Public Health Topics Course

PUBHLTH 333 (Emerging Issues in Public Health) is a special topics course with various sections that are updated regularly to allow students to explore emerging topics in Public Health. Each section number corresponds to a different topic. The specific material and format will vary by topic and instructor. Please see below for more information on each course. 

Combating Misinformation in Public Health - section #002

  • 1 credit course taught for 7 weeks
  • Instructor: Dr. Lindsay Kalter
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Advanced Public Health Journalism - section #003

  • 3 credit course taught
  • Instructor: Dr. Lindsay Kalter
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Assessing Environmental Threats to Public Health: In Practice and Research - section 004

  • This topics course no longer exists, it is now PUBHLTH 355. (starting in Fall 2026)*
  • 2 credit course taught in Fall 2025
  • Instructor: Dr. Melissa Slotnick
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Basic Computing for Data Analytics - section #005

  • This topics course no longer exists, it is now PUBHLTH 307. (starting in Fall 2026)1 credit course taught in Fall 2025*
  • Instructor: Dr. Nick Henderson
  • This course is crosslisted with  BIOSTAT 607 section 001 which uses R. The Python and C++ sections are not crosslisted with an undergraduate course.

Design for Health Studies - section #006

  • 1 credit course taught in the first seven weeks of Fall 2025.
  • This course will be an adaptation of BIOSTAT 593 for undergraduate students.
  • PUBHLTH 383 is an enforced prerequisite for this course.
  • Instructor: Dr. Rod Little

US Health Care System, Quality, Performance and Measurement - section #010

  • This topics course no longer exists, it is now PUBHLTH 346. (starting in Winter 2027)*
  • 3 credit course taught in Winter 2026
  • Instructor: Dr. Micah Aaron
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From Clinic to Community: Sleep Medicine and Public Health - section #011

  • This topics course no longer exists, it is now PUBHLTH 336. (starting in Winter 2027)*
  • 3 credit course taught in Winter 2026
  • Instructor: Dr. Galit Dunietz
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Family Caregiving - section #012

  • This topics course no longer exists, it is now PUBHLTH 337. (starting in Winter 2027)*
  • 3 credit course taught in Winter 2026
  • Instructor: Dr. Courtney Polenick
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Drugs and Society: A Public Health Perspective - section #013

  • This topics course no longer exists, it is now PUBHLTH 324. (starting in Winter 2027)*
  • 3 credit course taught in Winter 2026
  • Instructor: Dr. Spruha Joshi
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Touch Grass for Credit: Connection, Mental Health, and Social Prescribing on Campus - section #014

Racism and Health Equity: Historical Roots, Mechanisms, and Resistance - section #015

Microbial Control: Sterilization, Disinfection, and Manipulation - section #016

  • 3 credit course taught in Winter 2027
  • This course is a meet-together with EPID 507
  • Advisory Prerequisites: Introductory classes in microbiology and biochemistry - contact instructor if in doubt
  • Instructor: Dr. Alex Rickard

*If a topics course has moved to a permanent course number, students cannot earn credit for the course twice. 

Updated: 11/05/26