication of information.

Prerequisites: Public Health 601 and 602.

Units: 3

PH 682 (Fall)

Geographic Information Systems and Public Health Spatial Analysis

Two lectures and two hours of activity.

Theoretical concepts of geographic information systems (GIS) and applications of GIS in public health.  ArcGIS 9 software to illustrate the capabilities and uses of GIS in both academic research and regulatory decision making.

Prerequisites: Public Health 601 and 602

PH 700A (Fall)

Seminar in Public Health

Concentration: Maternal and Child Health

Investigation of current problems in one of the fields of public health. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit nine units of Public Health 700 applicable to a master’s degree. These units may be in a single concentration area or any of the public health concentration areas.

Prerequisites: Public Health 601, 602, and 603

Units: 3

PH 700A (Fall)

Seminar in Public Health

Concentration: Migration and Global Health

Investigation of current problems in one of the fields of public health. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit nine units of Public Health 700 applicable to a master’s degree. These units may be in a single concentration area or any of the public health concentration areas.

Prerequisites: Public Health 601, 602, and 603

Units: 3

PH 780 (Fall)

Global Health I

Principles of global health. Challenges of urbanization and migration to include demography; main causes of morbidity and mortality, including infectious agents; reproductive health; cultural diversity; and global preparedness.

Prerequisites: Public Health 601 and 602

Units: 3

PH 781 (Spring)

Global Health II

Global health to include trends and impacts of chronic physical and mental disease; infectious diseases of global importance; nutritional status and disease patterns; resource constrained environments, and design of international health organizations and systems.

Prerequisite: Public Health 780.

Units: 3

PH 800 (Fall)

Seminar

Fall Seminar Title: Professional Seminar in Public Health

Investigation of a particular topic or issue, emphasis on empirical research; topic to be announced in the Class Schedule. Maximum credit nine units applicable to a doctoral degree.

Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program.

Units: 1-9 over the course of two semesters

PH 800 (Spring)

Seminar

Sprgin Seminar Title: Global Health

Investigation of a particular topic or issue, emphasis on empirical research; topic to be announced in the Class Schedule. Maximum credit nine units applicable to a doctoral degree.

Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program.

Units: 1-9 over the course of two semesters

PH 850 (Fall)

Global Health Practicum

An international research activity, program evaluation, participation in a multinational organization internship, or field work with government or non-governmental organizations. This practicum is required for completion of the Ph.D. in global health under supervision of program directors.

Prerequisites: Public Health 781, 800, 880.

Units: 3

PH 850 (Spring)

Global Health Practicum

An international research activity, program evaluation, participation in a multinational organization internship, or field work with government or non-governmental organizations. This practicum is required for completion of the Ph.D. in global health under supervision of program directors.

Prerequisites: Public Health 781, 800, 880.

Units: 3

PH 880 (Spring)

Seminar: Program Planning and Evaluation in International Settings

Theory and skills to evaluate research and service programs in international settings to include methods in program planning and evaluation, distinctions between research and evaluation, special considerations in cross-cultural settings, and transadaptation of planning and evaluation materials.

Prerequisite: Public Health 780

Units: 3