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FALL 2021 TIMETABLE

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Enrolment in Fall 2021 Public Health Sciences courses begins Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 6:00 am ET

Classes begin the week of September 7, 2021 (exceptions noted below).

Classes will be delivered in an online synchronous format at the days times listed with exceptions noted below in the Delivery column.

Tutorial schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed in class at the start of the term.

COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE
INSTRUCTOR
DAY
TIME
DELIVERY

CORE COURSES

CHL5004H F Introduction to Public Health Sciences

Elizabeth Sanders
Jeremy Scott
F 1 – 3pm Online
CHL5005H F Public Health Research
Carol Strike
F 2 – 4pm Online 

DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DrPH)

CHL4001H F Contemporary Approaches to Population Health and Health Equity
Open to DrPH students
Ross Upshur M 2 – 5pm Online

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH SCIENCES

CHL5101H F Social and Behavioural Theory
Open to PhD SBHS students or with permission from instructor: daniel.grace@utoronto.ca
Daniel Grace W 2 – 5pm Online
CHL5105H F Social Determinants of Health
Open to year 1 MPH SBHS and Indigenous Health students
Kazumi Tsuchiya T 2 – 5pm Online
CHL5113H F Global Migration and Health
Andrea Cortinois R 10am – 12pm Online
CHL5130H F Advanced Methods in Applied Indigenous Health Research
Pre-requisite: Research methods course and background in Indigenous ways of knowing (i.e., CHL5520H)
Open to PHS Doctoral and Master’s students. Others with permission from instructor: janet.smylie@utoronto.ca
Janet Smylie
Nicole Muir
F 9am – 12pm Online
CHL5131H F Theoretical Foundations of Qualitative Health Research
First day of class is on September 16.
Open to PHS Doctoral students.
Space permitting, other doctoral students may enrol with permission from instructor: brenda.gladstone@utoronto.ca
Brenda Gladstone R 1 – 4pm Online
CHL5132H F Population Health Intervention Research (PHIR)
Pre-requisite:  At least one course in program evaluation and/or research methods (qualitative or quantitative).
Open to PHS Doctoral and year 2 MPH students or with permission from instructor: e.diruggiero@utoronto.ca

Erica Di Ruggiero
Pat O’Campo
T 10am – 12pm Online
CHL5150H F Data Collection Methods for Research & Evaluation Projects
Pre-requisite:
Graduate-level research methods course
Open to Doctoral and year 2 Master’s students
Carol Strike M 10am – 1pm Online
CHL5420H F Global Health Research
Open to PHS PhD and year 2 Master’s students
Amaya
Perez-Brumer
W 10am – 1pm Online
CHL5801H F Health Promotion 1
Open to year 1 MPH SBHS and Indigenous Health students
Francisco Ibanez Carrasco
M 10am – 1pm Online
CHL5807H F Health Communications
Open to DLSPH and EXS students
Larry Hershfield W 1 – 4pm Online
CHL7001H F1 Directed Reading: Theory and Practice of Social Justice in Community-Based Research in Public Health
Contact the instructor or the Graduate Office for enrolment instructions.
Francisco Ibanez Carrasco
W 9am – 12pm Online
CHL7001H F2 Directed Reading: Fundamentals of Black Mental Health
Contact the instructor or the Graduate Office for enrolment instructions.
Akwatu Khenti R 9am – 12am Online

BIOSTATISTICS

CHL5201H F Biostatistics I – Lecture
Pre-requisite: statistics course
Non-PHS students contact grad.dlsph@utoronto.ca for enrolment. Do not contact the instructor.
Kevin Thorpe
Lennon Li
F 9am – 12pm Online
  Tutorial   T 10 – 11:30am Online
  Tutorial   T 12 – 1:30pm Online
  Tutorial   T 2 – 3:30pm Online
  Tutorial   W 10 – 11:30am Online
  Tutorial   W 12 – 1:30pm Online
Tutorial W 2 – 3:30pm Online
Tutorial R 10 – 11:30am Online
Tutorial R 2 – 3:30pm Online
CHL5207Y Y Lab in Statistical Design & Analysis
Full-credit full-year course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term.
Open to MSc Biostatistics students
Tony Panzarella R 2 – 4pm Online
CHL5208Y Y Advanced Lab in Statistical Design & Analysis
Full-credit full-year course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term.
Open to PhD Biostatistics students
Tony Panzarella R 2 – 4pm Online
CHL5210H F Categorical Data Analysis
Open to Biostatistics and Statistics students or with previous statistical training and permission from instructor: tony.panzarella@utoronto.ca
Tony Panzarella W 2 – 5pm Online
Tutorial F 11am – 12pm Online
CHL5220H F Introduction to Quantitative Research 
Open to year 1 MPH IH, N&D, and OEH students
Mohammad Akbari W 2 – 5pm Online
CHL5224H F Modern Statistical Genetics
Pre-requisite:
Sufficient background in biostatistics. R programming is expected
Lei Sun T 9am – 12pm Online
CHL5226H F Mathematical Foundations of Biostatistics Mohsen Soltanifar W 9 – 12pm Online
Tutorial W 1 – 2pm Online
CHL5227H F Introduction to Statistical Methods for Clinical Trials
Open to Biostatistics students or with previous statistical training and permission from instructor: wei.xu@uhnres.utoronto.ca
Wei Xu
Kevin Thorpe
Amy Liu
R 9am – 12pm Online
CHL5228H Y Statistical Methods for Genetics Genomics Research Seminar
Pre-requisite: Biostatistics/statistics course at the graduate level
Pre/Co-Requisite Courses: CHL5224H & CHL5430H
Half-credit full-year course from Sept- April; enrol in Fall term.
Open to thesis students in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Statistics (year 2); others with permission from instructor: bull@lunenfeld.ca

Shelley Bull
Andrew Paterson
F 10am – 12pm Online
CHL5230H F Applied Machine Learning for Health Data
Pre-requisite:
Biostatistics/statistics course at the graduate level with regression analysis. See course description for more details.
Open to PHS and IHPME students, limited space to other students. 
Nicholas Mitsakakis M 9am – 12pm Online
CHL5250H Y Special Topics in Biostatistics
Half-credit full-year course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term. 
Wendy Lou T 3 – 5pm Online
CHL5260H Y Doctoral Seminar Series in Biostatistics
Half-credit full-year course from Sept-April. Students are registered for 3 years; enrol in Fall term of year 1.
Open to PhD Biostatistics students.
Wendy Lou
Olli Saarela
Aya Mitani
Michael Escobar

R 12 – 2pm Online

PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY

CHL5300H F Public Health Policy – Lecture
Open to MPH Epi, IH, N&D, SBHS; MScCH; Collaborative PHP; and IHPME Health Policy Emphasis students
Robert Schwartz
R 12:30 – 2pm Online
Tutorial R 2 – 3pm Online
Tutorial R 3 – 4pm Online
Tutorial R 4 – 5pm Online
CHL5309H Y Advanced Analysis of Topical Issues in Public Health Policy
Dates: TBA
Half-credit full-year course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term.
Open to PhD students in the Collaborative Specialization in PHP.
For enrolment contact: publichealthpolicy@utoronto.ca
Robert Schwartz F 12:30 – 2pm Online
SRM3333Y Y Public Health Policy Collaborative Specialization Seminar
Dates: TBA
Full-year course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term.
Open to Master’s students in the Collaborative Specialization in PHP.
For enrolment
contact: publichealthpolicy@utoronto.ca
Robert Schwartz F 12:30 – 2pm Online

EPIDEMIOLOGY

CHL5401H F Epidemiologic Methods I
Co-requisite: CHL5201H
Open to year 1 MPH Epi, OEH and SBHS students
or with permission from instructor: jennifer.brooks@utoronto.ca

Jennifer Brooks

 

T 10am – 12:30pm Online
CHL5403H F Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases
Pre-requisites: CHL5401H and CHL5402H or equivalent or with permission from instructor: Robert.Mann@camh.ca
Robert Mann
Michael Roerecke
T 1 – 3pm Online
CHL5404H F Research Methods I
Open to PhD Epi students or with permission of instructor: dionne.gesink@utoronto.ca
Dionne Gesink
Abigail Kroch
F 9:30am – 12:30pm Online
CHL5406H F Quantitative Methods for Biomedical Research
Co-Requisite: CHL5404H
Open to PhD Epi students. DrPH, other PhD students in PHS and IHPME, and PHS Master’s students with CHL5202H or equivalent should contact sue.bondy@utoronto.ca
Susan Bondy
T 9 – 11am Online
  Lab   T 1 – 3pm
CHL5407H F Categorical Data Analysis for Epidemiologic Studies
Pre-requisites: CHL5202H and CHL5402H or equivalent.
Open
to year 2 MPH Epi students.
Jennifer Brooks
Conrad Kabali
W 9 – 11am Online
  Tutorial   W 11am – 1pm Online
CHL5409H F Cancer Epidemiology
Pre-requisites: CHL5201H, CHL5202H, CHL5401H and CHL5402H or with permission from instructor: rayjean.hung@lunenfeld.ca
Rayjean Hung
Julia Knight
R 1 – 4pm Online
CHL5410H F Occupational Epidemiology
Pre-requisites: Basic course in epidemiology and biostatistics
Paul Demers
Tracy Kirkham
W 2 – 5pm
Online with In-person midterm exam and presentations
CHL5413H F  Public Health Sanitation – CANCELLED
CHL5416H F Environmental Epidemiology
Pre-requisites: At least one epidemiology and one  biostatistics course (CHL5401H or CHL5220H; CHL5201H or another quantitative methods course); some knowledge, experience or training in environmental health.
Open to year 2 MPH OEH students in the Environmental Public Health Emphasis.
Loren Vanderlinden
Elaina MacIntyre
Hong Chen
Stephanie Gower
T 1 – 4pm Online
CHL5419H F Social Epidemiology Arjumand Siddiqi
Faraz Vahid Shahidi
Antony Chum
R 2 – 5pm Online
CHL5420H F Global Health Research
Open to PHS Doctoral and year 2 Master’s students
Amaya
Perez-Brumer
W 10am – 1pm Online
CHL5423H Y Doctoral Series in Epidemiology
Half-credit full-year course for PhD Epi students.  Students are registered for 2 years; enrol in Fall term of year 1. All other Epi students are encouraged to attend.
Steven Narod
R 12 – 1pm Online
CHL5425H F Mathematical Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases: An Introduction
Pre-requisite:
CHL5401H or equivalent and u/g Calculus or with permission from instructor: david.fisman@utoronto.ca
David Fisman
Ashleigh Tuite
R 9am – 12pm Online
CHL5426H F Population Perspectives for Epidemiology
Open to MPH Epi students
Arjumand Siddiqi R 9am – 12pm Online
CHL5428H F Epidemiological Methods for Causal Mediation Analyses
Pre-requisites: Epidemiological study design (e.g. CHL5402H) or equivalent course in observational study design taught in other disciplines such as health services research, biostatistics or health economics (e.g. HAD6770H; HAD5763H). At least one intermediate course in statistics or biostatistics including multi-variable regression models for continuous and non-continuous (e.g. Binary) outcomes (e.g. CHL5202H).
Open to PhD Epi & Biostatistics students or with permission from
instructor: p.smith@utoronto.ca
Peter Smith
Olli Saarela
Andy Wong
M 9am – 12pm Online
CHL5431H F Spatial Epidemiology: Introductory Methods and Applications
Pre-requisite:
 Experience with R preferred
Erjia Ge
F 9 – 11:30am Online
CHL5433H F Planetary Health – CANCELLED
CHL5435H F Methods in Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology
Pre-requisites: CHL5402H and CHL5202H or equivalent
Open to PHS Doctoral and year 2 MPH students students. Limited space for IHPME Doctoral students.
Hilary Brown F 9am – 12pm Online

INDIGENOUS HEALTH

CHL5130H F Advanced Methods in Applied Indigenous Health Research
Pre-requisites:
Research methods course and background in Indigenous ways of knowing (i.e.: CHL5520H)
Open to PHS Doctoral and Master’s students. Others with permission of the instructor: janet.smylie@utoronto.ca
Janet Smylie
Nicole Muir
F 9am – 12pm Online
CHL5520H F Indigenous Health
Dates: August 23-27 (Week-long intensive)
Open to all U of T graduate students
Angela Mashford-Pringle M-F 9:30am-5pm Online
CHL5523H F Indigenous Health and Social Policy
Pre-requisite: CHL5520H or with permission from instructor: angela.mashford.pringle@utoronto.ca
Angela Mashford-Pringle T 10am – 12pm Online
CHL5524H F Indigenous Theories and Methods
Open to year 1 MPH-Indigenous Health students
Suzanne Stewart T 9am – 12pm Online
SRM3333H F CSIH Research Seminar Series
Open to Collaborative Specialization in Indigenous Health (CSIH) Master’s students. Contact grad.dlsph@utoronto.ca for enrolment information.
Others may attend with permission from instructor: angela.mashford.pringle@utoronto.ca
Angela Mashford-Pringle F 11am – 1pm Online
SRD4444H F CSIH Research Seminar Series
Open to Collaborative Specialization in Indigenous Health (CSIH) PhD students. Contact grad.dlsph@utoronto.ca for enrolment information.
Others may attend with permission from instructor: angela.mashford.pringle@utoronto.ca
Angela Mashford-Pringle F 11am – 1pm Online

CLINICAL PUBLIC HEALTH (FCM, HPTE , Nutrition & Dietetics, WPC)

CHL5601H F Appraising and Applying Evidence to Assist Clinical Decision-Making
To enrol, contact: familymed.grad@utoronto.ca
Candice Holmes
Marybeth DeRocher
Online
(asynchronous)
CHL5603Y Y Social, Political and Scientific Issues in Family Medicine
1.0 full-credit full-year course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term.
To enrol, contact: familymed.grad@utoronto.ca
Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul
Lina Al-Imari
W 9am – 12pm Online
CHL5605H F Research Issues in Family Medicine/Primary Care
To enrol, contact:  familymed.grad@utoronto.ca
Sheila Dunn
Braden O’Neill
W 2 – 5pm Online

CHL5607H Y

 

Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions: Principles and Theories
Half-credit full-year course; enrol in Fall term.
Dates: Oct 21-22; Nov 15-16; Dec 13-14; Jan 27-28 and Feb 24-25
To enrol, contact: healthteach.grad@utoronto.ca
Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul
Judith Peranson
M-F 8am – 5pm

Online

 

CHL5608H Y Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions: Practical Issues and Approaches
Half-credit full-year course; enrol in Fall term.
Dates: Oct 21-22; Nov 15-16; Dec 13-14; Jan 27-28 and Feb 24-25
To enrol, contact: healthteach.grad@utoronto.ca
Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul
Judith Peranson
M-F 8am- 5pm Online
CHL5609H F Continuing Education in Health Professions
Dates: Sept 27; Oct 4-18; Nov 1 & 29
To enrol contact: familymed.grad@utoronto.ca
Savithiri Ratnapalan M 9am – 5pm Online
CHL5622H F Patient Related Health Care and Public Policy in Canada
Dates: Sept 17 – Dec 10
To enrol contact: familymed.grad@utoronto.ca
Julia Alleyne Online
(asynchronous)
CHL5630Y Y Wound Prevention and Care
Full-credit full-year course; enrol in Fall term.
Dates: TBA
Open to MScCH WPC students
Gary Sibblad TBA 8am – 5pm Online
CHL5631H F Integrating Public Health and Clinical Care: The case of TB
Pre-requisites:
Either a quantitative or qualitative research method course.
Open to Master’s or Doctoral students. Students who have not taken a research methods course should contact the instructor for permission: xiaolin.wei@utoronto.ca 
Xiaolin Wei
Ross Upshur
W 9 – 11:45am Online
CHL5650H F Foundations of Practice I
Open to MPH N&D students
Eric Ng W 9am – 12pm Online
CHL5651H F Foundations of Practice II
Open to MPH N&D students
Tracie Burke
R 9am- 12pm Online
CHL5652H F Foundations of Practice III
Open to MPH N&D students
Pierrette Buklis T 2 – 5pm Online
CHL5654H F Nutrition Programs and Strategies
Open to MPH N&D students
Pierrette Buklis M 2 – 5pm Online
CHL5656Y Y Nutrition & Dietetics Culminating Project
Full-credit full-year course; enrol in Fall term.
Open to MPH N&D students
Pierrette Buklis F (every other week) 9am-12pm Online
NFS1201H F Public Health Nutrition
Offered by the Department of Nutritional Sciences
Valarie Tarasuk W 10am – 12pm Online
NFS1484H F Advanced Nutrition
Offered by the Department of Nutritional Sciences
Laurie Ricciuto R 9am-12pm Online

GLOBAL HEALTH

CHL5113H F Global Migration and Health Andrea Cortinois R 10am – 12pm Online
CHL5701H Y Doctoral Seminar, Collaborative Specialization in Global Health
Half-credit full-year course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term.
Open to  PhD students in the CSGH.
Erica Di Ruggiero R (every other week) 10am – 12pm Online
CHL5706H F Women and Women’s Health In Countries of Conflict Izzeldin Abuelaish M 9am – 12pm Online
JCR1000Y Y An Interdisciplinary Approach to Global Challenges
Full-credit full-year course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term.
Offered by the Department Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Erica Di Ruggiero
Anita McGahan
Yu-Ling Cheng
F 9am – 12pm Online

OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

CHL5410H F Occupational Epidemiology
Pre-requisites:
Basic course in epidemiology and biostatistics
Paul Demers
Tracy Kirkham
W 2-5pm
Online with In-person midterm exam and presentations
CHL5413H F Public Health Sanitation – CANCELLED
CHL5416H F Environmental Epidemiology
Pre-requisites: At least one epidemiology and one  biostatistics course (CHL5401H or CHL5220H; CHL5201H or another quantitative methods course); some knowledge, experience or training in environmental health.
Open to year 2 MPH OEH students in the Environmental Public Health Emphasis.
Loren Vanderlinden
Elaina MacIntyre
Hong Chen
Stephanie Gower
T 1 – 4pm Online
CHL5902H F Advanced Occupational Hygiene
Pre-requisites: CHL5910H and CHL5911H
Open to MPH OEH students
Victoria Arrandale
R 1 – 4pm Online
CHL5904H F Perspectives in Occupational and Environmental Health – Legal and Social Context
Open to MPH OEH and MScCH OHC students
Lissa Ceolin R 9am – 12pm Online with in-person  presentations and final exam
CHL5907H F Radiological Health
Open to MPH OEH students
Paul Bozek F 9am – 12pm Online with
in-person labs and exams
CHL5910H F Occupational and Environmental Hygiene I
Open to MPH OEH students
Paul Bozek W 9am – 12pm Online with in-person labs and exams
CHL5912H F Occupational and Environmental Toxicology
Open to MPH OEH students
Jeremy Scott M 1 – 4pm Online
CHL5917H F Concepts in Safety Management
Open to MPH OEH students; others with permission from instructor: p.bozek@utoronto.ca
Paul Bozek
Lissa Ceolin
T 9am – 12pm Online with in-person mid-term exam
CHL5920H Y Occupational and Environmental Health Doctoral Seminar Series
Half-credit continuous course; enrol in Fall term.
Open to PhD OEH students
Jeremy Scott Online
CHL5950H F Special Topics in Occupational and Environmental Health: Climate Change and Health
Open to MPH OEH students
Lissa Ceolin W 9am – 12pm Online with in-person presentations and exams

BIOETHICS
(restricted to students in the MHSc or Collaborative Specialization in Bioethics)

CHL3001Y Y Core Topics in Bioethics Eoin Connolly
Rosalind Abdool
F 1 – 5pm Online
CHL3002Y Y Teaching Bioethics Connie Williams
Ruby Shanker
R 8:15am – 12pm Online
CHL3003Y Y Empirical Approaches in Bioethics Daniel Buchman
Melissa McCradden
R 8:15am – 12pm Online
CHL3004Y Y Ethics and Health Institutions Sally Bean R 1 – 5pm Online
CHL3005H F Legal Approaches to Bioethics Maria McDonald
Julia Gill
R 1 – 5pm Online
CHL3006H Y Writing in Bioethics
Half-credit year-long course from Sept-April
Michael Szego
David Langlois
Jamie Robertson
F 1 – 5pm Online
CHL3008Y Y Applied Learning in Bioethics (Practicum) Rosanna Macri
Frank Wagner
N/A N/A Online
CHL3051H F Research Ethics Kevin Rodrigues
Ann Heesters
F 8:15am – 12pm Online
CHL3052H Y Practical Bioethics (Capstone Course)
Half-credit year-long course
Kevin Reel
Ann Heesters
F 8:15am – 12pm Online
PHL2146Y Y Topics in Bioethics
James Anderson
Jennifer Bell
F 8:15am – 12pm Online
SRM3333Y Y/
SRD4444Y Y
Collaborative Specialization in Bioethics (CSB) Graduate Seminar
Master’s/Doctoral
W 4 – 5:30pm Online

COLLABORATIVE SPECIALIZATION COURSES

PAS3700H F Multidisciplinary Aspects of Addiction Hayley Hamilton
Michael Chaiton
Lana Popova
M 2 – 4pm Online

PRACTICUM COURSES – MPH and MScCH students

CHL5620Y Y Required Medical Education Practicum in Family Medicine 1.0 FCE (8 weeks)
CHL5621H F Required Medical Education Practicum in Family Medicine Extension 0.5 FCE (4 weeks)
CHL5690H Y Required MScCH Practicum 0.5 FCE (4 weeks)
CHL5691H Y Optional MScCH Practicum 0.5 FCE (4 weeks)
CHL6010Y F Required MPH Practicum 1.0 FCE (8 weeks)
CHL6011H F Required MPH Practicum Extension 0.5 FCE (4 weeks)
CHL6012Y F Required MPH Practicum Long Extension 1.0 FCE (8 weeks)
CHL6013H F Required MPH Advanced-Standing Practicum 0.5 FCE ( 4 weeks)
CHL6020Y F Optional MPH Practicum 1.0 FCE (8 weeks)
CHL6021H F Optional MPH Practicum Extension 0.5 FCE (4 weeks)
CHL6022Y F Optional MPH Practicum Long Extension 1.0 FCE (8 weeks)