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1 Boston University School of Public Health Course Rotation Guide Prepared by the Boston University School of Public Health Office of Professional and Academic Services Alan Hatton, Registrar, Brendan Hoey, Assistant Director of Advising, Scott Harris, Practicum Director, Chris Paal, Director of Professional and Academic Services, Amelia Williams, Assistant Registrar, 1

2 Table of Contents Academic Department and Program Contacts... 3 MPH Core Course Selection... 4 Course Scheduling by Concentration for 2015-Spring Core Course Overview... 7 Waivers and Transfer Credit... 8 Transfer Credit... 8 Waivers... 9 Cross Registration... 9 Required MPH Concentration Courses Biostatistics Concentration Required Courses Environmental Health Concentration Required Courses Epidemiology Concentration Required Courses Global Health Concentration Required Courses Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights Concentration Required Courses Health Policy & Management Concentration Required Courses Maternal and Child Health Concentration Required Courses Social and Behavioral Sciences Concentration Required Courses SPH Courses with Multiple Concentration Credit Distribution Master of Science (MS) MS in Epidemiology Required Courses MS in Environmental Health Required Courses MS in Health Services Research Required Courses Doctor of Public Health in Leadership, Management, and Policy (DrPH) Doctor of Public Health in Leadership, Management, and Policy Additional Course Requirements Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Environmental Health, Epidemiology or Health services Research The Public Health Practicum Master of Public Health Practicum Doctor of Public Health Leadership Practicum Rotation Schedule for All Courses Biostatistics Environmental Health Epidemiology Global Health Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights Maternal and Child Health General Public Health Courses Health Policy and Management Social & Behavioral Sciences Pharmaceutical Certificate Program Curriculum Requirements for Completion of Certificate Application Process Contact BU Courses that carry credit at SPH

3 ACADEMIC CONCENTRATIONS, DEPARTMENTS, AND PROGRAM CONTACTS Biostatistics Chair, ad interim: L Josee Dupuis Associate Chair for Education Alexa Beiser MPH Program Director: Timothy Heeren MA & PhD Program Co Directors: Howard Cabral, Serkalem Demissie, and Gheorghe Doros Curriculum Coordinator: TBD, xx@bu.edu, Community Health Sciences Chair: Richard Saitz Program Manager: Dallas Pride, dallas@bu.edu Program Manager: Anneke H. Demmink, ademmink@bu.edu, Associate Chair for Education Lois McCloskey Maternal & Child Health Concentration MPH Program Director: Lois McCloskey Social & Behavioral Sciences Concentration MPH Program Director: Michael Siegel Doctor of Public Health Program Assistant Dean of DrPH Education: Eugene Declercq Doctoral Education Program Manager: Sebastian Bach, drph@bu.edu, Environmental Health Chair: Roberta White Associate Chair: Jonathan Levy MPH Program Director: Jean van Seventer MS Program Director: Jennifer Schlezinger PhD Program Directors: Michael McClean and Madeleine Scammell Curriculum Coordinator: Epidemiology Chair: Martha Werler Associate Chair for Education: Dan Brooks MPH Program Director: Dan Brooks MS Program Director: Ann Aschengrau PhD Program Director: Sherri Stuver Curriculum Coordinator: Emily Katz, erkatz@bu.edu, Global Health Chair, ad interim: Frank (Rich) Feeley Associate Chair and MPH Program Director: Taryn Vian Senior Manager, Academic Programs: Joseph Anzalone, josanz@bu.edu, Academic Services Coordinator: Travis DiJoseph, tdijo@bu.edu, Health Law, Policy, and Management Chair, ad interim: David Rosenbloom Associate Chair: Victoria Parker MPH Program Director: Winnie Roche Program Manager Andrea Tingue, atingue@bu.edu, Administrative Coordinator: Jesse Walsh, jwalsh13@bu.edu, Health Services Research MS Program Director: Mari Lynn Drainoni PhD Program Director: Victoria Parker 3

4 MPH CORE COURSE SELECTION The MPH core curriculum is organized around the five core disciplines of public health and students must satisfy a core course requirement in each of these areas: Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Health Policy and Management, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. With the exception of the Health Policy & Management core courses, students may take only one of the core course options in each of the six concentration areas for MPH degree credit. Additionally, public health practitioners need an understanding of the laws, ethics, and human rights implications of public health practices. As such, all MPH students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States must take a sixth core course in Health Law, Bioethics, & Human Rights. Knowledge and skills in these disciplines enable graduates to analyze and consider solutions to public health problems at the community, institutional, and societal levels. MPH degree students meet the core course requirement by earning a B or better in each of the core courses they are required to complete and follow the Core Course Scheduling Policy: Core Course Scheduling Policy, MPH Degree and Dual Degree Students Entering in Full time MPH students must complete their core course requirements within their first two semesters. Part time MPH students must complete biostatistics or epidemiology along with the core course in their concentration first, and complete the remaining MPH core courses within three semesters and prior to completing classes outside of their concentration. Exemptions to the MPH core course requirements include: 1. Students who are neither U.S. citizens nor permanent residents of the United States at the time of matriculation are exempt from the Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights requirement, which is LW751 or LW719. The exemption displays automatically on degree advice, the online degree tracking system integrated with your student record and visible on the Student Link. 2. Students who feel that they may have completed prior coursework similar to the core courses listed above should review the Waiver and Transfer Credit policy on page 12 and 13 in this packet. 3. Students who have completed the following undergraduate courses at Boston University within the past five years and earned a B or better may waive particular MPH core course requirements. Students must note that courses that waive MPH requirements DO NOT count towards the minimum 48 graduate credit requirement for the MPH degree. Students who attain a grade of B or higher in both CAS MA 115 AND CAS MA 116 or CAS MA 213 AND 214 or CAS MA 684 will have fulfilled the MPH Biostatistics requirement. Students who attain a grade of B or higher in SAR HS300 will have fulfilled the Epidemiology core course requirement. 4

5 Students who attain a grade of B or higher in SAR HP353 will have fulfilled the Health Policy and Management core course requirement. 4. MSW/MPH students are waived from the core course requirement in Social & Behavioral Sciences upon completion of the MSW degree. 5. Students in the MS/MPH program who have completed GMS MS700 or GMS CI760 with a B or better within the last five years are waived from the MPH Biostatistics core course requirement. 6. MBA/MPH students complete the Graduate School of Management core course equivalents for Biostatistics and Health Policy and Management. MBA/MPH Global Health students do enroll in GH704 as an elective course for the MPH degree. 5

6 Course Scheduling by Concentration for 2015-Spring 2016 The following table is the sequence for fulfilling your core course requirements and introductory level concentration courses. Full time students should take no more than five classes at one time or 16 credits. Part time students are encouraged to enroll in the core course for their concentration, as well as epidemiology or biostatistics. Full time MPH students must complete their core course requirements within their first two semesters. Part time MPH students must complete biostatistics or epidemiology and the core course in their concentration first, and complete the remaining MPH core courses within three semesters and prior to completing classes outside of their concentration. Biostatistics Environmental Health Epidemiology Health Policy & Management Global Health Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights Maternal & Child Health Social & Behavioral Sciences First Semester: Courses for full time students BS704 (if waived, take BS704 BS704 BS704 BS704 BS704 BS704 BS704 BS723) EH717 EH717 EH717 EP713 EH717 EP713 EP713 EP713 EP713 EP713 EP713 PM702 EP713 LW751 PM702 * PM702 * Management EH725 Other subconcentrations: LW719 or LW719 or Subconcentration: GH720 and/or LW740 GH704 or LW725 (required for LW751* LW751* concentrators) SB721 PM721 SB721 * SB721 Optional: PH740 or PH709 or EH710 or EH710 (preferred) or PH709 PM702 or SB721 * LW719 or LW751* GH702 and/or GH703; or PH709, or PH740 SB721 * Note: Students interested in the Pharmaceuticals Certificate Program should enroll in PH740 if their schedule allows. Second Semester: Courses for full time students who started in fall 2015 BS723 for concentration Cores: PM702 and SB721 * EH768 for concentration Cores: LW719 or LW751, PM702, and SB721 * BS723 and EP813 for concentration Cores: PM702 and SB721 *if not done Management subconcentrators: PM755 for concentration Cores: EH717 and SB721 * Other HPM students: PM755 for concentration. Cores: EH717 Cores: GH704 or GH720 and LW719 or LW751*, and GH concentration courses LW850 for concentration. Cores: EH717 and PM702 * MC725 SB820 or SB821 for concentration Cores: EH717 And LW719 or LW751* Optional: SB760 or SB800 or MC725 Assessment selective for concentration. Cores: EH717 and LW719 or LW751* * Please see page 11 for more information on which of these courses is appropriate for you. International students have global health choices for PM702 and SB721 6

7 Core Course Overview Core Course for MPH program Biostatistics: BS704: 3 credits Environmental Health: EH717: 3 credits Epidemiology: EP713: 3 credits Health Policy & Management: PM702: 3 credits OR GH704: 4 credits Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights: LW719: 3 credits (Replaces LW707) OR LW751: 4 credits Social & Behavioral Sciences: SB721: 3 credits OR GH720: 4 credits Notes Waivers from the following may apply: CAS MA 115 AND CAS MA 116 or CAS MA 213 AND CAS MA 214 or CAS MA 684 with a B or better. MS/MPH students waive BS704 with a B or better in GMS MS700 or CI760. Waiver rules apply must earn a B or better, and course must be within the last 5 years. EH concentrators must also enroll in EH725 concurrently with EH717 Students who successfully completed SAR HS300 with a B or better as undergraduates at BU waive EP713. Waiver rules apply must earn a B or better, and course must be within the last 5 years. PM02 fulfills the MPH Health Policy and Management core course requirement for all students. Health Policy and Management concentrators must take PM702 regardless of citizenship status to meet the health policy and management core course requirement. Global Health concentrators, MI students, and international students who are not permanent residents of the US may take either GH704 or PM702 to meet the health policy & management core course requirement. Students may take both GH704 & PM702 for degree credit (the second course is taken as an elective). Students who successfully completed SAR HP353 as undergraduates at BU waive PM702 or GH704. Global Health concentrators are strongly encouraged, however, to enroll in GH704. Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights (HLB&HR) concentrators must take LW751 to fulfill the Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights core course requirement; all others may take either LW751 or LW719. If a student changes concentrations to HLB&HR after taking LW719 in a previous semester, he or she must do additional work. See Professor Roche in HLB&HR for more information. International students and non permanent residents of the U.S. are exempt from the MPH core course requirement in HLB&HR. To fulfill the social and behavioral sciences core course requirement, Global Health concentrators and international students may take GH720. All others must take SB721. All SB concentrators must take SB 721 regardless of citizenship status. MSW students are exempt from SB721 once they complete the MSW degree. 7

8 Waivers and Transfer Credit All waiver and transfer credit requests for courses taken prior to matriculation at SPH should be submitted to the SPH Registrar s Office at the time students accept admission, but forms will be accepted through the first month of the semester for new students. New students who were undergraduates at BU are encouraged to contact Alan Hatton, alhatton@bu.edu, in the SPH Registrar s Office to discuss potential waivers and transfer credit according to the policy governing use of SPH course credits taken during the undergraduate years at Boston University ( policy.pdf). TRANSFER CREDIT New students who completed relevant graduate coursework with a B or better in the last five years and did not apply this credit to another degree program may wish to transfer to their SPH degree program. Students in dual degree programs are not allowed to utilize transfer credit to meet degree requirements. All transfer credit requests require that students submit a transfer credit request form for review and approval. There are a small number of courses that are preapproved for transfer credit. Both the Transfer Credit and Course Waiver form and the Pre Approved Courses Listing/Form can be found on the SPH website at or on the shelves outside of Talbot 210 Center. Students must submit a transfer credit request for pre approved classes as well, but do not have to submit the additional documents (syllabus, reading list, transcript). Most new MPH students will be completing MPH core and required first level concentration classes during their first semester and should not plan to enroll in courses outside of SPH their first semester. A new MPH student who has waived or completed MPH core courses may explore transfer credit opportunities at a graduate school other than SPH in their first semester, including registering at other graduate schools within Boston University or cross registering at Boston Consortium Schools. These students must obtain pre approval to take the course in order for the course credits to count towards their degree. All approved courses taken at other schools or colleges within BU will transfer at the advertised credit value. Academic credits for courses taken outside of Boston University, including Boston Consortium schools, may not transfer to BU School of Public Health at the same numeric value as they are offered at the host school. The number of transferable credit hours will be determined by the BU School of Public Health. In all cases, a final grade of B or better must be earned for the credit to transfer. Transfer credit cannot be given for courses that counted towards another degree program, undergraduate courses, courses that are more than five years old, courses taken outside of the United States at non CEPH accredited programs, pass/fail courses, or online courses taken at non CEPH accredited schools or programs. It is possible that courses that are less than five years old may be denied transfer credit because the content in the discipline has evolved and the course material is no longer relevant. For a list of CEPH accredited institutions, visit Online graduates courses at BU schools or programs may be considered for SPH credit. 8

9 Students in Master of Science or doctoral degree programs must speak with their program director regarding transfer credit for those degrees. All transfer credit allowed must then be processed according to the policy and all relevant forms must be filed. WAIVERS MPH students may petition to be waived from core course or concentration requirements based on previous coursework. Relevant courses must have been taken within the past five years. It is possible that courses that are less than five years old may be denied as a waiver because the content in the discipline has evolved and the course material is no longer relevant. Students must have earned a grade of B (3.0) or better in the classes in question. Students must complete a Request for Transfer Credit/Course Waiver Form and provide the requested documentation with the form to the SPH Registrar s Office. Students may be asked to demonstrate their proficiency in the courses to be waived. The decision to grant a waiver is at the discretion of the department representative. Waivers do not reduce the number of credits that must be earned towards the degree (48 credits for the MPH degree). Requests for waivers should be forwarded to the SPH Registrar s Office. Waivers cannot be based on coursework taken outside of the U.S., unless it is at CEPH accredited institutions. Waiving a Core Course Students who waive a core course requirement may take any other approved SPH course of equal credit in place of the core course. Example: Student A is waived from the Environmental Health core course, EH717 (3 credits), by virtue of earning an A in a comparable course taken as an undergraduate public health major at Johns Hopkins. The Johns Hopkins course was approved as a waiver by the SPH Environmental Health faculty. This student may take any other 3 credits of MPH approved coursework in place of EH717. Waiving a Concentration Requirement Students who waive a concentration requirement must take another concentration specific course of equal credit in its place so they have sufficient number of credits within their concentration. Example: Student B, a Biostatistics concentrator, is waived from BS723 (4 credits) by the Biostatistics faculty because she completed three statistical computing courses as an undergraduate student at Cornell. In place of BS723, she must take 4 other credits from the list of Biostatistics approved courses, so that she has still earned 16 credits of Biostatistics concentration credit at SPH. Cross Registration Boston University partners with Tufts, Boston College, Brandeis University, and Hebrew College to offer increased course offerings to students in the fall and spring semesters. There is also a limited partnership with the Women s Studies program at MIT. Students must be registered for at least one course at their home school to be eligible to register at one of the partner schools. Cross registered courses follow the transfer credit rules above. For more information, visit the SPH web site. 9

10 REQUIRED MPH CONCENTRATION COURSES These are the required courses to complete the MPH graduation requirements for each concentration. With the exception of LW751 for the Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights concentration, this does not include core courses required for MPH degree, as listed above. A minimum of 16 concentration credits must be earned for each concentration. Each MPH concentration also has a required culminating experience. Community Health Sciences, Global Health, and Health Policy and Management students register for a specific culminating experience course. Biostatistics students complete a research oriented project and presentation at Biostatistics in Public Health Day. Environmental Health and Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights require an extensive paper and formal presentation along with registration in a capstone class. Epidemiology concentrators must pass a comprehensive examination. Dual concentrators must complete the culminating experience in each concentration. Biostatistics Concentration Required Courses Course Course Title Number Semester Offered BS723* Introduction to Statistical Computing (Biostatistics concentrators must /Spring/Summer earn a B or better in BS723) BS805* Intermediate Statistical Computing & Applied Regression Analysis /Spring/Summer BS852* Statistical Methods for Epidemiology & Spring AND BS722 or BS820 or BS821 or BS851 or BS858 Design & Conduct of Clinical Trials Logistic Regression and Survival Analysis Categorical Data Analysis Applied Statistics in Clinical Trials I Statistical Genetics I & Spring Spring Alt. Spring (odd years) & Summer (even years) *BS723, BS805, and BS852 must be taken sequentially and not in the same semester without permission. Students waived from a specific requirement must still do 16 credits of approved concentration courses. EH725 EH768 Capstone courses (Select one from list; must declare in semester taking class) Various Environmental Health Concentration Required Courses Analytical Methods in Environmental Health (Environmental Health concentrators must earn a B or better in EH725) Introduction to Toxicology (Environmental Health concentrators must earn a B or better in EH768) EH757, Environmental Epidemiology EH804, Exposure Assessment EH840, Advanced and Emerging Topics in Toxicology EH866, Risk Assessment Methods EH961, Directed Study (4 credits), with approval *Must do presentation (graded pass/fail) at culminating experience day based on work in course In addition to EH725, EH768 and a capstone course for the culminating experience, a minimum of an additional 6 credits of Spring Spring Spring, Spring, or Summer, Spring, & Summer 10

11 Environmental Health courses, or courses that count for Environmental Health credit, from the list of approved courses in the SPH Bulletin. Epidemiology Concentration Required Courses BS723 Introduction to Statistical Computing, Spring & Summer EP813 Intermediate Epidemiology & Spring Various Minimum of additional 8 credits of epidemiology courses. At least 4 of these 8 credits must be in courses numbered EP7XX or above and no more than 4 credits may be at 900 level. See the list of approved courses, both from Epidemiology and outside the concentration, in the SPH Bulletin., Spring & Summer 16 credits of courses that count for GH credit Global Health Concentration Required Courses 8 of 16 credits must be Global Health designated courses, remaining credits can be either Global Health designated courses or from approved list of courses counting for Global Health credit. (Refer to SPH Bulletin for complete list). Global Health designated courses are all courses numbered IH700 and above except GH704 and GH720, PH740, and PH825. See list of all concentration courses in following section AND At least one: GH702 GH703 GH704 GH720 Culminating Experience Must take a minimum of one of these 4 classes, all 4 are recommended. Note that GH704 and GH720 never count as concentration credit because they are counted as core courses. Register for GH777 (two credit CE Writing Seminar) or GH950 (zero credit CE option); may register for GH951 as necessary in next semester. May have option to complete a directed study, GH943, for one or two credits depending on choice of culminating experience. See Concentrator s Guide for more information. GH702 GH703 GH704 & Spring GH720 & Spring GH777 & Spring GH950, GHGH951, GH943, Spring & Summer 11

12 Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights Concentration Required Courses LW751 Public Health Law LW850 Legal Strategies to Reduce Health Risks Spring (in 2016, held at the Law School) Various Minimum of additional 8 credits of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights courses or courses that count for Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights credit from the list of approved courses in the SPH Bulletin. /Spring/Summer Health Policy & Management Concentration Required Courses 4 credits in each distribution area, and concentrators may double (or triple) count a course as a research Healthcare Delivery (4 cr.) paper, distribution and/or integrative course requirement. PM755, Health Care Delivery Systems: Issues and Innovations and Spring Managing Organizations and People (4 credits) Policy Analysis & Implementation (4 credits) PM721, Organizational Behavior and Health Care Management PM733, Health Program Management PM736, Human Resource Management in Public Health PM776, Managerial Skills for Problem Solving PM735, Health Care Finance PM740, Comparative Health Systems and Policy in Industrialized and BRIC Countries PM758, Introduction to Mental Health Services (2 cr.) PM810, Introduction to American Govt. for Public Health (2 cr.) PM834, Health Regulation & Planning PM838, Health Politics & Public Policy (2 cr.) PM840, Analysis of Current Health Policy Issues PM850, Organizing for Health System Change (2 cr.) & Spring Summer Spring 2016 & 2016 Spring Spring Spring 12

13 Finances and Operations (4 credits) Capstone Course Culminating Experience PM734, Principles of Non Profit Accounting PM735, Health Care Finance PM780, Managerial Accounting for Healthcare Leaders (2 cr.) PM807 Introduction to Cost Effectiveness Analysis (2 cr.) PM827, Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations PM832, Operations Management in Health Care PM833, Health Economics PM835, Lean Management Techniques for Quality Health Care PM740, Comparative Health Systems and Policy in Industrialized and BRIC Countries PM780, Managerial Accounting for Healthcare Leaders (2 cr.) PM827, Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations PM834, Health Regulation & Planning PM840, Analysis of Current Health Policy Issues PM940, Health Policy & Management Culminating Experience Spring Spring 2016 & 2016 Spring & Spring & Spring Spring (pre semester) Spring & Spring, Spring & Summer Maternal and Child Health Concentration Required Courses MC725 Women, Children, & Adolescents: Public Health Approaches & Spring SB820 or SB821 Various Culminating Experience Assessment and Planning for Health Promotion Intervention Strategies for Health Promotion Minimum of additional 8 credits of maternal and child health courses or courses that count for maternal and child health credits. See the list of approved courses in the SPH Bulletin. MC940, Maternal and Child Health Culminating Experience MC941, Maternal and Child Health Culminating Experience, second registration & Spring, Spring & Summer Both are offered, Spring & Summer Assessment Selective (min. four credits) Social and Behavioral Sciences Concentration Required Courses SB805: Race, Ethnicity & Health SB818: Qualitative Research Methods SB820: Assessment and Planning for Health Promotion TBD & Spring & Spring Intervention Selective (min. four credits) SB806: Communications Strategies for Public Health SB813: Web Based Health Communications Strategies SB821: Intervention Strategies for Health Promotion SB833: Designing a Public Health Communications Campaign SB860: Strategies for Public Health Advocacy MC820: Managing MCH Programs Spring Spring & Spring Spring 13

14 Evaluation (4 credits) Various Culminating Experience SB822: Quantitative Methods for Program Evaluation Minimum of an additional 4 credits of Social and Behavioral Sciences courses or course that count for Social and Behavioral Sciences concentration credit from the list of approved courses in the SPH Bulletin. SB940, Social and Behavioral Health Culminating Experience SB941, Social and Behavioral Health Culminating Experience, second registration, Spring, Summer /Spring/Summer Both are offered, Spring & Summer 14

15 SPH COURSES WITH MULTIPLE CONCENTRATION CREDIT DISTRIBUTION (For previous academic years, please consult the SPH Bulletin) Courses outside a concentration that carry MPH concentration credit, per concentration: Biostatistics Epidemiology (BS) (EP) Environmental Health (EH) Global Health (GH) Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights (LW) Maternal and Child Health (MC) Health Policy and Management (PM) Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB) (none) EP735 BS722 EH735 (none) EP759 (none) EH800 EP752 BS723 EH745 GH735 EP721 EP755 BS728 EH750 GH766 EP751 PH825 EH757 EH780 GH881 EP758 EH804 EP755 GH887 EP775 GH811 EP764 SB750 GMS MA700 MC759 EP784 SB751 LW725 PM811 GMS SB808 MC705 MA622 SB822 LW740 SB820 MC725 MC730 SB821 MC775 MC786 SB822 MC782 MC802 MC785 PH740 MC786 PH825 MC795 PM735 MC800 PM721 MC802 PM736 MC815 PM740 MC820 PM807 MC840 PM832 PH728 PM721 PM810 PM850 15

16 MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) These are the required courses to complete the MS graduation requirements for each department that offers the MS degree. Additional items, such as a thesis or an integrative project may also be required. MS in Epidemiology Required Courses Course Number Course Title Semester Offered Required Courses: Must earn a B or better BS704 Introduction to Biostatistics, Spring, & Summer BS723 Introduction to Statistical Computing, Spring, & Summer EP713 Introduction to Epidemiology, Spring, & Summer EP813 Intermediate Epidemiology & Spring AND at least two: BS722 Design & Conduct of Clinical Trials & Spring BS851 Applied Statistics in Clinical Trials I Alt. Springs (odd years) & Summers (even years) BS852 Statistical Methods For Epidemiology & Spring EP721 Survey Methods for Public Health EP762 Clinical Epidemiology Spring EP854 Advanced Epidemiology PM811 Health Services Research Methods Spring, not in spring 2016 EP980 Continuing Study & Spring The 2 remaining elective courses are selected on the basis of the student s interests and planned thesis research. These elective courses must be taken from among the previous list of courses or other Epidemiology Department courses, excluding EP912 Directed Research in Epidemiology. Any exceptions must be approved by Dr. Aschengrau. 16

17 MS in Environmental Health Required Courses Course Number Course Title Semester Offered Required Courses (Must earn B or better) Students who have not completed an introductory, graduate level course in Biostatistics may take BS704 for MS degree credit BS723 Introduction to Statistical Computing, Spring, & Summer EH710 Basic Human Physiology EH717 Foundations of Environmental Health, Spring, & Summer EH725 Analytical Methods in Environmental Health EH768 Introduction to Toxicology Spring EH804 Exposure Assessment Spring EP713 Introduction to Epidemiology, Spring, & Summer See the Bulletin for a list of approved classes to meet the 48 credit minimum. MS in Health Services Research Required Courses (students must earn a B or better in all required courses) Course Number Course Title Semester Offered BS704 Introduction to Biostatistics, Spring, & Summer EP713 Introduction to Epidemiology, Spring, & Summer PH842 Research Theory and Design PH843 Quantitative Methods for Public Health and Health Services Research PH844 PM814 Qualitative Methods for Public Health and Health Services Research Contemporary Theoretical & Empirical Issues in Health Services And One (2 4 credits) conceptual framework course Spring PM824, Theory and Research on Organizations OR PM826: Health, Illness and the Use of Health Services OR PM831: Implementation Science (2 cr.) OR PM837: Evaluating Health Care Quality OR PM842: Health Economics for Health Services Research OR CAS EC581: Health Economics Only one Health Economics course may be counted to the MS degree Understanding Health Policy for Health Services Researchers PM980 Continuing Study & Spring 17

18 DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND POLICY (DRPH) The Doctor of Public Health Program features a 26 credit core curriculum that is required of all DrPH candidates. DrPH candidates are also required to take 22 credits of elective coursework (see Additional Course Requirements below), undertake a doctoral level field practicum, successfully pass comprehensive exams, and complete a practice based doctoral dissertation. Doctor of Public Health in Leadership, Management, and Policy (students must earn a B or better in all required courses) Course Number Course Title Semester Offered PH851 Needs Assessment PH853 Strategic Planning and Communications Spring PH854 Program and Policy Evaluation Spring PH856 Law and Ethics for Public Health Leaders PH857 Health Economics and Financial Management for Public Health PH858 Cases in Public Health Management PH866 Public Health Leadership Seminar & Spring PM835 Lean Management Spring PH986 Doctor of Public Health Practicum, Spring & Summer PH990 Continuing Study & Spring Additional Course Requirements In addition to the core course requirements, students will complete 12 credits in methodology including statistics and research design, 4 management or finance credits, and 6 policy and advocacy credits. Students will be able to choose from a list of elective courses that have been approved by the DrPH Program. (Please see the DrPH Program Student Guidebook for the complete list of preapproved courses.) Students may petition to take a course that is not on the elective list by making a request to the Assistant Dean for DrPH Education. Students should consult with their advisors to choose the courses that will be most applicable to their program. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGY OR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH Please check with your program director for specific concentration requirements. Refer to the rotation schedule for SPH courses (pg. 13 of this guide and on) for when courses are available. Students must also pass comprehensive exams, produce a dissertation, and pass a qualifying exam. 18

19 THE PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICUM The Public Health Practicum is an integral feature of the MPH and DrPH curricula. The Practicum allows students to complement classroom and field based learning, link theory with practice, and refine skills and competencies. For some, the practicum is a springboard for employment after graduation. Master of Public Health Practicum MPH students may begin a practicum after completing a minimum of 12 academic credits. Students who are in academic difficulty will need special approval from the Assistant Dean for Practice before beginning a practicum. Decisions about the choice of practicum and number of credits should be made by students to fit their own individual academic and professional needs. It is strongly recommended that these decisions be made in consultation with the academic advisor. Course Options for Completing the MPH Practicum: Practicum Course Practicum Requirements PH970 - Faculty approval - Agency oversight - Minimum of 112 practicum work hours - Poster presentation - 2 skill based professional development seminars PH975 - Faculty approval - Agency oversight - Minimum of 112 practicum work hours - Poster presentation - 2 skill based professional development seminars PH984 Directed Practicum PH971 - Faculty approval and sponsor - Agency oversight - Minimum of 112 practicum work hours - Poster presentation - 2 skill based professional development seminars - Final product MPH/MSW Practicum Course - required seminar - 2 skill based professional development seminars MPH/MSW students may also take PH970 Credits & Grading 0 pass/fail variable 1 4 pass/fail 4 letter grade 1 pass/fail 0 Semester Available / Spring/ Summer / Spring/ Summer / Spring/ Summer / Spring/ Summer Varies Peace Corps Master s International Program varies n/a PH976 GH707 GH708 & 709 International Practicum Field Practicum in Public Health & the Environment Course requirements plus 2 skill based professional development seminars. Program in Global Health Practice (PGHP) in the Philippines 5 credit classroom component, GH708 or GH letter grade 6 total Letter grade / Spring/ Summer Summer, TBD for summer 2016 Summer 19

20 1 credit practicum component, GH709 or GH709 Course requirements plus 2 skill based professional development seminars Program at National Institute of Health, Morelos, Mexico Community Health Assessment in Mexico: A Field Practicum Implementation and Evaluation of Community Health Assessment in Mexico GH 712 GH713 6 total Letter grade Summer Please refer to the Practice Office Blackboard website and the BUSPH Practicum Website for more detailed information about finding and registering for a MPH practicum. Doctor of Public Health Leadership Practicum As the doctoral level practicum experience, all DrPH students are expected to assume an administrative or leadership role within a local, state, federal, or international organization that addresses public health problems. Students integrate and apply the skills and knowledge they have gained through their doctoral level academic training to the work of their practicum experience while continuing to improve upon specific DrPH competencies as set forth in their learning objectives. Additionally, students are expected to pursue practica that will broaden their expertise in public health practice either in a new role or in a new area of public health. The DrPH public health practicum is designed to provide an opportunity for students to apply key elements of policy, management, and program analysis to an organization or institution engaged in public health implementation. The Practicum also serves to emphasize the linkages between practice and research, and the value of integrating these through the application of rigorous academic principles to improve both policy and practice. Full time students are expected to complete the practicum in the first summer of their academic studies. Part time students may complete it over a longer time period; however, the practicum must be completed prior to taking the comprehensive exam. Students must complete the course PM835 Lean Management prior to taking part in the Practicum, and the DrPH Program expects students to apply the principles learned in that class to their organizational assignment in the Practicum. The practicum has a minimum requirement of 200 on site hours (5 weeks), although most students will complete substantially more hours. The goal of the practicum is to emphasize the linkage between practice, research, and academia and the importance of valuing and integrating all three. Upon completion of the practicum each student will provide a written report that outlines what was accomplished during the practicum; a practicum presentation to the DrPH class (lasting approximately minutes); a written evaluation from their field preceptor; and a lean management organizational report. The Practicum consists of three principle elements: 20

21 1. Implementation of the learning contract with the host organization or institution 2. The application of the principles of lean management to the organization or institution with which they have worked 3. Reflection on general principles of policy, management, and program analysis about the experience In accordance with the DrPH program s practice focused mission, students practicum responsibilities must not be limited to research activities, but instead should include practical application of public health principles. DrPH students register for PH986: Public Health Practicum (0 credits, fall, spring, or summer semester). Please refer to the DrPH Student Guidebook for more detailed information about finding and registering for a DrPH practicum. 21

22 ROTATION SCHEDULE FOR ALL COURSES The Course Rotation Guide is a resource to assist students in planning their academic programs. The courses listed are planned, but not necessarily promised. To confirm the status of a course, please review the current semester class schedule on the BU Student Link. All academic concentrations have directed study and directed research courses available for 1, 2, 3, or 4 credits every fall, spring, and summer semester. The directed study and directed research course numbers are: BS901 and 902; EH961 & 962; EP911 and 912; GH941, 942 and 943 (culminating experience only); LW951 & 952; MC931 & 932; PM931 & 932; SB921 & 922. The course number is determined by the academic appointment of the supervising SPH faculty member. Abbreviations: Alt. = Alternate (every other); TBD = to be determined Biostatistics Course Number Course Title When Offered BS704 Introduction to Biostatistics, Spring, & Summer BS715 Practical Skills for Biostatistics Collaboration Spring BS720 Introduction to R: software for statistical computing environment, Spring, & Summer BS722 Design & Conduct of Clinical Trials & Spring BS723 Introduction to Statistical Computing, Spring, & Summer BS728 Public Health Surveillance, A Methods Based Approach BS750 Essentials of Quantitative Data Management Spring BS775 Applications of Statistical Methods in Clinical Research Alt. Springs (even years) BS805 Intermediate Statistical Computing and Applied Regression Analysis, Spring, & Summer BS810 Meta Analysis for Public Health & Medical Research BS820 Logistic Regression and Survival Analysis Spring BS821 Categorical Data Analysis BS822 Advanced Statistical Computing Alt. Spring (odd years) BS830 Design and Analysis of Microarray Experiments and Next Generation Sequencing Alt. s (odd years) BS845 Applied Statistical Modeling & Programming with R BS851 Applied Statistics in Clinical Trials I Alt. Springs (odd years) & Summers (even years) BS852 Statistical Methods in Epidemiology & Spring BS853 Generalized Linear Models with Applications Spring BS854 Bayesian Methods in Clinical Trials Alt. s (odd years) BS855 Bayesian Modeling for Biomedical Research and PH Alt. s (even years) BS856 Adaptive Designs for Clinical Trials Alt. Springs (odd years) BS857 Analysis of Correlated Data Spring BS858 Statistical Genetics I 22

23 BS859 Applied Genetic Analysis Alt. Springs (odd years) BS860 Statistical Genetics II Alt. Springs (even years) BS861 Applied Statistics in Clinical Trials II BS980 Continuing Study (fee), Spring, & Summer Environmental Health Course Number Course Title When Offered EH710 Physiologic Principles for Public Health EH713 Molecular Biology & Public Health Spring (not in 2016) EH717 Foundations of Environmental Health, Spring & Summer EH725 Analytical Methods in Environmental Health EH735 Environmental Determinants of Infectious Disease Spring EH745 Wastewater and Health / Sustainable Sanitation EH750 Water Quality and Public Health EH757 Environmental Epidemiology EH768 Introduction to Toxicology Spring EH780 Great Calamities & Their Consequences for PH TBD EH800 Community Based Methods for Environmental Health Spring, not in spring 2016 EH804 Exposure Assessment Spring EH805 Environmental Health Science, Policy and Law Alt. Springs (even years) EH811 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Public Health EH840 Advanced and Emerging Topics in Toxicology EH866 Risk Assessment Methods Spring EH914 Environmental Health Doctoral Seminar & Spring EH980 Continuing Study in Environmental Health (fee) & Spring PH825 Analysis of Emerging Infections Using the One Health Approach 23

24 Epidemiology Course Number Course Title When Offered EP713 Introduction to Epidemiology, Spring, & Summer EP721 Survey Methods for Public Health EP730 Epidemiology of Vaccine Preventable Diseases Spring (not in Spring 2016) EP735 Principles of Cancer Epidemiology (2 cr.) Spring EP740 Introduction to the Epidemiology of Aging Summer EP748 Drug Epidemiology (formerly EP830) EP751 Cardiovascular Epidemiology EP752 Cancer Epidemiology (4 cr.) TBD EP755 Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Spring EP758 Nutritional Epidemiology Summer EP759 Reproductive Epidemiology & Spring EP762 Clinical Epidemiology Spring EP763 Genetic Epidemiology EP764 The Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in the Developed and Developing World EP775 Social Epidemiology Spring EP784 The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in the Developed & Developing World EP800 Microbes & Methods: Selected Topics in Outbreak Investigations EP813 Intermediate Epidemiology & Spring EP817 A Guided Epidemiologic Study Spring EP850 Applications of Intermediate Epidemiology EP820 Perspectives on Epidemiologic Studies Spring (Spring break) EP854 Advanced Epidemiology (formerly Modern Epidemiology) EP855 Advanced Epidemiology Seminar: Issues in Study Design Alt. Springs (odd years) EP857 Design and Conduct of Cohort Studies EP858 Design and Conduct of Case Control Studies EP860 Novel Analytic Methods for Epidemiology Alt. Springs (even years) EP861 Quantitative Bias Analysis Methods for Epidemiologic Research Spring EP980 Continuing Study in Epidemiology (fee) & Spring 24

25 Global Health Course Number Course Title When Offered GH702 Skills in Critical Analysis and Evidence Based Writing for Public Health Professionals GH703 Global Public Health: History, Approaches, and Practices GH704 Global Public Health and Medical Care: A Systems Approach & Spring GH707 Kenya: Field Practicum in Public Health and the Environment Summer GH708 Philippines Program/Classroom and Health Financing Study Tour Summer GH709 Philippines Program/Internship Summer GH712 Field Practicum in Mexico: Community Assessment Summer GH713 Field Practicum in Mexico: Data Analysis Summer GH715 Antiretroviral Program Management and Adherence Issues in Low Resource Settings GH720 Social & Behavioral Sciences in Global Public Health & Spring GH722 Supply Chain Management for Improved Health System Spring Performance GH735 Gender, Sexuality, Power, and Inequity in Global Health GH741 Global Health Consultation Techniques Spring Break Week GH743 Implementing Health Programs in Developing Countries: Making & Spring Programs Work GH744 Program Design for Global Health Summer GH745 Monitoring & Evaluation of Global Health Programs & Spring GH755 Managing Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies Spring GH756 Applied Methods for Pharmaceutical Systems Assessment GH757 Fighting Corruption Through Accountability & Transparency Spring GH762 Essentials of Economics and Financing for Global Health GH766 Sexual & Reproductive Health in Disaster Settings GH770 Poverty, Health, and Development Spring GH773 Financial Management for Health Programs & Spring GH777 Global Health Culminating Experience Writing Seminar & Spring GH781 Nutrition and Public Health in Lower Income Countries Spring (not in 2016) GH795 Global Aids Epidemic: Social & Economic Determinants, Impact, & Responses GH800 Clinical development of a new medicinal: A case study about Spring licensing a new vaccine for the developing world GH804 mhealth Spring GH805 Controversies in Global Control and Eradication of Infection Spring Diseases GH811 Applied Research Methods in Global Health and Spring 25

26 Course Number Course Title When Offered GH854 From Data to Dashboards: Building Excel Skills to Support Health & Spring Program Decisions GH880 Confronting non communicable diseases in the developing world: Spring the burden, costs and health systems challenges GH881 Program Design for Global Reproductive and Perinatal Health Spring GH885 Global Trade, Intellectual Property and Public Health GH887 Planning & Managing MCH Programs In Developing Countries GH888 Seminar on Global Health Policy Issues Spring GH891 Global Pharmaceutical Policy: at the Intersection of Process and Spring Politics GH943 Global Health Directed Study for Culminating Experience /Spring/Summer GH950 Global Health Culminating Experience, first registration /Spring/Summer GH951 Global Health Culminating Experience, Second Registration /Spring/Summer PH740 Pharmaceuticals in Public Health: An Introductory Course & Spring PH825 Analysis of Emerging Infections Using the One Health Approach Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights in Health Law, Policy & Management Course Number Course Title When Offered LW709 Health Care Rationing Summer LW719 Essentials of Public Health Law, Spring & Summer LW725 Ethical Issues in Medicine and Public Health LW739 Jewish Bioethics and Holocaust Studies Spring LW740 Health and Human Rights LW751 Public Health Law LW800 Genetics, Law and Public Health Summer LW830 Health Insurance and the Affordable Care Act Spring (not in 2016) LW840 Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights Spring LW850 Legal Strategies to Reduce Health Risks Spring at Law School LW854 Mental Health Law and Ethics Spring PH728 Religion, Ethics and Public Health Spring 26

27 Maternal and Child Health in Community Health Sciences Course Number Course Title When Offered MC705 Safer Sex in the City: From Science to Policy Spring MC725 Women, Children, & Adolescents: Public Health Approaches & Spring MC730 leading To Face Challenges And Achieve Results In Public Health Spring & Summer MC759 Perinatal Epidemiology MC763 Maternal & Child Health Policy Making Spring MC770 Children With Special Health Care Needs Summer MC775 Research and Action for Eliminating Health Inequities MC782 Women & Substance Use Summer MC785 Introduction to Sexual and Reproductive Health Advocacy Alt. Spring (odd years) MC786 Immigrant Family Health: Public Health Across Borders MC795 The Health of Adolescents and Emerging Adults Spring MC800 Preventing Mental Health Disorders Among Women, Children, and Spring Adolescents: A Life Course Perspective MC802 Implementing Community Health Initiatives: A Field based Course in Leadership and Consultation MC815 Sexual and Reproductive Health Advocacy: From Rights to Justice Alt. Spring (even years) MC820 Managing MCH Programs MC840 Women and Health Policy: Gender, Evidence, and Politics MC845 Perinatal Health Services Spring MC940 Culminating Experience in MCH, Spring, Summer MC941 Culminating Experience in MCH II starting fall 2015, Spring, Summer 27

28 General Public Health Courses Course Number Course Title When Offered PH510 and PH511 are for undergraduates only and do not carry MPH degree credit PH510 Introduction to Public Health: Undergraduates Only & Spring Pathogens, Poverty, and Populations: An Introduction to Global PH511 Health Spring only Graduate Level PH Courses PH709 The Biology of Public Health PH712 Public Health Response to Emergencies in the United States Prior to spring semester (first full week in January) Spring PH728 Religion and Public Health (carries SB concentration credit; for all others, carries elective credit) PH740 Pharmaceuticals in Public Health: An Introductory Course (carries Global Health credit and is required for the Pharmaceutical Certificate Program) PH800 Preparing Doctoral Students to Teach Public Health Summer PH825 Analysis of Emerging Infections Using the One Health Approach PH842 Research Theory and Design (advanced MPH and doctoral) & Spring PH843 Quantitative Methods for Public Health and Health Services Research (advanced MPH and doctoral) PH844 Introduction to Qualitative Analysis for Public Health and Health Spring Services Research (advanced MPH and doctoral) PH Doctor of Public Health Required Courses and Spring according to schedule PH970, 975, 984 Public Health Practicum, Spring, & Summer PH971 MSW/MPH Practicum, Spring, & Summer PH986 Doctor of Public Health Practicum, Spring, & Summer PH995 Summer Research for Curricular Practical Training Summer 28