Intro SocialBehavHlthDisp Re

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This is a core course required for all students in the MS Epidemiology program. The course will be divided into two modular courses per semester: (A) Part I: Health Behavior Theory, Research Design and Methods; and (B) Part II: Principles and Practice of Health Disparities Research. This course introduces students to individual-, interpersonal-, and community-level theories of behavior commonly used in public health science, as well as to methods for instrument development, testing, and measurement of health behavior from multiple perspectives. It also introduces students to concepts of health disparities and health equity, provides a broad overview of existing health disparities in the US and globally, and introduces students to quantitative methods in health disparities research.