Courses

PUBH 2561: Introduction to Public Health

This course teaches an understanding of the academic discipline of public health, major public health problems, and public health systems. The course examines core principles of public health, and provides opportunities to apply new knowledge to address complex population health problems both domestically and globally. Course activities promote critical thinking and integration of public health problems and solutions providing the tools to address population health issues that face individuals, our communities, and the world.

  • A 7 week course offered both Fall and Spring Semesters
  • Liberal Education Requirement: Global Perspective 
  • This class is required by the BSHS Program and Early Assurance Physician Assistant Program
  • Units: 3.00
 

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 Section Meeting Times Period Room Instructor
  49737 001 LEC MW 08:00 AM – 09:15 AM (75 min) Jan 18, 2022 – May 02, 2022 University Square 318 Nayeema Ahmed  
  49773 002 LEC None listed. Jan 18, 2022 – Mar 14, 2022  Online - No set time and day Jessie Barnett

PUBH 3331: Health Equity & Social Determinants of Health

Students investigate the role of social and community factors that contribute to health inequities. Students identify neighborhood characteristics such as poverty or access to care that play a critical role in higher negative health outcomes within at-risk populations. Examination of these complex public health issues using evidence-based approaches, frameworks and models, and research methods. Course activities promote critical thinking skills to discover root causes of health inequities and to examine interventions intended to eliminate disparate health conditions within neighborhoods or specific populations. 

  • Prerequisite: PUBH 2561 
  • Units: 3.00

Spring 2022 Schedule 

# # Section Meeting Times Period Room  Instructor
  49813 001 LEC Th 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM (75 min) Jan 18, 2022 – May 02, 2022 University Square 337 Jessie Barnett

Directed Study or Research in Public Health

Individual study or research on selected topics or problems.

  • Prerequisite: Instructor Consent, Department Consent 
  • PUBH 1393 
    • Units: 1.00 - 3.00 
  • PUBH 3393
    • Units: 1.00 - 6.00