SOCIAL and BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Field of Study Required Courses

Required Courses (38.0 ordinal credits)

Griffin GSAS credits

Harvard Chan credits

SBS 201: Society & Health *

2.0

2.5

SBS 523: Advanced Intervention Evaluation Methods

2.0

2.5

SBS 245: Social & Behavioral Research Methods

4.0

5.0

SBS 263: Multilevel Statistical Methods

4.0

5.0

SBS 500: Developing a Research Protocol

2.0

2.5

SBS 507: Advanced Seminar in Theories of Disease Distribution & Health Inequities *

2.0

2.5

SBS 522: Multi-Level Theoretical Approaches to Health Behavior *

2.0

2.5

Intermediate or Advanced methods course (chosen in consultation with your advisor)

8.0

10.0

Human Biology (chosen in consultation with your advisor)

4.0

5.0

Sociology, Policy, or Social Science course (chosen in consultation with your advisor)

2.0

2.5

Content in Chosen Area of Expertise ^ (chosen in consultation with your advisor)

6.0

7.5

* Must be taken in Year 1 of the program

^ All students are expected to augment the basic requirements with substantial course work appropriate to a research orientation and in a topic of their interest

Link to SBS-PHS Curriculum Guide and Tracking Sheet.