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Public Health
In the College of Health and Human Services
Undergraduate Division Community Health Education
Karen L. Senn, Ed.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health, Division Head Albert Chang, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health James V. Noto, H.S.D., Associate Professor of Public Health
Faculty
Kenneth J. Bart, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Professor of Public Health, Director of the Graduate School of Public Health Kevin M. Patrick, M.D., Co-Director of the UCSD-SDSU Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Adjunct Professor of Public Health
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Stephanie K. Brodine, M.D., Professor of Public Health, Division Head Stephen J. Bender, H.S.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health Donald J. Slymen, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health, Coordinator of Biometry Program Elena S. H. Yu, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health Louise K. Hofherr, Ph.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Public Health John E. Alcaraz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Public Health Kathryn Hollenbach, Ph.D., M.P.H., Research Assistant Professor of Public Health, Joint Doctoral Program Coordinator
The John J. Hanlon Chair in Health Services Research and Policy
Alvarado Hospital Medical Center has joined with SDSU's faculty and staff to create The John J. Hanlon Chair in Health Services Research and Policy in the Graduate School of Public Health. The chair is named in honor of the late Dr. John J. Hanlon, former assistant surgeon general for the U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Hanlon coordinated the planning and development of SDSU's Graduate School of Public Health. The first appointee to the Chair, Dr. Dennis Pointer, is a national authority on health care organization, governance, strategy, and management.
Health Promotion
John P. Elder, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health, Division Head Melbourne F. Hovell, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health Joni A. Mayer, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health Gregory A. Talavera, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Public Health
General Information
APPLICATION DEADLINES: For students applying for the MPH, MS, and MD/MPH, both the GSPH and SDSU applications must be postmarked by July 1 for fall semester admission, or December 1 for spring semester admission (transcripts, letters of recommendation, and GRE scores can arrive after these dates). Students applying for the Ph.D. must submit all application materials (applications, transcripts, letters of recommendation, and GRE scores) by February 1, for fall admission only. Students interested in the MSW/MPH should contact the School of Social Work. The completed application is due March 1.
Health Services Administration
Stephen J. Williams, S.M., Sc.D., Professor of Public Health, Division Head Alma L. Koch, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health K. Michael Peddecord, Dr.P.H., Professor of Public Health Dennis D. Pointer, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health, The John J. Hanlon Chair in Health Services Research and Policy William E. Sterk, Ph.D., Professor of Finance Winnie O. Willis, R.N., Sc.D., Professor of Public Health Robert L. Seidman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Public Health
Occupational and Environmental Health
Richard M. Gersberg, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health, Division Head Ann de Peyster, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health Behzad S. Samimi, M.S.P.H., Ph.D., C.I.H., Professor of Public Health P.J.E. (Jenny) Quintana, Ph.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Public Health
The Graduate School of Public Health offers graduate study leading to the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy in public health, Master of Public Health, Master of Science, and a concurrent program leading to a Master of Public Health and a Master of Social Work. The curriculum enables students to prepare for careers in academic teaching and research, as well as health services and research in public and private agencies and organizations. The Doctor of Philosophy is offered in public health, with a concentration in epidemiology. The Master of Public Health (MPH) is awarded in the concentration areas of biometry, environmental
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health, epidemiology, health promotion, health services administration. The Master of Science degree is awarded in the concentration areas of environmental health science, industrial hygiene and toxicology. The preventive medicine residency program enables qualified physicians to sit for the American Board of Preventive Medicine certificate examination as well as receive the MPH degree upon completion of preventive medicine residency requirements. The Graduate School of Public Health is nationally accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH). In addition, the graduate program in health services administration is accredited by the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration (ACEHSA), and the preventive medicine residency program is accredited by the Accrediting Committee for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). A significant number of expert practitioners in specialized fields of public health are involved in the academic and practical components of the program to provide breadth and depth of opportunity for the student. Many of the health facilities within San Diego are available for field study and practicum requirements. In addition, modern computer facilities and laboratories are available on the San Diego State University campus. The school's proximity to the Mexican border has promoted the development of strong professional ties between the Graduate School of Public Health faculty and students and their counterparts in Baja California. A number of jointly sponsored binational research and service projects are aimed at improving public health conditions and health services on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.The following general description of faculty and student research being conducted in each of the concentration areas illustrates the role of each specialty area within the broad, interdisciplinary field of public health: Biometry: Development and application of statistical methods and models in the fields of public health, medicine and biology. Environmental Health Science: Isolation and identification of chemical and microbiological disease agents in air, water, soil, hazardous and other solid wastes. The M.S. program in environmental health science offers greater technical laboratory focus than the environmental health M.P.H. Epidemiology: Identification of biological, environmental, social and behavioral risk factors for human disease; determination of the distribution and etiology of disease in human populations, particularly infectious and chronic diseases. Health Promotion: Health education and behavior modification approaches to reducing the incidence of chronic diseases, injury, and other major health problems; particular emphasis on minority, disadvantaged, and aged populations. Health Services Administration: Management of health care facilities, services, and organizations; planning and evaluation of public and private sector programs; administration and operations in specialty services, hospitals, ambulatory care, insurance companies, and other health related organizations. Industrial Hygiene: Recognition, evaluation and control of chemical, physical, and biological hazards in the work place; current emphasis on studies of airborne contaminants and respiratory protection. Toxicology: Study of toxicity, biologic mechanisms of action, and human health risk of exposure to chemicals in the environment.
Section I. Master's Degree Programs Master of Public Health Degree Admission to Graduate Study
Applicants seeking admission to public health concentration areas leading to either the Master of Public Health or Master of Science degree should contact the Graduate School of Public Health requesting appropriate application materials. Detailed information concerning application procedures will be sent to the applicant along with appropriate application forms. In addition to satisfying the requirements for admission to the University with classified graduate standing, as described in Part Two of this bulletin, the student seeking admission to the Graduate School of Public Health must: (1) submit a narrative statement as described in Instructions for Applicants; (2) submit three letters of recommendation (preferably academic); (3) present additional evidence of promise of success in academic and professional activities; and (4) document competence or prior academic preparation in the biological sciences, social sciences, and quantitative methods. Applicants for the biometry concentration are required to have successfully completed undergraduate courses in single and multivariable calculus. Students who do not fully meet the requirements for admission with classified graduate standing may be considered for conditionally classified graduate standing upon recommendation of the admissions committee and the graduate coordinator.
Advancement to Candidacy
All students must: (1) meet the general requirements for advancement to candidacy as described in Part Two of this bulletin; (2) satisfactorily pass a faculty evaluation of the progress that they are making in their graduate course of study; (3) complete the core courses, Public Health 601, 602, 603, 604, 605 (students in health services administration will substitute Public Health 641 and 644A for Public Health 605 and students in health promotion will substitute Public Health 661 and 662 for Public Health 603); have a grade point average of at least 3.0 and no grade less than a B in each core course completed; and (4) have completed at least 12 semester units of approved public health coursework. In addition, the student must be recommended for advancement to candidacy by the faculty of the Graduate School of Public Health.
Specific Requirements for the Master of Public Health Degree
(Major Code: 12141) In addition to meeting the requirements for classified graduate standing and the basic requirements for the master's degree as described in Part Two of this bulletin, the student must complete an officially approved course of study of not less than 48 units (55 units for students in Health Services Administration Concentration) including: (1) twelve units of core courses, Public Health
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601, 602, 603*, 604, and 605**; (2) a minimum of 21 units of graduate courses in the area of concentration; (3) a maximum of twelve units of supervised field placement (if the student has not had equivalent field experience); and (4) electives selected with the approval of the graduate adviser. In addition, Public Health 799A, Thesis, must be included in the program except in the biometry, health promotion, health services administration and maternal and child health concentrations where the student may select the Plan B option, with a comprehensive examination in lieu of the thesis or project when approved by the graduate adviser. In the environmental health and occupational health concentrations, students registering for 799A may complete a major project or thesis. Up to six units of graduate credit may be accepted in transfer, with the approval of the graduate adviser.
*Students in Health Promotion will take Public Health 661 and 662 in lieu of Public Health 603. **Students in Health Services Administration will take Public Health 641 and Public Health 644A in lieu of Public Health 605.
Biological Mechanisms of Environmental Toxicants (3) PH 638A Principles of Toxicology (3) PH 700D Seminar in Public Health: Environmental Health (3) PH 721 Environmental Epidemiology (3) PH 731 Environmental and Occupational Health Policy (3) PH 732 Principles of Industrial Hygiene (4) PH 737 Advanced Industrial Hygiene (4) PH 738 Topics in Toxicology (3) PH 798 Special Study (1-3) Cr/NC/SP Electives (6 units): These electives may include any public health course or selected graduate level courses in other departments with the approval of the faculty adviser.
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Concentration in Epidemiology
Courses required for the concentration: PH 621 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (3) PH 622 Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases (3) PH 623 Epidemiological Methods (3) PH 627 Advanced Statistical Methods in Public Health (3) Prescribed electives in Epidemiology (two courses selected from): PH 625 Control of Infectious Diseases (3) PH 628 Applications of Multivariate Statistics in Public Health (3) PH 649 Public Health Surveillance (3) PH 700A Seminar in Public Health: Epidemiology (3) PH 721 Environmental Epidemiology (3) Electives (3 units selected with the approval of the concentration faculty): These electives may include any public health course or selections from the following: Biology 585, 586, 588 Nutrition 600, 606, 607, 700 Sociology 770 Statistics 550, 551A, 552, 554A, 672, 674, 677
Concentration in Biometry
Courses required for the concentration: PH 623 Epidemiological Methods (3) PH 627 Advanced Statistical Methods in Public Health (3) PH 628 Applications of Multivariate Statistics in Public Health (3) STAT 551A Mathematical Statistics (3) STAT 551B Mathematical Statistics (3) STAT 552 Sample Surveys (3) Prescribed Electives: Three units selected from the following Public Health courses: PH 622 Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases (3) PH 649 Public Health Surveillance (3) PH 700A Seminar in Public Health: Epidemiology (3) Prescribed Electives: Nine units selected with the approval of the adviser from the following Mathematics courses: STAT 553 Stochastic Processes (3) STAT 554A Computer Oriented Statistical Analysis (3) STAT 554B Advanced Computer Oriented Statistical Analysis (3) STAT 555 Multivariate Statistical Methods in Biology (3) STAT 670A-670B Advanced Mathematical Statistics (3-3) STAT 671 Statistical Computing (3) STAT 672 Nonparametric Statistics (3) STAT 674 Multivariate Analysis (3) STAT 675 Linear Statistical Models (3) STAT 677 Design of Experiments (3) STAT 678 Survival Analysis (3) STAT 679 Analysis of Discrete Data (3) STAT 680A-680B Advanced Biostatistical Methods (3-3)
Concentration in Health Promotion
Courses required for the concentration: PH 607 Research Methods and Proposal Writing (3) PH 661 Theoretical Foundations of Health Promotion (3) PH 662 Motivating Health Behavior (3) PH 663 Health Promotion Communications Theory and Design (3) PH 666 Health Promotion Program Planning and Assessment (3) Prescribed electives (choose two or more different courses from): PH 664 Health, Society and Human Behavior (3) PH 667 Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases (3) PH 668 Seminar in Health Promotion Research (3) PH 669 Health Risk Appraisal (3) PH 700F Seminar in Public Health: Health Promotion (3) PH 761 Programming Health Promotion (3) PH 762 Behavioral Medicine (3) PH 797 Research (3) Cr/NC/SP Electives (6 units to be chosen with the approval of the faculty from any public health course or Community Health Education 574).
Concentration in Environmental Health
Courses required for the concentration: PH 632 Air Quality (3) PH 634 Environmental Protection (3) PH 639 Water Quality Investigation (3) Prescribed electives (a minimum of six additional units selected with the approval of the adviser from): PH 635 Occupational Medicine (3) PH 636 Hazardous Waste Management (3)
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Concentration in Health Services Administration
Courses prerequisite to this concentration are Public Health 640 and Business Administration 650 or their equivalents as determined by the graduate adviser. If these courses or the equivalents have not been completed prior to admission, they should be included in the first semester course requirements. BA 650 Financial Accounting (2) PH 640 Public Issues in Financing Health Care (3) Courses required for the concentration: PH 641 Health Care Delivery Systems (3) PH 644A Health Services Organizations Structure and Functioning (3) PH 644B Organizational Behavior in Health Services Organizations (3) PH 645 Health Services Economics (3) PH 646 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Care (3) PH 647 Quantitative Methods (3) PH 742A Health Services Financial Management (3) PH 742B Health Services Financial Management (3) PH 748 Competitive Strategies and Tactics in Health Services Delivery (3) Prescribed electives (nine units selected with approval of adviser): PH 649 Public Health Surveillance (3) PH 700E Seminar in Public Health: Health Services Administration (3) PH 743 Hospital Administration (3) PH 744 Ambulatory Care Management (3) PH 745 Seminar in Health Economics (3) PH 746 Quality of Care Assessment and Assurance (3) PH 798 Special Study (1-3) Cr/NC/SP The remaining elective units may be selected with the approval of the adviser. toward the 36 unit master of science degree requirements.) Students who do not meet all of the above requirements for admission with classified graduate standing may be admitted with conditionally classified graduate standing upon the recommendation of the admissions committee and the graduate adviser. Students so admitted will be advised as to remedial steps to take to satisfy the requirement to achieve full classified graduate standing.
Advancement to Candidacy
All students must meet the general requirements for advancement to candidacy as described in Part Two of this bulletin. Students completing master of science degree concentrations must (1) have satisfactorily completed at least 12 units of coursework of the 36-unit official program including at least two courses chosen from the list of courses required for the student's concentration, with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B) and no grade less than a B; (2) have a thesis proposal which has received the approval of the Graduate School of Public Health faculty.
General Requirements for the Master of Science Degree
(Major Code: 12141) In addition to meeting the requirements for classified graduate standing and the basic requirements for the master's degree as described in Part Two of this bulletin, the student must complete an officially approved course of study of not less than 36 units in the area of concentration or related disciplines as listed below. Up to six units may be accepted in transfer, with the approval of the graduate adviser. Requirements vary depending on the area of concentration and are as shown below:
Environmental Health Science Industrial Hygiene Toxicology
Master of Science Degree in Public Health Admission to Graduate Study
In addition to satisfying the requirements for admission to the University with classified graduate standing, as described in Part Two of this bulletin, the student seeking admission to the Graduate School of Public Health master of science programs must (1) submit a narrative statement as described in Instructions to Applicants; (2) provide three letters of recommendation preferably academic; (3) document competence or prior academic preparation in laboratory sciences. Normally, to be considered for admission to these programs, a student must have successfully completed lecture and laboratory course requirements for an undergraduate degree (BA or BS) in biology, chemistry, engineering, or other basic or applied natural science. The Graduate School of Public Health should be consulted for specific course preparation recommended for each of the concentrations. In some cases, if an applicant is deficient in certain basic or applied science areas, some remedial coursework can be completed as an unclassified graduate student. However, credits earned by remedial courses cannot be applied toward the required number of units for the master's degree. The student must also have successfully completed PH 601 and PH 602 or their equivalents with a minimum grade of B in both courses in order to become fully classified in the programs. (PH 601 and PH 602 will not count
Required Prescribed Electives Research/Thesis (PH 797, 799A) Field Practice* (PH 650) Total units:
18 12 6 -- ---- 36
20 7 6 3 ---- 36
18 12 6 -- ---- 36
* A 3-unit field practice is mandatory for industrial hygiene students and may be taken as an elective by students in the environmental health science and toxicology concentrations with approval of the academic adviser.
Specific Requirements for Master of Science Degree Programs
Concentration in Environmental Health Science
Courses required for the concentration (18 units): PH 632 Air Quality (3) PH 634 Environmental Protection (3) PH 636 Hazardous Waste Management (3) PH 638A Principles of Toxicology (3) PH 639 Water Quality Investigation (3) PH 700D Seminar in Public Health: Environmental Health (3)
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Prescribed electives (a minimum of 12 units of coursework selected from the following with the approval of the faculty adviser): GEOL 551 Hydrogeology (3) CEE 635 Water Quality Engineering (3) CEE 636 Water Quality Processes (3) PH 623 Epidemiological Methods (3) PH 637 Biological Mechanisms of Environmental Toxicants (3) PH 650 Field Practice (3) Cr/NC PH 721 Environmental Epidemiology (3) PH 731 Environmental and Occupational Health Policy (3) PH 738 Topics in Toxicology (3) PH 798 Special Study (1-3) Cr/NC/SP PH 732 PH 798 Principles of Industrial Hygiene (4) Special Study (1-3) Cr/NC/SP
Master of Social Work and Master of Public Health Degrees General Information
The Graduate School of Public Health and the School of Social Work offer a three year concurrent graduate program leading to a Master of Public Health and a Master of Social Work. The major objective of the concurrent program is to offer preparation in the fields of public health and social work for the purpose of providing the knowledge and skills necessary to promote health, prevent disease, and enhance the delivery of social and health services in the community.
Concentration in Industrial Hygiene
Courses required for the concentration (20 units): PH 636 Hazardous Waste Management (3) PH 638A Principles of Toxicology (3) PH 700C Seminar in Public Health: Occupational Health (3) PH 732 Principles of Industrial Hygiene (4) PH 735 Industrial Ventilation (3) PH 737 Advanced Industrial Hygiene (4) Prescribed electives (a minimum of seven units of coursework selected from the following list with the approval of the faculty adviser): PH 604 Environmental Determinants of Human Health (2) PH 632 Air Quality (3) PH 634 Environmental Protection (3) PH 635 Occupational Medicine (3) PH 639 Water Quality Investigation (3) PH 731 Environmental and Occupational Health Policy (3) PH 733 Principles of Industrial Safety (3) PH 798 Special Study (1-3) Cr/NC/SP
Admission to Graduate Study
To request application materials for the concurrent graduate program in Social Work and Public Health, applicants should write to the Director of the MSW/MPH Advisory Committee, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University. All necessary application forms, instructions for filing them, and information about the program will be sent. In order to be considered for the concurrent MSW/MPH program, applicants must: 1. Meet the general requirements for admission to graduate study at the University (see Part Two of this bulletin). 2. Have a minimum 2.75 grade point average in the last 60 semester or 90 quarter units in undergraduate work completed. Undergraduate preparation in at least one of the following areas is preferred: social work, social or behavioral sciences, or health science. 3. A satisfactory score on the GRE General Test. Applicants already holding another master's degree or higher degree from an acceptable accredited graduate school are exempt from the GRE. 4. Submit a narrative statement as described in Instructions for Applicants. 5. Submit three letters of recommendation. A committee composed of faculty from Public Health and Social Work will make all admission recommendations to the Dean of the Graduate Division.
Concentration in Toxicology
Courses required for the concentration (18 units): PH 636 Hazardous Waste Management (3) PH 637 Biological Mechanisms of Environmental Toxicants (3) PH 638A Principles of Toxicology (3) PH 638B Methods in Toxicity Testing (3) PH 700D Seminar in Public Health: Environmental Health (3) PH 738 Topics in Toxicology (3) Prescribed electives (a minimum of 12 units of coursework selected from the following list with the approval of the faculty adviser): BIOL 561 Radiation Biology (3) BIOL 561L Radiation Biology Laboratory (2) BIOL 569 Molecular Pharmacology (3) CHEM 550 Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis (2) PH 627 Advanced Statistical Methods in Public Health (3) PH 632 Air Quality (3) PH 635 Occupational Medicine (3) PH 639 Water Quality Investigation (3) PH 650 Field Practice (3) Cr/NC PH 721 Environmental Epidemiology (3) PH 731 Environmental and Occupational Health Policy (3)
Advancement to Candidacy
All students must meet the general requirements for advancement to candidacy as described in Part Two of this bulletin. All core courses in public health and social work must be completed prior to advancement. In addition, the student must: (1) have earned at least 24 units of graduate study within the concurrent program with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and no grade less than a B in each core course; (2) have been recommended for advancement by the combined faculty advisory committee; received credit (Cr) in field practicum; (3) have a thesis proposal approved by the combined faculty advisory committee. Upon advancement to candidacy, the student will enroll in Public Health 797 (Research), Social Work 797 (Research), and Public Health 799A (Thesis) or Social Work 799A (Thesis). A thesis (Plan A) incorporating theory, method, and analytic techniques from both disciplines is the culminating experience for the concurrent program leading to the MSW and MPH degrees.
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Specific Requirements for the MSW/MPH Concurrent Program
(Major Code: 12991) In addition to meeting the requirements for classified graduate standing and the basic requirements for the master's degree as described in Part Two of this bulletin, the student must complete an officially approved course of study of not less than 83 units as outlined below.
Transfer units will not be accepted toward the concurrent MSW/MPH degree program. Graduate study or degrees obtained previously will not be accepted toward meeting the unit requirements of the concurrent MSW/MPH degree program. If a student after entering the concurrent MSW/MPH program returns to a single degree program, all the requirements for the single degree program must then be met.
Social Work/Public Health Health Services Administration
Courses prerequisite are Public Health 640 and Business Administration 650 or their equivalents as determined by the graduate adviser. If these courses or the equivalents have not been completed prior to admission, they should be included in the first semester course requirements. BA 650 Financial Accounting (2) PH 640 Public Issues in Financing Health Care (3) SWORK 601 Seminar in Social Welfare Policy and Services (3) SWORK 619 Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3) SWORK 620B Seminar in Human Behavior and Social Environment: Administration (3) SWORK 630 Social Work Practice: A Generalist Perspective (3) SWORK 631 Social Work Practice: Individuals, Families, and Groups (3) SWORK 632 Social Work Practice: Organizations and Communities (3) SWORK 650* Field Practicum: Health (7) Cr/NC SWORK 690 Seminar in Social Work Research Methods (3) SWORK 702C Seminar in Social Welfare Policy and Services: Health and Aging (3) SWORK 740 Advanced Seminar in Social Work Administration (3) SWORK 745 Advanced Seminar in Selected Topics in Social Work Administration (3) SWORK 750B* Advanced Field Practicum: Social Work Administration (8) Cr/NC SWORK 797 Research (3) Cr/NC/SP PH 601 Epidemiology (3) PH 602 Biostatistics (3) PH 604 Environmental Determinants of Human Health (2) PH 641 Health Care Delivery Systems (3) PH 644A Health Services Organizations Structure and Functioning (3) PH 644B Organizational Behavior in Health Services Organizations (3) PH 645 Health Services Economics (3) PH 647 Quantitative Methods (3) PH 742A Health Services Financial Management (3) PH 742B Health Services Financial Management (3) PH 797 Research (3) Cr/NC/SP PH 799A or SWORK 799A Thesis (3) Cr/NC/SP
*Social Work 650 and 750 (field practica) must have the approval of the faculty advisory committee. Responsibility for faculty field supervision will be assigned in social work.
Section II. Doctoral Program
(Major Code: 12141)
Ph.D. in Public Health with a Concentration in Epidemiology
The cooperating faculties of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health at San Diego State University and the Department of Community and Family Medicine at the University of California, San Diego offer a joint doctoral program leading to a Ph.D. in public health, with a concentration in epidemiology. The research interests of the participating members faculty cover a wide range of public health problems which represent the interdisciplinary nature of modern public health.
Admission to Doctoral Study
Applicants for admission to the doctoral program must present evidence of capacity for graduate study in public health. A multidisciplinary field such as public health draws from a wide variety of undergraduate majors, but the student is expected to have a strong grounding in the quantitative and biological sciences. The applicant must have a bachelor's degree or the equivalent from an acceptable accredited institution of higher learning with training comparable to that provided by The California State University or University of California undergraduate programs. Admission to the program requires acceptance by both institutions on recommendation of the participating units at SDSU and UCSD. It is understood that acceptance of a student into the joint program by each of the units will be conditioned by their respective standards for graduate admissions and also the available facilities. Applications must be received by the Graduate School of Public Health not later than February 1 for the Ph.D. program. Application Preliminary application for admission must be made to the steering committee, in care of the Graduate School of Public Health, SDSU. A complete application to the joint doctoral program in public health requires the following information: The appropriate application form. Three letters of recommendation (sent directly to the Doctoral Program Coordinator, Graduate School of Public Health, SDSU). Transcripts of academic work already completed. Results of the Graduate Record Examination. To be considered for admission to the joint SDSU-UCSD doctoral program in public health, students must meet the general
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requirements for admission to both universities with classified graduate standing as outlined in the respective current catalogs. These include (a) an acceptable baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association or equivalent academic preparation, as determined by the deans of the two graduate divisions; (b) a GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 semester (90 quarter) units attempted; (c) good standing at the last institution attended; and (d) an acceptable score (verbal and quantitative) on the GRE General Test. Given the large number of applicants in the field of public health, and the limited number of spaces in the program, the selection process is designed to identify the best from among many highly qualified applicants. Thus no minimum set of qualifications in any way guarantees admission. Residency Requirements After formal admission to the joint doctoral program, the student must spend at least one academic year in full-time residence on each of the two campuses. The definition of residence must be in accord with the regulations of San Diego State University and University of California, San Diego. Advisory Committee Upon admission to the program, the steering committee of the two institutions will establish an advisory committee for the student. This committee will consist of three faculty members chosen jointly from the two institutions. In consultation with the student, the committee will develop the student's course of study, prepare and guide a preliminary examination, and establish the student's joint qualifying committee. At least one member of the advisory committee must be from SDSU and one from UCSD. Course Requirements Core courses required for the doctoral degree in public health include Public Health 601, 602, 621, 622, 623, 627, 628, 649, and Statistics 554A. Prior to taking the qualifying examination, every student is expected to have a firm understanding of modern principles of public health and the student's area of epidemiologic interest. Elective coursework may be selected from offerings at either SDSU or UCSD. Preliminary Examination The advisory committee has the responsibility for the preparation of a written preliminary examination that will test broad public health principles and knowledge of epidemiologic methods and their application. Doctoral Committee A five-member committee, composed of faculty at SDSU and UCSD, will be recommended by the advisory committee for each student and approved by the graduate deans from both campuses. Two members must be nonprogram faculty and at least one of those outside members must be a tenured member of each university. The student's dissertation adviser will chair the committee. At least two members must be from SDSU and two from UCSD. The doctoral committee will conduct a written and oral comprehensive qualifying examination, which will evaluate the student's understanding and knowledge of his or her special area of epidemiologic interest. The purpose of this examination is for the student to demonstrate competence in the major research field. The doctoral committee may specify a course of study to strengthen any weaknesses identified during the qualifying examination. Upon successful completion of the qualifying examination the student must make application to the Graduate Division at UCSD for advancement to candidacy. Upon payment of the candidacy fee to UCSD, and after approval by the graduate deans on both campuses, the student will be notified of advancement to candidacy by the UCSD Graduate Division. Faculty The following faculty members of the cooperating institutions participate in the joint doctoral program in Public Health Epidemiology and are available for direction of research and as members of joint doctoral committees. San Diego State University: Program Director: Bart Committee Members: Bender, Benenson, Brodine, Chang, dePeyster, Elder, Gersberg, Hofherr, Hollenbach, Hovell, Koch, Mayer, Peddecord, Samimi, Slymen, Talavera, Williams, Willis University of California, San Diego: Program Director: Kaplan Committee Members: Barrett-Connor, Berry, Criqui, C. Garland, F. Garland, Ginsberg, Goodman-Guen, Heifetz, Holbrook, Hughson, Jackson, Klauber, Klonoff-Cohen, Langer, McCutchan, Nadar, Rupp, Silverstein, Simon, Wingard, Wright Dissertation Following successful completion of the qualifying examination and advancement to candidacy, the major remaining requirement for the Ph.D. degree will be satisfactory completion of a dissertation consisting of original and significant research carried out under the guidance of the dissertation adviser, who may be from either SDSU or UCSD. The doctoral committee becomes the dissertation committee after the student's advancement to candidacy. Requirements currently in force at SDSU and UCSD must be met for completing and filing the dissertation. Award of the Degree The Doctor of Philosophy degree will be awarded jointly by the Trustees of The California State University and the Regents of the University of California in the names of both institutions. Financial Support The Graduate School of Public Health at SDSU and the Department of Community and Family Medicine at UCSD endeavors to provide financial support that will enable all students to devote full time to research training and study.
Section III. Other Programs Preventive Medicine Residency Certificate
The purpose of the Preventive Medicine Residency Certificate is to train physicians to assure that they have adequate knowledge, attitudes, and skills germane to general preventive medicine and occupational medicine. The physician will be eligible to
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sit for the board certification examination administered by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. In addition to satisfying the requirements for admission to the University with classified graduate standing, as described in Part Two of this bulletin, the student seeking admission to the preventive medicine residency must (1) fulfill the admission requirements given above, and (2) have completed a Doctor of Medicine degree from an accredited institution. The student will be expected to complete a three year course of study which involves the completion of a clinical year provided by the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, the completion of an academic year leading to the Master of Public Health degree provided by the Graduate School of Public Health at San Diego State University, and appropriate practicum experiences under the supervision of faculty of one of the two cooperating institutions. The student is expected to complete the number of units required for the Master of Public Health degree as well as those additional units which may be prescribed in order to complete the practicum year, i.e., Public Health 750. The student is expected to have maintained a 3.0 average overall in the coursework at the Graduate School of Public Health and at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. Program Adviser: Kevin M. Patrick, M.D., Director General Preventive Medicine Community Health Education GRADUATE COURSE 920. Health Education for Teachers (3) Prerequisite: For professional, multiple, or single subject clear credential teaching applicants. Covers all topics designated in the health framework for California including nutrition, physiological, and sociological effects of substance abuse, consumer health, injury prevention, and child abuse. Public Health GRADUATE COURSES 601. Epidemiology (3) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Distribution and determinants of diseases; role of epidemiology in public health. Descriptive, analytic and experimental epidemiology. 602. Biostatistics (3) Prerequisite: Successful completion of an elementary statistics course within three years or satisfactory score on departmental competency examination on basic statistical methods. Statistical reasoning applied to public health; probability, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, analysis of variance, measurement theory and modeling. 603. Behavioral and Social Science in Public Health (2) Prerequisites: Psychology 316, 340, and Sociology 436. Role of psychological, social and environmental variables in health and illness. Multifactorial psychosocial model of disease susceptibility. 604. Environmental Determinants of Human Health (2) Prerequisites: Biology 100, Chemistry 100. Environmental determinants and their influence on human health. Biological, physical, and chemical factors which affect the health of a community. 605. Planning, Policy Analysis and Administration of Health Programs (2) United States health care system with focus on resources planning, policy, and management. Includes health consumer issues, health organizational problems, and elements of public health administration. 607. Research Methods and Proposal Writing (3) Two lectures and three hours of laboratory. Prerequisites: Public Health 601, 661, and consent of instructor. Recommended: Public Health 602. Direct observation measurement, group and intensive experimental designs. Laboratory exercises and proposal writing applicable to public health. 621. Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (3) Prerequisite: Public Health 601. Utilizing selected infectious diseases and environmental settings, provides scientific background on which epidemiological investigations and control measures are based.
Courses Acceptable on Master's and Doctoral Degree Programs
Community Health Education UPPER DIVISION COURSES 560. Introduction to Public Health (3) Prerequisite: Community Health Education 290. Epidemiological methods, behavioral and biological determinants, modes of transmission, risk factors, prevention of common infectious and chronic disease. Evaluation of health information to develop health education programs. 561. Health and Medical Care (3) Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing with a major or minor in health education or a closely related area. Health values, concepts, and attitudes; health products and facilities; hospital care and hospitalization plans; governmental health controls; economic and cultural influences on health and medical care; professional contributions, relationships, and careers; national and international health programs. 574. Habit-Forming Substances (3) Tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs; their use, misuse and abuse. 596. Workshop in Health Education (1-3) Selected problems in health science are used as a basis for workshop experiences. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor's degree. Maximum credit of six units of 596; maximum credit of three units of 596 applicable to a master's degree. Maximum combined credit of six units of 596 and 696 applicable to a 30-unit master's degree.
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622. Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases Prerequisite: Public Health 601. Epidemiology of selected chronic diseases. (3) 638B. Methods in Toxicity Testing (3) One lecture and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in Public Health 638A. Laboratory methods used in evaluating chemicals for potential human toxicity. 639. Water Quality Investigation (3) Two lectures and three hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: Public Health 604 or 634. Human health problems associated with water usage and with various aquatic environments. 640. Public Issues in Financing Health Care (3) Prerequisite: Open to Health Services Administration majors and students in related fields with consent of instructor. Orientation to growing role of public intervention in health care sector, including equity versus efficiency aspects of taxation and health care financing, social insurance programs, and methods of evaluating public health activities. 641. Health Care Delivery Systems (3) National health care system; topics include health personnel, facilities, organization, and funding of health care. 644A. Health Services Organizations Structure and Functioning (3) Prerequisite: Public Health 641. Health services organization theory. Processes and functioning of the organization and its relationship to the surrounding environment. 644B. Organizational Behavior in Health Services Organizations (3) Prerequisite: Public Health 644A. Managerial role performance in health service organizations in context of organization behavior theory. Acquisition of techniques and skills to enhance managerial effectiveness, efficiency, adaptability, and creativity. 645. Health Services Economics (3) Prerequisite: Public Health 640. Topics related to economics of health care, including supply and demand factors, financing of care, efficiency and cost of delivery, and allied areas. 646. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Care (3) Prerequisite: Public Health 641. Structure of American legal and judicial systems in relation to health, medical care, and related public policy. Ethical and legal considerations of resource allocation, termination of treatment, and experimentation. 647. Quantitative Methods (3) Prerequisites: Public Health 602 and 641. Health services applications of quantitative methods to management decision making. Includes subjects applicable to management of hospitals, clinics, and other health care organizations. 649. Public Health Surveillance (3) Two lectures and three hours of laboratory. Prerequisites: Public Health 601 and 602. Public health data sources, including vital statistics, hospital discharge systems, the census, annual and special federal surveys through use of computer files. Methods of data quality control and analysis, communication of information, survey research, and public health surveillance.
623. Epidemiological Methods (3) Prerequisites: Public Health 602, 621 or 622. Topics include: analysis of descriptive data, design of studies, evaluation of data, development of biological models. Examples of both acute and chronic diseases. 625. Control of Infectious Diseases (3) Prerequisite: Public Health 621. Theoretical and practical experience in techniques available for control of infectious diseases. 627. Advanced Statistical Methods in Public Health (3) Prerequisite: Public Health 602. Applications of advanced statistical methods for analysis of public health and biomedical data. Topics include multiple linear regression, analysis of variance, logistic regression, and introduction to survival analysis. 628. Applications of Multivariate Statistics in Public Health (3) Prerequisite: Public Health 627. Statistical methods for multivariate problems in public health including regression diagnostics, cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, principal components, multivariate discrete analysis and Poisson regression. Computer applications included. 632. Air Quality (3) Prerequisites: Biology 100, Chemistry 251, Physics 180A. Properties of airborne gases, vapors, and particulate matter. Effects of air pollution on community. Mobile and stationary sources of air pollution. Meteorology and dispersion of air pollutants. Ambient air quality standards. 634. Environmental Protection (3) Rationale and mechanisms for control of water supplies, liquid and solid waste disposal, lighting, heat, food and housing, pesticides and community noise. 635. Occupational Medicine (3) Etiology, diagnosis of disease, and stress in the modern industrial environment. 636. Hazardous Waste Management (3) Prerequisite: Chemistry 201. Rationale, methods, and regulations governing the proper management of hazardous and toxic wastes....