Course Schedules
Download the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health’s 2023 – 2024 academic year course schedule.
Last Updated: 5.18.2023
Course Schedules by Term
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Winter 2024 Planning Schedule
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Spring 2024 Planning Schedule
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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.
Epidemiology II: Methods – EPI 513/613
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
EPI 513/613 | 4 |
Course Information
This course is the second in a three course sequence designed for the MPH in Epidemiology and MPH in Biostatistics majors. Students will develop skills in recognizing strengths and weaknesses of various epidemiologic study designs; describing sources of bias that can distort measures of effect/association; and designing case-control studies, cohort studies, and randomized clinical trials. The class will also explore additional study designs used less frequently, such as nested case-control studies and case-crossover studies. Students will gain experience in recognizing and evaluating the role of confounding in data derived from epidemiologic studies. Additional tutorial sessions, to be scheduled at a time convenient for the students, will include problem-solving exercises focused on study design and analysis. Written homework assignments and problem-oriented learning will occupy a central role in facilitating mastery of epidemiologic methods and issues.
Prerequisites:
- EPI 512/612 Epidemiology I
- BSTA 511/611 Estimation and Hypothesis Testing for Applied Biostatistics
Epidemiology III: Causation – EPI 514 / 614
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
EPI 514 / 614 | 4 |
Course Information
This is the third course in the epidemiology research methods series and is designed to develop your ability to apply your knowledge and skills to the evaluation of cause. Students will become familiar with epidemiologic concepts of disease causation, develop skills in assessing the epidemiologic literature to arrive at causal conclusions, and learn to use those assessments and conclusions to arrive at justifiable plans for action. Early in the academic quarter, lecture presentations and readings will provide the key epidemiologic concepts and principles involved in making judgments about causation. Discussions in Small Groups will focus on seminal journal articles to reinforce students’ understanding of these concepts. Case studies will also be covered in Small Groups, in which students will review and discuss sets of papers on public health topics that require a rigorous assessment of cause. For each of these topics, students will complete formal written papers (assessments) and participate in discussions using an evaluation framework developed for this course. This framework involves assessing the quality and validity of the epidemiologic evidence to support causation and recommending a course of action to protect public health. Students will share the responsibility of leading the Small Groups, and will be assigned a week to lead the class discussion.
Prerequisites:
- EPI 512/612 Epidemiology I
- EPI 513/613 Epidemiology II: Methods
- BSTA 511/611 Estimation & Hypothesis Testing for Applied Biostatistics
- BSTA 612/612 Linear Models
Epidemiology of Aging and Chronic Disease – CPH 526 / 626
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CPH 526/626 | 3 |
Course Information
This course introduces the application of epidemiologic methods to the study of older persons and chronic disease. The course will examine concepts and topics including trends in aging and the health of aging populations; health transition, and explanations and consequences of mortality decline; determinants of health and survival; distinctions between normal aging, disease and disability; health promotion and primary, secondary and tertiary prevention as applied to older persons, and the epidemiology of selected diseases, syndromes and conditions common to older age and chronic illness.
Doctoral students register for the CPH 626 section.
Epidemiology of Disease – CPH 527 / 627
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CPH 527 / 627 | 3 |
Course Information
Using case study methodology, this course will explore disease and disability and the epidemiologic methods used in their study, prevention and control. Students will understand disease states from cultural, population and systems perspectives and will examine prevention and control in terms of the biological sciences as well as sociologic, cultural and political mechanisms.
Doctoral students register for the CPH 627 section.
Estimation and Hypothesis Testing for Applied Biostatistics – BSTA 511 / 611
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
BSTA 511/611 | 4 |
Course Information
This course covers a broad range of basic statistical methods used in the health sciences. The course begins by covering methods of summarizing data through graphical displays and numerical measures. Basic probability concepts will be explored to establish the basis for statistical inference. Confidence intervals and hypothesis testing will be studied with emphasis on applying these methods to relevant situations. Both normal theory and nonparametric approaches will be studied including one- and two-sample tests of population means and tests of independence for two-way tables. Students will be introduced to one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation, and simple linear regression. The course focuses on understanding when to use basic statistical methods, how to compute test statistics and how to interpret and communicate the results. Computer applications are included as part of the course to introduce students to basic data management, reading output from computer packages, interpreting and summarizing results.
Doctoral students register for the BSTA 611 section.
Field Experience – BSTA 507
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
BSTA 507 | 3 or 6 |
Course Information
The Field Experience provides the opportunity to apply the statistical methods learned in the classroom to important public health problems and to develop the ability to synthesize and integrate knowledge. With the assistance of faculty and Biostatistics Field Experience Coordinator, students will select a field experience that is aligned with their interests and goals, and will be required to have some data analysis and/or study design component. Placements may include, but not limited to, state and county health departments, health policy research institutes, practice networks and public health activities conducted by non-Biostats OHSU investigators. The 6 credits may be taken over two quarters. The Field Experience is part of the culminating experience for the MPH in Biostatistics degree and will require a minimum of 200 hours.
Field Experience – ESHH 509
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
ESHH 509 | 3 or 6 |
Course Information
The objective of the MPH program is to develop environmental health leaders who can synthesize the technical, environmental, economic, health, and social issues involved in the design and operation of complex environmental health systems, and organizations. The purpose of the public health practicum is to provide students with a work-related experience designed to integrate environmental health theory and practice in an applied setting under supervision. Students will develop and demonstrate their skill at synthesis through participation in the public health practicum. At the end of the practicum students will present their projects in an open forum accessible by community members. ESHH 509 may be taken as two 3-credit courses during subsequent terms.
Film & Health – PHE 351U-001
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 351U-001 | 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.
Level: Undergraduate
Financial Management of Health Services – HSMP 587
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
HSMP 587 | 3 |
Course Information
Focuses on the analysis and administration of resources in the health care field. Among the specific topics included in this course are financial statements, budgeting, cash flow, costing, capital decision making, sources of capital and operating funds, depreciation and government reimbursement schemes, and human resources planning and management.
Prerequisites
HSMP 574. Recommended corequisite: HSMP 586.
Foundations of Public Health – PHE 511
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 511 | 3 |
Course Information
Provides students with an understanding of the field of public health. It provides knowledge about public health principles, concepts, values, tools, and applications. Key topics in the class include the mission of public health, the politics of public health, determinants of health in the United States, major models and strategies for health promotion, and community perspectives on public health interventions.
Gender/Race/Class/Health – PHE 452U
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 452U | 4 |
Course Information
Emphasizes how the gender-, race-, and class-based organization of society affects the health of our communities. Covers an introduction and historical framework for social inequities in health; describes disparities in health by gender, race, and class; and explores the interplay between these major social forces and the biological mechanisms that influence the occurrence of disease.
Delivery: This is a Hybrid course and is taught partially online (D2L) with reduced in-class time.
Level: Undergraduate
Geographic Information Systems for Public Health – CPH 510 / 610
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CPH 510 / 610 | 3 |
Course Information
Public health practitioners have to track data on populations to plot disease trends and associated patterns of social and biological determinants of health disparities. This course will cover concepts of basic mapping using Geographic information System (GIS) software. Types and sources of data will be reviewed, along with their uses. Students will gain familiarity with spatial data and its usefulness in making sense of demographic and socioeconomic trends. In selected case studies students will examine the impact on population health of factors in the local environment such as the location of social and health services, urban density, and known contaminants.
Doctoral students register in the CPH 610 section.
Global & Planetary Health Concepts – ESHH 512 / 612
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
ESHH 512 / 612 | 3 |
Course Information
This course provides an introduction to Global Health. It will focus on the factors that make public health a priority at regional and global scales. It will also address the underlying processes that determine public health in a range of regional settings.
Doctoral students register in the ESHH 612 section.
Global Health – PHE 444U
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 444U | 4 |
Course Information
Critically explores global public health issues as they pertain to different populations throughout the world, such as global disease eradication initiatives, environmental and infectious diseases from an international perspective, and discusses health needs of special populations.
Level: Undergraduate
Global Health Program Evaluation & Mgmt – HSMP 590
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
HSMP 590 | 3 | On Campus |
Course Information
Program evaluation is a field of study and practice that is applicable across areas and disciplines. This course provides students with the theoretical and practical bases for the trans-discipline of program evaluation. The course emphasizes evaluation in the context of global health programs. Students will develop basic skills in a variety of approaches to evaluation, including techniques that are particularly suitable for evaluating global health programs.
Global Perspectives and Program Development – CPH 523 / 623
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CPH 523 / 623 | 3 |
Course Information
This online course will examine the contextual factors of primary health care and global health disparities. Current trends in global health will be described and discussed utilizing research, best practices, international guidelines, and expert opinion. Students will gain a broadened perspective on the impact of primary care interventions in international venues. Students will develop an increased understanding of the complexities associated with global health disparities, interventions, and development.
Doctoral students register for the CPH 623 section.
Grad Intern Integrative Sem – CPH 507C
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CPH 507C | 1 |
Course Information
Grade mode: Pass / No Pass.
Graduate Internship in Public Health – CPH 509A
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CPH 509 A/B | 3 or 6 |
Course Information
The purpose of the graduate internship is to provide students with a work-related experience designed to integrate theory and practice in an applied setting under supervision. The internship experience permits the student to demonstrate her/his ability to apply knowledge of theory and practice to specific activities in a real-world setting. The internship provides students with a professional experience where they can apply existing and new skills and become more socialized into the field of community/public health. Existing skills are those the student brings from his/her life experience and previous education. New skills include those the student has gained through her/his educational experience in the MPH PHCHD program. Socialization occurs through mentoring of the student in the work site and professional arena by the preceptor for the internship.
Prerequisites
Completion of all MPH coursework in the Primary Health Care & Health Disparities program.
Health & Health Systems – PHE 350-002
| Course Code | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHE 350-002 | 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.
Level: Undergraduate
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.
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