MPH Student Electives
MPH students may register for core courses and approved electives throughout their course of study. However, students should not restrict themselves to these courses. Additional courses at Brown University and the Medical School may count toward the MPH degree. In addition, students may request that up to four graduate/medical courses, taken previously or concurrently with their Brown MPH enrollment, be counted toward the thirteen course requirement to graduate from the MPH Program.
| Fall Courses |
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| The Burden of Disease in Developing Countries (PHP 1070) Note: Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course to the meet the International Health requirement. This course is an approved MPH elective. |
| AIDS in International Perspective (PHP 1680A) Note: MPH approved elective. |
| Ethical Perspectives in Environmental Health (PHP 1680D) Note: Enrollment limited to 25. This course satisfies the MPH core requirement in Environmental Health. Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course to the meet the Environmental Health and Policy requirement. |
| Science and Power: A Bioethical Inquiry (PHP 1680L) Note: Approved elective for the undergraduate concentration in Community Health. This is an MPH approved elective. |
| Case Studies in Public Health: The Role of Government, Community and the Profession (PHP 1680P) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Principles of Health Behavior and Health Promotion Interventions (PHP 1740) Note: Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course to the meet the Social and Behavioral Science for Prevention requirement. This course is an approved MPH elective. |
| Clinical Trials Methodology (PHP 2030) Note: Epidemiology students may use this course as a methodological elective. Approved course selection for Health Services Research, specialty track in Pharmaceutical Health Services Research. This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Ethics and Public Health (PHP 2080) Note: This course is an approved MPH elective. |
| Human Biology for Epidemiology (PHP 2130) Note: Open to graduate students. |
| Physical Activity and Public Health (PHP 2310) Note: Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course to the meet the Social and Behavioral Science for Prevention requirement. |
| Analyzing Population Data for Health Policy (PHP 2410A) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Linear and Generalized Linear Models (PHP 2601) Note: Epidemiology students may use this course as a methodological elective. This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Pharmacoepidemiology (PHP 2410C) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Quality Measurement and Improvement in Health Care (PHP 2410D) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Principles of Biostatistics and Data Analysis (PHP 2510) Note: This course is an approved MPH elective. Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course to the meet the Statistics requirement. |
| Health Policy and Advocacy (PHP 2720) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Graduate Independent Study and Thesis Research (PHP 2980) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| MPH Independent Study for Thesis Preparation and Research (PHP 2985) Note: This is an MPH approved elective. |
| Sociology of Medicine (SOC 1550) Note: Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course to the meet the U.S. Health Care Organization Policy elective requirement. Approved course selection for Health Services Research, specialty track in Sociological Determinants of Health Care Utilization. This is an MPH approved elective. |
| Institutions and Policy Making (PPAI 2000) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Mortality and Morbidity (SOC 2380) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Policy Analysis (PPAI 2040) Note: This is an MPH approved elective. |
| Organizations and Policymaking (PPAI 2130) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Spring Courses |
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| Comparative Health Care Systems (PHP 1100) Note: Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course to the meet the International Health requirement. This course meets the MPH core requirement in Health Services Administration. |
| Conceptual Issues in Health Policy: Occupational and Environmental Health (PHP 1680E) Note: Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course to the meet the U.S. Health Care Organization Policy elective requirement. This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Pathology to Power: Disability, Health and Community (PHP 1680I) Note: Approved elective for the undergraduate concentration in Community Health. Ths course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Science and Power: A Bioethical Inquiry (PHP 1680L) Note: Approved elective for the undergraduate concentration in Community Health. This is an MPH approved elective. |
| Tobacco, Smoking, and the Evil Empire (PHP 1680N) Note: Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course to the meet the Social and Behavioral Science for Prevention requirement. This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Qualitative Methods in Health Research (PHP 2060) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Scientific Writing in Public Health (PHP 2090) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Critical Epidemiology (PHP 2180) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Advanced Methods in Epidemiologic Research (PHP 2200) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Epidemiology of Chronic Disease (PHP 2210A) Note: Epidemiology students may use this course as a substantive elective. This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Epidemiology of Violence and Its Consequences (PHP 2220A) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Nutritional Epidemiology (PHP 2220B) Note: Epidemiology students may use this course as either a methodological or substantive elective. This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Environmental and Policy Influences on the Obesity Epidemic (PHP 2320) Note: Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course to the meet the Social and Behavioral Science for Prevention requirement. |
| Behavioral and Social Approaches to HIV Prevention (PHP 2330) Note: Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course to the meet the Social and Behavioral Science for Prevention requirement. |
| Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Public Health Interventions (PHP 2360) Note: Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course to the meet the Social and Behavioral Science for Prevention requirement. Epidemiology students may use this course as a methodological elective. This course meets the MPH core requirement in Social and Behavioral Health. |
| Evaluating Public Health Programs and Policies (PHP 2420) Note: Epidemiology students may use this course as a substantive elective. This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Introduction to Multivariate Regression (PHP 2501) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Applied Regression Analysis (PHP 2511) Note: This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Analysis of Lifetime Data (PHP 2602) Note: Epidemiology students may use this course as a methodological elective. This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Analysis of Longitudinal Data (PHP 2603) Note: Epidemiology students may use this course as a methodological elective. This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| Colonialism, Imperialism and Public Health in Africa: Past and Present (BIOL 1920A) Note: Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course as an elective credit. This course is an MPH approved elective. |
| GIS and Public Policy (PPAI 1700J) Note: Undergraduate concentrators in Community Health may use this course as an elective credit. This course is an MPH approved elective. |