MPH Spring 2 Courses

MPH1000 Introduction to Policy & Management

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 Why did U.S. health reform pass in 2010 when historically large scale reform of this magnitude has been blocked? How will the states implement health reform and will it be defeated through a constitutional challenge? Why is HIV prioritized over other health areas even though the global burden is lower than other diseases? How are new public-private partnerships transforming the financing of health systems? This course aims to assist students in understanding how political processes shape health policy and health outcomes both domestically and internationally. Through an introduction to theoretical and applied concepts in public policy and political science students will learn how to assess the political feasibility of different health policy options and how to craft persuasive policy briefs targeting decision makers at all levels of government. In addition to theoretical material the course will draw on insights from a concrete set of case studies across a variety of health policy topics including: the politics of health reform in the U.S. global health agenda setting and health system strengthening in developing countries among other topics.

MPH1002 Online Introduction to Biostatistics

Credits: 3 Offered: Fall & Spring 2 This is the online version of MPH 0300 Introduction to Biostatistics. This course is most appropriate for students with strong quantitative skills, those who are independent learners, and those who have previously taken a statistics course. No prior knowledge about statistics is assumed, however, and the online option is open to all.

This course provides an introduction to the principles underlying biostatistical methods and their application to problems in epidemiology, public health and clinical research. Students will learn about basic probability distributions, descriptive statistics, presentation of data, hypothesis testing principles, and the specific hypothesis tests and analytic methods for a variety of data types. These analytic methods will include t tests, chi-square tests, nonparametric tests, correlation, regression, and basic survival analysis methods. Students will have the opportunity to apply these methods to sample data both via direct calculation and using SAS® statistical software. Each week, a one-hour laboratory session will reinforce material from lecture with additional examples and instruction in use of the SAS® software. Methods for determining sample size and power for a variety of commonly used study designs will also be presented, as will measures of the accuracy of diagnostic and screening tests

MPH1003 Research Methods

Credits: 1 Offered: Spring 2 Research Methods encompasses a set of fundamental skills and tools necessary for approaching the process of developing and answering a research question being a future investigator or an informed consumer of information in the marketplace. This course provides a solid and practical framework enabling students to successfully embark upon their Culminating Experience. As a prerequisite in the conduct of research it prepares students to conceptualize propose design and write research papers in general.Topics covered include the characteristics of a research study formulating a research question experimental research designs survey construction data analysis and interpretation and evaluation of research. Also addressed are strategies for conducting literature searches research ethics informed consent and elements of a research proposal. Students will be required to complete IRB training HIPPA training data security training and outline a research proposal for their Culminating Experience project by the end of this course.Full time students are required to take this course in the Spring II Term of their first year in the Master of Public Health Program. The course is only open to matriculated students in the Master of Public Health Program. This course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Recommended Pre-requisites: MPH6000 Introduction to Public Health or MPH0700 Introduction to Global Health

MPH2000 Epidemiology II

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 1 & Spring 2 Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events in specified populations, and the application of this knowledge to control health problems. This course will introduce students to concepts that guide the design and analysis of various epidemiologic study designs, including counterfactuals, confounding, effect measure modification, measurement error and bias, as well as practical considerations. In parallel with lectures and assigned readings, lab sessions will guide students through applications of these concepts, including constructing causal diagrams and using SAS software for epidemiologic analysis. Pre-requisites: MPH1004 Introduction to Epidemiology MPH1002 Introduction to Biostatistics Basic SAS proficiency.

MPH2001 Epidemiology III

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 Epidemiology III will cover the theoretical and practical considerations of analysis and interpretation of data generated from epidemiologic studies. Through lectures and guided analysis of epidemiologic datasets, students will learn the analytic approaches and modelling techniques used to investigate exposure-disease relationships within various epidemiologic study designs. This course will also include more advanced topics such as mediation analysis and the use of sensitivity analyses to quantify the impact of potential biases. As part of this course, students will perform an independent analysis of epidemiologic data to demonstrate mastery of the presented content. Students can use any statistical software they prefer for assignments, but all course examples, sample code and programming support will be provided using SAS only.

Pre-requisite: MPH2000 Epidemiology II

MPH2003 Applied Linear Models II

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 This course provides a comprehensive overview of regression methods for analysis of categorical (binary and count) data and survival data, with applications to epidemiological and clinical studies. Topics discussed include logistic regression analysis, log linear model for contingency tables, Poisson regression, and survival regression. The emphasis is on concepts and application rather than on underlying theory. As mathematical results are presented without proof, students are not required to be proficient in calculus or matrix algebra.

Pre-requisite: MPH2002 Applied Linear Models I

MPH3002 Climate Change, Atmospheric Environment and Global Health (Formerly MPH0721)

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 The atmospheric environment is sensitive to climate change and has significant implications for global health. This course explores how pressuring global atmospheric environmental issues, including heat wave, long-term temperature change, ambient air pollution, and wildfire smoke, affect human health in the context of a changing climate. In addition to acquiring theoretical knowledge, students will apply modern statistical and epidemiologic techniques to real-world datasets using R to model the health effects of climate change-related exposures. This course focuses on developing practical knowledge and skills for climate change and global environmental health research, and follows a learn-by-doing approach, which combines lectures with structured labs.

Pre-requisites: MPH 1004 (formerly MPH 0400) Introduction to Epidemiology MPH 1002 (formerly MPH 0300) Introduction to Biostatistics

MPH3003 Global Reproductive and Maternal Health

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 Reproductive health conditions - including HIV/AIDS - are a leading cause of death and illness in women worldwide (15-44 years of age). This course introduces the student to the challenges that perpetuate high rates of maternal, reproductive, and sexual health morbidity and mortality among women and girls worldwide. We will analyze not only the health conditions that drive this morbidity and mortality in low and middle-income countries—such as complications of pregnancy (unsafe abortion, maternal hemorrhage), HIV/AIDS, cervical cancer, gender-based violence, and harmful traditional practices--but also the respective health system and structural barriers that limit access to quality health services and contribute to the vulnerability of women and girls in different low-resource settings.

The course emphasizes participatory learning: Using a Journal Club structure, students will discuss, dissect, and debate relevant research papers - primarily through student-led discussions. Students will gain a greater understanding of the role of research in contributing to health advocacy, policy, and programming in the U.S. and internationally and evaluate the effectiveness of different research designs and interventions. Working in small groups, students will iteratively formulate their own research question and proposal to address a reproductive health outcome of interest to them.

MPH4001 Health Promotion Strategies

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 Health promotion is the practice of educating, equipping, and empowering individuals with the information and resources they need to fight disease. It is the process of empowering people to increase control over their health and its determinants through health literacy efforts and multisectoral action to increase healthy behaviors. This includes activities focused on individual behavior as well as a wide range of social and environmental interventions. Health promotion typically addresses behavioral risk factors such as tobacco use, obesity, diet and physical inactivity, as well as areas of mental health, drugs and alcohol abuse, and sexual health.

Increasingly, lifestyle strategies such as whole food, plant-based diet, exercise, stress management, tobacco and alcohol cessation, and other non-drug modalities are being used to prevent, treat, and reverse chronic disease. This course offers the knowledge and skills recommended by a national panel of representatives from physician and health professional organizations as the basis for providing quality health promotion in lifestyle medicine services.

Topics focus on clinical processes, as well as a review of key modalities: nutrition, physical activity, behavior change, tobacco cessation, managing risky substance use, and stress management / emotional wellness. The course provides basic grounding the field of health promotion and disease prevention via lifestyle medicine and focuses on practice skills for public health professionals.

MPH4003 Implementation Science (Formerly MPH0020)

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 This course provides a comprehensive introduction to implementation science—the study of methods and strategies to promote the adoption and integration of evidence-based interventions, practices, and policies in public health and healthcare settings. The course explores foundational theories, models, and frameworks used in implementation research and practice, emphasizing real-world application to bridge the gap between research and effective population health impact. Students will engage with case studies, current literature, and applied exercises to develop the skills necessary to design, evaluate, and sustain implementation strategies across diverse settings and populations.

MPH5000 Introduction to Public Health Data Modeling (Formerly MPH0602)

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 This course introduces students to core statistical modeling approaches applied in public health data analysis. Students will learn how to select, apply, and interpret statistical models, including both linear and non-linear models. The course includes strategies for building models, adequate choice of models to answer specific public health questions, and data reporting and interpretation. Emphasis is placed on developing practical analytical skills using statistical software, with a focus on real public health datasets and effective communication of results to public health audiences.

Pre-requisites: MPH1004 (formerly MPH0400) Introduction to Epidemiology MPH1002 (formerly MPH0300) Introduction to Biostatistics

MPH5003 Machine Learning in Public Health

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 This course provides a comprehensive overview of unsupervised and supervised machine learning algorithms for analysis of continuous and categorical (binary) data, with a focus on applications for public health and epidemiology research. Topics discussed include hierarchical clustering, principal component analysis, factor analysis, LASSO, ridge and elastic net regressions, random forest algorithm, combined with hands-on training using public health datasets. The emphasis is on machine-learning concepts and applications in public health, rather than underlying theory. As mathematical results are presented without proof, students are not required to be proficient in calculus or matrix algebra to take this introductory course.

Pre-requisites: MPH 1002 (formerly MPH 0300) Introduction to Biostatistics MPH 5000 (formerly MPH 0602) Introduction to Public Health Data Modeling or MPH 2002 (Formerly MPH 0812) Applied Linear Models I

MPH6001 History of Public Health

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 What can history tell us about the current state of public health in the United States? This overview of the history of public health will examine evolving notions of a healthy public. Looking at the underlying social political and cultural structures that aid hinder and shape the public health mission it will place the history of public health in the context of the larger histories of medicine the nation and the world. Several disease case studies will be looked at in detail to provide insight into the factors that go into successful--and unsuccessful--public health movements. The course will conclude with a look at recent public health crises to understand them within the context of global history.

MPH6005 LGB/TGD/Q+ Health: Research, Policies and Best Practices

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 LGBTQI people have made considerable progress in securing equal rights, from open military service to marriage equality. Polling data indicates the general public has increasingly positive views of LGBTQI civil rights. Despite this, LGBTQI persons still face discrimination, stigma and exclusion in many policy arenas and significant health disparities. Development of an evidence base for LGBTQI health interventions remains in critical need of more dedicated efforts. This course reviews the demographics and diversity of LGBTQI populations; advances and gaps in LGBTQI health knowledge and research; and policies and strategies in public health practice towards achieving fuller health equity for LGBTQI persons.

MPH6010 Health and Literacy: Improving Health Communication Efforts

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 The issue of health literacy is critically important to the development of effective health communication strategies and outreach. National evaluations of literacy have raised serious concerns about the ability of nearly half the U.S. adult population to access understand and apply health communication messages (NAAL 2003) including those messages found in health information related to health care services and exchanged during health provider/patient interaction. This course explores the link between literacy and health in the US and how poor health literacy impacts accessing understanding and applying health communication messages. Course participants will learn how to take health literacy into account in their work as public health practitioners by understanding the consequences of low health literacy in health outcomes conducting health literacy loads of spoken and written material and developing skills to communicate health more effectively across a variety of settings and contexts.

MPH6011 Introduction to Medical Anthropology

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 Biomedicine is defined as the medical science that applies biological and physiological principles in clinical practice to cure patients from disease. For biomedicine the cause of sickness is found at the cellular level-- that is when a pathogen or germ alters the natural balance of the organism. To restore health is to trace and eradicate the physiological entity affecting the organism. In Western societies this scientific understanding of disease is not only at the core of biomedical practice but also of people’s imagination. To enter as a patient in the realm of biomedicine is to enter the realm of science factuality and expert knowledge. Because scientific practice deals with “Nature” science is not only perceived as objective but as removed from culture. This course will attempt to reveal biomedicine as a cultural system.This course will attempt to reveal biomedicine as a cultural system. Through the lenses of medicalanthropology, this course will examine:

• The emergence of biomedicine at the eve of the industrial revolution. We will be looking at the rise of biomedicine not as an institution only working within the confines of the diseased body. Rather, we will understand biomedicine as a cosmological project encompassing the whole of society, even when it is done through minute disciplining of the body. That is shaping the boundaries of what is possible, what can be seen and what constitutes reality.

• The different roles played by medical anthropologists in relation to biomedicine. While originally medical anthropologist’s relationship with biomedicine was one of “translation” - that is how to make the “exotic other” comply with biomedical interventions - this role has dramatically changed. We will emphasize not on anthropologists who are primarily working with biomedicine but rather those making biomedicine their object of study. We will survey some of the main debates within the discipline.

• A wide array of ethnographies trying to answer the question of whether biomedicine is outside of culture. Particularly, we will be looking at the ways in which biomedical practice constructs its subject of study. We will review medical practices’ core philosophical assumptions through some comparative cross-cultural analysis.

• The ways in which biomedicine particularly target women’s bodies while upholding a male centered ontology that disregards women’s embodied experiences.

• The ways in which the political-economic organization of capitalist production creates health disparities. We will study the case of Haiti, situating their health crises not at the cellular level, but at the crossroads of Neoliberalism and a tortuous history of U.S. economic, political and military interventions.

MPH6012 Racism and Public Health in the United States

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 The Racism and Public Health in the United States Course will provide an introduction to the history of racism in the United States and its impact on social determinants of health. The Course aims to provide a contextual framework for examining structural racism as one of the root causes of health disparities. The Course will provide an overview of how social determinants of health not only impact an individual's health outcomes but also have an impact on future generations. This Course will highlight long-standing racism and racist policies in the United States that have adversely impacted BIPOC communities. The Course will introduce students to the concepts of racism in healthcare, structural racism, individual racism, and interpersonal racism.

The Course content will discuss how public health policies, their implementation, budget and funding, impact the social determinants of health. By examining the ways that social determinants of health are being conceptualized by epidemiologic and social science tools, such as fundamental cause theory, structural violence, intersectionality and capabilities frameworks, students will explore ways to operationalize these understandings into their public health research and program intervention strategies.

The goal will be to shift the conversation from race to racism as the root cause of health inequities in the Black population. This Course will be conducted via a series of didactics, case discussions, guest lectures and group discussions as well as a round table conference of experts in the field. The students will also be encouraged to participate in a survey to discern their understanding of the subject matter. Students may be required to participate in focus groups to ensure that the Course is being conducted in a respectful environment which is fostering learning and growth.

MPH6018 Toxicology (Formerly MPH0515)

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 This course provides an introduction to the major concepts in toxicology with particular emphasis on agents with public health relevance including metals pesticides air pollution drugs of abuse medication and stress. The curriculum is designed to make toxicology accessible to students with broad scientific backgrounds including those outside of the biological science disciplines. Students will learn the basic principles of toxicology as well as review target organs systems contaminants and mechanisms of actions of certain classes of compounds. Specific target organ toxicities will include hepatic renal cardiovascular pulmonary neuronal developmental reproductive and endocrine systems. We will use in-class exercises and small groups to discuss recent publications apply concepts and understand the current knowledge of specific toxicological agents and their effects. This course is designed to present toxicology as an interdisciplinary science in public health.

MPH6019 Communitology (Formerly MPH0525)

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 Life expectancy on the Upper East Side is 86 years compared to 77 years in East Harlem. Why should this be? This course introduces the learner to the root causes of health disparities confronting resource-poor communities, with particular focuses on children, the environment, and social determinants of health (SDHs).

We cover topics ranging from chemical exposures; qualities of the built environment; the health effects of climate change; and the mechanisms of toxic stress and epigenetics. We cover basic principles of exposure assessment; skills in pediatric environmental exposure history taking; and the adverse effects of environmental exposures on child neurodevelopment. Students learn how to design risk communication strategies for environmental exposures targeted to a specific group of children, access pediatric health reference material, apply state-of-the-art clinical evidence in the formulation of public health policy, and advocate for child health. The course format is participatory, and includes discussing peer-reviewed literature, lectures and clinical case scenarios.

This course will be capped at 15 students. Registration will be based on first come, first-served basis.

MPH6021 Zoonoses: An Emerging Public Health Issue

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 Zoonoses diseases transmitted from animals to humans are increasingly being recognized as emerging or re-emerging disease threats to public health. This course will explore the interactions between physicians veterinarians and public health professionals; provide an understanding of the public health consequences of these diseases; and explore preventive measures. Finally we will set the framework for discussions of agents of bioterrorism and the public health response to these threats. The course attracts top speakers from across the country in the fields of public health infectious diseases veterinary medicine and the biomedical sciences. Pre-requisite: MPH0400 Introduction to Epidemiology.

MPH6022 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (Formerly MPH0410)

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases builds upon the concepts presented in Introduction to Epidemiology (P400), stressing the importance of considering the host, environment and disease agent in transmission dynamics. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries witnessed advances in prevention, treatment, and study of infectious diseases and the misconception that infectious diseases were disappearing. The study of infectious diseases leads to the continual development of vaccines, antibiotics, and technology, prompting epidemiologists to develop more advanced methods to monitor disease, investigate patterns of disease transmission, and evaluate innovative prevention modalities. The past thirty years have brought to light both new and re-emerging problems in the epidemiology of infectious diseases, including HIV, SARS, avian influenza, arboviruses, antimicrobial resistance, and the threat of bioterrorism. This course will enable students to gain an understanding of the principles of infectious disease epidemiology, including modes of transmission, quantification of occurrence and risk, and methods for preventing disease at the population level. Students will receive a number of disease-specific lectures from public health practitioners who conduct surveillance for and epidemiologic studies on various infectious diseases. Students will also participate in classroom exercises, during which they will investigate an outbreak, create surveillance plans, present evidence of a disease threat, and recommend prevention and control measures. Pre-requisites: MPH1004 (formerly MPH0400) Introduction to Epidemiology MPH1002 (formerly MPH0300) Introduction to Biostatistics

MPH6027 Big Data Epidemiology: Introduction to OMICS Research (Formerly MPH0422)

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 Omics is an emerging multidisciplinary and rapidly evolving field that has started to impact both clinical practice and public health and holds promise to significantly improve precision medicine. Omics encompasses many molecular biology domains including genomics epigenomics transcriptomics proteomics metabolomics and exposomics. These molecular domains can offer a more nuanced perspective on how multiple exposures (e.g. environmental lifestyle social factors) affect health compared with traditional research approaches. However omics datasets are large (tens of thousands of variables or more) resulting in analytical challenges that require adaptation of existing epidemiology designs and methods. This course will provide an overview of omics research areas and applications latest omics epidemiology advances and hands-on training in big omics data analysis.

Pre-requisites: MPH2000 (formerly MPH0412) Epidemiology II MPH1002 (formerly MPH0300) Introduction to Biostatistics MPH2002 (formerly MPH0812) Applied Linear Models I Recommended: BIO6300 Introduction to R Programming

MPH6035 Digital Transformation in Healthcare and Medical Research with Integrity (Formerly MPH0017)

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 The ways that medical professionals and healthcare systems use technology not only shape who they serve but also the quality of care that patients receive. How practitioners deploy technologies in day-to-day care and crises is critical to preserving the public’s trust in the field, which in turn is essential for effective public-health initiatives and population health interventions. At the same time, extensive research has demonstrated the propensity of digital and predictive tools to exacerbate existing forms of healthcare inequality. This is not a class in data analysis methods, nor will it offer instruction in how to build healthcare tools with existing or projected digital technologies. Instead, this class will guide students in exploring what ‘good’ looks like for digital technology deployment in medicine. What knowledge and skills do emerging medical professionals need in order to participate in articulating and operationalizing digital systems for medicine that strengthen, rather than undermine, their duties as health practitioners? This gateway course provides an overview of decision-making and strategic planning surrounding digital tools for medical and public health professionals. Learning through a mix of scholarly and journalistic readings, guided discussions, and instructor and guest lectures, students will be introduced to three critical areas of digital transformation in the practice of medicine: (1) the role of communication technologies in intermediating access to medical information and services; (2) the use, and re-use of data collected through medical care, especially using third-party platforms such as electronic health records (3) the implications of the adoption of machine earning tools in healthcare provision Across these themes, this entirely new course will prepare students to understand the implications of the digital transformation of medicine and research and navigate their core duties as health professionals by equipping them with a set of analytic tools and critical knowledge that situate digital tools and services for implementation science and influence health policy at a high level. This unique course is open to medical students (years 1-4), Master of Public Health, Master of Health Administration and the Health Care Delivery Leadership Program in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

MPH6036 Strategic & Program Management (Formerly MPH0103)

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 This course is an introduction to understanding; the competencies, roles and responsibilities of public health and health managers; health organizations, which are complex and changing in response to community needs and to changing environments; the skills required to establish and maintain organizational culture and organizational change; and talent and team management. Through readings, class discussion and the analysis of case studies, students, will have an opportunity to explore and identify key management and leadership challenges impacting public health and health; formulate and evaluate alternative solutions to problems; learn verbally and in writing to present analysis of managerial plans and proposals. The course will emphasize skill development in the management of mission, strategy, operations and the business aspects of health organizations.

MPH6037 Healthcare in Communities and the Public Sector (Formerly MPH0104)

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 A major focus of this class is on understanding how community life and health are related. Students will learn how to analyze communities compare data regarding the health status of communities and to compare selected communities to each other. Case material will be used to emphasize the multiple ways one can assist communities as a whole and those at risk for health problems. Exemplars will be offered by guest lecturers involved in community change. Social and economic factors will be identified that affect community health status.

MPH6039 Accounting & Budgeting for Public Health Administration

Credits: 3 Offered: Spring 2 Cross listed as MHA 1007 Budgeting and Financial Essentials. Financial statements enable managers to evaluate the performance of an organization and assess its financial position. Budgets based on forecasts take the form of projected statements and serve as an important managerial tool for planning and control purposes. This course provides an introduction the accounting budgeting and financial reporting techniques commonly used in the health care and not-for-profit environment. Emphasis is placed on enabling students to become comfortable with financial analysis budgets and commonly-used financial terminology so that they can effectively address financial matters they will encounter in leadership roles in health care and not-for-profit organizations.

MPH6044 Seminar in Applied Preventive Medicine (Formerly MPH0021)

Credits: 1 Offered: Full Year Course (register each term) This weekly seminar focuses on current local, national, and international issues in public health and preventive medicine. Discussions center on critical review of new published literature in public health and include topics related to health policy, economic and legal issues, and the impact of these issues on the health of populations. There will be didactics on public health ethics, risk communications and preventive medicine research as well as critical review of enrolled student research or theses. On a rotating basis, each student is responsible for setting the agenda and chairing seminar discussions.

MPH6045 Public Health Conference (Formerly MPH0795)

Credits: 1 Offered: Spring 2 The Public Health Conference provides students with the opportunity to delve deeper into public health topics presented at the annual Public Health Research Day at ISMMS. Students will be required to attend and be active participants during the full day of events, which includes a keynote lecture, oral presentations, poster sessions, and networking opportunities. Course requirements include a 2-page reflection paper and a critical analysis of 3 poster presentations.

MPH6048 Independent Study for Public Health

Credits: 1-3 Offered: Fall, Spring 1, Spring 2 An Independent Study can be valued at one, two, or three credits. Each credit represents approximately 45 hours of work. Three credits are the maximum number of credits that may be awarded to any Independent Study. Please note that while the total hours committed to the pursuit of the Independent Study may be sufficient for more than three credits or more than one elective, students will not receive any more than three credits for one project/course of study.

An Independent Study is an elective option, providing the student with an opportunity to delve more thoroughly into an area of public health that is of specific interest to him/her. An Independent Study must be a unique experience. Material covered during an independent study project should be highly targeted and not simply a review of the regularly offered coursework. Each student may complete no more than two independent study projects. Eligibility - Students with more than one outstanding Incomplete at the time of the proposal submission may not be eligible to complete an Independent Study. Restrictions - It is important to note that independent study projects should not be attempts to take MPH courses that are offered routinely during the academic year at times that are more convenient for the student. Independent study projects cannot exempt students from core course requirements. Steps towards formalizing an Independent Study Identify and meet with your Faculty Sponsor to discuss and plan the Independent Study. Complete the Independent Study Proposal Form. Submit the Independent Study Form to the Academic Program Office for approval. Once approved, complete the project/course of study. Complete the Independent Study Postscript Report. Request that your Faculty Sponsor review the Postscript Report and complete the Independent Study Evaluation Form. Submit completed Postscript Report and Evaluation form to the Academic Program Officer

MPH6049 Maintenance of Matriculation (Formerly MPH8001)

Credits: 0 Offered: Fall, Spring 1, Spring 2 To maintain matriculation, students must either register for at least one credit-bearing course or register for MPH6049 Maintenance of Matriculation for every term up until degree conferral. Maintenance of Matriculation allows students continued eligibility to earn their degree while not pursuing coursework. The MPH6049 Maintenance of Matriculation registration is $333 per term for students in trimester programs. Please see the full Maintenance of Matriculation policy in the Student Handbook.

MPH6050 Project Continuation (Formerly MPH0098)

Credits: 0 Offered: Fall, Spring 1, Spring 2 Register for Project Continuation if you are continuing your Culminating Experience project for more than 1 term, working full time on this effort. You can only register in the term following MPH9002 (formerly MPH0097) Culminating Experience registration.

MPH9000 Applied Practice Experience (Formerly MPH0092)

Credits: 3 Offered: Fall, Spring 1, Spring 2 Students should complete at least 15 credits of MPH coursework before starting the Practicum. The MPH Applied Practice Experience provides the student with an opportunity to translate theory into practice within a public health setting. The Applied Practice Experience Proposal must be submitted to the Office of Public Health Practice for approval prior to the beginning the experience. Students may register for MPH0092 after receiving approval on the APE Proposal. This registration is not a course that meets, instead it is a registration reflecting the time, energy, and advisement involved in the degree requirement.

MPH9001 Culminating Experience Seminar

Credits: 1 Offered: Fall, Spring 1, Spring 2 Students must have their Culminating Experience Statement of Support and Project Outline submitted to the Program Office before starting this course. This seminar is designed for second year students who will be completing a Culminating Experience (thesis, manuscript or capstone). These words are more than a paper - They are major independent projects that requires you to design, implement, and present professional work of public health significance. This course will help you design your Culminating Experience, start writing, and give and receive feedback from peers. The course is heavily interactive. We will work with materials provided primarily by the students. By the end of the term, you should be ready to complete your Culminating Experience.

Pre-requisite: MPH1003 Research Methods

MPH9002 Culminating Experience

Credits: 3 Offered: Fall, Spring 1, Spring 2 The Culminating Experience provides the student with an opportunity to synthesize, integrate and apply the skills and competencies they have acquired to a public health problem. Students may choose to complete a Thesis, First Author Manuscript or Capstone to satisfy the Culminating Experience. Students who are completing a First Author Manuscript or Capstone should register for MPH9002 Culminating Experience (students who are completing a Master's Thesis should register for MPH0099 only).

Please refer to the MPH or MS in Epidemiology Culminating Experience Guide as a resource for the steps that need to be taken to fulfill the Culminating Experience requirement.

MPH9004 Research Seminar in Epidemiology for MS Epidemiology Students

Credits: 2 Offered: Spring 2 This course aims to help the MS in Epidemiology students develop effective written and oral scientific communications from their Culminating Experience. The course is divided into three main sections that cover the creation of effective (A) scientific posters, (B) written communications in format of a scientific manuscript or a thesis, and (C) oral presentations of an epidemiology project. This is a highly interactive student-centered and student-led course. We will work in class with materials provided primarily by the students, including student poster, manuscript/thesis and oral presentation drafts. All students will be required to give and receive constructive feedback from other peers on how to improve their written and oral communications based on what they have learned in class. Students must have their Culminating Experience Proposal Outline signed by their faculty advisor and submitted to the Program Office before the first day of class and are strongly encouraged to write as much of their Culminating Experience materials as possible during this course.

MPH9007 Capstone III for MS Epidemiology Students (Formerly MPH1099)

Credits: 1 Offered: Fall The Capstone provides the student with an opportunity to synthesize, integrate and apply the skills and competencies they have acquired to a public health problem. Students are expected to submit final manuscript or thesis.