FALL 2023 TIMETABLE
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M = Monday T = Tuesday W = Wednesday R = Thursday F = Friday
Enrolment in Fall 2023 Public Health Sciences courses begins on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.
Classes begin the week of September 11, 2023 (exceptions noted below). Classroom locations will be announced by course instructors in Quercus.
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 |
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| CHL5004H F | Introduction to Public Health Science Open to Master’s students in PHS |
France Gagnon Billie-Jo Hardy |
F | 1 – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5005H F | Professional Skills for Doctoral Students in Public Health Open to year 1 PHS PhD students; others with permission from instructor: carol.strike@utoronto.ca |
Carol Strike |
F | 2 – 4pm | In-person |
DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DrPH) |
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| CHL4001H F | Contemporary Approaches to Population Health and Health Equity Open to DrPH students |
Ross Upshur | M | 2 – 5pm | Online Synchronous |
| CHL4003H Y | High Performance Leadership Open to year 1 DrPH students In-person dates: September 26, 28, January 23, 25, April 23, 25 Online sessions: Nov 14, 2023 and March 5, 2024 Note: Year-long course from September – April (enrol in Fall term) |
Ted Witek | T & R | 1 – 4pm | Hybrid |
| CHL4005H Y | Governance and Financial Leadership Open to year 2 DrPH students In-person dates: September 26, 28, January 23, 25, April 23, 25 Online sessions: Nov 14, 2023 and March 5, 2024 Note: Year-long course from September – April (enrol in Fall term) |
Anne Wojtak | T & R | 1 – 4pm | Hybrid |
| CHL4006H Y | Seminars in Public Health Open to DrPH students Continuous course over 3 years. Enrol in Fall term of year 1 only. Fall meeting dates: September 25-29, 2023 |
Ted Witek | M-F | 9am – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL7001H F1 | Directed Reading: Methods and Approaches in Public Health Research Open to DrPH students. In-person sessions to be held during Fall intensive week. Contact the Graduate Office for enrolment. |
Sue Bondy | R | 10am – 12pm | Hybrid |
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH SCIENCES |
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| CHL5101H F | Social and Behavioural Theory Open to PhD SBHS students; others with permission of instructor: daniel.grace@utoronto.ca |
Daniel Grace | W | 1pm – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5103H F | Health Promotion 1 Open to year 1 MPH SBHS, BH and IH, and MScCH AMH students |
Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco |
M | 10am – 1pm | In-person |
| CHL5105H F | Social Determinants of Health – Lecture & Tutorial Open to year 1 MPH SBHS and BH students |
Kazumi Tsuchiya | W | 10am – 1pm | In-person |
| CHL5114H F | Health Communications Limited enrolment. Open to PHS and EXS students |
Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco |
W | 1 – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5115H F | Qualitative Analysis & Interpretation ** NOT OFFERED ** |
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| CHL5122H F | Advanced Qualitative Research: Framing, Writing and Beyond ** NOT OFFERED ** |
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| CHL5129H F | Introduction to Mixed Methods Research for Public Health Open to DLSPH (PHS, IHPME)) PhD students. Others should obtain permission of the instructor l.ross@utoronto.ca Pre requisites: Students must have taken, or be concurrently taking, a graduate level course in either quantitative (e.g., CHL5201H or equivalent) and qualitative methods (e.g., CHL5221H, JRP1000H or equivalent). |
Lori Ross | M | 1 – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5132H F | Population Health Intervention Research (PHIR) Priority to DrPH students, followed by PhD students and year 2 Master’s students; others with permission from instructor: e.diruggiero@utoronto.ca |
Erica Di Ruggiero Pat O’Campo |
T | 10am – 12pm | Online Synchronous |
| CHL5134H F | Institutional Ethnography Open to PHS students. |
Daniel Grace | M | 10am – 1pm | In-person |
| CHL5150H F | Data Collection Methods for Research & Evaluation Projects Pre-requisite: Open to PHS doctoral students and year 2 Master’s students who have taken a graduate level research methods course |
Katherine Rudzinski | M | 10am – 1pm | In-person |
| CHL7001H F4 | Directed Reading: Fundamentals of Black Mental Health Contact the instructor or the Graduate Office for enrolment instructions. |
Akwatu Khenti | R | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
BIOSTATISTICS |
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| CHL5201H F | Biostatistics I Pre-requisite: statistics course Open Enrolment |
Kevin Thorpe Lennon Li |
F | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| Tutorial | TBA | TBA | In-person | ||
| CHL5207Y Y | Lab in Statistical Design & Analysis Full-credit course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term Open to MSc Biostatistics students |
Tony Panzarella | R | 2 – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5208Y Y | Advanced Lab in Statistical Design & Analysis Full-credit course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term Open to PhD Biostatistics students |
Tony Panzarella | R | 2 – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5210H F | Categorical Data Analysis Open to Biostatistics and Statistics students, or to students with previous statistical training and permission of instructor: tony.panzarella@utoronto.ca |
Tony Panzarella | W | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| Tutorial | F | 11am – 12pm | In-person | ||
| CHL5220H F | Introduction to Quantitative Research Open to year 1 MPH BH, IH, ND and OEH. Others with permission of instructor: mohammad.akbari@utoronto.ca |
Mohammad Akbari | W | 2 – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5224H F | Modern Statistical Genetics Pre-requisite: Sufficient background in biostatistics. R programming is expected |
Lei Sun | W | 2 – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5226H F | Mathematical Foundations of Biostatistics Open to MSc Biostatistics students |
Michael Escobar | M | 2 – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5227H F | Introduction to Statistical Methods for Clinical Trials Open to Biostatistics students or those with previous statistical training and permission from instructor: wei.xu@uhnres.utoronto.ca |
Wei Xu Lisa Avery Amy Liu |
R | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5228H Y | Statistical Methods for Genetics Genomics Research Seminar Pre-requisite: Biostatistics/statistics course at the graduate level Pre/Co-Requisite Courses: CHL5224H or please contact Shelley Bull. 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 | In-person |
| CHL5230H F | Applied Machine Learning for Health Data | Zahra Shakeri | T | 5pm – 8pm | In-person |
| CHL5231H F | Statistical Foundations of Predictive Modeling in Biostatistics Open to Biostatistics students or with permission of instructor: r.kustra@utoronto.ca |
Rafal Kustra | T | 10am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5260H Y | Doctoral Seminar Series in Biostatistics Half-credit full-year course from Sept-April each year for 3 years; enrol in Fall term of year 1. Open to PhD Biostatistics students. |
Wendy Lou Aya Mitani Olli Saarela |
R | 12 – 2pm | In-person |
| CHL7001H F3 | Directed Reading: Statistical Programming and Computation for Health Data Contact the instructor or the Graduate Office for enrolment instructions. |
Aya Mitani | M | 10am – 1pm | In-person |
PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY |
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| CHL5300H F | Public Health Policy – Lecture Open to MPH BH, Epi, IH, N&D, SBHS; MScCH; Collaborative PHP; and IHPME Health Policy Emphasis students |
Robert Schwartz |
R | 12:30 – 2pm | In-person |
| Tutorial | TBA | TBA | In-person | ||
| 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 | In-person |
| 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
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F | 12:30 – 2pm | In-person |
EPIDEMIOLOGY |
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| CHL5401H F | Epidemiologic Methods I Co-requisite: CHL5201H Open to year 1 MPH BH, Epi, OEH and SBHS students or with permission from instructor: shelly.bolotin@utoronto.ca. |
Shelly Bolotin Tiffany Fitzpatrick |
T | 10 – 11:30am | In-person |
| Tutorial | T | 11:30am – 1:30pm | In-person | ||
| 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 | In-person |
| CHL5406H F | Quantitative Methods for Biomedical Research Co-Requisite: CHL5404H Open to PhD Epi students or with permission of instructor: sue.bondy@utoronto.ca |
Susan Bondy |
T | 9 – 11am | In-person |
| Lab | T | 12 – 2pm | In-person | ||
| CHL5407H F | Categorical Data Analysis for Epidemiologic Studies Pre-requisites: CHL5202H and CHL5402H or equivalent. Open to year 2 MPH Epi students; others with permission of instructor: jennifer.brooks@utoronto.ca |
Jennifer Brooks |
W | 9 – 11am | In-person |
| Tutorial | W | 11am – 1pm | In-person | ||
| CHL5409H F | Cancer Epidemiology Pre-requisites: CHL5201H, CHL5202H, CHL5401H and CHL5402H or permission of instructors: rayjean.hung@lunenfeld.ca; Anna.Chiarelli@ontariohealth.ca |
Rayjean Hung Anna Chiarelli |
R | 1 – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5410H F | Occupational Epidemiology Pre-requisites: Basic course in epidemiology and biostatistics. Open to MPH OEH in the Occupational Hygiene Emphasis. Others with permission of instructor: paul.demers@utoronto.ca. |
Jeavana Sritharan Tracy Kirkham Nathan Debono Paul Demers
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W | 2 – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5413H F | Public Health Sanitation Open to MPH OEH; others with permission from instructor: james.scott@utoronto.ca |
James Scott Christine Oliver |
R | 1 – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5416H F | Environmental Epidemiology Open to year 2 MPH OEH students in the Environmental Public Health Emphasis; others with permission from instructor. Pre-requisites: At least one epidemiology course (CHL5401H or CHL5220H); at least one biostatistics course (CHL5201H or another quantitative methods course); some knowledge, experience or training in environmental health. |
Loren Vanderlinden Elaina MacIntyre Hong Chen Stephanie Gower |
T | 1 – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5417H F | Tobacco and Health: From Cells to Society | Michael Chaiton | M | 11am – 1pm | In-person |
| CHL5423H Y | Doctoral Series in Epidemiology Two-year, half-credit required course for PhD Epi students; enroll in Fall term. All other Epi students are encouraged to attend |
Hailey Banack |
R | 12 – 1pm | In-person |
| CHL5426H F | Population Perspectives for Epidemiology Open to MPH Epi students |
Shelly Bolotin |
R | 10am – 12pm | In-person |
| Tutorial | R | 11am – 12pm | In-person | ||
| CHL5428H F | Epidemiological Methods for Causal Mediation Analyses Open to PhD Epi & Biostatistics students or by permission of instructor: p.smith@utoronto.ca Pre-requisites: A course in epidemiological study designs (e.g. CHL5402H) or an 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 or advanced course in statistics or biostatistics including multi – variable regression models for continuous and non – continuous (e.g. binary) outcomes (e.g. CHL5202H) |
Peter Smith Brice Kuimi |
M | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5431H F | Spatial Epidemiology: Introductory Methods and Applications Pre-requisite: Experience with R preferred |
Erjia Ge |
F | 9:30am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL7001H F2 | Directed Reading: Seminar on Social Conditions and Health Contact the instructor or the Graduate Office for enrolment instructions. |
Arjumand Siddiqi | M | 2pm – 5pm | In-person |
INDIGENOUS HEALTH |
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| CHL5524H F | Indigenous Theories and Methods Open to MPH students (preference for MPH IH) and PhD students with permission from instructor: billiejo.hardy@utoronto.ca |
Billie-Jo Hardy | R | 1pm – 3pm | In-person |
CLINICAL PUBLIC HEALTH (FCM, HPTE , Nutrition & Dietetics, WPC) |
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| CHL5601H F | Appraising and Applying Evidence to Assist Clinical Decision-Making Dates: See dates on DFCM website Priority to FCM (MPH and MScCH), or MScCH HPTE Other students contact familymed.grad@utoronto.ca for enrollment approval. Students must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein |
Candice Holmes Marybeth DeRocher |
Online Asynchronous |
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| CHL5603Y Y | Social, Political and Scientific Issues in Family Medicine Dates: See dates on DFCM website 1.0 FCE, one-year course; enroll in Fall term Open to FCM (MPH and MScCH), or MScCH HPTE Other students contact familymed.grad@utoronto.ca for enrollment approval. Students must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein |
Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul Lina Al-Imari Melissa Graham |
W | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5605H F | Research Issues in Family Medicine/Primary Care Dates: See DFCM website Open to FCM (MPH and MScCH), or MScCH HPTE. Other students contact familymed.grad@utoronto.ca for enrollment approval. Students must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein |
Sheila Dunn Braden O’Neill Sheryl Spithoff |
R | 9am – 12pm |
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Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions: Principles and Theories Dates: See DFCM website 0.5 FCE year-long courses; enrol in Fall term only.Open to MScCH students in HPTE , FCMand WPC, and to MPH FCM students. Others should contact familymed.grad@utoronto.ca for permission. Students must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein. |
Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul Judith Peranson |
M-F | 8:30am – 5pm |
In-person
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| CHL5608H Y | Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions: Practical Issues and Approaches Dates: See DFCM website 0.5 FCE year-long course; enrol in Fall term only. Open to MScCH students in HPTE, FCM and WPC, and to MPH FCM students. Others contact familymed.grad@utoronto.ca for permission. Students must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein. |
Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul Judith Peranson |
M-F | 8:30am- 5pm |
In-person
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| CHL5609H F | Continuing Education in Health Professions Dates: See DFCM website Open to MScCH HPTE and FCM (MPH and MScCH) students. Other students contact familymed.grad@utoronto.ca for enrollment approval. Students must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein |
Savithiri Ratnapalan | M | 9am – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5622H F | Patient Related Health Care and Public Policy in Canada Dates: See DFCM website Priority to MScCH HPTE and FCM (MPH and MScCH) students Other students contact familymed.grad@utoronto.ca for enrollment approval. Students must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein |
Julia Alleyne | Online Asynchronous |
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| CHL5630Y Y | Wound Prevention and Care Open to MScCH WPC students. 1.0 FCE, full-year course; enrol in Fall term. Dates: TBA |
Gary Sibbald | TBA | 8am – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5631H F | Integrating Public Health and Clinical Care: The case of TB | Xiaolin Wei | W | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5650H F | Foundations of Practice I Open to MPH N&D |
Eric Ng | W | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5651H F | Foundations of Practice II Open to MPH N&D |
Tracie Burke
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R | 9am- 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5652H F | Foundations of Practice III Open to MPH N&D |
Eric Ng | T | 2 – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5654H F | Nutrition Programs and Strategies Open to MPH N&D |
Pierrette Buklis | M | 2 – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5656Y Y | Nutrition & Dietetics Culminating Project Open to year 2 MPH N&D 1.0 FCE, full-year course; enrol in Fall term. |
Pierrette Buklis | F | 9am-12pm | In-person |
| NFS1201H F | Public Health Nutrition |
Laurie Ricciuto | W | 10am – 12pm | In-person |
| NFS1484H F | Advanced Nutrition |
Adam Metherel | R | 9am-12pm | In-person |
GLOBAL HEALTH |
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| CHL5701H Y | Doctoral Seminar, Collaborative Specialization in Global Health Open to PhD students in the CSGH; others with permission of the instructor e.diruggiero@utoronto.ca Half-credit course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term. |
Erica Di Ruggiero | R (every other week) | 10am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5706H F | Women and Women’s Health In Countries of Conflict No pre-requisites. Instructor permission not required |
Izzeldin Abuelaish | M | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
BLACK HEALTH |
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| CHL5820H F | African/Black Health I: Sociohistorical Overview of Black Health Open to MPH BH students |
Roberta Timothy | M | 9:30am – 12:30pm | In-person |
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
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| CHL5410H F | Occupational Epidemiology Pre-requisites: Basic course in epidemiology and biostatistics. Open to MPH OEH in the Occupational Hygiene Emphasis. Others should contact Instructor for permission |
Paul Demers Tracy Kirkham Jeavana Sritharan Nathan DeBono |
W | 2 – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5413H F | Public Health Sanitation Open to MPH OEH; others with permission from instructor: james.scott@utoronto.ca |
James Scott Christine Oliver |
R | 1 – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5416H F | Environmental Epidemiology Open to year 2 MPH OEH students in the Environmental Public Health Emphasis. Prerequisites: At least one epidemiology course (CHL5401H or CHL5220H); at least one biostatistics course (CHL5201H or another quantitative methods course); some knowledge, experience or training in environmental health. |
Loren Vanderlinden Hong Chen Elaina MacIntyre Stephanie Gower |
T | 1 – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5902H F | Advanced Occupational Hygiene Open to MPH OEH students Pre-requisites: CHL5910H and CHL5911H |
Victoria Arrandale |
R | 1 – 4pm | In-person |
| 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 | In-person |
| CHL5907H F | Radiological Health Open to MPH OEH students |
Paul Bozek | F | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5910H F | Occupational and Environmental Hygiene I Open to MPH OEH and MScCH OHC students |
Paul Bozek | W | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
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| CHL5912H F | Occupational and Environmental Toxicology Open to MPH OEH and MScCH OHC students |
Jeremy Scott | M | 1 – 4pm | In-person |
| 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 | In-person |
| CHL5920H Y | Occupational and Environmental Health Doctoral Seminar Series | James Scott | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CHL5922H F | Climate Change and Health | Lissa Ceolin Jeff Brook |
W | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
BIOETHICS
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| CHL3002Y Y | Teaching Bioethics | Connie Williams |
R | 8:15am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL3004Y Y | Ethics and Health Institutions | Sally Bean | R | 1 – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL3006H Y | Writing in Bioethics |
Dave Langlois Michael Szego |
F | 1 – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL3008Y Y | Applied Learning in Bioethics (Practicum) | Rosanna Macri |
N/A | N/A | In-person |
| CHL3051H F | Research Ethics | Jeffrey D’Souza | F | 8:15am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL3052H Y | Practical Bioethics (Capstone Course) Half-credit year-long course |
Kevin Rodrigues Ann Heesters |
F | 1 – 5pm | In-person |
| SRM3333Y Y |
JCB Seminar | Jennifer Gibson | W | 4 – 5:30pm | In-person |
COLLABORATIVE SPECIALIZATION COURSES |
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| PAS3700H F | Multidisciplinary Aspects of Addiction | Michael Chaiton Lana Popova |
M | 2 – 4pm | In-person |
PRACTICUM COURSES – MPH and MScCH students |
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| 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 Y | 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) | |||
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