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PSYC 7400 - Practicum to Intervention and Ethics
This course has a two-fold purpose. First, it is designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Second, will explore psychology’s history and development and then investigate the role of History and Systems on our current psychotherapy.
Credits: 1
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PSYC 7410 - Practicum to Intervention and History and Systems
This course has a two-fold purpose. First, it is designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Second, will explore psychology’s history and development and then investigate the role of History and Systems on our current psychotherapy.
Credits: 1
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PSYC 7420 - Psychological Intervention I
An overview of psychotherapy process and outcome research, ethnicity issues in psychotherapy and ethical considerations. Begins the survey of adult psychotherapy. Emphasizes a problem-focused, rather than a treatment-focused perspective. Three lecture hours, practicum in supervised intervention. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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PSYC 7430 - Psychological Assessment
Topics include strategies of assessment, issues of reliability and validity, test construction; theory and practice of individual, couple, family, and community assessment techniques, including testing, interviewing, observation; and assessment research. Three lecture hours, two lab hours. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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PSYC 7440 - Psychological Assessment
Topics include strategies of assessment, issues of reliability and validity, test construction; theory and practice of individual, couple, family, and community assessment techniques, including testing, interviewing, observation; and assessment research. Three lecture hours, two lab hours. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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PSYC 7450 - Psychological Intervention II
Concludes the problem-focused survey of adult psychotherapy. Provides a survey of therapy focused on relationship issues in the family, including couples therapy, divorce issues, and especially, child and family therapy. Three lecture hours, practicum in supervised intervention. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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PSYC 7460 - Research Methods in Clinical Psychology
Introduces methodology and design in clinical research, covering both laboratory and naturalistic approaches. Topics include clinical psychophysiology, measurement of process and outcome in psychotherapy, patterns of family interaction, and program evaluation. Students will engage in design and execution of original research. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7470 - Experimental Psychopathology
Reviews symptomatological, classificatory, and epidemiological issues, and surveys the psychological, behavior-genetic, and psychophysiological literature in abnormal psychology. Emphasizes adult psychopathology. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7475 - The Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues in Research and Practices
Will examine psychological theory, methodology, and interventions from the vantage of ethnic minority issues.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7480 - Community Psychology and Prevention Science I: Research and Consultation
Introduces the broad area of community psychology and prevention science. Topics include social ecology and primary prevention; conceptions, strategies, and tactics of social intervention; the creation of settings; and interventions in the education, mental health, mental retardation and criminal justice systems. Weekly seminar meetings and participation in community laboratory required. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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PSYC 7490 - Community Psychology and Prevention Science II: Intervention and Research in Social Systems
A continuation of PSYC 748 (including the community laboratory) focusing on interventions and research issues for specific social problems and the social systems in which they occur; e.g., education, mental health, criminal justice, welfare, employment, race relations. Emphasizes application of the conceptual models and strategies of community psychology to substantive areas and research issues, and the implications of intervention and research for social change and public policy. Prerequisite: PSYC 748 or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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PSYC 7501 - Contemporary Issues: Cognitive Psychology
Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission.
Credits: 2
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PSYC 7502 - Contemporary Issues: Neuroscience and Behavior
Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission.
Credits: 2
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PSYC 7503 - Contemporary Issues: Community Psychology
Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission.
Credits: 2
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PSYC 7504 - Contemporary Issues: Ethics and Clinical Psychology
Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission.
Credits: 2
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PSYC 7505 - Contemporary Issues: Developmental Psychology
Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission.
Credits: 2
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PSYC 7506 - Contemporary Issues: Social Psychology
Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission.
Credits: 2
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PSYC 7507 - Contemporary Issues: Quantitative Psychology
Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission.
Credits: 2
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PSYC 7508 - Contemporary Issues in Psychology
Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission.
Credits: 2
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PSYC 7559 - New Course in Psychology
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology.
Credits: 1 to 4
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PSYC 7600 - Social Psychology
Surveys the major empirical and theoretical concepts in social psychology.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7605 - Self-Knowledge and the Adaptive Unsconscious
In this course we will examine self-knowledge from a scientific perspective, based on research in social, personality, cognitive, and developmental psychology.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7610 - Advanced Research Methods in Social Psychology
Surveys various research approaches to social psychological problems; discusses selected methodological issues; and practices designing and criticizing research techniques on assorted psychological topics. Prerequisite: One semester of graduate statistics and PSYC 760 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7615 - Graduate Research Methods
Completion of this course will provide a foundation for the practice of science. We will wrestle with the fundamental issues for designing and executing a program of research, and in the interpretation and reporting of the research results.
Credits: 4
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PSYC 7620 - Social Cognition and Human Inference
Examines the rules and strategies people use when making social judgments, predictions, causal inferences, and assessments of covariation. Considers how these rules and strategies compare to normative models of inference; the types and consequences of inferential errors; and how human inference can be improved. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7630 - Nonverbal Communication and Deception
Research and theory in the psychology of nonverbal communication and deception. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7635 - Psychology and Law
Will investigate 10 topics for which psychology has (or might have, or might think it has) things to say to the legal system. Our goal is to learn about the current state of affairs in both domains and propose ways to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between the two disciplines. Topics include eyewitness testimony; confessions; jury decision making, implicit biases; punishment; affective forecasting and decision making about the future. Prerequisites: Background in either (cognitive or social) psychology or in law.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7640 - Research Methods in Developmental Psychology
Introduces problems in conceptualization, methodology, and design in developmental research. Emphasizes the concept of development, naturalistic methods, and cross-sectional, longitudinal, and sequential designs. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7650 - Behavior Disorders in Childhood
Surveys the psychological problems encountered by infants, children, and adolescents. Focuses on the descriptive characteristics of each disorder and presents theoretical etiologies and proposed treatments. Emphasizes empirical findings, although various models of disorder are considered including learning, family, developmental, biological, and psychodynamic approaches. Reviews current thinking concerning psychological disorders of children, providing a critical perspective.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7655 - Social Relationships of Children with Psychological Disorders
This seminar is intended to cover basic theory and research concerning psychopathology and psychological disorders among children. The social relationships of youth with these disorders (e.g., with peers, family, teachers) will be emphasized, and ways in which these relationships contribute to the etiology, manifestation, and treatment of these disorders will be discussed.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7660 - Adolescent Development
Surveys the major research findings and theories dealing with the transition from childhood to adulthood. Explores physical, emotional, cognitive-intellectual, social, and moral development along with a brief presentation of the educational and/or therapeutic treatment for problems in development.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7710 - Quantitative Methods I: Probability and Statistical Inference
Studies fundamental probability and statistical inference used in the behavioral sciences: set theory, probability distributions, conditional probability, random variables, estimation, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing (t-test for means, F-test for variances) and confidence intervals. Computer work with SPSS. Three lecture and two laboratory hours. Prerequisite: Graduate status or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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PSYC 7720 - Quantitative Methods II: Experimental Design
Includes Chi-square tests for contingency tables, correlation, multiple regression, analysis of variance of one-way and factorial designs including repeated measures experiments, and analysis of covariance. Extension work with SPSS and MANOVA computer routines. Prerequisite: PSYC 771 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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PSYC 7740 - Practicum to Intervention and Multicultural Issues
This course has a two-fold purpose. First, it is designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Second, will explore psychology’s history and development and then investigate the role of History and Systems on our current psychotherapy.
Credits: 1
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PSYC 7750 - Practicum to Intervention and Supervision
Designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Additionally, case conceptualization, designing intervention plans, and active listening skills are introduced and practiced. Individual psychotherapy with adolescents and adults will be the primary focus of this aspect of the course.
Credits: 1
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PSYC 7760 - Introduction to Applied Multivariate Methods
Introduces major statistical methods used for the data analysis of multiple measures. Includes elementary matrix algebra, multivariate regression (canonical correlation; multivariate analysis of variance and covariance; and discriminant analysis and classification), correlational methods (principal components and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis), and the analysis of multivariate contingency tables using log-linear models. Emphasizes concepts, issues, and examples over mathematical derivations. Prerequisite: PSYC 771-772 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 7765 - Fundamentals of Statistical Computing for Behavioral and Social Scientists
This course will provide students with a basic understanding of statistical computing and programming using the R language. Students will learn methods of integrating the computational skills they acquire into a workflow making the process from analysis to publication more efficient.
Credits: 1
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PSYC 7810 - How to Do Things with Numbers
Introduces handling and presenting data in the social sciences. Uses data collected by students in the hopes of revealing unsuspected patterns; teaches how to summarize data for public presentation and publication. Prerequisite: One 300-level course in statistics.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 8040 - Forum on Scientific and Professional Ethics
Studies scholarly writings, empirical research, and current developments relating to ethics in psychology, and relevant ethical codes and regulations influencing the conduct of scientists and educators. Focuses on recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas in academic and research settings. Prerequisite: second-year standing in a graduate program in the Department of Psychology or instructor permission.
Credits: 1
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PSYC 8050 - Public Policy, Children, and Families
Examines the use of psychological knowledge in the design, implementation, and assessment of public policies. Introduces the opportunities, dilemmas, and constraints affecting the relation between science and policy, particularly federal legislative policies for children and families. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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PSYC 8200 - Internship in Teaching Neuroscience
Students will collaborate with instructor in co-teaching an advanced level undergraduate course, Psyc 4200 Neural Mechanisms of Behavior, which is concurrently taught. Student responsible for preparing, presenting and assessing three topics from Psyc 4200 syllabus. Objective is to provide a formal environment to obtain teaching experience, while allowing the student to explore different teaching techniques in an advanced survey course setting.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 8460 - The Minority Family
A critical examination of the current state of research on minority families, including Black, Native American, Chicano, and Asian-American.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 8470 - Ecological Theory and Assessment
Surveys the theories of person-environment interaction/transaction and other ecologically oriented theories of human behavior. Emphasizes procedures for assessing the environmental context (physical and social) of behavior.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 8480 - Social Ecology and Development
Studies areas of interest common to community and developmental psychology. Introduces the ecological perspective as an approach for studying development, intervention, and change. Developmental and community faculty members present research, which is discussed and interpreted in light of ecological and developmental perspectives.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 8501 - Current Problems in Psychology
Examines procedures employed in the investigation of current controversial problems.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 8559 - New Course in Psychology
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology.
Credits: 1 to 4
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PSYC 8600 - Mental Health, Law, and Children
Surveys the interaction between the legal system and current research and practices relating to the mental health of children and families. Covers children in the juvenile justice system, child custody, child forensic psychology, child maltreatment, minor’s rights and legal issues in the schools. Includes a community/clinical laboratory. Three class and two laboratory hours. Prerequisite: Instructor permission; or second-year standing in a graduate program in the Department of Psychology.
Credits: 4
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PSYC 8605 - Language Development
Introduces current theory and research in language development. Emphasizes the development of communication skills and symbolic processes. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 8610 - Psychological Study of Children, Families and the Law
To acquaint the student with various issues in the law that have an impact on children and with psychological research and practice regarding children and families that is germane to legal policy. The course is based in developmental, clinical and community psychology theory and research. Prerequisite: instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 8650 - Social and Personality Development
Analyzes current theory and research in social and personality developments from infancy through adolescence. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 8660 - Family Relations and Human Development
Deals with the theory, methods, and findings in the study of families. Emphasizes family systems, developmental, and ecological perspectives. Focuses on the contributions of family relations to the psychological well being and psychopathology of family members. Explores changing family relations over the course of the life span. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 8670 - Cognitive Development
This course reviews current and classic literature concerning theory and experimental findings in cognitive development across infancy and childhood.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 8720 - Psycho-Epidemiological Methods
Surveys techniques for structural analysis of multivariate systems. Considers principal components, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis time series, path analysis, and congeneric test models. Prerequisite: PSYC 776 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 8725 - Life-Span Development: Methodological Issues
The course is focused on key methodological issues associated with the study of development from a life-span perspective. Includes the conceptualization of research problems, research design, measurement, and data analysis and modeling and promotes the acquisition of skills in formulating and executing life-span research.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 8997 - Nontop Res: Pract to Inter & History and Systems
Research designed to provide an in-depth exploration into psychology’s history, the development of important Systems of thought, and the historical and current relationships with philosophy, as well as an investigation of the role of History and Systems on our current theories and techniques of psychotherapy and ethics.
Credits: 1
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PSYC 8998 - Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Thesis
For master’s research, taken before a thesis director has been selected.
Credits: 1 to 12
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PSYC 8999 - Non-Topical Research
For master’s research, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.
Credits: 1 to 12
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PSYC 9501 - Topical Research
Topical Research
Credits: 1 to 12
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PSYC 9559 - New Course in Psychology
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology.
Credits: 1 to 4
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PSYC 9940 - Readings in Psychology
Readings in Psychology
Credits: 1 to 12
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PSYC 9941 - Readings in Psychology
Independent Study.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 9942 - Readings in Psychology: Causation in Law
Independent study.
Credits: 1 to 12
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PSYC 9980 - Practicum in Case Consultation
Supervision in case assessment, evaluation, and intervention. Emphasizes issues involved in case management; types of issues and decisions that may affect the outcome of intervention; pragmatic issues in dealing with people referred as clients; consultation procedures with referral agencies; and liaisons with community agencies. Student performance is evaluated on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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PSYC 9998 - Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research
For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.
Credits: 1 to 12
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PSYC 9999 - Non-Topical Research
For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.
Credits: 1 to 12
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PHS 5000 - Introduction to Biostatistics
Covers the fundamentals in medical statistics including descriptive statistics, estimation, hypothesis testing, precision, sample size, correlation, problems with categorization of continuous variables, multiple comparison problems, and interpreting of statistical results. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5010 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology
Introduces the field of Epidemiology and the methods of epidemiologic research. Students learn how to interpret, critique, and conduct epidemiologic research, including formulating a research question, choosing a study design, collecting and analyzing data, controlling bias and confounding, and interpreting study results. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5015 - Qualitative Methods in Community Health
Designed to introduce undergrads to a graduate level coursework. This course advances methodological and cultural competency in the design and implementation of community health qualitative research investigations. Coursework provides opportunities to practice specific methodologies such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, case studies, and historiographies in accordance with standards of rigor (e.g., reliability, generalizability, validity). Prerequisites: Instructor Permission.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5050 - Public Health Law, Ethics, & Policy
Explores the legitimacy, design, & implementation of a variety of policies aiming to promote public health & reduce the social burden of disease & injury. Highlights the challenge posed by public health’s pop-based perspective to traditional ind-centered, autonomy-driven approaches to bioethics & const. law. Other themes center on conflicts between PH & pub morality & the relationship between PH and social justice.
Prerequisites: Instructor Permission
Credits: 3
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PHS 5060 - Program Planning and Evaluation
Provides an overview of the principles and methods of evaluation in public health and health informatics. Covers evaluation paradigms, program planning, evaluation plan design, and use of evaluation findings. Frequent tools in evaluation (surveys, focus groups, and interviews) will be discussed in depth. Students will have the opportunity to design and conduct an evaluation for an existing program in public health or application in health informatics. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5070 - Introduction to Health Care Informatics
Explores nature and functions of health informatics, the current state of the science, present and future applications, and major issues for research and development. Includes information processing and management, decision support, computer-based patient records and information systems, standards and codes, databases, outcomes research, and the generation and management of knowledge. Also surveys current developments in instructional technology. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5080 - International Health Policy
Addresses the questions of what makes a good health system, how we know whether a health system is performing well, and what makes a health system fair through a comparison of the financing, delivery, and operation of health systems throughout the world. Focuses on differences both in health system performance (as measured by death, disability, morbidity, access, and patient satisfaction) and in health system inputs. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5090 - Health Care Economics
Reviews principles of economics most relevant to analyzing changes in health care provision and applies those principles to current health care institutions and their performance, trends in health care service delivery, and methods of forecasting future trends. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5100 - Health Care Policy & Management
Seminar to introduce undergraduates to graduate level work. Examines the evolution of the U.S. health care system from a health policy and health values perspective, with an emphasis on the current health system. Topics include issues surrounding the financing, organization, and delivery of health care, including acess, coverage, cost, and quality of health services. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission
Credits: 3
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PHS 5101 - Current Issues in Health Policy
This 1 credit seminar will examine current issues in U.S. health policy and will include areas surrounding access and coverage to health services, the cost of health care, quality measures within the health care delivery system, and health reform initiatives. Students will examine the current literature within health policy and be responsible for formal and informal presentations. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission
Credits: 1
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PHS 5182 - Emerging Issues in Global Public Health
Global public health as a field of study focuses on the use of tools, skills, & knowledge to benefit the health of everyone, regardless of geogr & polit borders. This seminar will introduce Global Public Health minors to the opportunities & challenges involved in improving global health & topics ranging from infectious diseases & natural disasters to env. toxins & social/political structures. Issues of human rights & soc justice. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission
Credits: 0
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PHS 5183 - Emerging Issues in Global Public Health
Global public health as a field of study focuses on the use of tools, skills, & knowledge to benefit the health of everyone, regardless of geogr & polit borders. This seminar will introduce Global Public Health minors to the opportunities & challenges involved in improving global health & topics ranging from infectious diseases & natural disasters to env. toxins & social/political structures. Issues of human rights & soc justice.
Credits: 1
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PHS 5184 - Global Health Policy & Practice
The Policy & Practices in Global Health Course will enhance the students’ understanding of the social, political, and economic context of common global health challenges and issues. The course will review case studies that review organizations’ responses to global health challenges and their successes and failures.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5185 - Global Health Research Methodologies
A curriculum of practice approach will imbue within students the skills & methods of global health practitioners. Global health will take on the broadest definition to include not only medical practice by health professionals, but also the complex socio-technical system that affects public health worldwide. We will use the Water & Health in Limpopo (WHIL) Project as a study for a broader understanding of how this system works in the real world
Credits: 3
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PHS 5200 - U.S. Healthcare: Policy, Organization, and Administration
Examines the U.S. health care system from health policy, health systems, and health administration perspectives, with an emphasis on current challenges facing the financing, administration, and delivery of health services. Using a case-based method, the course will employ lecture, discussion, and student-led group projects that encourage analysis of real-world scenarios in today’s complex health and medical environments. May be open to undergraduates as PHS 520 with instructor permission. Prerequisite: instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5210 - Community Engagement for Research & Policy
This course is designed to introduce undergrads to a graduate level course. It will expose students to community-based factors that influence the health of populations and individuals. The principal objective of the class is to provide the rationale for meaningful engagement of diverse communities and introduce effective strategies that will enhance research and policy protocols designed to improve health status. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission
Credits: 1
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PHS 5212 - Community Health Assessment and Strategic Planning
This course will introduce ugrads to a grad level course. Concentrate on designing & completing comm hlth assessments & associated strategic planning to improve priority areas identified in these assessments. Emphasis will be on field work with local health departments. Students should be able to work independently as well as work well within multi-disciplinary groups.
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission
Credits: 2
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PHS 5250 - Public Health Ethics: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
This interdisciplinary seminar focuses on the ethical dimensions of the choices societies and individuals make when addressing threats to and responsibilities for the public’s health. A range of philosophical theories and contemporary positions are examined to explore the complex concepts of “public” and “health.” Investigated are the impact of various understandings of the public, not only as a numerical population that can be defined and measured, but also as a political group that operates under legally defined obligations and relationships, and as a “communal” public with diverse cultural and moral beliefs. The various methods and content of public health ethics, including utilitarian perspectives and the role of the Code of Ethics for public health professionals are also examined. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5360 - Health Disparities
This seminar will explore the core issues and theoretical frameworks for the development of health policy and public health interventions to address health disparities. Students will examine the current epidemiological and social science evidence on both health status disparities and healthcare disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations, including data on mortality, longevity and life expectancy, quantitative and demographic analysis and access, and utilization of health services. The course also will explore the complex and poorly understood reasons for health disparities, which may largely reflect socioeconomic differences, differences in health-related risk factors, environmental factors, direct and indirect consequences of discrimination, and differences in access to health care. Finally, students will consider multifaceted ways to address disparities that focus on health care providers; health care delivery issues, such as access; and health system policies and regulations, such as insurance and quality improvement measures. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5380 - Environmental Health: Principles and Practices
Interdisciplinary approach to understanding, assessing, and controlling environmental factors that impact public health. Practical examples are used to help public health professionals understand how epidemiology, health surveillance, and exposure surveillance can be used to determine the potential for health problems that result from various environmental factors, and how monitoring and control techniques can reduce the impact of the environment on human health. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5440 - Introduction to Bayesian Methods
This introductory, graduate level course will provide an introduction Bayesian methods with emphasis on modeling and applications. The topics to be covered include methods for forming prior distributions such as conjugate and noninformative priors, derivation of posterior and predictive distributions and their moments, and development of Bayesian models including linear regression, generalized linear models and hierarchical models.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5470 - Quality Management in Health Care Organization
Provides an understanding of the history, theory, principles, major components, and techniques for quality management, including Six Sigma, in the health care industry. Exposes students to techniques to lead and facilitate effective teams. Also provides practical applications of tools and techniques for quality improvement, such as control charting, statistical process control (SPC), and the use of benchmarking and report cards. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5600 - Quantitative Data Analysis in Public Health
Undergraduate level course primarily for 5 year BA/BS/MPH students, and others with Instructor consent. The course will introduce Public Health students to tools needed to utilize SPSS for quantitative data analysis. Instruction will include lectures, case study discussions and individual projects. Attendance, participation, a midterm exam and final presentation are required. Pre-requisites: Instructor Permission
Credits: 1
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PHS 5610 - Health Promotion and Health Behavior
Seminar to introduce undergraduates to graduate level work. Public Health is a multi-disciplinary field that attempts to help individuals and communities prevent illness and maintain & improve health. Explores the social and behavioral aspects of health as well as the relationship between health behavior and community, society and the global environment. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission
Credits: 3
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PHS 5620 - Built Environment and Community Health
An elective interdisciplinary Public Health and Planning Health course that explores the connections between the built environment and community health. The course teaches students about four main areas at the intersection of the built environment and comm. health: planning and public health foundations, natural and built environment, vulnerable populations and health disparities, health policy & global impacts.
Credits: 1 to 3
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PHS 5621 - Healthy Communities
The Healthy Communities Seminar is an elective planning and public health course that explores the interconnections between these fields and equips students with skills and experiences to plan healthy communities.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5630 - Healthy Appalachia: A Community-based Participatory Research Partnership
This course will introduce undergrads to a graduate level course. It will examine the relationship between Appalachian culture, economic development, education and health in far Southwest Virginia and explore the process for the design and implementation for collaborative, community-based research. It will expose the student to the methodologies of community organizing, partnership development and community based research. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5640 - Advanced Management Communication
Develops writing and speaking skills while increasing student understanding of how managers communicate with diverse audiences. Covers communication with the public, investors, and employees. Special topics include media relations, communication ethics, and crisis communications. Practice for communication events such as speaking at a press conference, briefing a small group, telling professional anecdotes, and preparing for a media interview.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5810 - West Indies Health Care: Disaster Preparedness, St. Kitts & Nevis
The participants in this course held in the West Indies, will study the fundamentals of emergency care and disaster preparedness through exploration of existing preparedness infrastructures in St. Kitts and Nevis.
Credits: 3
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PHS 5950 - Statistical Bioinformatics in Medecine
Provides an introduction to bioinformatics and discusses important topics in computational biology in medicine, particularly based on modern statistical computing approaches. Reviews state-of-the-art high-throughput biotechnologies, their applications in medicine, and analysis techniques. Requires active student participation in various discussions on the current topics in biotechnology and bioinformatics.
Prerequisites: Instructor Permission
Credits: 3
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PHS 5960 - Supervised Independent Research
Supervised Independent Research
Credits: 1 to 3
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PHS 6101 - Current Issues in Health Policy
This 1 credit seminar will examine current issues in U.S. health policy and will include areas surrounding access and coverage to health services, the cost of health care, quality measures within the health care delivery system, and health reform initiatives. Students will examine the current literature within health policy and be responsible for formal and informal presentations. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission.
Credits: 1
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PHS 6600 - Quantitative Data Analysis in Public Health
The course will introduce Public Health students to tools needed to utilize SPSS for quantitative data analysis. Instruction will include lectures, case study discussions and individual projects. Attendance, participation, a midterm exam and final presentation are required. Pre-requisites: Instructor Permission
Credits: 1
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PHS 6620 - Built Environment & Community Health
An elective interdisciplinary Public Health and Planning Health course that explores the connections between the built environment and community health. The course teaches students about four main areas at the intersection of the built environment and comm. health: planning and public health foundations, natural and built environment, vulnerable populations and health disparities, health policy & global impacts. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission.
Credits: 1
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