PHHP 749
Public Health Policy and Advocacy 
This course will provide learners with skills to advocate for public health policies at all levels of government. The course will focus on the analysis of regulations and policies that impact health and health care. Learners will analyze health issues and the social, economic, and political implications of current and proposed policies. Learners will also compare health policies and health outcomes to evaluate alternative approaches to advancing health equity. They will learn to develop and pursue appropriate strategies to influence policymakers and educate others. A competence statement is to have in-depth knowledge about the principles and concepts of health policy in order to provide leadership to design, implement, and advocate for policies that advance health.

PHHP 723
Contemporary Public Health Issues
The course introduces public health advances to improve wellbeing by integrating approaches from public health principles. The course explores contemporary public health challenges at the local, national and global levels. The main focus will be on the epidemiologic basis of the public health issues, the public health institution and financing of health services in Africa and the global level, and existing approaches for progressing and resolving population wellbeing. The objective is to familiarize students with existing public health matters and recent public health research findings, evidence-based policies, and practices.

PHEP 789
Applied Epidemiological Research 
An overview of the conduct and analysis of epidemiologic studies. In this course, students are introduced to the conceptual foundations of essential issues in epidemiologic methodology. The how and why a given method, design, or approach is chosen for population health study will be explored. The course will emphasize the strengths, limitations, and potential alternates for a given approach. The background and the use of standard and cutting-edge methods are considered. More so, the course covers measures of disease occurrences; measures of effect, association, and causation; epidemiologic study designs, including experimental designs (e.g., randomized clinical trials), Quasi- experimental designs, cross-over designs, cohort and case-control studies, cross-sectional surveys, meta-analysis, and decision analysis. The delivery mode of the course will include a series of lectures and discussions designed to reinforce epidemiologic concepts

PHAD 724
Leadership and Administrative Practices in Health
This course centers on leadership competencies and strategic planning to prepare students for the public health administration profession. The students will familiarize themselves with the concepts, principles, management, and leadership practices in public health and development. The learner will be equipped in organizing public health interventions; assuming leadership positions and utilizing management systems to ensure health in populations. In addition, he/she will learn and practice the allocation of monetary and human resources, community organization, and building constituencies. Approaches that empower students to cooperate and collaborate with other sectors for policy development and evaluation as tools for promoting population and health will be reviewed. The course entails self-assessment of leadership competencies and an investigation of case studies to comprehend policy appraisal and systems thinking. Students will be encouraged to bring practical experiences to the class for discussions and share best practices in public health management, leadership, administration, and community organization.

PHRM 785
Advanced Biostatistics in Public Health 
This course will focus on statistical methods and data analysis in health science research. Methods for comparing means such as t-tests and ANOVA will be first reviewed. Topics will cover categorical data analysis with contingency tables, including odds ratio and risk ratios estimation, Pearson’s and McNemar’s Chi-square tests, Kaplan-Meier and Life-table survival curve estimation, and multiple regression models. Regression models will include linear regression, logistic models, and Cox proportional hazard models. Interpretation and data analysis skills will be emphasized. The students are expected to be able to understand the commonly used statistical methods in literature and to analyze and interpret real data using statistical software packages STATA and/or SPSS after taking this course.

PHHP 813
Advanced Program Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
This course reviews current literature on implementation science and strategies used in innovative scientific methods and tools to promote health. The student will learn the significance and major initiatives associated with moving research into practice using conceptual and analytic tools that include theories, models, and frameworks to plan and execute intervention programs to support health promotion practice and disease prevention. Using implementation research, the learner will practice translating knowledge gained into disseminating it. The student will be equipped to steer adoption, adaptation, delivery, and sustainment of evidence-based interventions in the community. Moreover, the student will understand how interventions are delivered effectively in various contexts to promote public health.

PHRM 780
Doctoral Seminar in Public Health
This course will deliver different profiles of scientific writing to include types and requirements for scientific papers; orientation, logic, and five elements of successful expression. The parts of thesis writing-the outline deed; writing skills and artistry, evaluation, and analysis of selected papers by students, student writing exercises, oral report and publishing exercises, writing for peer-reviewed manuscripts, patent application, proposal for a grant application, and document preparation for technical transfer, quality analysis and evaluation of good scientific papers, and presentation practice of the individual student. Further, the course encourages the students to utilize available writing resources, improve their scientific writing skills, begin to write daily, and complete a solid draft of the specific aims and background/introduction sections of their PhD research proposal document (and possibly, additional sections, including methods) or another academic work, such as their first manuscript

MSSN 710
Biblical Foundations & Adventist Philosophy of Health
This course touches on the principles that govern the health of individuals and practical methods of keeping one’s health in ideal condition for the honor of God as reflected in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. The course emphasizes biblical principles for restoring humankind to the image of God using a wholistic approach. The concepts studied in this course will cover Christian living, social relationships, lifestyle choices, ethical issues, stewardship, health, and spiritual growth. Students are encouraged to discover biblical principles relating to these concepts and apply them to their lives. The course will also reveal an understanding of the moral nature of humankind, their inherent value, and the ethical issues surrounding illness, suffering, and pain. The course will explore the Adventist contribution to health and wellbeing. The course will be taught collaboratively with a Professor from the Seminary.

MSSN 711
Public Health and Religious Issues
This course is designed for students with both research and professional interests in Religion and Public Health. Students are introduced to broad theoretical issues in the academic study of religion and Public Health. Students are encouraged to explore real contemporary issues such as cultural, apocalyptic, and religious facing the church through research. The course will afford students the ability to engage with complex public health and religious problems present in the congregation while cultivating an awareness of the spiritual realities of the church and its members. The course will be taught collaboratively with a Professor from the Seminary.

PHRM 823
Doctoral Internship
This course will provide the student an opportunity to experience and practice the knowledge and skills learned in class in a structured employment situation in the career field. The student will undertake a significant experiential learning opportunity with government, non-government, private, or community-based organizations to translate knowledge into practice. The student will be expected to invest a minimum of 300 hours to meet the required core learning objectives. The student will be evaluated by a proctor at the worksite in corroboration with the faculty internship advisor. After completion, the student is required to produce a portfolio highlighting his/her critical reflections of the internship experience demonstrating how specific learning goals were addressed. 3

PHRM 890
Doctoral Dissertation 1 
This is an independent research study that prepares students for their proposal defense. The students must present to meet the standard required by the advisory committee on the research problem in the area of concentration. The course focuses on chapter 1 to 3 which makes up the research proposal of the Doctoral Dissertation and must be done in consultation with an advisory committee. The study must give confirmation that the student has conducted the research study that reveal outstanding academic competence and a substantial contribution to knowledge.

PHRM 892
Doctoral Dissertation 2 
This is an independent research study that prepares students for their final oral defense. The students must present to meet the standard required by the advisory committee on the research problem in the area of concentration. The course focuses on chapter 4 to 5 which makes up the final Doctoral Dissertation and must be done in consultation with an advisory committee. The study must give confirmation that the student has conducted a research study that reveals outstanding academic competence and a substantial contribution to knowledge. A prerequisite is to successfully defend a research proposal (PHRM 890 Doctoral Dissertation 1).