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 471 – Program Planning and Evaluation in Health Education: Theory and Skill Development
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 471 | 4 |
Course Information
Examines program planning models for health education. Includes needs assessment; program goals and objectives; program content and methodologies, evaluation, budgeting, and proposal writing. Students will gain practical experience in program planning and evaluation through community-based learning. Field work required. Recommended prerequisite: twelve hours of upper-division coursework in PHE.
PHE 472 – Marketing Public Health
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 472 | 4 |
Course Information
From behavior change to policy change, how do we make the healthy choice the easy choice? This course will explore the attitudes we bring to our public health work, and tools and strategies we can use to develop our effectiveness in improving health outcomes for individuals and society.
Prerequisite
junior standing
PHE 473 – Physiology of Exercise
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 473 | 4 |
Course Information
Examination of physiological responses and adaptations to exercise, with a focus on the interaction of metabolic, endocrine, neuromuscular, circulorespiratory, and environmental factors related to fitness and health.
Prerequisite
Bi 301 and Bi 302 or equivalent.
Corequisite
PHE 473L
PHE 473L – Physiology of Exercise Lab – 1
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 473L - 1 |
Course Information
Physiology exercise lab.
PHE 473L – Physiology of Exercise Lab – 2
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 473L - 2 |
Course Information
Physiology exercise lab.
PHE 473L – Physiology of Exercise Lab – 3
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 473L - 3 |
Course Information
Physiology exercise lab
PHE 474 – Exercise Prescription and Training
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 474 | 4 |
Course Information
Focuses on the basic principles and skills needed for developing and implementing physical fitness programs. Emphasis includes: appropriate/ safe training procedures and the underlying principles which support such methods, applications to younger and older populations, gender differences, motivational strategies and health behavior theory, and exercise leadership skills. A significant portion of the course involves experiential learning.
Recommended prerequisites:
PHE 295 – Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
PHE 473 – Physiology of Exercise Lab
PHE 475 – Exercise Testing Techniques
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 475 | 4 |
Course Information
Theory and application of assessment methods/tools used to evaluate physiological function relating to fitness and health, including laboratory and field tests. Significant emphasis on developing skills necessary for conducting tests on apparently healthy individuals. Assessment categories include anaerobic performance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, body composition, cardiovascular function.
Prerequisite
PHE 473 – Physiology of Exercise, or consent of instructor.
Corequisite
PHE 475L – Exercise Testing Techniques Lab
PHE 475L – Exercise Testing Techniques Lab
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 475L |
Course Information
Exercise testing techniques lab.
PHE 478 – Program Plan Evaluation I – 1
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 478 - 1 | 4 |
Course Information
Examines program planning theories and models for health education. Includes needs assessment; program goals and objectives; interventions; program content and methodologies, measurement, and proposal writing. Students will gain practical experience in program planning through community-based learning. Field work required. This is the first course in a sequence of two: PHE 478 and PHE 479 and must be taken in sequence.
PHE 478 – Program Planning and Evaluation 1 – 2
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 478 - 2 |
Course Information
Examines program planning theories and models for health education. Includes needs assessment; program goals and objectives; interventions; program content and methodologies, measurement, and proposal writing. Students will gain practical experience in program planning through community-based learning. Field work required. This is the first course in a sequence of two: PHE 478 and PHE 479 and must be taken in sequence.
PHE 479 – Program Plan Evaluation II – 2
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 479 - 2 |
Course Information
Examines program planning theories and models for health education. Includes implementation strategies and evaluation approaches; resource allocation, budgeting, marketing, evaluation design, data analysis and reporting. Students will gain practical experience in program planning through community-based learning. Field work required. This is the second course in a sequence of two: PHE 478 and PHE 479 and must be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite
PHE 478 – Program Plan Evaluation I – 1
PHE 479 – Program Planning and Evaluation II – 1
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 479 - 1 | 4 |
Course Information
Examines program planning theories and models for health education. Includes implementation strategies and evaluation approaches; resource allocation, budgeting, marketing, evaluation design, data analysis and reporting. Students will gain practical experience in program planning through community-based learning. Field work required. This is the second course in a sequence of two: PHE 478 and PHE 479 and must be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite
PHE 478 – Program Plan Evaluation I – 1
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