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48 courses with the subject PUBH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

PUBH 200Principles of Public Health *3

Public Health Sciences Foundation

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 318Principles of Nutrition ()3

Course designed especially for those entering the health education or health care field, covering the physiology of each of the major body systems as a basis for understanding those aspects of its function that reflect the importance of various nutrients. and CHEM 123N-CHEM 124N; BIOL 240, BIOL 241, BIOL 250 or BIOL 251, or permission of the instructor

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CHEM 105N-CHEM 106N or CHEM 121N-CHEM 122N

PUBH 320Health Equity and Disability Culture ()3

This course will explore the history of health equity and disability and how prejudice and discrimination against people with disabilities impact health. Students will learn how to apply health equity frameworks, theories, and research to address disability-specific models of health disparities and to achieve health equity in populations with disabilities. instructor

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PUBH 200 with a grade of C or higher or permission of the

PUBH 335Population Health **3

3 Interpreting the Past 3 Elective 3

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 360Introduction to Global Health3

Total Credit Hours 12 The children's rights interdisciplinary minor requires 12 credit hours of 300/400-level courses selected from at least two different disciplines with a maximum of six credits from any one discipline. For completion of the interdisciplinary minor, students must have a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses specified as a requirement for the minor exclusive of lower-level courses and prerequisite courses. At least six hours of 300/400 upper-level courses must be taken through courses offered by Old Dominion University. Three credit hours may be in the major, if a

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 390The U.S. Healthcare Delivery System ()3

The uniqueness of the U.S. healthcare delivery system will be explored in terms of a systems framework and its complexity. The basic characteristics that differentiate the U.S. healthcare delivery system from that of other countries will be presented. An understanding of the U.S. health care system has specific implications for health services managers.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PUBH 200 with a grade of C or higher

PUBH 395Topics in Public Health ()3

Study of selected topics in Public Health. program director

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: A declared major in the University or approval of the

PUBH 403WSocial and Behavioral Aspects of Public3

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 405Interprofessional Study Abroad3

or PUBH 475 in Public Health * or Healthcare Marketing Elective OR Upper-Division General Education 3 Old Dominion University Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026 662

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 415One Health-One Medicine3

(Only offered during fall semester) * Elective OR Upper-Division General Education 3 ours Philosophy & Ethics (PHIL 345E preferred) 3 Elective OR Upper-Division General Education 3 3 Spring 3 BIOL 241 Fundamentals of Anatomy and 4 or BIOL 251 Physiology II * 1 or Human Anatomy and

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 421Leadership in Public Health3

(Only offered during spring semester) *

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 422Health, Culture and Diversity3

Reducing Disparities in Public

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 425/525 Health Aspects of Aging ()3

Identifies major issues and problems in meeting health care needs of the aged. Emphasis on role of social assets and supports in determining effects of life changes on the aging process. instructor

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PUBH 320, PUBH 335, and PUBH 390 or permission of the

PUBH 430WCommunity Health Resources

and Health Promotion **

Subject: PUBH
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 440Finance and Budgeting in3

3 Healthcare

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 445Health Services Research3

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 450Public and Community Health3

3 Administration * 3 Elective OR Upper-Division General Education 3

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 461/561 Managerial Epidemiology ()3

This course will blend theory and application of epidemiology. This course will also provide a comprehensive introduction to epidemiology and explain how to use epidemiological concepts and tools to improve decisions about the management of health services. University or approval of the program director or instructor

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PUBH 335, PUBH 390, and a declared major in the

PUBH 465/565 Policy and Politics of Health ()3

This course will explore both health policy and the politics of health. Students will develop an understanding of the systematic and analytical framework for developing health and health care policy issues. minor in Health Equity and Social Justice, or permission of the instructor

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: A major in Health Services Administration or Public Health,

PUBH 468Internship *3

Elective OR Upper-Division General Education 3 Total Credit Hours 120 * Grade of C or better required ** The BSPH-Public Health Program may accept lower- level science options for BIOL 121N/BIOL 122N, BIOL 123N/BIOL 124N, CHEM 121N/CHEM 122N, and CHEM 123N/CHEM 124N. Grade of C or higher required. For additional information, please contact the Program Director (bsph@odu.edu) or Health Sciences Advising Center (hsadvising@odu.edu). *** PSYC 201S or SOC 201S meets the Human Behavior Way of Knowing in lower-division General Education; Grade of C or better required. **** PUBH 485 meets the General Education Impact of Technology requirement; Grade of C or better required. Linked Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) to Master of Public Health (MPH)

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 475/575 Healthcare Marketing ()3

This course provides a basic understanding of marketing in a health care setting. It will cover the following: the history of marketing in a health care setting, health care markets, marketing techniques, and leadership skills in managing and supporting the marketing efforts. instructor or program director

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: A declared major in the University or approval of the

PUBH 480Health Ethics and the Law3

MGMT Elective 3 MGMT Elective 3 Total Credit Hours 58-60 * This guide begins after most lower-division requirements are completed. C or better required in all courses. See advisor for additional information.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 485Public Health Informatics ()3

This course focuses on healthcare informatics (information systems) and applications in health care organizations. It provides an overview of health information system concepts, management, and integration of technology in healthcare organizations. or permission of the instructor

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: For Public Health or Health Services Administration majors,

PUBH 495/595 Topics in Public Health ()1-3

This course provides the opportunity for the study of selected topics in public/community health or health administration, including informatics, under the supervision of a faculty member.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

PUBH 498Directed Research in Public Health and Health Services

Administration (1-6 Credit Hours) Supervised research on a specific problem in health services administration or public health. Regular meetings with faculty and a written/oral report are required. QUST - Queer Studies

Subject: PUBH
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

PUBH 525Health Aspects of Aging ()3

Identifies major issues and problems in meeting health care needs of the aged. Emphasis on role of social assets and supports in determining effects of life changes on the aging process.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor or program director

PUBH 530Community Health Resources and Health Promotion (3

Subject: PUBH
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 540Finance and Budgeting in Healthcare ()3

This course covers financial management functions in healthcare organizations including operating and capital budgeting processes along with budgeting and financial controls.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor or program director

PUBH 545Health Services Research Methods ()3

This course focuses on health services research and its assessment abilities and application in health care and public health. Topics include the use of EXCEL, SAS, and SPSS to analyze data. An exploration of the issues and challenges of health services research for health related organizations and other organizations. Statistical procedures and practices will also be conducted.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor or program director

PUBH 550Public and Community Health Administration (3

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 561Managerial Epidemiology ()3

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor or program director

PUBH 565Policy and Politics of Health ()3

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permmission of the instructor or program director

PUBH 575Healthcare Marketing ()3

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor or program director

PUBH 580Health Ethics and the Law ()3

This course provides the students with a basic knowledge of health law and examines legal issues confronting health services administrators in various health care environments.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor or program director

PUBH 595Topics in Public Health ()1-3

This course provides the opportunity for the study of selected topics in public/community health or health administration, including informatics, under the supervision of a faculty member.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor or program director

PUBH 600Environment, Society and Health ()3

Introduces students to 21st century environmental health issues and challenges, and examines how they affect health in the region, nation and world. Topics include: air/water quality, food safety and food-borne illness, antibiotic resistance, emergency preparedness and response, sea level rise, vulnerable populations, radiation safety and health, pediatric environmental health, tick-borne illness, hazardous substances, environmental health policy and practice, and environmental risk communication.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 602Environmental Health Law, Justice and Governance (3

Subject: PUBH
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 610Introduction to Public Health Practice ()1

Provides an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of public health by examining the history, structure and functions of the public health system. Course is organized around the three core functions of public health: assessment, policy development and assurance while focusing on elements of the basic public health disciplines.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 611Social and Behavioral Sciences for Public Health (3

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 622Research Methods in Public Health ()3

This is a course in research methods that will provide an overview of the basic principles of research design, methods, measurement, data collection and data management in the field of public health. Students will learn the differences between quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods approaches to public health research, as well as how to formulate and evaluate research questions.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 624Systems Thinking and Health Management (3

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 632Environmental and Occupational Health Risk

Assessment (3 Credit Hours) This course is an introduction to quantitative and qualitative risk analysis and examines the fundamental aspects of risk, focusing on environmental, occupational, and public health risk. Hazard identification, exposure assessment, dose-response evaluation, risk characterization, and risk communication are emphasized.

Subject: PUBH
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 640Health Disparities and Social Justice ()3

This course provides an introduction to the topic of global health disparities through an in#depth examination and discussion of the relationship between social injustice and inequitable health outcomes. Students will be introduced to the social and environmental determinants of health disparities and the pathways and mechanisms leading to inequitable health outcomes in vulnerable groups, as well as strategies for addressing these determinants to improve health.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 643Principles of Toxicology ()3

An introduction to the fundamentals of toxicology with emphasis on the interaction of environmental and industrial chemicals with humans are studied. Exposure, dose response, kinetics and distribution of toxicants, metabolism of toxic agents, factors that affect toxicity and introductory chemical carcinogenesis are discussed.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 690Integrative Learning Experience ()3

This course provides a culminating learning experience in the MPH curriculum, which gives students the opportunity to demonstrate integration of foundational and concentration competencies and to apply the knowledge and skills achieved in their study of public health. The learning outcome is the demonstrated mastery, via course assignments, of core public health and discipline- or concentration-specific competencies.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 746Principles of Epidemiology ()3

This course covers basic epidemiologic methods and research study design such as case-control and cohort studies, randomized trials, risk estimation, and causal inferences. Content also covers the use of epidemiology in public health practice, links to health policy, and the factors and associations determining the distribution of disease in the population. 617 RCS - Reproductive Clinical Science

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 778Global Environmental Health ()3

The goal of this course is to guide students with a public health perspective to develop skills to identify and analyze environmental health problems globally. It is designed to provide knowledge on recognizing and evaluating major environmental health issues and risk factors in developed and developing countries by using group discussions and real-life case studies.

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PUBH 784Creating Sustainable Environmental Futures (3

Subject: PUBH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

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