Fundamental Concepts of Public Health

DRPH 201 Subject & Catalog Number

Description

This course is intended to equip the student with an understanding of the foundational concepts that will help to organize thinking and learning throughout the DrPH Program. DRPH 201 is designed to explore the intersection between fundamentals of public health, the complex factors that redefine public health and its integration with other global policy factors, and how as leaders, theory and practice lead to integrated multi-sectoral approaches to addressing public health challenges.

DrPH students bring prior experience to the academic study of public health, yet a wide range of backgrounds in terms of disciplinary training, approaches, and experience. This course is intended, in part, to develop with students a common language and a set of conceptual frameworks to guide learning throughout the program. Teaching methods in this intensive course will include thought papers, group exercises, interactive lectures, scholarly readings, and class discussion.

Course Restricted: DrPH students only.