Public Health
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10:832:101Introduction to Policy, Planning, and Health (3) Overview of public health, public policy, and urban planning with an emphasis on how these fields intersect in a U.S. context. Credit not given for both this course and 10:762:101. Course not open to seniors. |
10:832:232Principles of Public Health (3) Dimensions of personal and environmental health and their relationship to social, economic, cultural, psychological, and political factors. Measurements of community health status. |
10:832:252Health and Social Justice (3) Selected health topics, intervention theories, skills, and strategies for influencing both personal and community health behavior. Credit not given for both this course and 01:377:252. Course not open to seniors. |
10:832:253Health and Social Justice (Case) (3) A 40-hour community service component for health promotion activities. Application of the principles learned in 10:832:252 to the community setting. Corequisite: 10:832:252. Course not open to seniors. |
10:832:298,299Independent Study (BA,BA)
Prerequisites: Students must contract with a faculty sponsor and be granted permission by the program director. |
10:832:301Sexual Health Advocacy I (3) Opportunities for learning new information about sexual health and community development, strengthening critical thinking skills, and broadening empathy for others. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Course not open to seniors. |
10:832:302Sexual Health Advocacy II (3) Further exploration into issues of sexual health for college students and the community with a focus on social justice, education, and advocacy. Prerequisites: 10:832:301, 303, and permission of instructor. |
10:832:303Sexual Health Promotion in the Community (Case) (1) A 40-hour community service component for sexual health promotion activities. Application of the principles learned in 10: 832:301 to the community setting. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Corequisite: 10:832:301. Course not open to seniors. |
10:832:332Public Health Economics (4) Principles of microeconomics are used to examine the demand for health, medical care, and health insurance and the behaviors of medical care providers. Analysis of health care behavior. Credit not given for both this course and 01:220:316. Prerequisite: 01:220:102. |
10:832:333Financial Aspects of Public Health (3) Financing management tools for various care delivery settings. Develop analytical skills to interpret financial information and understand the processes and tasks performed by the financial departments of an institution. Prerequisite: 01:220:102. |
10:832:334Principles of Health Administration (3) Application of administrative theory to health delivery, policy, and planning. Structures and functions of management and their application in the field. Credit not given for both this course and 11:375:406. |
10:832:335Epidemiology (3) Principles and methods of epidemiology; the study of the distribution (patterns of occurrence) and determinants (causes) of disease and injury in human populations. Credit not given for both this course and 11:375:403. Prerequisite: A basic statistics course. |
10:832:338Health and Public Policy (3) Comparative and analytical study of health services in the United States and selected other countries. Theoretical framework for viewing organizational issues in the delivery of health services. |
10:832:339Public Health Literature (3) Examines historic and current public health literature. Effective writing emphasized through intensive writing exercises. |
10:832:345Health Program Development (3) Planning for the promotion and improvement of the public's health
through individual, group, institution, and community level
interventions. Recommended: 01:830:101. |
10:832:346Health Program Evaluation (3) Ensuring that public health actions are effective requires evaluating programs after their implementation. Focus on the framework, key concepts, and standards of effective evaluation. |
10:832:350Drugs, Culture, and Society (3) The history, physical/psychological effects, current trends, and legal/social consequences of drugs. Discussion of prevention, intervention, and treatment approaches. Credit not given for both this course and 10:762:350. |
10:832:352Advanced Community Health Promotion (3) Students work as a team on select topics. Topics include but are not limited to grant writing, needs assessment, and data collection. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Recommended: 01:830:101. |
10:832:356Public Health Law and Ethics (3) An introduction to public health law and ethics stressing community health and well-being versus the rights of the individual. |
10:832:400UMDNJ-SPH (BA)
Open to students admitted to the 5-year B.S./M.P.H. program by permission only. |
10:832:414Culture and Health (3) Belief and value systems rooted in families are analyzed, along with perceptions and experiences of health/wellness and disease/ illness. Focus on how selections are made between traditional health care practitioners and alternative healers. Open to seniors only. |
10:832:415Women and Health (3) Exploration of issues raised by women's health care needs and by
women's participation in the health labor force, in the context of
contemporary feminist thought. Open to seniors only. |
10:832:416Mental Illness Policy (3) Historical and contemporary policies regarding mental health care in the United States. Deinstitutionalization, public versus private care facilities, patient and consumer empowerment. Field visits. Open to juniors and seniors only. |
10:832:417Population Tools and Policy (3) Basic demographic concepts, methods, and their application. Population growth, mortality, fertility, migration, and marriage patterns. Special topics include AIDS, world population growth, teen pregnancy. Credit not given for both this course and 10:762:417. |
10:832:420GIS Health and Planning (3) Computing concepts and methods applicable to planning and health, including database management, introduction to GIS and graphics. Credit not given for this course and 10:762:420. |
10:832:437Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health (3) Contemporary topics in environmental and occupational health, including workers compensation, ergonomics, hazardous waste, and air and water pollution. |
10:832:438Environmental and Public Health Practice (6) This 240-hour, seven-week intensive course prepares students to sit for the Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) examination. Offered in the summer only. |
10:832:462Human Rights and Health (3) Covers human rights law, its uses in wartime, the theoretical reframing
of women's rights, and its application to health and health care. Open to seniors only. Credit not given for this course and 10:762:462. |
10:832:476Immigration Policy and Health (3) Facts and controversies surrounding immigration. Legislative history, urban and public health impacts, racial implications. Open to seniors only. Credit not given for this course and 10:762:476. |
10:832:477Immigration Policy and Health (Case) (1) A 40-hour community service component focused on immigration activities. Application of the principles learned in 10:832:476 to the community setting. Open to seniors only. Corequisite 10:832:476. Credit not given for this course and 10:762:477. |
10:832:483Protecting Public Health and the Environment (3) The policies and realities facing places trying to protect community health in the face of economic feasibility and political forces. Credit not given for this course and 10:762:483. |
10:832:490,491Independent Study (BA,BA)
Open to 832 majors only. Prerequisite: Students must contract with a faculty sponsor and be granted permission by the program director. |
10:832:495,496Special Topics (3,3) Topics vary. These courses are designed to address current issues in public health. |
10:832:499Internship with Seminar (6) A 225-hour field experience in the public or private sector plus a weekly classroom experience. Students are required to complete a contracted project under the supervision of a field preceptor and a faculty supervisor. Projects are presented in a public forum. Open to 832 majors only. Prerequisites: Completion of 100 credits toward graduation and major core requirements. |
