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SPPH Graduate Courses Term 1
2023W, Term 1
Tues. Sept 5 to Thurs. Dec 7, 2023 (Exam Period is Dec 11-22, 2023)
For non-SPPH students wishing to register in an SPPH graduate-level course, please see the Visiting Students page for instructions.
For additional course information, please visit this page to view the full list of courses.
Monday
SPPH 535 001 | Principles of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Scientific basis for the recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, and biological, exposures; standard setting; exposure monitoring methods.
Section 001 (in-person)
Monday 10:00am to 11:30am
Friday 2:00pm to 15:30pm
Instructor: Dr. Karen Bartlett
Room: SPPH 143
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=535§ion=001
SPPH 542 BL1 | Canadian Health Policy
Analysis of the evolution and structure of the Canadian health care system.
Section BL1 (hybrid)
Monday 9:00 am to 10:30am (weekly) with asynchronous learning activities
Instructor: Dr. Steven Morgan
Room: ESB 2012
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=542§ion=BL1
SPPH 565 001 | Ergonomics
Human factors in workplace design, anthropometry, work physiology.
Section 001 (in-person)
Monday 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Instructors: TBA
Room: SPPH 143
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=565§ion=001
SPPH 566 001 | Occupational Hygiene Practice
Application of occupational hygiene principles using field investigations, critical appraisal of results, and communication with labour and management.
Section 001 (in-person)
Monday 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Thursday 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Note: students taking this course should book the rest of the afternoon for field work.
Instructors: Mona Shum, MSc., CIH
Room: SPPH 308B
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=566§ion=001
SPPH 681A 001 | Selected Topics - Causal Inference
By seminar and directed readings, certain topics of current interest are explored in depth.
Section 001 (in-person)
Monday 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Thursday 9:00am to 10:00am (required tutorial)
Instructor: Dr. Boris Sobolev
Room: SPPH 102
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-course&dept=SPPH&course=681A
Tuesday
SPPH 400 001 | Statistics for Health Research
Planned collection, numeric and graphic summarization, and elementary statistical analysis of data. Examples primarily from health sciences illustrate standard techniques for parametric and non-parametric hypothesis testing; regression and correlation; contingency tables. Also randomization, “blindfolding” and other specifically biomedical topics in statistics. Class size may be limited.
Section 001 (in-person)
Tuesday and Thursday 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Instructor: Dr. Mike Marin
Room: Forest Sciences Centre 1221
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=400§ion=001
SPPH 502 001 | Epidemiological Methods 1
Sources and uses of epidemiologic data for health services planning and administration including methods of data collection and study design.
Section 001 (hybrid)
Tuesday 2:30pm to 4:00pm (weekly) with asynchronous pre-recorded lectures and readings
Instructor: Dr. Trevor Dummer
Room: Centre for Brain Health, Lecture Theatre 101
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=502§ion=001
Section BL1 (hybrid)
Friday 1:30pm to 5:00pm (Sept. 8, Sept. 22, Oct. 6, Oct. 20, Nov. 3, Nov. 17, Dec. 1)
Instructor: Martin Schechter
Room: HEBB B112
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=502§ion=BL1
SPPH 516 001 | Methods for Systematic Reviews in Health Research
Section 001 (in-person)
Tuesday 9:00am to 12:00pm
Instructor: Dr. Lorri Puil
Room: SPPH B151
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=516§ion=001
SPPH 550 BL1 | Public Health Approaches to Substance Use and Addictions
Critical examination of strategies regarding addictive behaviours, substance use and related problems, in the context of a multi-disciplinary approach.
Section BL1 (hybrid)
Tuesday 9:00am to 12:00pm
Instructor: Dr. Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes
Room: SPPH B104
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=550§ion=BL1
SPPH 604 001 | Application of Advanced Epidemiological Methods
Statistical approaches for confounding, “missingness”, and complex surveys, the development of analysis plans, the analysis and interpretation of real-world epidemiologic data, and the communication of findings.
Section 001 (in-person)
Tuesday 9:00am to 12:00pm
Thursday 10:00 to 12:00pm (required tutorial)
Instructor: Dr. Ehsan Karim
Room: SPPH 143
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-course&dept=SPPH&course=604
Wednesday
SPPH 527 BL1 | Social Determinants of Health
Foundational thinking giving rise to the concept of population health. Overview of the current state of research.
Section BL1 (hybrid)
Wednesday 9:00am to 12:00pm (Sept. 13; Sept. 27; Oct. 11; Oct. 25; Nov. 8; Nov. 22; Dec. 6)
Instructors: Amanda Slaunwhite and Heather Palis
Room: SPPH B104
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=527§ion=BL1
SPPH 537 001 | Perinatal Epidemiology
Indicators of maternal/newborn well-being across population subgroups, changing trends in obstetrical intervention, perinatal morbidity, and the analysis of perinatal data.
Section 001 (in-person)
Wednesday 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Instructor: Patricia Janssen
Room: TBC (likely at BC Women and Children’s Hospital, Clinical Support Services Building, Room V222 [948 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC])
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=537§ion=001
SPPH 581H 001 | Qualitative Research for Public Health Practice
By seminar and directed readings, certain topics of current interest are explored in depth.
Section 001 (in-person)
Wednesday 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Instructor: Rosemin Kassam
Room: SPPH 143
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=581H§ion=001
SPPH 581J 001 | Selected Topics - Global Health
By seminar and directed readings, certain topics of current interest are explored in depth.
Section 001 (in-person)
Wednesday 9:00am to 12:00pm
Instructor: Gina Ogilvie
Room: SPPH 424
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=581J§ion=001
SPPH 581Y BL1 | Selected Topics - Developing Policy for Improving Population Health
By seminar and directed readings, certain topics of current interest are explored in depth.
Section BL1 (in-person)
Wednesday 10:00am to 12:00pm
Instructor: Charlyn Black
Room: HEBB 116
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=581Y§ion=BL1
SPPH 621 001 | Approaches to Enquiry in Population and Public Health
Research approaches in the area of population and public health; focus on developing research questions and the centrality of research questions in conducting research.
Section 001 (in-person)
Wednesday 2:00pm to 6:00pm (actual scheduled time for this course is 2:30 to 5:30 however extra time has been allowed at the beginning and end of the class)
Instructor: Devon Greyson
Room: SPPH B104
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=621§ion=001
Thursday
SPPH 400 001 | Statistics for Health Research
Planned collection, numeric and graphic summarization, and elementary statistical analysis of data. Examples primarily from health sciences illustrate standard techniques for parametric and non-parametric hypothesis testing; regression and correlation; contingency tables. Also randomization, “blindfolding” and other specifically biomedical topics in statistics. Class size may be limited.
Section 001 (in-person)
Tuesday and Thursday 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Instructor: Dr. Mike Marin
Room: Forest Sciences Centre 1221
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=400§ion=001
SPPH 532 001 | Environmental Health Risk Assessment and Communication
Section 001 (in-person)
Thursday 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Instructor: Dr. Reza Afshari
Room: SPPH 143
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=532§ion=001
SPPH 546 001 | Introduction to Health Economics
Broad understanding of the health system and health system change from an economics perspective, with a focus on delivery, organization, and financing of healthcare.
Section 001 (in-person)
Thursday 9:00am to 12:00pm
Instructors: Dr. Anis Aslam and Dr. Dean Regier
Room: SPPH B108
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=546§ion=001
SPPH 553 001 | Foundations of Public Health Computing
Data gathering, cleaning, analysis, and visualization to produce key results using statistical software.
Section 001 (in-person)
Thursday 2:00pm to 5:00pm (every second week starting with week following start week)
Instructor: Dr. Joseph Puyat
Room: FORW 303
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=553§ion=001
SPPH 566 001 | Occupational Hygiene Practice
Application of occupational hygiene principles using field investigations, critical appraisal of results, and communication with labour and management.
Section 001 (in-person)
Monday 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Thursday 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Note: students taking this course should book the rest of the afternoon for field work.
Instructors: Mona Shum, MSc., CIH
Room: SPPH 308B
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=566§ion=001
SPPH 569 001 | Industrial and Environmental Acoustics and Vibration
Fundamentals of acoustics and vibrations, physiologic effects, measurement, instrumentation, interpretation of data, industrial standards, and control. For students in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene; other graduate students may enroll with permission of the instructor. Credit will only be given for one SPPH 569 or MECH 505.
Section 001 (in-person)
Thursday 9:00am to 12:00pm
Instructor: Robin Van Driel
Room: SPPH 369
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=569§ion=001
Friday
SPPH 400 BL1 | Statistics for Health Research
Planned collection, numeric and graphic summarization, and elementary statistical analysis of data. Examples primarily from health sciences illustrate standard techniques for parametric and non-parametric hypothesis testing; regression and correlation; contingency tables. Also randomization, “blindfolding” and other specifically biomedical topics in statistics. Class size may be limited.
Section BL1 (hybrid)
Friday 9:30am to 12:30pm
Instructor: Dr. Mike Marin
Room: ALRD B101
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=400§ion=BL1
SPPH 502 BL1 | Epidemiological Methods I
Sources and uses of epidemiologic data for health services planning and administration including methods of data collection and study design.
Section BL1 (hybrid)
Friday 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Instructor: Dr. Heather Palis & Dr. Martin Schechter
Room: HEBB B112
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=502§ion=BL1
SPPH 563 001 | Technical Aspects of Occupational Hygiene Hazard Controls
Industrial ventilation, heating and air conditioning systems, respiratory protection, chemical protective clothing.
Section 001 (in-person)
Friday 9:00am to 12:00pm
Instructor: Dr. Karen Bartlett
Room: SPPH 424
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=563§ion=001
SPPH 570 003 | Current Issues in Public Health Practice
Section 003 (in-person)
Tuesday 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Instructor: Trevor Corneil
Room: TBD
Course Link: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-section&dept=SPPH&course=570§ion=003