Students will learn statistical methods used in public health studies. This includes receiver operator curves, multiple regression, logistic regression, confounding and stratification, the Mantel-Haenzel procedure, and the Cox proportional hazards model.

Examination of how the perspectives and methods of anthropology can be and have been applied in public health research and intervention projects.

This course focuses on measurement, the key component of research. Topics include types of measurement; units of measurement; theory and measurement; reliability and validity; survey development; how and where to find "good" measures of health behaviors; quantitative and qualitative approaches; and cultural considerations in measurement.

Through class meetings, course readings, and assignments, this course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of issues pertaining to health disparities of rural populations by examining current programs and policies, relevant literature, public health practices, and quantitative research pertaining to the health and well-being of rural populations.

This course will engage students in readings, projects, lectures and/or discussions to address current topics of special interest or concerns. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credit hours.

This course will help the learner understand differences in minority populations in order to help build and lobby for the infrastructure needed to prevent excess disease and death among underserved populations. A special emphasis in this class will be placed on understanding the role of culture in influencing the adaptation of health attitudes, practices, and behaviors. An additional focus will be placed on health status, current trends, and health indicators for special populations.

This course introduces students to foundational concepts of health policy, the US health care and public health systems, and areas of management that are critical to the design, development and evaluation of health policy.

Overview of public health law with emphasis on topics and materials used by public health practitioners, as well as the use of law to advance a public health agenda.

This course introduces the use of management accounting techniques for decision making in healthcare organizations. Lectures, problems and cases will be used to focus on various types of healthcare organizations.

Health policies and market forces impact the U.S. health care system in terms of access, cost, and quality. This course provides the perspective that economic reasoning is a valuable critical thinking approach to social science inquiry and demonstrates how this perspective helps students understand health care policy and market issues.