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EPH 501 BIOSTATISTICS I (3 cr.):
Introduction to probability and statistics including descriptive
statistics, tests of hypothesis, regression analysis, contingency
tables, non-parametric tests and life tables. Students will
gain hands-on experience in the analysis of medical data using
several computer systems and at least one of the different
statistical packages such as: SPSS, SAS, STATISTICS, or NCSS.
Prerequisite: Ability to use a spreadsheet program on a personal
computer.
EPH 502 BIOSTATISTICS II (3 cr.): Continuation
and elaboration of EPH 501. Includes design of factorial experiments,
analysis of variance and variance components, multiple linear
regression, life tables. Prerequisite: EPH 501 or permission
of instructor.
EPH 512 GLOBAL HEALTH (3 cr.): Main issues
in the provision of health care internationally; determinants
of health improvement and issues of planning; morbidity and
mortality-prevention, control, and eradication programs; housing,
water, sanitation, nutrition, food production and distribution;
population and family planning; international organizations
in health care; technology transfer; economics and politics
of health care.
EPH 520 HEALTH EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR (3 cr.): Educational
processes with special eM.P.H.asis on the social and cultural
determinants of health behavior, health education as a process
of social change, and community based health education organizations.
EPH 521 FUNDAMENTALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (3 cr.): Principles
and methods of epidemiology. Descriptive epidemiology, environmental
and other risk factors; detection of outbreaks, basic demography,
etiologic studies. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
EPH 525 ETHICAL ISSUES IN EPIDEMIOLOGY (3 cr.):
The course identifies and analyzes ethical issues in epidemiologic
practice and research. Issues include data acquisition and
management, confidentiality, valid consent, advocacy and public
policy, subgroup stigma, research sponsorship and conflicts
of interest, communication of risk, and international and
intercultural difference. Prerequisite: EPH 501 and EPH 521
or permission of instructor.
EPH 541 INTEGRATED ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(3 cr.): Interdisciplinary scope of environmental
health problems. Development of a practical, dynamic model
for integrating fundamental concepts from a variety of environmental
disciplines.
EPH 542 MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY (3 cr.): Provides
an integrated approach to human and environmental health effects
in conjunction with toxicological mechanisms of disease and
monitoring. This course was developed for the advanced student
with an interest in environmental and occupational health.
Lectures and discussions will focus on groups of toxins, considering
their toxic health effects on humans and the environment.
In addition, where relevant, a broad range of topics will
be discussed using specific examples, including: monitoring,
environmental and occupational regulation, different forms
of pollution, engineering and industrial hygiene, risk assessment,
and prevention. Prerequisite EPH 541 or permission of the
instructor.
EPH 561 PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION (3 cr.): Epidemiology
classification of nutrition risk factors and their amelioration
through public health measures. EM.P.H.asis on nutritional
assessment and education of large population groups. Some
discussion of nutritional deficiencies in relation to disease.
EPH 570 BIOTERRORISM: THE PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE
(3 cr.): Studies the key elements of bioterrorism
and the challenges to effective public health response. The
course explores the role of public health professionals working
in tandem with medical, first-responder, law enforcement,
Department of Defense and volunteer participants in the prevention
of and response to bioterrorism attacks. Prerequisite: Permission
of instructor or EPH program.
EPH 571 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH (3 cr.): Preventive
and therapeutic concepts pertinent to the reduction of morbidity
and mortality among mothers and their children. Prerequisite:
EPH 521 or permission of the instructor.
EPH 581 FIELD APPLICATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH (1-4
cr.): Subject matter offering based upon student
demand and availability of faculty. Subtitles describing the
topics to be offered will be shown in parentheses in the printed
class schedule following the title "Advanced Topics".
Prerequisite: Core requirements for M.P.H. program or permission
of instructor.
EPH 583 AIDS AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE (3 cr.): To
examine AIDS as a public health issue, including material
on HIV epidemiology, etiology, treatments, co-factors, transmission
behavioral change, psychological factors, sociocultural factors,
political aspects, legal issues, policy formulation, and medical
ethics. The course will primarily cover AIDS in North America
and Africa, with some attention to other geographical areas.
EPH 590 ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE (3 cr.): Covers
the specialty of adolescent substance approached from a systemic
and multidisciplinary perspective. Provided a historical exploration
of teen alcohol and drug use in the U.S. and other cultures.
Focus on etiology or causes, prevention and treatment, interventions,
and public policy related to such areas as juvenile justice
and child welfare. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
or EPH Program.
EPH 600 RESEARCH SEMINAR (1 cr.): Consists
of weekly research seminar meetings. Seminar format is individual
student-led presentations and discussions with faculty supervision.
Topics may include epidemiologic methods, analytic strategies,
study design, conduct of research on human subjects, bio-ethics,
and other pertinent topics. PhD students are expected to complete
3 credit hours of EPH 600 prior to graduation.
EPH 603 STATISTICAL METHODS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY I (3
cr.): Advanced statistical methods used in analyzing
data from epidemiologic investigations. Topics to be included
are: Mantel-Haenszel chi-square, interaction, standardization
of rates, incidence density, logistics regression, and other
special topics. Prerequisite: EPH 501 and 521.
EPH 604 CLINICAL TRIALS (3 cr.): Planning,
design, analysis and data management for clinical therapeutic
and prophylactic trials. Illustrations by case examples. Prerequisite:
EPH 501 and permission of the instructor.
EPH 605 STATISTICAL METHODS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY II (3
cr.): Continuation and elaboration of EPH 603. Advanced
statistical methods used in analyzing data from epidemiologic
investigations. Topics to be included are: Kappa statistics,
life tables, survival analyses, logistic regression, Poisson
regression, log linear models, clusters, meta-analysis, and
other special topics. Prerequisite: EPH 603 and permission
of instructor.
EPH 610 APPLIED EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SURVEILLANCE OF
HIV/AIDS (3 cr.): Students in the course will be
provided with an overview of the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
and will then proceed to design a national surveillance system
for AIDS, conduct serologic testing for HIV infection, design
and conduct sentinel surveillance studies, establish control
programs and implement primary prevention education strategies.
Prerequisite: EPH 501 and EPH 521.
EPH 611 CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY (3 cr.): This
course covers the basic epidemiology of cancer. Major sites
and exposures will be stressed, highlighting descriptive,
etiologic and preventive aspects. There will be a major course
project, and one final exam. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
EPH 621 CHRONIC DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY (3 cr.): The
major chronic diseases (e.g. Heart Disease, Cancer, diabetes).
Their population impact, and methods of prevention. Specialized
problems associated with chronic disease studies. Prerequisite:
EPH 521-Core requirement for FIU.
EPH 622 INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL
(3 cr.): Surveillance, investigation, control and
problems related to infectious diseases. Prerequisite: EPH
501 and EPH 521---Core requirement for FIU.
EPH 623 DIABETES MELLITUS EPIDEMIOLOGY (3 cr.):
Presents an overview of the epidemiology and public health
impact of diabetes mellitus (DM). Topics to be covered include
the classification and descriptive epidemiology of DM and
associated health complications, disease screening, evaluation
of risk factors, methodological issues associated with DM
research, DM among special populations, and the public health
impact of DM in the U.S. Prerequisite: EPH 521 and instructor
permission.
EPH 624 ADVANCED APPLIED EPIDEMIOLOGY (3 cr.): Principles
and methods of analytic studies including case-control, cohort,
and clinical trials. Emphasis on influences of chance, evaluation
cause-effect relationships. Prerequisites: EPH 501 and EPH
521 or permission of instructor.
EPH 625 ADVANCED DEMOGRAPHY (3 cr.): The
course is the study of demography in relation to epidemiology,
health and illness; including basic population structure,
composition and trends, and population methods and measures.
The implications of demographic trends and policies for delivery
of public health services are explored. Topics include: population
growth, emigration (especially to and from Florida), fertility,
and the relation of demography to health and illness. Prerequisites:
EPH 501 and EPH 521 or permission of instructor.
EPH 631 PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (3 cr.):
An overview of the historical background, philosophy and purpose
of public health. Relationship between government, law and
public health. Organization, management and intergovernmental
relationships of public health agencies in the United States
at the federal, state and local level. Basic principles of
management, decision making and prioritizing in public health.
Overview of programs and services provided by health organizations
with eM.P.H.asis on current health issues and problems.
EPH 640 BASIC PATHOLOGY AND PATHO-PHYSIOLOGY (3 cr.):
The course eM.P.H.asizes basic patho-physiological mechanisms
and diseases of particular interest to students of public
health. Students will obtain an understanding of basic pathological
processes, nomenclature of pathological findings, and common
natural and unnatural diseases affecting various body systems.
Observations of autopsies and the gross pathology of selected
organs are also incorporated in the course. Prerequisite:
EPH 521 and permission of instructor
EPH 641 RESEARCH METHODS (3 cr.): This course
provides a sound understanding of the purposes, varieties,
design features, complexity and interpretive intricacies of
epidemiologic research. Prerequisite: EPH 501, 502 and EPH
521.
EPH 642 SURVEY METHODS (3 cr.): Introduce
students to theories, principles, methods and best practices
of survey design, measurement and sampling as applied to health
surveys. Students will develop an understanding of the survey
research process including problem definition, strengths and
limitations of survey research, survey design, survey sampling
techniques, data entry and management, data analysis and proper
reporting of results. Prerequisite: EPH 501, EPH 521 and EPH
641 or permission of the instructor or EPH program.
EPH 643 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS (3 cr.): Designed
to provide an introduction to qualitative research methods
in addition, to providing the student with the theoretical
basis of a variety of qualitative methods. This course also
includes practical experience in designing, conducting, and
reporting on a qualitative research project. Prerequisite:
EPH 521 and EPH 501 or instructor permission and EPH program.
EPH 650 HEALTH ECONOMICS FOR EVALUATION AND POLICY
(3 cr.): This course provides an introduction to
the principles of opportunity cost and elasticity, supply
and demand for health care, imperfect information and physician-induced
demand, moral hazard and adverse selection in insurance markets,
and economic evaluation of health care programs. Students
will also learn how to apply these techniques to current issues
in health administration and policy. Prerequisite: EPH 501
and EPH 502 or permission of the instructor.
EPH 651 SURVIVAL ANALYSIS IN CLINICAL TRIALS (3 cr.):
Statistical methods for analysis and interpretation
of survival data arising from clinical trials. Topics include
survival curves, estimation of sample size and survival curves,
proportional-hazard models, time dependent variables, prognostic
indices. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and EPH
501 and EPH 502.
EPH 680 PRACTICAL FIELD EXPERIENCE (1-6 cr.): Practical
field experience for M.P.H. students, e.g. an internship with
a physician, public health department, clinic, school system,
Health Center, an ongoing epidemiological project. Prerequisite:
Permission of the directing faculty member and the Director
of M.P.H. program.
EPH 681 GIS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (3 cr.): Hands
on approach to learning geographical information systems within
the context of public health-techniques necessary to interpret,
analyze, and understand spatial patterns and their significance
utilizing the GIS software ArcView. Under the title ---"Advanced
Topics". Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
EPH 682 ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL STUDY (1-3 cr.): Individual
work on a special project under faculty guidance. Prerequisite:
Permission of the directing faculty member and the Director
of Graduate Programs.
EPH 699 PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECT (1-6 cr.):
Research and/or design projects. Individual investigation
of current public health problems. Required by all M.S.P.H.
students. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy and completion
of the core course requirements.
EPH 725 CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION - MASTER'S STUDY
(0 cr.): Used to establish residence for M.P.H. students
who are preparing for project presentation. Credit not granted.
Regarded as full time residence.
EPH 730 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION (1-12 cr.): Required
of all candidates for the PhD. The student will enroll for
credit as determined by his/her advisor but not for less than
a total of 24. Not more than 12 hours of EPH 730 may be taken
in a regular semester, nor more than six in a summer session.
Where a student has passed his/her (a) qualifying examination,
and (b) is engaged in an assistantship, he/she may still take
the maximum allowable credits stated above.
EPH 750 RESEARCH IN RESIDENCE (0 cr.): Used
to establish research in residence for the PhD, after the
student has been enrolled for the permissible cumulative total
in appropriate doctoral research. Credit not granted. May
be regarded as full-time residence as determined by the Dean
of the Graduate School.
Revised 2/04
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