SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH GENERAL (SPHG)

Special topics course. Content will vary each semester.

This introductory course serves to develop a foundation in the breadth and depth of public health, locally and globally. Students will develop an understanding of the basic concepts of the public health disciplines and research, and how they are used to promote health at a population level.

This is a seminar-based course where students have the opportunity to learn about the diverse array of careers and academic paths in an identified public health discipline. Alumni speakers may represent careers in policy, research, government, consulting, non-profit, entrepreneurship, global health, community organizations, etc. Speakers will illustrate how their work impacts the promotion of health and prevention of disease in communities and populations. A selected public health career discipline will be the focus, but will vary each time the course is offered.

Public health topics will vary with the instructor and semester.

This introductory course will describe the history of public health, the key terms and concepts, and how the core areas of public health are integrated to promote health at a population level. The class will engage the students in active learning through the use of media, innovative technology, discussion groups, and field experiences.

This course is designed to introduce you to public health and help you develop the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and describe public health problems. Restricted to matriculated BSPH majors in BIOS, HPM, EHS, and NUTR.

The course is designed to help you understand and analyze complex health systems and develop the knowledge and skills necessary to develop, implement, and evaluate solutions to public health problems.

Basic concept underlying commercial and social entrepreneurship applied to public health, including guest lectures by individuals with proven success in these areas. Honors version available.

Thailand-based summer version of this course will introduce students to basic concepts and case studies of commercial and social entrepreneurship as applied to the pursuit of public health through both for-profit and non-profit entities. This course features many guest speakers with successful experience in public health entrepreneurship in diverse arenas as well as those who have experienced challenges or venture failures. Students may not receive credit for both SPHG 428 and SPHG 429. Honors version available.

By applying crosscutting themes of health equity, history, community engagement and the Gillings's mantra of "Global is Local. Local is Global," students develop foundational knowledge of how public health has evolved, its frameworks, the determinants of health and health disparities, and research and practice applications. With this knowledge, students work individually and in teams to apply their learning to a public health problem and to propose innovative solutions.

Topic will vary with the instructor and semester.

The Public Health Discussion Series is a course designed to expose students to a broad range of topics in the field of public health. This series invites esteemed guest speakers from various public health disciplines to share their expertise and insights on a variety of contemporary issues. The course provides a self-directed structured opportunity for students to learn and participate in Gillings-wide guest lectures and special events for academic credit and aims to foster an environment of active learning and discussion, encouraging students to engage with the material and with each other.

This course prepares students for public health practice by introducing fundamental leadership skills necessary to advance health equity and recognize and address challenges in organizational settings. Restricted to MPH students only.

This course awards credit to required practicum assignments and includes a series of interprofessional practice activities designed to provide healthcare professionals with the foundational skills needed to work in teams to effectively collaborate and coordinate care in population health. Restricted to MPH students only.

This course provides structures and supports for students as they search, select, and plan for the practicum. It awards credit to required pre-practicum assignments.

This course provides structures and supports for the practicum search, selection, planning, implementation, and evaluation process. It awards credit to practicum hours and assignments.

This course facilitates reflection on the practicum and awards credit to required post-practicum assignments.

This introductory course is part of the MPH core curriculum and focuses on the biostatistics and analysis methods commonly found in public health. Students will learn to produce, interpret, and use straight-forward data analyses.

This course is part of the MPH core curriculum, and introduces epidemiologic concepts and how to describe population patterns of health, inequities, and their determinants.

This course is part of the MPH core curriculum and introduces students to systems thinking approaches to understanding the complex and interconnecting factors that underpin current public health issues.

This course introduces students to the health systems and the US health system in particular. It provides an introduction to the role of health policy in addressing public health problems and advancing health equity, and how evidence, law and ethics play a role in policy-making. It provides students with the skills to communicate information about public health problems and solutions to diverse audiences and introduces them to concepts of public health advocacy.

Students will identify, analyze and prioritize potential public health solutions. In addition, students will learn to adapt evidence-based solutions, engage with community partners, and disseminate solutions. Builds on first semester MPH core courses.

This course serves as the Master's Thesis substitute course for the MPH program.