This course uses communication research and theory to develop effective instructors of communication. Topics include instructor identity, course development, teaching communication contexts (e.g., small group, intercultural, persuasion, speech) in diverse settings (e.g., classroom, organizational training), managing learners, and learning assessment.

CPH 330 focuses on applying methods for solving public health analytical problems. This course will build on the statistical principles and scientific reasoning introduced in introductory statistics courses, but will focus on the application of methods for categorical data analysis. Topics include data visualization, exploratory data analysis, summary statistics, statistical testing, estimation, confounding, and the use of regression models commonly encountered in public health. An emphasis on data analytic methods will also introduce students to the use of statistical software.

The epidemiological basis for understanding the distribution and determinants for traumatic injury and poisonings including both intentional and unintentional events. Topics include sources of data, methodological approaches to studying injuries, evaluation of injury interventions and the link between epidemiology and public health policy impacting injuries.

This course provides specialized epidemiologic content and method designed to meet the research and practice needs of health professionals. Practice-based problem sets and hands-on computer assignments will complement this seminar-oriented course, focusing on the role of epidemiology in the prevention of disease and injury.

This course consists of didactic lectures, journal clubs, and small group round table discussions related to the principles of underlying biomarker discovery and development for cancer prevention and control. The overreaching goal of this course will be to assess how biomarkers are developed and used for the risk assessment, early detection, diagnosis, prognosis, and theragnosis of cancer.

Using a One Health Systems lens, the course content will demonstrate how human, animal, plant, environmental, and ecosystem health are interconnected. The field of One Health is recognized by the Centers for Disease Control as an important approach to understanding existing and emerging disease, as well as how disruptions in environmental or animal health can directly impact the economic, social, and cultural aspects of human health. This course is divided into three modules.

Public Health Biology is a 1 credit course offered over five weeks that will introduce students to some of the basic terminology and concepts of human health.

This course equips students with basic population data analysis skills and concepts that can be applied to decision-making in public health and healthcare settings. Students will examine approaches for measuring population health and analyzing determinants of health and wellbeing using primary and secondary data sources.

This course introduces you to the broad discipline of health services systems with an emphasis on quality and patient safety. By the end of this course you will have a better understanding of the theory, methods, structures, and processes of health services, quality and patient safety and why the core areas of interest are so important in health care.

This seminar course will introduce M.S. and Ph.D. students to the critical role of public health in protecting, maintaining, and improving the health of the population. Specific emphasis will be directed to the "Ten Essential Functions of Public Health" through weekly lectures, readings, and writing assignments. While all five core areas of public health will be introduced.