Discover Hopkins: Public Health Cardiology
AS.280.235 (41)

This course will provide a hands on overview of the modern science behind cardiovascular disease. Topics will include the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, prevention, interventions and risk factors that impact outcomes. Students will learn hands on skills to recognize and treat heart attacks including basic ECG recognition, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and current treatment algorithms.

• Credits: 1.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 13/20
• PosTag(s): n/a

Mini Term: Health Literacy in the Digital Age
AS.280.241 (71)

The online media landscape provides new opportunities to enhance health literacy, but also creates new problems. This course aims to identify the importance of understanding health literacy issues in the context of online media (including social media, blogs, web pages, etc.). Students will learn about principles that promote health literacy and how they can apply these principles by creating and critiquing online health communication materials.

• Credits: 1.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Canceled
• Seats Available: 30/30
• PosTag(s): n/a

Medical Humanitarianism
AS.230.335 (21)

Humanitarian organizations play life-preserving roles in global conflicts, and have front-row views of disasters ranging from the 2010 Haiti earthquake to the 2011 Fukushima tsunami in Japan. Yet even while they provide vital assistance to millions of people in crisis, such organizations are beset by important paradoxes that hinder their capacity to create sustainable interventions. They work to fill long-lasting needs, but are prone to moving quickly from one site to the next in search of the latest emergency. They strive to be apolitical, yet are invariably influenced by the geopolitical agendas of global powers. How do such contradictions arise, and what is their impact upon millions of aid recipients around the world? Drawing on case studies from South Sudan to Haiti, this course addresses these contradictions by exploring how and why medical aid organizations attempt, and sometimes fail, to reconcile short-term goals, such as immediate life-saving, with long-term missions, such as public health programs and conflict resolution initiatives.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/20
• PosTag(s): INST-IR

Community-Based Learning in South Africa
AS.280.326 (30)

3 Credit course taught in Cape Town, South Africa. This course may be used to satisfy the Public Health Applied Experience requirement. Students will participate in a community-based service learning program with a local NGO in Cape Town.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Approval Required
• Seats Available: 15/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (02)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 7/20
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Ecology, Health, and the Environment
AS.140.311 (01)

Explores diverse problems linking ecological, environmental and public health themes, with focus on Chesapeake region. Students’ research projects can be outside Chesapeake region.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/12
• PosTag(s): GECS-SOCSCI, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR

History of Medicine
AS.140.105 (01)

Course provides an overview of the medical traditions of six ancient cultures; the development of Greek and Islamic traditions in Europe; and the reform and displacement of the Classical traditions during the Scientific Revolution.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 5/15
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

History of Medicine
AS.140.105 (02)

Course provides an overview of the medical traditions of six ancient cultures; the development of Greek and Islamic traditions in Europe; and the reform and displacement of the Classical traditions during the Scientific Revolution.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 5/15
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

History of Medicine
AS.140.105 (03)

Course provides an overview of the medical traditions of six ancient cultures; the development of Greek and Islamic traditions in Europe; and the reform and displacement of the Classical traditions during the Scientific Revolution.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 5/15
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

History of Medicine
AS.140.105 (04)

Course provides an overview of the medical traditions of six ancient cultures; the development of Greek and Islamic traditions in Europe; and the reform and displacement of the Classical traditions during the Scientific Revolution.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 5/15
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

History of Medicine
AS.140.105 (05)

Course provides an overview of the medical traditions of six ancient cultures; the development of Greek and Islamic traditions in Europe; and the reform and displacement of the Classical traditions during the Scientific Revolution.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 10/15
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

History of Medicine
AS.140.105 (06)

Course provides an overview of the medical traditions of six ancient cultures; the development of Greek and Islamic traditions in Europe; and the reform and displacement of the Classical traditions during the Scientific Revolution.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 12/15
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (01)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 7/20
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (03)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 7/20
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (04)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 7/20
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (05)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 7/20
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (14)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 15/15
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Sociology of Health and Illness
AS.230.341 (03)

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.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 1/15
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, SPOL-UL

Global Health and Human Rights
AS.230.393 (01)

Is access to healthcare a fundamental human right? If so, then which global actors are obligated to provide healthcare to whom, and for how long? How do meanings of health and illness vary across time and place? And finally, how are human rights principles translated into frontline practice in order to promote well-being? This course takes a critical interdisciplinary approach to these questions through a series of global case studies ranging from humanitarian aid in post-tsunami Sri Lanka to anti-FGM (female genital mutilation) campaigns in Ghana. How do international NGOs, UN bodies, and governments collaborate (or compete) to distribute healthcare in places beset by dire resource shortages? Do human rights principles carry legal weight across borders, and if so, could access to healthcare services and essential medicines be litigated in order to compel governments to provide it? And finally, what cultural assumptions do human rights discourses carry with them, and what happens if rights-based approaches are poorly received by recipient populations? Moving beyond the basic principle of healthcare as a human right, this course aims to bring this idea’s history and politics into focus by offering an in-depth exploration of its ethics and implementation.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 1/18
• PosTag(s): INST-IR

Introduction to Public Health
AS.280.101 (02)

This course provides an overview of the field of public health. Topics include the major causes of morbidity and mortality; the socioeconomic, behavioral, and environmental factors that affect health; the analytical methods used in the field; the role of government in protecting the public’s health; key features of the U.S. health care system; and current challenges in the field. The course also introduces students to the basic conceptual models and approaches that are central to public health practice. This course is restricted to rising Sophomores who are declared Public Health Studies majors, and incoming Freshman only. Your enrollment may be withdrawn at the discretion of the instructor if you don't meet one of those criteria.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 17/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Introduction to Public Health
AS.280.101 (03)

This course provides an overview of the field of public health. Topics include the major causes of morbidity and mortality; the socioeconomic, behavioral, and environmental factors that affect health; the analytical methods used in the field; the role of government in protecting the public’s health; key features of the U.S. health care system; and current challenges in the field. The course also introduces students to the basic conceptual models and approaches that are central to public health practice. This course is restricted to rising Sophomores who are declared Public Health Studies majors, and incoming Freshman only. Your enrollment may be withdrawn at the discretion of the instructor if you don't meet one of those criteria.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 17/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Introduction to Public Health
AS.280.101 (05)

This course provides an overview of the field of public health. Topics include the major causes of morbidity and mortality; the socioeconomic, behavioral, and environmental factors that affect health; the analytical methods used in the field; the role of government in protecting the public’s health; key features of the U.S. health care system; and current challenges in the field. The course also introduces students to the basic conceptual models and approaches that are central to public health practice. This course is restricted to rising Sophomores who are declared Public Health Studies majors, and incoming Freshman only. Your enrollment may be withdrawn at the discretion of the instructor if you don't meet one of those criteria.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 24/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Sociology of Health and Illness
AS.230.341 (01)

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.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/15
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, SPOL-UL

Sociology of Health and Illness
AS.230.341 (04)

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.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 1/15
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, SPOL-UL

Introduction to Public Health
AS.280.101 (04)

This course provides an overview of the field of public health. Topics include the major causes of morbidity and mortality; the socioeconomic, behavioral, and environmental factors that affect health; the analytical methods used in the field; the role of government in protecting the public’s health; key features of the U.S. health care system; and current challenges in the field. The course also introduces students to the basic conceptual models and approaches that are central to public health practice. This course is restricted to rising Sophomores who are declared Public Health Studies majors, and incoming Freshman only. Your enrollment may be withdrawn at the discretion of the instructor if you don't meet one of those criteria.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 21/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (06)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 7/20
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (10)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 20/20
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Health Economics & Developing Countries
AS.180.390 (01)

Benefits of good health and its costs. Health demand and supply in poor countries. Welfare economics of Public Health. This is a writing seminar. There are some lectures on how to write a paper and on the substance of the economics of international health but the focus and only assignment is a 40-page paper by each student under the supervision of the instructor.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/12
• PosTag(s): n/a

Medical Humanitarianism
AS.230.335 (01)

Humanitarian organizations play life-preserving roles in global conflicts, and have front-row views of disasters ranging from the 2010 Haiti earthquake to the 2011 Fukushima tsunami in Japan. Yet even while they provide vital assistance to millions of people in crisis, such organizations are beset by important paradoxes that hinder their capacity to create sustainable interventions. They work to fill long-lasting needs, but are prone to moving quickly from one site to the next in search of the latest emergency. They strive to be apolitical, yet are invariably influenced by the geopolitical agendas of global powers. How do such contradictions arise, and what is their impact upon millions of aid recipients around the world? Drawing on case studies from South Sudan to Haiti, this course addresses these contradictions by exploring how and why medical aid organizations attempt, and sometimes fail, to reconcile short-term goals, such as immediate life-saving, with long-term missions, such as public health programs and conflict resolution initiatives.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/18
• PosTag(s): INST-IR

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (12)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 14/20
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Sociology of Health and Illness
AS.230.341 (02)

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.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/15
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, SPOL-UL

Introduction to Public Health
AS.280.101 (01)

This course provides an overview of the field of public health. Topics include the major causes of morbidity and mortality; the socioeconomic, behavioral, and environmental factors that affect health; the analytical methods used in the field; the role of government in protecting the public’s health; key features of the U.S. health care system; and current challenges in the field. The course also introduces students to the basic conceptual models and approaches that are central to public health practice. This course is restricted to rising Sophomores who are declared Public Health Studies majors, and incoming Freshman only. Your enrollment may be withdrawn at the discretion of the instructor if you don't meet one of those criteria.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 23/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Freshman Seminar: Gender, Health and Aging
AS.230.154 (01)

In this course students will develop an understanding of the ways in which gender structures health and well being through adulthood and later life. The experience of sexual minorities and the ntersection of gender with class and ethnicity will also be discussed. Students will be expected to participate actively and lead discussions on specific topics.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 16/16
• PosTag(s): n/a

Food Politics
AS.190.405 (01)

This course examines the politics of food at the local, national, and global level. Topics include the politics of agricultural subsidies, struggles over genetically modified foods, government efforts at improving food safety, and issues surrounding obesity and nutrition policy. Juniors, seniors, and graduate students only. Cross-listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/18
• PosTag(s): SPOL-UL, GECS-SOCSCI, POLI-RSCH, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (13)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 10/15
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Issues in International Development
AS.230.150 (01)

This course will provide an undergraduate level introduction to the study and practice, as well as the successes and failures, of international development. Students will be introduced to the various theoretical frameworks used to explain underdevelopment. Students will also explore the practice of development since the 1950s by examining specific strategies employed in Latin America, South Asia, East Asia, and Africa. Using a variety of country-specific case studies, students will have the opportunity to apply the theoretical and practical frameworks learned in the class to assess the successes and failures of real-life cases.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 12/25
• PosTag(s): GECS-SOCSCI

Economics of Health
AS.180.289 (01)

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.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 65/100
• PosTag(s): INST-ECON, PHIL-BIOETH, SPOL-UL

Economics of Discrimination
AS.180.252 (01)

This course examines labor market discrimination by gender, race and ethnicity in the United States. What does the empirical evidence show, and how can we explain it? How much of the difference in observed outcomes is driven by differences in productivity characteristics and how much is due to discrimination? How have economists theorized about discrimination and what methodologies can be employed to test those theories? What has been the impact of public policy in this area; how do large corporations and educational institutions respond; and what can we learn from landmark lawsuits? The course will reinforce skills relevant to all fields of applied economics, including critical evaluation of the theoretical and empirical literature, the reasoned application of statistical techniques, and analysis of current policy issues. Seniors by Permission Only.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Canceled
• Seats Available: 30/30
• PosTag(s): SPOL-UL

Medical Humanitarianism
AS.230.335 (02)

Humanitarian organizations play life-preserving roles in global conflicts, and have front-row views of disasters ranging from the 2010 Haiti earthquake to the 2011 Fukushima tsunami in Japan. Yet even while they provide vital assistance to millions of people in crisis, such organizations are beset by important paradoxes that hinder their capacity to create sustainable interventions. They work to fill long-lasting needs, but are prone to moving quickly from one site to the next in search of the latest emergency. They strive to be apolitical, yet are invariably influenced by the geopolitical agendas of global powers. How do such contradictions arise, and what is their impact upon millions of aid recipients around the world? Drawing on case studies from South Sudan to Haiti, this course addresses these contradictions by exploring how and why medical aid organizations attempt, and sometimes fail, to reconcile short-term goals, such as immediate life-saving, with long-term missions, such as public health programs and conflict resolution initiatives.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 1/18
• PosTag(s): INST-IR

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (09)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 13/20
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (07)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 18/20
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Education & Inequality: Individual, Contextual, and Policy Perspectives
AS.230.320 (01)

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/25
• PosTag(s): SPOL-UL

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (08)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 9/20
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Intro to Bioethics
AS.150.219 (11)

Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g. physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research. Cross listed with Public Health Studies.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 7/20
• PosTag(s): PHIL-BIOETH, PHIL-ETHICS, BEHB-SOCSCI, MSCH-HUM

Born a Girl: Issues in Women's Health From a Life Course Perspective
AS.280.451 (01)

The discussion surrounding women’s health has often remained limited to understanding women’s reproductive health needs. This course seeks to move beyond this topic to explore the key issues affecting women’s health, utilizing a life course perspective. This undergraduate course will focus on a select number of themes including: a) understanding the history of women’s health; b) sexual and reproductive health; c) maternal health; d) violence against women and girls; e) the needs of younger girls and aging women; and f) how mental health and stigma affect women. The course brings both U.S. and global perspectives to enhance the understanding of how the field of women’s health has evolved over time. It will also address some of the challenges public health professionals continue to face in addressing the health and wellbeing of women today. This seminar-style course combines class presentations with journal clubs and small group discussions. Gordis Teaching Fellowship course. Priority registration is given to Public Health Studies majors. Other students will be permitted to register as space allows.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 1/19
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research Methods in Public Health
AS.280.240 (05)

This course examines the research process, with an emphasis on formulating research questions, critically evaluating published research, and drawing objective conclusions from a body of scientific literature. Students conduct a systematic review of the scientific literature related to a public health issue. Labs focus on developing and documenting a sound review methodology and communicating the review findings effectively in writing.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 18/18
• PosTag(s): n/a

Public Health Biostatistics
AS.280.345 (05)

Using problem-based learning focusing on public health topics, students learn to describe & summarize data, make inferences regarding population parameters, & test hypotheses. Recommended Course Background: Four years of high school math.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

The Environment and Your Health
AS.280.335 (01)

This course surveys the basic concepts underlying environmental health sciences (toxicology, exposure assessment, risk assessment), current public health issues (hazardous waste, water- and food-borne diseases), and emerging global health threats (global warming, built environment, ozone depletion, sustainability). Public Health Studies, Global Environmental Change and Stability, and Earth and Planetary Science majors have 1st priority for enrollment. Your enrollment may be withdrawn at the discretion of the instructor if you are not a GECS, PHS, or EPS major. Majority of seats are reserved for Public Health Studies majors.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 14/120
• PosTag(s): BIOL-UL, GECS-SCI, BEHB-SOCSCI, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR

Vaccine Development, Epidemiology, and Hesitancy in the Modern World
AS.280.448 (01)

Immunization is one of the most cost-effective and successful public health measures available, but loss of public confidence in vaccines has resulted in the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases. This course will review the process of vaccine development and students will understand the use and utility of immunizations for disease prevention. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the vaccines that have been successfully introduced into routine immunization schedules. This course will discuss post-licensure vaccine surveillance as well as current domestic and international policy issues in vaccine development, supply, delivery and utilization. We will also examine the origins of vaccine hesitancy and discuss the impact of “anti-vaxxers” on immunization coverage and the subsequent return of vaccine-preventable diseases. Students will have the opportunity to work in teams to critically evaluate multi-level interventions to target vaccine hesitancy and improve immunization coverage, and propose a recommendation that will reduce the morbidity and mortality of a specified vaccine-preventable disease. Gordis Teaching Fellowship course. Priority registration is given to Public Health Studies majors. Other students will be permitted to register as space allows.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/19
• PosTag(s): n/a

Public Health Biostatistics
AS.280.345 (09)

Using problem-based learning focusing on public health topics, students learn to describe & summarize data, make inferences regarding population parameters, & test hypotheses. Recommended Course Background: Four years of high school math.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research Methods in Public Health
AS.280.240 (02)

This course examines the research process, with an emphasis on formulating research questions, critically evaluating published research, and drawing objective conclusions from a body of scientific literature. Students conduct a systematic review of the scientific literature related to a public health issue. Labs focus on developing and documenting a sound review methodology and communicating the review findings effectively in writing.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 15/18
• PosTag(s): n/a

Policy, Politics, and Power in Health Equity
AS.280.452 (01)

Health disparities are avoidable, unjust differences in health opportunities and outcomes related to factors such as race and ethnicity, education, class, citizenship, disability, sex and gender identity, and sexual orientation. These disparities reflect the systems that distribute resources, privileges, and power across society and mediate exposure to physical and mental health hazards such as economic deprivation, discrimination, violence, unhealthy environments, uninsurance, and inadequate medical care. Health equity, which is often referred to as social justice in health, is an ethical value that drives efforts to eliminate these disparities. As the National Academy of Medicine asserts in each of its reports, “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” The purpose of this course is to introduce students to essential concepts, literature, and policy issues related to health disparities and to prepare them to use their knowledge to build effective policy strategies in support of health equity. Gordis Teaching Fellowship course. Completion of AS.280.340/ Fundamental of Health Policy Management is recommended, but not required.Priority registration is given to Public Health Studies majors. Other students will be permitted to register as space allows.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/19
• PosTag(s): n/a

Fundamentals of Epidemiology
AS.280.350 (03)

A practical introduction to epidemiology focusing on the principles and methods of examining the distribution and determinants of disease morbidity and mortality in human populations. This course is restricted to Public Health Studies majors only. Any available seats will be open to all majors closer to the start of the fall semester.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Ethical Considerations When Working With Marginalized Populations- A Public Health Perspective
AS.280.447 (01)

Interested in developing best practices to work with marginalized people in public health? This course is for you! We will use a combination of lectures and discussions to critically analyze public health research methodologies at the intersection of ethics, justice, and human rights when working with marginalized populations. The first part of the course equips students with a shared language to understand how marginalization, justice, and ethics are conceptualized in public health. In the second part of the course, students will delve deeper into various public health research methodologies and apply ethical guidelines to a variety of public health cases in the U.S. and internationally. The course will culminate with students designing case studies to present and provide feedback based on ethical considerations. Gordis Teaching Fellowship course. Priority registration is given to Public Health Studies majors. Other students will be permitted to register as space allows.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 1/19
• PosTag(s): n/a

Fundamentals of Epidemiology
AS.280.350 (04)

A practical introduction to epidemiology focusing on the principles and methods of examining the distribution and determinants of disease morbidity and mortality in human populations. This course is restricted to Public Health Studies majors only. Any available seats will be open to all majors closer to the start of the fall semester.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Introduction to R Programming for Public Health
AS.280.346 (01)

Formerly known as Advanced Biostatistics Laboratory, a complementary course to 280.345, Public Health Biostatistics, this course teaches R programming skills necessary for conducting independent data analyses, beyond those presented in the main course. No programming experience is necessary, but a willingness to learn independently and work with other students is indispensable.

• Credits: 1.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 17/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

The Dreaded R-Word: The Ethics of Rationing and Resource Allocation in Health Care
AS.280.450 (01)

Uwe Reinhardt, the renowned Princeton health economist, once labeled rationing as “the dreaded ‘R-word.’” Sarah Palin infamously criticized the Affordable Care Act for, in her view, setting up rationing “death panels.” Many others recoil from the idea of rationing, considering it a “heartless, mechanistic withholding of desirable goods or services by faceless bureaucrats.” In contrast, “resource allocation” does not typically inspire the same response. Why does the idea of rationing in health care generate such a negative emotional response? Is this response justified? Does rationing differ from resource allocation as a means of setting priorities for health care? Who has the authority to set priorities for health care? On what basis should priorities be set? Why must priorities be set at all? This class addresses questions like these and offers a broad introduction to the ethics of priority-setting in health care. The class will devote significant time to understanding both the conceptual and normative foundations of priority-setting as well as specific proposals for how to set priorities. We will explore priority-setting in health care at both the individual and population level through various case studies including organ transplants and flu pandemic preparation. We will discuss priority-setting in the context of public health and universal health coverage and explore the role of global organizations like the World Health Organization and World Bank in setting priorities for health care. We will also consider whether priority-setting is compatible with the pursuit of social justice. Gordis Teaching Fellowship course.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Reserved Open
• Seats Available: 2/19
• PosTag(s): n/a

Public Health Biostatistics
AS.280.345 (06)

Using problem-based learning focusing on public health topics, students learn to describe & summarize data, make inferences regarding population parameters, & test hypotheses. Recommended Course Background: Four years of high school math.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 6/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Fundamentals of Epidemiology
AS.280.350 (05)

A practical introduction to epidemiology focusing on the principles and methods of examining the distribution and determinants of disease morbidity and mortality in human populations. This course is restricted to Public Health Studies majors only. Any available seats will be open to all majors closer to the start of the fall semester.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research Methods in Public Health
AS.280.240 (04)

This course examines the research process, with an emphasis on formulating research questions, critically evaluating published research, and drawing objective conclusions from a body of scientific literature. Students conduct a systematic review of the scientific literature related to a public health issue. Labs focus on developing and documenting a sound review methodology and communicating the review findings effectively in writing.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 18/18
• PosTag(s): n/a

Public Health Biostatistics
AS.280.345 (03)

Using problem-based learning focusing on public health topics, students learn to describe & summarize data, make inferences regarding population parameters, & test hypotheses. Recommended Course Background: Four years of high school math.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Population, Health and Development
AS.280.225 (01)

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. This course is restricted to Public Health Studies majors. Students minoring in Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality can register with instructor approval.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 27/72
• PosTag(s): GECS-SOCSCI, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MAJOR

Public Health Biostatistics
AS.280.345 (01)

Using problem-based learning focusing on public health topics, students learn to describe & summarize data, make inferences regarding population parameters, & test hypotheses. Recommended Course Background: Four years of high school math.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Honors in Public Health - Seminar
AS.280.495 (01)

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. Permission Required.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Approval Required
• Seats Available: 26/26
• PosTag(s): n/a

Public Health Biostatistics
AS.280.345 (07)

Using problem-based learning focusing on public health topics, students learn to describe & summarize data, make inferences regarding population parameters, & test hypotheses. Recommended Course Background: Four years of high school math.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 11/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research Methods in Public Health
AS.280.240 (03)

This course examines the research process, with an emphasis on formulating research questions, critically evaluating published research, and drawing objective conclusions from a body of scientific literature. Students conduct a systematic review of the scientific literature related to a public health issue. Labs focus on developing and documenting a sound review methodology and communicating the review findings effectively in writing.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 18/18
• PosTag(s): n/a

Corporate Influence on Public Health
AS.280.449 (01)

Corporate practices are an often under-recognized social determinant of health. Corporate-induced disease contributes to morbidity and mortality worldwide, and a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying corporate-induced diseases illuminates pathways by which social and environmental factors influence health. This course will investigate the influence of industry using tobacco, alcohol, sugar-sweetened beverage, food, and pharmaceutical industries as examples, emphasizing ecological models. Students will evaluate the historical and current role of each industry as they effect health outcomes, research, public health policy, and public perceptions and behaviors. Students will use case studies from around the globe that exemplify instances of influence and interference and critically consider the power and activity of multibillion-dollar multinational companies. Gordis Teaching Fellowship course. Priority registration is given to Public Health Studies majors. Other students will be permitted to register as space allows.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/19
• PosTag(s): n/a

Fundamentals of Epidemiology
AS.280.350 (01)

A practical introduction to epidemiology focusing on the principles and methods of examining the distribution and determinants of disease morbidity and mortality in human populations. This course is restricted to Public Health Studies majors only. Any available seats will be open to all majors closer to the start of the fall semester.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research Methods in Public Health
AS.280.240 (01)

This course examines the research process, with an emphasis on formulating research questions, critically evaluating published research, and drawing objective conclusions from a body of scientific literature. Students conduct a systematic review of the scientific literature related to a public health issue. Labs focus on developing and documenting a sound review methodology and communicating the review findings effectively in writing.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 8/18
• PosTag(s): n/a

Community Based Learning - Practicum Community Health Care
AS.280.399 (01)

This course is designed to expose students to urban health with focus on Baltimore City through lectures, class discussions, and experiential learning. Students will select a community-based organization (CBO) according to their expressed interests and schedule in order to complete 45 hours of service based learning. Grades are based on participation, completion of service learning project, presentation, and papers. Open to Junior Public Health Studies majors only. Others by permission of instructor.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Public Health Biostatistics
AS.280.345 (08)

Using problem-based learning focusing on public health topics, students learn to describe & summarize data, make inferences regarding population parameters, & test hypotheses. Recommended Course Background: Four years of high school math.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 10/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Fundamentals of Epidemiology
AS.280.350 (02)

A practical introduction to epidemiology focusing on the principles and methods of examining the distribution and determinants of disease morbidity and mortality in human populations. This course is restricted to Public Health Studies majors only. Any available seats will be open to all majors closer to the start of the fall semester.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Public Health Biostatistics
AS.280.345 (04)

Using problem-based learning focusing on public health topics, students learn to describe & summarize data, make inferences regarding population parameters, & test hypotheses. Recommended Course Background: Four years of high school math.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Public Health Biostatistics
AS.280.345 (02)

Using problem-based learning focusing on public health topics, students learn to describe & summarize data, make inferences regarding population parameters, & test hypotheses. Recommended Course Background: Four years of high school math.

• Credits: 4.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 1/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Contemporary Social Movements in Public Health
AS.280.453 (01)

Health social movements attempt to alter power structures in order to achieve greater health equity, promote access to resources, and change perceptions of disease. But what distinguishes a moment from a movement? Under what conditions can health social movements lead to lasting policy and social change? Together we will explore a wide range of contemporary health social movements such as Black Lives Matter, MeToo, gun reform, US healthcare reform, environmental movements, and others. We will analyze the types of goals, resources, and tactics used in these movements and consider their contributions to the shaping of health-related policies and practices. Students will compose a brief and highly polished analysis of a health social movement of their choosing that may be suitable for publication. Gordis Teaching Fellowship course. Priority registration is given to Public Health Studies majors. Other students will be permitted to register as space allows.

• Credits: 3.00
• Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/19
• PosTag(s): n/a