This concentrated training in social and spatial epidemiology is aimed at improving our capacity to monitor, research, and address social determinants of health and health inequities. Courses in this certificate program combine theory from the social sciences with rigorous epidemiological and social science methods utilized to understand and to address the connections between social factors and health.
Purpose
Our purpose is to train scholars and practitioners in the conduct of rigorous research and evaluation methods aimed at understanding and addressing social determinants of health, to improve population health and reduce health inequalities locally, nationally, and internationally. The certificate is aimed at master’s students who want training in social epidemiologic methods, specifically, preparing them for an ever-increasing workforce aimed at tackling these fundamental causes of health and reducing health disparities. Students will be prepared to work in a variety of settings, both research and practice, and at multiple levels, but also in other non-public health and interdisciplinary settings.
Competencies
- Apply epidemiological methods to social and population health problems.
- Describe the different study designs and data collection tools utilized in social epidemiology
- Demonstrate proficiency in data management, collection, and analysis of social epidemiologic and spatial data.
- Succinctly describe and interpret data from a social epidemiologic inquiry.
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisite | ||
| SPHL 6060 | Epidemiology for Public Health | 3 |
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| EPID 6600 | Social Epidemiology: Mechanisms of Disparities | 3 |
| SBPS 7280 | Qualitative Methods I: Basic Foundations | 3 |
| or SBPS 7290 | Qualitative Methods II: Theory and Methods | |
| SPHL 6110 | Introduction to GIS for Public Health | 3 |
| or BIOS 6800 | Public Health GIS | |
| or EPID 7110 | Spatial Epidemiology | |
| Any two of the following (6 credits), chosen due to their focus on social theory and/or methodologies | 6 | |
| Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health | ||
| Social Innovation Tools | ||
| Health Communication Theory and Practice | ||
| Community Organization: Community Work for Social Justice | ||
| Evidence-Based Research Methods in Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Maternal Child Health: The Life Course Perspective | ||
| Epidemiologic Methods II | ||
| The Social Determinants of HIV/AIDS | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |