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2023-24 SBS Courses By Term
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2023-24 SBS Courses By General Topic
Applied Methods and Skills
SBS 203 |
Program Planning |
SBS 204 |
Program Implementation and Evaluation |
SBS 210 |
Introduction to Dissemination and Implementation Science |
SBS 211 |
Public Health in Action: Strategies for Policy, Advocacy, and Communication |
SBS 231 |
Community Intervention Research Methods |
SBS 245 |
Social and Behavioral Research Methods |
SBS 263 |
Multilevel Statistical Methods: Concept and Application |
SBS 288 |
Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health |
SBS 500 |
Developing a Research Protocol |
SBS 501 |
Community-based Participatory Research |
SBS 502 |
Mass incarceration and Health in the US |
SBS 504 |
Substance Use and Public Health |
SBS 508 |
Successes & Challenges in Health Behavior Change |
SBS 509 |
Health Communication in the 21st Century |
SBS 514 |
Reducing Socioeconomic & Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in Health: Concepts, Models, Effective Strategies |
SBS 515 |
Health Literacy: Measuring Accessibility and Usability of Health Information |
SBS 516 |
Organizational Health Literacy: Issues and Assessment |
SBS 521 |
Qualitative Data Analysis for Public Health |
SBS 523 |
Advanced Intervention Evaluation Methods |
SBS 550 |
Program Evaluation |
ID 225 |
Introduction to Life-course Epidemiology |
Health Communication
SBS 210 |
Introduction to Dissemination and Implementation Science |
SBS 225 |
Engaging with the Press: A Practical Look at Effective Public Health Communications |
SBS 285 |
Practical Communications Strategies and Tactics for Influencing a Healthier World |
SBS296 |
Leadership in Minority Health Policy |
SBS299 |
Driving Science-Based Innovation in Early Childhood Practice and Policy |
SBS 503 |
Explaining Health Behavior: Insights from Behavioral Economics (canceled in Spring 2024) |
SBS506 |
An Intro to History, Politics, & Public Health: Theories of Disease Distr. & Health Inequities |
SBS507 |
Adv Sem on History, Politics, and Public Health: Theories of Disease Distr and Health Inequities |
SBS509 |
Health Communication in the 21st Century |
SBS 511 |
Social Policy and Health in International Perspective |
SBS 515 |
Health Literacy: Measuring Accessibility of Health Information |
SBS 522 |
Multi-Level Theoretical Approaches to Health Behavior |
Maternal and Child Health
SBS 202 |
Child Psychiatric Epidemiology (not offered in 2023-24) |
SBS 207 |
Race, Ethnicity and Health: Perspectives from the Social and Behavioral Sciences (next offered in Fall2 2021) |
SBS 208 |
Adolescent Health |
SBS 212 |
Developmental Disabilities I: Evaluation, Assessment and Systems |
SBS 214 |
Developmental Disabilities II: Value, Policy, and Change |
SBS 219 |
High-Risk Behavior: Epidemiology and Prevention Strategies |
SBS 220 |
Society and its Effects on Child Health |
SBS 222 |
Social Services for Children, Adolescents and Families |
SBS 231 |
Community Intervention Research Methods |
SBS 245 |
Social and Behavioral Research Methods |
SBS 246 |
Issues in Maternal and Child Health Programs and Policies |
SBS 263 |
Multilevel Statistical Methods: Concept and Application |
SBS 288 |
Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health |
SBS 296 |
Leadership in Minority Health Policy |
SBS 299 |
Driving Science-Based Innovation in Early Childhood Practice and Policy |
SBS 360 |
MCH/CYF Seminar |
SBS 501 |
Community-based Participatory Research |
SBS 506 |
An Intro to History, Politics, & Public Health: Theories of Disease Distr. & Health Inequities |
SBS 507 |
Adv Sem on History, Politics, and Public Health: Theories of Disease Distr and Health Inequities |
SBS 509 |
Health Communication in the 21st Century |
SBS 515 |
Health Literacy: Measuring Accessibility of Health Information |
SBS 516 |
Measures of The Health Literacy Environment |
SBS 550 |
Program Evaluation |
WGH 201 |
Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice |
WGH 207 |
Advanced Topics in Women, Gender and Health |
WGH 210 |
Women, Gender and Health: Critical Issues in Mental Health |
WGH 220 |
Sexuality and Public Health |
Theory and Conceptual Models
SBS 207 |
Race, Ethnicity and Health: Perspectives from the Social and Behavioral Sciences |
SBS 254 |
Social Disparities, Stress, and Health |
SBS 503 |
Explaining Health Behavior: Insights from Behavioral Economics (canceled Spring 2024) |
SBS 506 |
An Intro to History, Politics, & Public Health: Theories of Disease Distr. & Health Inequities |
SBS 507 |
Adv Sem on History, Politics, and Public Health: Theories of Disease Distr and Health Inequities |
SBS 514 |
Reducing Socioeconomic & Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in Health: Concepts, Models, Effective Strategies |
SBS 522 |
Multi-Level Theoretical Approaches to Health Behavior |
SBS 535 |
Global Perspectives on Racism, Poverty, and Power |
Women Gender and Health
WGH 201 |
Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice |
WGH 207 |
Advanced Topics in Women, Gender and Health |
WGH 210 |
Women, Gender and Health: Critical Issues in Mental Health |
WGH 220 |
Sexuality and Public Health |
WGH 250 |
Embodying Gender: Public Health, Biology and the Body Politic |
SBS 208 |
Adolescent Health |
SBS 219 |
High-Risk Behavior: Epidemiology and Prevention Strategies |
SBS 222 |
Social Services for Children, Adolescents and Families |
SBS 246 |
Issues in Maternal and Child Health Programs and Policies |
SBS 506 |
An Intro to History, Politics, & Public Health: Theories of Disease Distr. & Health Inequities |
SBS 507 |
Adv Sem on History, Politics, and Public Health: Theories of Disease Distr and Health Inequities |