PLAYWRITING IV

• Department: Theatre Arts
• R 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Charles Mee
  Info
• 3 points

Post-Acute and Long Term Care Delivery S

POST-ACUTE & LTC DELIVERY

The goal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Delivery Systems is to provide students with an understanding of the continuum of post-acute and long-term care. Three perspectives or approaches are used to describe and discuss the structure and function of the continuum of care. First, the continuum is examined as a “system” - that is, a cluster of interrelated components. Next, the continuum is explored from the point of view of public policy - that is, from the perspective of various courses of action open to government to address the financial and care delivery challenges that are present in the continuum and that exists for stakeholders and consumers. Finally, the continuum is analyzed as a market for providers of health care, social services and housing to an expanding population of individuals with chronic care needs.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• T 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Ari J Markenson
  Info
• 1.5 points

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Steven B Katz
  Wikipedia Info
• 1.5 points

Managing Human Capital in Health Systems

Manage Hum Capital in Hlt

Managing professionals is crucial to the success (or failure) of health care organizations because the provision of services primarily relies on human decision-making and interaction. Health care professionals determine the level of quality as well as the costs associated with health care services directly or indirectly. The goal of this course is to introduce students to the functions and issues associated with managing human resources in health care organizations through in class exercises and outside of class assignment that demonstrate the human resource challenges that graduates may face as health care executives in the future. Significant attention is given to: 1) workforce issues, 2) understanding legal issues related to the employment setting, 3) selection and retention of employees, 4) establishing performance standards and evaluating performance, and compensation, and 5) understanding the use and effects of monetary and non-monetary incentives in human resources management in the United States and globally.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• W 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Audrey Wathen
  Info
• 1.5 points

Analytics & Managerial Decision Making I

ANLYTC&MNGR DECISION MAKI

This is a course about analytical thinking and skills for managers. Our aim is to further develop statistical skills, while emphasizing practical applications, translation to policy, and communicating results. We will spend the first half of the course building technical skills on fundamental and some advanced analytical methods, where each session will be a combination of teaching and practice. Next, we will apply all skills into interactive challenges (including presentation of results), where we will focus on written and visual communication of insights. We will close the class by covering the principles of survey design and analysis, plus utilizing insights for decision-making. We will develop these skills not only through directed challenges, but also through more practical examples, where only general guidance is provided and participants will utilize their own creativity and experience.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• M 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Kai Ruggeri
  h-index: 22 Info
• 3 points

Health Policy and Political Analysis

HEALTH POLICY & POLITICAL

Resolving seemingly intractable policy issues depends on harnessing an array of strategies used by political actors. These strategies may include reframing an issue or bringing new evidence to light that stimulates new coalitions, persuading legislators that supporting a controversial measure is actually beneficial for their political career, or getting the media excited about an important, but very dry, technical policy issue. Another strategy is to change the venue in which the policy debate takes place – perhaps for example, by filing a lawsuit in state or federal courts, or bringing legislation before city government or state legislatures. As this course shows, the venue in which policy debates take place will structure the kinds of debates that are likely to occur.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• R 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Miriam J Laugesen
  h-index: 20 Info
• 3 points

Mental Health Policy

MENTAL HEALTH POLICY

Mental health policy is both a field of study and an area of advocacy in which you can engage, no matter where your career takes you. We will grapple with fundamental questions about what mental health is, how we can impact it, and where policy fits in a rapidly changing world. We will build a foundation in current directions and debates in mental health policy as well as explore emerging and frontier issues. You will also gain practical knowledge and skills to bridge theory and practice day-to-day, setting you up to have impact on one of the most foundational issues in public health across your career.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• T 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Nathaniel Counts
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• 1.5 points

Healthcare Financial Management

HEALTHCARE FINANCE

How do unique characteristics of the healthcare industry influence financial management in this sector? What techniques are effective in this field? How can we uses cases to avoid mistakes and to maximize efficiency and ultimately patient health? The goal of this class is to teach the principles necessary for effective financial management in healthcare to individuals who are not experienced financial executives. It is intended to make administrators comfortable in managing the finances of the department or other entity for which they have responsibility.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• M 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Benjamin M Rossi
  Info
• 3 points

HEALTH, INNOVATION and TECHNOLOGY

HEALTH INNOVATION & TECHN

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Yulia Kogan
  Info
• 1.5 points

Health Innovation & Technology

HEALTH INNOVATION & TECHN

Information technology and the management of this technology is increasingly critical in healthcare. Healthcare represents a new frontier for information management. This class explores the promises and challenges of health information technology in today's environment. Readings and lectures will focus on the nature and uses of health care information systems in a variety of health care settings. Students will learn fundamental IT terminology, understand how IT fits into the organizational structure in terms of quality of care, financing, and strategic organizational issues as well as project management. They will also learn about opportunities and challenges for IT in healthcare in the future.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• TF 1 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Darryl S Hollar
  Info
• 1.5 points

THE SOUTH AFTER RECONSTRUCTION

The period of Southern history between the end of Reconstruction and World War I, during which the foundation was laid for a Southern Order more durable than any of its predecessors - either the Old South of King Cotton, the Confederate South of the Civil War era, or the Republican south of the Reconstruction. Field(s): US

• Department: History
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Barbara J Fields
  CULPA: 22 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

DIRECTED STUDIES IN PLAYWRITING

DIRECTED STUDIES - PLAYWR

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• Department: Theatre Arts
• F 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Lynn Nottage
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

Environmental Health Economics

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ECON

The primary goal of environmental regulation is to protect human health, but there are a wide range of options available to policy makers and considerable disagreement over how to best implement regulation. This class focuses on understanding environmental health policy from an economic perspective. After reviewing basic economic concepts relevant for this course, we discuss an economic viewpoint of environmental issues, including when and how to intervene with markets. Since all environmental regulation requires knowledge of the threats posed by environmental exposure, we then focus on measuring the health benefits from environmental policies, recognizing we omit several important non-health benefits. We also briefly discuss the costs posed to society from environmental regulation, an important component of regulatory impact analysis often required by federal rules. We discuss the main approaches to environmental policy in the US, including incentive based approaches, such as tradeable discharge permits, emission taxes and subsidies, and voluntary programs, and the more traditional ‘command and control’ approach. After highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, we apply these concepts to current environmental policy on such topics as air quality, toxic and hazardous waste, climate change, and ozone depletion.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• T 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Matthew J Neidell
  Info
• 1.5 points

Public Health Law

PUBLIC HEALTH LAW

In this course we explore constitutional law through the lens of public health policy. We examine the relationships and tensions between individual and collective concerns. We evaluate public health issues from an American legal perspective to determine the constitutional soundness of the health promotion objective. In this course we consider multi-disciplinary factors and how they interact with issues of federalism, morality, economics and the politics of science. Readings include case law and related legal materials, in addition to writings by public health practitioners, historians, sociologists, economists and philosophers. Core topics include, among others, constitutional law and major constitutional cases relating to public health, economic analysis in law, tort litigation in public health, historical public health law perspectives, health promotion campaigns, property regulation, privacy protection, various case studies including immunization, civil commitment, infectious disease, tobacco policy and abortion law. Guest speakers provide additional current perspectives from practitioners.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• W 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Magda Schaler-Haynes
  Info
• 3 points

PUB HLTH CONCEPTS FOR MANAGERS

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: David Rosenthal
  Info
• 3 points

Public Health Concepts for Managers

PUB HLTH CONCEPTS FOR MAN

This course exposes students to many of the core concepts and principles of public health required for them to work as administrators in healthcare settings. As managers and administrators, an understanding of these concepts is critically important if they are going to be in positions where they can influence the creation of innovative programs, deliver services, develop policies and ultimately impact the health of local, national and global communities. Students will be asked to learn concepts from a variety of disciplines and how to translate that information into practice. The translation process will occur as they apply their learning to cases that will allow them to discuss the applicability of those concepts in an ever changing public health world and healthcare system.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• W 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• R 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Thalia Porteny
  Info
• 3 points

Competitive Health Strategy

COMPETITIVE HEALTH STRATE

The Course is the integrating exercise for the Management curriculum and provides students with the opportunity to experience the challenges of executive leadership and strategic decision-making in a realistic exercise that effectively emulates or simulates the full breadth and complexity of organizational decision-making in a complex, competitive marketplace. Using the HealthSquare Simulation and working in teams of 6-7 members, students will act as the executive leadership of a community hospital participating in a multi-hospital market. As hospital executives, they will be required to analyze the position of their institution and to make all decisions central to the successful management of the hospital, including such elements as service line mix, capacity, investment in quality professional/clinical, systems, etc., patient/payer mix, marketing, staffing, financial structure, and so on. Participation in this complex experiential learning experience is supported by group/team work session, readings, lecture/discussions, and presentations. As indicated above, all students are expected to take an active role in each session; the level of class participation will have a major effect on the quality of the Course.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• Instructor: John Winkleman
  Info
• 1.5 points

Competitive Health Strategy

COMPETITIVE HEALTH STRATE

The Course is the integrating exercise for the Management curriculum and provides students with the opportunity to experience the challenges of executive leadership and strategic decision-making in a realistic exercise that effectively emulates or simulates the full breadth and complexity of organizational decision-making in a complex, competitive marketplace. Using the HealthSquare Simulation and working in teams of 6-7 members, students will act as the executive leadership of a community hospital participating in a multi-hospital market. As hospital executives, they will be required to analyze the position of their institution and to make all decisions central to the successful management of the hospital, including such elements as service line mix, capacity, investment in quality professional/clinical, systems, etc., patient/payer mix, marketing, staffing, financial structure, and so on. Participation in this complex experiential learning experience is supported by group/team work session, readings, lecture/discussions, and presentations. As indicated above, all students are expected to take an active role in each session; the level of class participation will have a major effect on the quality of the Course.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• Instructor: John Winkleman
  Info
• 1.5 points

Competitive Health Strategy

COMPETITIVE HEALTH STRATE

The Course is the integrating exercise for the Management curriculum and provides students with the opportunity to experience the challenges of executive leadership and strategic decision-making in a realistic exercise that effectively emulates or simulates the full breadth and complexity of organizational decision-making in a complex, competitive marketplace. Using the HealthSquare Simulation and working in teams of 6-7 members, students will act as the executive leadership of a community hospital participating in a multi-hospital market. As hospital executives, they will be required to analyze the position of their institution and to make all decisions central to the successful management of the hospital, including such elements as service line mix, capacity, investment in quality professional/clinical, systems, etc., patient/payer mix, marketing, staffing, financial structure, and so on. Participation in this complex experiential learning experience is supported by group/team work session, readings, lecture/discussions, and presentations. As indicated above, all students are expected to take an active role in each session; the level of class participation will have a major effect on the quality of the Course.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• Instructor: John Winkleman
  Info
• 1.5 points

Competitive Health Strategy

COMPETITIVE HEALTH STRATE

The Course is the integrating exercise for the Management curriculum and provides students with the opportunity to experience the challenges of executive leadership and strategic decision-making in a realistic exercise that effectively emulates or simulates the full breadth and complexity of organizational decision-making in a complex, competitive marketplace. Using the HealthSquare Simulation and working in teams of 6-7 members, students will act as the executive leadership of a community hospital participating in a multi-hospital market. As hospital executives, they will be required to analyze the position of their institution and to make all decisions central to the successful management of the hospital, including such elements as service line mix, capacity, investment in quality professional/clinical, systems, etc., patient/payer mix, marketing, staffing, financial structure, and so on. Participation in this complex experiential learning experience is supported by group/team work session, readings, lecture/discussions, and presentations. As indicated above, all students are expected to take an active role in each session; the level of class participation will have a major effect on the quality of the Course.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• Instructor: John Winkleman
  Info
• 1.5 points

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Paul W Thurman
  h-index: 11 Info
• 3 points

Strategic Management

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Over the semester, the course considers questions of Mission and Vision (What areas, activities, or business(es) should we be in?") and questions of Strategy and Operations ("How can we perform or compete effectively in this area?"). It covers both strategy formulation ("What should our strategy be?") as well as strategy implementation ("What do we need to do to make this strategy work?"). The course also addresses several additional issues that are critical to the strategic management "process" (e.g.. designing planning systems, managing contention). The course emphasizes the multiple, related requirements of the leader/manager's job: analysis, creativity, and action.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• W 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Mitchell Tang
  Info
• 3 points

Consulting Practice

CONSULTING WORKSHOP

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• M 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• M 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• T 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• W 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• R 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• R 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• R 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• 3 points

Decision Analysis for Clinical and Publi

DECIS ANALYS-CLIN/PUB HLT

This course is designed to provide an introduction to the methods and growing range of applications of decision analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis in health care technology assessment, medical decision making, and health resource allocation. Course requirements:
1. Class attendance and participation
2. Case assignments
3. A brief essay (research article critique)
4. Final examination

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• M 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Elena Elkin
  Info
• 3 points

PROG EVALUATION FR POLICYMAKRS

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Howard Friedman
  h-index: 27 Info
• 1.5 points

DRAMATURGY OF MUSICAL THEATRE

The purpose of this course would be to familiarize its students with the form and function of musicals, and teach them how to work with writers of musicals. I would begin with a fundamental building block of the musical structure: the song. We would look at examples of songs both from musicals and not in order to analyze how songs contain information pertinent to both plot and emotional arcs. After this we would look at examples of classic musical structures. This might include shows and structures like Oklahoma! (for a classic structural template), Guys and Dolls (musical comedy), Gypsy (a dominant singular character), A Chorus Line (a superstructure), Assassins (a show that probably shouldn’t work but does) and A Strange Loop (a show that references many other shows and structures to build its engine.) We would also look at a new musical currently in process in order to determine which notes might be useful, and how to give them. We would also speak with current musical theater writers about the shows they are writing, their inspirations, methods, and various storytelling tools. Lastly, we would discuss the musical theatre industry, and how musicals are made and produced in the current theatrical ecosystem.

• Department: Theatre Arts
• M 10 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Anika S Chapin
  Info
• 3 points

Pivot: Professional Strategic Communicat

PIVOT: PROFESS STRAT COMM

The Pivot_Professional Development is required for full-time MHA and MPH degrees in the Health Policy & Management (HPM) department. It is one component of the Professional Development Program (PDP), a comprehensive, co-curricular effort aimed at developing personal and professional skills to prepare students to enter the workforce successfully and to begin to develop necessary skills to be successful in their careers. The course will meet over three semesters for a total of 1.5 credits. Semester one will focus on self-discovery and personal branding, semester two will hone in on building skills to get your practicum and succeed in your practicum, and the third semester will largely focus on the full-time job search and the first 90 days on the job. Pivot will be complemented by Practicum Day, mock interviers, data software workshops and Career Service seminars.

The two main goals of this course are to develop skills needed to shape your professional self and develop the skills to find and thrive in a job. This course will help you achieve these goals by providing the tools to: (1) develop a professional persona (2) sharpen professional communication (3) collaborate effectively as a team member and (4) clarify career objectives.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• M 9:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• 0.5 points

Pivot: Professional Strategic Communicat

PIVOT: PROFESS STRAT COMM

The Pivot_Professional Development is required for full-time MHA and MPH degrees in the Health Policy & Management (HPM) department. It is one component of the Professional Development Program (PDP), a comprehensive, co-curricular effort aimed at developing personal and professional skills to prepare students to enter the workforce successfully and to begin to develop necessary skills to be successful in their careers. The course will meet over three semesters for a total of 1.5 credits. Semester one will focus on self-discovery and personal branding, semester two will hone in on building skills to get your practicum and succeed in your practicum, and the third semester will largely focus on the full-time job search and the first 90 days on the job. Pivot will be complemented by Practicum Day, mock interviers, data software workshops and Career Service seminars.
The two main goals of this course are to develop skills needed to shape your professional self and develop the skills to find and thrive in a job. This course will help you achieve these goals by providing the tools to: (1) develop a professional persona (2) sharpen professional communication (3) collaborate effectively as a team member and (4) clarify career objectives.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• R 6 p.m.-7:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Jc Alejaldre
  Info
• 0.5 points

Cross-National Health Policy and Managem

CROSS-NATIONAL HEALTH POL

Modern industrial democracies face a range of common problems in their health care systems. These include demographic and technological pressures on costs, rising expectations of consumers, the assimilation into medical and policy practice of rapidly growing knowledge about the system's performance, and the tensions that arise when swollen public budgets, slow economic growth, and rising health care costs converge. These nations face these common pressures in quite diverse ways, however. Their responses vary with the historical, cultural, legal, social, and political character of individual countries, and embody significant strategic differences in decisions about coverage, provider payment, funding, and more.
In this course we survey the policy responses of a range of nations to the strains imposed by the evolution of modern health care systems. We isolate the most salient pressures for policy change, trace the debates over and emergence of major strategic options, seek to explain why nations differ in their policy choices, explore the pros and cons of some of these approaches, and draw implications for U.S. policy debates. Students should leave the course with an enhanced understanding of the range of strategic responses to the major policy problems facing modern societies, and this understanding should help them to comprehend more fully both the dynamic environment in which they work and the complexities of health care reform.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• T 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Lawrence D Brown
  Info
• 3 points

Global Health Governance

GLOBAL HEALTH GOVERNANCE

Global health is not something that happens to people elsewhere – it is a shared context in which we all are born, lead our lives and die (cheery beginning). Recognizing a shared context in no way implies it is not a context rife with inequities, inequalities, and inefficiencies; it is. In the aftermath of the recent Ebola and Zika outbreaks and against a decades-long fight confronting HIV/AIDS and a millennia-long fight against tuberculosis and malaria, these fissures have been repeatedly exposed, and at times addressed. In the past decade alone, the world has invested billions of dollars in fighting these and other diseases but substantially less to help strengthen developing country health systems, expand health insurance coverage or combat the so-called neglected diseases, such as sleeping sickness, that continue to cause untold suffering. The institutions charged with ‘governing’ global health arguably do not have the requisite mandates, authorities or budgets to meet their respective missions, despite increasing amounts of pressure from donor governments, developing country governments and other constituents to do so. In this course, we will explore questions such as: Which entities govern and finance global health? What is on and off the global health agenda? Who determines what is on the global health agenda? What are recent ‘innovations’ in global health governance and financing? Have various ‘innovations’ worked or not? What are current significant debates in global health governance (e.g., what should World Health Organization reform entail)?

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• R 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Erin K Ferenchick
  Info
• 1.5 points

Applied Methods in Health Services and O

APPL MTHDS-HLTH SERV&OUTC

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to applied health services research. Specifically, students will be exposed to real world problems faced by health services researchers and learn how to address these problems. The course will have two major focuses. First, students will be exposed to the basic analytic and biostatistical concepts utilized in health services research. Much of this work is directed at addressing bias and confounding in study design and application. Second, students will be grounded in applied health services research. Specifically, topics addressed will include common problems in health services research across a variety of disciplines, methods to address these problems, and an exploration of policy initiatives that have resulted from health services research. The course will consider a variety of study designs, methodological approaches and concepts that are germane to health services researchers. Further, during the course students will be tasked to implement these concepts in the conduct of a team-oriented project.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• W 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• T 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• 3 points

Advanced Health Policy Seminar

ADV HEALTH POLICY SEMINAR

The U.S. is one of the only developed countries in the world without a universal health system. Even though the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded public and private insurance coverage, millions of Americans will remain uninsured for the foreseeable future. Many patients without insurance – and many other patients with public insurance – rely on health care safety-net institutions to provide affordable health care. The U.S. health care safety-net is made up of hospitals, community health centers, and private, office-based medical professionals who offer free or subsidized care to poor and other vulnerable patients.

This course will provide an overview of the U.S. health care safety-net and evaluate how health care policies have shaped the evolution and performance of this system. In particular, we will explore the impact of the ACA on the health care safety-net and its future. Students should leave the course with an enhanced understanding of the health care safety-net, its implications for access to health care, and policy challenges associated with maintaining this system.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• M 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Donna Lynne
  Wikipedia Info
• 1.5 points

Tutorial in Health Policy and Management

TUTORIAL HEALTH POLICY &

For students who wish to acquire further knowledge and research skills in areas of special interest. Tailored to the particular needs and interests of individual students, they can take many forms - literature reviews, research projects, field experiences, other special studies, or learning experiences. The objective is to enrich the students program.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• MWR 4 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
• MWR 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Becky Sale
  Info
• Instructor: Jeanne M Stellman
  h-index: 34 Info
• 0-6 points

Strategic Investment in Healthcare

The type of capital investment used by a healthcare entity can have a profound impact on the financial viability of a healthcare organization. At one end of the spectrum, it can contribute to growth of the company and income generating potential. At the other end of the spectrum, it can create a crushing financial burden on the organization, as it tries to serve its debt obligations or repay its equity investors. It can also hamstring the management of the organization if investors sitting on the board have a different vision from the founders about the strategic direction of the company.
Capital finance therefore has short, medium and long-term consequences for the business opportunities and risks of healthcare organizations that go well beyond the capital investment itself.
Through a mixture of lectures, discussions, case studies and guest lecturers, students will be provided with the tools to understand the raising and allocation of investment capital for strategic and/or investment gain. The course will span the healthcare continuum from product makers (biotech, pharmaceuticals, medical devices,) supply (distributors, PBMs, pharmacies, CROs), payors (HMOs, government) and providers (hospitals, SNFs, Healthcare IT, diagnostics, practioners) and consumers. The course is for students who are interested in seeing how their healthcare management skills can be used in an applied setting.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• R 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Leslie D Funtleyder
  Info
• 1.5 points

Addressing the Opioid Crisis

ADDRESSING THE OPIOID CRI

Over the past three decades, the United States has faced one of the most devastating — and preventable — public health crises in its history. Opioid addiction has fueled record high overdose deaths, increased heroin and fentanyl use, and reshaped communities across the country.

This course dives deeply into how we got here — and what it will take to change course. We’ll examine the historical roots and structural drivers of the epidemic, including how medical practice, industry influence, regulation, stigma, and health systems all intersected to create a perfect storm.

Together, we will explore:


Earlier opioid addiction epidemics — and what we failed to learn

How Purdue Pharma and other opioid manufacturers reshaped opioid prescribing practices

Trends in opioid-related overdose deaths and what they reveal about the crisis

The increasing use of kratom and implications for policy and practice

What effective treatment for opioid use disorder looks like — including the expanding role of harm reduction strategies — and why access remains limited


Students will critically analyze public health responses — asking not only what happened, but what should have happened and what still can be done.

You’ll also step into the role of a state health official responding to the crisis. You will design a targeted intervention, explain it to your governor in a policy memo, and communicate it to the public through an Op-Ed. Along the way, we’ll use the framework of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention to evaluate impact, feasibility, and ethics.

By the end of the course, students will leave with a sharper understanding of opioid use disorder as a public health issue — and practical tools to design policy and program responses grounded in science, compassion, and equity.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• W 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Andrew Kolodny
  Info
• 1.5 points

Emerging Markets in Health Care: Public

EMERGING MARKTS IN HEALTH

The course will focus on the challenges of providing healthcare in emerging markets in each of the major socio economic regions of the world that have developing countries.

Like in western countries, the health sector is one of the fasted growing and dynamic segments of the economy in many emerging economies, with a total annual revenue flow of over US$7 trillion in 2012. Particularly pressing are issues related to changing epidemiology of aging populations, the lack of funding and resources, poor governance, corruption and shifting demographic and epidemiological trends such as the HIV/AIDS epidemic and drug resistant malaria.

Today there are known and affordable interventions to deal with many of the most difficult public health challenges in developing countries. But the cost to individual households is unpredictable and can impoverish even middle-income families without access to effective health financing instruments. And many interventions are ineffective. Additional resources could be mobilized by increasing the share of government funding allocated to the health sector. Expanding fiscal space could have negative macro economic repercussions in many low-income countries and increasing the relative share allocated to the health sector means giving up public expenditure on other programs, some of which may also contribute to overall gains in health. Both are difficult to achieve politically.

In this context developing countries are increasingly looking at partnerships between the public and private sector to provide needed healthcare for their populations.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• T 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Alexander Preker
  Info
• 1.5 points

On the Road from Volume to Value: Unders

UNDERSTANDING HEALTHCARE

There is much talk and enthusiasm about new “value-based” methods of reimbursing for health care services. However, considerable variation exists across different approaches that fall within this broad category -- from incentive-based Pay for Performance (P4P) to Bundled Payments to Shared-Savings Arrangements to Global (Capitated) Payments – in terms of their design, the incentives imbedded within them, and the challenges associated with their implementation on the payer side and the managerial response to them on the provider side. In addition, the reality is that, at least for the near-/mid-term, many of these new approaches are likely to build upon or be put in place beside, rather than completely replace, existing fee-for-service-oriented reimbursement methodologies, such as Medicare’s prospective payment systems for inpatient hospital, physician services, and other care. Therefore, if students are to play their own ‘value-added’ role in as policymakers, as designers of new reimbursement strategies on the payer side, or as health systems managers implementing/managing providers’ responses to new payment initiatives, it is important that they have a solid understanding of the design, issues and incentives associated with both current and emerging health care reimbursement strategies. This course is designed to provide this knowledge.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• R 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Julius L Chen
  Info
• 1.5 points

LYRIC WRITING

• Department: Theatre Arts
• 3 points

Public Health Program Planning

PUBLIC HLTH PROGRAM PLAN

Students will learn to design an evidence-based and culturally appropriate public health program in US and global contexts. Students will work in a small group throughout the semester to design a public health program on a topic of their choice. Specifically, students will gain competence in analyzing local needs and resources; developing an evidence-based, technically and programmatically sound causal pathway; articulating program objectives; designing relevant technical components; and designing the program’s monitoring and evaluation plan, implementation plan and budget.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• F 8:30 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
• 3 points

Seminar: Public Health Program Planning

SEMINAR: PUBLIC HEALTH PR

REVIEW

• Department: Population and Family Health
• F 10 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• 0 points

Seminar: Public Health Program Planning

SEMINAR: PUBLIC HEALTH PR

REVIEW

• Department: Population and Family Health
• F 10 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• 0 points

Seminar: Public Health Program Planning

SEMINAR: PUBLIC HEALTH PR

REVIEW

• Department: Population and Family Health
• F 10 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• 0 points

Seminar: Public Health Program Planning

SEMINAR: PUBLIC HEALTH PR

REVIEW

• Department: Population and Family Health
• F 10 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• 0 points

Seminar: Public Health Program Planning

SEMINAR: PUBLIC HEALTH PR

REVIEW

• Department: Population and Family Health
• F 10 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• 0 points

Health and Human Rights Advocacy

HEALTH & HUMAN RIGHTS ADV

The class explores how laws, policies, and rights function to shape public health, with particular emphasis on the implications of this interaction for rights-based approaches to health programs, policy and advocacy. The course includes an introduction to the principles, provisions and underlying assumptions of law, policy and rights related to public health. Students then have the opportunity to use human rights tools and principles in documentation of health-related human rights violations and formulation of programmatic and advocacy responses to violations. A wide range of issues – HIV, health problems of criminalized populations, autonomy of people living with mental disorders, racial discrimination in health services and related policy, and rights-unfriendly practices of for-profit companies – are used to illustrate the importance of human rights inquiry and analysis in public health.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• W 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Bergen H Cooper
  Info
• 1.5 points

LEADERSHIP FOR STAGE MANAGERS II

LEADERSHIP - STAGE MANAGE

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• Department: Theatre Arts
• Instructor: Michael Passaro
  Info
• 3 points

Public Health Aspects of Adolescent Heal

ADOLESCENT HLTH:PUB HLTH

This course examines how public health defines and measures the health of adolescents, youth, and young people; how individual, social, environmental, and structural determinants shape their health behaviors and outcomes; where reliable data on young people’s health come from and their limitations; and why investing in this population is critical. Adolescents and young adults represent a large and growing share of the global population, about 1.8 billion people aged 10–24 (nearly 90 percent of whom live in low- and middle-income countries), and investments in their health yield a “triple dividend” for individuals, across the life course, and for future generations. Adolescence and young adulthood are pivotal developmental periods marked by rapid biological, cognitive, emotional, and social change that unfold within shifting social, economic, and cultural contexts. While most young people are considered “healthy” by traditional indicators, slower improvements in adolescent health compared with childhood, persistent engagement in health-compromising behaviors, school dropout, and underuse of health services signal substantial unmet need. Social determinants including poverty, policy environments, education, and access to youth-friendly services, along with family, peer, school, and community support, play a central role in shaping young people’s health and underscore the essential role of public health in improving outcomes during this critical life stage. The first half of the course will focus on fundamentals of adolescent health such as definitions, conceptual models, and adolescent development. The second half will focus on key issues in adolescent health, including site visits to understand several innovative, “youth-friendly” models for adolescent health promotion. Issues such as the HIV among youth, fertility, and marginalization of LGBTQ and justice-involved youth will be framed as public health issues. Key theoretical approaches will be emphasized throughout the course. Young people will be viewed as potentially powerful change agents who are resources to be developed not problems to be fixed. The participation of public health practitioners in developing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and advocating for "youth friendly" services grounded in evidence, theory, and human rights will be illustrated and discussed throughout the course. Students will increase their knowledge of adolescent and young adult health through assigned readings, class discussions, group activities, written assi

• Department: Population and Family Health
• R 9 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Samuel Master
  Info
• 3 points

Research Design and Data Collection

RESEARCH DESIGN & DATA CO

Public health research, particularly service-based research, is a challenging enterprise. Its execution requires grounding in scientifically based, standardized approaches to research design and implementation, as well as flexibility and skill in adapting those techniques to the unique needs of any program, organization, setting, or population. Many of us have had experience with studies that did not adequately collect data needed to initiate, evaluate, and/or improve whatever health problem or issue it was supposed to. This course provides students with the requisite skills for conducting successful service-based research, including fundamental concepts and components of research design, the development of theory-guided research questions and hypotheses, and decision-making strategies for study designs and data collection protocols and materials. In this course, students will also actively engage in qualitative and quantitative data collection, becoming familiar with field considerations, pre-testing, interviewing techniques, and the design, preparation, and use of topic guides for in-depth interviews and structured questionnaires for surveys. By the conclusion of the course, students will have a complete, self-designed questionnaire ready to field on Qualtrics, and will be able to plan and execute a sound research study.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• R 1 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
• 3 points

STAGE MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES II

MAINTAIN. THE B'WAY SHOW

• Department: Theatre Arts
• Instructor: Michael Passaro
  Info
• 3 points

Quantitative Data Analysis

QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSI

In this course you will learn to develop and implement a quantitative data analysis plan and to interpret the output of quantitative analyses using datasets from actual evaluation studies. The early phase of the course will focus on essential pre-analytic tasks often overlooked in the research training process. These include identifying and resolving dirty data including logical inconsistencies and conducting simple and complex data transformations. The second half of the course focuses on conducting bivariate and multivariable statistical tests. This is an applied course, emphasizing skill-building through hands-on work using R in each class session. Reflecting the focus on skill-building, this course includes weekly homework using R.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• T 4 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Sabrina C Hermosilla
  Info
• 3 points

Breakout: Research Design & Data Collect

LAB:SURVEY DSGN & DATA CO

Required breakout for P8617 Research Design and Data Collection. Applies concepts learned in P8617 through small group interactions. All sections cover the same content.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• R 3 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• 0 points

Breakout: Research Design & Data Collect

LAB:SURVEY DSGN & DATA CO

Required breakout for P8617 Research Design and Data Collection. Applies concepts learned in P8617 through small group interactions. All sections cover the same content.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• R 3 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• 0 points

Breakout: Research Design & Data Collect

LAB:SURVEY DSGN & DATA CO

Required breakout for P8617 Research Design and Data Collection. Applies concepts learned in P8617 through small group interactions. All sections cover the same content.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• R 3 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• 0 points

Breakout: Research Design & Data Collect

LAB:SURVEY DSGN & DATA CO

Required breakout for P8617 Research Design and Data Collection. Applies concepts learned in P8617 through small group interactions. All sections cover the same content.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• R 3 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• 0 points

Evidence to Action in Child Health

EVIDENCE TO ACTION IN CHI

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of key child health problems and programmatic solutions based on the evidence. By studying examples of significant child health problems and solutions in a range of populations in the United States and internationally, students will learn how to define and assess a child health problem and become familiar with public health intervention strategies and their potential impact. In addition, students will gain an understanding of how social and environmental conditions contribute to morbidity and mortality, as well as individual risk within a population and health disparities across populations. The format combines lectures and discussion with team-based learning. Assignments include readings (available on Canvas) to provide background for each session, and team-based exercises and presentations.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• T 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• 3 points

STAGE MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES III

STAGE MGMT METHODOLOGIES

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• Department: Theatre Arts
• 3 points

Realizing Global LGBTI Health and Human

LGBTI Health & Hum Rights

The global movement to realize lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) rights has both gained traction and faced significant pushback in recent years: although global normative and legal frameworks have evolved in some ways to recognize the rights of sexual and gender minorities, LGBTI people around the world are experiencing progress, setbacks, and scapegoating. The course will apply concepts of equity, access, inclusion, and human rights to interrogate how and why sexual and gender minorities are often excluded from humanitarian and development interventions despite the compounding oppressions that they face. Drawing upon the practice of public health and human rights work from humanitarian crises and low- and middle-income countries around the world, this course will explore how practitioners and advocates can best understand the evolution of LGBTI human rights in a variety of contexts; students will also probe how to become effective and supportive partners and allies to grassroots movements and organizations. Through a series of case studies, students will examine how LGBTI people are challenging the gender binary in societies around the world, including biases inherent in the structures of humanitarian and development work, and how such activists, advocates, and artists are mobilizing to ensure their inclusion in decision-making fora and their access to health and other services. Students will also consider and develop strategies to support local activists in these movements; these activists embody the intrinsic vulnerability of being sexual and gender minorities in countries where those identities are criminalized, the courage of those determined to change their societies, and the cunning to seize upon the societal jolts that humanitarian and development work can, sometimes, provide.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• T 4 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Kent Klindera
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• 1.5 points

Qualitative Data Analysis

QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS

The collection of qualitative data is widespread and growing in public health research, however the credibility and quality of qualitative research rests upon utilizing systematic rigor in collecting, recording, organizing, categorizing, and interpreting qualitative findings. Focusing on focus group data and individual in-depth interview data, this course introduces several approaches to the process of qualitative data analysis. Through a mixture of hands-on group work and independent work, students will apply thematic analysis or framework analysis on real qualitative data starting with developing a research question to writing a scientific manuscript of peer-review quality.  Students will use qualitative data analysis software Dedoose to analyze data.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• M 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Stephanie A Grilo
  Info
• 3 points

Methods in Program Evaluation

METHODS IN PROGRAM EVALUA

Increasing demand for transparency and accountability, particularly with respect to donor-funded humanitarian programs, has heightened the need for skilled evaluators. To this end, students in this course will become familiar with various forms of evaluation and acquire the technical skills necessary for their development, design and execution through lectures and discussion, group exercises, guest presentations and real-world examples. Specifically, students will discover evidence-based methods for identifying stakeholders, crafting evaluation questions, designing instruments, sampling and data gathering to achieve good response rates, analysis and synthesis of information for report-writing and case studies.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• R 4 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Vandana Tripathi
  Info
• 3 points

DIRECTING FOR STAGE MANAGERS

In the collaborative world of theatre, the director is at the helm. We, as stage managers, support the director’s creative process from rehearsals through opening night. What happens when the director leaves and turns over the maintenance of the production to the stage manager? This course will help give you the tools to meet that challenge. Beginning with rehearsals, how do we best observe directors so that we can understand and preserve their vision? In preparation for working with the cast, we will discuss the various acting methods. How do we prepare our script to direct cast replacements, incorporating script analysis and acting beats. We will also review the basics of directing and identify the most influential directors now, and in recent history.

• Department: Theatre Arts
• T 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Matthew Dicarlo
  Info
• 3 points

Global Health Law in Context

GLOBAL HEALTH LAW IN CONT

This course will provide an overview of the regulatory and legal aspects that govern and shape global health, including both hard and soft law instruments. Many reforms and innovations in global health law have occurred in response to crisis and advocacy (such as the Doha Declaration, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the PIP Framework). Yet, not all instruments have been equally effective in achieving their goals. The course will examine how these legal instruments shape global health and responses to disease as well as the context in which these reforms arose and will critically consider these instruments in their political context to understand how different interests have shaped the effectiveness and impact of law on global health. Topics covered would include: human rights, justice and global health, pandemic response (the international health regulations and the pandemic influenza preparedness framework), corporate power, trade law and global health (including the TRIPS Agreement and tobacco control), non-communicable diseases and law (including the framework convention on tobacco control and the international code on breastmilk substitutes), equity and the ongoing pandemic accord negotiations, and using global health law to address rising threats such as antimicrobial resistance and climate change. Through lectures, case studies, and critical discussions, students will gain foundational knowledge, assess the impact and limitations of global health laws, and develop skills for identifying areas for reform and advocacy. This course aims to give students 1) an overview and foundational understanding of key global health law instruments and how they operate 2) a critical understanding of the shortcomings and strengths of the instruments and 3) the ability to identify areas for reform and advocacy efforts to improve global health outcomes. Readings for this course will consist of interdisciplinary global health law scholarship, legal scholarship and public health policy research.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• T 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Safura Abdool Karim
  Info
• 1.5 points

REHEARSAL AND PRODUCTION

The Materials, Chekhov, & 3rd Year PWF presentations provide an excellent opportunity for stage managers to apply the skills they have acquired through their classroom work and practical training. Each of these productions is attached to three separate “Rehearsal & Production” courses; as such, each requires stage managers to take the lead position as PSM (Production Stage Manager) and shepherd each of the following from pre-production and rehearsals through final presentation.

• Department: Theatre Arts
• Instructor: Linda Marvel
  Info
• 1.5 points

REHEARSAL AND PRODUCTION

COLAB PRACTICUM

The Materials, Chekhov, & 3rd Year PWF presentations provide an excellent opportunity for stage managers to apply the skills they have acquired through their classroom work and practical training. Each of these productions is attached to three separate “Rehearsal & Production” courses; as such, each requires stage managers to take the lead position as PSM (Production Stage Manager) and shepherd each of the following from pre-production and rehearsals through final presentation.

• Department: Theatre Arts
• Instructor: Linda Marvel
  Info
• 1.5 points

Immigrant Health

IMMIGRANT HEALTH

Migration is a complex social phenomenon which deeply affects human life. Immigrants face difficulties adjusting to destination environments and are potentially exposed to adverse policies and experiences such as discriminations and stigma, affecting their well-being, regardless of reasons for migration. Understanding migration and its impact on health is important for disease prevention, preserving the health and rights of migrants and assuring the well-being of the communities of which they are a part of. This course will identify and analyze the economic, institutional, socio-political and cultural factors affecting the health and well-being of immigrants in the US. It will assess past and existing policies and programs to ascertain the extent to which they respond(ed) to the needs of the populations. This course will look at existing health disparities among immigrant populations. Students will explore structural factors affecting the health of immigrants and the existing health disparities. Students think critically about programs and policies that address important health disparities in the context of immigration issues.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• W 4 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
• 1.5 points

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma

ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXP & T

Children who experience safe, stable, and nurturing childhoods that foster resilience undoubtedly experience better lifelong health and well-being. The 1998 landmark study, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), demonstrated that when adults recalled negative experiences, they had significantly higher rates of poor lifelong physical and emotional health. It is through the exposure of the developing brain to this constant toxic stress that results in changes to brain infrastructure, ultimately reducing executive function and increasing the risk of poor lifelong health and well-being outcomes. Despite adversity and presence of ACEs, research has shown that positive childhood experiences can have long-lasting protective effects on adult well-being and health. Designed for second-year students, this service learning course will explore (1) the scientific evidence underlying the impact of childhood adversity on health and social functioning across the lifespan, and (2) strategies to address both the causes and consequences of ACEs and trauma. Students will integrate the knowledge gained in the classroom by developing a service project with their peers. This course will be open to students from other Columbia University professional schools, including but not limited to The School of Nursing and the School of Social Work.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• M 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Bijan Kimiagar
  Info
• 3 points

Priorities in Global Health

This course analyzes leading health challenges in low- and middle-income countries and the global health system intended to help countries address them. Students learn about the causes and impact of these health problems and develop strategies for addressing them in particular settings. They become familiar with the national and international organizations responsible for setting health policies and for funding and implementing health programs. In addition, they learn to analyze the social, economic, and political factors that influence resource allocation and contribute to the rise of some global health priorities and relative neglect of others. The course focuses on responses to specific health problems in specific settings while analyzing the effects of global trends and international actors.  The course draws on the expertise of invited speakers from a broad range of organizations involved in global health, including UN agencies, NGOs, and funders. These speakers are chosen not only for their knowledge but for their experience in setting policy and in designing and managing programs in the field. The first half of the course focuses primarily on conventional disease priorities, the health problems that have been the primary focus of global health institutions and funders, which include water and sanitation, nutrition, maternal and child health, and infectious disease. The course then turns to a range of emerging priorities such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, mental health, injuries, and the effects of climate change on health.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• R 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• 3 points

MS Degree Thesis

This non-credit-bearing course represents the completion of a thesis for Masters of Science (MS) students. MS students in the Department must display proficiency in their area of focus, and demonstrate an ability to perform technical and specialized skills through a discovery-based paper or project (thesis) before the conclusion of the program of study. The thesis may take the forms of 1) a manuscript of publishable quality in a peer-reviewed journal or 2) detailed research or program evaluation proposal for an institutional funder.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• 0 points

Public Health Research Methods Integrati

PH Research Methods Int S

Public health science and practice require professionals who can design, implement and interpret data from routine statistics, research studies, and monitoring and evaluation programs. The Advanced Certificate in Public Health Research Methods exposes students to a range of research and data science approaches including study design, analysis and interpretation. Students across each of the 6 MSPH departments can complete the certificate requirements in a highly customized way, selecting from a range of qualitative, quantitative and population focused methods courses that build on the methodological training in the MPH Core and their Department-specific methods training. This seminar is designed to integrate knowledge across the methodological approaches they have been studying and applying.

Through 4 structured in-person sessions and an asynchronous self assessment, students will share their experiences across the first academic year, identify gaps in their skills set that can be addressed in their final semester, and integrate knowledge across the research designs, data collection methods, and analytical skills through group problem solving and faculty-led exercises.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• W 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Manaswi Sangraula
  Info
• 0.5 points

SCENE STUDY II

SCENE STUDY II: CHEKHOV

• Department: Theatre Arts
• R 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Brian Kulick
  Info
• 3 points

Sexual and Reproductive Health in Humani

SEX & REPRO HLTH IN HUMAN

All people have a right to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, including the millions of people in the world who are affected by conflict, forced displacement, natural disasters or other emergencies. Complex emergencies pose many barriers to the implementation, quality and accessibility of SRH services at the same time as they also carry direct risks to SRHR, including gender-based violence. Most emergency-affected populations include large numbers of women and adolescents, but their SRH needs have too often been neglected in emergency interventions. This short course will help students to understand the challenges of and opportunities for provision of SRH services in humanitarian settings and related policy issues, which constitute a relatively new field of public health. The course will invite experts in this field from organizations active in service provision or advocacy.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• R 4 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Sara E Casey
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• 1.5 points

CURRENT ISSUES IN STAGE MANAGEMENT

The function of a stage manager in the process of a musical – through the use of technological advances. This class will be an in-depth examination of how modern stage management contributes to this process through the implementation of seminal methodologies. Focus will be placed on how digital platforms can be used to support this process from beginning to end.

• Department: Theatre Arts
• 3 points

Investigative Methods in Complex Emergen

INVEST METHODS IN COMPLX

The design, implementation, and evaluation of health interventions in complex emergencies requires a particular professional orientation and skill set. Throughout this course, students will gain practice with and understanding of the complementary roles of qualitative and quantitative approaches and how they can be tailored to emergency settings. By the end of the class, students should be competent in a range of skills including applying complex sampling strategies, designing surveys, leading focus groups and participatory activities with local stakeholders, estimating key epidemiologic indicators, and analyzing data and information from diverse sources. Through individual assignments, group work, lectures, case studies and participatory discussions, students will develop diverse skills and experiences that they will be able to apply to their future work in a range of complex field settings.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• R 9:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Claire Greene
  Info
• 3 points

Abortion in the United States: Politics

Abortion in US Politics&P

This course examines a range of historical and current issues relating to the politics and policies of abortion with a focus predominantly on the United States. It will review the history of abortion politics and policy in the United States – and examine how abortion has become so politically fraught – to better understand how access and outcomes have changed over time. In the seven sessions, students will analyze real-time policy debates and developments in the courts, in state legislatures and in federal policy. Students will review recent social science research and messaging research and will engage with a wide range of texts and resources and will hear from experts in the field. The class will delve into recent research studies on abortion access in the post-Roe environment and examine how various laws have impacted abortion access, how immigration status impacts access to care, and how abortion access impacts economic outcomes across the lifecycle. It will review the major Supreme Court cases that have impacted sexual and reproductive health and rights and explore ongoing litigation. Students will also have the opportunity to explore the ways that U.S. international policy have impacted abortion access internationally. Lastly, it will review how states are experimenting with policies that expand access to sexual and reproductive health care and allow students to imagine what inclusive, effective policies could look like at the state, federal and international level.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• T 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Andrea M Flynn
  Info
• 1.5 points

Psychosocial and Mental Health Issues in

PSYCHOSOC IMPCT-FORCED MI

Contemporary armed conflicts and complex humanitarian emergencies create significant mental health burdens and psychosocial suffering that damages health and well-being, limits development, and enables cycles of violence. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this course examines the sources of psychosocial vulnerability and resilience in situations of forced migration and analyzes what kinds of emergency psychosocial and mental health interventions are most effective, appropriate, and scalable. It reviews broadly the current state of knowledge and practice, surveys practical tools of holistic psychosocial and mental health support in emergency settings, and analyzes the current limitations of the field. The course probes how issues of culture and power shape understandings and measures of mental health and psychosocial well-being, and it invites critical thinking about the implications of the “Do No Harm” imperative in regard to psychosocial and mental health supports. It also encourages thinking about how psychosocial support relates to wider tasks of humanitarian relief, economic and political reconstruction, protection, and peace building.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• W 4 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Claire Greene
  Info
• 1.5 points

Demography and Public Health: Understand

DMGRPHY & PUB HLTH: UND T

Each year there are 146 million births, 57 million deaths, and the world population grows by 89 million people – about 243,000 per day or 10,000 an hour. This has an impact on the people and nations of the world--public health; economies; national security, environment, etc. in countless ways. This course focuses on the determinants of these changes and their consequences for the future health and well-being of the human population. This is also an introduction to how demographers study the determinants and consequences of population trends. The course provides an understanding of the field of demography, the study of human populations, and how they change by birth, death, and migration, and ultimately shape population health. The course builds on an overview in the CORE to demonstrate demographic issues and methods in public health. The course presents population issues and policies in global contexts as well as in the United States.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• M 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Meghan C Gallagher
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• 1.5 points

Human Rights Law, Accountability & Gover

Protection of Human Right

The objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the sources and content of international human rights law (IHRL) including who the law protects (rights-holders), who it obligates (duty-bearers), and how human rights are enforced in law and practice. The course will situate the human rights regime within the broader corpus of international law to protect rights in different contexts, including international humanitarian law, international criminal law and international refugee law. Key challenges and contemporary debates in international human rights law will be explored, including the relationship and relative importance of civil and political rights versus economic, social and cultural rights, and the role of the law in holding non state actors accountable for human rights abuses, including corporations and armed groups. The course will profile and discuss how the law has evolved and adapted over time to serve as a dynamic tool to protect individuals. In so doing, we will explore the historical role of civil society in shaping and influencing the development of the law. The course will begin with an overview of the origins and sources of international human rights law and the political factors that shaped its content and that continue to feature in contemporary debates around human rights. Session two will introduce students to the key global and regional mechanisms that seek to enforce human rights in law and practice. Subsequent sessions will explore a limited number of rights in more detail including the right to life, looking at both its civil and political rights dimensions, as well as economic and social rights to food, health and adequate housing that are critical to living a life of dignity. The right to be free from torture and cruel and inhuman treatment will also be explored and situated in the context of contemporary debates around its application to the private sphere including healthcare settings. The final two sessions will focus on the challenge of human rights protection in the context of conflict and displacement. Students will examine the international refugee regime as well as efforts that have been made to develop a framework to protect those who are internally displaced as a result of conflict. The final session will review basic concepts of international humanitarian law (IHL) – who it protects and who it obligates – and also examine the increasingly important relationship between IHL and IHRL, and the evolving system of international criminal law, exploring

• Department: Population and Family Health
• W 4 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Safura Abdool Karim
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• 1.5 points

Advocacy for Sexual and Reproductive Hea

Advocacy for SRH & Justic

Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice (SRHRJ) issues are often subject to intense political debate, overshadowing evidence-based approaches and rational discourse. This course is designed to equip public health students with the tools and skills they need to navigate these complexities and drive meaningful change. This is a course for students who want to understand and practice how their public health degree can be useful within advocacy movements. Together, we will explore the critical role of public health professionals in advocacy, with a focus on SRHRJ. Through a global lens, the course highlights strategies that professionals can use to foster equitable, evidence-driven advocacy. Students will learn to approach these challenges as evidence-based experts, strategic communicators, policy analysts, and collaborative leaders in advocacy movements. By the end of the course, students will not only understand the varied contributions to effective advocacy but also how to actively lead and participate in transformative movements.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• M 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Bergen H Cooper
  Info
• 1.5 points

Capstone Paper-Heilbrunn Department of P

CAPSTONE

No syllabus.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• 0 points

Abortion: Provision, Practice & Advocacy

Abortion Provision & Advo

Abortion is healthcare and it is crucial for public health students to learn about abortion access in the United States and its significant impact on health outcomes. Abortion has become a complex topic, fraught with political interference and intersects with numerous aspects of healthcare, including reproductive rights, maternal health and social justice. Students will explore the real-word implications of abortion policy through readings, data analysis, vigorous class discussion and guest speakers. Understanding the medical, legal and ethical dimensions of abortions will allow students to develop a comprehensive understanding of reproductive health and the factors that influence it on the ground. By studying abortion, starting from the basics, students will explore the boarder implications of healthcare systems, policy development and overall well-being of individuals and communities. With this knowledge, students will be able to contribute to the development of evidence-based strategies, interventions and advocacy that address reproductive needs and promote equitable access to safe and comprehensive care.

• Department: Population and Family Health
• T 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Meera J Shah
  Info
• 1.5 points

CREATIVE PRODUCING

• Department: Theatre Arts
• F 10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Steven E Chaikelson
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 3 points

Business and Climate Change

Climate science informs us that global emissions of greenhouse gas emissions must be rapidly and dramatically reduced if humanity is to avoid catastrophic climate change. After three centuries of rising emissions, the entire global economy must now decarbonize in the coming three decades. Fortunately, most of the technologies and investment capital necessary to reduce and eventually eliminate emissions exist or are in development, but the urgency to implement those solutions is critical.
This course provides an overview of climate change, its effects on business, and how businesses can (and should) respond. The course covers emissions sources and their impact on climate change, followed by an exploration of the policy landscape, including current legislation, carbon markets, and climate justice. The course then evaluates current and evolving mitigation technologies, reviews the tools of climate finance, and considers strategies for reducing emissions to net zero. Finally, the course introduces the role of businesses in addressing climate change, including net-zero goals, actions they can take to mitigate their impact, and the perspectives of shareholders.
Throughout the course, the business case for climate action is emphasized, highlighting the economic benefits of taking action to address climate change.

• Department: Business
• R 2 p.m.-6 p.m.
• R 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
• Instructor: Gernot Wagner
  Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Mark Rodgers
  Info
• 1.5 points

Evaluation Of Health Programs

EVALUATION OF HEALTH PROG

Program evaluation is an essential competence in public health. Across all areas of public health, stakeholders pose questions about effectiveness and impact of programs and interventions. This course will examine principles, methods and practices of evaluating health programs. A range of evaluation research designs and methods will be introduced and strategies to address challenges in real world program settings will be emphasized. The course will incorporate examples of evaluations of actual health programs and opportunities to learn through professional program evaluation experiences of the instructor. The combination of lectures, textbook readings, examples, discussions, in-class exercises, and an extensive applied group assignment to design an evaluation for a real program will help students gain evaluation skills and an appreciation for the art and science of program evaluation. The goal is for students to learn competencies required of an entry-level program evaluator, including design and implementation of evaluation studies and interpretation and communication of evaluation findings.

• Department: Sociomedical Sciences
• T 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Robert E Fullilove
  Info
• 3 points

Global Immersion Tech in Africa: Innova

This immersive course explores the dynamic tech landscape of Africa, with a special focus on Nairobi, Kenya. Known as "Silicon Savannah," Nairobi has emerged as a leading hub for innovation, startups, and technological advancement on the continent. The city is renowned for its vibrant tech ecosystem, which includes pioneering initiatives like M-Pesa, the revolutionary mobile money transfer service that has transformed financial inclusion across Africa. Throughout the course, we will delve into various facets of the African tech scene. We will learn about the historical evolution of technology in Africa and how Nairobi has become a pivotal center for tech innovation. The course will cover a broad spectrum of sectors where technology is making a significant impact, such as financial technology (FinTech), agriculture technology (AgriTech), healthcare technology (HealthTech), and educational technology (EdTech). The class will compose of a mixture of lectures that provide theoretical foundations and case studies and guest lectures from industry leaders. The in-country portion will have visits to tech hubs, startups, and multinational companies. M-Pesa will not only serves as a case study in the transformative power of mobile technology but also illustrates how African solutions can lead the way in global tech innovation. The course also aims to address the unique challenges faced by tech startups in Africa, such as regulatory hurdles, infrastructure limitations, and cultural factors affecting tech adoption. The class will allow students to identify and analyze these challenges while exploring the abundant opportunities within the African tech market. Ultimately, the course seeks to critically evaluate the impact of technology on economic and social development in Africa, fostering a deep understanding of how innovative solutions are driving progress across the continent. Please note this class will meet in the A term, and travel to Kenya will take place during December 6-13, 2025. A predeparture meeting will be held on November 20 during the lunch break. The 2025-2026 Global Immersion Program mandatory fee for all classes is $2100 and provides students with double occupancy lodging, ground transportation and some meals. It does not cover roundtrip international airfare. Attendance both in New York and in-country and regular participation are a crucial part of the learning experience and as such attendance is mandatory. Students who miss the first class meeting may be removed from the course. No program fee refunds

• Department: Business
• T 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• Instructor: Stephan Meier
  h-index: 33 Info
• 3 points

COLL IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Department: Economics
• T 11 a.m.-noon
• 2 points

SMS Master's Thesis

SOCIOMEDICAL SCIENCES MAS

The Master's Thesis is the capstone requirement of all students in all tracks of the MPH program of the Department of Sociomedical Sciences (SMS). The thesis is intended to reflect the training you have received in the MPH program and demonstrate your ability to design, implement, and present professional work relevant to your major field of interest.

Writing the thesis is an essential experience that could further your career development. Employers seek in potential employees with a MPH degree the ability to write articles and reports, and want to see evidence that you can design studies, analyze data, write a needs assessment, and/or design a health program. If you plan to continue your academic studies, developing expertise and demonstrating your ability as a writer are two important skills required of doctoral candidates. A well-written paper is a great asset that you can bring with you to a job interview or include in an application for further study. The thesis ought to demonstrate your ability to think clearly and convey your thoughts effectively and thereby provide an example of your understanding and insight into a substantive area in which you have developed expertise.

• Department: Sociomedical Sciences
• Instructor: Christian Gloria
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• 2 points

Seminar in Sexuality, Gender, Health, an

SEXUALITY,GENDER,HLTH-HUM

This seminar uses the new scholarship on sexuality to engage with ongoing theoretical conversations and activism in human rights, gender, and health. Pressed by the increasing recognition of the importance of sexuality in a wide range of rights and advocacy work (for example, HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, and sexual violence), theorists and advocates alike have struggled with complex, sometimes fluid and elusive nature of sexuality. What is this sexuality" in need of rights and health? How does it manifest itself across a range of persons and cultures? And how can culturally and historically situated work about sexuality inform and improve legal and advocacy interventions? The seminar also turns a critical eye on recent scholarship, in light of current issues raised by policy interventions and advocacy in many countries and cultures. Finally, the seminar aims to promote dialogue and exchange between academic, activist, and advocacy work."

• Department: Sociomedical Sciences
• M 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Martez Smith
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• 3 points

Global Immersion: Consulting and Advisin

GIP: Family Enterprises I

Prerequisites / Co-requisites
Students must have completed or be currently enrolled in the following courses:



B8579: Navigating Dynamics and Conflicts in Family Enterprise



B8521: Foundations of Family Enterprise



Many advisors mistakenly equate years of practice with competence, overlooking the need for specialized training in family enterprises. Research highlights a troubling misalignment: while family firms prioritize relational concerns as key drivers of business operations, strategy, decision-making, and work roles, advisors often focus on structural and cognitive aspects. This misalignment can lead to ineffective or even damaging outcomes for both the family and the business. The primary objectives of this course are to identify and build the skills related to the profession of advising family enterprises to increase the potential for creating long-term value for clients and advisors and to create awareness around the biggest risks and mistakes advisors may encounter while advising family enterprises, exploring the concept of code of ethics. This course aims to bridge the gap between advisors' general practices and the specific needs of family enterprises by providing specialized education and firsthand cultural experiences. As culture plays a significant role in shaping the decision-making process of enterprising families, particularly in terms of individualism and collectivism, this class offers a unique opportunity to explore the profound impact of these factors on the identity of such families. By immersing ourselves in Italy, we will witness collectivism in action, gaining invaluable insights into its influence within families and among advisors. Moreover, this international trip provides a platform to experience firsthand the contrasting dynamics of transactional and relational environments, enhancing our understanding of the multifaceted nature of business relationships. By the end of this course, participants will have explored and experienced the core of advising family enterprises as a profession, including appreciating specific skills, interpersonal and value-based competencies, and concrete behaviors showing professionalism to be better prepared to appreciate and navigate the complexities of family enterprises. Travel to Italy will take place during spring break, March, 15-21, 2026. The 2025-2026 Global Immersion Program mandatory fee for all classes is $2100 and provides students with double occupancy lodging, g

• Department: Business
• T 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• Instructor: Gaia Marchisio
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• 3 points

ROLE OF THE THEATRE PRODUCER

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• Department: Theatre Arts
• T 10 a.m.-noon
• 3 points

Adv. Topics in Formal Political Theory

Adv Formal Political Theo

This course will prepare graduate students in political science and economics who have completed their basic formal and quantitative training for research in formal political theory. The specific substantive focus of the course will depend on the distribution of students’ interests, but topics will include electoral and legislative institutions, autocratic politics, political behavior, persuasion, and conflict. The topics should be of broad relevance for graduate students interested in political economy across the social sciences.

The course will be conducted primarily in seminar format, complemented by frontal instruction. For each topic, we will focus on a small number of relatively recent articles and working papers. Students will also present on topics related to their own research.

• Department: Political Science
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Carlo Prato
  h-index: 11 Info
• 4 points

Global Immersion: Green Industrial Polic

Global Immersion: Europe

Europe is at the forefront of climate policy globally. It has ambitious goals, concrete plans, and is working hard on the implementation. It is also facing significant challenges, from high energy costs to sluggish economic growth. Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has been in a recession for 2 years. This class will explore climate through the lens of green industrial policy in Europe, with an eye toward hard-to-abate sectors like steel and cement, the challenges facing companies in these sectors, and the opportunities a push into clean and low-carbon technologies provides.

• Department: Business
• M 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• Instructor: Gernot Wagner
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• 3 points