School of Population & Public Health, Faculty of Medicine

SPPH_V: School of Population & Public Health


  1. SPPH_V 200 (3) Understanding the Sociocultural Determinants of the Health of Populations

    The idea of "population health," and the implementation and evaluation of programs or policies to improve health. Open to all students. [3-0-0]

  2. SPPH_V 300 (3) Working in Global Health

    Planning/preparing for work in global health, with attention to health inequities and determinants internationally and domestically, the pursuit of partnerships to address this, power imbalances and ethical principles for carrying out this work. Health Science background not essential.

  3. SPPH_V 301 (3) Understanding the Sociocultural Determinants of the Health of Populations

    The idea of "population health," and the implementation and evaluation of programs or policies to improve health. Open to all students. [3-0-0]

  4. SPPH_V 302 (3) Topics in Health Informatics for Health/Life Sciences Students

    Basic literacy in health informatics. Innovative approaches to healthcare implementation, access to care, and data utilization.

  5. SPPH_V 303 (3) Environmental Impacts on Human Health

    Harmful environmental exposures in water, air, food; aspects of environment that are beneficial for health; environmental justice; emerging environmental health threats; how epidemiology and risk assessment inform public health policy and practice.

  6. SPPH_V 304 (3) Canadian Health Care Policy

    Features of the Canadian health care system, stages in the evolution of Medicare, and how institutions, interests, and ideas shape health care policies.

  7. SPPH_V 381 (1.5-3) Selected Topics

    By seminar and directed readings, certain topics of current interest are explored in depth.

  8. SPPH_V 401 (3) Basic Epidemiology for Infection Control

    Epidemiology, study, design and analysis, and outbreak investigation as it applies to institutional infection control. Equivalency: PATH 477

  9. SPPH_V 404 (3) Indigenous Health: Historical Impacts and Contemporary Approaches

    This course covers an epistemological approach that considers the social determinants of health and Indigenous spiritual-environmental and cultural perspectives and approaches to health and wellness.

  10. SPPH_V 406 (3) Aging from an Interdisciplinary Perspective

    Population and Public Health issues associated with aging.

  11. SPPH_V 408 (6) Topics in Aboriginal Health: Community-based Learning Experience

    In-depth cultural and interprofessional learning experience that enables students to live and study in BC First Nations communities while learning about health, wellness, and community strengths from a local perspective.

  12. SPPH_V 409 (3) International Indigenous Experiences of Colonization

    Interprofessional, comparative inquiry of Indigenous experiences of global colonization and the manifestations of that experience in the contemporary socio-cultural environment. Informed and guided by Indigenous knowledge and drawing upon a range of disciplines.

  13. SPPH_V 410 (3) Improving Public Health: An Interprofessional Approach to Designing and Implementing Effective Interventions

    Improving public health by developing the skills to design and deliver pragmatic, effective health behavior change interventions.

  14. SPPH_V 411 (3) Violence Across the Lifespan

    Overview of violence across the lifespan. Epidemiology, dynamics, health effects, intervention and prevention.

  15. SPPH_V 481 (1-6) Special Topics in Population and Public Health

    Selected topics will vary. Multiple versions may be taken. This course takes an interprofessional approach and population/public health perspective in addressing current issues in healthcare and health-related fields.

  16. SPPH_V 500 (3) Analytical Methods in Epidemiological Research

    Basic epidemiological designs as a framework for commonly used biostatistical techniques such as the Mantel-Haenszel, chi-squared, linear and logistic regression, and survival analysis. Computer packages will be available for computation of assignments. Prerequisite: Either (a) all of SPPH 400, SPPH 502 or (b) all of SPPH 521, SPPH 502 or (c) all of SPPH 567, SPPH 502. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  17. SPPH_V 501 (3) Analysis of Longitudinal Data from Epidemiological Studies

    To explore and compare methods of analyzing continuous and categorical longitudinal data. The issues of missing data and errors in measurement/misclassification will be covered in depth. Prerequisite: Either (a) all of SPPH 400, SPPH 500, SPPH 502 or (b) all of SPPH 521, SPPH 500, SPPH 502 or (c) all of SPPH 500, SPPH 502, SPPH 567. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  18. SPPH_V 502 (3) Epidemiological Methods 1

    Sources and uses of epidemiologic data for health services planning and administration including methods of data collection and study design. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  19. SPPH_V 503 (3) Epidemiological Methods 2

    Critical thinking in epidemiology; principles and methods of study design; context for epidemiological investigations of human health. Prerequisite: SPPH 502 and one of SPPH 400 or SPPH 521. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  20. SPPH_V 504 (3) Application of Epidemiological Methods

    This second level course will teach research trainees to apply methods taught in prior courses towards the development of a fundable research protocol and the analysis and interpretation of real epidemiologic data. Prerequisite: Either (a) SPPH 400 or (b) SPPH 521; and all of SPPH 500, SPPH 502, SPPH 503. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  21. SPPH_V 505 (3) Scientific Basis for Epidemiological Thinking

    The course will provide a framework for students to use epidemiological and other scientific evidence to make decisions about causation and to recommend policy actions. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  22. SPPH_V 506 (3) Quantitative Research Methods

    Major quantitative research designs, measurement reliability and validity, common data sources used, internal and external validity, research proposals, and peer review. Credit will be granted for only one of SPPH 506 or SPPH 548. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  23. SPPH_V 507 (1.5) M.Sc. Research Seminar

    SPPH 507 in conjunction with SPPH 607 is a required course for students in the M.Sc. program. Students present and discuss their research and other topics of interest. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  24. SPPH_V 508 (6) M.P.H. Practicum

    Applied epidemiology and biostatistics in a field setting. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  25. SPPH_V 509 (3) Genetic Epidemiology

    Human genetics and genomics, behavioural, social, and environmental factors in modifying or influencing genetics in the manifestation of disease. Prerequisite: SPPH 502 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  26. SPPH_V 510 (3) Survey Methods in Health Measurement

    Concepts and techniques of measurement in epidemiological research. Topics covered include validity, reliability and misclassification, scale design and the construction of questionnaires and indices for both health outcomes and exposures. Prerequisite: One of SPPH 400, SPPH 521. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  27. SPPH_V 511 (3) Cancer Control and Epidemiology

    Collection and analysis of epidemiological data on cancer; genetic, occupational, and other risk factors; analytic techniques; cancer control, prevention, screening, early detection, and policy issues. Prerequisite: SPPH 502. or equivalent. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  28. SPPH_V 512 (3) The Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials

    Ethical considerations, intention-to-treat versus efficacy trials, principles of sampling and exclusion, methods of allocation and techniques of randomization, parallel versus cross over design, monitoring treatment outcomes, adverse effects, stopping rules, analytic techniques and data interpretation, and logistical issues in the management of clinical trials. Prerequisite: One of SPPH 502, SPPH 513. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  29. SPPH_V 513 (3) Clinical Epidemiology

    Principles and methods of epidemiology are applied to clinical problems. Evaluation and design of laboratory and clinical tests and of therapeutic interventions. Prerequisite: Either (a) SPPH 400 or (b) SPPH 521; and SPPH 502. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  30. SPPH_V 514 (3) Decision Analysis in Health Care

    Methods and application of decision analysis to improve health from the perspective of the policy maker, health professional, and patient. Prerequisite: Either (a) SPPH 400 or (b) SPPH 521; and SPPH 502. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  31. SPPH_V 515 (3) Surveillance and Monitoring in Public Health

    Prerequisite: Either (a) SPPH 400 or (b) SPPH 521; and SPPH 502. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  32. SPPH_V 516 (3) Methods for Systematic Reviews in Health Research

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  33. SPPH_V 517 (3) Clinical Research methods for Surgical Procedures

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  34. SPPH_V 518 (3) Mathematical Modelling of Communicable Diseases

    Application of mathematical models in understanding communicable disease dynamics and control; interpretation of model outcomes; modelling methods and their applications. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  35. SPPH_V 519 (3) Qualitative Methods in Health Research Design

    Purposes, context, procedures, and relationships within qualitative health research and methologies. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  36. SPPH_V 520 (3) Control of Communicable Disease

    Epidemiology of viral, bacterial and parasitic infections with emphasis on the control of these infections in human populations. Immunization programs will be stressed. Prerequisite: Either (a) SPPH 400 or (b) SPPH 521; and SPPH 502. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  37. SPPH_V 521 (3) Statistics for Health Research

    Planned collection, numeric and graphic summarization, elementary statistical analysis of data. Examples from health sciences illustrate standard techniques for parametric and nonparametric hypothesis testing; regression and correlation; contingency tables. Also randomization, "blindfolding" and other specifically biomedical topics in statistics. Credit will be granted for only one of SPPH 400 or SPPH 521. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  38. SPPH_V 522 (3) Topics in Environmental Health

    Role of air, water, food and solid waste as sources of human health risks; global environmental health issues; sustainability. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  39. SPPH_V 523 (3) Global Health and Human Security

    Global threats to human health stemming from conflict, poverty, and environmental degradation. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  40. SPPH_V 524 (3) Core Biological Concepts of Public Health Practice

    Cell biology, microbiology, molecular science, genetics, physiology, and evolution. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  41. SPPH_V 525 (3) Issues and Concepts in Public Health

    History of public health research and practice; occupational and environmental health; health services and systems; social and lifecourse determinants of health; and population health and emerging trends. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  42. SPPH_V 526 (3) Leadership in Public Health

    Organizational structure; engaging others in an organization; inter-organizational networking; building coalitions; identification of opportunities to bring change to organizations through knowledge development, management, synthesis, and implementation. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  43. SPPH_V 527 (3) Social Determinants of Health

    Foundational thinking giving rise to the concept of population health. Overview of the current state of research. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  44. SPPH_V 528 (3) Rural and Remote Health

    Issues and solutions to delivery of health services to underserved rural populations. Prerequisite: Either (a) SPPH 400 or (b) SPPH 521; and SPPH 502.. Corequisite: SPPH 500 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  45. SPPH_V 529 (0) Major Essay

    Required for all M.H.Sc. students. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  46. SPPH_V 530 (3) Epidemiology of Occupational and Environmental Health

    Design and analysis of etiologic research in occupational health. Prerequisite: SPPH 502. or permission of the instructor. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  47. SPPH_V 531 (3) Health Care Systems Analysis

    Theory, concepts, measurement, and practical skills using administrative data for analysis of health care systems. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  48. SPPH_V 532 (3) Environmental Health Risk Assessment and Communication

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  49. SPPH_V 533 (3) Toxicology and Public Health

    Mechanism of action of commonly encountered occupational toxic agents; relevance of laboratory and epidemiological evidence. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  50. SPPH_V 534 (3) Occupational Health and Illness Processes

    Occupational diseases; research, historical perspectives, and surveillance. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  51. SPPH_V 535 (3) 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. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  52. SPPH_V 536 (3) Aboriginal People and Public Health: Ethics, Policy, and Practice

    Experience of colonization; Indian Act; the histories and intergenerational impact of the residential school; child-welfare systems; communicable disease prevention; the challenge of ethical public health practice; and traditional healing. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  53. SPPH_V 537 (3) Perinatal Epidemiology

    Indicators of maternal/newborn well-being across population subgroups, changing trends in obstetrical intervention, perinatal morbidity, and the analysis of perinatal data. Prerequisite: Either (a) SPPH 400 or (b) SPPH 521; and SPPH 502. Corequisite: SPPH 500 Equivalency: OBST 507 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  54. SPPH_V 538 (3) Application of Ethical Theories in the Practice of Public Health

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  55. SPPH_V 539 (3) Epidemiology of Aging and Chronic Diseases

    Biology of aging, epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, neoplasms, osteoporosis and fractures, psychosocial factors and health in old age, dementias, functional status, and prevention of disease. Prerequisite: SPPH 502, SPPH 524 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  56. SPPH_V 540 (3) Program Planning and Evaluation

    Examines the concept of evaluation in health services and how various methodological approaches can be used in evaluative studies. Prerequisite: Either (a) SPPH 400 or (b) SPPH 521; and SPPH 502. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  57. SPPH_V 541 (3) Economic Evaluation

    Economic evaluation of health service interventions and programs, with emphasis on methods and components of program costing. Prerequisite: Either (a) SPPH 400 or (b) SPPH 521; and SPPH 502. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  58. SPPH_V 542 (3) Canadian Health Policy

    Analysis of the evolution and structure of the Canadian health care system. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  59. SPPH_V 543 (3) Health Technology Assessment for Health Policy

    This course is an advanced program evaluation course. Prerequisite: SPPH 502. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  60. SPPH_V 544 (3) Socal Determinants of Health Across the Life Course

    The social determinants of health have profound impacts on inequities across the life course, as do population-level interventions. Builds on SPPH 527, with an emphasis on life course perspectives and vulnerable populations. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  61. SPPH_V 545 (3) Community Health Promotion

    Practice and community-based (participatory) research related to health promotion, including its historical and philosophical roots. Application of social and behavioural theories to participatory research and the planning, implementation, and evaluation of community health promotion initiatives. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  62. SPPH_V 546 (3) 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. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  63. SPPH_V 547 (3) Health Care Priority Setting

    Resource allocation, economics and ethics based approaches for decision making, uptake of evidence to inform resource use in health care. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  64. SPPH_V 548 (3) Knowledge to Action in Population Health

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  65. SPPH_V 549 (3) Advanced Economic Evaluation in Health Care

    Economic evaluation of health technologies, considering, in detail, the policy context for the use of economic evaluation. Prerequisite: SPPH 541. Or equivalent training. Equivalency: PHAR 560. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  66. SPPH_V 550 (3) 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. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  67. SPPH_V 551 (3) Pharmacoepidemiology

    Principles and applications of pharmacoepidemiology. Practical skills in designing, conducting, and appraising studies of medications in large populations. Credit will be granted for only one of SPPH 551 or PHAR 561. Prerequisite: Previous coursework in statistics or biostatistics. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  68. SPPH_V 552 (3) Science and Risk Communication for Public Health

    Theory and practice of risk communication in public health, basic principles underlying effective science communication with peers, the media, and the public. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  69. SPPH_V 553 (3) Foundations of Public Health Computing

    Data gathering, cleaning, analysis, and visualization to produce key results using statistical software. Prerequisite: Either (a) SPPH 400 or (b) SPPH 521; and SPPH 502. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  70. SPPH_V 554 (3) Addiction and Mental Health

    Severe addiction and mental illness and the systemic context in which they occur. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  71. SPPH_V 555 (3) Principles and Practices of Injury Prevention

    Injury epidemiology; surveillance; development, implementation, and evaluation techniques of preventive strategies; determinants of health; social marketing; injury policy; evidence-based prevention strategies; utilization of injury datasets. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  72. SPPH_V 559 (3) Major Essay

    Required for Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.) non-thesis program. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  73. SPPH_V 562 (3) Chemical and Biological Hazard Measurement

    Industrial hygiene and environmental exposure monitoring, methods, and instrumentation, and theory. Laboratories demonstrate workplace sampling and analysis techniques. [2-3] Prerequisite: SPPH 535. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  74. SPPH_V 563 (3) Technical Aspects of Occupational Hygiene Hazard Controls

    Industrial ventilation, heating and air conditioning systems, respiratory protection, chemical protective clothing. Prerequisite: SPPH 535. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  75. SPPH_V 564 (3) Advanced Topics in Occupational and Environmental Health

    Recommended: SPPH 567 or an equivalent statistics or quantitative course is recommended. Prerequisite: All of SPPH 502, SPPH 535. Corequisite: SPPH 522. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  76. SPPH_V 565 (3) Ergonomics

    Human factors in workplace design, anthropometry, work physiology. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  77. SPPH_V 566 (3) Occupational Hygiene Practice

    Application of occupational hygiene principles using field investigations, critical appraisal of results, and communication with labour and management. [2-3] Prerequisite: SPPH 562. Corequisite: SPPH 563. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  78. SPPH_V 567 (3) Quantitative Methods for the Assessment and Analysis of Exposure Data

    Determinants of exposure, sampling strategies. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  79. SPPH_V 568 (3) Occupational Safety Programs and Systems

    Safety management; systems analysis; accident investigation; collection of accident data; fault trees; total loss control. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  80. SPPH_V 569 (3) 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 enrol with permission of the instructor. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  81. SPPH_V 570 (6) Current Issues in Public Health Practice

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  82. SPPH_V 571 (3) Public Health, Transportation, and the Built Environment

    Health issues associated with transportation and the built environment; design of urban form for non-motorized transportation for the improvement of personal and environmental health; factors that impact transportation choices; applying findings from research to specific transportation planning processes and projects. Credit will be granted for only one of PLAN 579 or SPPH 571. Equivalency: PLAN579 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  83. SPPH_V 576 (1.5) Introduction to Indigenous Health Research Ethics

    Principles and regulatory requirements related to conducting health research with Indigenous communities. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  84. SPPH_V 577 (1.5) Environmental Health and Indigenous Communities

    Environmental risk factors faced by Indigenous communities in land, air and water. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  85. SPPH_V 578 (1.5) Social Determinants of Indigenous Health

    Survey of impacts of land and resources, housing, education, criminal justice systems, child apprehension and other determinants on the health of Indigenous peoples in Canada. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  86. SPPH_V 579 (1.5) Collecting, Analyzing and Using Public Health Data in Indigenous Communities

    Applied biostatistics, epidemiology and data management addressing public health priorities and clinical research in Indigenous communities. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  87. SPPH_V 580 (3-6) Directed Studies

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  88. SPPH_V 581 (1.5-3) Selected Topics

    By seminar and directed readings, certain topics of current interest are explored in depth. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  89. SPPH_V 586 (1.5) Indigenous Health Policy in Canada

    Indigenous health policy and history in Canada through four substantive areas: economics and financing; need and demand; ethics, rights and law; quality and effectiveness. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  90. SPPH_V 587 (1.5) Mental Health Care and Delivery in Indigenous Communities

    Approaches to mental health and resilience concepts and strength based interventions with Indigenous communities. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  91. SPPH_V 588 (1.5) Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods in Indigenous Health Research

    Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research as applied to Indigenous public health priorities. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  92. SPPH_V 589 (1.5) Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Health of Indigenous Peoples

    Indigenous health through core public health disciplines and interdisciplinary approaches. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  93. SPPH_V 598 (6) Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Project

    Applied project on approved topic based on practicum: requires a written and oral report. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  94. SPPH_V 599 (12) M.Sc. Thesis

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  95. SPPH_V 604 (3) 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. Prerequisite: Either (a) SPPH 400 or (b) SPPH 521; and all of SPPH 500, SPPH 502; and one of SPPH 503, SPPH 506, SPPH 519, SPPH 530. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  96. SPPH_V 607 (1.5) Ph.D. Research Seminar

    Required course in Ph.D. program. Topics of current interest will be presented and discussed by students and various faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  97. SPPH_V 621 (3) 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. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  98. SPPH_V 681 (1.5-3) Selected Topics

    By seminar and directed readings, certain topics of current interest are explored in depth. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  99. SPPH_V 699 (0) Doctoral Dissertation

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  100. SPPH_V 710 (0) Current Issues in Public Health Practice

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  101. SPPH_V 711 (0) Field Experience

    A series of visits to facilities and organizations related to Community Medicine Practice. Directed by Faculty. At least four hours per month. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  102. SPPH_V 712 (0) Supervised Work

    A weekly review by Faculty of the work carried out by the resident with discussion on the objectives, planning, method of operation and outcome. Two hours per week. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  103. SPPH_V 713 (0) Community Health Tutorials

    Topics of Public Health interest presented throughout the year by Faculty and guest lecturers. Two hours per month. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  104. SPPH_V 714 (0) Community Medicine Seminars

    Selected topics of current interest in Community Medicine Practice or in its basic sciences. Presented by residents and discussed with Faculty and invited guests. Three hours per month. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  105. SPPH_V 715 (0) Journal Seminars

    A monthly two-hour seminar on selected journal articles of Community Medicine interest are presented by the residents and discussed with Faculty and invited guests. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  106. SPPH_V 716 (0) Research in Community Medicine or its Basic Sciences by a Resident

    Up to two days per week. Supervised by Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  107. SPPH_V 717 (0) Introduction to Occupational Medicine Practice

    An introductory survey to Occupational Medicine practice. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  108. SPPH_V 718 (0) Fundamentals of Clinical Epidemiology

    Seminar series covering critical appraisal of the medical literature and basic research methods for residents in any post-graduate training program. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.


UBC Crest The official logo of the University of British Columbia. Urgent Message An exclamation mark in a speech bubble. Caret An arrowhead indicating direction. Arrow An arrow indicating direction. Arrow in Circle An arrow indicating direction. Arrow in Circle An arrow indicating direction. Chats Two speech clouds. Facebook The logo for the Facebook social media service. Information The letter 'i' in a circle. Instagram The logo for the Instagram social media service. Linkedin The logo for the LinkedIn social media service. Location Pin A map location pin. Mail An envelope. Menu Three horizontal lines indicating a menu. Minus A minus sign. Pencil A pencil indicating that this is editable. Telephone An antique telephone. Plus A plus symbol indicating more or the ability to add. Search A magnifying glass. Twitter The logo for the Twitter social media service. Youtube The logo for the YouTube video sharing service.