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Aug 31, 2025
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Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog
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HPH 500 - Contemporary Issues in Public Health This course provides an introduction to the field of public health that aims to develop an appreciation of the unique and important mission of public health; an understanding of the history, values, ethics, mission, and goals of public health; and knowledge about how public health functions today including the organization, financing, policies, and practices of public health. Students will be expected to think critically about whether public health has achieved its mission in today’s world and how the profession might develop in the future.
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Public Health Program or Department Consent.
Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)
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