Course Schedules
Download the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health’s 2024 – 2025 academic year course schedule.
Last Updated: 5.10.2024
Course Schedules by Term
Summer 2024 Planning Schedule
Last updated 4.19.2024
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Fall 2024 Planning Schedule
Last updated 5.10.2024
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Winter 2025 Planning Schedule
Last updated 11.8.2024
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Spring 2025 Planning Schedule
Last updated 11.8.2024
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View previous academic years course schedules per term for School of Public Health students – Archived GR Schedules.
SPH Course Descriptions
Descriptions of all School of Public Health courses can also be found in the course catalog of the most recent edition of the PSU Bulletin.
PHE 350 – Health & Health Systems – 2
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 350 - 2 | 4 |
Course Information
An overview of the organization, financing, and delivery of health services in the United States, with particular emphasis on analysis from professional, organizational, community, and systems perspectives.
PHE 351U – Film & Health
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 351U | 4 |
Course Information
Critically explores public health issues as they are portrayed in popular films and discusses the scientific, social, and political underpinnings of the public health issues portrayed in these movies. Covers diseases such as AIDS, hemorrhagic fever, MS, cancer, leukemia, and multiple chemical sensitivity from both biomedical and social perspectives. Guest speakers from the community will contribute to the discussion.
PHE 354U – Social Gerontology
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 354U | 4 |
Course Information
Addresses the social and ethical issues, problems, policies, and programs that affect the quality of life for our rapidly aging population. The interdisciplinary field of gerontology offers students the opportunity to integrate biological, psychological, and social theories of aging. Also examines the economic and political impacts of an aging society.
PHE 361 – Care and Prevention of Injuries
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 361 | 4 |
Course Information
Introduction to the prevention, recognition, care, and rehabilitation of injuries resulting from participation in activity. Practical skills are demonstrated and practiced with emphasis on student participation.
Recommended prerequisites
Bi 301
Bi 302
PHE 363 – Communicable-Chronic Diseases
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 363 | 4 |
Course Information
Reviews etiology, epidemiology, and approaches to prevention of infectious and chronic diseases. Aspects of risk factors, transmission, pathogenesis, immunology, case management, and control programs are discussed. Basic human physiological processes are reviewed. Expected preparation: PHE 250.
Prerequisite
PHE 250 – Our Community: Our Health
PHE 365 – Health Promotion Programs for Children and Youth
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 365 | 4 |
Course Information
Provides an understanding of factors that influence health status and development of children and youth in the United States. Particular attention will be directed at health promotion programs for children, youth, and families in school and community settings. Includes a service component.
PHE 370 – Applied Kinesiology
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 370 | 4 |
Course Information
Overview of anatomical and mechanical bases of human movement. Review of biomechanical principles with applications to exercise and health.
Prerequisite
PHE 270 – Basic Biomechanics
PHE 404 – Cooperative Education/Internship
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 404 | 1 - 12 |
Course Information
(Credit to be arranged.) A work related experience designed to connect and integrate theory with specific activities in a “real” environment under supervision. Field hours for students taking the internship will be 30 hours per credit per term. Additionally, students will be expected to attend scheduled seminars.
PHE 409 – Undergraduate Practicum
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 409 | 4 |
PHE 409 -Practicum Lactation
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 409 | 5 |
PHE 410 – Top: Lactation Ed 1 2-Term Ser
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 410 | 6 |
PHE 410 / 510 – Aging and Social Justice
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 410 / 510 | 3 |
PHE 410 / 510 – Top: Asian American Health Equity
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 410 / 510 | 3 |
PHE 410 / 510 – TOP: Trauma/Toxic Stress-Pub Health
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 410 / 510 | 3 |
PHE 410 / 510 – Transgender Health
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 410 / 510 | 3 |
Course Information
This course surveys conceptual, cultural and historical foundations for understanding and advocating for the health of transgender and gender minority individuals and populations. The course moves through modules addressing (1) concepts and theories of gender and gender variance; (2) concepts and theories of individual health and of population health; (3) individual, social, and political determinants of transgender and gender minority health. The course aims to form clinical and research health professionals who are competent, informed, and inspired to work in the service of transgender health.
PHE 415 – Native American Health: Decolonizing Health Equity
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 415 | 4 |
Course Information
Provides an overview of socio-cultural determinants of health within a Native American context, and culturally responsive and community-centered solutions to achieve health equity with an emphasis on Native American experiences, wisdom, and healing.
Prerequisite
Upper-division standing.
PHE 416 – Families and Aging
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 416 | 4 |
Course Information
Family ties of middle aged and older adults are explored using a life course perspective. The diversity of family structure and experience is emphasized with attention to gender, race, class, and ethnicity. Life transitions are highlighted as are informal and formal services available to support older adults and their families.
Prerequisite
junior standing.
PHE 417 – Adapted Physical Education
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 417 | 4 |
Course Information
Designed to give students a background in how to effectively teach physical activity to individuals with disabilities. Additionally, this course is constructed to facilitate the student’s understanding of the specific characteristics of exceptional individuals in order to realize their limitations, and especially to maximize their potential.
Prerequisite
Twelve hours of upper-division coursework in PHE.
PHE 418 – Lactation Education 1: Introduction to Human Lactation
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 418 | 4 |
Course Information
The first in the lactation education series. Students will develop skills to assess and counsel families experiencing common breastfeeding challenges. Assessment tools and techniques will be introduced. Student will gain strategies for working with diverse adult learners and develop professional communication skills for the health care setting. This is the first course in a sequence of three: PHE 418, PHE 419, PHE 420 which must be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite
Instructor approval
Interprofessional Education Course Schedule
Interprofessional education occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other to enhance collaboration and improve health outcomes. At least 1 credit of Interprofessional Education is required by all MPH degree programs.
Most courses with OHSU subject code IPE (Inter-Professional Education) or UNI (University Curriculum) satisfy the Interprofessional Education requirement. Other courses may also serve; consult your advisor.
For a list of IPE and UNI courses, descriptions, and their intended schedule download the spreadsheet. This list is subject to change, contact the course instructor if you would like to enroll.
Interprofessional Education