Reviews arithmetic, including percents, proportion, and geometric formulae. Covers equations polynomials, rational expressions, and problem solving.

Covers analytic geometry, functions, limits and continuity, and differential calculus. Includes applications to extrema, physical problems, etc.

Covers integral calculus and applications to area, volume, etc.; transcendental functions; techniques of integration; polar coordinates; and improper integrals. Students may not take both MATH 121 and MATH 123.

Covers real vector spaces, linear transformations, inner products, matrix theory and determinants, and applications. Includes selected topics from complex vector spaces, dual spaces, differential operators, etc.

Covers vectors and analytic geometry in three dimensions; functions of several variables; and partial derivatives, multiple integration, and applications.

<span style="font-size:10pt">We will learn how computational techniques can be used to solve numerical problems arising in sciences and engineering. Topics include: function approximations, numerical differentiation and integration, numerical solutions to linear and nonlinear equations, and unconstrained optimization. MATLAB and Python will be used for the computational implementation of the numerical methods.

Provides professional experience for math-related majors. Credit hours are typically based on the number of work hours, determined by the instructor. Successful completion of work experiences as well as post internship presentation required for credit. Consent of the instructor required.

This course defines and examines the history and foundational concepts of health equity, social justice, and human rights. Students explore key cases of inequity and injustice occurring locally, nationally, and globally and apply a public health analytical lens to these challenges. This course also provides an overview and professional orientation to public health, its history, core concepts, functions, activities, professional ethics, and how it relates to (and differentiates from) other health professions.

This course introduces students to the principles and core concepts of epidemiology (the study of the<br />distribution and determinants of diseases in a population). Students will learn conceptual and practical<br />issues in designing and analyzing data from epidemiologic studies. Students learn foundational concepts, including chains of transmission, disease outbreak investigation, study designs, prevalence and incidence rates, risk ratios, bias, confounding, and screening. Students learn to critically evaluate scientific studies and gain skills in effectively presenting research findings. The examples used in the course will focus on how epidemiological methods can be used to (i) identify, measure, and explain health inequalities and (ii) evaluate programs and policies designed to reduce inequity.

This course engages a social-ecological model to examine determinants of health at multiple levels, including biological, behavioral and cultural, social and community-based, environmental, occupational, and institutional. Through a root cause analysis of morbidity and mortality trends, students identify sociostructural determinants of health and analyze systems of oppression that produce and reproduce health inequities. These include disadvantages and marginalization based on race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, nationality, and other factors.

This course introduces students to statistical methods for public health practice. Students will learn principles of data collection, probability, and descriptive statistics, before moving on to foundations of inference. Topics will include point and interval estimates for categorical and numerical data, hypothesis testing, and the application of statistical modeling with multivariable linear and logistic regression. Application of methods in public health contexts will be addressed, and students will gain proficiency in evaluating statistical scientific studies. Measurement of health equity and of efforts to reduce inequities will be highlighted.

This course examines the interdependencies and interrelationships of people with the natural and built environment, focusing on population health consequences. Through the analysis of detailed case studies, students examine pressing environmental health challenges, including climate change, water and air pollution, food quality and scarcity, toxins, occupational hazards, and waste production. Students study how social determinants such as poverty and inequality may exacerbate such concerns. Environmental justice serves as a guiding framework as students analyze the impact and potential of policy frameworks.

This experiential course takes place in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona, on and around the US-Mexico border, and focuses on the history,context, and challenges of the border and borderlands region. Students will employ a social justice lens to explore and analyze the unique and complex confluence of political, social, and environmental challenges in the area. What is the answer to the �migration crisis�? What does food sovereignty look like in the desert, especially for Indigenous and POC folks? What are the effects of extractive industry and how can moving towards a more restorative model reap health and economic benefits for border communities? What do bats and monarch butterflies have to do with public health? We will have the opportunity to learn from local community partners in the field who answer these questions every day, using innovative models to respond to complex, compounding challenges. Students will apply a root-cause analysis to examine the impacts of poverty and oppression on health, and will consider the importance of community-driven models of development and social justice. <br /> 

This course serves as the first in a two-course sequence that incorporates the integrative learning and practice experience for the MPH degree. Through an applied practicum experience across two terms, students gain skills in designing, implementing, and evaluating a project to address a health inequity. In this course, students define and assess a health equity challenge, typically within their local context, in consultation with their practicum supervisor and community and organizational partners. This work culminates in a written project proposal, including an implementation and evaluation plan.

This course serves as the second in a two-course sequence that incorporates the integrative learning and practice experience for the MPH degree. Through an applied practicum experience across two terms, students gain skills in designing, implementing, and evaluating a project to address a health inequity. In this course, students implement and evaluate the project they designed during the prior course, in consultation with their practicum supervisor and community and organizational partners. Students produce a final report and portfolio, evaluating their project and analyzing their attainment of program learning competencies.

This course serves as the first in a two-course sequence that incorporates the integrative learning and practice experience for the MPH degree. Through an applied practicum experience across two terms, students gain skills in designing, implementing, and evaluating a project to address a health inequity. In this course, students define and assess a health equity challenge, typically within their local context, in consultation with their practicum supervisor and community and organizational partners. This work culminates in a written project proposal, including an implementation and evaluation plan.

This independent study is intended to allow students to supplement their MPH studies in an area of special interest to them. Students choose the topic and complete the independent study under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Objectives and deliverables will vary depending on the topic and approach, agreed upon in advance by the student and faculty. The independent study requires approval of the supervising faculty and the program director.

The goal of this course is to provide policy researchers and practitioners with a set of conceptual frameworks for analyzing the political environment of public policy and policy research, and to practice forming effective strategies for policy analysis, program evaluation, policy design, and advocacy. in other words, this course will enhance our understanding of what happens in the policy process when policies are formulated and implemented and our participation in the policy process now and in the future.

This course examines social welfare programs and policies that affect the nonelderly poor in the u.s., emphasizing how they have evolved over the last five decades and how they might be reformed so as to further reduce poverty. the course emphasizes understanding what we know from social science research about the strengths and weaknesses and the intended and unintended effects of these policies and how they are influenced by and how they affect labor market outcomes and family structure.

Designed to give you an enjoyable and rigorous introduction to the ideas and practice of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. Regardless of the type of organization (profit, nonprofit) or its stage of development (established or new venture), the entrepreneurial spirit of individuals and teams is a key to recognizing and then acting on new opportunities. In the course, we will explore the realm of creativity tools and techniques that can be applied at the individual and team level, including mindfulness and group idea generating techniques. We will put these in context as we think through how organizations innovate new products and industries. Students will then take these ideas to create a first stage business model and learn how to pitch that model in presentation and through an executive summary. Whether or not you are an entrepreneur, think it might be an interesting career path someday, or simply want to understand more about how to bring creativity and innovation to your managerial practice, do join us. All graduate students welcome. This course serves as the first in the concentration in entrepreneurship for those so interested.

Introduces the unique art of music for film. Screens films representing various eras and cultures and explores the film score. Presents genres including adventure, drama, musical, science fiction, and animated films. Studies music by the greatest film composers, including Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, John Williams, and others.