Baylor PUBH: Public Health
PUBH 1103: The Science of Thriving
1 credit hours · 6 sections · 72 open seats
This course investigates research and practical activities that build individual strengths and foster social connections to empower stress management and increase resilience. Research, mindfulness and focused writing are applied to increase awareness and pract…
PUBH 1145: Health & Human Behavior
1 credit hours · 27 sections · 781 open seats
The intent of this class is to explore a variety of health issues pertinent to the following topics: stress, mental/emotional health, aging, death, human sexuality, chemical use, nutrition, exercise, chronic and degenerative diseases, and infectious diseases.
PUBH 1V9R: Research
Variable credit hours · 1 section · 19 open seats
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Undergraduate research undertaken under the supervision of a faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of 6 hours.
PUBH 2330: Intro to Pub/Population Health
3 credit hours · 1 section · 50 open seats · Elizabeth Kwon
Prerequisite(s): Public Health major, Public Health Secondary major or consent of instructor. Introduces students to historical and theoretical foundations of community, public, and population health, social determinants of health and programs designed to addr…
PUBH 2V9R: Research
Variable credit hours · 1 section · 1 open seats · Elizabeth Kwon
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Undergraduate research undertaken under the supervision of a faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of 6 hours.
PUBH 3317: Mood Modifying Substance
3 credit hours · 1 section · 48 open seats · Chris Asikis
Analysis of major mood-modifying substances, including alcohol and tobacco, and also use and misuse of over-the-counter and prescription drugs. Many alternatives to chemical use and methods of effectively working with school-aged children will be addressed.
PUBH 3320: Stress Mgt\Mental Health
3 credit hours · 4 sections · 150 open seats · Maria Solano, Margo Shanks, Regina Mitchell, Kelly Ylitalo
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing. To introduce students to the topic of stress and its impact on their lives; further, to develop behavioral skills in which to deal healthfully with the impact of a technological society. The second half…
PUBH 3325: Maternal & Infant Health
3 credit hours · 1 section · 50 open seats · Kathryn Janda-Thomte
The purpose of this course is to provide students contextual insight into multilevel influences that shape current maternal and infant health outcomes. Students will improve their understanding of the historical basis for contemporary global and domestic appr…
PUBH 3331: Planning Public Community Hlth
3 credit hours · 1 section · 48 open seats · Jasmine Opusunju
Prerequisite(s): Public Health major, secondary major, minor; earn a C or better in PUBH 2331. PUBH 2330 and 2331 Provides in-depth focus on program planning in health education that includes planning models and strategies. Experiential learning through a grou…
PUBH 3351: Epidemiology/Vital Statistics
3 credit hours · 1 section · 40 open seats · Rebecca Jones-Antwi
Prerequisite(s): PUBH majors only. An introductory epidemiology course for students interested in public health. Topics will include historical foundations, study designs, and organizing and analyzing epidemiologic data.
PUBH 3V9R: Research
Variable credit hours · 2 sections · 20 open seats · Elizabeth Kwon, Kathryn Janda-Thomte
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Undergraduate research undertaken under the supervision of a faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of 6 hours.
PUBH 4321: Human Sexuality
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 96 open seats · Margo Shanks
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing. This course examines the topic of human sexuality from a scientific, psychological, and sociological perspective in order to support thinking critically about the contexts that shape sexuality. The curriculum includes pot…
PUBH 4327: Dying and Death Edu
3 credit hours · 3 sections · 120 open seats · Craig Klempnauer, Jameson McGregor
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing. A course of death education designed to help students develop constructive attitudes, values, and practices. This experience will nurture an appreciation of the connection between life a…
PUBH 4333: Evaluation Public Health
3 credit hours · 1 section · 40 open seats · Beth Lanning
Prerequisite(s): Public Health major, secondary major, minor; earn a C or better in PUBH 4331. Focuses on process, impact, and outcome evaluation of public and community health interventions. Other skills covered include research design, data collection tools,…
PUBH 4340: Global Health
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 45 open seats · Ebun Ebunlomo
Overviews global health issues and the role of health education and public health worldwide.
PUBH 4355: Human Diseases
3 credit hours · 1 section · 40 open seats · Kristin Dodson
Basic principles of pathophysiology and mechanism of diseases affecting the human body, including basic principles of epidemiology with emphasis on the causation and effects of disease on human populations.
PUBH 4580: Prof Internship/Health
5 credit hours · 1 section · 30 open seats · Jasmine Opusunju
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, twenty-four semester hours in health education courses and consent of the division director. Designed to provide students with planned experiences with professionals in various health, allied health and/or community health se…
PUBH 4V9R: Research
Variable credit hours · 1 section · 1 open seats · Margo Shanks
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Undergraduate research undertaken under the supervision of a faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of 6 hours.
PUBH 5338: Methods in Epidemiology
3 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Gabriel Benavidez
Prerequisite(s): PUBH 5337. This course provides an in-depth study of common methods used by epidemiologists to obtain valid measures of associations of exposures and outcomes. Basic principles of causal inference, the identification and control of confounding…
PUBH 5350: Assessmnt Planning Public Hlth
3 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Jasmine Opusunju
Principles, models, and methods of assessment and program planning in public health.
PUBH 5399: Public Health Capstone
3 credit hours · 1 section · 4 open seats · Kathryn Janda-Thomte
This course pursues the integration of public health competencies through a culminating learning project. Students complete an independent project, make written and oral presentations of findings, and participate in career development opportunities to stimulat…
PUBH 6101: Mentored Teaching-Pub Hlth I
1 credit hours · 1 section · 2 open seats · Kathryn Janda-Thomte
Doctoral students in public health are assigned to an experienced public health instructor as a teaching mentor and a course taught by the mentor. They observe the mentor in each class period, assist with various teaching aspects, develop and teach some course…
PUBH 6102: Mentored Teaching-Pub Hlth II
1 credit hours · 1 section · 1 open seats · Matt Asare
Prerequisite(s): PUBH 6101. Doctoral students in public health are assigned to an experienced public health instructor as a teaching mentor and a course taught by the mentor. They co-teach the course and assist with various teaching aspects, lecture and lead c…
PUBH 6300: Mentored Public Hlth Research
3 credit hours · 4 sections · 5 open seats · Kathryn Janda-Thomte, Elizabeth Kwon, Stephanie Jones, Rebecca Jones-Antwi
Doctoral students in public health work with their faculty mentors on various aspects of research (e.g., literature review, study design/instrument development, study implementation, data analysis/interpretation, manuscript development, grant and report writin…
PUBH 6322: Adv Theory/Pract-Beh Hlth II
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Matt Asare
Prerequisite(s): PUBH 6321 Advanced skill development for the examination and construction of measurements related to behavior change constructs and theories. Building upon PUBH 6321 Advanced Theory & Practice in Behavioral Health I, content focuses on additio…
PUBH 6332: Advanced Epid Data Analysis
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Kelly Ylitalo
Prerequisite(s): STA 5300 (or equivalent) and PUBH 5348. Study of advanced epidemiologic data analysis: underlying principles and assumptions, practical application, and correct interpretation of epidemiologic multivariable models. Includes exploratory and de…
PUBH 6V99: Doctoral Dissertation-Pub Hlth
1 credit hours · 5 sections · 5 open seats · Gabriel Benavidez, Matt Asare, Renée Umstattd Meyer, Elizabeth Kwon and 1 more
Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent. Must have completed all required courses and passed qualifying exam. Doctoral students in public health gain approval of a written dissertation and research, analyze, write, and defend their dissertation. A total of 12 cred…