NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Community Health Sciences

Location: 664-66 SPHPI; Phone: (312) 996-8866. For each course in community health sciences, first priority in enrollment will be given to public health students and other students who require the course to fulfill their graduate or professional degree requirements. Other graduate, professional, and advanced undergraduate students who meet the prerequisites may be admitted by school approval as space permits.

CHSC            400
         Public Health Concepts and Practice
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Enrollment restricted to public health students; other graduate, professional and advanced undergraduate students admitted by consent as space permits. To obtain consent, see the SPH registrar. Restricted to Public Health, Public Health (DrPH), and Public Health (MPH).  

CHSC            401
         Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Enrollment restricted to public health students; other graduate, professional and advanced undergraduate students admitted by consent as space permits. To obtain consent, see the SPH registrar. Restricted to Public Health, Public Health (DrPH), Public Health (MPH), and Healthcare Administration.  

CHSC            425
         Public Health and Aging
       3 hours.    

CHSC            431
         Community Assessment in Public Health
       3 hours.  Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in BSTT 400 and credit or concurrent registration in EPID 400 and credit or concurrent registration in CHSC 400 and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College, and School of Public Health. Instructor Approval Required 

CHSC            432
         Analytic Methods in Public Health
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): BSTT 400 and EPID 400 and CHSC 400.  

CHSC            433
         Public Health Planning and Evaluation
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CHSC 431 and credit or concurrent registration in CHSC 480; or consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required 

CHSC            434
         Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Public Health
       3 hours.   Instructor Approval Required 

CHSC            446
         Research Methods in Community Health
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): BSTT 400 or the equivalent. Restricted to graduate or professional standing, or consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required 

CHSC            447
         Survey Planning and Design
       3 hours.  Same as PA 447. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing and BSTT 400 or the equivalent. Recommended background: Credit in CHSC 446 or the equivalent. Instructor Approval Required 

CHSC            480
         Health Education and Health Promotion
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing. Priority enrollment given to students in the division of Community Health Sciences within the School of Public Health. Recommended background: For CHSC students, CHSC 401 is recommended as a prerequisite. Restricted to Public Health, Public Health (DrPH), and Public Health (MPH).  

CHSC            526
         Family Perspectives on Disability
       3 hours.  Same as DHD 526 and DIS 526. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.  

CHSC            551
         Foundations of Public Health Inquiry
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Open only to Ph.D. degree students. Restricted to Public Health. Restricted to Doctor of Philosophy. Instructor Approval Required 

CHSC            584
         Community Organizing for Health
       3 hours.  Field work required. Prerequisite(s): CHSC 480 or consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required 

CHSC            594
         Advanced Special Topics in Community Health Sciences
       1 TO 4 hours.  May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Topics vary by semester. Prerequisite(s): BSTT 400 and CHSC 400 and EPID 400 or equivalent and consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Advanced placement in graduate program. Restricted to Graduate College. Instructor Approval Required 

CHSC            595
         Seminar in Community Health Sciences
       1 TO 3 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Topics vary by seminar. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Advanced placement in graduate program. Instructor Approval Required