Courses Taught by Staff

BIOSTAT523: Statistical Methods in Epidemiology

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: EPID501 or EPID601 or EPID600; AND BIOSTAT522
• Description: Statistical methods commonly used in environmental epidemiology. Emphasis on choosing appropriate statistical methods and subsequent interpretation. Topics include probability, measures of association and risk, sample size calculations, SMR and PMR analysis, logistic regression and survival analysis.
• Syllabus for BIOSTAT523

BIOSTAT591: Introduction to R

• Graduate level
• Online MPH only
• This is a first year course for Online students
• Spring-Summer term(s) for online MPH students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
• Instructor(s): Philip Boonstra (Online MPH);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: This is a two-credit hour course preparing students enrolled in the online MPH and MS programs -- Biostatistics concentration to be 'data-ready' using the R statistical environment.
• Learning Objectives: Understanding the need to plot data Matching graphical techniques and data type Creating your set of 'go-to' graphical tools Understand the limitations of 'point and click' Incorporating the tidyverse into R Turning your "data" into data Learning R's capabilities Asking the right questions in R Writing reproducible R code Writing shareable R code CEPH learning objectives 1. Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context 2. Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming and software, as appropriate 3. Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice

BIOSTAT592: Applied Regression

• Graduate level
• Online MPH only
• This is a first year course for Online students
• Spring-Summer term(s) for online MPH students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
• Instructor(s): Kelley Kidwell (Online MPH);
• Prerequisites: BIOSTAT 501, BIOSTAT 591
• Advisory Prerequisites: None
• Description: This course is designed to introduce linear regression using multiple variables to predict a continuous outcome. This course emphasizes the application of multiple linear regression to substantive public health problems focusing on interpretation and inference. We use RStudio to analyze public health datasets, evaluate regression assumptions, and assess model fit.
• Learning Objectives: 1. Explain the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge 2. Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice

Concentration Competencies that BIOSTAT592 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
Population and Health Sciences		MPH	Compare population health indicators across subpopulations, time, and data sources	PUBHLTH515, BIOSTAT592, EPID590, EPID592, EPID643, BIOSTAT595, BIOSTAT501
Population and Health Sciences		MPH	Estimate population health indicators from high quality data resources from diverse sources	PUBHLTH515, EPID643, NUTR590, BIOSTAT592, BIOSTAT501

BIOSTAT594: Applied Generalized Linear Models

• Graduate level
• Online MPH only
• This is a second year course for Online students
• Fall term(s) for online MPH students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
• Instructor(s): Trivellore Raghunathan (Online MPH);
• Prerequisites: BIOSTAT501, BIOSTAT591, BIOSTAT592
• Description: This course introduces public health Master's students to generalized linear models to analyze binary, discrete, ordinal, count, survival outcomes.The primary emphasis will be interpretation, inference and hands-on data analyses. We will use R to analyze public health datasets, evaluate regression assumptions, and assess model fit.
• Learning Objectives: 1. Understand the context where non-continuous outcome data are generated, identify the most relevant aspects of these data that require modeling and formulate a scientific question in terms of one or a few model parameters 2. To develop the ability to use R to analyze public health data using GLM 3. Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice
• This course is cross-listed with .

BIOSTAT610: Readings in Biostatistics

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: One of Biostat 503, Biostat 524, Biostat 553 or Biostat 601/Biostat 602
• Description: Independent study in a special topic under the guidance of a faculty member. May be elected more than once. Enrollment is limited to biostatistics majors.

BIOSTAT619: Clinical Trials

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Biostatistics 601 and Biostatistics 651
• Description: This course is designed for individuals with a strong quantitative background who are interested in the statistical design and analysis aspects of clinical trials and the interface between statistics and policy in this area
• Syllabus for BIOSTAT619

BIOSTAT620: Introduction to Health Data Science

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: BIOSTAT 607, BIOSTAT 601, BIOSTAT 650
• Advisory Prerequisites: No other courses
• Description: This course offers a systematic introduction to the scope and contents of health data arising from public health and the biomedical sciences. It focuses on rules and techniques for handling health data. Through both regular lectures and guest lectures, this course covers a broad range of health data.
• Learning Objectives: (a) To understand the foundation and rules for handling big health data. (b) To develop a practical knowledge and understanding of important statistical issues and relevant data analytics for health big data analysis. (c) To learn and master basic software and programming skills for data cleaning and data processing.
• Syllabus for BIOSTAT620

Concentration Competencies that BIOSTAT620 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
BIOSTAT	Health Data Science	MS	Understand the roles and principles when a biostatistician conducts the analysis of biomedical or public health data	BIOSTAT620
BIOSTAT	Health Data Science	MS	Distinguish among the different measurement scales and data quality, as well as their implications for selection of statistical methods and algorithms to be used based on these distinctions	BIOSTAT620

BIOSTAT642: Introduction to Functional MRI

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: This course presents the basic skills to design and analyze functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiments. We start by reviewing the basic Matlab and Unix skills necessary to manipulate image data. Next we introduce the principles of MRI and the nature of the Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) effect, including artifacts that corrupt the BOLD signal. We cover blocked and event-related designs, and how to optimize statistical power of design. We cover subject safety.
• Syllabus for BIOSTAT642

BIOSTAT645: Time Series Analysis with Biomedical Applications

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: Biostat 602, Biostat 650 or Perm. Instr
• Description: Introduction to statistical time series analysis with an emphasis on frequency domain (spectral) methods and their applications to biomedical problems. Topics include autocorrelation, stationarity, autoregressive and moving average processes, power spectra, periodgrams, spectral estimation, linear filters, complex demodulation, autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models, cross-correlation, cross-spectra, coherence, time and frequency domain linear regression. The methods will be illustrated in applications to various areas of public health and medical research such as environmental health, electrophysiology, and endocrinology.
• Syllabus for BIOSTAT645

BIOSTAT664: Special Topics in Biostastics

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
• Description: Master's level seminar designed to provide an extensive review of a number of substantive and methods and skill areas in biostatistics. Readings, discussion, and assignments are organized around issues of mutual interest to faculty and students. Reviews and reports on topics required in the areas selected. May be elected more than once.
• Syllabus for BIOSTAT664

BIOSTAT665: Statistical Population Genetics

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: The first half of the course concentrates on classical population genetics. We introduce topics such as Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, models of selection for populations of infinite size and population subdivision. The second half of the course focuses on coalescent theory, covering migration, changes in population size and recombination. We provide guidelines how these models can be used in to infer population genetic parameters. Finally, some recent results and methods from the population genetic literature are discussed.
• Syllabus for BIOSTAT665

BIOSTAT690: Health Applications of Multivariate Analysis

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: Biostat 650 and Biostat 651 and Math 417 or Perm. Instr.
• Description: Techniques of multivariate analysis related to health and biomedical problems. Emphasis on computational techniques and programs with health examples. Tests of significance for one, two or more populations; general linear model; multivariate analyses of variances and covariances; correlation procedures; principal components and discriminant analyses.
• Syllabus for BIOSTAT690

BIOSTAT820: Readings in Biostatistics

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Students assigned special topics for literature study under guidance of individual faculty members. May be elected more than once. Enrollment limited to biostatistics majors.

BIOSTAT840: Advanced Topics in Data Analysis

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: Biostat 650 and Biostat 651
• Description: Alternate methods of data analysis useful when data do not fulfill unusual assumptions of statistical tests. Using articles from the literature, students learn methods of data analysis more robust than usual methods and how to choose among them. Focuses on comparison of groups, ANOVA and regression.

BIOSTAT845: Advanced Topics in Times Series Analysis

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: Biostat 645, Stat 531 or Perm. Instr.
• Description: Advanced theory of stationary univariate and multivariate time series. Additional advanced topics such as analysis of non-stationary, non-linear, and/or categorical time series; time-frequency analysis; and statistical methods based on the wavelet transform or related transforms. Application of methods to time series data sets from health research.

BIOSTAT851: Linear Statistical Models (Stat 642)

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: Biostat 602 and Biostat 651 or Perm. Instr.
• Description: Theory of multivariate normal distribution, distribution of quadratic forms, Cochran's theorem, Gauss-Markov theorem, general linear hypothesis, experimental design models, Wishart distribution.

BIOSTAT890: Multivariate Statistical Models (Stat 640)

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: Math 417 and either Stat 511 or Biostat 602 and Perm. Instr.
• Description: Derivation of multivariate techniques: multivariate estimation, T, criteria for testing linear hypothesis, test for additional information, testing covariance matrices, factor analysis, growth curves and elementary time series.
• Syllabus for BIOSTAT890

BIOSTAT990: Dissertation/Pre-Candidacy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: (1-8 Full term, 1-4 Half term)
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral student not yet admitted to status as a candidate.

BIOSTAT995: Dissertation Research for Doctorate in Philosophy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Admission to Doctoral Program(1-8 Full term, 1-4 Half term)
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral student who has been admitted to status as a candidate.

EHS585: Psychosocial Factors Impacting Environmental And Occupational Health

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Offered Every fall semester
• Last offered Fall 2024
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Undergraduate with permission.
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: This course aims to enhance the student’s understanding of how the community environment, built environment, and work environment impact the health and safety of individuals. Psychosocial risk factors not only arise from the nature of work but are also bidirectionally impacted by the environment and existing policies and regulations.
• Learning Objectives: Explain behavioral and psychological factors that affect a population’s health (C2, C3) Critically evaluate major concepts and theories related to the social determinants of health and health behavior relative to the environments of work, community, and built and their intersections (C2, C3) Propose behavioral strategies to enhance environmental health and occupational safety and health performance with the intent to improve population health and wellbeing (C3) Construct a questionnaire to assess (quantitatively and qualitatively) the impact of psychosocial factors on health (C1) Identify how existing environmental and occupational policies and regulations impact psychosocial health (C2)

EHS588: Environmental Law (SNRE 475)

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Offered Every winter semester
• Last offered Winter 2024
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Introduces students to Environmental Law and the impact of the legal process on decisions that affect the environment. Topics include common law tort actions, toxic tort actions, statutory controls of pollution and other environmentally harmful activities. Additional areas include administrative agency structure and performance, Constitutional rights to environmental quality and more.

EHS654: Control of Exposures to Airborne Contaminants

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Offered Every other winter (next offering: Winter 2026)
• Last offered Winter 2024
• Prerequisites: Grad status
• Description: Discussion of the principles of controlling airborne contaminants in working and living environments. It deals with general environmental and local exhaust ventilation for indoor spaces, filtration and emission control for the ambient environment, and personal respiratory protection. Specific topics include: basic properties of air and aerodynamics, and behavior of airborne contaminants; general dilution and local exhaust ventilation concepts, methods and design; fan performance and selection; air cleaning equipment; ventilation testing, OSHA and EPA standards, indoor air quality, and others.

Concentration Competencies that EHS654 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
EHS	Industrial Hygiene	MPH	Recommend and evaluate engineering, administrative, and personal protective controls and/or other interventions to reduce or eliminate workplace hazards	EHS654

EHS672: Healthy and Sustainable Foods and Products- Life Cycle Assessment

• Graduate level
• Both Residential and Online MPH
• This is a second year course for Online students
• Winter term(s) for residential students; Fall term(s) for online MPH students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students; 3 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential); Olivier Jolliet (Online MPH);
• Offered Every winter semester (next offering: Winter 2025)
• Last offered Winter 2024
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: This course describes how consumption, products and foods affect impacts on health and environment. After addressing the major health determinants, we assess diets nutritional and sustainable performances. We use LCA to analyze the environmental impact of products, with focus on chemicals in consumer products, discussing the path towards sustainable consumption.
• Learning Objectives: 1. To identify the key factors impacting health and the environment, including the roles played by products. 2. To assess and compare the nutritional and sustainable performances of foods, accounting for both the consumer health and the environment. 3. To provide tools and practice opportunities for Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to assess the environmental impact of products and systems over the whole product life cycle 4. To set the fundamentals for comparative risks of chemicals in consumer products. 5. To adequately relate risk and impacts on human health to consumption and production, from single products to sustainable consumption.
• Residential Syllabus for EHS672

EHS687: Professional Development in Environmental Health Sciences I

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 0.5 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Offered Every fall semester
• Last offered Fall 2024
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: The course is open to all EHS MPH students who are in the 1st term of their 1st year in the program.
• Description: This course is an introduction to professional development. Students will learn about: many aspects of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, and resources available in SPH and in the broader U-M environment. It includes introductions to required Learning Agreements, Internships, and the Applied Practical Experience (APEx).
• Learning Objectives: Students who complete this class are expected to be able to do the following: - Define their internship interests and pursue internship that fulfills APEx requirements - Produce professional documents (e.g. resume) to facilitate obtaining an internship - Identify and access available career and library resources - Prepare to meet APEx requirements by learning about APEx plans, learning agreements, and products.

EHS688: Professional Development in Environmental Health Sciences II

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 0.5 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Offered Every winter semester
• Last offered Winter 2024
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: The course is open to all EHS MPH students who are in the 2nd term of their 1st year in the program. It is expected that enrolled students have completed EHS 687 Environmental Health Sciences Prof. Development, Part I in the 1st term of their 1st year
• Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, resources available in School of Public Health and the broader University of Michigan environment, to prepare students for their internship experience, and to introduce students to different types of careers in environmental health.
• This course is cross-listed with .

EHS689: Professional Development In Environmental Health Sciences Iii

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Offered Every fall semester
• Last offered Fall 2024
• Prerequisites: EHS MPH students only
• Advisory Prerequisites: Completion of approved internship and APEx, research or practical experience.
• Description: This course is designed to connect training in EHS with the complex challenges associated with working in professional organizations. As the third professional development course of the EHS MPH program, EHS 689 concludes and integrates the summer field experience, and completion of the Applied Practical Experience requirement, with academic concepts.

EHS697: Readings

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm. Instr
• Description: Supervised study/review of a selected topic in environmental health, occupational health, nutrition and/or toxicology. May be elected more than once for a maximum of six credits.

EHS698: Research

• Graduate level
• Both Residential and OJOC
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for OJOC and residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for OJOC and residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff
• Prerequisites: Perm. Instr.
• Description: Original research investigation of a special topic in environmental health, occupational health, nutrition and/or toxicology. May be elected more than once for a maximum of six credits.

EHS699: Master's Thesis

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm of Thesis Advisor
• Description: This course shall be elected by students enrolled in Master's degree programs that require a formal written thesis as a condition of program completion. The thesis shall be defended in front of the student's thesis committee. The course grade will reflect the student's accomplishments relative to the thesis and its defense. The course is to be elected only once.

EHS796: Special Topics in Environmental Health Sciences

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Lecture, seminars and readings selected on a current or emerging topic or theme in the environmental health sciences. The specific material and format will vary by semester and instructor.

Concentration Competencies that EHS796 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
EHS	Environmental Health Promotion and Policy	MPH	Analyze policies addressing environmental health issues	EHS796

EHS899: Advanced Research

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm. Instr.
• Description: Original investigations of a specific topic in environmental health, occupational health, nutrition and/or toxicology. Designed for doctoral students performing research prior to passing their qualifying exam. May be elected more than once.

EHS990: Dissertation/Pre-Candidacy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral students not yet admitted to status as candidate.

EHS995: Dissertation Research for Doctorate in Philosophy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral students who have been admitted to status as candidate.

EPID511: Introduction to Public Health Genetics

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Offered Every Fall
• Prerequisites: Grad status or perm instructor
• Description: This course is designed for those interested in a basic understanding of human genetics who have had only a very limited exposure to biologic sciences. This course will cover the basics of genetics at both the molecular and population level. In addition to the basic science, some ethical, legal, and social implications of genetics research will be examined. Examples relevant to public health will be emphasized.
• This course is cross-listed with in the PUBHLTH 311 department.
• Syllabus for EPID511

EPID604: Applications of Epidemiology

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Instructor Permission
• Description: Application of epidemiological methods and concepts to analysis of data from epidemiological, clinical or laboratory studies. Introduction to independent research and scientific writing under faculty guidance.
• Syllabus for EPID604

EPID706: Mixed Methods In Epidemiologic Research

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: An entry-level qualitative research course or equivalent experience is helpful. In addition, an introduction to quantitative research such as a course on statistics and research design or equivalent experience is helpful.
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: Participants will gain knowledge of the foundations of mixed methods research, mixed methods quality criteria, major mixed methods research designs, the value added of mixed methods research, and legitimation and validation concepts. Through an interactive, problem-based approach, attendees will develop skills in designing a mixed methods study throughout the course.
• Learning Objectives: The intent of this course is to provide an overview of mixed methods research to learners who already have some familiarity with quantitative and qualitative research

EPID708: Machine Learning for Epidemiologic Analysis in the Era of Big Data

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: Introductory course in statistics as well as courses or working knowledge of basic regressions (linear, logistic, etc.). Having some background in the programming language R preferred.
• Description: Course focuses on advances in machine learning and its application to causal inference and prediction via Targeted Learning, which allows the use of machine learning algorithms for prediction and estimating so-called causal parameters, such as average treatment effects, optimal treatment regimes, etc. We will discuss implementation via cloud computing.

EPID720: Applied Mediation Analysis

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: none
• Description: The course will approach concepts and methods for mediation from the perspective of the counterfactual framework. Mediation analysis quantifies the extent to which the effect of an exposure on some outcome is mediated through a particular intermediate and the extent to which it is direct or through other pathways. Definitions, identification results and statistical techniques related to mediation analysis will be covered. The course will clarify the assumptions required for the estimation of direct and indirect effect and will extend the approach to mediation typically employed in epidemiology and the social sciences to settings with interactions, non-linearities, and time-varying exposures. Prerequisite: Familiarity with regression analysis and potential outcomes.
• Learning Objectives: 1.To understand the assumptions of a counterfactual frame in formulating mediation analyses questions 2.To identify different types of causal effects (e.g. total, direct, indirect) and their mathematical relations with each other 3.To correctly specify regression models in conducting mediation analyses 2.To master the use of statistical software code to conduct mediation analyses and the interpretation of output

EPID721: Applied Sensitivity Analyses In Epidemiology

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Introductory epidemiology. Introductory biostatistics or introduction to generalized linear models. Working knowledge of a general statistical software like SAS, Stata or R
• Advisory Prerequisites: An introductory course on causal inference (e.g. EPID 780) is highly recommended
• Description: This course introduces how to think about and conduct sensitivity analyses for uncontrolled confounding, selection bias and measurement error in epidemiologic studies. The course will demonstrate the intuition behind the separate and combined consequences of these sources of bias on estimating and inferring causal effects. It will provide practical quantitative skills for assessing the sensitivity of analytical results to these biases in order to aid credible causal modeling and inference using empirical epidemiologic studies
• Learning Objectives: 1. Learn to articulate the different of impact of uncontrolled confounding, selection bias and measurement error separately and in combination. 2. Learn to depict visually these sources of bias and understand their impact using causal diagrams. 3. Learn to conduct quantitative bias analyses including multiple-bias modeling. 4. Learn to reason about and obtain bias parameters for sensitivity analyses. 5. Learn to apply and interpret probabilistic sensitivity analyses in epidemiologic studies.

EPID722: Foundations Of Clinical Pharmacology In Pharmacoepidemiology

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: This course will explore the application of principles in clinical pharmacology (mechanism of action, drug-drug interactions, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, etc.) to guide study design, interpretation, and clinical relevance for pharmacoepidemiology research.

EPID733: Quasi-experimental Methods In Epidemiology

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: No
• Advisory Prerequisites: familiarity with introductory epidemiology (e.g., confounding), and introductory biostatistics (e.g., expectation, laws of probability, linear regression); and some background in either Stata or R.
• Description: The course will cover the concepts, assumptions, statistical techniques, and empirical applications of these methods in the literature. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to critique the quality of a research paper that uses these methods and be able to conduct basic analyses in Stata or R.
• Learning Objectives: Currently, the cluster on causal inference at SSE includes full courses on causal inference fundamentals, mediation analysis, sensitivity analysis, and machine learning. However, there is no systematic coverage on 1) instrumental variable analysis, 2) difference-in-differences methods, and 3) regression discontinuity design. This proposed course will fill in this gap. These tools have found

EPID734: Epidemiologic Data Collection, Management, And Harmonization

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: The course does not presume any background in data collection, management or harmonization methods; however, prior experience in designing or conducting health research projects is helpful.
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: provide an overview of techniques for data collection, management and harmonization to learners who plan to conduct or are already engaged in health research and would like to gain familiarity with methods aimed at generating quality data for hypothesis testing and sharing purposes
• Learning Objectives: The intent of this course is to provide an overview of techniques for data collection, management and harmonization to learners who plan to conduct or are already engaged in health research and would like to gain familiarity with methods aimed at generating quality data for hypothesis testing and sharing purposes.

EPID743: Applied Linear Regression

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Intro Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Perm. Instr
• Description: This course is an introduction to the most powerful analysis technique in statistics: linear regression. This course discusses the applications of linear regression models to medical research and public health data. We will focus on the two major goals of linear models: (1) Explanation: the estimation of associations, and (2) Prediction: the use of models to predict subject outcomes, as with diagnostic tests. Specific topics include graphical exploratory data analysis, assumptions behind simple and multiple linear regression, use of categorical explanatory variables, identification of appropriate transformations of explanatory and/or outcome variables, assessment of predictor/outcome associations through hypothesis testing, identification of confounding and effect modification, assessment of model fit, and model selection techniques.

EPID761: Social Determinants Of Population Health

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: Intro Epidemiology and Biostatistics courses
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: Introduce how social factors affect health. Survey social determinants of health literature to provide basic substantive knowledge on differential patterns of health across individual and contextual levels. Discuss methodological approaches to systematic assessment of health disparities, conceptualizing and measuring social exposures, examining contextual factors, and estimating policy impacts.

EPID762: Analysis of Complex Sample Survey Data

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: . A first course in survey sampling or research methods and a basic understanding of sampling concepts such as stratification, cluster sampling and weighting is required.
• Description: This course will present a practical overview of modern techniques for analyzing survey data in a way that accounts for the complex features of the sample design that gave rise to the sample of units that was ultimately surveyed

EPID780: Applied Epidemiologic Analysis For Causal Inference

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: Students should have at least one basic epidemiology course with a working knowledge of regression and other standard statistical methodology common in basic epidemiological analysis.
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: This course introduces concepts and applications of potential outcomes and structural causal models for the estimation of causal parameters in epidemiologic research. The course will familiarize students with the assumptions underpinning modern causal inference methods and provide a conceptual understanding of standardization/g-computation and inverse probability weighting.

EPID787: An Introduction To Multilevel Analysis In Public Health

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Offered Every Summer
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: Introductory course in epidemiology and an introductory course in statistics (i.e. some familiarity with regression modeling).
• Description: This short course will review the rationale for multilevel analysis in public health research, build the statistical theory and practice of these models from the fundamentals of the regression-based approaches and demonstrate a variety of different forms that the models can take, including fixed and random effects, marginal (population average) models and extensions for categorical and survival outcomes. Fitting and interpreting models will be demonstrated using Stata statistical software, and parallel code will also be provided in SAS. Special emphasis will be placed on the strengths and limitations of multilevel analyses in investigating social and group-level determinants of health, and the causal interpretations of estimated parameters.

EPID793: Complex Systems Modeling for Public Health Research

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: This course will provide an introduction to two major complex systems science modeling techniques with wide applicability to public health. We will cover an introductory overview of complex systems modeling in general, and systems dynamics and agent-based modeling in particular. We will discuss model applications, best practices, and more advanced practical topics such as team-building, computation, funding, and publication. We will provide extensive hands-on lab experience during each section of the course. At the completion of the course the student will be able to explain current and potential future roles of complex systems science in public health, describe the respective advantages/disadvantages of each method covered, and will be expected to produce a draft proposal for applying one of the two system science methods to a particular problem. Students will become informed consumers of complex systems research, will be prepared to actively participate in interdisciplinary teams using the modeling techniques, and will be well positioned to incorporate systems science methods into their own research. Prerequisite: Relevant background in public health.

EPID799: Qualitative Methods for Epidemiology

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: none
• Description: This course provides an overview of qualitative research methods that can complement and enhance epidemiologic studies. It is useful for epidemiologists interested in understanding the social, cultural and behavioral aspects of public health issues within communities. Students will learn how to integrate qualitative methods into epidemiology research and how to select appropriate qualitative methods. Sessions will cover: principles of qualitative research, study design, participant recruitment, data collection methods (interviews, group discussion, and observation), writing and presenting qualitative research and assessing research quality. The course uses participatory learning activities to build core skills. The course is valuable for public health professionals, staff at government and non-government agencies focusing on health and disease, graduate students and researchers. Skills learnt in this course will be valuable for conducting epidemiology research and evaluating qualitative research components in funding proposals, projects and publications.

EPID990: Dissertation Research/Pre-Candidate

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: For students who have NOT reached candidacy yet.

EPID995: Dissertation Research/Candidate

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral student who has been admitted to status as a candidate

HBHEQ578: Practical Projects

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Practical projects in the application of theory and principles of Health Behavior and Health Education to individual and community-based public health settings. Course requirements include an approved practical project related to Health Behavior and Health Education in consultation with a faculty advisor. THE EXPERIENCE IS REPORTED IN AN INTEGRATIVE PAPER DEMONSTRATING THE SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION OF HBHE THEORIES AND PRINCIPLES TO THE PRACTICAL PROJECT. May be elected more than once. Enrollment limited to Health Behavior and Health Education majors with at least two full terms of prior registration.

HBHEQ620: Behavioral Research Methods in Public Health

• Graduate level
• Both Residential and Online MPH
• This is a second year course for Online students
• Fall term(s) for residential students; Fall term(s) for online MPH students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students; 3 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential); Marc Zimmerman (Online MPH);
• Offered every year
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Principles of design of behavioral research on public health problems and programs. Objectives, philosophy, and methods of science including causal inference, the role of hypotheses, criteria for establishing adequate hypotheses, research designs and data collection techniques. Formulation of a research problem within a program setting.
• Residential Syllabus for HBHEQ620

HBHEQ625: Research in Health Behavior

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm. Inst.
• Description: Individual work on a problem in the area of health behavior relevant to program effectiveness in public health, under the tutorial guidance of an appropriate staff member. Regular conferences are arranged to discuss research designs, proposed problem solutions, methods for data collection and analysis. The investigation is reported in a paper, which may be submitted for publication. May be elected more than once.

HBHEQ631: Project Management in Public Health

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Prior completion of HBHE651 Program Development in Health Education
• Advisory Prerequisites: Prior completion of PUBHLTH 513 or HBEHED 651
• Description: HBEHED 631: Project Management in Public Health is a 3-credit course designed to provide an introduction to budgeting and related administrative skills and strategies relevant to managing public health programs. Students will build skills in hiring and managing teams, developing work plans, building and managing budgets, monitoring budget changes, and responding to funder inquiries. This course requires students to work in teams and use project management software to simulate the management of workflow and activities of a public health project.
• Learning Objectives: By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Understand different types of funding sources and how budget development/management differs for each. 2. Develop, monitor, and modify a public health project budget. 3. Develop a project work plan. 4. Use project management tools to monitor progress toward project aims. 5. Create a team work flow that supports collaboration and outlines decision making processes. 6. Adopt a group vision that guides the work of a team. 7. Understand factors that facilitate the hiring and management of human resources for projects. 8. Develop effective communications about budget and project progress for funding agencies.
• Syllabus for HBHEQ631

HBHEQ644: Readings in Health Behavior and Health Education

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm. Instr.
• Description: Review of literature on selected topics in health behavior, health education or related areas under guidance of faculty member. Critical analysis; written and oral reports. May be taken more than once for a total not to exceed 6 credit hours.

HBHEQ654: Consumer Health Informatics

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Tiffany Veinot,Staff, (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Consumer health informatics (CHI) gives health care consumers information and tools to facilitate their engagement. Students will become familiar with, and evaluate, a range of CHI applications. They will also assess the needs and technological practices of potential users, generate theory-informed design and implementation strategies, and select appropriate evaluation approaches.
• This course is cross-listed with SI554.

HBHEQ900: Research in Health Behavior and Health Education

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 2-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Research work undertaken by doctoral students in collaboration with faculty advisers, including participation in on-going departmental research activities. Open only to doctoral students in Health Behavior and Health Education. May be elected more than once.

HBHEQ990: Dissertation/Pre-Candidate

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Half Term (IIIA or IIIB, 1-4 credits) Election for dissertation work by doctoral students in Health Behavior and Health Education who are not yet admitted to status as a candidate.

HBHEQ995: Dissertation Research for Doctorate in Philosophy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Half Term (IIIA or IIIB, 1-4 credits) Election for dissertation work by doctoral students admitted to status as candidate.

HMP630: Business of Biology

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• This course is cross-listed with BA 518 in the Business Administration department.

HMP635: Case Analysis & Competition Presentation

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff, Denise Anthony, (Residential);
• Prerequisites: HMP 600, HMP 615
• Description: This class is designed for students willing to represent the department at the next NAHSE intercollegiate team competition. The course will develop skills at analyzing strategically oriented cases in healthcare management. In addition, students learn presentation skills in a supportive environment with feedback from peers, faculty and alumni. Students selected to compete at NAHSE and other students selected based on performance in the initial term will be invited to be facilitators in the following winter term.

HMP642: Management Implications Of Health Equity

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: HMP 600
• Description: This course redefines working knowledge of health disparities through a health equity lens to explore the implications of managerial solutions as they pertain to healthcare organizations. It uses systematic, clinical, and social issues of origin to both explain and try to resolve management’s role in addressing health equity.
• Learning Objectives: Explore many of the fundamental managerial and social arguments that are used in explaining the concepts of health disparities and health equity Contextualize the history of race, ethnicity, and social class as we try to uncover a better explanation of disparate health for the various populations in the US Identify the multicultural underpinnings of increasing health equity Inform and prepare practitioners to be part of the solution to eliminate health disparities and increase investments in health equity

HMP643: Managing People in Health Organizations

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: grad status
• Description: This course provides the knowledge and skills for understanding and effectively managing individuals and groups within health care organizations. We consider a wide variety of motivations that draw individuals to their jobs and keep them productive. We also consider why organizations form small groups and the dynamics of these groups over time. Students learn techniques for persuasive communication and conflict management, develop strategies for dealing with interpersonal problems in an organizational setting, and processes for handling work teams. Common organizational problems that students solve include choosing the right person through the hiring process, evaluating employee performance, and negotiating contracts.
• Syllabus for HMP643

HMP648: Evaluation & Research Methods for Health informatics and Learning Systems

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff, Charles Friedman, (Residential);
• Prerequisites: none
• Description: This course provides a foundational introduction to empirical methods, both quantitative and qualitative, that are applicable to health informatics and learning health systems, and that support both evaluation and research studies.
• This course is cross-listed with HMP 648 in the LHS660/SI648 department.

HMP680: Special Topics in Health Management and Policy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: none
• Description: Lecture, seminars and readings selected on a current or emerging topic or theme in health, management and policy. The specific material and format will vary by semester and instructor.

HMP690: Readings in Health Management and Policy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Grad Status and Perm Instr
• Description: Directed readings or research on selected topics and problems relevant to health management and policy. May be elected more than once.

HMP815: Readings in Medical Care

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm Instr
• Description: Directed readings in special areas. May be elected more than once. Primarily for doctoral students in Health Services Organization and Policy.

HMP833: Research Topics in Sociology and Health Care Organization

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: HMP doctoral students or P.I.
• Description: HSOP Program requirements. A topic in sociology and health care organization-policy is selected each term for detailed critical, theoretical, and methodological analysis leading to development, in class, of propositions aimed at advancing scientific status of the area of inquiry. Analysis and development of content follows logic of the research paradigm. Required of students with a sociology cognate in the doctoral program in Health Services Organization and Policy

HMP835: Research Practicum

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 3-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: HMP 809, Perm Instr
• Description: The purpose of this course is to allow each student, early in his or her doctoral career, to gain experience in the actual performance of health services research. The experience will enable students to build sound research skills and to gain knowledge of the nature of inquiry in their discipline as well as in the field of health services research. Each student in the HSOP program is expected to elect a total of 6 credits in HMP 835.

Concentration Competencies that HMP835 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
HMP	Health Services Organization and Policy	PhD	Critically evaluate the prior literature in health services organization and policy, including motivation, theory, data quality, methods, results, conclusions, and policy recommendations	HMP802, HMP803, HMP804, HMP805, HMP806, HMP835
HMP	Health Services Organization and Policy	PhD	Develop research questions grounded in theory to expand knowledge about health services organization and policy	HMP802, HMP803, HMP804, HMP805, HMP806, HMP835
HMP	Health Services Organization and Policy	PhD	Create a rigorous study design to test the research questions posed and to understand the strengths and limitations of that study design	HMP826, HMP809, HMP835, HMP809
HMP	Health Services Organization and Policy	PhD	Apply advanced quantitative and/or qualitative methods appropriate for health services organization and policy research appropriately in one's own research	HMP826, HMP835
HMP	Health Services Organization and Policy	PhD	Disseminate rigorous research findings through clear, persuasive written and oral communication to both peers and non-technical audiences.	HMP826, HMP835

HMP990: Dissertation/Precandidates

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral students not yet admitted to status as candidate.

HMP995: Dissertation Research for Doctorate in Philosophy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral students admitted as candidates

NUTR578: Practical Projects

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Practical Projects is the application of theory and principles of Nutritional Sciences to individual community-based public health settings. Course requirements include an approved practical project related to Nutritional Sciences in consultation with a faculty advisor. The experience is documented in an integrative paper demonstrating the scientific application of NS theories and principles to the practical project. May be elected more than once. Enrollment is limited to NS students with at least two full terms completed prior to registration.

NUTR698: Research in Nutritional Sciences

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Original research investigation of a special topic in nutritional sciences.

NUTR699: Masters Thesis in Nutritional Sciences

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm of Thesis Advisor
• Description: This course shall be elected by students enrolled in Master's degree programs that require a formal written thesis as a condition of program completion. The thesis shall be defended in front of the student's thesis committee. The course grade will reflect the student's accomplishments relative to the thesis and its defense. The course is to be elected only once.

NUTR899: Advanced Research in Nutritional Sciences

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Must be a PhD student in Nutritional Sciences
• Description: Original investigations of a specific research topic in Nutritional Sciences. Designed for doctoral students performing research prior to passing their qualifying exams. Students will complete two separate rotations with faculty members for a minimum of 1 credit each. This course may be elected more than once.

NUTR990: Dissertation Research/Pre-Candidate

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Student
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral students not yet admitted to status as a candidate.

Concentration Competencies that NUTR990 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Create a rigorous study design to test a research question based on a critical evaluation of prior literature	NUTR990, NUTR995, NUTR830
NUTR	Nutritional Interventions	PhD	Create a rigorous intervention study design to test a research question based on a critical evaluation of prior literature	NUTR990, NUTR995, Preliminary Exam

NUTR995: Dissertation Research for Doctorate in Philosophy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Student
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral student who has been admitted to status as a candidate

Concentration Competencies that NUTR995 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Create a rigorous study design to test a research question based on a critical evaluation of prior literature	NUTR990, NUTR995, NUTR830
NUTR	Nutritional Interventions	PhD	Create a rigorous intervention study design to test a research question based on a critical evaluation of prior literature	NUTR990, NUTR995, Preliminary Exam

PUBHLTH308: Black American Health: A Focus on Children, Families, and Communities

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: none
• Advisory Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 200
• Description: Given persistent challenges to Black American health in the US, this course explores fundamental systems aiding to and robust strengths resisting against health inequalities. Taking a culturally-specific approach to understanding lived experiences of Black Americans, we examine ways in which systems adapt to and must change for optimal health development.
• Learning Objectives: 1. To explore the mental and physical health trajectories of Black youth. 2. To understand how familial, community, and system-level factors impact the well-being of Black youth. 3. To consider (e.g., discover, discuss, and/or develop) effective interventions for Black children, families, and communities.
• Syllabus for PUBHLTH308

PUBHLTH318: Food Literacy for All

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: None
• Description: This course offers a unique opportunity for students to gain an interdisciplinary overview of crises and opportunities in today's food system through a weekly lecture series bringing high-profile speakers to campus from diverse sectors: academia, grassroots movements, public health, farming, and more. Designed as an academic-community partnership, the course is led by a UM faculty member (Leung) with a leader in food justice in Detroit (Hebron), along with the program manager of the UM Sustainable Food Systems Initiative (Shapiro).
• Learning Objectives: 1) Describe the term "food system" and influencing factors 2) Discuss how food systems impact public and environmental health 3) Describe strategies to promote health equity within local and national food systems 4) Propose opportunities for improving the food system and the social and environmental levels
• This course is cross-listed with EAS 639 ENVIRON 314 NUR518 (pending) in the SEAS, LSA Program in the Environment, SPH Nutritional Sciences department.

PUBHLTH326: The U.s. Healthcare System

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 200
• Description: This course provides an overview of the current U.S. Health Care System with the emphasis on the components and challenges of the Organization, Delivery, and Financing of health care today.
• Learning Objectives: Upon successfully completing this course, the student will be able to: a. Describe the major stages in the development of healthcare delivery in the U.S. b. Describe the major economic, social and political stages in the development of Health Care Delivery c. Describe the Current U.S. Health Care Delivery System and Challenges facing Care Providers. d. Describe the current financing opportunities and challenges in health care delivery. e. Assess and describe the current challenges in the US Health Care Delivery system within the context of Personal Care Delivery: cost, quality and access to care.

PUBHLTH333: Emerging Issues In Public Health

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• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: This course will be used by faculty members to teach special or emerging topics in Public Health. The specific material and format will vary by semester and instructor.
• Learning Objectives: Learning objectives will vary by topic and instructor.

PUBHLTH357: Behavioral And Social Science Research In Hiv: Methods And Perspectives For Sexual & Gender Minority Communities

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: This intensive course is exclusively for SOAR students (Student Opportunities for AIDS/HIV Research). Rising juniors enrolled at the Ann Arbor campus are eligible to apply to participate in the SOAR program. During their junior and senior years, students will complete a two-year-long research experiences and a short-term summer research experience or internship. Learn more about the program and apply at irwg.umich.edu/soar
• Learning Objectives: Class sessions will cover interdisciplinary learning about HIV and sexual and gender minority health populations, with a focus on theoretical and methodological frameworks such as intersectionality and HIV, critical race theory and HIV, queer theory and HIV, and minority stress theory and HIV. Specific sections of the course will include interdisciplinary explorations of health inequities and social determinants of health, especially as they apply to HIV, ethnic/racial minorities, sexual and gender minorities and women. Research ethics will be covered in these meetings as well, deeply situated in a historical study of events such as the Tuskegee experiments, J. Marion Sim’s gynecological experimentation on enslaved Black women, and ACT UP’s treatment activism and collaboration in the early days of the AIDS crisis.
• This course is cross-listed with WGS 377 in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts department.

PUBHLTH410: Making Change: Public Health Policy Advocacy in Principle and Practice

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 200
• Description: This class will provide students with skills to advocate for public health policies at all levels of government. Through lectures, class discussions, and group projects on "live" public health issues, students develop the skills to create opportunities to inform policymaking, and become more effective communicating in the policymaking environment.
• Learning Objectives: 1. Appraise the political landscape and stakeholders that are important for making policy change on a given public health topic. 2. Apply principles of policy-making, policy change theory, and policy advocacy to real life public health problems. 3. Effectively advocate for public health change at the local, state and federal level. 4. Develop strong written and verbal communication skills. 5. Define and frame public health problems in such a way that inspires policy change. 6. Analyze the legislative, administrative and judicial intervention points for policymaking and identify where to effectively target advocacy efforts. 7. Identify and evaluate advocacy strategies, such as coalition building, grassroots engagement, and paid and earned media outreach, in order to create specific advocacy campaigns. 8. Develop personal and communication skills to effectively translate and advocate for public health improvements to policymakers, the press and the public.
• Syllabus for PUBHLTH410

PUBHLTH477: Readings in Public Health

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Review of literature or directed readings on selected topic related to one or more areas of public health.
• Learning Objectives: By the end of the term, students should be able to find and appropriately interpret and critically evaluate the findings in peer-reviewed scientific literature.

PUBHLTH478: Practical Projects in Public Health

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Practical projects allows undergraduate students to explore community-based public health settings. Project must be related to public health practice and developed in consultation with a faculty advisor. Students will write an integrative paper analyzing the organization's role in the public health system and critically reflecting on their experience.
• Learning Objectives: As part of this course students will consider the following concepts: 1. Health promotion at a population level 2. Community dynamics and the cultural context in which public health professionals work 3. Organizational structure and dynamics, including the organization's role in the public health system 4. How to operate professionally in a public health organization (including but not limited to: personal work ethic, professionalism, teamwork, and leadership)

PUBHLTH479: Independent Research in Public Health

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Students conduct independent research on a specific public health topic under the supervision of a public health faculty member.
• Learning Objectives: After completing this course, students will: 1. Understand how to form a research question; 2. Be able to identify relevant literature or data sources to address a research question; 3. Better understand the role of data in understanding public health problems.

PUBHLTH480: Leadership & Managment In Today's Health Care Environment

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Undergraduate public health student (req group 014769)
• Description: In this course students will explore the goals, evaluation, and leadership opportunities and challenges in the delivery of health care today. This course will offer students an opportunity to reflect on their own leadership style and professional goals, with the guidance of an instructor and guest lecturers with long, diverse careers in public health, healthcare, and consulting settings.
• Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: 1. Have an understanding of the leadership/clinical management needs and structures of complex Health Care Organizations. 2. Have an understanding of the differences and similarities between management and leadership. 3. Have an understanding of the critical roles of collaboration between administrators and healthcare providers: physicians, nurses and others. 4. Have an enhanced insight into career pathways and enhanced professional skills to successfully enter the workforce.

PUBHLTH481: Public Health Practice and Professionalism

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 200
• Advisory Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 381 or PUBHLTH 382 or PUBHLTH 383
• Description: Students will apply their knowledge and skills to address current public health challenges. Professional development and engagement with public health agencies will prepare students to work in the field.
• Learning Objectives: By the end of the course students should (be able to): 1. Explain what public health practice is and distinguish it from public health research; 2. Integrate knowledge with theory and practice to propose solutions to current public health challenges (esp. those that impact population health and contribute to health disparities); 3. Describe public health infrastructure, including the systems, competencies, frameworks, relationships, and resources that enable public health agencies to perform their core functions and essential services; 4. Assess community health needs, identifying key problems and assets, and create a conceptual framework that informs decision making; 5. Prioritize working with communities, agencies and other stakeholders in culturally appropriate ways; 6. Engage in cross-disciplinary, team-based discussion and project design; 7. Collect high quality data to analyze, evaluate and disseminate as public health information via appropriate channels; 8. Develop a strategy to promote health - from broad policy to direct intervention - that accounts for available resources, stakeholder interests, and community needs; 9. Describe a process for evaluation that assesses and improves the quality of a public health strategy and determines its effectiveness; 10. Exhibit professionalism and an ability to think critically while communicating and practicing public health; 11. Recognize the importance of public health work that is performed outside of an academic setting, and how learning in this context contributes to professional advancement in the field.
• Syllabus for PUBHLTH481

PUBHLTH503: Service Learning for Health Professionals

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: None
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: An interdisciplinary service-based course required for all pharmacy students and elective for students of other health science disciplines. Learning experiences will focus on social justice and professional responsibilities for civic engagement. Through class participation, reflection, and guided discussions, students will explore issues of health disparities, poverty, and the medically under-served. Students participate in community service in addition to regular classroom discussion sessions.
• This course is cross-listed with PHARM 503, SW 573, KINESLGY 581, MOVESCI 481.

PUBHLTH580: Leadership & Management In Today's Health Care Environment

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Graduate public health student
• Description: In this course students will explore the goals, evaluation, and leadership opportunities and challenges in the delivery of health care today. This course will offer students an opportunity to reflect on their own leadership style and professional goals, with the guidance of an instructor and guest lecturers with long, diverse careers in public health, healthcare, and consulting settings.
• Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: 1. Have an understanding of the leadership/clinical management needs and structures of complex Health Care Organizations. 2. Have an understanding of the differences and similarities between management and leadership. 3. Have an understanding of the critical roles of collaboration between administrators and healthcare providers: physicians, nurses and others. 4. Have an enhanced insight into career pathways and enhanced professional skills to successfully enter the workforce.

PUBHLTH741: Interdisciplinary Problem Solving

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: none
• Advisory Prerequisites: graduate standing
• Description: "Interdisciplinary Problem Solving" is a course offered at the Law School through the Problem Solving Initiative (PSI). Through a team-based, experiential, and interdisciplinary learning model, small groups of U-M graduate and professional students work with faculty to explore and offer solutions to emerging, complex problems.
• Learning Objectives: Will vary term to term
• This course is cross-listed with LAW741/PUBPOL710/SW741 in the Law School, Public Policy, Social Work department.

PUBHLTH796: Special Topics in Public Health

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-5 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: none
• Description: This course will be used by faculty members to teach special or emerging topics related to Public Health. The specific material and format will vary by semester and instructor.
• Learning Objectives: Will vary by topic and instructor.