Required and Elective Courses, 2023-2024
Required Courses
All students in the PhD in the Global Disease Epidemiology and Control Program must take the required courses listed below. All required courses must be taken for a letter grade except for courses only offered for pass/fail grading.
The courses represent the minimum common core courses for GDEC students. Depending on a student's interest and background, it may be advisable to attain further expertise in an area.
Required Courses 2023-24
| Course No. | Course Title | Term | Credits |
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General Degree Requirements |
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Academic and Research Ethics at BSPH |
1 |
0 |
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Doctoral Seminar in International Health I |
1 |
3 |
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Doctoral Independent Goals Analysis (IGA) |
1 |
1 |
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Psychological and Behavioral Factors that Affect a Population’s Health |
1, 2, 3 |
0.5 |
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International Travel Preparation, Safety, and Wellness (only take once) |
2, 3, 4 |
1 |
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Qualitative Reasoning in Public Health |
2 |
2 |
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Doctoral Seminar in International Health II |
2 |
3 |
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GDEC Program Seminar (Year 1, Term 4) |
4 |
2 |
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GDEC Program Seminar (Year 2, Term 1) |
1 |
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GDEC Program Seminar (Year 2, Term 2) |
2 |
2 |
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Epidemiology Requirement |
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Epidemiologic Methods I |
1 |
5 |
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Epidemiologic Methods II |
2 |
5 |
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Epidemiologic Methods III |
3 |
5 |
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In addition, students must choose one of the following: |
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Design and Conduct of Community Trials |
3 |
4 |
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Clinical Vaccine Trials and Good Clinical Practice |
4 |
4 |
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Biostatistics Requirement (choose one option) |
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Option 1 |
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Statistical Methods in Public Health I |
1 |
4 |
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Statistical Methods in Public Health II |
2 |
4 |
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Statistical Methods in Public Health III |
3 |
4 |
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Statistical Methods in Public Health IV |
4 |
4 |
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Option 2 |
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Methods in Biostatistics I |
1 |
4 |
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Methods in Biostatistics II |
2 |
4 |
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Methods in Biostatistics III |
3 |
4 |
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Methods in Biostatistics IV |
4 |
4 |
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International Health Requirement |
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Infectious Disease and Child Survival |
3 |
3 |
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Global Disease Control Programs and Policies |
4 |
4 |
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Ethics Requirement (choose one of the following) |
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Living Science Ethics Responsible Conduct of Research |
1, 4 |
1 |
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Research Ethics and Integrity: US and International Issues |
3 |
3 |
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Additionally, students are required to complete the Human Subjects CITI Training Module |
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Environmental Health Requirement (choose one of the following) |
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The Global Environment, Climate Change, and Public Health |
1 |
4 |
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Issues for Water and Sanitation in Tropical Environmental Health |
2 |
2 |
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Environment and Health in LMICs (recommended) |
3 |
2 |
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Social and Behavioral Sciences (choose one of the following) |
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Program Planning for Health Behavior Change |
1, 4 |
3 |
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Health Literacy: Challenges and Strategies for Effective Communication |
2 |
3 |
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Health Behavior Change at the Individual, Household, and Community Levels |
2 |
4 |
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Introduction to Persuasive Communications: Theories and Practice |
2 |
4 |
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Implementation and Sustainability of Community-Based Health Programs |
4 |
3 |
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Nutrition (choose one of the following) |
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Assessment of Nutritional Status |
2 |
3 |
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Nutritional Epidemiology |
3 |
3 |
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Nutrition and Life Stages |
3 |
3 |
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International Nutrition |
4 |
3 |
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Vaccines (choose one of the following) |
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Vaccine Development and Application |
2 |
4 |
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Vaccine Policy Issues |
3 |
3 |
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Biological Basis of Vaccine Development |
4 |
3 |
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Population and Family Planning (choose one of the following) |
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Principles of Population Change |
2 |
4 |
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Demographic Methods for Public Health |
3 |
4 |
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