Spring Term Courses

EHS578: Practical Projects

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Practical Projects in the application of theory and principles of Environmental Health Sciences in public health settings. Course requirements include an approved practical work experience related to Environmental Health Sciences in consultation with a faculty advisor. May be elected more than once. Enrollment limited to Environmental Health Sciences majors with at least two full terms of prior registration.

EHS697: Readings

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm. Instr
• Description: Supervised study/review of a selected topic in environmental health, occupational health, nutrition and/or toxicology. May be elected more than once for a maximum of six credits.

EHS698: Research

• Graduate level
• Both Residential and OJOC
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for OJOC and residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for OJOC and residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff
• Prerequisites: Perm. Instr.
• Description: Original research investigation of a special topic in environmental health, occupational health, nutrition and/or toxicology. May be elected more than once for a maximum of six credits.

EHS699: Master's Thesis

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm of Thesis Advisor
• Description: This course shall be elected by students enrolled in Master's degree programs that require a formal written thesis as a condition of program completion. The thesis shall be defended in front of the student's thesis committee. The course grade will reflect the student's accomplishments relative to the thesis and its defense. The course is to be elected only once.

EHS899: Advanced Research

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm. Instr.
• Description: Original investigations of a specific topic in environmental health, occupational health, nutrition and/or toxicology. Designed for doctoral students performing research prior to passing their qualifying exam. May be elected more than once.

EHS990: Dissertation/Pre-Candidacy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral students not yet admitted to status as candidate.

EHS995: Dissertation Research for Doctorate in Philosophy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral students who have been admitted to status as candidate.

EPID565: Research in Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Emily Martin (Residential);
• Offered every year
• Prerequisites: Perm. Instr.
• Description: Investigation of a selected problem planned and carried out by each student. Pertinent literature, investigational approaches, and progress in the investigations are discussed in seminars. May be taken more than once for up to six credits. Usually taken first for one credit. This is the Capstone Course for Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology Students.
• Syllabus for EPID565

EPID604: Applications Of Epidemiology

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Ella August, James Buskiewicz, Sara Adar, Matthew Boulton, Andrew Brouwer, Melissa Beck, Kelly Bakulski, Miatta Buxton, Joseph Eisenberg, Marisa Eisenberg, Nancy Fleischer, Betsy Foxman, Aubree Gordon, Alexis Handal, Jennifer Head, Jihyoun Jeon, Spruha Joshi, Sharon Kardia, Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez, Lindsay Kobayashi, Peter Larson, Aleda Leis, Elizabeth Levin-Sparenberg, Lynda Lisabeth, Juan Marquez, Emily Martin, Briana Mezuk, Alison Mondul, Lewis Morgenstern, Belinda Needham, Marie O'Neill, Sung Kyun Park, C. Leigh Pearce, Laura Power, Alex Rickard, Jennifer Smith, Eduardo Villamor, Abram Wagner, Xin Wang, Douglas Wiebe, Zhenhua Yang, Jonathan Zelner, (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Instructor Permission
• Description: Application of epidemiological methods and concepts to analysis of data from epidemiological, clinical or laboratory studies. Introduction to independent research and scientific writing under faculty guidance.
• This course is cross-listed with .
• Syllabus for EPID604

EPID624: Readings in Epidemiology

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Laura Power (Residential);
• Offered Every Year
• Prerequisites: Perm. Instr.
• Description: Review of literature on selected subjects under guidance of individual faculty members and through scheduled seminars at which reports are presented. May be elected more than once.

EPID891: Advanced Readings in Epidemiology

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s):
• Last offered Winter 2015
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: Perm. Instr.
• Description: Students will review assigned readings on the epidemiology or natural history of specific infections or chronic diseases or on host or environmental factors associated with disease, or on epidemiological methods and their application. May be elected more than once

EPID990: Dissertation Research/Pre-Candidate

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: For students who have NOT reached candidacy yet.

EPID995: Dissertation Research/Candidate

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral student who has been admitted to status as a candidate

HBHEQ578: Practical Projects

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Practical projects in the application of theory and principles of Health Behavior and Health Education to individual and community-based public health settings. Course requirements include an approved practical project related to Health Behavior and Health Education in consultation with a faculty advisor. THE EXPERIENCE IS REPORTED IN AN INTEGRATIVE PAPER DEMONSTRATING THE SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION OF HBHE THEORIES AND PRINCIPLES TO THE PRACTICAL PROJECT. May be elected more than once. Enrollment limited to Health Behavior and Health Education majors with at least two full terms of prior registration.

HBHEQ625: Research in Health Behavior

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm. Inst.
• Description: Individual work on a problem in the area of health behavior relevant to program effectiveness in public health, under the tutorial guidance of an appropriate staff member. Regular conferences are arranged to discuss research designs, proposed problem solutions, methods for data collection and analysis. The investigation is reported in a paper, which may be submitted for publication. May be elected more than once.

HBHEQ644: Readings in Health Behavior and Health Education

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm. Instr.
• Description: Review of literature on selected topics in health behavior, health education or related areas under guidance of faculty member. Critical analysis; written and oral reports. May be taken more than once for a total not to exceed 6 credit hours.

HBHEQ900: Research in Health Behavior and Health Education

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 2-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Research work undertaken by doctoral students in collaboration with faculty advisers, including participation in on-going departmental research activities. Open only to doctoral students in Health Behavior and Health Education. May be elected more than once.

HMP815: Readings in Medical Care

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm Instr
• Description: Directed readings in special areas. May be elected more than once. Primarily for doctoral students in Health Services Organization and Policy.

HMP990: Dissertation/Precandidates

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral students not yet admitted to status as candidate.

HMP995: Dissertation Research for Doctorate in Philosophy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral students admitted as candidates