Courses
PUBH 501 - Ethical Issues in Rural Health
Credit: 3
The course provides a comprehensive examination of the basic and critical issues in public health. The course will provide an overview of public health field emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of public health.
PUBH 502 - Seminar (Public Health Practice)
Credit: 1
This seminar series is part of four semesters of seminars designed to provide insight into topical areas of public health. The seminar series provides a forum for interaction among students and faculty therefore, opportunities for students to present their research as it progresses.
PUBH 520 - Behavioral Science & Health Education
Credit: 3
This course introduces students to an overview of conceptual theories that are basis social and behavioral sciences applied to public health specifically health education. The course also provides students with skills needed to understand individual and community behavior and change processes.
PUBH 525 - Overview of Rural Health
Credit: 3
This course introduces students to an overview of the major issues in rural health. This course will also provide an understanding of the demographics, economics, policy and structure of the health care delivery systems in rural America, specifically North Carolina.
PUBH 540 - Statistical Methods
Credit: 3
This is the first of a two semester course introduces students to an overview of biostatistics and its role in the discipline of public health. Each semester course will include a lab component to introduce students to statistical programs. This course emphasizes an introduction to statistical reasoning and methods, specifically dealing with large databases. Prerequisite: College-level statistics course
PUBH 541 - Research Methods in Rural Health
Credit: 3
This is the second semester of a two semester course that introduces students to an overview of biostatistics and its role in the discipline of public health. Each semester course will include a lab component to introduce students to statistical programming. This course emphasizes the development and application of statistical reasoning and methods, specifically dealing with large databases.
PUBH 550 - Perspectives in Environmental Health
Credit: 3
This course introduces students to an overview of basic concepts in environmental sciences, an understanding the health impact of various environmental exposures, and the public health approach to controlling and eliminating environmental health risks.
PUBH 560 - Principles in Epidemiology
Credit: 3
This course introduces students to an overview of epidemiology and its application to public health. This course emphasizes an introduction to the application of epidemiological methods. The primary goal of this course is to orient students to the field of epidemiology and foster an appreciation for the methods used to do observational studies in “real world” settings. Pre-requisite: College-level statistics course.
PUBH 580 - Health Policy & Management
Credit: 3
This course introduces students to the United States health care system and examines the structure of the health care system including the policy process, program management and evaluation.
PUBH 590 - Independent Study in Public Health
Credit: 1-3
This elective course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to enhance their public health knowledge and further explore issues or a set of issues related to a particular topic in public health. This course is not related to PUBH 690 Research Project I. Pre-requisite: By instructor permission
PUBH 625 - Adolescent Health
Credit: 2
This elective course examines the public health issues related to the adolescent or emerging adulthood stages of development.
PUBH 661 - Epidemiology of Chronic Disease
Credit: 2
This elective course is designed to provide students an overview of prevalence and risk factors for chronic diseases in U.S. population and other countries. Both general and specific methodological approaches to the epidemiology of chronic disease will be discussed. Pre-requisite: PUBH 560 Principles of Epidemiology
PUBH 671 - Public Health & Infectious Disease
Credit: 2
This elective course provides a broad overview of the effects infectious diseases have on Public Health. The course focuses on the biological aspects of various vector based pathogens that have an impact on global and rural health. Pre-requisite: PUBH 501 and instructor permission
PUBH 682 - Ethical Issues in Public Health
Credit: 2
This elective course examines where public health research and policy intersects with ethical issues and ethical dilemmas. The course involves weekly case studies as practical scenarios that highlight the real world ‘grey areas’ that exist between doing right and doing wrong in the context of public health. Prerequisites: PUBH 502 and PUBH 580
PUBH 690 - Research Project I
Credit: 3
This course is first of two courses that will serve as a capstone experience for public health students. Pre-requisite: All other required public health courses except PUBH 695 Research Project II and PUBH 550 Perspectives in Environmental Health may be a co-requisite.
PUBH 699 - Internship in Public Health
Credit: 3-6
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to enhance their public health knowledge and further explore issues or a set of issues related to a particular topic in public health. This course will involve a minimum of 40 hours per credit hour per semester.