DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AREA OF INTEREST REQUIREMENTS TRACKING SHEET A. HARVARD CHAN SCHOOL-WIDE REQUIREMENTS BIOSTATISTICS: [15 total ORDINAL credits] [10 Bio credits if 201 waived] Intro Biostatistics [5 ORDINAL credits] BIO 201 (Introduction to Statistical Methods) [5.0 credits] Other: Intermediate or Advanced Biostatistics [10 ORDINAL credits from courses below] BIO 210 (Analysis of Rates & Proportions) [5 credits] BIO 211 (Regression & Analysis of Variance in Experimental Research) [5 credits] BIO 213 (Applied Regression for Clinical Research) [5 credits] BIO 222 (Basics of Statistical Inference) [5 credits] BIO 223 (Applied Survival Analysis & Discrete Data Analysis [5 credits] BIO 226 (Applied Longitudinal Analysis [5 credits] GSE S030 (Intermediate Statistics: Applied Regression & Data Analysis) [5 credits] Note: this is the only non Harvard Chan course that may be counted towards the school wide biostats requirements EPIDEMIOLOGY: [2.5 ORDINAL credits] Intro Epidemiology EPI 201 (Epidemiologic Methods I) [2.5 ORDINAL credits] (Must be taken in sequence with EPI 202.) *must enroll in EPI 202 even if EPI 201 is waived
B. GENERAL SBS REQUIREMENTS * All General SBS Requirements must be taken for ordinal grades with the exception of SBS 269 and SBS 271 which must be taken pass/fail (total of 27.5 GENERAL SBS REQUIREMENTS ordinal credits & 2.5 P/F credits). SBS 201 (Society & Health) [2.5 credits] SBS New Theory course to be offered in 2016 17 [2.5 credits] SBS 245 (Social & Behavioral Research Methods: Part I) [5 credits] SBS 263 (Multilevel Statistical Methods: Concept & Application) [5 credits] SBS 269 (Doctoral Seminar on SBS) [1.25 pass/fail credits] SBS 271 (Doctoral Seminar on SBS) [1.25 pass/fail credits] SBS 500 (Developing a Research Protocol) [2.5 credits] SBS 506 (An Introduction to Theories of Disease Distribution & Health Inequities: History, Politics & Public Health) [2.5 credits] SBS 507 (An Advanced Seminar in Theories of Disease Distribution & Health Inequities: History, Politics & Public Health) [2.5 credits] EPI 202 (Epidemiologic Methods 2: Elements of Epidemiologic Research) [2.5 credits] Additional 2.5 credit SBS course of choice (insert course # and title) Please attach any approved course waivers
C. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SPECIFIC STUDIES [20 ordinal credits] INTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED EPI [5.0 CREDITS] SUCH AS EPI 203 AND EPI 204 *In order to count as an intermediate/advanced Epi course, EPI 201 must be a pre requisite HUMAN BIOLOGY [5.0 CREDITS] EH 205 (Human Physiology) [5 credits] Number of SOCIOLOGY OR POLICY COURSE [2.5 CREDITS] CONTENT IN AREA OF EXPERTISE [7.5 CREDITS]
D. ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK [12.5 CREDITS] E. OTHER REQUIRMENTS If funded on a training grant, be sure to check the grant guidelines for special course requirements (e.g. MCH Grant or WGH)
F. REVIEW CHECK LIST Total number of credits [80 course credits required]: Note: 80 credits required despite any waiver approvals. Percent outside HSPH [no more than 50% accepted] Human Subjects Protection on-line training (attach certificate) Yes No MAJOR AND MINORS Major Field [20 credits] Minor Field [10 credits] Minor Field [10 credits] Advisor s Certification of Completion of Coursework Required for the Doctoral Written Exam: (Please Initial) Advisor s Signature: Date: