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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Biostatistics
  

  • BIOS 5297 Practice Experience

    1 SCH. 3 SCH; 1 SCH each semester. This course provides students with experience in public health practice through directed work in practice settings. The public health practice experience involves different goals and activities aimed at providing opportunities for the student to gain hands-on experience addressing the MPH foundation and concentration competencies. Students are required to commit to a minimum of 600 cumulative hours total over three semesters, earning a minimum of 100 hours each semester of enrollment. Students are required to complete a project that is specific and beneficial to the organization, produce a poster presentation of their and practice experience, complete weekly reflection assignments, and other assignments as detailed in the course. Placements and practice activities are selected to complement the students’ academic and professional goals. Students must attend all required practice experience sessions and obtain approval of their placement before enrolling in the course.
    Prerequisite: Students must be in good academic standing with the university and have completed all required courses during the first year cohort program or have completed at least 21 SCH as an online student.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 5300 Principles of Biostatistics

    3 SCH. This course provides an introductory overview of common statistical concepts and methods used in public health. It emphasizes general ideas, application, and interpretations in lieu of mathematical rigor. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, probability distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, power, linear regression, and correlation, analysis of variance, nonparametric statistics, and use of statistical software. In addition, other topics such as logistic regression and survival analysis may be covered at an elementary level. This course satisfies the biostatistics core course requirement for all non-biostatistics MPH concentrations. Students in the biostatistics concentration should take BIOS 5301 instead.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 5301 Foundations of Biostatistics

    3 SCH. The course provides a fundamental overview of common statistical concepts and methods used in public health with an added focus on theoretical foundations of probability and statistics at an introductory level. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability distributions, random variables, expectations, moments, transformations, estimation theory and applications, hypothesis testing theory and applications, power, linear regression and correlation, analysis of variance, nonparametric statistics, and the use of the SAS statistical software. This course satisfies the biostatistics core course requirement for the biostatistics MPH concentration. All non- biostatistics MPH students should take BIOS 5300 instead, but this course may serve as a substitute for BIOS 5300 for such students as well. Familiarity with basic algebra and univariate calculus is expected.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 5310 Intermediate Biostatistics

    3 SCH. This course is the sequel to BIOS 5300 and provides greater insight into concepts and statistical methods in public health. Topics include multiple liner regression, nested models, model building, one-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, experimental design, multiple comparison, logistic regression, survival analysis, nonparametric  alternatives to common statistical methods, and further use of statistical software.
    Prerequisite: Students must be currently enrolled in or complete BIOS 5300- Biostatistics (or its equivalent) prior to enrolling in this course.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 5311 Regression and ANOVA

    3 SCH. The course is the sequel to BIOS 5301 with emphasis on theory and application of linear statistical models for regression, analysis of variance, and experimental design. Topics include simple linear regression, correlation, regression diagnostics and remedial measures, multiple linear regression, matrix representation of linear models, categorical predictors, interaction, model building, non-linear models, one-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, multiple comparison, random and fixed effects, ANCOVA, and use of the SAS statistical software.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BIOS 5301.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 5314 Introduction to Data Management and Statistical Computing

    3 SCH. Develops skills in the use of statistical packages in public health research. Emphasis is on data definition, verification, descriptive examination, and graphical presentation. Statistical packages will include SAS software.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BIOS 5300 or obtain permission of the instructor.
    ABC/NC
  

  • BIOS 5391 Topics in Biostatistics

    3 SCH. This course provides exposure and introduction to specialized topics in biostatistics. Topics will be selected from a wide range of areas based on current trends in biostatistics and public health, e.g., intermediate statistical computing, data management, and experimental design.
    Offered Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 5395 Thesis

    3 SCH. The thesis requires the student to conduct and prepare the written thesis under the supervision of a faculty committee.  The student must complete an oral defense of the thesis.  The student must maintain continuous enrollment in the thesis hours until the requirements are completed and the thesis is approved by the faculty committee.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
  

  • BIOS 5397 MPH Practice Experience

    2 SCH. This course provides students with experience in public health practice through directed work in practice settings. The public health practice experience involves different goals and activities aimed at providing opportunities for the student to expand and practice MPH core and concentration-specific competencies. Students are required to commit 200 hours to the practice experience, complete a special project that demonstrates their ability to define and issue, apply methods appropriate to their concentration, and produce results. Students are expected to produce a written report of project(s) undertaken in the site placement, and prepare a poster presentation of their practice experience. Placements and practice activities are selected to complement the students’ academic and professional goals. Students must obtain approval of their choice of practice placement and plan for the practice experience in the semester prior to registering in BIOS 5397. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in BIOS 5397 until all the requirements are completed.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 5399 Independent Study in Biostatistics

    1-3 SCH. The course is designed for students capable of independently completing topical studies or projects and activities under the directed of the instructor. Topics and projects must be approved by the instructor and the Biostatistics MPH and PhD Program Director.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 5400 Introduction to Biostatistics for Clinical Sciences

    4 SCH. This course provides students with the basic knowledge and skills to effectively use biostatistics in research design and data analysis and to understand articles in related professional journals. Topics include choosing appropriate research designs and statistical methods in public health research and practice; descriptive statistics; probability and probability distributions; estimation and hypothesis testing; simple linear regression; introduction to analysis of variance; categorical data analysis and an introduction to the use of statistical software packages.
    Prerequisite: Students must be accepted to the Biostatistics Certificate for Clinicians and Health Professionals program to enroll in this course.
    Offered Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 5410 Intermediate Biostatistics for Clinical Sciences

    4 SCH. The student is introduced to more advanced statistical methods including multiple regression, polynomial regression, ANOVA, repeated measure designs, analysis of categorical data, nonparametric statistics, sample size determination methods and multiple logistic regression.
    Prerequisite: Students must be accepted to the Biostatistics Certificate for Clinicians and Health Professionals program to enroll in this course.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 6000 PHD Comprehensive Examination

    0 SCH. This academic activity constitutes the final evaluation necessary to advance to PhD Candidacy and to advance to the PhD culminating experience, the Dissertation. The evaluation affords the doctoral student with the means to demonstrate level of mastery in the PhD core and concentration- specific competencies. Enrollment requires permission of the Academic Advisor.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • BIOS 6300 Advanced Methods in Biostatistics

    3 SCH. The course is the sequel to BIOS 5310 and focuses on advanced and specialized statistical concepts and methods often used in public health practice and research. Topics include regression diagnostic and remedial measures, non-linear regression, generalized linear models, experimental design, multilevel models, generalized estimating equations, factor analysis, principal component analysis, structural equation modeling, cluster analysis, sample size and power, missing data, Bayesian statistics, use of various statistical software, and statistical writing.
    Prerequisite: Students must complete BIOS 5310 or BIOS 5311 or obtain permission of the instructor.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 6310 Probability and Statistical Inference

    3 SCH. The course provides rigorous mathematical principles of non-measure-theoretic probability and statistical inference. Topics include probability, conditional probability, independence, random variables, distributions, expectations, moments, probability models, convergence concepts, frequent and Bayesian approaches, estimation, and hypothesis testing.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 6311 Linear Models

    3 SCH. This course provides rigorous mathematical principles of linear statistical models. Topics include vectors of random variables, multivariate normal distribution, quadratic forms, theoretical treatment of general linear models including Gauss-Markov theorem, estimation, hypothesis testing, polynomial regression, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BIOS 5311 and have familiarity with multivariate calculus and linear algebra.
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 6312 Methods of Survey Sampling

    3 SCH. This course focuses on survey sampling theory, methods, and their applications. Topics include parameter estimation for finite population, optimal allocation, detectability, multiplicity, simple random sampling, stratification, systematic selection, cluster sampling, multistage sampling, probability proportional to size sampling, cost models, sampling error estimation techniques, nonsampling errors, and compensating for missing data.
    Prerequisite: Students must complete BIOS 5310 or BIOS 5311 or obtain permission of the instructor.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 6314 Categorical Data Analysis

    3 SCH. This course provides methods and applications of categorical data analysis beyond the introductory level. Topics include theory and application of contingency tables, measures of association and tests for homogeneity between populations, independence of variables, log linear models, logistic regression, and Bayesian methods for categorical data.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BIOS 5310 or BIOS 5311 or obtain permission from the instructor.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 6320 Biostatistical Research and Consulting

    3 SCH. This course provides basic knowledge and skills to provide biostatistical consulting to persons and organizations in a wide variety of settings, including medical centers, hospitals, industry and government. Students will hone skills in the scientific, technical, business and human aspects of consulting, including scope of work process and billing, research design, sample size estimation, data management and analysis. Students will complete an original research, evaluation or consulting project whereby they assess, analyze, write, and present finding.
    Prerequisite: Students must complete BIOS 6300
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 6322 Longitudinal Data Analysis

    3 SCH. The course introduces advanced biostatistical techniques of data organization, analysis, interpretation and dissemination pertaining to hierarchical repeated measures models. After successfully completing this class, students will be able to apply ANOVA models, mixed-effect models, covariance pattern models, and generalized estimating equation models for repeated measures data. Topics include choosing and applying correct statistical methods and experimental designs for repeated measures data, conducting simulation studies, and performing sample size calculations for hierarchical models.
    Prerequisite: Students must complete BIOS 6314 or obtain permission of the instructor.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 6324 Survival Analysis

    3 SCH. The course covers survival data analysis, that is, the use of specialized statistical methods for analyzing survival data derived from laboratory, clinical, and epidemiological studies of humans. Focus is on both the mathematical foundation and practical applications of survival data analytic methods to clinical and epidemiological research. Both parametric and nonparametric approaches are presented. The SAS statistical package will be the primary software used to conduct analyses; however, STATA and SPSS may be used for certain applications.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 6326 Methods of Clinical Trials

    3 SCH. The course covers the general concepts and methods in clinical trials. Topics include phase I, II, and III clinical trials, basic study design, ethical considerations, organization, study population, patient recruitment, protocol adherence and compliance, adverse events, data management, closeout, and issues in reporting results. Additionally, it covers statistical techniques such as randomization, blindness techniques, sample size determination, analysis of safety data, intent-to-treat analyses, adaptive designs, multiple endpoints, quality of life, survival analysis, and meta-analysis. 
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BIOS 5310.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 6391 Advanced Topics in Biostatistics

    3 SCH. This course provides rigorous coverage in various advanced topics in biostatistics. Possible topics include Bayesian data analysis, missing data, generalized liner models, advanced statistical computing, sequential analysis, and adaptive designs. Prerequisites: varies. The course may be repeated for credit as topics vary.
    Prerequisite: Students must complete BIOS 5300 and BIOS 5310 or obtain permission of instructor.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 6395 Doctoral Dissertation

    3 SCH. The doctoral dissertation must consist of original research or public health program development and testing that is focused on a particular health problem. The student’s advisor is expected to provide guidance in the selection of a suitable project that provides for a clear direction for implementing the research or program. The student must complete an oral defense of the dissertation. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in BIOS 6395 until the requirements are completed. This course may be repeated for credit. A minimum of 9 SCH is required for the DrPH degree.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
  

  • BIOS 6399 Doctoral Independent Study in Biostatistics

    1-3 SCH. This academic activity includes research and other scholarly projects carried out by the student under the supervision of a School of Public Health faculty member (instructor). A brief proposal should be written and approved by the academic advisor and a final report should be submitted to the supervising instructor for credit. Topical or project work is chosen by the student with the consent of the supervising instructor and approval from the academic advisor. This course may be repeated for credit.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BIOS 6400 Advanced Biostatistics for Clinical Sciences

    4 SCH. The course emphasizes the design, implementation, analysis, and reporting of research investigations. Topics include methods for multinomial response variables, methods for ordinal response, log-linear regression for Poisson counts, analysis of longitudinal data for continuous and binary outcomes, structural equation modeling, life tables, Kaplan-Meier and proportional hazards methods for analysis of time to event data and advanced methods for sample size calculation.
    Prerequisite: Students must be accepted to the Biostatistics Certificate for Clinicians and Health Professionals program to enroll in this course.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade

Biomedical Sciences
  

  • BMSC 5100 Application & Skills Workshop

    1 SCH. Participation in three workshops is mandatory. These workshops are designed to help students improve their non-academic qualifications such as interviewing skills, application process, and writing essays.
    Offered Summer
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • BMSC 5101 Essentials of Biochemistry

    1 SCH. Essentials of Biochemistry is an online, one credit hour course that will build your fundamental knowledge of biomolecules, biochemical interactions and metabolic processes. Following the completion of this course, you will be able to describe the structure and function of primary biomolecules and discuss the pathways by which carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids are synthesized and broken down to produce energy in the biological environment. Students will be able to explain the biochemical basis underlying some of the metabolic disorders and inherited diseases. Essentials of Biochemistry is intended to build the core knowledge about biomolecules and biochemical processes that will provide a springboard for students to go on to more specialized, in-depth study of in advanced graduate level courses and professional biomedical programs.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5102 Essentials of Cell Biology

    1 SCH. Essentials of Cell Biology is an online, one credit hour course that will build the student’s fundamental knowledge about cell biology. Students will review origins of the cell as the unit of life, its organization into functional compartments, and differentiate between unicellular and multicellular organisms. The course will allow students to identify, describe and distinguish cellular organelle structures. They will be able to compare and contrast organelle characteristics and function. They will also be able to explain basic principles of cellular regulation, and communication within the cell, between cells and with the surrounding environment. Students will discover how cells signal at cellular, organ, tissue and organism levels, and describe pathways through which cells turnover their components. Finally, cell death mechanisms will be introduced in context of homeostasis and cancer. Essentials of Cell Biology is intended to build core knowledge about Cell Biology that will provide a springboard for students to go on to more specialized, in depth study of Cell Biology in advanced graduate level courses and programs.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5103 Essentials of Human Genetics

    1 SCH. Essentials of Human Genetics is an online, one credit hour foundation course designed to introduce students to the essential concepts of molecular genetics and to establish their knowledge base for continued study in the areas of medicine and biomedical sciences. Following completion of this course, students will be able to recognize biological molecules such as DNA and RNA, describe how DNA is packaged within a cell, and discuss how these features affect gene regulation. Students will develop a fundamental understanding of the cell cycle and will be able to describe the genetic outcomes of meiosis and mitosis. They will be able to define and identify different modes of inheritance and be able to explain how DNA replication and DNA damage relate to one another and interact to create heritable changes in organisms. Finally, students will be able to describe how DNA is transcribed into RNA that ultimately leads into translation into a protein. Essentials Human Genetics is intended to build core knowledge about molecular biology and genetics that will provide a springboard for students to go on to more specialized, in-depth study of in advanced graduate level courses and programs.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5121 Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues for Responsible Clinical Research

    2 SCH. Regulations involved with human subject research will be discussed both from an historical and contemporary perspective. Case studies will be presented and students will attend an Institutional Review Board meeting.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5140 Seminar in Current Topics

    1 SCH. Student will attend 15 lectures of current interest presented by invited speakers throughout the institution. Attendance is mandatory. May be repeated for credit.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
  

  • BMSC 5150 Laboratory Rotations

    1 SCH. Students work in a research laboratory on activities directed by the instructor to become acquainted with the research and laboratory environment before selecting a mentor. All students in the Biomedical Science discipline are required to complete a minimum of two laboratory rotations. The primary goal of rotations is to help a student choose a major professor. A secondary goal is to expose students to a number of areas of study to expand expertise and knowledge in research techniques. Each rotation is seven (7) weeks in length. Require instructor’s consent.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BMSC 6201, BMSC 6202, BMSC 6203, and BMSC 6204.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • BMSC 5160 Biomedical Ethics

    1 SCH. Covers major ethical issues in biomedical sciences, including: authorship and intellectual property; conflict of interest; data selection/research design; privacy and confidentiality; discrimination and sexual harassment; misconduct and whistle-blowing; animals in research; human subjects in research; implication of funding sources for research.
    Offered Fall
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • BMSC 5165 Introduction to Industry Practices

    1 SCH. Introduction to the practice of industry science with an emphasis on good laboratory practice, new drug applications, FDA regulations, clinical trials and biotechnology transfer.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5170 Techniques in Biomedical Sciences

    1 SCH. A practical course in techniques. Students will participate in laboratories demonstrating up-to-date techniques in biomedical sciences. A listing of the techniques of participating laboratories is available in the schedule of classes.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5180 Introduction to Entrepreneurship

    1 SCH. Introduction to Entrepreneurship will provide students with general knowledge about life science entrepreneurship. Students will be exposed to concepts that will better equip them for interacting with entrepreneurs and other private-sector personnel involved in the commercialization of life science technologies. Students will also be exposed to concepts that shape an entrepreneurial mindset that will be beneficial in variety of career paths in addition to entrepreneurship.
    Offered Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5201 Clinical Practice Preceptorship

    2 SCH. The goal of this course is to provide exposure to clinical practice conducted by osteopathic physicians and educational experiences within the private sector emphasizing the totality of community-based family practice. Students are required to find their own preceptor. This course is open only to students in the medical science discipline.
    Prerequisite: Course is restricted to Medical Science majors in GSBS.
    Offered Summer
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • BMSC 5205 Topics in Biomedical Sciences

    2 SCH. This course is an introduction to the core integrated biomedical sciences curriculum required for all first-year biomedical sciences graduate students at the health science center. It is not intended to be all-encompassing or comprehensive, but it does aim to provide the student with an overview of some seminal concepts in areas ranging from biochemistry to pharmacology and neuroscience. It will become apparent at the conclusion of the course, if not before, that division of biomedical science into traditional disciplines is no longer valid, because, as future scientists, students must become familiar with basic information that transcends all subjects. The goal of this course is to start the student on the path toward the integration of certain important concepts into his/her learning and understanding regardless of final choice of discipline.
    Offered Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5231 Introduction to Health Disparities Issues in the United States

    2 SCH. An examination of the disparities and issues surrounding the treatment of several health problems in the United States, particularly as related to minority populations. Each health condition is approached from the clinical, cultural and scientific aspect so that the student will understand the etiology and treatment of the disease, the cultural characteristics of various populations that may contribute to the disproportionate presence of the disorder in a particular population, and the underlying science involved with each health problem. The latter understanding will aid the student to better approach research, both in the clinical and basic science venues, directed towards better management of the health problems.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5250 Laboratory Management

    2 SCH. This course will introduce students to the tools businesses use every day to increase efficiency, improve operations and succeed. These tools can be used in the laboratory to improve turn-around time, lower costs, introduce new testing services, and help to increase quality. There are no prerequisites for this course, however a financial calculator is strongly recommended.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5301 Principles of Biochemistry

    3 SCH. This course is a broad introduction to the fundamentals of biochemistry, especially those relating to thermodynamics, molecular pathways and regulation. Discussion of important techniques that contribute to our present understanding of biochemistry. Course restricted to Medical Sciences and Clinical Research Management majors.
    Prerequisite: Course restricted to Medical Sciences and Clinical Research Management majors.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5302 Molecular Cell Biology

    3 SCH. This course covers the fundamentals of cell and molecular biology, concentrating on understanding of the experimental basis of these disciplines as well as the current state of knowledge.
    Prerequisite: Course restricted to Medical Sciences and Clinical Research Management majors.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5303 Immunology and Microbiology

    2 SCH. A general exploration of basic concepts of immunology, microbiology and virology including study of genomics, proteomics and gene therapy. Course restricted to Medical Sciences and Clinical Research Management majors. Prerequisites: BMSC 5301 and 5302 or consent of the department.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5304 Physiology

    5 SCH. Emphasis on integrative physiology of human organ systems. This course is restricted to Medical Sciences and Clinical Research Management majors.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BMSC 5301 and 5302 or have department consent.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5305 Pharmacology

    2 SCH. Emphasis on fundamental principles of pharmacology that include pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, ligand-receptor interactions and their consequent biological effects. Course restricted to Medical Sciences and Clinical Research Management majors.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BMSC 5301 and 5302 or have department consent.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5310 Scientific Communications

    3 SCH. The purpose of this course is to develop skills and gain experience in the types of scientific writing required for: submitting articles for publication; grant applications; preparing presentations for lectures and seminars; preparing posters for meetings.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5312 Introduction to Clinical Research and Studies

    3 SCH. Course covers drug development process, ethical and scientific principles of clinical research, clinical trial preparation, study design, informed consent forms, clinical coordinator responsibility and regulatory considerations. Conducting clinical trials from initiation to implementation.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5315 Principles of Scientific Communication

    2 SCH. This course will serve as a primer for providing students with the framework of communicating scientific content in a clear and effective manner. Key elements include providing students with general rules of scientific writing and ways to communicate science to different audiences (e.g., lay-public versus technically savvy audience).
    Offered Spring
    Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
  

  • BMSC 5350 Principles of Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine

    3 SCH. This course is intended to introduce students to the fundamental elements of epidemiology, with relevant emphasis on clinical applications and evidence-based medicine. The course consists of lectures, biomedical journal article discussions, student presentations, and other activities as assigned. Lectures emphasize the basic concepts of epidemiology and clinical research design, and their applications to clinical medicine and public health. Biomedical journal articles emphasize the practical application of concepts covered in lectures. Group presentations provide students an opportunity to enhance their communication skills, while also demonstrating mastery of course content.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5390 Special Problems

    1-3 SCH. For master’s students capable of developing a finite problem independently through conferences and activities directed by the instructor. Problem chosen by the student with the consent of the instructor. May be repeated for credit. .
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5391 Special Problems 2

    1-3 SCH. For master’s students capable of developing a finite problem independently through conferences and activities directed by the instructor. Problem chosen by the student with the consent of the instructor. May be repeated for credit.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5395 Thesis

    3-9 SCH. To be scheduled with consent of department. A maximum of 6 SCH total will be allowed toward the degree. Continuous enrollment required after initial registration in course. Prerequisite: Completion of approved thesis research proposal milestone. May be repeated for credit. Student will receive letter grade for final semester only.
    Prerequisite: GSBS MS Students must complete Approved Research Proposal Milestone before enrolling in Thesis hours. Student must also be active in MS program.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
  

  • BMSC 5400 Biostatistics for Biomedical Sciences

    4 SCH. Statistical methods and experimental design; descriptive statistics; data presentation; parametric and non-parametric methods of hypothesis testing including two-sample tests, analysis of variance, regression and correlation analyses; introduction to multivariate statistics. Competency with computer statistical packages is developed.
    Prerequisite: Course restricted to GSBS students.
    Offered Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 5697 Internship Practicum

    1-12 SCH. The candidate must complete an internship at an approved site. At the completion of the practicum, the student will write a report detailing the activities of the internship. A copy of the report must be submitted within the appropriate deadlines to the graduate school according to the guidelines for completing the requirements for graduation. Offered each semester. Student will receive letter grade for final semester only. Normally 6 SCH.
    Prerequisite: Students must be in good academic standing in order to enroll in this course.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
  

  • BMSC 5998 Individual Research for MS Students

    1-12 SCH. Master’s-level research of an independent nature. A maximum of 12 SCH will be allowed toward degree requirements.
    Prerequisite: Students must be active in GSBS MS program.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
  

  • BMSC 6100 Scientific Communication Competencies

    1 SCH. This course serves to develop and evaluate key competencies in written and oral communication skills through various mentor and/or student advisory committee-driven forums. The development of oral communication skills will be promoted and evaluated through such opportunities as individual conferences with the mentor, laboratory meetings, and Work-in-Progress seminars (WIPS). Written communication skills will be developed and evaluated through such activities that include: written abstracts and manuscripts, and lab reports. Expectations of scientific communication competencies will be stage-of-training specific. Students will enroll in this course each summer semester.
    Offered Summer
    Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
  

  • BMSC 6200 Introduction to Experimental Design and Biostatistical Methods

    2 SCH. This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to experimental design with consideration of the appropriate application of statistical evaluations in the context of biomedical science research. Following the completion of this course, students will be able to: Explain the principles of sound experimental design; Discuss the considerations of sampling strategies, sample size and statistical power; Determine the appropriate statistical test to use for various experimental models; Discuss the assumptions and limitations of Goodness of Fit tests, Students t-Test, ANOVA approaches and Regression Analysis; and Evaluate and critique experiments reported in the literature for their design, limitations and appropriateness of applied statistical analysis.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 6201 Fundamentals in Biomedical Sciences I

    2 SCH. This course is designed to provide foundational knowledge of the basic building blocks of cells (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and their tum-over), generation of energy (intermediary metabolism) and the role of hormone-mediated integration of organ-specific metabolic events into whole body homeostasis. The course also offers insight into enzyme action and mechanisms and regulation of activity.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 6202 Fundamentals of Biomedical Sciences II

    2 SCH. An introduction to key concepts in cell biology including cell structure and function, cell cycle, cell death, signal transduction, and organization of subcellular organelles, with an emphasis on the central dogma of life and the flow of information from DNA to RNA (transcription) and RNA to protein (translation).
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 6203 Fundamentals of Biomedical Sciences III

    2 SCH. An introduction into the key concepts of the molecular organization of the genome from the DNA molecule through the operations of the gene, with a focus on how DNA variants and modifications alter gene expression, are inherited across generations and are maintained in populations.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 6204 Fundamentals of Biomedical Sciences IV

    2 SCH. This course will focus on integrating cellular mechanisms and systems physiology to provide an integrated perspective of homeostasis. Systems that will be featured will include nervous, immune, endocrine, and the cardiovascular.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 6390 Special Problems

    1-3 SCH. For Doctoral students capable of developing a problem independently through conferences and activities directed by the instructor. Problem chosen by the student with the consent of the instructor. May be repeated for credit. Offered each semester.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 6391 Special Problems 2

    1-3 SCH. For Doctoral students capable of developing a problem independently through conferences and activities directed by the instructor. Problem chosen by the student with the consent of the instructor. May be repeated for credit.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • BMSC 6395 Doctoral Dissertation

    1-12 SCH. Student can enroll in 3, 6 or 9 SCH. To be scheduled with consent of department. A maximum of 12 SCH total will be allowed toward degree. No credit assigned until dissertation has been completed and filed with the graduate office. Doctoral students must maintain continuous enrollment in this course subsequent to passing qualifying examination for admission to candidacy. May be repeated for credit. Student will receive letter grade for final semester only.
    Prerequisite: PhD Students must complete Approved Research Proposal Milestone before enrolling in Doctoral Dissertation hours. Student must also be active in PhD program.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
  

  • BMSC 6998 Individual Research

    1-12 SCH. Doctoral research of independent nature. A maximum of 40 SCH will be allowed toward degree.
    Prerequisite: Students must be active in GSBS PhD program.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
  

  • EOHS 5001 MPH Comprehensive Exam

    0 SCH. The Comprehensive Examination is a culminating experience option for the MPH degree intended to test the mastery of the competencies required. A student who chooses this option must register for this course in the semester in which he/she intends to take the examination.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • EOHS 5297 Practice Experience

    1 SCH. 3 SCH; 1 SCH each semester. This course provides students with experience in public health practice through directed work in practice settings. The public health practice experience involves different goals and activities aimed at providing opportunities for the student to gain hands-on experience addressing the MPH foundation and concentration competencies. Students are required to commit to a minimum of 600 cumulative hours total over three semesters, earning a minimum of 100 hours each semester of enrollment. Students are required to complete a project that is specific and beneficial to the organization, produce a poster presentation of their and practice experience, complete weekly reflection assignments, and other assignments as detailed in the course. Placements and practice activities are selected to complement the students’ academic and professional goals. Students must attend all required practice experience sessions and obtain approval of their placement before enrolling in the course.
    Prerequisite: Students must be in good academic standing with the university and have completed all required courses during the first year cohort program or have completed at least 21 SCH as an online student.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5300 Environmental Determinants of Health I

    3 SCH. Students will be introduced to the environmental determinants that influence human health (physical, chemical, biological, psychosocial), their sources, modes of transport, routes of exposure, and various intervention paradigms. This course will include discussion on municipal water supply and disposal, ambient and indoor air quality, solid and hazardous wastes, food security, zoonotic diseases, pesticides, occupational safety, toxicology, risk assessment/risk communication and genomics.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5310 Evaluation and Control of Environmental Pathogens

    3 SCH. This course addresses biological and infectious disease organisms from a global perspective through real scenario-based exercises: organism recognition, exposure and health effects, sampling and analysis methods, and existing public health intervention strategies and system. In particular, the course emphasizes competencies in identification of appropriate source information, hazard assessment and analysis, compliance with regulation, and application of information and knowledge to an expected job task as an environmental/community environmental health professional.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete EOHS 5300.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5312 Food Safety: Farm to Fork

    3 SCH. This course will examine the quality and safety aspects of our food production from the “Farm to the Table.” It will provide the student with information about food safety from a holistic perspective, address laws, regulations, and policies, the importance of animal welfare, safe and sustainable farming practices and their relationship to food quality and nutrition, and the importance of food safety to public health. Topics will cover the relationship of microorganism and sanitation; food contamination sources; personal hygiene; the role of the FDA, local health departments and veterinarians in the protection of food; cleaning compounds; waste disposal and its associated implications; food processing and preparation;environmental issues associated with food production (climate change, antibiotic resistance, etc.); and the relationship of food safety to public health.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete or be concurrently enrolled in EOHS 5300 or obtain permission from the instructor.
    Offered Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5313 Topics in Global Food Security and Sustainability

    3 SCH. This course will expose the student to the issues in food security from the local to the global levels. Topics will cover a broad range of issues, including, but not limited to: food quality and access, food deserts, climate change impacts, food animal welfare, food safety, agroterrorism, nutrition (starvation, under-nutrition, and obesity), agricultural practices, and policy/regulation of the food system. Students are expected to gain a better understanding of the successes and failures of the food systems locally, nationally, and globally; a better appreciation for the future challenges associated with food security, and an understanding of how to solve real-world problems stemming from food security issues.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5316 Social Implications of Animals and Public Health

    3 SCH. This course will present the impacts that animals, both companion and livestock, have on our daily lives and health. From bioterrorism to food animal safety and welfare, from toxicology to food safety, it is designed to stimulate an awareness of, and interest in, an important, but often missed, aspect of public health. This course will address the fundamental issues facing public health practitioners from the animal health perspective, including environmental impacts, human health impacts, and the importance of interactions between humans and animals that directly and indirectly influence public health. It will also explore the history of veterinary medicine and its role in public health, along with associated policies that influence and affect the safety and welfare of both animals and humans.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete EOHS 5300.
    Offered Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5318 Diseases from Animals to Humans

    3 SCH. This course will expose the student to the role of animals in public health by focusing specifically on zoonotic diseases and their public health implications. Over 70% of emerging and infectious diseases today are considered zoonotic - able to pass from animals to humans and vice versa. As the global community becomes smaller and smaller, and the human-animal interface becomes more and more consistent, it is important to be aware of and understand the implications of such diseases. Some examples of diseases to be covered include vector-borne diseases such as malaria and Dengue fever, bacterial diseases such as salmonellosis and listeriosis, and viral diseases including Ebola, Marburg, and West Nile Virus. Additionally, students will be given the opportunity to put their public health practitioner hats on with 1-2 local field trips designed to give practical, real-life experiences to which they may apply their current knowledge of public health.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete EOHS 5300 or obtain instructor permission.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5320 Texas Border Health Issues

    3 SCH. This course will expose students to public health issues on the border between the U.S. and Mexico. This is an interactive course where students gain first-hand experiences about border health issues through collaborative teaching with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, South Texas Environmental Education and Research program in Harlingen, Texas. The course may cover cultural diversity, bi-national water quality control and management, and zoonotic, acute infectious and chronic disease control from seasoned public health instructors and practitioners. Through contacts with colonias, urban and rural community health centers, and agencies that deal with border issues, students will be introduced to the importance of cultural sensitivity and cultural competency when practicing public health in a multicultural environment. The class meets for two three-hour sessions prior to travel during the Spring Break to the border city of Laredo and/or other border communities. Student presentations and written projects are due during a final session after returning to campus. Enrollment is limited.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5322 Air Pollution, Climate Change and Sustainability

    3 SCH. The course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts of air pollution and how air pollution can affect individual and public health. Students will learn to recognize air pollution sources, biological mechanisms of air pollution, control technologies used to mitigate emissions and human exposure. Current Federal and State regulations related to air quality, and topics of Environmental Justice, climate change and health effects from air pollution in developing countries will be discussed.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete EOHS 5300.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5324 Water and Public Health

    3 SCH. This course covers how water quantity and quality affect population health from regional and global perspectives, and efforts to reduce its impacts on public health. The course discusses recognition, evaluation, and control of water contaminants and current issues related to water sustainability. The water contaminants include microbial organisms, chemicals, and radioactive materials both from natural and anthropogenic sources. Human efforts to reduce the impacts of water contamination and to conserve water include; water and wastewater treatment technologies and policy and regulations. In addition, climate effocts on water quality and quantity will be discussed both in regional and global perspectives.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete EOHS 5300.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5330 Evaluation and Control of Chemical and Physical Hazards

    3 SCH. This course will cover and expand on methodologies for the recognition, evaluation and control of physical and chemical hazards in the community and workplace. In-class experiments, field samplings and site visits will be used to observe and perform methodologies presented. Discussion and interpretation of data will include impact of regulatory requirements and professional organization recommendations.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete EOHS 5300, BIOS 5300 or obtatin permission from the instructor.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5334 Work, the Environment and Population Health

    3 SCH. This course covers diseases and the cultural/social and environmental interactions that impact populations at work and within their communities. Students will become familiar with the sources, exposure mechanisms and disease outcomes from chemical, biological, physical, radiological, and hazardous agents at work, and their impacts on communities. Intervention methods and regulatory principles, policy and requirements to present adverse outcomes will be discussed.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5350 Medical Toxicology: The Science of Poisons

    3 SCH. This course investigates toxicological pathways of poisons, pathogens and environmental toxicants, presents the broad aspects of medical toxicology and integrates important concepts from anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and the environment to understand how normal pathological pathways can be derailed and result in disorder and disease in the human body. Medical Toxicology will focus on the diagnosis, and pathway interference of poisons (toxins and toxicants) and mechanic of action on specific organ symptoms. After completion of this course the student will have better understanding and ability to recognize adverse health effects caused by environmental and occupational exposures and biological agents and be able to identify target organ of chemical toxicity.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete EOHS 5300 or obtain consent of the instructor.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5362 GIS in Public Health

    3 SCH. GIS in Health is an applied course covering the theory and applications of geographic information systems (GIS) for public health. This course is designed for students with interests in learning about methods for analyzing the spatial patterns of disease burdens and their relationships to environmental hazards and includes an overview of GIS and spatial analysis principles in public health. The practical component of this class involves the use of desktop GIS software packages including ArcGIS and other spatial analysis software such as SatScan. In addition, this course also covers location allocation (LA) techniques for measuring and evaluating accessibility to public health facilities.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5364 Geographic Distribution of Health and Disease

    3 SCH. Medical geography deals with geographic aspects of disease ecology, health care delivery, and environment and health. Disease ecology involves the spatial pattern of diseases and associated explanatory variables including geological, meteorological, biological and cultural phenomena associated with disease, as well as the social, political and economic barriers to healthy living. Health care delivery includes spatial patterns of health care provision and patient behavior including health inequalities. Environment and health draws on geography’s long tradition in environmental hazards research and includes such topics as the physical and psychosocial health impacts of environmental contamination. GIS and spatial analysis are used intensively in this course.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5391 Special Topics in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

    1-3 SCH. This course is to provide exposure to students to a specialized topics in Environmental and/or Occupational Health Sciences. The topics will be selected by the instructor in either specialized areas, innovative topics, timely issues or current methodologies. Topics may include such areas as: exposure methodologies; environment and disease; control and measurement issues for nanotechnology; ultra-fine particles; social justice and environmental exposures in developed and developing countries; probabilistic methods for risk analysis; gene-environment interactions; drinking water quality; etc. This course may be repeated for credit with advisor’s permission.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5395 Thesis

    3 SCH. The thesis requires the student to conduct and prepare the written thesis under the supervision of a faculty committee.  The student must complete an oral defense of the thesis.  The student must maintain continuous enrollment in the thesis hours until the requirements are completed and the thesis is approved by the faculty committee.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
  

  • EOHS 5397 MPH Practice Experience

    2 SCH. This course provides students with experience in public health practice through directed work in practice settings. The public health practice experience involves different goals and activities aimed at providing opportunities for the student to expand and practice MPH core and concentration-specific competencies. Students are required to commit 200 hours to the practice experience, complete a special project that demonstrates their ability to define and issue, apply methods appropriate to their concentration, and produce results. Students are expected to produce a written report of project(s) undertaken in the site placement, and prepare a poster presentation of their practice experience. Placements and practice activities are selected to complement the students’ academic and professional goals. Students must obtain approval of their choice of practice placement and plan for the practice experience in the semester prior to registering in EOHS 5297. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in EOHS 5297 until all the requirements are completed.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 5399 Independent Study in Environmental Health and Occupational Health Sciences

    1-3 SCH. For students capable of independently completing topical studies or projects through conferences and activities directed by the instructor. Topical or project work is chosen by the student with the consent of the instructor. Permission of the instructor is required before enrollment. This course may be repeated for credit.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 6000 PHD Comprehensive Examination

    0 SCH. This academic activity constitutes the final evaluation necessary to advance to PhD Candidacy and to advance to the PhD culminating experience, the Dissertation. The evaluation affords the doctoral student with the means to demonstrate level of mastery in the PhD core and concentration- specific competencies. Enrollment requires permission of the Academic Advisor.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • EOHS 6300 Environmental Determinants of Health II

    3 SCH. Students will advance their knowledge and skills in applying the core theories of public health in identification of hazards, recognizing effects on human health, applying exposure and risk assessment methods, and determining and evaluating interventions of environmental and occupational stressors.
    Prerequisite: Students must complete BIOS 5300, EOHS 5300, EPID 5300, HMAP 5300 and BACH 5300 or obtain the permission of the instructor.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 6310 Environmental Epidemiology

    3 SCH. This course will focus on methods to study relations between exposure to environmental agents (for example air pollutants and metals) or conditions (heat waves, built environment) and effect markers, symptoms, morbidity and mortality in population and subgroups. Exposure assessment and statistical methods for evaluation of environmental and occupational factors will be considered in the context of specific applications. The course will prepare students to critically interpret environmental epidemiologic research, understand the types of questions that can and cannot be answered in environmental epidemiology, and help provide a foundation or designing and conducting such studies.
    Prerequisite: Students must complete BIOS 5300, EOHS 5300, EPID 5300, and EPID 5310 prior to enrolling in this course.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 6340 Environmental and Health Risk Assessment

    3 SCH. Environmental and Health Risk Assessment is a multidisciplinary field of focused around the methods used to evaluate exposure, predict health risks and outcomes, and developing informed decision-making procedures to control or otherwise respond to unacceptable exposures to environmental hazards. In this course the student will learn the basic guidance procedures developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for evaluating and estimating the potential human risk associated with exposures to chemicals in the environment from natural or anthropogenic sources. The ability to develop an environmental or health risk assessment is one of the basic tools for a public health professional. The student will learn how to identify and collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) from varied technical disciplines and how to address issues of risk assessment to the public officials and the general public. The skills learned in developing a risk assessment can be powerful tools to organize and articulate scientific knowledge within a defined framework allowing for mediation of exposure and useful information for decision makers. An Environmental Health Risk Assessment is designed to inform a decision and its generation is based upon data available and comprehension of risk perceptions.
    Prerequisite: Students must complete BIOS 5300, EOHS 5300, EPID 5300 or obtain permission of instructor.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 6366 GeoSpatial Applications

    3 SCH. This course will utilize epidemiology and geographic information science (GISci) methodologies and apply them to a student-developed public health research problem. It is intended that the student will identify a public health research question with a geographic application, develop a hypothesis, and use geographic information science (GISci) technologies and epidemiologic approaches to perform a research project. These projects will be of a quality for presentation at a conference and/or publishing them in a peer-reviewed journal. Through this course, students will develop workplace and industry-wide competencies in the realm of geospatial technology. The course instructors will aid in the development and continuation of projects, as well as present research design methods in GISci. Database design of a geographic dataset is integral in the research design process. Additionally, guest lecturers will present students with novel geographic approaches to public health problems in order to showcase the multiple applications of GIS in a public health context.
    Prerequisite: Students must complete EOHS 5362 or obtain permission from the instructor.
    Offered Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 6391 Advanced Topics in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

    1-3 SCH. This course is to provide exposure to students to a specialized topic in Environmental and/or Occupational Health Sciences. The topics will be selected by the instructor in either specialized areas, innovative topics, timely issues or current methodologies. Topics may include such areas as: exposure methodologies; environment and disease; control and measurement issues for nanotechnology; ultra-fine particles; social justice and environmental exposures in developed and developing countries; probabilistic methods for risk analysis; gene-environment interactions; drinking water quality; etc. This course may be repeated for credit with advisor permission. Permission of course instructor.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • EOHS 6395 Doctoral Dissertation

    3 SCH. The doctoral dissertation must consist of original research or public health program development and testing that is focused on a particular health problem. The students’ advisor is expected to provide guidance in the selection of a suitable project that provides for a clear direction for implementing the research or program. The student must complete an oral defense of the dissertation. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in EOHS 6395 until the requirements are completed. This course may be repeated for credit. A minimum of 12 SCH is required for the PhD degree.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • EOHS 6399 Doctoral Independent Study in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

    1-3 SCH. This course is to provide research and other scholarly projects to be carried out by the student under the supervision of a School of Public Health faculty member. A brief proposal with objectives and/or hypothesis, method of accomplishing goals, and deliverable timelines will be prepared by the student and approved by both the academic advisor and supervising instructor. Course may be offered each semester. May be repeated for credit with advisor’s permission.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade

Epidemiology
  

  • EPID 5001 MPH Comprehensive Exam

    0 SCH. The Comprehensive Examination is a culminating experience option for the MPH degree intended to test the mastery of the competencies required. A student who chooses this option must register for this course in the semester in which he/she intends to take the examination.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • EPID 5297 Practice Experience

    1 SCH. 3 SCH; 1 SCH each semester. This course provides students with experience in public health practice through directed work in practice settings. The public health practice experience involves different goals and activities aimed at providing opportunities for the student to gain hands-on experience addressing the MPH foundation and concentration competencies. Students are required to commit to a minimum of 600 cumulative hours total over three semesters, earning a minimum of 100 hours each semester of enrollment. Students are required to complete a project that is specific and beneficial to the organization, produce a poster presentation of their and practice experience, complete weekly reflection assignments, and other assignments as detailed in the course. Placements and practice activities are selected to complement the students’ academic and professional goals. Students must attend all required practice experience sessions and obtain approval of their placement before enrolling in the course. 

     
    Prerequisite: Students must be in good academic standing with the university and have completed all required courses during the first year cohort program or have completed at least 21 SCH as an online student.:
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade

  

  • EPID 5300 Principles of Epidemiology

    3 SCH. The overall purpose of this course is to introduce public health students to epidemiology so that they understand how epidemiology contributes to (1) identifying factors that cause and prevent diseases, and other undesirable physical, social and emotional conditions(2) assessing the public health consequence of disease, (3) describing the natural history and occurrance of diseases, and (4) developing skills to critically evaluate procedures for preventing diseases.
    Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • EPID 5310 Intermediate Epidemiology

    3 SCH. This course illustrates concepts, methods, and strategies used in epidemiologic studies, beyond the principles discussed in EPID 5300. Topics include analysis of birth cohorts, measures of disease frequency and association, bias, confounding, effect modification, stratification and adjustment, quality control, and reporting of epidemiologic results. The primary objective of the course is to present the main issues in establishing causal relationships from observational data.
    Prerequisite: Students must complete EPID 5300 and BIOS 5300 or BIOS 5301 or obtain permission from the instructor.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • EPID 5312 Survey Research & Questionnaire Design

    3 SCH. Creating a survey instrument is a multistep process. If executed properly, the instrument will produce valuable information; otherwise a poorly designed survey produces little information of meaning and is a waste of time. This introductory course provides the student with a foundation of theoretical research and survey concepts and practical implementation and analytical skills. Each student will construct their own research question with corresponding objectives, map these objectives to meaningful and measurable survey items, submit a research proposal and instrument to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for approval, put survey instrument into a designated population collect enter, and analyze data and present results in a final written project and oral presentation. This comprehensive course teaches the theory and applications of survey methodology in the guise of a structured research project; from conception of the research question to presentation of collected data and drawing of corresponding conclusions. This introductory course is designed for epidemiology and other public health students requiring a basic knowledge research survey and questionnaire design, implementation and analysis. This course will include lectures, in-class assignments, a group project, class discussion, oral and written presentation and readings. A lecture outline will be provided before class; students may need to take additional notes.
    Prerequisite: Students must complete EPID 5310, EPID 5313, and BIOS 5310 or permission by instructor.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • EPID 5313 Introduction to Data Management and Statistical Computing

    3 SCH. Develops skills in the use of statistical packages in public health research. Emphasis is on data definition, verification, descriptive examination, and graphical presentation. Statistical packages will include SAS software.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Letter Grade
 

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