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ADVISING GUIDE FOR CBH CONCENTRATION STUDENTS
Summer/Fall 2014 – 31 March 2014
Concentration Requirements - Community & Behavioral Health
COURSE REQUIREMENT
COURSE #
CREDITS NOTES
Required MPH Core Credits
Applied Biostatistics I
BIOS 6601
3
Biostatistics Lab (SAS or SPSS)
BIOS 6603/4 1
Take concurrently or
after BIOS 6601
Epidemiology
EPID 6630
3
Occupational & Environmental Health
EHOH 6614
3
Foundations of Health Behavior
CBHS 6611
3
Health Systems & Management
HSMP 6603
3
Foundations in Public Health
PUBH 6600
2
Required Community & Behavioral
Health Courses
Methods in Research & Evaluation
CBHS 6612
3
Prereq: BIOS 6601;
EPID 6630
recommended
Program Planning & Implementation
CBHS 6613
3
Prereq: CBHS 6611,
CBHS 6612
Community Health Assessment
CBHS 6624
3
Prereq: EPID 6630;
CBHS 6611 or
CBHS 6610
CBH Electives
3
Electives
8
Practicum
2
Capstone
2
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS
42
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Recommended course sequences and elective courses for Community and
Behavioral Health students entering Summer and Fall 2014
1. TWO Options for students starting in Summer for completion of MPH in 2 years.
Bolded courses are required courses for the CBH concentration and should be taken in the sequence shown whenever possible (exception: required CBHS elective credits may be taken anytime). See course descriptions and prerequisites below.
OPTION 1:
Summer 2014 Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Summer 2015 Fall 2015 Spring 2016
Foundations in Public Health (PUBH 6600) Epidemiology (EPID 6630) Occupational and Environmental Health (EHOH 6614) Practicum in Public Health Program Planning and Implementati on (CBHS 6613) Electives (5 credits) Electives (3 credits Foundations of Health Behavior (CBHS 6611) Methods in Research and Evaluation (CBHS 6612) Health Systems and Management (HSMP 6603) Community Health Assessment (CBHS 6624) Capstone Project Applied Biostatistics I (BIOS 6601) CBHS Elective (3 credits) Biostats lab (BIOS 6604) Total credits: 5 Total credits:
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Total credits: 6 Total credits: 5 Total credits: 9 Total credits: 7
OPTION 2
Summer 2014 Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Summer 2015 Fall 2015 Spring 2016
Foundations in Public Health (PUBH 6600) Epidemiology (EPID 6630) Health Systems and Management (HSMP 6603) Practicum in Public Health Program Planning and Implementati on (CBHS 6613) Community Health Assessment (CBHS 6624) Electives (3 credits Occupational and Environmenta l Health (EHOH 6614) Foundations of Health Behavior (CBHS 6611) Electives (3 credits) Capstone Project Applied Biostatistics I (BIOS 6601) Methods in Research and Evaluation (CBHS 6612) CBHS Elective (3 credits) Electives (2 credits) Biostats lab (BIOS 6604) Total credits: 5 Total credits:
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Total credits: 9 Total credits: 2 Total credits: 9 Total credits: 7
Options: Non-bolded courses can be taken at other times. Be aware of prerequisites for elective courses and be sure to take appropriate prerequisites prior to the electives you are planning to take.
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2. Two Options for students starting in Fall, for completion of the MPH degree in 2 years.
Bolded courses are required courses for the CBH concentration and should be taken in the sequence shown whenever possible (exception: required CBHS elective credits may be taken anytime). See course descriptions and prerequisites below.
OPTION 1:
Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Summer 2015 Fall 2015 Spring 2016 Foundations of Health Behavior (CBHS 6611) Methods in Research and Evaluation (CBHS 6612) Practicum in Public Health Community Health Assessment (CBHS 6624) Capstone Project Epidemiology (EPID 6630) Occupational and Environmental Health (EHOH 6614) Health Systems and Management (HSMP 6603) CBHS Elective (3 credits) Electives (2 credits) Applied Biostatistics I (BIOS 6601) Foundations in Public Health (PUBH 6600) Electives (3) Program Planning and Implementation (CBHS 6613) Biostats Lab (BIOS 6604) Electives (3 credits)
Total credits: 10 Total credits: 11 Total credits: 5 Total credits: 9 Total credits: 7
OPTION 2:
Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Summer 2015 Fall 2015 Spring 2016
Occupational and Environmental Health (EHOH 6614) Methods in Research and Evaluation (CBHS 6612) Practicum in Public Health Program Planning and Implementation (CBHS 6613) Capstone Project Epidemiology (EPID 6630) Foundations of Health Behavior (CBHS 6611) Health Systems and Management (HSMP 6603)
Electives (3 credits) Community
Health Assessment (CBHS 6624) Applied Biostatistics I (BIOS 6601) Electives (3 credits) CBHS Elective (3 credits) Electives (2 credits) Biostats Lab (BIOS 6604) Foundations in Public Health (PUBH 6600)
Total credits: 10 Total credits: 11 Total credits: 5 Total credits: 9 Total credits: 7
Options: Non-bolded courses can be taken at other times. Be aware of prerequisites for elective courses and be sure to take appropriate prerequisites prior to taking planned electives.
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3.
Option for students starting in the Fall for completion of the MPH degree in 1.5 years
(Dec. 2015).
Bolded courses are required courses for the CBH concentration and should be taken in the sequence shown whenever possible (exception: required CBHS elective credits may be taken anytime). See course descriptions and prerequisites below.
Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Summer 2015 Fall 2015 Foundations of Health Behavior (CBHS 6611) Methods in Research and Evaluation (CBHS 6612)* Practicum in Public Health Program Planning and Implementation (CBHS 6613) Epidemiology (EPID 6630) Community Health Assessment (CBHS 6624) Health Systems and Management (HSMP 6603) Capstone Project Applied Biostatistics I (BIOS 6601) Elective (3 credits) CBHS Elective (3 credits) Occupational and Environmental Health (EHOH 6614) BIOS 6604 Biostats Lab PUBH 6600 (Foundations in PH) General Elective (2 credits) Elective (3 credits)
Total credits: 10 Total credits: 11 Total credits: 10 Total credits: 11
**Note that an acceptable alternate sequence would be switch CBHS 6624 (listed in Spring)
Occupational and Environmental Health or 3 Elective credits (listed in the fall)
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4.
Option for students starting in Fall for completion of the MPH degree in 1 year (3
semesters).
Bolded courses are required courses for the CBH concentration and should be taken in the sequence shown whenever possible (exception: required CBHS elective credits may be taken anytime). See course descriptions and prerequisites below.
Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Summer 2015
Electives (5 credits) Foundations of Health Behavior (CBHS 6611) Capstone Project Occupational and Environmental Health (EHOH 6614) Methods in Research and Evaluation (CBHS 6612) Community Health Assessment (CBHS 6624) Foundations in Public Health (PUBH 6600)
Epidemiology (EPID 6630)
Program Planning and Implementation (CBHS 6613) Applied Biostatistics I (BIOS 6601) Practicum in Public Health**
Health Systems and Management (HSMP 6603)
Biostats Lab (BIOS 6604)
CBHS Elective (3
credits)
Electives (3 credits)
Total credits: 14 Total credits: 14 Total credits: 14
Options: Non-bolded courses can be taken at other times. Be aware of prerequisites for elective courses and be sure to take appropriate prerequisites prior to planned electives.
**Advising for the practicum should start in the fall with your advisor/practicum director and the practicum can be completed over the winter break and/or spring term.
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COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ELECTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Issued: Summer/Fall 2014
Notes on course choices:
All CBH students are required to take either BIOS 6603 (SAS) or BIOS 6604 (SPSS). This is a 1-credit
companion lab for BIOS 6601. It should be taken concurrently with BIOS 6601 or later. BIOS 6604 (SPSS) covers a statistical software package (SPSS) that is a little more relevant to the CBH field, but SAS
(covered in BIOS 6603) is also widely used, more so in Epidemiology and Biostatistics than in CBH. We generally recommend 6604 for CBH students, but feel free to substitute 6603.
All CBH students are required to take CBHS 6611 Foundations of Health Behavior as core course for
CBH concentration. If students have taken CBHS 6610 Social and Community Factors course (often done as a certificate student) which is the required core for non-CBH majors this can count as either as a CBH or general elective credit.
Following are recommended elective courses for CBH students.
CBH Electives: CBH students must take a minimum of 3 credits from the department. The
following can be taken to meet this requirement. These courses can also be counted as as
general elective credits.
Public Health in Caribbean & Latin America – 3 credits (CBHS 6632, Fall)
CBHS Special Topic (CBHS 6670): If listed in course schedule contact instructor for details Applied Program Evaluation Field School-2 credits (1st offered Fall, 2013)
Poverty, Health and Law-2 credits (1st offered Fall, 2013)
American Indian Field Experience – 1 credit (Last offered Summer, 2012) Human Rights and Public Health – 3 credits (CBHS 6629, Spring-odd years) Survey Research – 2 credits (CBHS 6620, offered Fall-odd years)
Qualitative Research Methods - 3 credits (CBHS 6622, Fall – Note: NOT offered in fall 2014) Intensive Study of Public Health Services in Cuba-3 credits (CBHS 6633, Spring; Permission from Instructor required)
Latent Variable Analysis – 3 credits (CBHS 7010, Fall; this is an advance data analysis class with prerequisites)
Technology-Based Health Promotion – 3 credits (CBHS 6628, Fall starting in 2014) Mental Health - 3 credits (CBHS 6630, Spring-odd years)
CBH Advanced Seminar – 3 credits (CBHS 7670, Spring). This is a DrPH course that is open to students who have taken CBHS 6611, 6612, 6613 and 6624 only. It is encouraged for students interested in advanced topics in CBHS. Instructor permission required.
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CBH Electives-Continued:
Maternal and Child Health – 3 credits (CBHS 6621, Fall) Health Literacy – 2 credits (CBHS 6615, Fall even years)
Nutrition in Global Community – 2 credits (CBHS 6623, Fall odd years)
Public Health in the Global Community- 3 credits (CBHS 6619, Spring, Summer)
Public Health and Aging-2 credits (CBHS 6626, Spring even years)
Other General Elective Recommendations outside of CBH:
Health Equity -2 credits (HSMP 6602, Fall)
Grant Writing for Public Health Professional - 3 credits (HSMP 6630, Spring)
Health Policy - 3 credits (HSMP 6605 spring, prereq = HSMP 6603)
Chronic Disease Epidemiology - 3 credits (EPID 6636, Fall)
Cancer Prevention and Control - 2 credits (EPID 6622, Summer)
GIS for Public Health Research/Practice - 3 credits (EHOH 6621, Summer)
Principles in Health Care Management - 3 credits (HSMP 6612, Spring; prereq = HSMP 6603)
Management of Nonprofit Organizations in Public Health (HSMP 6633, Spring)
Note: Course descriptions for non-CBHS courses can be found in the Course Book on the Colorado School of Public Health Website at:
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/PublicHealth/Academics/academics/Pages/Cour sesRegistration.aspx
UNC Elective Options:
CHBH 5050 Health Communication and the Media 3.0 cr. -(Summer, Fall)
CHBH 5250 Contemporary Issues in School Health 3.0 cr.-(Spring)
CHBH 5350 Tools for Effective Community Health Practices 3.0 cr. – (Spring) CHBH 5400 Principles of Health Program Management 3.0 cr. -(Fall)
CHBH 6350 Policy, Advocacy, Leadership, Management in Community Health 3.0 cr. - (Fall)