Program Requirements
The Population Dynamics Option (PDO) is open to students in the M.Sc. in Public Health; Non-Thesis program in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health specializing in Population Dynamics. The purpose of this program is to provide graduate training in demographic methods (including life table analyses) and enhance students’ knowledge of critical population issues. Students will be required to take a course on demographic methods and an overview substantive course on the key population issues facing societies today. In addition, students will take one complementary course from Sociology; Economics; or Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, which focuses on a particular population issue such as population health, migration, aging, family dynamics, and labour markets and skills acquisition. Students will attend at least five of the seminars given in the Social Statistics and Population Dynamics Seminar series. Research topics must be related to population dynamics and approved by the PDO coordinating committee.
Practicum/Project (12 credits)
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PPHS 630 MScPH Practicum/Project (12 credits)
Overview
PPHS : The practicum provides the opportunity to integrate classroom learning and practice in a population or public health work environment. The student contributes to an organization's mandate and to addressing a population and/or public health problem while developing skills as a population and/or public health professional and/or researcher.
Terms: Summer 2016
Instructors: Fuhrer, Rebecca; Cox, Joseph (Summer)
Prerequisite: PPHS 629D1/D2
Restriction(s): Open to students registered in the M.Sc. in Public Health.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 630 or EPIB 630D1/D2.
1. PPHS 629D1/D2, PPHS 630 or PPHS 630D1/D2, and PPHS 631D1/D2 are required and students must complete them in sequence.
2. PPHS 629D1/D2, PPHS 630 or PPHS 630D1/D2, and PPHS 631D1/D2 are equivalent to the former EPIB 630 or EPIB 630D1/D2 (14 credits).
Required Courses (33 credits)
Students exempted from any of the courses listed below must replace them with additional complementary course credits.
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EPIB 601 Fundamentals of Epidemiology (4 credits)
Overview
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : This course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to epidemiologic concepts and corresponding terms. After an introduction to the history, definition, and purposes of epidemiology, "core" concepts that are relevant in several areas of investigation (e.g., etiologic research, health care research, and community medicine practice) will be presented.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: McKinnon, Brittany; Huang, Jonathan; Yang, Seungmi (Fall)
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EPIB 603 Intermediate Epidemiology (4 credits)
Overview
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Concepts and methods for epidemiology at the intermediate level, including causation, measures of disease occurrence and effect, study designs, biases in epidemiologic research, interaction, and data analysis for categorical and survival data using statistical software.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Brophy, James (Winter)
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EPIB 605 Critical Appraisal in Epidemiology (1 credit)
Overview
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : This course provides the opportunity to develop skills to critically evaluate evidence presented in the biomedical and health sciences literature, based on the concepts acquired in the epidemiology introductory courses.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Gyorkos, Theresia; Foster, Bethany Joy; Rahme, Elham (Winter)
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EPIB 607 Inferential Statistics (4 credits)
Overview
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Introduction to the basic principles of statistical inference used in clinical and epidemiologic research. Topics include variability; methods of processing and describing data; sampling and sampling distributions; inferences regarding means and proportions, non-parametric methods, regression and correlation.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Saha Chaudhuri, Paramita (Fall)
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): A first year course in undergraduate differential and integral calculus.
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EPIB 613 Introduction to Statistical Software (1 credit)
Overview
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Introduction to statistical software and data management; including basics of entering, manipulating data and elementary statistical analysis, SAS software, with reference to other packages of potential interest to students (R, Stata, SPSS).
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Yang, Seungmi (Fall)
Prerequisite: Enrolment in Epidemiology stream program or permission of instructor.
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EPIB 614 Basics of Measurement in Epidemiology (1 credit)
Overview
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : The course will review principles that can be applied to measuring a wide range of exposures, as well as outcomes. Accurate measurement is essential to the validity of epidemiological research.Topics to be covered include measurement error, and the design, analysis, and interpretation of validity and reliability studies.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Yang, Seungmi (Winter)
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EPIB 621 Data Analysis in Health Sciences (4 credits)
Overview
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Univariate and multivariate statistical techniques for continuous categorical and survival data. Topics include generalized linear models, multiple linear and logistic regression, introductory survival analysis, model selection. Maximum likelihood and Bayesean approaches will be presented.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Labbe, Aurelie (Winter)
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PPHS 602 Foundations of Population Health (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : Introduction to global population health, including causes of morbidity and mortality, surveillance systems and vital statistics, and trends over time. Overviews of epidemiology of cancer, cardiovascular, infectious, environmental, psychiatric and nutritional diseases. Fundamentals and methods for studying burden of disease in populations, and how these differ across time, space, groups.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Paradis, Gilles (Fall)
Not open to students who have taken EPIB 602.
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PPHS 612 Principles of Public Health Practice (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : Principles and methods in public health practice. Topics will include investigation in public health, public health intervention, program evaluation, public health and the health care system, society and public health.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: Cox, Joseph; Richer, Faisca (Fall) Cox, Joseph; Richer, Faisca (Winter)
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PPHS 629D1 MScPH Forum 1 (0.5 credits)
Overview
PPHS : The Forum is a seminar and discussion series that provides an opportunity for students to be introduced to experts in public health, and to prepare for their practicum experience. Students will also have practical learning activities and be exposed to the practicum experiences of the second year students.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Fuhrer, Rebecca; Cox, Joseph (Fall)
Restriction(s): Open to students registered in the M.Sc. in Public Health.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 630 or EPIB 630D1/D2.
Students must register for both PPHS 629D1 and PPHS 629D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both PPHS 629D1 and PPHS 629D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
1. PPHS 629D1/D2, PPHS 630 or PPHS 630D1/D2, and PPHS 631D1/D2 are required and students must complete them in sequence.
2. PPHS 629D1/D2, PPHS 630 or PPHS 630D1/D2, and PPHS 631D1/D2 are equivalent to the former EPIB 630 or EPIB 630D1/D2 (14 credits).
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PPHS 629D2 MScPH Forum 1 (0.5 credits)
Overview
PPHS : The Forum is a seminar and discussion series that provides an opportunity for students to be introduced to experts in public health, and to prepare for their practicum experience. Students will also have practical learning activities and be exposed to the practicum experiences of the second year students.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Fuhrer, Rebecca; Cox, Joseph (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): PPHS 629D1
Restriction(s): Open to students registered in the M.Sc. in Public Health.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 630 or EPIB 630D1/D2.
Students must register for both PPHS 629D1 and PPHS 629D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both PPHS 629D1 and PPHS 629D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
1. PPHS 629D1/D2, PPHS 630 or PPHS 630D1/D2, and PPHS 631D1/D2 are required and students must complete them in sequence.
2. PPHS 629D1/D2, PPHS 630 or PPHS 630D1/D2, and PPHS 631D1/D2 are equivalent to the former EPIB 630 or EPIB 630D1/D2 (14 credits).
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PPHS 631D1 MScPH Forum 2 (0.5 credits)
Overview
PPHS : The Forum is a seminar and discussion series which provides an opportunity for students to be introduced to experts in public health, and to reflect upon and share their practicum experience. Students will also have practical learning activities and will share their practicum experiences with their fellow students through their oral presentations.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): PPHS 630 or PPHS 630D1/D2
Restriction(s): Open to students registered in the M.Sc. in Public Health.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 630 or EPIB 630D1/D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both PPHS 631D1 and PPHS 631D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
Students must register for both PPHS 631D1 and PPHS 631D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both PPHS 631D1 and PPHS 631D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
1. PPHS 629D1/D2,PPHS 630 or PPHS 630D1/D2, and PPHS 631D1/D2 are required and students must complete them in sequence.
2. PPHS 629D1/D2,PPHS 630 or PPHS 630D1/D2, and PPHS 631D1/D2 are equivalent to the former EPIB 630 or EPIB 630D1/D2 (14 credits).
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PPHS 631D2 MScPH Forum 2 (0.5 credits)
Overview
PPHS : The Forum is a seminar and discussion series which provides an opportunity for students to be introduced to experts in public health, and to reflect upon and share their practicum experience. Students will also have practical learning activities and will share their practicum experiences with their fellow students through their oral presentations.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): PPHS 629D1/D2, PPHS 630D1/D2, PPHS 631D1
Restriction(s): Open to students registered in the M.Sc. in Public Health.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 630 or EPIB 630D1/D2.
Students must register for both PPHS 631D1 and PPHS 631D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both PPHS 631D1 and PPHS 631D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
1. PPHS 629D1/D2, PPHS 630D1/D2, and PPHS 631D1/D2 are required and students must complete them in sequence.
2. PPHS 629D1/D2, PPHS 630D1/D2, and PPHS 631D1/D2 are equivalent to the former EPIB 630 or EPIB 630D1/D2 (14 credits).
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SOCI 545 Sociology of Population (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The classic literature of sociology of population. Drawing reciprocal linkages between social and population processes: Historical, family and labour force demography, demographic and fertility transitions, mortality, ethnic and race relations, gender, macro-structural interaction theory, and the relation of population and the environment.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Clark, Shelley (Fall)
Prerequisite: SOCI 234 or equivalent
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SOCI 626 Demographic Methods (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Introduction to demographic measurement and modeling. Course covers direct and indirect estimation, standardization, life table construction, and population projections.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Brauner-Otto, Sarah (Winter)
Specific topics may vary from semester to semester.
Complementary Courses (15 credits)
12 credits of coursework at the 500 level or higher, with a minimum of 2 credits chosen from each of the following fields:
Environmental Health Sciences
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GEOG 503 Advanced Topics in Health Geography (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : A critical review of current themes and trends in health geography, with emphasis on geographical perspectives in public health research. Topics include the social and environmental determinants of chronic and infectious disease, health and health-related behaviours. Seminars focus on critical appraisal of conceptual and methodological approaches in health geography research.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Ross, Nancy (Fall)
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OCCH 602 Occupational Health Practice (3 credits)
Overview
Occupational Health & Hygiene : This course analyzes the functions, structure and organization of occupational health programs and services.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Martin, Stephen (Fall)
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PPHS 529 Global Environmental Health and Burden of Disease (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : This course presents the grand challenges in global health from environmental and occupational risks along with the multi-disciplinary methods used to identify, control, and prevent them. It will introduce students to knowledge and skills in core disciplines of environmental health and approaches to environmental risk recognition, control and prevention in a global context.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Baumgartner, Jill (Winter)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 529.
1. Permission of instructor required for undergraduate students.
2.This course is open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments.
3. Previous coursework in statistics and environmental science is useful, though not required.
Or other courses, at the 500 level or higher, to be selected with the program's academic adviser.
Health Services Research Policy & Management
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PPHS 525 Health Care Systems in Comparative Perspective (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : Comparative perspective to illustrate processes involved in the development and evolution of health care systems around the world. Countries examined will represent different welfare state regimes, health care system typologies, levels of development and wealth.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Quesnel Vallée, Amélie (Fall)
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PPHS 527 Economics for Health Services Research and Policy (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : Key health policy topics in developed economies using analytic frameworks and tools from economics. Major topics include health insurance, health care financing, and the roles of individuals and public and private institutions in the health care system.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Strumpf, Erin (Winter)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 527.
NOTE: This course is open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments, with the permission of the instructor. A background in introductory economics is useful, though not required.
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PPHS 528 Economic Evaluation of Health Programs (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : Concepts and methods used to carry out economic evaluations of health programs and interventions, including public health interventions, pharmaceuticals, and other health care interventions. Includes topics such as calculation of unit costs, measurement of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and assessment of uncertainty in cost-effectiveness analysis.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Latimer, Eric A (Fall)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 528.
No prior background in economics is required.
Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments.
Or other courses, at the 500 level or higher, to be selected with the program's academic adviser.
Population and Public Health Interventions (social and behavioural science)
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PPHS 525 Health Care Systems in Comparative Perspective (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : Comparative perspective to illustrate processes involved in the development and evolution of health care systems around the world. Countries examined will represent different welfare state regimes, health care system typologies, levels of development and wealth.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Quesnel Vallée, Amélie (Fall)
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PPHS 624 Public Health Ethics and Policy (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : Critical assessment of ethical dilemmas and policy considerations raised by the practice of public health. Specific topics include: measuring and defining health; surveillance and privacy; preparedness, quarantine, and distribution of resources during a health emergency; and health inequalities.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Weinstock, Daniel (Fall)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 624.
Students from all disciplinary backgrounds are welcome.
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SOCI 515 Medicine and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The sociology of health and illness. Reading in areas of interest, such as: the sociology of illness, health services occupations, organizational settings of health care, the politics of change in national health service systems, and contemporary ethical issues in medical care and research.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Cambrosio, Alberto (Fall)
Prerequisite: Undergraduate students require permission of instructor
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SOCI 588 Biosociology/Biodemography (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This course will explore linkages between social and biological systems, their influence on health and well-being over the life course, and on health disparities. Topics include classical sociological approaches to biosocial processes, sociobiology (reductionist, but population-based), and newer demographic studies on gen-environment, epigenetic, and stress-metabolic/allostatic processes.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Das, Aniruddha (Winter)
Or other courses, at the 500 level or higher, to be selected with the program's academic adviser.
Field Epidemiology or Epidemiology in Practice
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OCCH 604 Monitoring Occupational Environment (3 credits)
Overview
Occupational Health & Hygiene : Principles and practices of environmental and biological monitoring of workplace hazards are addressed. Familiarization with instrumentation and calibration procedures is undertaken. Students learn to identify workplace health hazards, develop effective sampling strategies, use industrial hygiene equipment and interpret results of exposure measurements.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Gauvin, Jean-Pierre (Winter)
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PPHS 615 Introduction to Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : Introduction to the field of infectious disease epidemiology taught from a public health perspective. Topics include analytic methods, study design, outbreak investigations, surveillance, vaccine development and evaluations, screening, modelling, and infectious causes of cancer or chronic diseases.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Quach-Thanh, Caroline (Fall)
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PPHS 616 Principles and Practice of Public Health Surveillance (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : The objectives of this course are to familiarize students with the theory and methods of surveillance, a core public health function. The seminars will define surveillance and explore surveillance applications and methods through case studies and in-class exercises. Topics will include: measurement, indicators, analytical methods, and the future of surveillance. Computer-based modules will complement seminars. Topics will include: estimating the burden of a disease, detecting disease outbreaks, and identifying cases of chronic disease.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Buckeridge, David; Chiolero, Arnaud (Winter)
Or other courses, at the 500 level or higher, to be selected with the program's academic adviser.
3 credits of coursework, at the 500 level or higher, from the list of courses approved for the Population Dynamics Option that have not been taken to satisfy other program requirements:
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ECON 622 Public Finance (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : A survey of the role of government in the economy (excluding the macroeconomic side - stabilization, etc.). Topics include markets and market failure; public goods; externalities; the theory of the second-best and the study of collective choice, including voting; and the collection of revenue to finance government activity, including optimal taxation of commodities and income.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ECON 634 Economic Development 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : A systematic treatment of the characteristics and problems of economic development in underdeveloped countries.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Laszlo, Sonia (Fall)
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ECON 641 Labour Economics (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : A synthesis of theoretical developments in the area of labour economics with stress upon problems of empirical testing.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Papageorgiou, Theodore (Fall)
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ECON 734 Economic Development 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Problems of economic growth and planning in selected underdeveloped countries. Topics covered vary from year to year in response to student interests; growth, poverty and income distribution, LDC labour markets and institutions, trade and development, international debt problems, issues in trade policy.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Laszlo, Sonia (Winter)
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ECON 741 Advanced Labour Economics (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Selected theoretical and policy issues in labour economics.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ECON 742 Empirical Microeconomics (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Surveys the empirical techniques used in applied microeconomic fields, particularly development and labour economics. Focus is on the formulation of empirical models derived from economic theory, and on various estimation methodologies, including panel data econometrics, limited dependent variable models, and duration analysis. A "hands on" approach is emphasized.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Chaudhuri, Saraswata (Fall)
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ECON 744 Health Economics (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : The emphasis will be on describing and analyzing the structure and performance of the Canadian health system, though some attention will be given to recent attempts by the federal and provincial governments to deal with current problems in this field. Readings will be selected from the economics and health literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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EPIB 648 Methods in Social Epidemiology (3 credits)
Overview
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Methods for conducting studies in social epidemiology and population health will be covered. Topics will include causal inference; measurement and concepts of social exposures; methods for study design and analysis. Techniques for descriptive and etiologic investigations of socioeconomic position, gender, race and ethnicity, geography, and social policies will be discussed.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Harper, Samuel; Kaufman, Jay (Fall)
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EPIB 681 Global Health: Epidemiological Research (3 credits)
Overview
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : A review of selected epidemiological research focussing on global health and disease topics. Research will be mostly from developing countries and research methods will be highlighted. Case studies will be used to illustrate specific applications and challenges.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Gyorkos, Theresia (Winter)
Prerequisite: With permission of instructor.
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PPHS 525 Health Care Systems in Comparative Perspective (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : Comparative perspective to illustrate processes involved in the development and evolution of health care systems around the world. Countries examined will represent different welfare state regimes, health care system typologies, levels of development and wealth.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Quesnel Vallée, Amélie (Fall)
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PPHS 527 Economics for Health Services Research and Policy (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : Key health policy topics in developed economies using analytic frameworks and tools from economics. Major topics include health insurance, health care financing, and the roles of individuals and public and private institutions in the health care system.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Strumpf, Erin (Winter)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 527.
NOTE: This course is open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments, with the permission of the instructor. A background in introductory economics is useful, though not required.
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PPHS 528 Economic Evaluation of Health Programs (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : Concepts and methods used to carry out economic evaluations of health programs and interventions, including public health interventions, pharmaceuticals, and other health care interventions. Includes topics such as calculation of unit costs, measurement of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and assessment of uncertainty in cost-effectiveness analysis.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Latimer, Eric A (Fall)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 528.
No prior background in economics is required.
Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments.
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PPHS 529 Global Environmental Health and Burden of Disease (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : This course presents the grand challenges in global health from environmental and occupational risks along with the multi-disciplinary methods used to identify, control, and prevent them. It will introduce students to knowledge and skills in core disciplines of environmental health and approaches to environmental risk recognition, control and prevention in a global context.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Baumgartner, Jill (Winter)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 529.
1. Permission of instructor required for undergraduate students.
2.This course is open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments.
3. Previous coursework in statistics and environmental science is useful, though not required.
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PPHS 615 Introduction to Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3 credits)
Overview
PPHS : Introduction to the field of infectious disease epidemiology taught from a public health perspective. Topics include analytic methods, study design, outbreak investigations, surveillance, vaccine development and evaluations, screening, modelling, and infectious causes of cancer or chronic diseases.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Quach-Thanh, Caroline (Fall)
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SOCI 512 Ethnicity & Public Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Major themes in the theoretical literature on ethnicity. Public policies with direct and indirect implications for inter-ethnic relations will be studied. Policies affecting areas such as language, education, immigration, employment and promotion, multiculturalism and welfare. Examples drawn from several multi-ethnic societies. Political, constitutional, and economic problems associated with these policy initiatives.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Weinfeld, Morton (Fall)
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SOCI 513 Social Aspects HIV/AIDS in Africa (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Examination of the social causes and consequences of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Gender inequality, sexual behaviours, marriage systems, migration, and poverty are shaping the pandemic as well as how the pandemic is altering social, demographic and economic conditions across Africa.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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SOCI 520 Migration and Immigrant Groups (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Review of the major demographic, economic and sociological theories of internal and international migration. The main emphasis will be on empirical research on migration and immigrant groups.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Vang, Zoua (Fall)
Prerequisite: 15 credits in the Social Sciences
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SOCI 525 Health Care Systems in Comparative Perspective (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Comparative perspective to illustrate processes involved in the development and evolution of health care systems around the world. Countries examined will represent different welfare state regimes, health care system typologies, levels of development and wealth.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Quesnel Vallée, Amélie (Fall)
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SOCI 535 Sociology of the Family (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This seminar reviews literature on major research areas in family. The course examines families in the past, the study of family using a life course approach, and considers selective areas which may have had significant influences on contemporary family such as work and family, family violence, and cultural variation in families.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Le Bourdais, Céline (Winter)
Undergraduate students require permission of instructor
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SOCI 588 Biosociology/Biodemography (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This course will explore linkages between social and biological systems, their influence on health and well-being over the life course, and on health disparities. Topics include classical sociological approaches to biosocial processes, sociobiology (reductionist, but population-based), and newer demographic studies on gen-environment, epigenetic, and stress-metabolic/allostatic processes.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Das, Aniruddha (Winter)