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Population and Public Health Sciences (PM)
- https://pphs.usc.edu/education/
- Website: pphs.usc.edu/education/ D-clearance for students outside of PPHS must be requested using the PM D-Clearance Request Form here: phstudents.usc.edu/dc PM courses with a yellow warning triangle are reserved for select students in PPHS programs; click the triangle for more information.
Overview and application of behavioral theories to the field of health education and promotion. Examines the determinants of health behavior and strategies for change at the individual, group and community level.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41077D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 9 of 25 | Daniel Soto | ONLINE |   | |
| 41094D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 25 | Tyler Mason | ONLINE | |
Introduction to the application of strategies and tools for practice in public health, including policy advocacy, leadership and management, program planning and evaluation, health communication.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41091D | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-4:25pm | Wednesday | 36 of 95 | Jane Steinberg, Rita Burke, Sharon Hudson, Claradina Soto, Daniel Soto | MCH249 | |
Historical development of the American health care system; determinants of health care utilization; role of health care providers; health policy; public health services; and health care finance.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41107D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 25 | Aninda Das | ONLINE | |
Concepts of biostatistics; appropriate uses and common misuses of health statistics; practice in the application of statistical procedures; introduction to statistical software including EXCEL, SPSS, nQuery. Laboratory.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41070D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 30 | Steven Gazal | ONLINE | | |
| 41120D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 13 of 30 | Paul Marjoram | ONLINE | | |
| 41053D | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-11:00am | Monday | 7 of 35 | Richard Watanabe | SSB114 | | |
| 41054D | 046 | Lab | 11:05-12:50pm | Monday | 7 of 35 | Richard Watanabe | SSB114 | | |
| 41052D | 407 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 11 of 30 | Steven Gazal | ONLINE | | |
| 41121D | 407 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 13 of 30 | Paul Marjoram | ONLINE | |
Major parametric and non-parametric statistical tools used in biomedical research, computer packages including SAS. Includes laboratory. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 2 hours.
- Prerequisite: PM 510
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41084D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 9 of 25 | Farzana Choudhury, Felice Lin | ONLINE | | |
| 41082D | 046 | Lecture | 1:30-3:20pm | Thursday | 13 of 46 | Farzana Choudhury | SSB115AB | | |
| 41059D | 046 | Lab | 3:30-5:20pm | Thursday | 13 of 46 | Farzana Choudhury | SSB115AB | | |
| 41085D | 407 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 9 of 25 | Farzana Choudhury, Felice Lin | ONLINE | |
Statistical methods for analysis of categorical data including dichotomous, ordinal, multinomial and count data, using Stata package. Includes laboratory.
- Prerequisite: PM 511A
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41086D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 30 | Sue Ingles | ONLINE | | |
| 41063D | 046 | Lecture | 9:30-11:20am | Tuesday | 18 of 35 | Michelle Nuno | SSB115AB | | |
| 41065D | 046 | Lab | 11:35-1:25pm | Tuesday | 18 of 35 | Michelle Nuno | SSB115AB | | |
| 41087D | 407 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 12 of 30 | Sue Ingles | ONLINE | |
Terminology/uses of epidemiology and demography; sources/uses of population data; types of epidemiologic studies; risk assessment; common sources of bias in population studies; principles of screening. Recommended preparation: algebra
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41069D | 046 | Lecture | 1:30-5:20pm | Tuesday | 12 of 47 | Myles Cockburn | SSB116 | | |
| 41115D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 25 | Ahmad Besaratinia | ONLINE | |
Statistical methods for analysis of various experimental designs. Parametric analysis of variance (ANOVA), repeated measures methods, crossover designs, non-parametric ANOVA.
- Prerequisite: PM 510
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41137R | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 1 of 25 | Donald Barkauskas | SSB117 | |
Overview of epidemiologic research in cancer. Selected cancer sites will be covered to highlight study design and conduct, exposure assessment, data analysis and interpretation.
- Prerequisite: PM 517A
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41078R | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-4:00pm | Monday | 5 of 20 | Albert Farias | SSB115 | |
Techniques for the solution of statistical problems throughout intensive computing; iterative techniques, randomization tests, the bootstrap, Monte Carlo methods. Lecture and required laboratory.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41062R | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-9:55am | Friday | 5 of 35 | Nicholas Mancuso | SSB117 | | |
| 41143R | 046 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Friday | 5 of 25 | Nicholas Mancuso | SSB117 | |
b: Theory of estimation and testing, inference, analysis of variance, theory of regression. Recommended preparation: college-level calculus and linear algebra.
- Prerequisite: PM 522a
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41177R | 046 | Lecture | 2:00-5:00pm | Monday | 3 of 25 | Juan Pablo Lewinger | SSB114 | |
Design, conduct, and interpretation of results of clinical trials; emphasis on principles affecting structure, size, duration of a trial, and the impact of ethical and practical considerations.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41096R | 046 | Lecture | 9:30-12:20pm | Wednesday | 4 of 30 | Intira Sriprasert | SSB114 | |
International variations in health status with a focus on the impact of socioeconomic status, politics, environment, education and gender in etiology of illness, access to health care, progression of disease, and recovery.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41095D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 25 | Ans Irfan | ONLINE | |
Application of communication theories and methods to community health problems. Includes background assessment, program design, evaluation, social marketing, media advocacy, review of major health campaigns.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41088D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 30 | Armine Lulejian | ONLINE | | |
| 41108D | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-12:00pm | Tuesday | 5 of 20 | Nicki Apaydin | SSB115 | |
Survey of natural history of infectious disease, methods of disease control and outbreak investigation, and an overview of the epidemiology of injury. Prerequisite: PM-512.
- Prerequisite: PM 512
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41067D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 30 | Roksana Karim | ONLINE | | |
| 41089D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 30 | Roksana Karim | ONLINE | | |
| 41111D | 046 | Lecture | 1:30-5:30pm | Thursday | 12 of 35 | Roksana Karim | SSB114 | |
Core concepts, methods and values of public health program planning and evaluation, including community needs assessment, writing objectives, designing health promotion programs, process and outcome evaluation.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41114D | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-4:25pm | Monday | 7 of 42 | Sharon Hudson | SSB116 | |
Transfer function models; stationary, nonstationary processes; moving average, autoregressive models; spectral analysis; estimation of mean, autocorrelation, spectrum; seasonal time series.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the MATH department but may qualify for major credit in PM. To register, enroll in MATH 545.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39769R | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 9:00-9:50am | MWF | 6 of 30 | KAP158 | |
Examination of major policy issues in the U.S. health care delivery system to understand policy options in reforming health care and reducing health care disparities.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41149D | 046 | Lecture-Discussion | 8:30-11:55am | Wednesday | 12 of 26 | Cameron Kaplan | SSB115 | |
Examine epidemiologic methods, concepts, and statistical approaches; case-study seminars with structured critiques of current literature on human-environment interactions affecting public health. Recommended preparation: PM-510 and PM-512.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41191R | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 4 of 30 | Jiu-Chiuan Chen | OFFICE | |
Explores the fundamental concepts of cancer epidemiology, including the molecular basis, descriptive epidemiology, and historical and groundbreaking studies that have impacted the field.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41103D | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-5:00pm | Wednesday | 6 of 15 | Adam de Smith | SSB103E | |
Approaches for modifying health behavior in varioius settings and within diverse populations. Emphasis on practical considerations necessary to design and implement interventions with demonstrated effectiveness.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41090D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 30 | Britni Belcher | ONLINE | | |
| 41125D | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-4:25pm | Tuesday | 1 of 16 | Kimberly Miller | SSB103F | |
Introduction to leadership and management concepts, tools, and practices in the context of domestic and global public health and healthcare delivery settings.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41161D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 25 | Ans Irfan | ONLINE | |
Current public health issues and research topics relating to 21st century challenges and threats. Lessons learned and best practices to strengthen public health systems and enhance public health readiness and preparedness.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41214D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 25 | Mellissa Withers,Goleen Samari | ONLINE | |
Study designs, exposure time response, longitudinal, spatial, ecologic correlation and mechanistic models, measurement error interactions, measurement error, public policy implications.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41076R | 046 | Lecture | 11:00-2:00pm | Friday | 2 of 10 | Zhanghua Chen | SSB106 | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41133D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41136D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 50 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | | |
| 41139D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Amie Hwang | OFFICE | |
Introduces Masters and Ph.D. students in the Health Sciences to Machine Learning methods and their Biomedical applications.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41109D | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-2:55pm | Thursday | 7 of 30 | Juan Pablo Lewinger | SSB103E | | |
| 41110D | 046 | Lab | 3:00-4:55pm | Thursday | 7 of 30 | Juan Pablo Lewinger | SSB103E | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41145R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 40 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 594A
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41148D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 40 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 594B
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41151R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 40 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the students field of study. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are individually supervised by faculty.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41093D | 046 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | | |
| 41153D | 046 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | Amie Hwang | OFFICE | |
Applied practical experience through field placement in federal, state, and/or local public health agencies/organizations, including community-based organizations; research and school-based settings.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41098D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 50 | Jane Steinberg | ONLINE | | |
| 41144D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 26 of 60 | Jane Steinberg | OFFICE | |
Provides the culminating, integrative learning experience for students enrolled in the Master of Public Health program.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41099D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 9 of 50 | Susanne Hempel | ONLINE | | |
| 41122D | 046 | Lecture | 9:30-10:55am | Friday | 8 of 27 | Danica Liberman | SSB114 | | |
| 41146D | 046 | Lecture | 9:30-10:55am | Friday | 10 of 35 | Jane Steinberg | SSB116 | | |
| 41147D | 046 | Lecture | 9:30-10:55am | Friday | 8 of 28 | Amie Hwang | SSB115 | |
Special topics relevant to the study of selected issues and areas of health behavior research or other aspects of preventive medicine.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Dissemination and Implementation Science for Public Health | ||||||||||
| 41130D | 046 | 4.0 | Lecture | 9:00-12:25pm | Thursday | 2 of 25 | Jennifer Tsui | SSB115 | | |
Health research/evaluation philosophies, approaches and development of skills for development and critique of health behavior research projects/studies. Recommended preparation PM-511.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41141D | 046 | Lecture | 10:30-2:00pm | Friday | 5 of 12 | David Black | SSB103F | |
Theoretical basis and practical approaches for identifying, summarizing and interpreting current bodies of scholarly information addressing a defined research question.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41074R | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-4:50pm | Monday | 0 of 12 | Victoria Cortessis, Kimberly Siegmund | SSB111 | |
Special topics of current interest to provide background for research in biostatistics and epidemiology. Based largely on student dissertation research. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41163R | 046 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Monday | 9 of 25 | Kimberly Siegmund,Victoria Cortessis | SSB116 | |
Analysis and interpretation of data to test clinical translational hypotheses.
- Prerequisite: PM 612a
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41157D | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-5:00pm | Tuesday | 1 of 12 | Cecilia Patino Sutton | SSB103E | |
Independent research at an advanced level on a problem in the field of Health Behavior. Recommended preparation PM 604. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41167D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | |
Short seminar presentations and discussions on issues accompanying the development of the field of health behavior and implementation of research in this field. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41182D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 30 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | |
Research applicable to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41185D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41186D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 40 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41189D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41190R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 35 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 794A
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41193D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 15 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41194R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 40 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 794B
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41197D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41198R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 40 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 794C
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41201D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41202R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 35 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 794D
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41205D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41206R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 30 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |