BIOS 6030 Introductory Biostatistics
Introductory Biostatistics
Introduction to statistical methodology in the health field. Topics include presentation of data (graphs and tables), descriptive statistics, concepts of probability, estimation of parameters, hypothesis testing, simple linear regression, correlation, and the analysis of attribute data. It is recommended for students with any mathematical or statistical background and those needing a firm foundation in statistical methods either for their careers or preparation for further quantitative courses.
credit hours: 3

BIOS 6040 Intermediate Biostatistics Methods
Intermediate Biostatistics Methods
credit hours: 3

BIOS 6230 Computer Packages for Statistical Analysis I
Computer Packages for Statistical Analysis I
credit hours: 1

BIOS 6240 Computer Packages for Statistical Analysis II
Computer Packages for Statistical Analysis II
credit hours: 1

BIOS 6250 Computer Packages for Statistical Analysis III
Computer Packages for Statistical Analysis III
credit hours: 3

BIOS 7080 Design of Experiments
Design of Experiments
credit hours: 3

BIOS 7150 Categorical Data Analysis
Categorical Data Analysis
credit hours: 3

BIOS 7220 Nonparametric Statistics
Nonparametric Statistics
credit hours: 3

BIOS 7250 Principles of Sampling
Principles of Sampling
credit hours: 3

BIOS 7300 Statistical Methods for Survival Analysis
Statistical Methods for Survival Analysis
credit hours: 3

BIOS 7350 Statistics For Environmental Problems
Statistics For Environmental Problems
credit hours: 3

BIOS 7400 Clinical Trials
Clinical Trials
credit hours: 3

BIOS 7420 Principles of Measurement
Principles of Measurement
credit hours: 3

BIOS 7600 Advanced Evaluation Research
Advanced Evaluation Research
credit hours: 3

BIOS 7820 Multivariate Methods
Multivariate Methods
credit hours: 3

BIOS 7990 Special Topics
Special Topics
credit hours: 1-3

BIOS 9980 Master's Research
Master's Research
credit hours: 1

BIOS 9990 Dissertation Research
Dissertation Research
credit hours: 2

ENHS 6030 Survey of Environmental Health Sciences
Survey of Environmental Health Sciences
This course is designed as a survey course which introduces students to basic environmental health topics and it fulfills the school core requirement. The course focuses on environmental factors impacting human health and the environment. Sources of these factors, methods of identification, recognition, evaluation and regulatory framework control are discussed. Factors might include health hazards associated with contaminated water, food and air, vectors of disease, exposure to toxic chemicals, environmental justice, regulations, and safety in the work place. Students are exposed not only to these topics, but also to other factors such as impact of globalization, climate change, deforestation, and general environmental degradation affecting our health and the environment. Since the course is offered to a wide audience consisting of United States and International public health students, environmental health issues pertaining to the United States and developing countries will be addressed.
credit hours: 3

ENHS 7620 Health Risk Management
Health Risk Management
credit hours: 3

EPID 6010 Principles of Epidemiology
Principles of Epidemiology
credit hours: 3

EPID 6030 Epidemiologic Methods
Epidemiologic Methods
The course prepares students to function effectively as mid-level epidemiologists in public health agencies or other settings. The knowledge base and skills that are the focus of this course are fundamental to the scope of work expected of master's degree graduates in epidemiology. The course focuses on epidemiologic approaches to activities that are a routine part of public health practice.
credit hours: 3

EPID 6050 Development of Protocols for Problem Solving
Development of Protocols for Problem Solving
credit hours: 3

EPID 6100 Introduction to Infectious Diseases
Introduction to Infectious Diseases
credit hours: 3

EPID 6110 Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
credit hours: 3

EPID 6180 Injury Epidemiology
Injury Epidemiology
credit hours: 3

EPID 6210 Cancer Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
credit hours: 3

EPID 6220 Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
credit hours: 3

EPID 6240 Monitoring and Evaluation in Health Related Systems
Monitoring and Evaluation in Health Related Systems
credit hours: 3

EPID 6250 Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Vaccine Preventable Diseases
credit hours: 3

EPID 6260 Survey Methodology
Survey Methodology
credit hours: 3

EPID 6660 Descriptive Analytic and Biological Methods in Occupational/Environmental Epidemiology
Descriptive Analytic and Biological Methods in Occupational/Environmental Epidemiology
credit hours: 3

EPID 7120 Epidemiologic Methods
Epidemiologic Methods
credit hours: 3

EPID 7140 Field Epidemiology
Field Epidemiology
credit hours: 3

EPID 7200 Epidemiology for Community Surveillance
Epidemiology for Community Surveillance
credit hours: 3

EPID 7210 Epidemiology of Aids
Epidemiology of Aids
credit hours: 3

EPID 7300 Advanced Epidemiologic Methods
Advanced Epidemiologic Methods
credit hours: 3

EPID 7980 Practicum
Practicum
credit hours: 3

EPID 7990 Special Studies
Special Studies
credit hours: 3

EPID 9980 Master's Research
Master's Research
credit hours: 1

EPID 9990 Dissertation Research
Dissertation Research
credit hours: 2

EPID 6090-6100 Introduction to Infectious Diseases
Introduction to Infectious Diseases
credit hours: 3

HEDC 6110 Health Communication Theory and Practice
Health Communication Theory and Practice
credit hours: 3

HEDC 6560 Theories of Behavioral Psychology Applied to Public Health
Theories of Behavioral Psychology Applied to Public Health
credit hours: 3

HEED 6060 Training Methodologies for Health Professionals From Developing Countries
Training Methodologies for Health Professionals From Developing Countries
credit hours: 3

HEED 6090 Social Marketing in Health Education
Social Marketing in Health Education
credit hours: 3

HSMG 6030 Principles of Health Systems Administration and Management
Principles of Health Systems Administration and Management
Concepts and principles of management as they are applied in the functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, controlling, and evaluating in health services organizations. Includes study of managerial roles, styles, activities, and decision-making, as well as the relationship between management and organizational effectiveness. This course is most useful to students intending to work in the United States.
credit hours: 3

HSMG 6180 Administration of Mental Health Services
Administration of Mental Health Services
credit hours: 3

HSMG 6520 Financial Management
Financial Management
credit hours: 3

HSMG 6520 Financial Management
Financial Management
credit hours: 3

HSMG 6750 Information Systems
Information Systems
credit hours: 2

INHL 6040 Health and Economic Development
Health and Economic Development
credit hours: 3

INHL 6050 Current Issues in International Health
Current Issues in International Health
credit hours: 2

INHL 6060 Primary Health Care and Child Survival
Primary Health Care and Child Survival
credit hours: 3

INHL 6070 The Social Impact of AIDS: An Introduction to the Epidemic
The Social Impact of AIDS: An Introduction to the Epidemic
credit hours: 3

INHL 6080 Public Information for Health: Working With Mass Media Internationally
Public Information for Health: Working With Mass Media Internationally
credit hours: 3

INHL 6090 Traditional Medicines and Alternative Therapies
Traditional Medicines and Alternative Therapies
credit hours: 3

INHL 6110 Health Economics for Developing Countries
Health Economics for Developing Countries
credit hours: 3

INHL 6130 Public Nutrition: Policies and Programs
Public Nutrition: Policies and Programs
credit hours: 2

INHL 6150 Public Nutrition and Health in Complex Emergencies
Public Nutrition and Health in Complex Emergencies
credit hours: 2

INHL 6180 Culture and Psychiatry
Culture and Psychiatry
credit hours: 3

INHL 6190 Concepts of Nutrition Science with Applications to International Health and Development
Concepts of Nutrition Science with Applications to International Health and Development
credit hours: 3

INHL 6200 Health Advocacy: Communication and Mobilization
Health Advocacy: Communication and Mobilization
credit hours: 3

INHL 6210 International and Comparative Aspects of Health and Behavior
International and Comparative Aspects of Health and Behavior
credit hours: 3

INHL 6240 Monitoring and Evaluation in International Health
Monitoring and Evaluation in International Health
credit hours: 2

INHL 6260 Formal Qualitative Methods
Formal Qualitative Methods
credit hours: 3

INHL 6270 Dietary Assessment in International Settings
Dietary Assessment in International Settings
credit hours: 3

INHL 6280 Epidemiology of Protein Energy Malnutrition
Epidemiology of Protein Energy Malnutrition
credit hours: 3

INHL 6290 Food Security and Nutritional Risk Assessment
Food Security and Nutritional Risk Assessment
credit hours: 3

INHL 6310 Ethnic conflict and Conflict Resolution with Applications to Health and Development
Ethnic conflict and Conflict Resolution with Applications to Health and Development
credit hours: 3

INHL 6330 Public Psychiatry: History and Trends
Public Psychiatry: History and Trends
credit hours: 3

INHL 6340 Public Mental Health Care Today
Public Mental Health Care Today
credit hours: 3

INHL 6350 Design and Management of Information Systems with International Applications
Design and Management of Information Systems with International Applications
credit hours: 3

INHL 6400 Decentralized Planning and Management of Primary Health Care Systems in Developing Countries
Decentralized Planning and Management of Primary Health Care Systems in Developing Countries
credit hours: 3

INHL 6420 Epidemiological Approaches to Disaster Mitigation in International Settings
Epidemiological Approaches to Disaster Mitigation in International Settings
credit hours: 3

INHL 6450 Survey Measurement in the International Helath, Population and Nutrition Sectors
Survey Measurement in the International Helath, Population and Nutrition Sectors
credit hours: 3

INHL 6510 Obstetric Problems in Developing Countries
Obstetric Problems in Developing Countries
credit hours: 3

INHL 6520 Gynecologic Problems in Developing Countries
Gynecologic Problems in Developing Countries
credit hours: 3

INHL 6800 Introduction to Population Studies
Introduction to Population Studies
credit hours: 3

INHL 6810 Methodologies For Evaluating Family Planning Programs
Methodologies For Evaluating Family Planning Programs
credit hours: 3

INHL 6910 Community Development and Civil Society
Community Development and Civil Society
credit hours: 3

INHL 6920 Health and Development: An Applied Perspective
Health and Development: An Applied Perspective
credit hours: 3

INHL 7000 MENTAL HEALTH/MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY SEMINAR
MENTAL HEALTH/MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY SEMINAR
credit hours: 3

INHL 7020 COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH FOR FAMILY PLANNING AND HEALTH
COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH FOR FAMILY PLANNING AND HEALTH
credit hours: 3

INHL 7030 MENTAL HEALTH/MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY SEMINAR
MENTAL HEALTH/MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY SEMINAR
credit hours: 3

INHL 7090 PUBLIC NUTRITION: ASSESSMENT AND ADVANCED ANALYSIS
PUBLIC NUTRITION: ASSESSMENT AND ADVANCED ANALYSIS
credit hours: 3

INHL 7140 EVALUATION OF FOOD AID AND NUTRITION INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
EVALUATION OF FOOD AID AND NUTRITION INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
credit hours: 3

INHL 7150 ADVANCED EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION
ADVANCED EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION
credit hours: 2

INHL 7200 Development Issues: Theory and Measurement
Development Issues: Theory and Measurement
credit hours: 3

INHL 7250 DEMOGRAPHY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEMOGRAPHY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
credit hours: 3

INHL 7300 SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL ISSUES IN MATERNAL MORTALITY
SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL ISSUES IN MATERNAL MORTALITY
credit hours: 2

NTRN 7110 Clinical Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition
credit hours: 3

NTRN 7410 CLINICAL NUTRITION
CLINICAL NUTRITION
credit hours: 3

NTRN 7420 CLINICAL NUTRITION
CLINICAL NUTRITION
credit hours: 3

SPHL 6030 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Global Health(Advanced Core)
Social and Behavioral Aspects of Global Health(Advanced Core)
An overview of the contribution of the social and behavioral sciences to health behavior. The course includes examples from the intervention levels of health promotion, health protection, and disease prevention.
credit hours: 3

SPHL 6430 Policy Development and Implementation: Latin America, Africa and Other Developing Economies
Policy Development and Implementation: Latin America, Africa and Other Developing Economies
credit hours: 3

SPHU 1010 Epidemics, Revolutions, and Response: Introduction to Public Health
Epidemics, Revolutions, and Response: Introduction to Public Health
Students will be introduced to the concepts and practice of public health in the US and internationally by tracing its historical evolution. Classic public health problems and their resolution will be discussed in the context of the broad contemporary social environment. The course will introduce current public health practice, including the structure and function of public health organizations in the US and abroad. The course will present health problems created by major social transformations in human history and the societal responses to those problems. As problems and responses are covered, ideas fundamental to public health will be integrated. Students will learn by reading a wide range of classic and modern texts and participation in case studies relevant to the topic.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 1020 The Cell, The Individual, and The Community
The Cell, The Individual, and The Community
This course provides a foundation of knowledge about the human body in health and disease. It gives an overview of important concepts on the biological mechanisms of disease at the cellular, individual, and population/community levels. The course will focus on a natural progression in the development of health and disease, moving from a discussion of the cell, to the individual, and finally, to specific infectious or chronic disease states and processes. The role of the community in public health will be emphasized. This course is designed to provide a good foundation in the mechanisms of health and disease. Furthermore, each lecture will offer insights into current public health topics and research trends. Each lecture will address the following: 1) specific mechanisms of health and disease; 2) topics of special public health importance, and 3) a scientific update on research in the news.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 2010 Disease Ecology and Public Health Concepts
Disease Ecology and Public Health Concepts
The course introduces students to the strategies employed by public health professionals to maintain and enhance the health of the population. Humans will be considered as part of the ecologic systems that influence the patterns and mechanisms of health and disease. Students will come to understand the basic concepts and language of public health science and practice. The course will review the distribution of public health problems and identify important biologic, social and environmental determinants of disease. Examples of interventions designed to solve public health problems will be drawn for both national and international experience.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 3010 Public Health Systems Design and Decision Analysis
Public Health Systems Design and Decision Analysis
This course develops conceptual and methodological skills for the design and implementation of public health policy. A solid grounding in systems theory will complement the use of practical management tools such as strategic planning, cost effectiveness analysis and decision analysis. Students will apply these concepts and tools within the context of current international and domestic policy frameworks in the field of public health.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 3020 Knowledge and Information in the Practice of Public Health
Knowledge and Information in the Practice of Public Health
This course provides an overview of how data, information and knowledge are acquired and applied to public health problems. The philosophy of scientific inquiry and systems approaches to problem solving are covered. The course describes the methods by which data are collected, analyzed and applied to public health planning, as well as the measures and statistical tools necessary to assess the importance of public health problems. Students learn to understand and evaluate scientific publications on public health topics.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 3110 Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation
Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation
Students begin to integrate their understanding of public health science in this applied problem-solving course that brings together the elements of program development and rigorous evaluation. The course develops the concepts of problem assessment, strategic approaches to program planning, and evaluation of public health programs.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 3120 From Biology to Policy: Issues and Strategies in Public Health
From Biology to Policy: Issues and Strategies in Public Health
Focusing on a small number of specific health problems of global public health importance, this course traces the relationships among the biologic, sociologic, economic, and political factors involved in the identification, prevention and treatment of the health problem. The course helps students understand the dynamic tension that exists between various stakeholders involved in the disease intervention process and how these tensions play out in the public and global policy arena. The course will be transdisciplinary, emphasizing the connections between the biologic nature of disease and the social, economic and political context in which policy for dealing with disease is developed. Examples of diseases that may be addressed are AIDS, tuberculosis, heart disease, and breast cancer.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 3150 Global to Local: Environmental Media Issues and Solutions
Global to Local: Environmental Media Issues and Solutions
The course is designed to identify environmental issues regarding various environmental media. Fundamental concepts addressing these issues and potential solutions will be covered. Related experiences from global to local and personal perspectives will be presented. Interrelationships between ecological and human health will be emphasized.
Pre-requistites: ENHS 603.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 3160 Biostatistics in Public Health
Biostatistics in Public Health
  This course provides an overview of various statistical methods used in public health practice and research. Emphasis is on application of appropriate methods and interpretation of results. Examples and problems from public health settings will be included. Various statistical software will be used to analyze data (excel, SPSS and others), but prior computing experience is not required.  Topics covered include methods of summarizing data and estimation and hypothesis testing techniques, including the t-test, the chi-square test, the analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and linear regression. 
credit hours: 3

SPHU 3170 Foundations in Epidemiology
Foundations in Epidemiology
The undergraduate Epidemiology core course is designed to give students a general introduction to epldemiological concepts and basic tools of the field.  The historic and current contributions made through the use of epidemiology in shaping our understanding of disease in populations will be described and investigated.  The course will assist the student in establishing a foundation for the definition of and response to, public health challenges in the community as well as the global society.  The course will introduce a number of areas of specialization within the field of epidemiology: including infectious and non-infectious diseases and other health issues.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 3220 Concepts of Wellness
Concepts of Wellness
This course provides a foundation of knowledge about the wellness movement--personal responsibility, behavior change and risk reduction--to introduce students to the health- and wellness-related information they need to thrive in today's world. The course provides a balance among the seven dimensions of wellness while at the same time emphasizing the central roles of physical fitness, nutrition, avoidance of tobacco, and stress management as keys to a healthy life. Additional fitness and wellness topics include body composition, flexibility, safety, drugs, STDs, and chronic diseases. The course also provides scientifically based information on wellness topics, as well as assessment activities and other tools for encouraging behavioral change.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 3300 Information Management
Information Management
This course, an introduction to information management, covers the history of concepts in data, information, knowledge and wisdom, and elements of design of databases, data-entry techniques and queries of databases. Application of computers in medicine, biology and public health will include: medical records; issues of coding, storage and retrieval of medical data; systems of classification and medical nomenclature; use of census data, vital and survey data; database management systems; preparation of presentation graphics, tables and maps; imaging; computer assisted decision support; monitoring devices; evaluation of systems; standards and data security.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 4010 Foundations and Formulation of Public Health Policy
Foundations and Formulation of Public Health Policy
Students will be introduced to the nature of health policy and the process by which it is developed. Various approaches to health policy are defined and their rationale considered. The politics of the development of health policy in democratic societies are discussed from both national and international perspectives. The ethics of public health policy are addressed. The course includes modern case studies of important public health issues (e.g., AIDS, smoking prevention, emerging infections such as West Nile Virus) to illustrate the development and application of policy to promote the public health.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 4200 Implementing-Evidence Based Public Health
Implementing-Evidence Based Public Health
This course introduces the student to the scientific, epidemiological, organizational and management skills needed in designing and obtaining funding for an evidence-based public health intervention within an organizational or community setting. Students become familiar with the role and operation of not-for-profit organizations, foundations, national and international government agencies, and the local community in this process. Students learn to access publicly available and electronic information provided by these agencies and organizations. The course illustrates how evidence-based public health is used by funding agencies in developing and awarding grants and by public health providers and community contractors in applying for and receiving them. Emphasis is placed on how evidence-based public health is used in writing grant proposals and students have an opportunity to write a grant proposal as part of the course.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 4210 Health and Environmental Risk Assessment
Health and Environmental Risk Assessment
This course covers the basic concepts and principles of health risk analysis. The National Academy of Sciences model framework for risk assessment (hazard identification, dose response assessment, exposure analysis, and risk characterization) is introduced focusing on chemical substances. An introduction to toxicology will be presented and the rationale for risk assessment used by the Environmental Protection Agency will be discussed. A number of case studies on current environmental pollutants will also be included in the course.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 4220 Food Safety and Related Sanitary Codes
Food Safety and Related Sanitary Codes
This course addresses the complex food safety issues and deals with the recognition of their components. Diseases transmitted by contaminated food and methods of their control are discussed. The course also familiarizes students with the Sanitary Code and focuses on the section that deals with Eating and Drinking Establishments. Louisiana Sanitary Code will be used as a reference for this course.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 4300 Public Health Communication
Public Health Communication
This course examines the intended and unintended effects of health communication, with specific focus on how the mass media and the Internet stimulate change in knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and subsequent health outcomes. Three health communication foci will be explored: Planned communication campaigns designed specifically to elicit health behavioral change; Traditional mass media's role in influencing health outcomes; And the evolving influence of the Internet on health outcomes. This course examines the linkages between communication effects and various health topics, including smoking/alcohol, sex, diet, and physical activity. By the end of the course, students will understand the theoretical and practical aspects of the linkage between communication and public health and be able to apply such to public health initiatives.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 4310 Topics in Public Health Informatics
Topics in Public Health Informatics
This course introduces application of computing, mathematics and engineering to selected fields: gene sequencing in the identification of disease, imaging, diagnostic decision making, artificial intelligence, proteomics, geographic information systems, and data mining.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 4320 Introduction to Bioinformatics
Introduction to Bioinformatics
This course is an introduction to bioinformatics methods and tools. Students will learn the terminology, and notations used in bioinformatics and genomics; data storage and retrieval of biological data techniques; methods used to decrypt information encoded by genomes. Emphasis will be given on the foundation and applications of statistical theory, designs, and analysis as they relate to bioinformatics.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 4560 Capstone
Capstone
This credit is given to students who complete an approved public service internship, independent research with a public health faculty member, or complete an approved international study program.
Notes: Fulfills the capstone requirement.
credit hours: 3

SPHU 4910 Independent Study
Independent Study
The student will work closely with a faculty member from the department of Environmental Health Sciences. The student and faculty member will craft a research topic together. Students should consult their advisor for assistance.
credit hours: 3

SPHU H4990 Honors Thesis
Honors Thesis
H499 and H500 fulfill the capstone requirement.
credit hours: 3

SPHU H5000 Honors Thesis
Honors Thesis
Notes: H499 and H500 fulfill the capstone requirement.
credit hours: 3