PHS 500
Research Ethics for Clinical Investigators (1) This course is designed for graduate students preparing for a career that will include clinical investigations.
Effective: Spring 2009
PHS 501
Principles of Public Health (3) This course is designed to provide students with a foundation in public health principles.
Effective: Summer 2012
PHS 504
Behavioral Health Intervention Strategies (3) Evaluation of intervention strategies from a biobehavioral health context; theories of change processes in health.
Effective: Spring 2011
PHS 505
Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation (3) Foundations in public health program planning and evaluation.
Effective: Summer 2012
Prerequisite:
PHS 504 orBB H 504
PHS 506
Behavioral Health Intervention Strategies II (3) This course provides instruction on how to design theory-driven public health interventions.
Effective: Summer 2012
Prerequisite:
PHS 504 orBB H 504
PHS 510
Clinical Research Methods (3) Introduction to the design, implementation, analysis, and interpretation of health research, including observational and controlled trials.
Effective: Spring 2009
PHS 511
Methods Used in Translational Research (1) This course is designed to familiarize clinicians with state-of-the-art laboratory techniques as they apply to translational research studies.
Effective: Spring 2009
PHS 516
Statistical Genetics (3) Basic theory and methods for statistical analysis, introduction to bioinformatics, principles and methods of statistical genetics, case-control association studies.
Effective: Spring 2009
PHS 518
Scientific Communication (2) A survey of the formats in which medical science is presented, with exercises in the preparation of abstracts, manuscripts, and grant applications, including illustrations.
Effective: Fall 2011
PHS 519
Patient Oriented Research (2) This course provides an overview of clinical research and an introduction to methods used to conduct clinical research.
Effective: Fall 2011
Prerequisite:
Patient Oriented Research is designed specifically for physicians with a documented interest in clinical research. Graduate students from other programs will be allowed to enroll with the permission of the instructor if space is available.
PHS 520
Principles of Biostatistics (3) Introduction to the application of techniques and interpretation of results that are commonly used to plan, analyze, and report clinical and health services research.
Effective: Spring 2009
PHS 521
Applied Biostatistics (3) An intermediate course that provides more in-depth development of analytical topics covered in the Intro Biostats course, such as analysis of variance and regression techniques. Students will perform analyses, summarize, and interpret results.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
PHS 520
PHS 522
Multivariate Biostatistics (3) This course focuses on advanced topics in biostatistics involving multivariate responses in biomedical research.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
PHS 520, PHS 521, PHS 580
PHS 523
Multivariate Analysis (3) This course focuses on the theoretical and applied aspects of multivariate analyses that are relevant to biomedical research.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
STAT 511, STAT 512, STAT 513 andSTAT 514
PHS 524
Longitudinal Data Analysis (3) This course focuses on the theoretical and applied aspects of longitudinal data analyses that are relevant to biomedical resarch.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
PHS 523
PHS 525
Biostatistics for Lab Scientists (3) Basic theory and methods for statistical analysis, data presentation and experimental design, with a focus on biomedical applications.
Effective: Summer 2010
Prerequisite:
one semester of college calculus (e.g. MATH 110) experience with spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel.
PHS 526
Categorical Data Analysis (3) This course focuses on statistical theory and methods for analyzing categorical data.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
STAT 511, STAT 512, STAT 513 andSTAT 514
PHS 527
Survival Analysis (3) This course focuses on the analysis of time-to-event data with a focus on biomedical research.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
STAT 511, STAT 512, STAT 513 andSTAT 514
PHS 528
Bayesian Methods (3) Approaches to Bayesian modeling and computation with application to medicine and biomedical research.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
STAT 511, STAT 512, STAT 513 andSTAT 514
PHS 535
Quality of Care Measurement (3) Emphasizes the concept and measurement issues involved in assessing and improving the quality of health care.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
enrollment in the Master of Science in Public Health Sciences program and satisfactory completion of PHS 510 520
PHS 536
Health Survey Research Methods (3) This course provides instruction on how to design health research survey questionnaires and how to conduct survey studies.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
PHS 520;PHS 550
PHS 537
Health Policy and Law (3) This course reviews processes related to health policy formulation, implementation, and advocacy.
Effective: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
PHS 571 orH P A 520
PHS 540
Decision Analysis I (1) This course provides an introduction to the methods and applications of decision analysis in clinical decision making.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
enrollment in the Master of Science in Public Health Sciences program and satisfactory completion of PHS 520
PHS 541
Decision Analysis II (1) This course provides an introduction to the methods and applications of decision analysis in clinical decision making.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
enrollment in the Master of Science in Public Health Sciences program and satisfactory completion of PHS 540
PHS 542
Environmental Health Sciences (3 per semester/maximum of 3) Overview of the impact that chemical, physical, and biologic agents in the environment have on human health.
Effective: Spring 2011
PHS 550
Principles of Epidemiology (3) Topics include measurements, surveillance, outbreak investigation, bias, and study design.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
PHS 520
PHS 551
Advanced Epidemiological Methods (3) Advanced methodological course providing in-depth discussions on applications of advanced methods to design, execution, data analysis, and epidemiological studies reporting.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
PHS 520 andPHS 550 orPHS 510
PHS 552
Molecular Epidemiology of Chronic Disease (3) This course provides instruction on molecular epidemiologic study design and methods in the study of chronic disease.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
PHS 550
PHS 553
Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3) Principles of infectious disease epidemiology and the use of epidemiologic methods to address infectious diseases of national and international importance.
Effective: Summer 2012
Prerequisite:
PHS 550
PHS 570
Health Economics and Economic Evaluation (3) An introductory course on applied economic evaluation, with emphasis on micro-economic theory, cost-effectiveness and economic modeling.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
enrollment in PHS graduate program or discretion of the instructor
PHS 571
Health Services Organization and Delivery (3) Examination of health systems, organization, financing, and evaluation; trends, problems, and issues.
Effective: Fall 2010
PHS 580
Clinical Trials: Design and Analysis (3) This course stresses the concepts of statistical design and anslysis in biomedical research, with special emphasis on the clinical trial.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
PHS 520
PHS 581
Clinical Trials: Case Studies (1) This course emphasizes case studies in clinical trials design, conduct, and analysis.
Effective: Spring 2009
PHS 594
Research Topics (1-9) A closely monitored, clinical or population based research project that is conducted during the second year of the PHS MS curriculum.
Effective: Spring 2009
PHS 595
Public Health Practice Internship (1-6 per semester/maximum of 6) This course provides Master of Public Health degree students with hands-on, "real-world" experience in the practice of public health.
Effective: Summer 2011
PHS 596
Individual Studies (1-9) Creative projects including non-thesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 2009
PHS 597
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be of topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2009
PHS 597B
Statistical Computing Using SAS (1) How to construct data queries using SAS statistical software.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
PHS 597C
Principles of Health Services Research (1) This course is designed to introduce new graduate students to the Health Services Research methodology.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
PHS 597D
Advanced Biostatistical Methods in Clinical Trials (3) A special topics course on advanced biostatistical methods in clinical trials.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
Prerequisite:
PHS 523, PHS 524, PHS 526, PHS 527, PHS 528 or equivalent
PHS 598
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2009
PHS 598A
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2009
PHS 600
Thesis Research (3-6) Research training provided to enable the student to advance his or her knowledge about a selected topic in public health sciences.
Effective: Fall 2010
PHS 801
Data Management (1) Development and implementation of plans for managing clinical research data, collection and processing data, and ensuring data quality.
Effective: Summer 2010
PHS 807
Public Health Education Methods (3) Provides the knowledge and skills associated with the methods used to deliver successful public health education programs.
Effective: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
PHS 505 and eitherPHS 504 orBB H 504
PHS 895A
Master of Public Health Internship (3 per semester/maximum of 6) Provides Master of Public Health (MPH) degree students with hands-on, real- world experience in the practice of public health.
Effective: Summer 2012
PHS 897
Special Topics (1-9 per semester/maximum of 9) Formal courses offered infrequently on a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 2012
PHS 897D
Special Topics: Capstone Experience (3) This course serves as a culminating experience option for students in the Master of Public Health in Public Health degree program.
Effective: Summer 2013 Ending: Summer 2013
PHS 897F
Practice of Public Health (2) Examines key issues related to the practice of public health through discussion of case studies and students' practicum experiences.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
Prerequisite:
PHS 501
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