Graduate-level special topic courses added for spring and fall
Master’s and PhD level students,
We are pleased to announce Special Topic courses that have recently been added to the schedule for Summer 2021 and Fall 2021. If you are interested in any of these special topics and need further information, please contact the instructors. Students are able to directly register themselves, with the exception of PUBH 693C Racism and Public Health (Summer 2021) for which a permit for enrollment must be obtained from Senior Program Coordinator Leah Adkins and/or course instructor Senior Associate Dean for Academic, Student and Faculty Affairs Linda Alexander, EdD.
Summer 2021
PUBH 693B Public Mental Health
Online, 3 credits, CRN: 52659
Instructor: Ahmed Aboraya, MD, DrPH
This course will teach students the principles and methods of general epidemiology and how to apply them to the study of mental disorders. Mental illness poses a significant public health problem, as indicated by the increased prevalence of mental disorders, the increased cost of mental health care, and the resulting burden on patients, families and society. The course provides an opportunity for all public health students to understand the importance and relevance of mental health in the public health arena. The course will provide updated scientific information regarding the epidemiology and risk factors of major psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, mood, psychotic, personality and substance use disorders.
PUBH 693C Racism and Public Health
Online, 3 credits, CRN: 52688
Instructor: Linda Alexander, EdD
Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
This special topic course (online) will focus on a legacy of historical and contemporary issues that enable and compound racism in public health practice, policies and science. Course participants will be able to utilize culturally relevant tools and resources to affect change in BIPOC communities. The instructor will facilitate personal reflection, safe spaces for critical dialogue and the establishment of health disparity career goals – all hallmarks of the course. Please contact Senior Program Coordinator Leah Adkins and/or course instructor Senior Associate Dean for Academic, Student and Faculty Affairs Linda Alexander, EdD, for permit to enroll.
Fall 2021
PUBH 693D Health and International Human Rights
In person (Law School), 1 credit, CRN: 88746
Instructor: David H. Moore
This course provides a grounding in international law, human rights, and U.S. foreign relations law. The course also examines health from an international law, foreign relations law and comparative law perspective. Students in the course will explore the philosophical and legal complexities of health and international law and analyze the concept of health as a right within these contexts.
The course will be taught by David H. Moore, the Sterling and Eleanor Colton Endowed Chair in Law at Brigham Young University. Moore is former Acting Deputy Administrator and General Counsel of the U.S. Agency for International Development and previously clerked for Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. on the U.S. Supreme Court. Erik L. Carlton, DrPh, associate dean for professional programs and associate professor of health policy, management and leadership at the WVU School of Public Health, will assist Moore with this course.
SBHS 693C Health Eating and Active Living: Key Populations and Strategies
Online, 1 credit, CRN: 88766
Instructor: Nancy O’Hara Tompkins, PhD
This course will explore healthy eating and active living (HEAL) strategies from a life course, special populations, and key settings perspective. Life stages will include early childhood, middle childhood/adolescence, early adulthood, and middle/late adulthood. Key settings will include home and early care and education, schools, higher education, worksites, elder care sites, and cross-cutting settings such as libraries, food banks/pantries and faith-based organizations.