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Jeff Johnson, PhD, MSc, BSP (with Distinction)

Interim Dean & Professor, School of Public Health

Fall Term 2025 (1930)

SPH 530 - This is Public Health

3 units (fi 6)(VAR, 3-0-0)

This course is an introduction to: how the field of public health has evolved, views of health and wellness, determinants of health, social justice and health inequities, systems thinking, core public health functions, community-based strategies and interventions to improve public health, intercultural competence, Indigenous ways of knowing, and the role of evidence in public health planning and evaluation. The course uses a problem-based learning (PBL) approach to respond to a specific public health crisis in real time. PBL is based on the complex problems encountered in the real world as a stimulus for learning and for integrating and organizing learned information and concepts in public health in ways that will ensure recall and application to future public health problems. The course also introduces Canadian experiences related to Indigenous history, treaties, and Indigenous values and creates an environment where students can reflect on their position as individual public health practitioners and their collective role in advancing reconciliation in public health. SPH 530 is the required first course for the degree of Master of Public Health in General Public Health.

LECTURE A1 (55432)

2025-08-18 - 2025-08-22
MTWRF 09:00 - 15:50

2025-08-25 - 2025-08-29
MTWRF 09:00 - 11:50

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SPH 604 - Advanced Theory and Research Methods in Public Health

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

In depth exploration of current topics in public health research including: epidemiology, health service delivery, health policy, sociobehavioural approaches, occupational and environmental health. All PhD students are required to complete this course. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both PHS 604 and SPH 604.

SEMINAR A1 (58973)

2025-09-02 - 2025-12-08
W 09:00 - 11:50

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