Courses in Public Health Studies
| Homewood Public Health Courses | Faculty |
| Required Courses | |
| 280.340 Fund. of Health Policy & Mgmt. | Dr. Donald Steinwachs |
| Through lectures and small group discussions, students will develop a framework for analyzing health care policy problems and gain familiarity with current issues including managed care, Medicare and the uninsured. | |
| 280.345 Biostatistics in Public Health | Dr. Leslie Cope Dr. Matthew Hayat |
| Using problem-based learning focusing on public health topics, students learn to describe and summarize data, make inferences regarding population parameters, and test hypotheses. | |
| 280.350 Fund. of Epidemiology | Dr. Manning Feinleib |
| An introduction to principles and methods for investigating infectious and noninfectious disease within human populations contributing to an understanding of etiologic factors, modes of transmission and pathogenesis. | |
| 270.320 Environment & Your Health | Dr. Michael Trush |
| This course surveys the basic environmental health sciences (toxicology, risk assessment), current public health issues (hazardous waste, radon, water-borne diseases) and emerging global health threats (global warming, ozone depletion, sustainability). | |
| Elective Courses | |
| 280.101 Introduction to Public Health | Dr. Miriam Alexander Dr. Scott Kahan |
| An overview of the major concepts and themes in public health utilizing the social and natural science disciplines in populations worldwide. | |
| 280.157 From Tropical Disease to Global Health | Dr. James Goodyear |
| Freshmen Seminar course. This course inquires into the origin of the idea of tropical disease as a legacy of European conquests and colonization in tropical latitudes, as well as a function of shifting paradigms within the history of science and the rise of international health. | |
| 280.306 Revising the Sick Role: The Patient as Subject Citizen, Consumer, Expert and Advocate | Melissa Gilkey |
Drawing primarily from sociology and the history of medicine, this seminar explores theoretical perspectives on patient-hood in order to understand current initiatives in public health and medicine. This is a Dean's Teaching Fellowship course. Prereq: 280.101 or 280.340 all others by permission. Juniors and Seniors only. | |
| 280.307 Health Financing in the Global Arena: Paying for Healthcare | Sachi Ozawa |
| This course introduces students to the controversial topic of who should pay for healthcare. Examines four themes of financing, pooling purchasing, and provision of healthcare and considers the financial, political, ethical and social implications of distinct health financing methods. This is a Dean's Teaching Fellowship course. Prereq: 180.101 or 180.102. Juniors and Seniors only. Cross-listed with Economics. | |
| 280.375 Cultural Factors in Public Health | Dr. Thomas LaVeist |
| This course covers influence of culture on health policy, management and practice. Also provides background in disparities in health in the United States. Guest speakers include healthcare providers, managers, and policy-makers. | |
| 280.380 Introduction to Global Health | Dr. James Tielsch |
| Introduces approaches used by various countries in solving their health and medical care problems and the role of major international health organizations. Analyzes some of the current important issues in global health. Seniors and Juniors only, all others by permission. | |
| 280.399 Practicum in Community Health | Dr. Lee Bone |
| Students will participate in community-based health services intervention programs, working with community leaders and health interventionists from the schools of Medicine and Public Health. Classroom presentation and paper required. Seniors & Juniors only. | |
| 280.495/499 Honors in Public Health | Dr. Kelly Gebo |
| Using lectures, oral presentations, and writing assignments, this seminar is designed to assist Public Health Studies majors in writing a senior thesis. Students will formulate their topics, develop research skills, and address issues of professional ethics. Participating in this seminar is required for students pursuing honors in Public Health Studies. Classes are held at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Dr. Gebo permission is required before enrolling. | |
| 180.289 Economics of Health | Dr. David Bishai |
| Application of economic concepts and analysis to the health services system. Review of empirical studies of demand for health services, behavior of providers, and relationship of health services to population health levels. Discussion of current policy issues relating to financing and resource allocation. Prereq: 180.102 | |
| 230.225 Population Health & Development | Dr. Stan Becker |
| This course will cover the major world population changes in the past century as well as the contemporary situation and projections for this century. Topics include rapid population growth, the historical and continuing decline of death and birth rates, contraceptive methods as well as family planning and child survival programs, population aging, urbanization, population and the environment and the demographic effects of HIV/AIDS. | |
| 230.341 Medical Sociology | Dr. Kate Smith |
| This course introduces students to medical sociology, which is the application of the sociological perspective to health and health care. Major topics include stress, social epidemiology, and the social organization of health care. | |
| 250.351 Reproductive Physiology | Dr. Barry Zirkin |
| Focuses on reproductive physiology and biochemical and molecular regulation of the female and male reproductive tracts. Topics include the hypothalamus and pituitary, peptide and steroid hormone action, epididymis and male accessory sex organs, female reproductive tract, menstrual cycle, ovulations and gamete transport, fertilization and fertility enhancement, sexually transmitted diseases, and male and female contraceptive methods. Introductory lectures on each topic followed by research-oriented lectures and reading from current literature. | |
The Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) is Johns Hopkins' first university-wide, web-based student information system. You can read more about ISIS on the main ISIS webpage, or you can go directly to the ISIS Course Schedule listing for Public Health Studies.
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