Undergraduate Programs

Spring Term Schedule

Spring 2025

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
PHLT 101-1 Intro to Public Health Amina Alio TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
Discussion of history and definitions of public health and emerging themes: Public Health Disparities (health and wealth; social justice); Issues in Public Health (lead poisoning; tobacco; obesity; emergency; clean water/air; injury; health systems/reform); and Global Health Issues (globalization and development; maternal and child health). Location (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
PHLT 103-1 Concepts of Epidemiology Zahira Quinones TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
Fundamental concepts underlying health-related information and health policy. Basic methodological principles used to describe disease occurrence in populations and identify causes of disease. Location (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)
PHLT 180-1 Religion and Public Health: Collaboration on the Front Lines Denise Yarbrough TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM
This course examines the intersection of religion/spirituality and public health, locally, globally and nationally. Extensive evidence-based research has shown that religion and spirituality have a significant impact on the health of individuals. More recently, researchers have found that religion/spirituality is a social determinant of public health, making it a factor that public health practitioners should consider when approaching public health challenges such as responses to pandemics, gun violence, women’s reproductive health, or entrenched political conflicts. We survey the research establishing the connection between religion and health/mental health and spend time analyzing a variety of case studies illustrating how they have intersected in real world scenarios. This is a community engaged course. Students will be assigned to a local community partner to help with projects at that organization throughout the semester. This course is part of the Religion and Society Cluster, and the Medicine in Context (Public Health) cluster. It also counts as an elective for the health, behavior, and society (HBS) program. Location (TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
PHLT 201W-1 Environmental Health David Rich TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM
This course covers the basic principles used to evaluate the potential human health risk of exposure to environmental contaminants in air, water, and food. Pre-requisites: BIOL 110/112; CHEM 131; PHLT 103 or permission of instructor. Location (TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
PHLT 215W-1 Public Health Anthropology Nancy Chin TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
Using a critical lens, this course examines how forms of social organization create global health for some groups and poor health for other groups. Pre-requisites: PHLT 101 or ANTH 101. Location (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
PHLT 230-1 Public Health Law and Policy Richard Dees; Stephanie David MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM
The course introduces the legal and social justice frameworks for urgent public health issues, such as vaccinations, tobacco regulation and gun control. Pre-requisites: PHLT 116 or PHLT 236 or previous policy or public health coursework; juniors & seniors only. Location (MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
PHLT 265W-1 Global Health Nancy Chin MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
This course uses social theories to frame current issues in global health. Readings include critiques of development and ethnographic methods. Pre-requisite: PHLT 101 or ANTH 101. Location (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
PHLT 300W-1 Seminar on Bioethics Richard Dees F 12:00PM - 2:40PM
Intended as a capstone experience, this course provides a setting in which students bring together what they have learned in the major and hone their skills by exploring in-depth two or three central issues in bioethics of particular interest to the participants. Location (F 12:00PM - 2:40PM)
PHLT 389-1 Public Health Honors Seminar Richard Dees 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Students accepted in the Public Health Research Honors program must successfully complete a total of 3 credit hours of Public Health Honors Seminar (PHLT 389) over and above the credit hours required for the public health major. Students in the PHLT Research Honors program will complete: 1 credit hour in PHLT 389 for the junior year (preferably in spring of junior year), 1 credit hour of PHLT 389 fall semester of the senior year, and 1 credit hour for PHLT 389 the spring semester of senior year. PHLT 389 is in addition to PHLT 393. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 390-12 Supervised Teaching - PHLT 103 Zahira Quinones 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 390-3 Supervised Teaching - PHLT 397W Ann Marie White 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 390-4 Supervised Teaching - PHLT 101 Amina Alio 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 390-7 Supervised Teaching - PHLT 215W Nancy Chin 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 390-8 Supervised Teaching - PHLT 230 Molly McNulty 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 390-9 Supervised Teaching - PHLT 265W Nancy Chin 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 393-5 Public Health Research Honors Edwin VanWijngaarden 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 393H-11 Public Health Research Honors Richard Dees 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Students accepted in the Public Health Research Honors program must successfully complete a total of 7 credit hours of Public Health Research Honors (PHLT 393H) over and above the credit hours required for the public health major. Students in the PHLT Research Honors program will complete: 1 credit hour in PHLT 393H for the junior year (preferably in spring of junior year), 3 credit hours of PHLT 393H fall semester of the senior year, and 3 credit hours for PHLT 393H the spring semester of senior year. PHLT 393H is in addition to PHLT 389. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 393H-15 Public Health Research Honors William FitzPatrick 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Students accepted in the Public Health Research Honors program must successfully complete a total of 7 credit hours of Public Health Research Honors (PHLT 393H) over and above the credit hours required for the public health major. Students in the PHLT Research Honors program will complete: 1 credit hour in PHLT 393H for the junior year (preferably in spring of junior year), 3 credit hours of PHLT 393H fall semester of the senior year, and 3 credit hours for PHLT 393H the spring semester of senior year. PHLT 393H is in addition to PHLT 389. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 393H-17 Public Health Research Honors Bryanna Moore 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Students accepted in the Public Health Research Honors program must successfully complete a total of 7 credit hours of Public Health Research Honors (PHLT 393H) over and above the credit hours required for the public health major. Students in the PHLT Research Honors program will complete: 1 credit hour in PHLT 393H for the junior year (preferably in spring of junior year), 3 credit hours of PHLT 393H fall semester of the senior year, and 3 credit hours for PHLT 393H the spring semester of senior year. PHLT 393H is in addition to PHLT 389. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 394C-1 Washington Semester Internship – 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This opportunity is offered in conjunction with The Washington Center. For more information about the program and the application process, please visit the Greene Center. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 394E-1 Emergency Medicine Internship Nancy Wood TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
This course is designed to expose students who are interested in careers in health and/or research to executing clinical research in the emergency department setting. Students will have hands-on experience in the ED screening, enrolling, and collecting research data, they will learn to think critically about research protocols, successful study execution, and ethical considerations about human subjects, and will develop competencies that support successful transition to post-graduate education or job opportunities. The internship includes short lectures followed by group discussion, guest speakers from various areas of research linked to reading assignments, followed by interactive discussion, opportunities to interact with each other and share experiences in an online forum, 1:1 mentoring in the Emergency Department with an experienced enroller, and actively enrolling subjects into research protocols in the Emergency Department. This course will be offered at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) campus. This course requires an application. Location (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)
PHLT 395-01 Independent Research Nancy Wood 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 397W-1 Community Engaged Internship Ann Marie White W 3:25PM - 4:40PM
This is a mentored field experience applying principles of community engaged practice in real world settings. Students work 8 hours/week with a community agency and attend a weekly 75-mintue on-campus seminar for discussion. THIS COURSE REQUIRES A SPECIAL APPLICATION. Application is available: https://www.sas.rochester.edu/ph/undergraduate/internships.html Course open to: juniors, seniors, Take Five, and e5 students, majoring in one of the five public health-related majors. Students must have completed: PHLT 101 and PHLT 103. Location (W 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
PHLT 399-1 Washington Semester – 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This opportunity is offered in conjunction with The Washington Center. For more information about the program and the application process, please visit the Greene Center. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
Monday and Wednesday
PHLT 265W-1 Global Health Nancy Chin
This course uses social theories to frame current issues in global health. Readings include critiques of development and ethnographic methods. Pre-requisite: PHLT 101 or ANTH 101.
PHLT 230-1 Public Health Law and Policy Richard Dees; Stephanie David
The course introduces the legal and social justice frameworks for urgent public health issues, such as vaccinations, tobacco regulation and gun control. Pre-requisites: PHLT 116 or PHLT 236 or previous policy or public health coursework; juniors & seniors only.
Tuesday and Thursday
PHLT 101-1 Intro to Public Health Amina Alio
Discussion of history and definitions of public health and emerging themes: Public Health Disparities (health and wealth; social justice); Issues in Public Health (lead poisoning; tobacco; obesity; emergency; clean water/air; injury; health systems/reform); and Global Health Issues (globalization and development; maternal and child health).
PHLT 215W-1 Public Health Anthropology Nancy Chin
Using a critical lens, this course examines how forms of social organization create global health for some groups and poor health for other groups. Pre-requisites: PHLT 101 or ANTH 101.
PHLT 103-1 Concepts of Epidemiology Zahira Quinones
Fundamental concepts underlying health-related information and health policy. Basic methodological principles used to describe disease occurrence in populations and identify causes of disease.
PHLT 394E-1 Emergency Medicine Internship Nancy Wood
This course is designed to expose students who are interested in careers in health and/or research to executing clinical research in the emergency department setting. Students will have hands-on experience in the ED screening, enrolling, and collecting research data, they will learn to think critically about research protocols, successful study execution, and ethical considerations about human subjects, and will develop competencies that support successful transition to post-graduate education or job opportunities. The internship includes short lectures followed by group discussion, guest speakers from various areas of research linked to reading assignments, followed by interactive discussion, opportunities to interact with each other and share experiences in an online forum, 1:1 mentoring in the Emergency Department with an experienced enroller, and actively enrolling subjects into research protocols in the Emergency Department. This course will be offered at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) campus. This course requires an application.
PHLT 180-1 Religion and Public Health: Collaboration on the Front Lines Denise Yarbrough
This course examines the intersection of religion/spirituality and public health, locally, globally and nationally. Extensive evidence-based research has shown that religion and spirituality have a significant impact on the health of individuals. More recently, researchers have found that religion/spirituality is a social determinant of public health, making it a factor that public health practitioners should consider when approaching public health challenges such as responses to pandemics, gun violence, women’s reproductive health, or entrenched political conflicts. We survey the research establishing the connection between religion and health/mental health and spend time analyzing a variety of case studies illustrating how they have intersected in real world scenarios. This is a community engaged course. Students will be assigned to a local community partner to help with projects at that organization throughout the semester. This course is part of the Religion and Society Cluster, and the Medicine in Context (Public Health) cluster. It also counts as an elective for the health, behavior, and society (HBS) program.
PHLT 201W-1 Environmental Health David Rich
This course covers the basic principles used to evaluate the potential human health risk of exposure to environmental contaminants in air, water, and food. Pre-requisites: BIOL 110/112; CHEM 131; PHLT 103 or permission of instructor.
Wednesday
PHLT 397W-1 Community Engaged Internship Ann Marie White
This is a mentored field experience applying principles of community engaged practice in real world settings. Students work 8 hours/week with a community agency and attend a weekly 75-mintue on-campus seminar for discussion. THIS COURSE REQUIRES A SPECIAL APPLICATION. Application is available: https://www.sas.rochester.edu/ph/undergraduate/internships.html Course open to: juniors, seniors, Take Five, and e5 students, majoring in one of the five public health-related majors. Students must have completed: PHLT 101 and PHLT 103.
Friday
PHLT 300W-1 Seminar on Bioethics Richard Dees
Intended as a capstone experience, this course provides a setting in which students bring together what they have learned in the major and hone their skills by exploring in-depth two or three central issues in bioethics of particular interest to the participants.