FALL 2025 TIMETABLE
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M = Monday T = Tuesday W = Wednesday R = Thursday F = Friday
Enrolment in Fall 2025 Public Health Sciences courses begins on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 @ 12:00AM ET.
Classes begin the week of September 8, 2025 (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 Sciences Open to Master’s students in PHS Initial meeting dates Sept 3-5 (to be confirmed) |
Aya Mitani Lisa Forman |
F | 1pm – 4pm | In-person |
BIOETHICS
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| CHL3003H F | Empirical Approaches in Bioethics Open to MHSc Bioethics students In-person dates: September 15- 19 Online dates: September 9, 30, October 21, November 4, 18, & December 2 |
Daniel Buchman
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*See Dates | In-person: 8:30am – 5pm Online: 9am-11am |
Hybrid |
| CHL3005H F | Legal Approaches to Bioethics Open to MHSc Bioethics students In-person dates: September 15-19 Online dates: September 11, October 2, 23, November 6, 20, & December 4 |
Sally Bean | *See Dates | In-person: 8:30am – 5pm Online: 9am-11am |
Hybrid |
| CHL3011H F | Theoretical Foundations of Bioethics I Open to MHSc Bioethics students In-person dates: September 15-19 Online dates: September 4, 25, October 9, 30, November 13, & 27 |
Jennifer Gibson Michael Montess |
*See Dates | In-person: 8:30am – 5pm Online: 9am-11am |
Hybrid |
| CHL3050H Y | Professional Skills in Applied Bioethics Practice Open to MHSc Bioethics students In-person dates: September 15-19 Online dates: TBD Note: Continuous course over 5 terms. Enrol in Fall term of year 1 only. |
Jennifer Gibson |
*See Dates | In-person: 8:30am – 5pm Online: 9am-11am |
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 | 2pm – 5pm | Online Synchronous |
| CHL4003H Y | High Performance Leadership Open to year 1 DrPH students. Other PHS & IHPME students with the permission from instructor. In-person dates: September 22-26, January 26-30, April 20-24 Online sessions: TBD Note: Year-long course from September – April. Enrol in Fall term only. |
Ted Witek | T & R | 1pm – 4pm | Hybrid |
| CHL4005H Y | Governance and Financial Leadership Open to year 2 DrPH students In-person dates: September 22-26, January 26-30, April 20-24 Online sessions: TBD Note: Year-long course from September – April. Enrol in Fall term only. |
Anne Wojtak | T & R | 1pm – 4pm | Hybrid |
| CHL4006H Y | Seminars in Public Health Open to DrPH students In-person dates: September 22-26, January 26-30, April 20-24 Note: Continuous course over 3 years. Enrol in Fall term of year 1 only. |
Ted Witek | M-F | 9am – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL4009H F | Methods and Approaches in Public Health Research Open to DrPH students. Others with permission from instructor. |
Susan Bondy | R | 9am – 12pm | Online Synchronous |
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH SCIENCES |
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| CHL5101H F | Social and Behavioural Theory Open to PhD SBHS students. Others with permission from instructor |
Daniel Grace | W | 1pm – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5103H F | Health Promotion 1 Open to year 1 MPH HP, BH and IH, and MScCH AMH students |
Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco |
M | 10am – 1pm | In-person |
| Tutorials | M | 11:30am – 1pm | In-person | ||
| CHL5105H F | Social Determinants of Health – Lecture & Tutorial Open to year 1 MPH HP and BH students |
Arjumand Siddiqi | W | 10am – 1pm | In-person |
| Tutorial | W | 12pm – 1pm | In-person | ||
| CHL5113H F | Global Migration and Health Open to PHS, IHPME, Health Studies, and Global Health Students |
Andrea Cortinois | R | 11am – 1pm | In-person |
| CHL5114H F | Health Communications Open to PHS and Exercise Science students |
Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco |
W | 11am – 1pm | In-person |
| CHL5117H F | Women, Children and Adolescent Health: A Glocal Perspective Open to 2nd year CSGH and PHS students |
Shaza Fadel | T | 10am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5122H F | Advanced Qualitative Research: Framing, Writing & Beyond Open to PHS, Nursing, RSI, Pharmacy, KPE, and Social Work. Others with instructor permission. |
Sarah Elton | R | 1pm – 3pm | In-person |
| CHL5132H F | Population Health Intervention Research Open to PHS DrPH, PhD and year 2 Master’s students. |
Erica Di Ruggiero |
T | 10am – 12pm | Online Synchronous |
| CHL5140H F | Fundamentals of Black Mental Health Open to PHS students. Others with Black Health focus. |
Akwatu Khenti | R | 9am-12pm | In-person |
| CHL5150H F | Data Collection Methods for Research & Evaluation Projects Open to PHS doctoral students and year 2 Master’s students who have taken a graduate level research methods course |
TBD | M | 10am – 1pm | In-person |
| CHL5203H F | Survey Design & Social Research Methods in Public Health Pre-requisite: Statistics course |
Anita Benoit | M | 1pm – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5702H F | History of International Health Open to all graduate students First day of class: September 5th |
Anne-Emanuelle Birn | F | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL8010H F1 | Global Health Law Open to all graduate students |
Lisa Forman | R | 1- 3pm | In-person |
BIOSTATISTICS |
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| CHL5201H F | Biostatistics I Pre-requisite: Statistics course Open to all graduate students |
Kevin Thorpe Lennon Li Jenna Sykes |
F | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| Tutorials | TBD | TBD | In-person | ||
| CHL5203H F | Survey Design & Social Research Methods in Public Health Pre-requisite: Statistics course Open to PHS students |
Anita Benoit | M | 1pm – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5207Y Y | Lab in Statistical Design & Analysis Open to MSc Biostatistics students Note: 1.0 Full-credit course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term. |
Tony Panzarella | R | 2pm – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5208H Y | Advanced Lab in Statistical Design & Analysis Open to PhD Biostatistics students |
Tony Panzarella | R | 10am- 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5210H F | Categorical Data Analysis Open to MSc Biostatistics students |
Rafal Kustra | W | 10am – 12pm | In-person |
| Tutorial | F | 12pm – 1pm | In-person | ||
| CHL5220H F | Introduction to Quantitative Research Open to MPH OEH, BH, IH & N&D students |
Mohammad Akbari | W | 2pm – 4pm | In-person |
| Tutorial | W | 4pm – 5pm | In-person | ||
| CHL5225H F | Advanced Statistical Methods for Clinical Trials Pre-requisite: Statistics course Open to MSc Biostatistics students. Others with permission from instructor. |
Wendy Lou Clement Ma |
W | 1pm – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5226H F | Mathematical Foundations of Biostatistics Open to MSc Biostatistics students. Others with permission from instructor |
Olli Saarela Kevin Thorpe |
T | 1pm – 4pm | 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. Open to thesis students in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Statistics (year 2+); others with permission from instructor. Note: Half credit full-year course from Sept-April. Enrol in Fall term. |
Shelley Bull Andrew Paterson |
F | 11am – 1pm | In-person |
| CHL5231H F | Statistical Foundations of Predictive Modeling in Biostatistics Open to Biostatistics students. Others with permission of instructor |
Rafal Kustra | T | 10am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5233H F | Statistical Programming and Computation for Health Data Pre-requisites: Basic R knowledge. Biostatistics I and II or equivalent Open to Biostatistics students. Others with permission of instructor |
Aya Mitani | M | 10am – 1pm | In-person |
| CHL5260H Y | Doctoral Seminar Series in Biostatistics Open to PhD Biostatistics students. Note: Half-credit full-year course from Sept-April each year for 3 years. Enrol in Fall term of year 1. |
Wendy Lou Mike Escobar |
R | 12pm – 2pm | In-person |
PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY |
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| CHL5300H F | Public Health Policy – Lecture Open to MPH BH, EPI, HP, IH, N&D, OEH; MScCH; Collaborative PHP; and IHPME Health Policy Emphasis students |
Beverley Essue |
R | 1pm – 3pm | In-person |
| Tutorials | TBD | TBD | In-person | ||
EPIDEMIOLOGY |
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| CHL5400H Y | MPH Professional Development Seminar Series Open to year 1 MPH Epi students. This is a year-long, mandatory attendance seminar. This course is 0.0 FCE (it carries no credit weight). |
Jennifer Brooks | T (Every other week) |
2:30pm – 4:30pm | In-person |
| CHL5401H F | Epidemiologic Methods I Co-requisite: CHL5201H Open to year 1 MPH BH, Epi, HP, and OEH students or with permission from instructor. |
David Fisman
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T | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| Tutorials | T | 11am – 12pm | In-person | ||
| CHL5404H F | Research Methods I Open to year 1 PhD Epi students |
Jennifer Brooks | F | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5406H F | Quantitative Methods for Biomedical Research Co-Requisite: CHL5404H Pre-requisite: Prior courses in epidemiologic methods and biostatistics Open to PhD Epi students or with permission from instructor. |
Susan Bondy |
T | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| Lab | T | 12pm – 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 from instructor. |
Jesse Young Catharine Chambers |
W | 9am – 11am | In-person |
| Tutorial | W | 11am – 1pm | In-person | ||
| CHL5409H F | Cancer Epidemiology Pre-requisites: CHL5201H, CHL5202H, CHL5401H and CHL5402H Open to Epidemiology students. Others with permission from instructors: joanne.kotsopoulos@wchospital.ca meghan.walker@ontariohealth.ca |
Joanne Kotsopoulos Meghan Walker |
R | 1 pm – 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 from instructor |
Jeavana Sritharan Tracy Kirkham Nathan Debono |
W | 2pm – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5413H F | Public Health Sanitation Open to MPH OEH students. Others with permission from instructor. |
James Scott
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R | 3pm – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5416H F | Environmental Epidemiology Pre-requisites: At least one epidemiology course (CHL5401H or CHL5220H; at least one biostatistics course (CHL5201H or another quantitative methods course); some knowledge, experience in environmental health Open to year 2 MPH OEH students in the Environmental Public Health Program of the OEH division. Others with permission from instructor. |
Elaina MacIntyre Hong Chen |
T | 1pm – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5423H Y | Doctoral Series in Epidemiology Open to PhD Epi students. Others with permission from instructor. Note: Two-year, half-credit required course for PhD Epi students. Enrol in Fall term of year 1. |
Hailey Banack |
W | 2pm – 3pm | In-person |
| CHL5428H F | Epidemiological Methods for Causal Mediation Analyses 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) Open to PhD Epi & Biostatistics students. Others with permission from instructor |
Brice Batomen Kuimi Peter Smith |
M | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5431H F | Spatial Epidemiology: Introductory Methods and Applications Pre-requisite: Experience with R preferred Open to all graduate students |
Erjia Ge |
F | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5432H F | Epidemiological Methods for Communicable Disease Open to MPH Epi students |
David Fisman | R | 10am-12pm | In-person |
| CHL5434H F | Introduction to Knowledge Synthesis for Knowledge Users Open to PHS PhD students |
Andrea Tricco | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CHL5435H F | Methods in Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology Pre-requisite: CHL5402H and CHL5202H or equivalent Open to Year 2 MPH or PHS PhD students. |
Hilary Brown | F | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL8010H F2 | Time Series and Other Quasi-Experimental Designs Pre-requisite: Students must have completed a graduate level course in epidemiology and/or biostatistics (E.g. CHL5201H & CHL5202H or equivalent) or an equivalent course in observational study design taught in other disciplines such as health services research, biostatistics or health economics (e.g. HAD6770H or HAD5763H). |
Brice Batomen Kuimi | R | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL8010H F3 | Mathematical Epidemiology: Methods & Applications Pre-requisite: Single Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra Open to all graduate students |
Jude Kong | R | 1pm – 4pm | In-person |
INDIGENOUS HEALTH |
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| CHL5524H F | Indigenous Theories and Methods Open to year 1 MPH IH students. Others with permission from instructor. |
Billie-Jo Hardy | R | 1pm – 3pm | In-person |
CLINICAL PUBLIC HEALTH |
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| CHL5601H F | Appraising and Applying Evidence to Assist Clinical Decision-Making Dates: Please visit 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 |
Candice Holmes Marybeth DeRocher |
*See Dates | Online Asynchronous |
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| CHL5603Y Y | Social, Political and Scientific Issues in Family Medicine Dates: Please visit DFCM website Open to FCM (MPH and MScCH), or MScCH HPTE Other students contact familymed.grad@utoronto.ca for permission. Students must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein Note: 1.0 FCE, one-year course. Enrol in Fall term |
Melissa Graham Sumeet Sodhi |
W | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5605H F | Research Issues in Family Medicine/Primary Care Dates: Please visit DFCM website Open to FCM (MPH and MScCH), or MScCH HPTE. Other students contact familymed.grad@utoronto.ca for permission. Students must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein |
Sheryl Spithoff Paul Krueger Azza Eissa |
R | 9am – 12pm |
Hybrid
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Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions: Principles and Theories Dates: Please visit DFCM website Open to MScCH students in HPTE , FCM and WPC, and to MPH FCM students. Others students contact familymed.grad@utoronto.ca for permission. Students must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein. Note: 0.5 FCE year-long courses. Enrol in Fall term only. |
Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul Judith Peranson |
M-F | 8:30am – 4:30pm |
In-person
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| CHL5608H Y | Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions: Practical Issues and Approaches Dates: Please visit DFCM website 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. Note: 0.5 FCE year-long course. Enrol in Fall term only. |
Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul Judith Peranson |
M-F | 8:30am- 4:30pm |
In-person
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| CHL5609H F | Continuing Education in Health Professions Dates: Please visit DFCM website Open to MScCH HPTE and FCM (MPH and MScCH) students. Other students contact familymed.grad@utoronto.ca for permission. Students must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein |
Katie Marchington Nirtal Shah |
M | 9am – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5622H F | Patient Related Health Care and Public Policy in Canada Dates: Please visit 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. Note: 1.0 FCE, full-year course. Enrol in Fall term. |
Gary Sibbald | W | 8am – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5631H F | Integrating Public Health and Clinical Care: The case of TB Pre-Requisite: Quantitative or qualitative research method course. Open to PHS Master’s and PhD students. Others with permission from instructor |
Xiaolin Wei | W | 9am – 11:30pm | 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 Nutrition and Dietetics students. |
Tracie Burke | R | 9am- 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5652H F | Foundations of Practice III Open to MPH Nutrition and Dietetics students |
Eric Ng | T | 2pm – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5654H F | Nutrition Programs and Strategies Open to MPH Nutrition and Dietetics students. Others with permission from instructor. |
Pierrette Buklis | M | 2pm – 5pm | In-person |
| CHL5656Y Y | Nutrition & Dietetics Culminating Project Open to year 2 MPH Nutrition and Dietetics students. * MPH-Nutrition and Dietetics students who have already completed their dietetic practical training are not required to enrol in this course Note: 1.0 FCE, full-year course. Enrol in Fall term. |
Pierrette Buklis | F | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
GLOBAL HEALTH |
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| CHL5701H Y | Doctoral Seminar, Collaborative Specialization in Global Health Open to PhD and DrPH students in the CSGH. Others with permission of the instructor. Note: Half-credit course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term. |
Barry Pakes Ross Upshur |
R (Every other week) | 10am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5702H F | History of International Health Open to all graduate students |
Anne-Emanuelle Birn | F | 10am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL8010H F4 | Global Health Law Open to all graduate students |
Lisa Forman | R | 1pm – 3pm | In-person |
BLACK HEALTH |
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| CHL5820H F | African/Black Health I: Sociohistorical Overview of Black Health Open to MPH Black Health students |
Sandra Newton | T | 10am – 1pm | In-person |
| CHL5824H F | Transnational Black Health Policy and Practice Open to MPH Black Health students |
TBD | R | 10am – 1pm | In-person |
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
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| CHL5902H F | Advanced Occupational Hygiene Open to MPH OEH students Pre-requisites: CHL5910H and CHL5911H |
Victoria Arrandale |
R | 1pm – 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 and MScCH OHC 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 |
| CHL5912H F | Occupational and Environmental Toxicology Open to MPH OEH and MScCH OHC students |
Jeremy Scott | M | 1pm – 4pm | In-person |
| CHL5917H F | Concepts in Safety Management Open to MPH OEH students; others with permission from instructor |
Lissa Ceolin | T | 9am – 12pm | In-person |
| CHL5920H Y | Occupational and Environmental Health Doctoral Seminar Series Open to PhD OEH students |
Victoria Arrandale | R | 12pm – 2pm | In-person |
COLLABORATIVE SPECIALIZATION COURSES |
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| PAS3700H F | Multidisciplinary Aspects of Addiction Open to all graduate students |
Michael Chaiton Nigel Turner |
M | 1pm – 3pm | 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) | |||