MPH 535 Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management (2 credit hours)
This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of emergency preparedness and disaster management at the local public health department level. Course instruction will blend the application of management theory with practical applications and students will learn how to develop and effectively implement disaster preparedness plans. Through this approach, students will strengthen their knowledge of emergency preparedness and the management of public health disasters that may be terrorist, biological, or chemical in nature. (Spring)

MPH 537 Non-parametric Methods (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: MPH 500 Biostatistics or equivalent
The course includes an analysis of qualitative data as it applies to experimental design in biology, public health and medicine. It also discusses binomial and chi-square to the k-sample case and non-parametric measures of correlation and association. Analysis of variance of ranked data is included. (Fall)

MPH 538 Analysis of Frequency Data (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: MPH 500 Biostatistics
This course evaluates tests and measurements of association for contingency table analysis; partitioning chi-square; the odds ratio, comparative trials; analysis of categorical data with matched samples; combining evidence from contingency tables; effects and controls of misclassification errors, and multiway contingency tables. (Spring)

MPH 612 Health and Human Rights (2 credit hours)
This course focuses on understanding the link between health and human rights, and the historical context and basic understanding of human rights issues relevant to health professionals. Health and Human Rights focuses on protection, assistance, and advocacy for vulnerable populations and specifically addresses refugees, commercial sex workers, trafficking, and children and other populations marginalized by age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, class, or religious belief. The course will provide students with practical experience in identifying and addressing specific human rights problems. (Fall)

MPH 614 Introduction to Health Information Systems (2 credit hours)
This course will explore the origin of public health informatics; the key scientific and technical elements of the discipline; and key public health information systems relevant to public health research and practice. These systems include vital statistics systems, morbidity data systems, risk factor data systems, and environmental data systems. (Spring)

MPH 620 Food and Nutrition (2 credit hours)
The course reviews the major nutrient groups, their metabolism and function through the development of a comprehensive approach to nutrition in health and illness. The student gains an appreciation of the needs of diverse groups/populations. (Fall)

MPH 625 Bio-ethics (2 credit hours)
This course reviews and analyzes the historical development of Bioethics using both inductive and deductive approaches. Case studies will be used to assess current organizational structure for assuring that bioethical regulations are enforced in the medical research industry. The course also analyzes the political issues and forces that impact assessment and regulation of bioethics at each level of government. (Spring)

MPH 632 Introduction to Spirituality and Health (2 credit hours)
This course is designed to introduce students to the shift in paradigm of the relationship between spirituality and healing. Historically, the roots of these disciplines were intertwined but the current atmosphere in the United States emphasized the separation of religion and medical care. A review of the history of the relationship between these two disciplines will be addressed with a focus on the central role that spirituality and healing have in the life of a community. (Fall)

MPH 635 Reproductive Health: An Epidemiological Approach (2 credit hours)
This course will introduce students to epidemiological and application methods to reproductive health research. A range of reproductive health issues, health conditions, and changing health service delivery strategies for women will be introduced. The course provides key indicators, which are monitored through federal, state, public and private organizations covering: socioeconomic, cultural, health, behavior, and social environments. This course is mandatory for students in the International Health Track who are interested in completing an international practicum. (Spring)