Undergraduate Programs

Fall Term Schedule

Fall 2025

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
PHLT 101-3 Intro to Public Health – TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
Discussion of history and definitions of public health and emerging themes: Public Health Disparities (health and wealth; social justice); Issues in Public Health (lead poisoning; tobacco; obesity; emergency; clean water/air; injury; health systems/reform); and Global Health Issues (globalization and development; maternal and child health). Location (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
PHLT 103-01 Concepts of Epidemiology Christopher Seplaki MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM
Fundamental concepts underlying health-related information and health policy. Basic methodological principles used to describe disease occurrence in populations and identify causes of disease. Location (MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
PHLT 116-3 Intro to the U.S. Hlth Systm Mical Raz TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
The organization, financing, and functioning of the United States health care system. Also historical perspectives and the insights of international comparisons. Topics covered include the economics of U.S. health system, access to care, health policy and politics, and disability and disability politics. Location (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
PHLT 203-2 Principles of Toxicology Matthew Rand TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM
The course is intended for students who wish to gain a broad understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles of cellular and molecular toxicology and to apply them to the study of environmental toxicology and public health. It also serves as an introductory course for those students who wish to pursue more advanced study in the science of toxicology, pharmacology, epidemiology, environmental health, environmental policy, and regulatory science. This course covers the general principles of toxicology and their applications with emphasis on understanding fundamental mechanisms of toxicant-target interactions at the molecular, cellular, organ and whole animal systems levels. Topics covered include: toxicokinetics (biotransformation, transport and elimination), receptor theory and endocrine disruption, oxidative mechanisms, genotoxicity, epigenetic modifications, and dose-related target organ responses. In addition, the application of toxicological data in the risk assessment paradigm will be introduced. These concepts will be related to understanding human health consequences of relevant environmental toxicants and other stressors. Pre-requisites: BIOL 110 and BIOL 111; CHEM 131 and CHEM 132; and CHEM 203 (or equivalent) Location (TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
PHLT 218-1 Introduction to Health Policy Making Molly McNulty R 11:05AM - 12:20PM
This course is designed to give students knowledge and skills to contribute to public health policy and program development. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply to be a health policy intern in spring 2024. Not open to seniors. Pre-requisites: PHLT 116, PSCI 105, PSCI 202W, or PSCI 223. Location (R 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
PHLT 236-1 Health Care and Law Molly McNulty TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
An introduction to the legal foundations of the biomedical healthcare system; topics include national health reform, bioethics, the right to health care, genetic discrimination, and access to reproductive care. Location (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
PHLT 240-1 Communities Mental Health & Injury Prevention Ann Marie White TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
Health happens where you live. This introductory course will advance understanding of how communities promote mental health and protect against injury. Through participation in a relevant community setting or collaboration, concepts such as stigma, health literacy, recovery, prevention and promotion will be explored from systemic public health and health equity perspectives - as issues affecting not only individuals but also communities. This course can be used as an elective course for the health, behavior, and society (HBS) major or minor. This course can also be used as a course for the "Medicine in Context" (S1PH004) cluster. Pre-requisite: PHLT 101. Cannot be taken concurrently. Location (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)
PHLT 389-01 Public Health Honors Seminar Richard Dees 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Students accepted in the Public Health Research Honors program must successfully complete a total of 3 credit hours of Public Health Honors Seminar (PHLT 389) over and above the credit hours required for the public health major. Students in the PHLT Research Honors program will complete: 1 credit hour in PHLT 389 for the junior year (preferably in spring of junior year), 1 credit hour of PHLT 389 fall semester of the senior year, and 1 credit hour for PHLT 389 the spring semester of senior year. PHLT 389 is in addition to PHLT 393. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 390-10 Supervised Teaching - PHLT 116 Mical Raz 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 390-12 Supervised Teaching - PHLT 103 Christopher Seplaki 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 390-13 Supervised Teaching - PHLT 101 – 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 390-14 Supervised Teaching - PHLT 397W – 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 390-15 Supervised Teaching - PHLT 236 Molly McNulty 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 391-1 Independent Study – 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 393-1 Public Health Research Honors – 7:00PM - 7:00PM
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PHLT 393H-14 Public Health Research Honors Bryanna Moore 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Students accepted in the Public Health Research Honors program must successfully complete a total of 7 credit hours of Public Health Research Honors (PHLT 393H) over and above the credit hours required for the public health major. Students in the PHLT Research Honors program will complete: 1 credit hour in PHLT 393H for the junior year (preferably in spring of junior year), 3 credit hours of PHLT 393H fall semester of the senior year, and 3 credit hours for PHLT 393H the spring semester of senior year. PHLT 393H is in addition to PHLT 389. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 393H-2 Public Health Research Honors Richard Dees 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Students accepted in the Public Health Research Honors program must successfully complete a total of 7 credit hours of Public Health Research Honors (PHLT 393H) over and above the credit hours required for the public health major. Students in the PHLT Research Honors program will complete: 1 credit hour in PHLT 393H for the junior year (preferably in spring of junior year), 3 credit hours of PHLT 393H fall semester of the senior year, and 3 credit hours for PHLT 393H the spring semester of senior year. PHLT 393H is in addition to PHLT 389. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 393H-4 Public Health Research Honors William FitzPatrick 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Students accepted in the Public Health Research Honors program must successfully complete a total of 7 credit hours of Public Health Research Honors (PHLT 393H) over and above the credit hours required for the public health major. Students in the PHLT Research Honors program will complete: 1 credit hour in PHLT 393H for the junior year (preferably in spring of junior year), 3 credit hours of PHLT 393H fall semester of the senior year, and 3 credit hours for PHLT 393H the spring semester of senior year. PHLT 393H is in addition to PHLT 389. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 394-1 Internship – 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 394C-1 Washington Semester Internship Molly McNulty 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This opportunity is offered in conjunction with The Washington Center. For more information about the program and the application process, please visit the Greene Center. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 394D-1 Health Dept Internship Molly McNulty 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This is a mentored experience under the supervision of a UR faculty member. For fall 2024: Only the Genesee and Orleans Departments of Public Health (GO Health) opportunity is available; GO Health is roughly 35 miles outside of Rochester, New York. This course requires a special application. Students must use UR Student to register for PHLT 394D; this course is not an independent study (I.S.) course. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 394E-1 Emergency Medicine Internship Nancy Wood TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
This course is designed to expose students who are interested in careers in health and/or research to executing clinical research in the emergency department setting. Students will have hands-on experience in the ED screening, enrolling, and collecting research data, they will learn to think critically about research protocols, successful study execution, and ethical considerations about human subjects, and will develop competencies that support successful transition to post-graduate education or job opportunities. The internship includes short lectures followed by group discussion, guest speakers from various areas of research linked to reading assignments, followed by interactive discussion, opportunities to interact with each other and share experiences in an online forum, 1:1 mentoring in the Emergency Department with an experienced enroller, and actively enrolling subjects into research protocols in the Emergency Department. *This course will be offered at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) campus.* Students must use UR Student to register for PHLT 394E; this course is not an independent study. Location (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)
PHLT 394G-1 Service Learning Internship Molly McNulty 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This is a mentored experience under the supervision of a UR faculty member. *This course requires a special application. For the fall semester, the application is due by the end of July.* Students must use UR Student to register for PHLT 394G; this course is not an independent study (I.S.) course. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 395-1 Independent Research – 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
PHLT 397W-01 Community Engaged Internship – W 3:25PM - 4:40PM
This is a mentored field experience applying principles of community engaged practice in real world settings. Students work 8 hours/week with a community agency and attend a weekly 75-mintue on-campus seminar for discussion. WHEN REQUESTING INSTRUCTOR PERMISSION IN UR STUDENT - Please indicate in the comment field your major, if you have completed PHLT 101 and PHLT 103, and briefly indicate any experiences you have had in community work. Course open to: juniors, seniors, Take Five, and e5 students, majoring in one of the five public health-related majors. Students must have completed: PHLT 101 and PHLT 103. Location (W 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
PHLT 399-1 Washington Semester Molly McNulty 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This opportunity is offered in conjunction with The Washington Center. For more information about the program and the application process, please visit the Greene Center. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
Monday and Wednesday
PHLT 103-01 Concepts of Epidemiology Christopher Seplaki
Fundamental concepts underlying health-related information and health policy. Basic methodological principles used to describe disease occurrence in populations and identify causes of disease.
Tuesday and Thursday
PHLT 116-3 Intro to the U.S. Hlth Systm Mical Raz
The organization, financing, and functioning of the United States health care system. Also historical perspectives and the insights of international comparisons. Topics covered include the economics of U.S. health system, access to care, health policy and politics, and disability and disability politics.
PHLT 101-3 Intro to Public Health –
Discussion of history and definitions of public health and emerging themes: Public Health Disparities (health and wealth; social justice); Issues in Public Health (lead poisoning; tobacco; obesity; emergency; clean water/air; injury; health systems/reform); and Global Health Issues (globalization and development; maternal and child health).
PHLT 240-1 Communities Mental Health & Injury Prevention Ann Marie White
Health happens where you live. This introductory course will advance understanding of how communities promote mental health and protect against injury. Through participation in a relevant community setting or collaboration, concepts such as stigma, health literacy, recovery, prevention and promotion will be explored from systemic public health and health equity perspectives - as issues affecting not only individuals but also communities. This course can be used as an elective course for the health, behavior, and society (HBS) major or minor. This course can also be used as a course for the "Medicine in Context" (S1PH004) cluster. Pre-requisite: PHLT 101. Cannot be taken concurrently.
PHLT 394E-1 Emergency Medicine Internship Nancy Wood
This course is designed to expose students who are interested in careers in health and/or research to executing clinical research in the emergency department setting. Students will have hands-on experience in the ED screening, enrolling, and collecting research data, they will learn to think critically about research protocols, successful study execution, and ethical considerations about human subjects, and will develop competencies that support successful transition to post-graduate education or job opportunities. The internship includes short lectures followed by group discussion, guest speakers from various areas of research linked to reading assignments, followed by interactive discussion, opportunities to interact with each other and share experiences in an online forum, 1:1 mentoring in the Emergency Department with an experienced enroller, and actively enrolling subjects into research protocols in the Emergency Department. *This course will be offered at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) campus.* Students must use UR Student to register for PHLT 394E; this course is not an independent study.
PHLT 236-1 Health Care and Law Molly McNulty
An introduction to the legal foundations of the biomedical healthcare system; topics include national health reform, bioethics, the right to health care, genetic discrimination, and access to reproductive care.
PHLT 203-2 Principles of Toxicology Matthew Rand
The course is intended for students who wish to gain a broad understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles of cellular and molecular toxicology and to apply them to the study of environmental toxicology and public health. It also serves as an introductory course for those students who wish to pursue more advanced study in the science of toxicology, pharmacology, epidemiology, environmental health, environmental policy, and regulatory science. This course covers the general principles of toxicology and their applications with emphasis on understanding fundamental mechanisms of toxicant-target interactions at the molecular, cellular, organ and whole animal systems levels. Topics covered include: toxicokinetics (biotransformation, transport and elimination), receptor theory and endocrine disruption, oxidative mechanisms, genotoxicity, epigenetic modifications, and dose-related target organ responses. In addition, the application of toxicological data in the risk assessment paradigm will be introduced. These concepts will be related to understanding human health consequences of relevant environmental toxicants and other stressors. Pre-requisites: BIOL 110 and BIOL 111; CHEM 131 and CHEM 132; and CHEM 203 (or equivalent)
Wednesday
PHLT 397W-01 Community Engaged Internship –
This is a mentored field experience applying principles of community engaged practice in real world settings. Students work 8 hours/week with a community agency and attend a weekly 75-mintue on-campus seminar for discussion. WHEN REQUESTING INSTRUCTOR PERMISSION IN UR STUDENT - Please indicate in the comment field your major, if you have completed PHLT 101 and PHLT 103, and briefly indicate any experiences you have had in community work. Course open to: juniors, seniors, Take Five, and e5 students, majoring in one of the five public health-related majors. Students must have completed: PHLT 101 and PHLT 103.
Thursday
PHLT 218-1 Introduction to Health Policy Making Molly McNulty
This course is designed to give students knowledge and skills to contribute to public health policy and program development. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply to be a health policy intern in spring 2024. Not open to seniors. Pre-requisites: PHLT 116, PSCI 105, PSCI 202W, or PSCI 223.