Prerequisite: CH 509 or consent of instructor. Theories and practices of program planning and evaluation including needs assessment, planning approaches, election of strategies, data collection and analysis, evaluation design, program implementation and utilization of evaluation data.

Prerequisite: SRM 617. Public health research methods, qualitative/quantitative research designs, data collection/analysis and program evaluation. Students will conduct an evaluation project with a local public health agency.

Prerequisite: SRM 617 or consent of instructor. Epidemiological principles analyzed with an emphasis on selected topical issues, infectious and chronic/degenerative diseases, research design and analysis. Practical applications of statistical and epidemiological methods.

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

Prerequisite: PUBH 6600 or consent of instructor. Health policy, advocacy, leadership and management is a multidisciplinary field of public health practice that is concerned with the delivery, quality and costs of public health services.

Prerequisite: CH 693 (or concurrent) and consent of instructor. Independent project in which student demonstrates public health competencies. Includes public presentation of capstone paper.

Prerequisites: CH 610 and consent of instructor. Theory and skills applied in a public health setting. Students must complete a minimum of 150 practicum field hours incorporating core competencies.

Optional for Master of Public Health candidates in Health Education. Repeatable, no limitations.