Core Courses

The following core courses (15 credits) are required for all the students regardless of emphasis area.

Community Health Core Courses required for all students - 15 credits

CHP 600 Principles of Community Health- Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. The course will provide an introduction to the relationship between health status, the current multifaceted delivery system and the social and political aspects of the community. Topics of this course include community health education, sanitation, mental health, maternal and child health, and others.

CHP 601 Research Design and Evaluation in the Health Professions. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. This course is designed for graduate students in the health professions to explore the concepts, problems, needs, and issues in both conducting research and evaluation and in analysis of research related to the health professions. An understanding of statistics is strongly advised.

CHP 651 Public and Community Health Administration-Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. A review of the principles and practice of administering public and community health organizations and programs at federal, state and local levels. Constitutional, statutory and administrative bases for organizing and conducting public and community health programs will be discussed.

CHP 646 Epidemiology-Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. This course examines epidemiology as a method for viewing inborn community health problems and as a body of knowledge derived from this method. Skills in using epidemiology as a method and as knowledge to solve community health problems will be included.

CHP 602 Principles of Environmental Health Science and Protection. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. An introduction to the chemical, physical and biological factors affecting human health and well being. The emphasis is on the application of controls to prevent disease and maximize environmental quality.