Summer 2008 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Summer 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered.  The course numbers that are offered, in either Pre-Session, Summer I or Summer II, are linked to the Schedule of Classes. Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Public Health (CPH )  Department Info

CPH 178 -- Personal Health and Wellness  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces and analyzes basic personal and community health problems, with emphasis on current scientific information essential to health promotion and maintenance of individual health.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 195I -- Introduction to Oncology Careers for Native Americans  (1 unit)
Description:  Introduction to careers in oncology-related professions relevant to needs of Native Americans. Interactive discussion sessions with professionals and students in oncology careers to Native American students. Emphasis on cultural relevance to Native Americans.   This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  Consent of instructor.
Identical to:  BIOC 195I; BIOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 201 -- Topics in Cancer Among Native Americans  (1 unit)
Description:  Interactive discussion of current biomedical literature relative to cancer in Native Americans.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
Identical to:  BIOC 201; BIOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 202A -- Introduction to Laboratory Methods in Cancer Biology  (2 units)
Description:  Basic research theory and methodology using cancer in Native Americans as a model topic. Topics include laboratory protocol, record keeping, calculations, safety, and research ethics. Part of a four-semester pre-health profession curriculum for Native American students.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
Identical to:  BIOC 202A; BIOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 202B -- Introduction to Cancer Research Techniques  (2 units)
Description:  Basic laboratory techniques for study of cancer biology, including culture of cancer cells, DNA preparation and analysis, amplification.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  Completion of BIOC/CPH 202A or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  BIOC 202B; BIOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 300 -- Community Health Sciences and Services  (3 units)
Description:  Provides a broad survey of national, state and local (relevant to Southwest U.S.) community health sciences and services including cultural/ethnic issues. Examines the concepts of health and wellness. Introduces health education as a foundation for population-based health care.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  1 hour discussion, 2 hours lecture.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 306 -- Drugs and Society  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of personal drug use in contemporary society including historical perspective, drug metabolism, drug action and classification, legal issues, reasons for abuse, and drug abuse prevention strategies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 321 -- Health Care Policy and Institutions  (3 units)
Description:  Examines public policy issues in health including recent developments in health policy and planning at the national, state and local levels and their impacts on administrative behavior.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  PA 321; PA is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 322 -- Health Education Ethical Leadership  (3 units)
Description:  This course involves ethics and leadership in the profession of Health Education. It includes training for and completion of the UA Human Subjects Protection Program for Non-Medical Research. Discussions of current ethics and leadership publications are emphasized.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, CPH 300 or CPH 350; CPH 178.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 330 -- Human Sexuality  (3 units)
Description:  Discussion of the basic aspects of human sexuality, including male and female reproductive physiology, congenital defects, sexually transmitted diseases, myths and fallacies, variations of sexual response.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  credit allowed for only one of these courses: CPH 330, SOC 324.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

CPH 350 -- Principles of Health Education and Health Promotion  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces the student to the discipline and profession of health education. Students will examine the concepts of health and wellness, the determinants of health behavior, national health status, the history of health education and health promotion. The student will recognize health education as an important foundation for population-based health care.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 178, CPH 300.
Typical structure:  1 hour discussion, 2 hours lecture.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 376 -- Introduction to Health Sciences Statistics  (4 units)
Description:  This course introduces Biostatistical methods and applications, covering descriptive statistics, probability, and inferential techniques necessary for appropriate analysis and interpretation of data relevant to health sciences. Students will use a statistical software package.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 110; pre-health or health education students.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 381 -- Health Education Intervention Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Emphasis on health education methods and strategies that can be applied in health education and health promotion interventions. Prepares students who will teach in school settings or work in community interventions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 178, CPH 300, CPH 350.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 393A -- Introductory Internship in Health Careers  (1-4 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 393B -- Internship in Health Careers  (3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 399 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 400 -- Contemporary Community Health Problems  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of the concepts of community health services, human ecology, and conservation of human resources, with emphasis on modern miasmas such as air, water, and noise pollution; the impact of social problems on community health, alcohol and drug abuse.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); CPH 178, CPH 300, CPH 350, CPH 381.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 405 -- Biology in Public Health Research and Practice  (3 units)
Description:  This course is a tool to provide basic understanding of human biology and its role in public health diseases to non-biologists. Major diseases with significant public health relevance will be used to confirm basic biological concepts, taught in each segments introductory lecture
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  CPH 505.
Usually offered:  Fall, Summer.

CPH 409 -- Evolution of Infectious Disease  (3 units)
Description:  Causes and consequences of evolutionary change in pathogens. Evolutionary principles, vertebrate immunity, molecular epidemiology, evolution of virulence, evolution of antimicrobial resistance, predicting epidemics, impacts of infectious disease on host evolution, HIV evolution.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ECOL 182R, ECOL 182L, MCB 181R or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ECOL 409; ECOL is home department.
May be convened with:  CPH 509.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 418 -- Introduction to Human Health Risk Assessment  (3 units)
Description:  The purpose of this course is to enhance students knowledge and skills related to environmental risk assessment, including hazard assessment, exposure assessment, toxicity assessment, and risk characterization.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  SWES 418; SWES is home department.
May be convened with:  CPH 518.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 421 -- Disease and Illness in Mining  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to provide students an understanding of the magnitude of disease and illness in mining; determine the difference between acute and chronic disease and illness; use data bases to extract and compute disease and illness rates and learn methods to measure and report disease and illness occurrences.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MN E 200 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  MN E 421; MN E is home department.
May be convened with:  CPH 521.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 422 -- Safety Fundamentals  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of occupational safety, emphasizing regulatory requirements and best-practices targeted to eliminate major sources of occupational injuries. Hazard identification, behavioral safety, and incident investigation will be discussed
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 484 or consent of instructor.
May be convened with:  CPH 522.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 425 -- Topics in Latino Health  (3 units)
Description:  A public health perspective in examining health and mental health issues affecting Latinos residing in the U.S., with particular emphasis on Mexican American.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Juniors and Seniors only.
Identical to:  MAS 425; MAS is home department.
May be convened with:  CPH 525.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 433 -- Global Health  (3 units)
Description:  Examines major health problems of underdeveloped, developed, and emerging nations. Students conduct in-depth analyses of health problems among various populations in multicultural settings, both nationally and internationally.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  CPH 533.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 435 -- Safety Education and Accident Prevention  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of accident prevention programs in schools, colleges, communities, and industry, with emphasis on specific protective measures pertaining to athletics, physical education, recreation, highway safety, and vocational training.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Summer.

CPH 438A -- Women's Health in Global Perspective  (3 units)
Description:  Biocultural perspective on health issues/risks women face around the world using a life cycle approach beginning with the birth of girl babies through the aging process.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ANTH265 or ANTH 200 or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ANTH 438A; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  CPH 538A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 444 -- Rethinking Race and Health in the United States  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to expose undergraduates to the complexity of cultural and ethnic considerations as they pertain to the health and well being of underrepresented groups in the U. S., such as, African Americans. Drawing on perspectives from public health, the social/behavioral sciences, and perspectives from Africana Studies, we will engage in the comparative study of health cultures. We will explore the historical and contemporary multilayered social, cultural, political, and economic systems that engender the social and cultural determinants that shape health status, health behavior and health inequalities of Africana peoples in the United States.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  AFAS 444; AFAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 451 -- Introduction to Violence Against Women  (3 units)
Description:  Considers psychological, physical, and sexual abuse of women and girls. Addresses frequency, causes, health impacts, cultural forces shaping responses, community services and prevention. Summarizes knowledge and examines controversies in battering, date rape, and pornography.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  junior status; prior coursework in social science, health education, family studies, nursing or social work.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 456 -- Ergonomics  (3 units)
Description:  Ergonomics maximizes human productivity by reducing an individual’s fatigue and discomfort. The course examines specific types and causes of injury whether from work or leisure systems and identifies modifications that promote health and safety.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Open to seniors in good standing with advisor consent. Must be majoring in a physical science. Contact instructor for further consideration. CPH 456 can not count as CPH 556; CPH 583 must be substituted.
May be convened with:  CPH 556.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 478 -- Maternal and Child Nutrition  (3 units)
Description:  This course is an analysis of nutrition issues concerned with health and disease. Biochemical, physiological and socioeconomic interactions will be evaluated as they relate to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of nutrition programs and research that affect women and children
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  N SC 478.
May be convened with:  CPH 578.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 484 -- Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the principles of occupational and environmental health, with emphasis on industrial hygiene aspects of recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental and industrial health hazards.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  C E 484, MN E 484, PCOL 484.
May be convened with:  CPH 584.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 487 -- Interpretation of Women's Health  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines a broad array of women's health issues, with a focus on the social, cultural, and institutional contexts shaping health and disease patterns among different populations. The issues explored include breast and cervix cancers, AIDS, eating disorders, violence and health care.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  W S 487; W S is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 489 -- Public Health Preparedness I  (3 units)
Description:  This course will provide the participants a basic knowledge of public health preparedness and response using an all hazards approach: nuclear, biological, chemical, and natural disaster, and an opportunity to apply this content in a mock critical incident event .
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  CPH 589.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 491 -- Preceptorship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual services in a department or program. Teaching format will include seminars, in depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 492 -- Directed Research  (1-6 units)
Description:  Individual or small group research under the guidance of faculty.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 493A -- Field Work in Health Education  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only who have completed CPH 178, CPH 300, CPH 306, CPH 330, CPH 350, CPH 381.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 493B -- Internship in Health Education  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only who have completed CPH 178, CPH 300, CPH 306, CPH 330, CPH 350, CPH 381.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 493H -- Honors Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only who have completed CPH 178, CPH 300, CPH 306, CPH 330, CPH 350, CPH 381.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 494A -- Service Learning in Native American Health  (6 units)
Description:  A certificate course that embodies modules to teach students the core functions of Public Health (PH), to empower them to interpret the functions in the context of each Tribal Governance and to perform a PH project (internship) important to their tribe or urban government.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 499 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 500 -- Research  (3-12 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 502 -- Environmental Monitoring Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to sampling techniques and analytical methods to measure environmental contamination in the air, water, soils and food. Emphasis on instrument selection and quality control, including documentation, calibration, and sample management.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PCOL 502.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 505 -- Biology in Public Health Research and Practice  (3 units)
Description:  This course is a tool to provide basic understanding of human biology and its role in public health diseases to non-biologists. Major diseases with significant public health relevance will be used to confirm basic biological concepts, taught in each segments introductory lecture Graduate-level requirements include a 10 page term paper. Undergraduate students will be required to do a 5 page term paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  CPH 405.
Usually offered:  Fall, Summer.

CPH 508 -- Children with Special Health Care Needs: Public Health Issues  (1 unit)
Description:  This course will discuss the term Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) and discuss the epidemiology, etiology, complications, and social barriers of three common conditions (autism, cerebral palsy, and spina bifida) seen in children. Handouts will be given that cover these same areas in other conditions that demand special care of children. The importance of a Medical Home for CSHCN will be discussed and these conditions will be linked to the Disablement Model. Federal policies related to CHCN will be reviewed. The class will select a public health issue that these children face; will research that issue in detail; and will become sufficiently knowledgeable about the condition and the issue to undergo a deposition by a lawyer from the Arizona Center for Disability Law.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate Student in a health related field including biological or social sciences.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 509 -- Evolution of Infectious Disease  (3 units)
Description:  Causes and consequences of evolutionary change in pathogens. Evolutionary principles, vertebrate immunity, molecular epidemiology, evolution of virulence, evolution of antimicrobial resistance, predicting epidemics, impacts of infectious disease on host evolution, HIV evolution. Graduate-level requirements include a term paper and an in-class presentation on the same topic.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ECOL 509; ECOL is home department.
May be convened with:  CPH 409.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 510 -- Physical Exposures  (3 units)
Description:  Participants will understand the health effects, evaluate exposures, and identify control options available to reduce exposures to physical stressors in the environment. The course focuses on noise, heat stress, vibration, radiation and ergonomics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  PCOL 510.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 511 -- Health Care and Health Policy  (3 units)
Description:  History, organization and administration of health care services.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHSC 511; PHSC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 512 -- Public Health Approach to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S.  (3 units)
Description:  This class is designed to help students think critically about the identification and treatment of mental illness in the United States. Students will explore current research and debates surrounding the definition, prevention and treatment of mental disorders in the United States. In addition to learning about the presentation and treatment of mental illness, they will also be introduced to concepts in public health, psychology, psychiatry and health services research. We will also discuss the history of our beliefs about the mentally ill and how these beliefs have influenced policy, systems, services and treatment over the last century.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate student status.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 513 -- Health Technology Assessment  (3 units)
Description:  Provides an overview of methods in health technology assessment, including cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, and cost-utility analysis. Current controversies in technology assessment are discussed. Emphasis will be placed on critical assessment of the published literature.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHSC 513; PHSC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 514 -- Analytic Methods in Planning and Strategic Management  (3 units)
Description:  Methods and models for program planning and policy analysis; forecasting, service demand, facility location in capital investment programming, task sequencing, program analysis and evaluation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG 557 or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  PLNN 514; PLNN is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 516 -- Ethics, Values and Public Health Policy  (3 units)
Description:  The purpose of the course is to explore public health policy from the standpoint of ethics and democratic philosophy. Particular emphasis is placed on the population perspective and on public health as a "second language" of community and as a leading example of a more communitarian public philosophy. This communitarian public philosophy constitutes a major exception to the two contemporary and competing US public philosophies of market and religious fundamentalism versus liberal individualism.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 574 or consent of instructor.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 517 -- Public Policy Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to theory and practice of public policy analysis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PA 517; PA is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 518 -- Introduction to Human Health Risk Assessment  (3 units)
Description:  The purpose of this course is to enhance students knowledge and skills related to environmental risk assessment, including hazard assessment, exposure assessment, toxicity assessment, and risk characterization. Graduate-level requirements include conducting a case study that will require them to collect secondary data in the field.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  SWES 518; SWES is home department.
May be convened with:  CPH 418.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 520 -- Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: A Comparative Approach  (3 units)
Description:  The course will take a public health perspective in examining health disparities as they relate to African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans residing in the United States. Students will learn about important health issues affecting these groups and culturally competent interventions used to target chronic diseases. Reading materials are derived from two required texts and assigned articles.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  MAS 520.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 521 -- Disease and Illness in Mining  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to provide students an understanding of the magnitude of disease and illness in mining; determine the difference between acute and chronic disease and illness; use data bases to extract and compute disease and illness rates and learn methods to measure and report disease and illness occurrences. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Special fee may apply for web delivered sections. See the M.Eng Website (http://www.oneflexibledegree.com) for details.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  MN E 521; MN E is home department.
May be convened with:  CPH 421.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 522 -- Safety Fundamentals  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of occupational safety, emphasizing regulatory requirements and best-practices targeted to eliminate major sources of occupational injuries. Hazard identification, behavioral safety, and incident investigation will be discussed Graduate level requirements include a written paper evaluating a topical incident pertinent to the state / region, including an analysis of contributing factors and recommendations to prevent future occurrences.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 584 or consent of instructor.
May be convened with:  CPH 422.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 523 -- Critical Issues in Health Care Organization, Management and Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Examines many of the critical and emerging issues facing health care managers and policy makers. The course is organized around a series of guest lectures presented by local and national leaders in health organization and policy. Typical topics include the “corporatization” of health care, quality and quality management, labor force and human resource issues, managing physician-hospital relationships, information systems, mental health, Medicare and Medicaid, and non-U.S. models.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PA 523; PA is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 524 -- Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective  (3 units)
Description:  Biological, psychological, and social issues in aging, including brain changes with age, cognitive change with age, and the social impact of increasingly older population demographics. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of gerontology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PSYC 524; PSYC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 525 -- Topics in Latino Health  (3 units)
Description:  A public health perspective in examining health and mental health issues affecting Latinos residing in the U.S., with particular emphasis on Mexican American.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  MAS 525; MAS is home department.
May be convened with:  CPH 425.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 527 -- Psychology of Sport and Exercise  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the effects of motivation, personality, attitudes, competition and group dynamics on sport performance as well as the psychological effects of exercise, exercise adherence and exercise addiction.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PE 527; PE is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 531 -- Contemporary Health Issues and Research  (3 units)
Description:  Designed to explore a broad spectrum of health education and health behavior issues and programs in order to evaluate their impact (or potential impact). Toward that end, we will read, review, and critique numerous research efforts that were designed to change behavior via health education and/or health behavior programs.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 532A -- Applied Aspects of Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation I  (4 units)
Description:  This course is part one of a two-course sequence on the planning, implementing, and evaluating of health education/health promotion programs. This course will focus on the theory and processes of planning, implementing, and evaluating health education and promotion programs. While the PRECEDE-PROCEED model will be used as the framework, other models will also be presented and discussed. The second course in this sequence (CPH 532B) will focus on the application of the principles taught in this course in community situations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 577, CPH 531.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 532B -- Applied Aspects of Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation II  (4 units)
Description:  The purpose of this class will be to expose students to applied aspects of program planning, implementation and evaluation. Classroom theory must often be adapted in the field to meet real world constraints placed on programs. Time, money, differing agendas of stakeholders, failure to adhere to protocol, being asked to evaluate after the program has commenced, and failure of community to understand utility of program models are but a few of the factors that require those responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating to be able to "think on their feet". This class will provide students with a menu of existing service learning opportunities in which to experience first hand these types of issues.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 531, CPH 577, CPH 532A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 533 -- Global Health  (3 units)
Description:  Examines major health problems of underdeveloped, developed, and emerging nations. Students conduct in-depth analyses of health problems among various populations in multicultural settings, both nationally and internationally. Examines major health problems of underdeveloped, developed, and emerging nations. Students conduct in-depth analyses of health problems among various populations in multicultural settings, both nationally and internationally.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Open only to graduate students.
May be convened with:  CPH 433.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 535 -- Multicultural Health Beliefs  (3 units)
Description:  Designed to provide sensitivity by health promotion professionals to the varying multicultural health beliefs and needs of our society. Special emphasis on ethnic characteristics of minority populations in Arizona with recommendations for programming strategies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 531, CPH 577, CPH 532A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 538A -- Women's Health in Global Perspective  (3 units)
Description:  Biocultural perspective on health issues/risks women face around the world using a life cycle approach beginning with the birth of girl babies through the aging process. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and a research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 538A; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  CPH 438A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 541 -- Community Assessment and Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  This course provides training and experience in community assessment and analysis applicable to public health practice. It focuses on the assessment of community organization and health needed to guide the development of health services. Beginning with a systematic description of the cultural and community systems, organizations and partnerships that emerge from these systems, and the information needs of these organizations and partnerships, students will progress to the design of community assessments in collaboration with community partners. With an emphasis on public health surveillance and community diagnosis, students will draw from multiple disciplines to assess health status and its determinants (social, behavioral, and environmental), needs for helath services, and the capacity and resources of local community and its organizations. Students will also learn to facilitate and evaluate the use of data for decision-making by partnerships, organizations and policy makers. The course provides the assessment background needed for planning and evaluation, the next course in the series.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 543 -- Health Services Research Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Design and evaluation of health services research. Application of scientific, ethical, and methodological principles to the investigation of research questions regarding health and health care delivery.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHSC 543; PHSC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 544 -- Fundamentals of Evaluation  (3 units)
Description:  Evaluation is essential to all research and service based programs. The course provides all students interested in pursuing an advanced public health degree with the fundamentals of planning and evaluation. In addition to core issues surrounding evaluation (e.g., measurement and design) the role of the evaluator in the planning and implementation phases of research and service-based public health programs is highlighted. The relationship between areas of specialization and evaluation will be a central theme throughout the course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 545 -- Understanding Integrative Models and Preventive Programs Healthy Lifestyles  (3 units)
Description:  Learn the role of integrative, preventive and therapeutic programs in approaching key health care issues based on empirical and clinical data that forms the basis of the Canyon Ranch model. This course will equip students with practical tools to use in working with and addressing public health issues.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 546 -- Biobehavioral Approaches to Cardiovascular Health & Illness  (3 units)
Description:  The course has two major themes: a) biobehavioral antecedents of cardiovascular-related diseases and b) biobehavioral interventions in the prevention and management of these diseases. Included will be lifestyle (e.g. diet, exercise, smoking), individual characteristics (e.g. psychosocial traits, personality, and differences in physiological reactivity), social, environmental and stress-related factors (e.g. SES, occupation, ethnicity, social support, and quality of life). All of these factors have received epidemiological research attention. The course is designed to give a scientific overview and status evaluation of biobehavioral accomplishments, opportunities and future directions for research and clinical application within these categories. Some areas will receive more coverage than others depending on the quality of the scientific work available and the interests of the students.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  EPID 546; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Summer.

CPH 548 -- Perspectives in Geriatrics  (2 units)
Description:  Multidisciplinary approach to the health-care needs of the elderly, including medication use, nutrition, health care agencies and roles of individual health care professionals. Graduate-level requirements include one in-depth research paper on a single topic relevant to geriatric care.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHSC 548; PHSC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 550 -- Centuries of Public Health: Sanitation, Sleuthing and Sex  (2 units)
Description:  This course will provide a comprehensive global history of public health over 21 centuries.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 551 -- Mass Communications for Public Health Promotion  (3 units)
Description:  Because the mass media in our society are both pervasive and persuasive, a growing area of interest in public health is the use of mass communications media for promoting healthy lifestyle, behavior and policy change. This course is designed to familiarize students with the process of communicating public health information, goals, and objectives, and the application of mass communication technologies to construct effective health promotion interventions. Using a critical studies framework, the course will describe how mass communication strategies can be used in a planned way to influence health behavior change. It will include a review of health communications theories, social marketing, media literacy, health literacy, media advocacy, assessment of audiences and their needs, as well as campaign design, implementation and evaluation. Selected health mass communication campaigns will be critically reviewed and students will be asked to develop a mass communications health promotion intervention, using a variety of channels, messages and materials, and develop a plan for assessing effectiveness, using a variety of communication research methods.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 577 recommended.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 553 -- Toxicology and Chemical Exposure  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of toxicology related to industry and the environment; dose response; mechanisms of toxicity; hazard evaluation principles; toxicology of major classes of industrial and environmental compounds
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PCOL 553.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 556 -- Ergonomics  (3 units)
Description:  The Musculoskeletal System Block covers the structures of the upper and lower extremities and spine with a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the fundamental tissues of bone, joint, muscle, and ligaments. The goals are to enable students to learn how the normal and abnormal mechanisms of development and disease of these structures are relevant to pediatrics, geriatrics, traumatic injury and rehabilitation. In this manner, students will be introduced to common diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Graduate-level requirements include preparing a group presentation and demonstrate a greater understanding in written work through use of cases, examples and literature citation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 456 can not count as CPH 556; CPH 583 must be substituted.
May be convened with:  CPH 456.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 560 -- International Nutrition  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  N SC 560.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 561 -- Violence Against Women from Public Health Perspective  (3 units)
Description:  Considers intimate partner sexual, physical, and psychological abuse from a global public health perspective. Addresses epidemiology -- prevalence, risk factors, associations with mortality and morbidity, cultural forces, medical responses, community services and prevention.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to MPH students or graduate students in social science, family studies, nursing, or social work.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 562 -- Health Services Administration  (3 units)
Description:  This course provides a foundation in Health Services Administration. The course introduces the student to the structure and functions of the U.S. Health Care System. The health care system in the community and its environment are examined to determine how they impact Health Services Administration. Topics to be covered include: overview of the U.S. Health Care System (private and public sectors), interface between Public Health and U.S. Health Care System, various health care delivery structures, health care workforce, health care resources, types of health services, financing of health services and health care coverage, meeting the health care needs of special populations, and critical issues in health services. The student will conduct a community health system analysis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate students admitted into the MPH program.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 563 -- United States Mexico Border Health Policy  (3 units)
Description:  This course will provide an introduction to Border Health Policy issues, including legal, organizational, and public health challenges facing border communities. The course will examine border health issues with the opportunity to apply the knowledge gained in the classroom to current policy issues confronting Arizona Mexico Commission Health Services Committee (AMC), Border Governors Conference Health Workgroup (BGC) and/or the U.S. Mexico Border Health Commission, (BHC). Students will work in teams of 3 or 4 students with the AMC, BGC and/or BHC (or issues identified by the student) on a policy issue of interest. Each team will produce a final report and oral presentation detailing the findings and recommendations of the issue under question from a policy perspective.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PA 517 recommended.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 565 -- Public Health Advocacy  (3 units)
Description:  This course establishes a framework within which advocacy is understood to be an essential role of the public health professional in promoting, implementing and sustaining effective public health policy. Through case studies, readings, lectures, role plays, field research and action planning, students will develop the skills needed to be an effective advocate for public health
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 574.
Identical to:  PA 565.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 566 -- Participatory Action Research and Policy Change  (3 units)
Description:  This course investigates the relationship between participatory action research (PAR) and health policy development. Students will learn to apply action research principles, to utilize research strategies most likely to impact policy development and will acquire tools to engage communities in the research and policy process.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 567 -- Public Health Leadership and Management  (3 units)
Description:  This course will use cases and case presentations to create a classroom experience more like the real world. Analyzing the cases will give students the opportunity to practice applying knowledge they have already acquired to real world public health judgments, as well as learn from the knowledge and experiences of others. The cases will cover a wide variety of public health leadership situations in a diversity of settings and typically have no clear right or wrong answers. It is expected that each case will draw from many of the disciplines taught in the MPH program.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 574.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 568 -- American Indian Health Policy  (3 units)
Description:  This course will provide an introduction to American Indian Health Policy issues, including legal, organizational, economic and public health challenges facing Indian communities. The course will examine American Indian health issues from a policy perspective, and will provide information to inform policy and programmatic efforts by public health professionals in the future.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 569 -- Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management  (3 units)
Description:  This course will offer a current approach to the fundamentals of budgeting and financial management, with an emphasis on non-profit health care organizations, in particular the community health sector.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  enrolled in the MPH program or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 570 -- Issues and Trends in Public Health  (3 units)
Description:  Public health methods, organizations and services such as environmental/occupational health; disease control; health education and promotion; policy and legislation; and medical care.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 571 -- International Health and Comparative Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Comparison of health care systems in developing and industrialized countries in relation to other social systems; public/private component analyses; health care methods and finance.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 573A -- Basic Principles of Epidemiology  (3 units)
Description:  Course will introduce students to the basic concepts and principles of epidemiology and how these concepts are applicable for their own particular interests and careers in epi related fields.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPI major or minor, MPH major, or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  EPID 573A; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 573B -- Epidemiologic Methods  (3 units)
Description:  This course will increase the student's understanding of research methods in epidemiology and provide practice for the epidemiology student to design research studies and review other epidemiologic research designs.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 573A, EPID 576A; Prerequisite or Concurrent registration, EPID 576B.
Identical to:  EPID 573B; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 573C -- Advanced Epidemiology  (3 units)
Description:  An advanced course in quantitative issues that arise in the planning, analysis, and interpretation of epidemiologic research studies. Students must also know how to use a statistical software package (eg. STATA).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 573A, EPID 573B, EPID 576A, EPID 576B and advanced standing.
Identical to:  EPID 573C; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 574 -- Public Health Policy and Management.  (3 units)
Description:  Management processes/roles of public health professionals; health service organization; policy issues and resource utilization/control; human resources management; public health trends.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 574E -- Environmental Statistics  (3 units)
Description:  Statistical methods for environmental and ecological sciences, including nonlinear regression, generalized linear models, temporal analyses, spatial analyses/kriging, quantitative risk assessment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 571B, or PSYC 507C, or equivalent.
Identical to:  STAT 574E; STAT is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 575 -- Environmental and Occupational Health  (3 units)
Description:  Course emphasizes health hazard sources, methods to identify & evaluate them, and framework used to effect hazard control. Students will evaluate public health issues, understand research designs, identify and evaluate factors important to the development of monitoring programs.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 573A, CPH 576A.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 576A -- Biostatistics in Public Health  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces biostatistical methods and applications, and will cover descriptive statistics, probability theory, and a wide variety of inferential statistical techniques that can be used to make practical conclusions about empirical data. Students will also be learning to use a statistical software package (STATA).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  one year of college-level mathematics.
Identical to:  EPID 576A; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 576B -- Biostatistics for Research  (3 units)
Description:  Descriptive statistics and statistical inference relevant to biomedical research, including data analysis, regression and correlation analysis, analysis of variance, survival analysis, biological assay, statistical methods for epidemiology and statistical evaluation of clinical literature.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 576A, EPID 573A.
Identical to:  EPID 576B; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 576C -- Applied Biostatistic Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  Integrate methods in biostatistics (EPID 576A, B) and Epidemiology (EPID 573A, B) to develop analytical skills in an epidemiological project setting.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 576A, EPID 576B, EPID 573A, EPID 573B or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  EPID 576C; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Summer.

CPH 576D -- Data Management and the SAS Programming Language  (3 units)
Description:  This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of data management using the SAS programming language. Emphasis will be placed on data manipulation, including reading, processing, recoding, and reformatting data. The approach will be to teach by example, with an emphasis on hands-on learning.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 576A, EPID 573A.
Identical to:  EPID 576D; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Summer.

CPH 577 -- Sociocultural and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health  (3 units)
Description:  This course is an overview of significant social, cultural and behavioral issues related to public health. Major public health problems and the influences of sociocultural issues are analyzed in relation to health behavior. Readings, discussions, films, and class experiences/assignments focus on understanding the social and cultural issues that influence health-related behavior among specific populations in the southwestern U.S., North America and internationally.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 578 -- Maternal and Child Nutrition  (3 units)
Description:  This course is an analysis of nutrition issues concerned with health and disease. Biochemical, physiological and socioeconomic interactions will be evaluated as they relate to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of nutrition programs and research that affect women and children Graduate-level requirements include and additional research topic.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  N SC 578.
May be convened with:  CPH 478.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 580 -- Community Based Research Methods  (3 units)
Description:  The research methods used in studying community health care issues are examined. The student will develop and write a research proposal. The proposal will aquire an understanding of the issues that pertain to the development of a research project. The student will also pilot test the data collection instruments and procedures in the proposal.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 576A, F CM 596A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 581 -- Introduction to Community Health Practice  (3 units)
Description:  This is the first course in the Community Health Practice sequence. It introduces the student to the definition, philosophy, history, and principles of public health as well as organization and structure of public health agencies, and the core functions and essential public health services. It includes a focus on health promotion, disease prevention, the social, cultural and environmental factors that influence health, disease, and illness. Concepts of community involvement and empowerment, community health assessment and methods for building community capacity to influence health and access to health care services are emphasized. The role of community in concert with public health professionals in influencing local, state, and national policy will also be explored.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 583 -- Environmental & Occupational Diseases  (3 units)
Description:  Students gain a basic knowledge of occupational and environmental hazards, develop an index of suspicion for the environmental or work-relatedness of a disease, know the essential elements of a screening history, and learn to conduct an effective on-site evaluation of hazards.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 584 -- Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the principles of occupational and environmental health, with emphasis on industrial hygiene aspects of recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental and industrial health hazards. Graduate-level requirements include a comprehensive paper detailing hazards associated with a particular health hazard.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  C E 584, PCOL 584.
May be convened with:  CPH 484.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 585 -- Industrial Ventilation  (3 units)
Description:  Design and evaluation of industrial ventilation systems. Emphasis is on level evaluation of industrial contaminants. Five laboratory exercises and course design project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 1 hour laboratory.
Identical to:  PCOL 585.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 586 -- Maternal and Child Health  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on current health problems and diseases affecting both pregnant women and children worldwide. The impact of various common health problems at different stages of the life cycle and their functional outcomes in terms of morbidity, mortality, psychological well-being, reproduction and growth will be highlighted. Students will become acquainted with the epidemiology of maternal and childhood diseases in developed and developing countries. Programs and resources available to combat health and nutritional problems will be evaluated. The role of different international organizations will be discussed in the context of socioeconomic development and current political/economic policies and realities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 588 -- Adolescent Health  (3 units)
Description:  Topics covered include the epidemiology of health problems, developmental issues, health services, and psychosocial influences on adolescent problem behaviors. Course materials are useful for research generation and practical application. Three seminar hours per week.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 589 -- Public Health Preparedness I  (3 units)
Description:  This course will provide the participants a basic knowledge of public health preparedness and response using an all hazards approach: nuclear, biological, chemical, and natural disaster, and an opportunity to apply this content in a mock critical incident event . Graduate-level requirements include a more in depth understanding of the content, a 20 page research paper that focuses on a preparedness issue selected in consultation with the instructors, and a greater application during the preparedness table top exercise.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  CPH 489.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 593A -- Public Health  (1-12 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 594A -- MCH Certificate Practicum  (1-6 units)
Description:  This course allows students in the MCH Certificate to apply program theories to a practice situation with a MCH program. Students develop individualized projects that address national and state MCH goals. Projects are approved by an academic and MCH practitioner who act as mentors for the practicum.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 683A.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 596A -- International Health: Clinical and Community Care  (3-4 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to health majors only.
Identical to:  F CM 596A; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Summer.

CPH 596C -- Current Issues in Indian Health Policy  (1 unit)
Description:  This course will provide an introduction to current issues in health policy affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives, including legal, organizational, economic and public health challenges facing Indian communities.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 596D -- Public Health Experience - Student Epidemiology Response Team  (1-3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to give public health & epidemiology graduate students “real world” experience in working in public health and to expose them to local and state public health issues. The course will cover all the basics of outbreak investigations as run by state and county health departments in Arizona. While the main focus will be on communicable diseases, many of the topics covered will be applicable to most disease investigations. Training will occur both at the university and off-site at state and county health department offices.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 573A, EPID 576A.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  EPID 596D; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 596E -- Health Education/Behavioral Sciences Leadership Seminar  (2 units)
Description:  This course is a pre-internship seminar designed to transition Health Education/Behavioral Sciences students from the classroom to the community. It will explore leadership, ethical, and management issues relevant to the Graduate Responsibilities and Competencies for Health Educators. The course will address these issues in the general sequence of your Core Courses. A culminating experience will be the administration and evaluation of the MMPI.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 596H -- Prevention and Control of Disease  (1 unit)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consult department before enrolling.
Identical to:  F CM 596H; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 596I -- Seminar for Clinical Educators  (4 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  F CM 596I; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 596J -- Health Policy: Leadership and Current Issues  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 596L -- National Health Care Systems  (1 unit)
Description:  This seminar course will compare US healthcare delivery systems with the national health care systems of 12 other industrialized nations. Each of these 12 nations has a health care system that covers all or nearly all of its citizens. Each nation is a member of OECD which has collected comparative health care data on each country since 1960.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  MEDI 596L, NURS 596L, PCOL 596L, PHSC 596L.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 596M -- Practice of Community-Oriented Medicine in Rural Areas  (2 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  F CM 596M; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 596N -- Internship Preparation  (1 unit)
Description:  This is a required course for MPH students before they register for their internship. This course will provide information on human subjects requirements, how to complete all the required documents for an internship, how to work with your internship advisors and field preceptors. This course will also provide input into preparing your oral and written reports regarding internships.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 596P -- Managed Health Care  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  F CM 596P; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 596S -- AIDS, Cancer, Nutrition Immunity  (1 unit)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  F CM 596S; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 596T -- Alcohol and tobacco: Effects in Pregnant and Parenting Women  (1-16 units)
Description:  This is the first in a series of three Web-based courses on the effects of substance abuse in the maternal and child health (MCH) population from the Substance Abuse Distance Learning Enhancement (SADLE) for MCH Services Courses. This course focuses on alcohol and tobacco use as the most prevalent substance use/abuse problems encountered in public health MCH practice. The course goal is to better prepare MCH students and professionals develop, implement and evaluate programs addressing prevention of substance abuse, early detection, treatment and referral of substance abuse problems. Course is held for a specific 5 week session. Check Schedule of Classes for dates.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  F CM 596T; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 596U -- Alcohol and Tobacco: Effects on Infants and Children  (1 unit)
Description:  This is the second in a series of 3 Web-based courses on the effects of substance abuse in the maternal and child health (MCH) population from the Substance Abuse Distance Leaning Enhancement (SADLE) for MCH Services Courses. This course focuses on the effects of prenatal and postnatal alcohol and tobacco exposure on infants and children with respect to development, implementation and evaluation of services for prevention, early detection, treatment and referral. Course is held for a specific 5 week session. Check Schedule of Classes for dates.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  F CM 596U; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 596V -- Alcohol and Tobacco: Effects in Adolescents  (1 unit)
Description:  This is the third in a series of web-based course on the effects of alcohol and tobacco use on adolescents with respect to development, implementation and evaluation of services for prevention, early detection, treatment and referral. Course is held for a specific 5 week session. Check Schedule of Classes for dates.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  F CM 596V; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 596W -- Diet and Disease Prevention  (2 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  F CM 596W; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 597A -- Maternal & Child Health Programs in Urban Settings  (1 unit)
Description:  The course is a field based course that will introduce students to the diverse Arizona ethnic and racial populations and the MCH programs that serve them. The course will provide learning opportunities that will allow students to observe and discuss how MCH programs can successfully address diverse cultural beliefs and behaviors when working with ethnically diverse populations of southern Arizona. The course will include 2 classroom sessions and field trips in Tucson, South Tucson, and Nogales communities. Students will apply their cultural sensitivities and knowledge in developing a proposed program of services to one of the communities they have encountered.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 597B -- Maternal & Child Health Programs in the Rural Southwest  (1 unit)
Description:  This course is a one-week field-based course for MCH students in order to provide culturally competent knowledge and skills for working with Native American and border communities in the rural Southwest. Eliminating health disparities and barriers among minority populations requires awareness and understanding of their diverse social, cultural and health practices. This course provides MCH students with an opportunity to learn about different tribal and border health service provision models and approaches and the implications of these health care systems on health status.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MPH Graduate Student in Family & Child Health.
Usually offered:  Summer.

CPH 597C -- Border Health Service Learning Institute  (1 unit)
Description:  The goal of this course is to engage public health students in community-based collaboration at the U.S. – Mexico border in a manner that simultaneously: 1) provides a valuable and authentic service to the host community, and 2) provides students with increased understanding and appreciation of factors influencing public health in this unique binational environment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Open to graduate students in Public Health, Latin American Studies, Mexican American Studies, Anthropology and Sociology by consent of instructor.
Usually offered:  Summer.

CPH 599 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 602A -- General and Systems Toxicology  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of tissue and organ system effects of environmental chemicals. Introduction to adsorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of chemicals; toxicology of liver, lung, kidney, central nervous system, skin, reproductive systems, hematopoeitic system, and immune system. Introduction to carcinogenesis and developmental toxicology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  organic chemistry, two semesters of biology and one semester of biochemistry.
Identical to:  PCOL 602A; PCOL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 605 -- Community Based Participatory Action Research to Decrease Health Disparities  (3 units)
Description:  This is a graduate level course that examines Community-Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR) as a research paradigm to understand and address health disparities at the community level. Through class discussions and assignments, students will become familiar with the paradigm shift, developing methodology and ethical challenges posed by CBPAR.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate Student in Public Health or related field. CPH 566 is recommended.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 610 -- Molecular and Cellular Toxicology  (3 units)
Description:  Molecular and cellular mechanisms of injury by environmental chemicals. Content includes reactive intermediates and oxidants, DNA and protein adducts, DNA repair, rotooncogene activation and tumor suppressor gene inactivation, apoptosis and cell death mechanisms, mechanisms of molecular mutagenesis, stress responses, signaling cascades, cell cycle controls, cell-cell communication and intercellular signaling in injury, and chemical and molecular biomarkers of exposure and injury.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 602A.
Identical to:  PCOL 610; PCOL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 611 -- Pharmaceutical Education Research  (3 units)
Description:  Cultural, social, behavioral, and organizational foundations of pharmacy, including the development of the present state of practice.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHSC 611; PHSC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 612 -- Patient-Reported Health Outcomes  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the theory, measurement, and applications of patient-reported health outcomes, specifically health-related quality of life and consumer assessments of health care.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHSC 612; PHSC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 615A -- Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention  (3 units)
Description:  An overview of the current issues and methods in cancer epidemiological studies. Issues and methods used in cancer surveillance, international studies, observational studies, and intervention trials will be covered.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 573A; Prerequisite or Concurrent registration, EPID 576A.
Identical to:  EPID 615A; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 615B -- Cancer Control  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 615A, EPID 573A.
Identical to:  EPID 615B; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 618 -- Drugs of Abuse in Public Health: Policy Implications of Addiction, Treatment & Prevention  (3 units)
Description:  This course is a tool to provide basic understanding of the role of legal and illegal drugs of abuse on human biology and the addictive processes. Using this information the major focus will be to understand the problems and opportunities for treatment and prevention relevant to current and past policy issues. The public health implications of several Arizona and national policy decisions in treatment and prevention will be a major focus. The course will orient epidemiologists and public health students to future roles that involve interacting with physicians and research biologists in assessing and modifying drug abuse. About 66% of the course will focus on the two major legal drugs of abuse, alcohol and tobacco which cause most of the morbidity and mortality. The other major class focus is on use of literature to develop understanding of an illegal drug of abuse and the biology and public health consequences of their use. Each student will select, describe, and write up the essence of addiction, pathogenesis, treatment, prevention, and current public health policy aspects of an illegal drug of abuse. Then the student will present orally information on an illegal drug of abuse to the class, modeling future work experiences. The lectures support learning about the biology, addiction process and then clinical significance of different drugs of abuse, emphasizing prevention, treatment and public health consequences
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 577.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 620 -- Theories of Social Influence  (3 units)
Description:  An overview of historical and theoretical perspectives on communication strategies used in social influence attempts from interpersonal to mass media contexts.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  COMM 620; COMM is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 621A -- Applied Health Technology Assessment  (4 units)
Description:  Application of the methodologies and tools used in the assessment of health technologies. Included are the application of decision analytic tools and techniques as well as methodologies such as cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit and cost-utility analysis
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHSC 513.
Identical to:  PHSC 621A; PHSC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 627 -- Methamphetamine and Other Illicit Drug Education (MethOIDE)  (1 unit)
Description:  Illicit drug use is a growing health concern. This course examines physical, psychological, and behavioral health issues associated with methamphetamine and other illicit drugs. The course goals are to introduce medical and other healthcare students to the patterns of illicit drug use, the consequences of such use, the methods for drug use screening, the treatment services available for clients who use illicit drugs, and the procedures for linking clients to those services.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  F CM 627; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 630 -- Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology  (3 units)
Description:  This course will cover methodologic issues in epidemiologic research on reproduction, childhood conditions, and women's health including topical information specific to conditions in each of these areas. The course will also cover National MCH databases and Surveillance Systems. The class will include classroom lectures, discussions and student presentations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 573A, enrolled in the MPH, MS EPI or PhD EPI programs or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  EPID 630.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 634 -- Data Management in Healthcare Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on development and maintenance of healthcare databases for application in solving healthcare problems. Design methods, database structures, indexing, data dictionaries, retrieval languages, and data security are presented.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 646 or equivalent. Experience with database software applications, or equivalent course and consent of instructor.
Identical to:  NURS 634; NURS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 640 -- Psychosocial Epidemiology  (3 units)
Description:  An advanced graduate seminar that examines psychosocial stress and sociobehavioral factors in disease causation and prevention; with a behavioral epidemiological approach to the study of cancer, coronary heart disease, and HIV disease (stress concept and stress theory, etc.).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 573A, EPID 573B.
Identical to:  EPID 640; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 645 -- Nutritional Epidemiology  (3 units)
Description:  An overview of the current issues and methods in assessing nutritional status in epidemiological studies. Issues and methods used in international studies and of chronic disease nutrition will be covered.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 573A. Statistics helpful.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  EPID 645; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 651 -- Bioethics, Regulations, and Repercussions in Research  (2 units)
Description:  Introduction and applications of clinical research principles in bioethics; includes history of research ethics, human subjects research, responsible conduct, good clinical practice, genetic research ethics, international research and investigator's role in research and vertebrate animals.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
Identical to:  EPID 651; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 652 -- Grantsmanship for a Winning Proposal  (2 units)
Description:  Presents skills needed to write competitive biomedical research grants, prepare budgets, identify funding sources, understand peer review processes, and deliver effective scientific presentations; students will write an NIH grant proposal to be reviewed internally.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
Identical to:  EPID 652; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 653 -- Applied Exposure Assessment  (3 units)
Description:  Students learn processes to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to anticipate, recognize, and evaluate environmental hazards. Course project involves practicum where students conduct a comprehensive hazard assessment and communicate findings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 502, CPH 584.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 655 -- Control of Occupational Exposures  (3 units)
Description:  Design and evaluation of systems controlling occupational exposures. Emphasis is on industrial ventilation but also includes administrative and personal protective controls. Specific industrial operations and exposure models will be addressed. 3 hours, alternating lectures and lab.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 502, CPH 584.
Typical structure:  2 hours laboratory, 3 hours lecture.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 660 -- Infectious Disease Epidemiology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to epidemiologic methods used in infectious disease investigations. An emphasis will be placed on understanding the relationships between the host, the parasite and the environment as they relate disease causation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 573A; P, or Concurrent registration, EPID 573B, EPID 576A.
Identical to:  EPID 660; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 670 -- Chronic Disease Epidemiology  (3-4 units)
Description:  Nutritional epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, occupational epidemiology and environmental epidemiology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 573A, EPID 573B, EPID 576A, EPID 576B.
Identical to:  EPID 670; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 672 -- Adolescence in a Global Context  (3 units)
Description:  This course will provide an overview of adolescence in a global context, with a particular focus on the physical and mental health of youth. Class topics will focus on such issues as body image, adolescent sexuality, and the impact of transnational media on youth cultures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 672; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 675 -- Clinical Trials and Intervention Studies  (3 units)
Description:  A fundamentals course on issues in the design, operation and analysis of controlled clinical trials and intervention studies. Emphasis on randomized long-term multicenter trials.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 576A, EPID 576B.
Identical to:  EPID 675; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 677 -- Principles of Genetic Association Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Lectures, forum discussions, and laboratory activities. Topics: selection of appropriate study design for association studies; understanding basic molecular genetics with particular focus on the genetic code; selection of candidate genes; genotype analysis; temporal sequence in genetic association studies; importance of longitudinal data in genetic association studies; genotype versus hapoltype analysis; selection of haplotype tagging SNPs; use of genetic software.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 573A, EPID 576A, EPID 576B.
Identical to:  EPID 677; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 680 -- Environmental, Occupational, and Injury Epidemiology  (3 units)
Description:  This course will examine three fields through lecture, exercises and literature review. It is designed to teach, through practice, the skills of critical thinking, information synthesis, and approaches used to investigate research questions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 576A, EPID 573A; Prerequisite or Concurrent registration, EPID 573B, EPID 576B.
Identical to:  EPID 680; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 682 -- Women & Children Health Policy  (3 units)
Description:  This course will focus on maternal and child health programs, problems and policies with a public health perspective. It gives an historical account of roles played by government at various levels with assessment of health and policy development for mothers and children. The students will become acquainted with the programs, policies and future issues concerning family planning, maternal and infant health, preschool, school-age and adolescent health. Students will also be introduced to policy issues on disparities in minorities' health, women's health, children with special health care needs, nutrition and international health of mothers and children. Students will be imparted necessary skills for evaluation, planning and monitoring of maternal and child health programs and policies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 586.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 683A -- MCH Public Health Summer Institute  (2 units)
Description:  This course presents current issues in maternal and child health (MCH) public health issues affecting the Southwest United States that is part of the advance track of the institute. The course provides theoretical and applied information on designing, implementing and evaluating a series of MCH issues. General topics items such as formative research in MCH, MCH data interpretation, program planning and evaluation for MCH professionals, and children with special health care needs. Multiple teaching methods are used in the institute such as lectures, proseminars, discussions, group, projects, and a report.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate student in MPH Program or consent of instructor.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 683B -- MCH Public Health Summer Institute II  (2 units)
Description:  This course is a continuation of the MCH Summer Institute (CPH 683A). This course requires students to take the current topics in MCH and the Proseminar 2 portions of the institute. The course will update students on the public health issues affecting the Southwest United States using theoretical and applied information about planning, implementing and evaluating MCH programs.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 683A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 684 -- General Linear and Mixed Effects Models  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces basic concepts of linear algebra that are essential for understanding more advanced statistical modeling methodology. This knowledge is used to understand the General Linear Model (GLM) which includes linear regression, ANOVA, and other special applications and modern methods for the analysis of repeated measures, correlated outcomes and longitudinal data, including the unbalanced and incomplete data sets characteristic of biomedical research. Topics include an introduction to matrices for statistics, general linear models, analysis of correlated data, random effects models, and generalized linear mixed models.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 576A and EPID 576B.
Identical to:  EPID 684; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 685 -- Statistical Consulting  (3 units)
Description:  An advanced course in the application of biostatistical methods to analyze and interpret epidemiology, public health and medical studies. The goal is to assist students in becoming independent statistical consultants, able to effectively and accurately convey information in verbal and written presentations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 576A, EPID 576B, EPID 576C, EPID 573A, EPID 576D suggested.
Identical to:  EPID 685; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 686 -- Survival Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces basic concepts and methods for analyzing survival time data obtained from following individuals until occurrence of an event or their loss to follow up. We will begin this course from describing the characteristics of survival data and building the link between distribution, survival and hazard functions. After that we will cover non-parametric, semi-parametric and parametric models and two-sample test techniques. In addition we will also demonstrate mathematical and graphical methods for evaluation goodness of fit and introduce the concept of dependent censoring/competing risk. During the class students will also learn how to use a computer package, SAS, Splus or Stata to analyze survival data.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 576A, EPID 576B.
Identical to:  EPID 686; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 689 -- Public Health Preparedness II  (3 units)
Description:  Participants will acquire an advanced knowledge of public health preparedness issues, preparedness and response using an all hazards approach ( nuclear, biological, chemical, natural disaster), apply that content as they plan, implement and debrief a preparedness drill in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CPH 589.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 696A -- Epidemiology Seminar  (1 unit)
Description:  This is a seminar course which consists of presentations given by diverse speakers on a range of topics that may not be available through other courses. Topics may include research methodologies; research ethics; mentoring; epidemiology and the law; the results of research and issues in specific areas such as injury epidemiology, TB control, medical genetics, and infectious diseases; and practical issues of a research career such as finding funding, consulting, career development, and issues in study management. This is also the forum in which MS and PhD epidemology students will present their results.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 8 times (maximum 9 enrollments).
Identical to:  EPID 696A; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 696B -- Cancer Prevention and Control Seminar  (1 unit)
Description:  This course is a seminar series. Students will be expected to attend all class sessions, to participate in class discussions and to take a turn in presenting. Topics will include basic translation research as applied to cover Prevention and Control.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 8 times (maximum 9 enrollments).
Identical to:  EPID 696B; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 696C -- Issues in Cancer Prevention Research and Policy  (1 unit)
Description:  Participants will develop an understanding of the preventive strategies for cancer and of the philosophical, scientific, and practical challenges that these strategies entail. Participants should have a basic understanding of medical statistics and epidemiological study design.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  EPID 576A, EPID 615A or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  EPID 696C; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 696D -- International Planning  (3 units)
Description:  A seminar in the theory and practice of international planning and the institutions which participate in planning globally. The system of multi-lateral agencies developed in the post World War II period is examined as is the growing nonprofit and self-help movement worldwide, composed of other public and not-for-profit organizations, known as NGOs, CBOs, grass roots organizations, and local popular movements. The practice of international development planning will be surveyed through a series of recently published materials and guides to international planning by practitioners. Two seminar papers will be required on the practice of international planning.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Identical to:  PLNN 696D; PLNN is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 696E -- Issues Along Borders  (3 units)
Description:  Seminar on the key planning issues which affect international borders, particularly between Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora. Seminar topics will be enhanced by invited experts on key issues of migration, growth and change, social issues and political realities. Each student will select a related border region to study in parallel with the structure of the seminar.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
Identical to:  PLNN 696E; PLNN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 696G -- Nutrition and Physical Activity in a Biocultural Context  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  F CM 696G, ANTH 696G.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 696H -- Maternal and Child Health Seminar  (1 unit)
Description:  This is a graduate level seminar that includes lectures from local, national and international guest speakers on current topics in maternal and child health. Students will also discuss classic and cutting edge research papers affecting maternal and child health policies and programs.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate students in a health related field.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 696I -- Clinical Leadership and Administration  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  3rd-year MD-MPH students and medical students enrolled in the MPH program. Medical students, physicians, or graduate public health students with consent of department.
Identical to:  F CM 696I; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 696R -- Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar  (1 unit)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information is best accomplished in small group settings. The seminar will promote critical thinking among students regarding current topics in environmental health and industrial hygiene.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 699 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699 or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 99 times (maximum 100 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 800 -- Research  (1-16 units)
Description:  Individual research not related to a thesis for an advanced degree.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Identical to:  F CM 800; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 815B -- End of Life/Palliative Care  (1-16 units)
Description:  The student will learn the basic principles in a team-approach to palliative and terminal care. The student will gain an understanding of the clinical and psycho-social-spiritual needs of adults with a terminal illness. The course can be designed based on student's interest and needs.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Identical to:  F CM 815B; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CPH 815L -- Nutrition in Disease  (1-16 units)
Description:  The student will be able to explain the appropriate diet therapy for a variety of disease states. To perform both in-patient and out-patient nutritional status assessment including interpretation of the data. To interact on a multidisciplinary team and understand the role of a team approach in optimizing patient care. To develop basic nutritional counseling skills.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Identical to:  F CM 815L; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CPH 827 -- Methamphetamine and Other Illicit Drug Education (MethOIDE)  (1 unit)
Description:  Illicit drug use is a growing health concern. This course examines physical, psychological, and behavioral health issues associated with methamphetamine and other illicit drugs. The course goals are to introduce medical and other healthcare students to the patterns of illicit drug use, the consequences of such use, the methods for drug use screening, the treatment services available for clients who use illicit drugs, and the procedures for linking clients to those services.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Identical to:  F CM 827; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 896I -- Clinical Leadership and Administration  (1-16 units)
Description:  This class is designed to introduce and develop clinical leadership and administration skills focusing in four major areas: 1 - personal and professional leadership and management skills; 2 - community and organizational assessment skills, 3 - program planning and development; and 4 - program evaluation. The students will be expected to understand and demonstrate problem-solving skills through teaching sessions, small group program assessment, development and evaluation, presentations, and papers.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  3rd-year MD-MPH students and medical students enrolled in the MPH program. Medical students, physicians, or graduate public health students with consent of department.
Identical to:  F CM 896I; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 896K -- Physicians, Health and Human Rights: Improving Global Health  (1-16 units)
Description:  The goals of this course are to examine the link between human rights, which are the societal-level prerequisites for well-being described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Health and for students to be able to apply this concept to their current and future work. Timeline:4 nights a week, for 3 weeks, total 12 sessions (M-TH 7-9pm). To be held late March to early April.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Identical to:  F CM 896K; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CPH 900 -- Research  (1-6 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 909 -- Master's Report  (1-12 units)
Description:  Individual study or special project or formal report thereof submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's degrees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPH 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.