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Gillings School of Global Public Health
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GILLINGS SCHOOL OF GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
170 Rosenau Hall | CB 7400 | 135 Dauer Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400 | 919.966.3215
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Taking classes

Students attend a class in the McGavran-Greenberg building
Students attend a class in the McGavran-Greenberg building

For additional academic support, see Advising and Mentoring.
Course information database

In addition to the University Registrar's Course Search Engine (which includes lists of current courses and not syllabi) and the 2008-2010 Graduate School Record (which lists more courses and is not a database), the School offers this tool for searching for course information. Each listing shows the course title, meeting times, instructor, a paragraph description and a version of the syllabus. Currently, the course offerings focus on program, department and school-level required courses. Electives and other offerings are added as syllabi become available.

Note: Though the search boxes say "All Departments" and "All Terms," you must search one category at a time. In sum, you cannot list all courses at one time. Searches using phrases will display related courses across all departments.
Disparities Matter

We are committed to educating professionals who are knowledgeable of social determinants of health disparities and equipped to eliminate them. - ECHO

Examples of courses (more below)

  • HPM 465 - Underserved Populations, Safety-Net Programs and Market-based Changes
  • EPID 786 - Community Epidemiology and Environmental Justice

Calendars, schedules and other key academic info

Academic calendars
Class starts, late registration deadline, University Day, Fall Break, Thanksgiving, exam days, Commencement.

Billing dates
Deadlines for bills and payments, reimbursement schedules.

Exam schedules
Based on class time and day

Registration information
Calendars of class registration deadlines

Early registration

Taking advantage of early registration periods will help you attain enrollment in your preferred and required classes. At the beginning of a semester, it may be easier to drop a course than find an available one. Please be considerate of other students and drop a class as soon as you are certain that you won't take it.

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Office of the University Registrar policies and other information

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Practicum reporting

 

Public health students who are required to complete a practicum or internship for their degree program must report their placement through this online form. Click on the practicum course in which you are enrolled and follow the directions. It's essential that you fill this out twice, at the beginning of your placement and when you have finished. This information will help the School document its accountability for attainment of ASPH competencies and the requirement that all students complete a practicum. If you have questions about the practicum requirement or completing this form, please contact the student services manager for your department.

 

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UNC policies on overseas travel

Students planning to participate in international internships or projects for credit need to abide by the University's policies.  Please review the information on the Office of Global Health page for details on how these policies may affect you.

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Guidelines for core course exemption/substitution

The five core areas constitute the intellectual framework through which public health professionals in all specializations approach problem-solving.  These courses are also the means by which the school assures the Council on Education in Public Health, our accrediting organization, that all professional degree students have a sufficient understanding in the basic areas of public health.  The School requires all students in professional degree programs to pass each of the five core courses or be officially exempt on the basis of prior experience with the specific core course content.

To receive an exemption/substitution from any of the core courses, a student must demonstrate an understanding of the competencies addressed in the course. This understanding is typically demonstrated through completion of a comparable course within the five years prior to enrollment in the current degree program in which the student received at least a "B".  Work experience that covers course content may also be considered as the basis for the exemption. The previous course(s) and/or experience must be certified by the relevant core course instructor as being at least as rigorous as the SPH core course.

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Course clusters

If you are looking for classes to constitute a minor or concentration, an opportunity to further develop your skills or a chance to get to know students from other departments, the groups of courses listed below are a good place to start. Please check specific course information for prerequisites and accessibility and courses listings for additional offerings on each topic.

We welcome your suggestions for new clusters or courses to be added or moved, and thank for your input!

Genetics

BIOS781Statistical Methods in Human Genetics
BIOS783Statistical methods in Quantitative Genetics
EPID743Genetic Epidemiology: Methods and Applications
NUTR855Advanced Nutritional Biochemistry: Nutritional Genetics

Geriatrics

EPID604Aging and Health
HPM455Long-term Care and Aging Policy Issues
HPM456Geriatric Health and Medical Care
NUTR615Nutrition in the Elderly

Qualitative methods

HBHE753Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods
HPM886Qualitative Methods in Health Services Research

Government policy

ENVR785Public Investment theory
HBHE753Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods
MHCH705International Family Planning
MHCH730Reproductive Health Policy

Health Disparities (certificate program)

MHCH892
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Health Disparities
PUBH756Understanding and Addressing Health Inequalities in the US
HBHE710Community Capacity, Competence and Power: Participatory Action Research & Photovoice

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Other featured courses

EPID 689 (Resources for International Students): This class is intended to introduce international students to American university life and the resources available on the UNC campus and around Chapel Hill. 

INTS 789 (Teaching Languages Across the Curriculum): This course focuses on the pedagogy and practice of teaching Languages Across the Curriculum (LAC) at the postsecondary level.

GRAD 810 (Communicating in the American Classroom for ITAs): This course is designed to increase competence in the classroom for international teaching assistants. 

The Center for Sustainability Enterprise (CSE): Various electives offered at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. Enrollment information.

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Last updated November 02, 2009
 
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