Overview and Basic Principles / Pete Walton
1 / 08/22/11 / Context and scope of public health / √ / 1 / MPH, Dean
2 / 08/24/11 / Cross-cutting and interdisciplinary approach
Essay topic announced and posted / √ / 2 / MPH
Tools of Population Health / TBD
3 / 08/29/11 / Principles of epidemiology and population perspective / √ / 4, 5 / EPH, BB
4 / 08/31/11 / Principles of epidemiology and population perspective / √ / 6 / EPH, BB
5 / 09/07/11 / Principles of epidemiology and population perspective / √ / 7 / EPH, BB
6 / 09/12/11 / Health communications and informatics / √ / 7, 8 / HPBS, HMSS
Un-Wellness: Determinants, Impacts, and Interventions / TBD
7 / 09/14/11 / Infectious disease and injuries / √ / 9 / EPH, EOHS
8 / 09/19/11 / Infectious disease and injuries / √ / 10 / EPH, EOHS
9 / 09/21/11 / Chronic disease and chronic conditions / √ / 11 / EPH, EOHS
10 / 09/26/11 / Chronic disease and chronic conditions / √ / 12 / EPH, EOHS
11 / 09/28/11 / Exam 1
Social and Behavioral Factors in Health / TBD
12 / 10/03/11 / Health and social/behavioral sciences / √ / 13 / HPBS
13 / 10/05/11 / Health and social/behavioral sciences / √ / 14 / HPBS
14 / 10/12/11 / Health behavior case studies / √ / 15, 16, 18 / HPBS
15 / 10/17/11 / Health behavior case studies
Journal-in-progress due / √ / 15, 16, 18 / HPBS
Environmental and Occupational Issues in Public Health / TBD
16 / 10/19/11 / Environmental and occupational health / √ / 19, 20, 21 / EOHS
17 / 10/24/11 / Environmental and occupational health / √ / 22, 23 / EOHS
18 / 10/26/11 / Environmental and occupational health / √ / 22, 23, 24 / EOHS
19 / 10/31/11 / Exam 2
Healthcare and Public Health Systems / TBD
20 / 11/02/11 / Health policy, law, regulation, and ethics / √ / 3 / HMSS
21 / 11/07/11 / Organization of public health and healthcare / √ / 25 / HMSS
22 / 11/09/11 / Organization of public health and healthcare / √ / 26 / HMSS
23 / 11/14/11 / Cost, access, and quality / √ / 27, 28 / HMSS
Special Topics / TBD
24 / 11/16/11 / Health disparities and health equity / √
25 / 11/21/11 / Public health preparedness and disaster management / √ / 29 / CHHP
26 / 11/28/11 / Global health
Journal due (submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m.) / √ / 24 / EPH, HMSS, HPBS, EOHS
27 / 11/30/11 / Local health issues / √ / EPH, HMSS, HPBS, EOHS
28 / 12/05/11 / The future of public health
Essay due (submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m.) / √ / 30 / EPH, HMSS, HPBS, EOHS, BB
Finals / 12/07/11 / Exam 3
Preferred days: Mon, Wed 13:00-14:15
Grading
The components of student evaluation are weighted as follows:
- Five-minute summaries 10% (highest scoring 23 of 26 summaries)
- Examinations 60% (three, each at 20%)
- Journal 20%
- Journal-in-progress 5%
- Final journal 15%
- Essay 10%
- Field trip (extra credit) 3 points (added to sum of components 1-4)
Fall 2011
Classes start / Aug. 22 (Mon)Last day of registration / Aug. 22 (Mon)
Last day to drop/add / Aug. 26 (Fri)
Labor Day holiday / Sept. 5 (Mon)
Last day to apply for degree / Sept. 14 (Wed)
Mid-term break / Oct. 10-11 (Mon–Tues)
Last day to withdraw / Oct. 13 (Thurs)
Thanksgiving break / Nov. 23-27 (Wed–Sun)
Last day of classes / Dec. 5 (Mon)
Reading day / Dec. 6 (Tues)
Final examinations / Dec. 7-13 (Wed–Tues)
Degree date / Dec. 13 (Tues)
December commencement/degree date / Dec. 15 (Thurs)