Required and Elective Courses, 2023-2024

General Degree Requirements

550.860

Academic and Research Ethics at BSPH 

1

0

220.605

Doctoral Seminar in International Health I

1

3

220.606

Doctoral Seminar in International Health II

2

3

220.600

International Travel Preparation, Safety, and Wellness (taken only once)

2, 3, 4

1

552.608

Biologic, Genetic, and Infectious Bases of Human Disease

1 – 4

0.5

Biostatistics Requirement (choose one option)

Option 1

140.621

Statistical Methods in Public Health I 

1

4

140.622

Statistical Methods in Public Health II 

2

4

140.623

Statistical Methods in Public Health III 

3

4

140.624

Statistical Methods in Public Health IV

4

4

Option 2

140.651

Methods in Biostatistics I

1

4

140.652

Methods in Biostatistics II

2

4

140.653

Methods in Biostatistics III

3

4

140.654

Methods in Biostatistics IV

4

4

Epidemiology Requirement (choose one option)

Option 1

340.721

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I

1

5

340.722

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health II

2

5

340.770

Public Health Surveillance

2

3

340.769

Professional Epidemiology Methods

3

4

Option 2

340.751

Epidemiologic Methods I

1

5

340.752

Epidemiologic Methods II

2

5

340.753

Epidemiologic Methods III

3

5

Option 3 

Student selects a combination of Epidemiology courses with advance permission from the SBI PhD Concentration Director. Note that any courses selected for this option cannot count toward the requirements in the “Research Design and Methods” section. An example list for this option is provided below:

340.666

340.717

340.705

Foundations of Social Epidemiology

Health Survey Research Methods

Advanced Seminar in Social Epidemiology

2

2

3

3

4

4

SBI Program Core Requirements

224.860

SBI Program Seminar I

1

1

224.863

Doctoral Seminar on Research Methods in Applied Medical Anthropology I

1

4

330.657

Statistics for Psychosocial Research: Measurement

1

4

224.864

Doctoral Seminar on Research Methods in Applied Medical Anthropology II

2

4

224.689

Health Behavior Change at the Individual, Household, and Community Levels

2

4

224.697

Qualitative Research Practicum I

2

2

140.658

Statistics for Psychosocial Research: Structural Methods

2

4

224.691

Qualitative Data Analysis*

2, 4

3

224.866

SBI Doctoral Proposal Development Seminar

3

2

224.698

Qualitative Research Practicum II

3

2

224.690

Qualitative Research Theory and Methods*

3

3

224.692

Methods in Formative Research and Human Centered Design for Intervention Development

3, 4

4

224.699

Qualitative Research Practicum III

4

2

*Required to be taken in-person if student is in residence and taking it in combination with the Qualitative Research Practicum (except if special permission is granted by the instructors of both 224.690 and 224.691).

Ethics Requirement (choose one of the following)

550.600

Living Science Ethics Responsible Conduct of Research

1, 4

2

306.665

Research Ethics and Integrity: US and International Issues

3

3

Additionally, students are required to complete the CITI Training Module

Research Design and Methods (Choose at least 7 credits from the choices below)

140.641

Survival Analysis

1

3

140.655

Analysis of Longitudinal Data

1

4

380.611

Fundamentals of Program Evaluation

1, 3

4

410.615

Research Design in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

2

3

140.656

Multilevel Statistical Models in Public Health

2

4

340.717

Health Survey Research Methods

2

4

221.645

Large-Scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Health Programs

2, 4

4

330.650

Methods in Implementation Science

3

3

340.705

Advanced Seminar in Social Epidemiology

3

3

380.711

Issues in Survey Research Design

3

3

380.603

Demographic Methods for Public Health

3

4

223.664

Design and Conduct of Community Trials

3

4

309.616

Introduction to Methods for Health Services Research and Evaluation I

3

2

140.640

Statistical Methods for Sample Surveys

3

3

380.605

Advanced Demographic Methods in Public Health

4

4

380.612

Applications in Program Monitoring and Evaluation

4

4

380.712

Methods in Analysis of Large Population Surveys

4

3

410.686

Advanced Quantitative Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: A Practical Introduction

4

4

410.711

Doctoral Seminar in Mixed Methods for Public Health Research

4

3

309.617

Introduction to Methods for Health Services Research and Evaluation II

4

2

340.666

Foundations of Social Epidemiology

4

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences (Choose 9-12 credits from the choices below)

410.600

Fundamentals of Health, Behavior, and Society

1

4

410.612

Sociological Perspectives on Health

1

3

410.863

Doctoral Seminar in Social and Behavioral Research and Practice

1 – 4

1

313.643

Health Economics

2

3

410.651

Health Literacy: Challenges and Strategies for Effective Communication

2

3

410.650

Introduction to Persuasive Communications: Theories and Practice

2

4

313.641

Introduction to Health Economics

3

3

410.654

Health Communication Programs I

3

4

330.661

Sociological, Psychological, and Developmental Processes in the Etiology of Mental Disorders

3

3

340.705

Advanced Seminar in Social Epidemiology

3

3

410.613

Psychosocial Factors in Health and Illness

3

3

224.605

Indigenous Health

3, 4

2

330.607

Prevention of Mental Disorders: Public Health Intervention

3, 4

3

221.605

History of International Health and Development

4

2

221.624

Urban Health in Developing Countries

4

3

308.610

The Political Economy of Social Inequalities and Consequences on Health and Quality of Life

4

3

410.679

Global Communication and Social Change

4

3

410.655

Health Communication Programs II

4

4

222.654

Food, Culture, and Nutrition

4

4

History, Geography, Culture, and Linguistics (Choose one of the following option)

Option 1

Combination of selected direct study courses for history, geography, culture, or language related to the student’s dissertation country, region, or neighborhood of choice at BSPH, Homewood Campus, SAIS, etc. (6 credits minimum).

Option 2

224.840

Special Studies and Research SBI

1 – 4

6

Public Health Problem Area (Choose 6 credits from the choices below)

340.646

Epidemiology and Public Health Impact of HIV and AIDS

1, 2

4

221.627

Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in LMICs

2

4

380.662

Critiquing the Research Literature in Maternal, Neonatal, and Reproductive Health

2

4

224.694

Mental Health Intervention Programming in LMICs

3

3

182.626

Issues for Water and Sanitation in Tropical Environmental Health

3

2

380.661

Clinical Aspects of Maternal and Newborn Health

3

3

380.665

Family Planning Policies and Programs

3

4

380.760

Clinical Aspects of Reproductive Health

3

3

380.761

Sexually Transmitted Infections in Public Health Practice

4

4

380.762

HIV Infection in Women, Children, and Adolescents

4

4

222.649

International Nutrition

4

3