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Graduate Record 2011-2012 
    
Graduate Record 2011-2012 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

Course Descriptions


 

Public Health Sciences

  
  • PHS 6630 - Healthy Appalachia: A Community-based Participatory Research Partnership


    This course 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
  
  • PHS 7000 - 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. Covers the basics of SAS programming so that students can create, run, and debug SAS programs. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the PHS program or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3 to 4
  
  • PHS 7001 - Introduction to Biostatistics II


    An illustration of the indications, limitations, assumptions, and appropriate applications of analytical methods in a variety of biomedical settings. Students will learn how to determine which analytic technique would be best suited for a variety of translational and clinical research, evaluation, and policy study designs. Prerequisite: Instructor permission;: PHS 700.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7010 - 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. May be open to undergraduates as PHS 501 with instructor permission. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the PHS program or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7015 - Qualitative Methods in Community Health


    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).



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7020 - Epidemiological and Translational Research


    This course lays the foundation of epidemiological and translational research. Focus is on core epidemiologic research methodology fundamental to biomed discovery process that integrates bench, bedside, and community partners in advancing PH. Topics include study design (clin trials & observational studies), epidemiologic data analysis, statistical and causal inference, and scientific validity. Entrepreneurship, legal & ethic issues in context. Prerequisites: PHS 7010 & Instructor Permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7034 - Food & Drug Law


    This course considers the Food & Drug Administration as a case study of an administrative agency that must combine law and science to regulate activities affecting public health and safety. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7050 - Public Health Law, Ethics, & Policy


    Required fall course for Community & Public Health track. Explores the legitimacy, design, and implementation of a variety of policies aiming to promote public health and reduce the social burden of disease and injury. Highlights the challenge posed by public health’s population-based perspective to traditional individual-centered, autonomy-driven approaches to bioethics and constitutional law. Other themes center on conflicts between public health and public morality and the relationship between public health and social justice. Illustrative topics include mandatory immunization, screening and reporting of infectious diseases, prevention of lead poisoning, food safety, prevention of firearm injuries, airbags and seat belts, mandatory drug testing, syringe exchange programs, tobacco regulation, and restrictions on alcohol and tobacco advertising. May be open to undergraduates as HES 505 with instructor permission. Prerequisites:  Instructor permission.



    Credits: 2
  
  • PHS 7053 - Health Law Survey


    This course is designed to provide a survey of the spectrum of topics generally considered part of “health law”. It will introduce the various institutions and players involved in health care delivery and the legal relationships between those institutions at both the sate and federal level..



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7060 - 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. May be open to undergraduates as HES 506 with instructor permission. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7070 - 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. May be open to undergraduates as HES 507 with instructor permission. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the PHS program or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7080 - 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. May be open to undergraduates as PHS 508 with instructor permission. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7090 - 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: Graduate standing in the PHS program or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7100 - Health Care Policy and Management


    Focuses on the evolution of the American health care system from a health policy and values perspective, emphasizing the current health care system. Reviews unsuccessful legislative attempts to implement a national health program and discusses current issues surrounding the financing and organization of the delivery of health care under various economic and political frameworks. Cross-listed as GSAS 510. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the PHS program or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7110 - Health Survey Methods


    Covers the theory and practice of survey research. Topics include surveys as a scientific method; sampling theory; the construction, testing, and improvement of survey instruments; interviewer training; the organization of field work; coding and data quality control; data analysis; and the preparation of survey reports. Cross-listed as SOC 511. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the PHS program or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7120 - Comparative Effectiveness and Outcomes


    Introduces students to the techniques needed for the evaluation of health outcomes from the perspectives of the patient, the physician, the health care provider, and society. Presents measurement and evaluation of survival, functional status, quality of life, and health values. Evaluates the efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of devices, interventions, and processes of care. Prerequisite: PHS 700, 701, and 703 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7146 - Global Health Law & Policy


    This seminar will investigate the many and competing challenges to develop a standardized global health policy. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7170 - Introduction to SAS


    Covers the basics of SAS programming so that students can create, run, and debug SAS programs on a PC or Unix environment to manipulate data sets into analyzable data. To achieve this, students will need to practice some SAS programming and learn how to detect, diagnose, and correct mistakes.



    Credits: 1
  
  • PHS 7175 - Geographic Analysis in Public Health


    Geographic information systems (GIS) is a technology with unique & valuable applications for policy makers, planners, practitioners, & managers in many fields, including public health & health care. GIS software & applications enable visualizing and analyzing health data in ways never before possible. This course provides hands-on experience using GIS software in the context of health applications.



    Credits: 1
  
  • PHS 7180 - The Practice of Public Health I


    Lectures by guest speakers in the field of public health will help M.P.H. students learn about opportunities in the field and prepare for their own field placement. Speakers will vary depending on availability and topical issues in public health. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the PHS program.



    Credits: 1
  
  • PHS 7181 - Practice of Public Health 2nd Sequence


    2nd course in a series. Lectures by guest speakers in the field of public health will help MPH students learn about opportunities in the field and prepare for their own field placement. Speakers will vary depending on availability and topical issues in public health. Prerequisite Graduate standing in the PHS program. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission.



    Credits: 1
  
  • PHS 7184 - Global Health Policy and 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
  
  • PHS 7185 - 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
  
  • PHS 7190 - The Practice of Clinical Research


    Lectures by guest speakers in the field of health evaluation sciences that will help the masters-level student learn about opportunities in the field and prepare for his or her own research. Speakers will vary depending on availability and topical issues. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the PHS program.



    Credits: 0
  
  • PHS 7191 - Practice of Clinical Research 2nd Sequence


    2nd course in a series. Lectures by guest speakers in the field of public health sciences will help the masters-level student learn about opportunities in the field and prepare for his or her own research. Speakers will vary depending on availability and topical issues. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the MS-CR program. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission.



    Credits: 1
  
  • PHS 7200 - 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: PHS 709, 710, GSAS 510, or acceptable substitute in health policy, economics, or financing; or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7210 - Community Engagement for Research and Policy


    This course is designed to 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.



    Credits: 1
  
  • PHS 7212 - Community Health Assessment and Strategic Planning


    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
  
  • PHS 7250 - 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. May be open to undergraduates as PHS 525 with instructor permission. Prerequisite:  Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7251 - Health of the Public: Policy, Management & Leadership


    This course will examine the current health care and public health systems, with particular focus on the impact of evidence-based medicine and public health, qualify, and financing. Topics include the influence of medical and nonmedical determinants of health, and the impact of the changing practice of medicine on physicians and patients.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7280 - The Practice of Public Health II


    Lectures by guest speakers in the field of public health will help M.P.H. students learn about opportunities in the field and prepare for their own field placement. Speakers will vary depending on availability and topical issues in public health. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the PHS program.



    Credits: 2
  
  • PHS 7310 - Clinical Trials Methodology


    Covers the design and analysis of Phase I-III clinical trials. Topics include choice of study population and endpoints, choice of study design and sample size estimation, randomization and masking, patient recruitment, data collection and quality control, data monitoring committees, data analysis, and the interpretation and reporting of results. Cross-listed as STAT 531. Prerequisite: Instructor permission; PHS 700 or equivalent.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7360 - 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
  
  • PHS 7380 - 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
  
  • PHS 7410 - Database Management: Analyses with Secondary Data


    Designed to give students the knowledge and skills needed to use a database to answer important questions related to clinical reearch, health services research, mngt, or health policy. This course prepares students through seminars in which students learn about theoretical & practical issues in exploiting data resources & about databases in current use in the HSC and their uses and limitations. In addition, the course offers laboratory exp. Prerequisites: PHS 7000 Intro to Biost. and Instructor Permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7420 - Clinical Decision Support Systems


    Provides an overview of computer-based clinical decision support, focusing primarily on systems for assisting health care professionals in applying biomedical knowledge to patient care. Prerequisites: PHS 7070 and Instructor Permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7430 - Applied Informatics in Medicine and Health


    Uses a case-based approach to analyze and discuss informatics techniques and tools as they apply to real-world challenges in the modern health care arena. Student participation and presentations required. Prerequisite: PHS 707 or equivalent.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7440 - 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
  
  • PHS 7450 - Database Design and Implementation


    Introduces the basic principles of database design, focusing on databases that support clinical practice and/or investigation. Topics include an introduction to basic database types, DBMS functionality, modeling approaches (with a focus on E-R modeling), normalization, using SQL, and an overview of available DBMSs and design tools. Course methods include a mix of lecture format, small-group discussion, and hands-on activities. A laboratory component will facilitate greater hands-on experience in data management with widely available software tools. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7470 - Management and Quality in Health Organizations


    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. May be open to undergraduates as PHS 547 with instructor permission. Prerequisite: Instructor permission; understanding of basic statistics.



    Credits: 2
  
  • PHS 7500 - Special Topics in Public Health


    Examination of topical issues and current problems and research in various areas of public health. Prerequisite:  Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7559 - Special Topics in Public Health Science


    This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Public Health Science.



    Credits: 1 to 4
  
  • PHS 7610 - Health Promotion and Health Behavior


    Public Health is a multi-disciplinary field that attempts to help individuals and communities prevent illness and maintain and improve health. These health promotion activities are accomplished through the development of programs and policies and associated study of these activities. Although we recognize that there are many factors that impact individuals and population health outcomes, this course will explore the social and behavioral aspects of health as well as the relationship between health behavior and community, society and the environment. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7700 - Social Production of Health and Disease


    The seminar explores health and disease in socio-cultural, political-economic, and historic contexts, with a particular focus on health disparities. The course is interdisciplinary (including anthropology, sociology, nursing and public health).



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 7830 - Grant Writing and Presentation Skills


    This course is designed to provide an overview of grant writing with practical “How To” exercises to prepare the student to become successful in applying for funds to sponsor research and/or public health projects. As part of the course, the student will also become skillful in preparing oral and abstract presentations related to obtaining grants as well as disseminating results of research funded by grants.



    Credits: 1
  
  • PHS 7950 - Statistical Bioinformatics in Medicine


    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.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 8880 - Practicum


    Practicum



    Credits: 2
  
  • PHS 8890 - M.P.H. Field Placement


    M.P.H. Field Placement Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the PHS program.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 8900 - Practicum/Field Placement


    M.P.H. Field Placement Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the PHS program.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 8910 - Topical Research (Thesis only)


    Topical Research Prerequisite:  Graduate standing in the PSH program.   



    Credits: 5
  
  • PHS 8930 - Integrative/Culminating Experience


    M.P.H. Culminating Experience Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the PHS program.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 8950 - Supervised Clinical Research I


    Supervised Clinical Research



    Credits: 3
  
  • PHS 8960 - Supervised Independent Research I


    Supervised Independent Research



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • PHS 8961 - Biostatistical Consulting Practice


    This course is targeted to students who are interested in practical data analyses. It will provide them a real-life opportunity to work with clinical investigators, under the guidance of a biostatistical faculty member. Each student will be assigned at least one project and guided individually by a faculty member.



    Credits: 1
  
  • PHS 8998 - Non-Topical Research


    Non-Topical Research   



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • PHS 8999 - Non-Topical Research


    Non-Topical Research   



    Credits: 1 to 12

Public Health Sciences Ethics

  
  • PHSE 7650 - Ethics & Law of Human Subject Research


    This course, specifically designed to be interdisciplinary, is open to graduate students in bioethics, nursing, and public health sciences, law students, and medical school junior faculty and fellows. The course will consist of a two-hour theoretical/doctrinal component (required of all students). An additional optional one-hour practicum (PHSE 7651) tailored to particular disciplines may be available upon instructor availability.



    Credits: 2
  
  • PHSE 7651 - Practicum - Ethics & Law of Human Subjects Research


    This one credit practicum is designed to provide students taking PHS 7650 an opportunity for first-hand experience with the practices and procedures of human subjects protections and other research ethics applications (e.g., IRB review, policy development, etc.).



    Credits: 1

Public Policy

  
  • PPOL 5025 - Wise Interventions: Social Psychology and Public Policy


    Course will provide an overview of classic and contemporary psychological interventions aimed at improving human welfare. It will examine the role of psychological factors in social reforms in healthcare, the workplace, education, intergroup relations, and other domains. Theory, empirical evidence, policy implications, and policy implementation will be emphasized.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 5035 - Leading and Managing Diverse Groups


    This course will focus on interpersonal, organizational, and societal factors leaders must negotiate to lead effectively in socially diverse environments.  Students will be exposed to cases and empirical research that will enable them to (1) develop well-articulated positions on diversity-related issues and (2) form strategies to promote sustainable settings for productive exchange among diverse groups of individuals.



    Credits: 3.0
  
  • PPOL 5040 - Macroeconomic Policy


    Course examines how the macroeconomy finds equilibrium where aggregate supply equals aggregate demand. Lectures will examine fiscal policy, monetary policy, and the use of economic reasoning to understand the performance of national economies. Students will gain an appreciation for how the current global economic recession happened and why some policy intervensions have been more effective than others.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 5060 - International Financial Institutions


    What are the IFIs and how have they influenced development policy and country outcomes? What factors do internal and external politics play in their operation and the panopoly of international aid efforts? Are groups like “50/60 years in enough” and the Meltzer report right? Come explore IFIs (the IMF, the World Bank, and the Multilateral Development Banks) in a seminar setting examining policy in practice. Cross-listed with PLIR 5060.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 5660 - Design and Leadership


    The aim of this course is to give students a fundamental and practical understanding of leadership and the role that design plays in exercising leadership and mobilizing the resources of a group. This is a course designed for students currently being educated in the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning. The purpose is to increase significantly one’s individual capacity to sustain the demands of leadership and to



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6000 - Political Institutions & Process


    This class focuses on political strategy from the point of view of participants in American public policy, especially managers, analysts, advocates, and elected officials. The goal of the class is to promote a better understanding of the political and organizational factors involved in policy adoption, choosing among alternatives, gaining acceptance, assuring implementation, and coping with unanticipated consequences.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6050 - Leadership in the Public Arena


    Course provides an introduction to leadership in the public arena. Through course readings, team projects, and discussion of case studies, students will develop skill at identifying the resources, options, and constraints of leaders and followers in different organizational and political settings, writing policy memos, making professional policy presentations, developing negotiation strategies, managing uncertainty and stress, & working in teams.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6100 - Economics of Public Policy I


    This course presents the simplest economic models explaining how individuals and organizations respond to changes in their circumstances and how they interact in markets, and it applies these models to predict the effects of a wide range of government programs. It also analyzes justifications that have been offered for government actions.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6150 - Research Methods & Data Analysis I


    The first part of a two-semester sequence in research methods and tools used to evaluate public policies. This course reviews basic mathematics and statistics used by policy analysts, and introduces regression methods for empirical implementation and testing of relations among variables. The purpose of this course is to develop skills that can be used throughout your profession and civic life.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6250 - Policy Analysis


    The purpose of this course is to develop the student’s ability to define and solve public problems. Subsidiary objectives of the course are to help the student to integrate the analytical, political, and leadership skills they have learned in their other MPP courses and improve their ability to work in teams; and hone their written and oral presentation skills. Prerequisites: Graduate student in public policy



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6450 - Strategic Leadership and Public Management


    Builds skills in strategic management for policy leaders in diverse organizational settings. Courses focus on the political and organizational challenges of high-level public management, including developing new policies, cultivating political support, creating effective teams, and coping with unanticipated consequences.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6500 - Topics in Public Policy


    Investigates a selected issue in public policy or leadership.



    Credits: 1
  
  • PPOL 6700 - Strategic Thinking at the Organizational Level


    Topics include Conducting an Environmental Scan: What It Is and How To Do It, Strategic Planning: How to Complete a Plan That Will Get Used, Setting Benchmarks and Performance Goals, and Implementing Plan Results.



    Credits: 1
  
  • PPOL 6710 - Congress 101: Leadership Strategies


    This course will provide a solid foundation of insights into how Congress works, essential for aspiring public policy advocate. Topics investigated include historical precedents for policymaking, the process of Congressional decision-making, and power dynamics in Congress. We will also identify and develop the leadership skills and tactics of successful advocates, placing recent controversies and public policy issues in an historical context. Prerequisites: Graduate student in public policy



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6715 - Leadership in U.S. International Policymaking


    This seminar will examine how US foreign policymakers proceed under pressures of competing interests. How are Washington policy options shaped for diplomacy, trade, intelligence and military deployments? What leadership skills do crisis management and effective advocacy require? How are national interests defined and pursued in contemporary Washington? We’ll assess recent U.S. foreign policy development to define best practices for policymakers.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6720 - Economic Development Policy


    This course will review of the history of development policy advice to lesser developed countries and will examine the most pressing development challenges of the current age including AIDs, urbanization, climate change, disease, and failed states.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6725 - Evaluating Causal Effects of Social Policies


    The goal of this class is to learn how to evaluate the causal effects of social policies. Course will increase understanding of distinctions between correlation and causation through an examination of social policy issues from ‘birth to old age.’ Alternative estimation approaches will be explored. Each policy section will include substantive discussion of current policies and alternatives followed by close readings of social science studies.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6730 - Advocacy in a Globalized World


    Course provides an overview of grassroots advocacy and direct lobbying within and across nations (U.S., Europe, Japan, Brazil, and India) and at the global level (UN, WTO,World Bank, IMF). Close attention is given to the strategic choices of interest groups, social movements, transnational NGOs like Amnesty International, and MNCs.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6735 - Politics and Policymaking in European Union


    This graduate course offers an introduction to the history, institutions and politics of the European Union, with an emphasis on policymaking in the EU today. First, the class will review the process of European integration and enlargement since the Treaty of Paris in 1951, including a review of the major theories of European integration. Second, the structure and function of the EU institutions will be introduced.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6745 - Stigma and Social Disparities


    Introduces classic and contemporary theory and research on the social psychology of stigma, primarily from the perspective of the stigmatized. Topics include stigma’s origin and nature, stigma and self-concept, stereotype threat, attributional ambiguity, stigma and social interaction, and implications of stigma for education, health, and life attainment more generally. Provides an overview of this area of psychology and its policy implications. Prerequisites: Graduate Student



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 6765 - Federal and State Budgeting


    Course will cover the fundamental processes of government budgeting, discussing the role of the office of management and budget and the congressional budget office including how long and short run budget projections and cost estimates of pending legislation are done. We will also address the role of the budget committees, and the congressional budget process including reconciliation. Similar issues at the state level will be covered.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 7005 - The Science of Self-Regulation and Decision Making


    Self-regulation is the management of social, cognitive, and motivational resources in goal pursuit. It is critical to understanding psychological processes (e.g., self control, decision-making) and influencing economic & health behavior (¿40% of US deaths involve self-reg. failures). Via in-depth reading and discussion of the science of self-regulation, researchers will aim to generate new ideas, and MPPs to inform policy analysis and solutions



    Credits: 3.0
  
  • PPOL 7010 - The Changing Context of Public Policy


    Draws on recent scholarship in American Political Development and policy history to explore the origins of government’s contemporary role in American life. Topics may include the development of social and environmental policies and the challenges of domestic and foreign policymaking in an age of globalization and terrorism.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 7055 - Strategies and Processes of Negotiation


    This course examines the art and science of negotiation. The science of negotiation involves learning to recognize the structure of a conflict situation and knowing what techniques tend to be most effective given that structure. Because there is no substitute for negotiating experience, this class will rely heavily on role-playing exercises and analyses designed to help students develop their own styles and learning the art of negotiation.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 7110 - Economics of Public Policy II


    Prepares students to apply economic analysis to public policy problems. Topics include externalities, industry regulation, and policy problems of allocating resources over time. Examples will show a broad range of substantive applications to domestic and international policymaking.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 7160 - Research Methods and Data Analysis II


    Builds on the methods and concepts introduced into Research Methods and Data Analysis I to prepare students to gather, analyze, criticize, and interpret complex data in public policy settings. Tools stressed may include multiple regression and experimentation.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 7250 - Summer Internship


    An important requirement of the Master in Public Policy, PPOL7250 allows students to apply the knowledge gained through their course work in a hands-on setting through domestic and international summer internships. Internships must last 10 weeks, 40 hours weekly.



    Credits: 0
  
  • PPOL 7350 - Summer Internship Experience


    Students will assess and reflect upon their internship experience through written work and discussion.



    Credits: 2
  
  • PPOL 7400 - Legal and Moral Dimensions of Policymaking


    This seminar will explore uses of legal and moral analysis in the American political culture through case studies of current policy problems. The range of possible case setudies includes organ transplantation, tobacco control, immunization, mental health policy, and physician-assisted suicide. Course is designed to introduce MPP students to the basic structure of American law and patterns of moral reasoning about public policy.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 7410 - Psychology for Leadership


    Leading requires an understanding of one’s own and others’ thoughts, feelings, attitudes, motivations, and determinants of behavior. This course will use lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and group interactions to provide an introduction to theory and research in behavioral science. The goals of the course are to provide conceptual knowledge that helps students understand and manage their own unique and complicated leadership interactions.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 7550 - Leadership Workshop


    his workshop course will provide an introduction to the theory and practice of leadership. It will begin with an evaluation of the ways in which leadership is studied and taught, and will then turn to the identification and analysis of the specific tasks required of leaders in various public policy arenas, including examples of both leadership success and leadership failure.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 7600 - Thesis Project


    Thesis Project



    Credits: 6
  
  • PPOL 7610 - Applied Policy Project


    Applied Policy Project



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 7650 - Law and Public Policy


    Students will take a class in the law and complete assignments that will be graded by Batten faculty.



    Credits: 0 to 6
  
  • PPOL 7800 - Leadership Skills


    Emphasizing learning through practice, this ‘short course’ reinforces, and in some cases introduces, skills that students will use in the policy arena. Skills include public speaking, negotiation in public policy, and grant-writing. Students will be graded on the basis of engagement with class materials and completion of a weekly, one-page deliverable or assignment of similar weight. Meets for 10 hours during the semester of students’ second year.



    Credits: 1
  
  • PPOL 7993 - Independent Study


    Student will perform independent projects under close faculty supervision.



    Credits: 0

Religion-African Religions

  
  • RELA 5559 - New Course in African Relgions


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELA 7559 - New Course in African Religions


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELA 8559 - New Course in African Religions


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions.



    Credits: 3

Religion-Buddhism

  
  • RELB 5000 - Literary and Spoken Tibetan I


    Introduces the philosophical and spiritual texts of Tibet. Includes grammar, basic religious terminology, and structure.



    Credits: 4
  
  • RELB 5001 - Readings in Japanese Buddhist Studies I, II


    Practice in reading and translating selected works of modern Japanese Buddhist scholarship. Introduction to research materials in Japanese. Prerequisite: JAPN 102 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 5002 - Readings in Japanese Buddhist Studies I, II


    Practice in reading and translating selected works of modern Japanese Buddhist scholarship. Introduction to research materials in Japanese. Prerequisite: JAPN 102 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
 

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