This course is an introduction to research design/methodology in social science research. The course emphasizes conceptualizing and working with the various components of a research inquiry and in particular how these components work together and strengthen the overall research design. Research methods will be discussed as one aspect of research design primarily through reading research reports and through presentations by faculty and students who will discuss this aspect of their research within the context of their overall research project.

The Creative Component offers a non-thesis option for students interested in completing a practitioner's - based scholarly project.With the guidance and approval of their advisor and advisory committee, students select a creative component topic or project. Creative Component projects involve rigorous research with results that are directly applicable to program development, formal/non-formal teaching, policy and community development.

This course provides students with the opportunity to understand the intersection between culture, society, and disease as it relates to their future careers as healthcare professionals . Topics to be covered include epidemics, pandemics, and the spread of infectious disease. How cultural and social factors evolve over time to influence the way disease is framed, starting in the 1600s and ending in the present day. Prereq: HHS/CLM 241 and 350. Admission to the CLM or HHS program or consent of instructor. (Same as HHS 405.)

This course will provide a theoretical, cultural and economic rationale for the role of tobacco smoking related to the overall health of US populations in the United States and abroad. This course will examine trends in tobacco smoking from the 1960's to present day and how social and political forces have both directly and indirectly undermined the current public health agenda-to reduce, minimize, and eventually eradicate tobacco related chronic disease and death worldwide.

This course will introduce students to a number of foundational concepts related to leadership and management, specifically in the realm of health organizations (e.g., local and state health departments, hospitals, community clinics, etc.). In particular, this course will explore the areas of managing human and non-human resources, and improving agency performance. Students will have the opportunity to interact with managers and organizational leaders from a variety of health service agencies.

This course provides the opportunity to link the political aspects of national and international epidemics and diseases, while understanding the responsibility of the US Public Health Service for developing and implementing policies and procedures for dealing with them.

Discussion of the impact of the global spread of democracy on foreign policy and war.

This course explores the theoretical foundations of International Trade including the basics of why countries trade, factors that explain the pattern of trade, the effects of trade on welfare and the distribution of income, and various policy issues. The course also provides an examination of topics in International Finance such as how international financial markets are structured and how currencies across countries relate to each other in foreign exchange markets.

This course deals with macroeconomic and financial aspects of the open economy. Main subjects include the balance of payments, exchange rate determination, and macroeconomic theory and policy in an open economy. Students are exposed to basic concepts such as purchasing power parity, interest parity, monetary models of the exchange rate, and the Mundell-Fleming model. Current issues for discussion include currency crises, pros and cons of international capital flows, and the choice of exchange rate regime.

This course is a graduate-level survey of environmental and natural resource economics. Students will use mathematical models and econometric analysis to address topics including externalities and other market failures, environmental policies, management of renewable and nonrenewable resources, and non-market valuation.