SPPH Graduate Courses Term 1
2022W Term 1 (Sept. - Dec. 2022) - Weekly Schedule
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Term 1
Tues. September 6 to Wed. December 7, 2022 (Exam Period is from Dec. 11-22, 2022)
Please note: due to COVID-19,this schedule is subject to change.
For non-SPPH students wishing to register in an SPPH graduate-level course, please see the Visiting Students page for instructions.
For course information, please visit this page to view the list of courses.
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Please note this schedule is subject to change.
Monday
SPPH 542 BL1* |
Canadian Health Policy
*This course combines synchronous in-person sessions, with asynchronous learning activities online via UBC Canvas. To view the details once registered, you may access the course module on Sept. 6 by logging in with your CWL at www.canvas.ubc.ca |
9:00am to 10:30am |
Instructor: Dr. Steven Morgan |
Room: MCLD 301 |
SPPH 535 001* |
Principles of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
*Also meets on Fridays from 2:00pm to 3:30pm
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10:00am to 11:30am |
Instructor: Dr. Karen Bartlett |
Room: SPPH 424 |
SPPH 404 001* |
Indigenous Health: Historical Impacts and Contemporary Approaches
*also meets on Wednesdays at same time in same room
Visit the following webpage to learn more about this course: https://health.aboriginal.ubc.ca/programming/spph404/?login |
11:00am to 12:30pm |
Instructors: TBA |
Room: SWNG 305 |
SPPH 598 001 |
Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Project |
11:30am to 1:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Mieke Koehoorn |
Room: SPPH 143 |
SPPH 566 001* |
Occupational Hygiene Practice
*Also meets on Thursdays from 12:30pm to 2:00pm.
Note: students taking this course should book the rest of the afternoon for field work. Opportunities to participate in individual projects (following BC public health guidelines) will be explored as part of the course. |
1:00pm to 2:30pm |
Instructor: Mona Shum, MSc., CIH |
Room: SPPH 308B |
SPPH 568 001 |
Occupational Safety Programs and Systems |
3:00pm to 6:00pm |
Instructor: Warren Fox |
Room: SPPH B104 |
SPPH 581N 001 |
Knowledge Translation in Population and Public Health |
2:00pm to 5:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Paul Kershaw |
Room: FORW 317 |
SPPH 681A 001* |
Causal Inference in Public Health Sciences
*This course also includes a compulsory tutorial on Thursdays from 9:00am to 10:00 am in the same room.
**Recommended pre-requisites: SPPH500, SPPH503, and SPPH548. |
2:00pm to 5:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Boris Sobolev |
Room: SPPH 102 |
Tuesday
SPPH 604 001* |
Application of Epidemiological Methods
*This section is restricted to PhD students only.
This course includes a compulsory tutorial (section T01) on Thursdays from 10:00am to 12:00pm. You must also register for SPPH 604 T01. |
9:00am to 12:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Ehsan Karim |
Room: SPPH 143 |
SPPH 516 001 |
Methods for Systematic Reviews in Health Research |
9:00am to 12:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Lorri Puil |
Room: ALRD B101 |
SPPH 550 BL1 |
Public Health Approaches to Substance use and Addictions |
9:00am to 12:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes |
Room SPPH B104 |
SPPH 569 001* |
Industrial and Environmental Acoustics and Vibration
*This course also has a lab session on Wednesdays from 9am-10:30am in room SPPH 369, included in this section (001), and taught by Robin Van Driel, MSc., CIH, ROH, CRSP. |
9:00am to 10:30am |
Instructor: Dr. Hugh Davies |
SPPH 424 |
SPPH 400 001* |
Statistics for Health Research
*This course also meets at same time on Thursdays. |
12:30pm to 2:00pm |
Dr. Mike Marin |
Room: Centre for Brain Health, Lecture Theatre 101 |
SPPH 502 001* |
Epidemiological Methods I
*This is a blended course combining weekly asynchronous pre-recorded lectures and readings with a weekly in-person sessions, ranging from 1 to 1.5 hours in length, from 2:30pm to either 3:30pm or 4pm, and will comprise a mix of guest lectures and in-class activities.
Length of these sessions will vary but will mostly be one hour unless there is also an in-class quiz, and a separate 3 hour in-class midterm (date TBD). |
2:30pm to 4:00pm |
Dr. Trevor Dummer |
Room: Centre for Brain Health, Lecture Theatre 101 |
Wednesday
SPPH 527 BL1* |
Social Determinants of Health
*Blended learning section, combines asynchronous online learning with synchronous "in-person" classes held bi-weekly on the following dates:
- Sept. 7 - class held online
- Sept. 14 - class held in room SPPH B104
- Sept. 21 - class held online
- Sept. 28 - class held in room SPPH B104
- Oct. 5 - class held online
- Oct. 12 - class held in room SPPH B104
- Oct. 19 - class held online
- Oct. 26 - class held in room SPPH B104
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9:00am to 12:00pm |
Instructors: Amanda Slaunwhite and Heather Palis |
Room: SPPH B104 |
SPPH 569 001 (lab) |
Industrial and Environmental Acoustics and Vibration
*This course also has lectures on Tuesday/Thursday from 9:00am to 10:30am in room SPPH 424, taught by SPPH Professor and Associate Director for Education, Dr. Hugh Davies. |
9:00am to 10:30am |
Instructor: Robin Van Driel, MSc., CIH, ROH, CRSP |
Room: SPPH 369 |
SPPH 581Y BL1* |
Developing Policy for Improving Population Health
*Offered in a blended format with synchronous weekly in-person sessions combined/supplemented with asynchronous preparation online for each two-hour weekly, in-person session. |
10:00am to 12:00pm |
Instructors: Drs. Peter Berman and Veena Sriram |
Room: SPPH B108 |
SPPH 581J 001 |
Overview of Global Health |
9:00am to 12:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Gina Ogilvie |
Room: SPPH 424 |
SPPH 404 001 |
Indigenous Health: Historical Impacts and Contemporary Approaches
Visit the following webpage to learn more about this course: https://health.aboriginal.ubc.ca/programming/spph404/?login |
11:00am to 12:30pm |
Instructor TBA |
Room: SWNG 305 |
SPPH 537 001 |
Perinatal Epidemiology |
1:30pm to 4:30pm |
Instructor: Dr. Patricia Janssen |
Room: BC Women and Children’s Hospital, Clinical Support Services Building, room CSB V2-222 |
SPPH 581H 001 |
Qualitative Research for Public Health Practice |
2:00pm to 5:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Rosemin Kassam |
Room: SPPH 143 |
SPPH 621 001 |
Approaches to Enquiry in Population and Public Health |
2:00pm to 6:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Devon Greyson |
Room: SPPH B104 |
Thursday
SPPH 681A T01* |
Casual Inference in Public Health Sciences
* this is a compulsory tutorial which is part of course SPPH 681A, section 001. |
9:00am to 10:00am |
Instructor: Dr. Boris Sobolev |
Room: SPPH 102 |
SPPH 569 001* |
Industrial and Environmental Acoustics and Vibration
*This course also has a lab session on Wednesdays from 9am-10:30am in room SPPH 369, included in this section (001), and taught by Robin Van Driel, MSc., CIH, ROH, CRSP. |
9:00am to 10:30am |
Instructor: Dr. Hugh Davies |
Room: SPPH 424 |
SPPH 546 001 |
Introduction to Health Economics |
9:00am to 12:00pm |
Instructor: Drs. Anis Aslam and Dean Regier |
Room: SPPH B108 |
SPPH 604 T01* |
Application of Epidemiological Methods
*This section is restricted to PhD students only.
This is a compulsory tutorial required only for students registered in SPPH 604 001 |
10:00am to 12:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Ehsan Karim |
Room: SPPH B104 |
SPPH 400 001* |
Statistics for Health Research
*This course also meets at same time on Tuesdays |
12:30pm to 2:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Mike Marin |
Room: Centre for Brain Health, Lecture Theatre 101 |
SPPH 566 001* |
Occupational Hygiene Practice
*Also meets on Mondays from 1:00pm to 2:30pm.
Note: students taking this course should book the rest of the afternoon for field work. Opportunities to participate in individual projects (following BC public health guidelines) will be explored as part of the course. |
12:30pm to 2:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Mona Shum |
Room: SPPH 308B |
SPPH 532 001 |
Environmental Risk Assessment and Communication |
2:00pm to 5:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Reza Afshari |
Room: IRC G66 |
SPPH 553 001 |
Foundations of Public Health Computing |
2:00pm to 5:00pm |
Instructor: Dr. Joseph Puyat |
Room: CHEM C126 |
Friday
SPPH 400 BL1* |
Statistics for Health Research
* Blended learning section, combines online asynchronous learning with in-person classes held bi-weekly on the following dates:
- Sept. 9
- Sept. 23
- Oct. 7
- Oct. 21
- Nov. 4
- Nov. 18
- Dec. 2.
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9:30am to 12:30pm |
Instructor: Dr. Mike Marin |
Room: Life Sciences Centre, Lecture Theatre 2
*Except for Nov. 18, when it will be held in Life Sciences Centre, Lecture Theatre 3 |
SPPH 507
607 BL1* |
MSc/PhD Research Seminar
*Course is offered in a blended class format - with COVID-19 restrictions allowing - which will encourage in-person activities on campus, and online either synchronous (i.e., real time) or asynchronous (on your own time) activities.
It will meet on the following dates: Sept 9, Sept 16, Oct 7, Oct 21, Nov 4, Nov 18, & Dec 2. While there are some online components, please note the course as mainly in-person. |
9:00am to 11:30am |
Instructor: Arminée Kazanjian |
Room: SPPH B151 |
SPPH OEH Seminar (fall) |
OEH Seminar (Fall) |
12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Instructor: Dr. Angela Yao |
Room: SPPH B151 |
SPPH MPH Seminar (fall) |
MPH Seminar (fall) |
Afternoon - exact time TBD |
Instructor: Dr. Paul Kershaw |
Room: SPPH B104 |
SPPH 502 BL1* |
Epidemiological Methods I
*Blended learning section, combines online asynchronous learning with in-person classes held on the following dates:
- Sept. 9
- Sept. 23
- Oct. 7
- Oct. 21
- Nov. 4
- Nov. 18
- Dec. 2
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1:30pm to 5:00pm |
Instructors: Drs. Martin Schechter and Heather Palis |
Room: HEBB B112 |
SPPH 535 001 |
Principles of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene |
2:00pm to 3:30pm |
Instructor: Dr. Karen Bartlett |
Room: SPPH 424 |
Self-Paced Online
SPPH 401-001* |
Basic Epidemiology for Infection Control
*This is a graduate-level course designed to explore fundamental concepts in epidemiology, biostatistics for epidemiology, study design and analysis and outbreak investigation as it applies to institutional infection control.
The entire course will be delivered online in a problem-based learning format.
For detailed course information, please visit the following webpage: PATH 477/SPPH401 .
Registration is restricted and only SPPH students may request permission to attend. Please contact instructor, Dr. Monika Naus, directly for permission (monika.naus@bccdc.ca) and then forward your permission to spph.graduate-programs@ubc.ca |
Instructors: Dr. Monika Naus and Dr. Veronic Clair |
Online |