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Global Health MPH Course Offerings
G H 500 (1 credit, AU/WI/SP qtr) MPH Faculty
Global Health Seminar
Explores issues relevant to global health; themes vary by quarter. Required course for Global Health MPH and Global Health Certificate students. Credit/no credit only. Offered jointly with EPI 592B.
G H 501 (1 credit, autumn qtr) Gonzales, Wade
Introduction to Global Health (NOTE: formerly UCONJ 501)
Addresses a variety of themes in global health which serve as a base for an introductory-level understanding of the field. Emphasizes the diverse, disciplinary perspectives on global health. Credit/no credit only.
G H 502 (1 credit, spring qtr) Gonzales, Wade
Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Global Health (NOTE: formerly UCONJ 503)
Presenters from a variety of disciplines discuss their experiences working on global health issues in resource-poor settings. Speakers illustrate how their work is influenced by communication, culture, economic and socio-political realities. Credit/no credit only.
G H 505/MED 560 (2 credits, winter qtr) Kimball
Advanced Global Health
Prepares health profession students for work in developing countries. Includes health care delivery systems, political, social, and economic determinants of health, major global health issues, and personal well-being while abroad. Lecture and seminar format with guest speakers, student presentations, and discussion.
G H 511 (4 credits, autumn qtr) Gloyd
Problems in International Health
Explores social, political, economic, and environmental determinants of health in developing countries; traces the ideological and programmatic responses to health problems both within and outside the health sector. Includes: origins of primary health care; child survival; traditional systems; population; water; sanitation; international agencies; effects of economic policies. Student groups analyze a case study formulating pharmaceutical policy in a developing country.
G H 514 (3 credits, spring qtr) Bezruchka
Global Population Health
Looks at determinants of population health in different countries, to learn about the constraints of typical public health and development paradigms. Topics include colonialism, development and underdevelopment, political economy, culture, health behaviors, hierarchy, health care and medical harm.
G H 515 (4 credits, autumn qtr) Murray
Global Health Challenges
Introduces principal health problems of the world's populations, and major challenges to improving health globally. Explores interdisciplinary factors accounting for health patterns, ranging from either physiological basis to their economic, social, and political context. Prerequisite: either BIOST 511, BIOST 512, and BIOST 513, or BIOST 517 and BIOST 518, or equivalent; either EPI 511 or both EPI 512 and EPI 513. Offered: A.
G H 521 (3 credits, spring qtr) Downer, O'Malley
International Program Management and Evaluation
Overview of the program planning cycle as applied to international program management. Uses case studies and application exercises to develop skills in designing assessment activities for program planning; developing, testing, and implementing programmatic interventions; managing resources and people, monitoring activities; and evaluating program outcomes.
G H 531/EPI 539 (4 credits, winter qtr) Gloyd, Micek
Research Methods for Developing Countries
Explores methodologies for obtaining useful information regarding health status and health services in countries of the Third World. Standard evaluation methods which require minimal resources will be discussed regarding their applicability in specific settings. New approaches to assessment of primary health care effectiveness will be covered. Each year students design and conduct a health survey.
G H 532/EPI 586 (3 credits, autumn qtr) Farquhar
Responsible Conduct of International Research
2-week seminar that will run from 9:30am to approximately 4pm every day beginning on September 12th. This course will prepare international and US students to develop research proposals, conduct international field research, and present scholarly work.
G H/HSERV 544 (3 credits, winter qtr) Mercer
Maternal Child Health in Developing Countries
Emphasizes the most critical health problems of women and children in developing countries and the social, economic and cultural context in which they occur. Specific, practical approaches to developing programs to address the problems will be shared via lecture/discussions, case studies, exercises, readings and a small group project. The student will acquire skills in baseline assessment, setting measurable objectives, planning and evaluating appropriate and culturally-relevant interventions, and involving communities in this process.
G H 553 (2 credits, autumn qtr) Povey
Reproductive Health, Population and Development
Provides students with an introduction to demographic conditions in Third World countries and an understanding of the consequences of rapid population growth on health and the environment. The context and effectiveness of family planning programs is a major focus of the course.
G H/NUTR 555 (3 credits, spring qtr) Gorstein
Nutrition in Developing Countries
The class will allow students to gain a general foundation on the global dimension of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, through an introduction into the epidemiology of these different problems, their assessment and classification, and a description of current strategies being implemented to improve nutritional status in developing countries.
G H/MED 561 (1 credit, spring qtr) Buckner, Pottinger
Tropical Medicine
Intended for professional health science students interested in learning the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and clinical presentation of disease conditions that re more commonly seen in less-developed countries, resource-limited settings, or tropical climates, and how to diagnose, treat, and follow the resolution of these diseases with commonly limited resources.
G H 562/EPI/MED 530 (2 credits, autumn qtr) Farquhar
AIDS: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Comprehensive overview of the public health, clinical, and laboratory aspects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and disease. Topics include the pathogenesis, natural history, and management of HIV infections. The impact of HIV/AIDS on community and global health care and prospects for prevention and control. Credit/no credit only. Offered: jointly with MED 530; A.
G H 565/PABIO 550 (3 credits, autumn qtr) Parsons, Lukehart
Diseases of Public Health Importance and Their Control
Public Health perspective of major disease of national and global importance. Discussion of origins, establishment, progression, and pathogenesis of diseases. Importance of immunological, intercellular and external factors, and strategies of disease prevention. Requires a grounding in cellular and molecular biology, microbiology, and immunology. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
G H 566/PABIO 551 (4 credits, winter qtr) Sherman
Biochemistry and Genetics of Pathogens and Their Hosts
Provides a strong foundation in biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics for students interested in disease. Principles will be illustrated through examples focusing on pathogens, and infectious and non-infectious disease. Prerequisite: undergraduate level course work in molecular biology or biochemistry or permission of instructor.
G H 590 (variable credits, AU/WI/SP/S qtr) MPH Faculty
Selected Topics in Global Health
Focuses on topics relevant to global health.
G H 592
Program Seminars (1-6, max. 6)
Addresses specific educational needs of students within the Department of Global Health. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
G H 593 (1 credit, AU/WI/SP qtr) Hagopian
MPH Thesis Workshop
Introduces students to the issues involved in conceptualizing and completing thesis projects and the various international health organizations and faculty members available as resources to projects. Credit/no credit only. Prerequisite: first-year Global Health MPH students.
G H 595 (3-6 credits, AU/WI/SP/SU qtr) MPH Faculty
Master’s Practicum
Supervised practice experience providing an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in a setting of relevance to global health. Credit/no credit only. Prerequisite: permission of faculty advisor.
G H 600 (variable credits, AU/WI/SP/SU qtr) MPH Faculty
Independent Study or Research
Prerequisite: permission of faculty advisor.
G H 700 (variable credits, AU/WI/SP/SU qtr) MPH Faculty
Master’s Thesis
Prerequisite: permission of faculty chair.
Additional Elective Courses for DGH MPH Students
EPI 507/ObGyn 590 (3 credits, spring qtr) Stewart
HIV & STIs in Women and Children
Examines the emerging global public health crisis and the plight of women and children with HIV/STIs. Reviews targeted approaches pertaining to women and children and their vulnerability to HIV/STIs
EPI 520 (3 credits, winter qtr) Manhart
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases from a public health perspective. Topics include analytic methods, study design, outbreak investigations, surveillance, vaccine evaluations, global eradication, screening, modeling, and infectious causes of chronic diseases.
EPI 532 (3 credits, spring qtr) McClelland
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Resource-Limited Countries
A review of major infectious disease problems of the developing world, including AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, measles, and diarrhea, with an emphasis on public health control strategies.
HSERV 521 (3 credits, spring qtr) Pfeiffer
Qualitative Methods in Health Services Research
Provides both a theoretical foundation in qualitative approaches to research in public health and in-depth training in qualitative data management, analysis, interpretation, and presentation. The course focuses on how to frame research questions and design appropriate research strategies that incorporate qualitative methods. Special consideration will be given to the integration of qualitative and quantitative methods in designs that include both approaches.
HSERV 526 (4 credits, spring qtr) Bezruchka
Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health
Students will describe the basic assumptions, approach and rationale of qualitative research and will use qualitative techniques to conduct a research project.
HSERV 536/EPI 529 (3 credits, winter qtr) Kimball
Emerging Infections of International Public Health Importance
This course develops an appreciation of the importance of emerging infections to international public health practice. Emphasis is placed on the concept of emergence, and particular diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, and dengue are discussed.
HSERV 590 (3 credits, winter qtr) Rivin, Kuszler
Health and Human Rights
Will cover basic concepts in the fields of human rights law and public health, and use those concepts to examine the interdependence and tensions between the two fields. Subject areas include and introduction to the fields of public health and human rights law, an examination of the impact of health policies and programs on human rights, the health impacts resulting from human rights violations, the right to health and medicine and human rights.
UCONJ 504 (3 credits, spring qtr) Kurth
Capstone Seminar in Global Health
Uses actual multidisciplinary case studies to 1) analyze quantitative parameters of diseases, 2) contrast the descriptive and analytic approaches of health sciences, anthropology and nutritional sciences, 3) integrate diverse disciplinary perspectives into cohesive information, 4) organize class presentations, and 5) apply critical thinking in approaching complex health issues. Offered: SP.
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