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WINTER 2024 TIMETABLE

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M = Monday T = Tuesday W = Wednesday R = Thursday F = Friday

Enrolment in Winter 2024 PHS courses begins Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Classes begin the week of January 8, 2024 (exceptions noted below). Classroom locations will be announced by course instructors in Quercus.

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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

CHL5020H S Public Health Impact, Trust & Communications
Open to Master’s and Doctoral students in PHS. Limited space is available for IHPME students.
Rob Steiner M 10 – 12pm In-person

DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DrPH)

CHL4002H S Critical Appraisal and Use of Evidence
Open to DrPH students
Susan Bondy R 9am – 12pm 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.
Ted Witek M-F 9am – 5pm Hybrid
CHL4007H S Public Health Advocacy
Open to year 2 DrPH students
Rob Steiner
Kate Mulligan
W 10am – 12pm Online Synchronous
CHL4008H S Seminars in the Practice of Implementation Science
Open to year 3 DrPH students
Melanie Barwick W 3 – 5pm Online
Synchronous
CHL7001H S3 Directed Reading: Application of GIS in Public Health
Contact the instructor or the Graduate Office for enrolment instructions.
Erjia Ge R 1 – 3pm Online Synchronous
HAD5778H S Comparative Health Systems and Policy
Open to DrPH students
Xiaolin Wei
Sara Allin
M 1 – 4pm In-person

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH SCIENCE

CHL5102H S Social and Political Forces in Health
Open to PhD SBHS students. Limited space is available for year 2 MPH SBHS students, or with permission from instructor: a.perezbrumer@utoronto.ca.
Amaya Perez-Brumer W 1 – 4pm In-person
CHL5104H S Health Promotion 2 – Lecture & Tutorials
Pre-requisite: CHL5103H
Open to year 1 MPH SBHS students. Others with permission of instructor:l.ross@utoronto.ca
Lori Ross M 1 – 4pm In-person
CHL5107H S Introduction to Qualitative Research – Lecture & Tutorials
Open to MPH SBHS, ND, BH and IH students; others with permission from instructor
Clara Juando-Prats F 2 – 4pm In-person
CHL5109H S Gender and Health
Open to Collaborative Specialization in Women’s Health students, or with permission from instructor: Janice.DuMont@wchospital.ca
Janice Du Mont
Robin Mason
R 1 – 4pm Online Synchronous
CHL5110H S Theory and Practice of Program Evaluation
Open to MPH SBHS students
Kate Mulligan T 9:30am – 12:30pm In-person
CHL5115H S Qualitative Analysis and Interpretation
Pre-requisite
: CHL5131H, JRP1000H, SWK6307H or equivalent; prior training and/or experience with qualitative research.
Student must have qualitative data to work with.
Open to PhD students; priority to DLSPH & students from CQ’s contributing partner faculties. Contact instructor for permission to enrol: clara.juando@utoronto.ca
Clara Juando-Prats T 1 – 4pm In-person
CHL5126H S Building Community Resilience
Priority to students in collaborative specialization in Community Development
, or with permission from instructor: blake.poland@utoronto.ca
Blake Poland W 10am-1pm In-person
CHL5131H S Theoretical Foundations of Qualitative Health Research
Open to PhD students in PHS. Instructor permission to enrol required for additional spaces prioritized for PhD students of CQ’s contributing partner faculties; and space permitting, for other doctoral students. Contact instructor:  daniel.grace@utoronto.ca for enrolment.
Daniel Grace R 1 – 4pm In-person
CHL5136H S Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Health (REACH)
Open to MPH SBHS and IH students
Pre-requisite:
CHL5105H 
Kazumi Tsuchiya W 1:30 – 4:30pm In-person
JRP1000H S Theory and Method for Qualitative Research
Preference will be given to students students in a thesis-based graduate program registered in departments/faculties that are ‘contributing members’ in CQ. Contact instructor for permission: naomi.thulien@utoronto.ca
Naomi Thulien
Cheryl Pritlove
W 9am – 12pm In-person

BIOSTATISTICS

CHL5202H S Biostatistics II – Lecture
Pre-requisite: CHL5201H. Students who have taken equivalent course(s) require permission from instructor: kevin.thorpe@utoronto.ca
Kevin Thorpe
Charles Keown-Stoneman
F 9am – 12pm In-person
Tutorials TBA TBA In-person
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 In-person
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 In-person
CHL5209H S Survival Analysis I
Pre-requisites: CHL5226H or STA2112H or equivalent.
Open to PHS Biostatistics; others should contact olli.saarela@utoronto.ca
Olli Saarela F 1 – 4pm In-person
CHL5222H S Analysis of Correlated Data
Pre-requisites:
CHL5201H and CHL5202H or equivalent.
Open to PHS Biostatistics students
Aya Mitani M 10am – 1pm In-person
CHL5223H S Applied Bayesian Methods
Pre-requisites: CHL5201H and CHL5202H or equivalent.
Open to PHS Biostatistics students
Michael Escobar M 2 – 5pm In-person
CHL5228H Y Statistical Methods for Genetics Genomics Research Seminar
Pre-requisite: Biostatistics/statistics course at the graduate level

Pre/Co-Requisite Courses: 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
CHL5229H S Modern Biostatistics and Statistical Learning Rafal Kustra R 10am – 12pm In-person
CHL5232H S  Applied Spatial Statistics for Public Health Data
Pre-requisites: CHL5201H or equivalent.
Students are expected to have experiences with R.
Open to MSc Biostatistics students; others with permission from
instructor: Erjia Ge
Erjia Ge (CD)
Lennon Li
F 9:30am – 12pm In-person
CHL5250H S Special Topics in Biostatistics
Open to PHS Biostatistics students
Wendy Lou T 3 – 5pm In-person
CHL5260H Y Doctoral Seminar Series in Biostatistics
Three-year half-credit course from Sept-April; enrol in Fall term only.
Wendy Lou
Aya Mitani
Rafal Kustra
R 12:30 – 2pm In-person
CHL7001H S1 Directed Reading: Introduction to Machine Learning for Big Data in Health Care
Contact the instructor or the Graduate Office for enrolment instructions.
Divya Sharma F 10am – 12pm In-person

PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY

CHL5308H S Tools and Approaches for Public Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation
Open to Collaborative Specialization in PHP students. There may be a limited number of spots available for other PHS students. These spots will be made available on November 16, 2023 @ 10am.
Robert Schwartz
Arif Jetha
Emile Tompa
W 1 – 4pm In-person
CHL5309H Y Advanced Analysis of Topical Issues in Public Health Policy
(Collaborative Doctoral Students)
Sept-April; enrol in Fall term only.
Robert Schwartz
F 12:30 – 2pm In-person
SRM3333Y Y Public Health Policy Collaborative Program Seminar
(Collaborative Masters Students)
Sept-April; enrol in Fall term only.

Robert Schwartz

 

F 12:30 – 2pm In-person

EPIDEMIOLOGY

CHL5402H S Epidemiologic Methods II – Lecture & Tutorial
Pre-requisites: CHL5201H and CHL5401H
Open to MPH Epi students.

Susan Bondy T 9am – 1pm In-person
Tutorials T 11am – 1pm In-person
CHL5405H S Health Trends and Surveillance
Pre-requisite: CHL5401H
Open to MPH Epi students.
Sarah Edwards
Christine Navarro
W 9am – 12pm In-person
CHL5408H S Research Methods II
Pre-requisites: CHL5404H and CHL5406H
Open to PhD Epi students or with permission from instructor: laura.rosella@utoronto.ca
Laura Rosella
France Gagnon
Sonia Grandi
M & W 9am – 12pm In-person
CHL5412H S Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control
Pre-requisites: CHL5201H and CHL5401H
Nelson Lee
Kevin Brown
M 2 – 5pm In-person
CHL5418H S Scientific Overviews in Epidemiology
Pre-requisite: CHL5401H
Open to MPH Epi students
Margie Parthimos R 2 – 4pm 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
CHL5424H S Advanced Quantitative Methods in Epidemiology
Pre-requisites
: CHL5404H and CHL5406H
Open to PhD Epi students; others with permission from the course director: hailey.banack@utoronto.ca
Hailey Banack
Brice Kuimi
T & R 10 – 11:30am In-person
CHL5433H S Planetary Health Ashley Aimone T 8 – 11am Online Synchronous
CHL5434H S Introduction to Knowledge Synthesis for Knowledge Users
Students must be in a PhD program and must also be working on a knowledge synthesis. Contact Meghan Storey (Meghan.Storey@unityhealth.to) for enrolment.
Andrea Tricco Online Asynchronous

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

CHL5601H S 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
CHL5603Y Y Social, Political and Scientific Issues in Family Medicine
1.0 full-credit course Sept-April; enrol in Fall term only
Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul
Lina Al-Imari
Melissa Graham
W 9am – 12pm In-person
CHL5607H Y Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions: Principles and Theories
Dates: Please visit DFCM website
Enroll in Fall term only
Priority to MScCH HPTE and FCM (MPH and MScCH), and WPC 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
Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul
Judith Peranson
8:30am – 4:30pm In-person
CHL5608H Y Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions: Professions Practical Issues and Approaches
Dates: Please visit DFCM website

Enroll in Fall term only
Priority to MScCH HPTE  and FCM (MPH and MScCH), and WPC 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
Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul
Judith Peranson
8:30am – 4:30pm In-person
CHL5610H S Theory and Practice of Behaviour Change in Health Professional Settings
Priority to MPH Nutrition & Dietetics students. Other students contact maria.ricupero@utoronto.ca for enrollment approval.
Maria Ricupero W 2 – 5pm In-person
CHL5613H S Leading Improvement in the Quality of Health Care for Community Populations
Dates: Please visit DFCM website
Priority to FCM (MPH and MScCH), or MScCH HPTE. Other students with permission; must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein. To enrol, contact: familymed.grad@utoronto.ca

Susanna Fung
Sheila Yuen
F 9am – 12pm In-person
CHL5614H S

Curriculum Foundations in Health Practitioner Field-​based Education
Dates: Please visit DFCM website
Priority to FCM (MPH and MScCH), or MScCH HPTE. Other students with permission; must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein. To enrol, contact: familymed.grad@utoronto.ca

Susan Glover-Takahashi
Giovanna Sirianni
T & R 9am – 3pm In-person
CHL5617H S Educational Technology for Health Practitioner Education
Dates: Please visit DFCM website
Priority to FCM (MPH and MScCH), or MScCH HPTE. Other students with permission must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein.
To enrol, contact: familymed.grad@utoronto.ca
Heather MacNeill
Kataryna Nemethy
T 8:30am – 12:30pm In-person
CHL5618H S Family Medicine & Interprofessional Primary Care in the Global Health Context
Dates: Please visit DFCM website

Priority to FCM (MPH and MScCH), or MScCH HPTE 
Other students with permission must be licensed in a recognized health profession or a senior trainee therein
To enrol contact:familymed.grad@utoronto.ca
Katherine Rouleau
Vanessa Redditt
Freida Chavez
M 1 – 4pm In-person
CHL5624H S Historical, Ethical, and Philosophical Foundations of Public Health
Open to FCM (MPH-Advanced Standing, MPH & MScCH) and DrPH students; others with permission from instructor: ross.upshur@utoronto.ca
Ross Upshur M 2 – 5pm Online
Synchronous
CHL5630Y Y Wound Prevention and Care
Open to MScCH WPC students.
Full-credit year-long course; enrol in Fall term.

Dates: TBA
Gary Sibbald 8am – 5pm In-person
CHL5632H S Application of Implementation Science in Global Health
Pre-requisite: At least one course in quantitative or qualitative research methods ,or program evaluation.
Xiaolin Wei R 9 – 11:45am In-person
CHL5653H S Community Nutrition
Open to MPH ND and IH students
Eric Ng T 2 – 5pm Online Synchronous
CHL5656Y Y Nutrition & Dietetics Culminating Project
Open to MPH ND students
1.0 FCE, full-year course; enrol in Fall term

Pierrette Buklis 9am-12pm In-person

GLOBAL HEALTH

CHL5700H S Global Health
Open to Masters students in the CSGH; others with permission from the instructor: shaza.fadel@utoronto.ca
Shaza Fadel R 10am – 12pm

In-person

 

CHL5701H Y Doctoral Seminar, Collaborative Specialization in Global Health
Open to PhD students in the CSGH; others with permission from 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
CHL5704H S International Human Rights Law and Global Health: The Right to Health in Theory and Practice Lisa Forman T 1 – 4pm In-person
CHL5707H S Health: An Engine for the Journey to Peace Izzeldin Abuelaish T 9am – 12pm In-person

BLACK HEALTH

CHL5821H S African/Black Health II: Chronic Diseases and Black Health; Sexual and Reproductive Health; Black Health Across the Lifespan
Open to MPH Black Health students
Roberta Timothy M 9:30am – 12:30pm In-person
CHL5822H S Decolonizing Theory and Methods in African/Black Health Research
Open to MPH Black Health students
Roberta Timothy R 9:30am – 12:30pm In-person
CHL5823H S African/Black Practicum Preparation
Open to MPH Black Health students
Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh M 1:30 – 4:30pm Hybrid

OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

CHL5903H S Environmental Health
Open to MPH OEH students with priority to those in the Environmental Public Health Emphasis. Limited space for others.
Sally Radisic W 1 – 4pm In-person
CHL5905H S Clinical Studies in Occupational Health
Open to MScCH OHC Students
Aaron Thompson
Vince Spilchuk
M 9am – 12pm In-person
CHL5911H S Occupational and Environmental Hygiene II
Pre-requisite
: CHL5910H
Open to MPH OEH students.
Paul Bozek R 9am – 12pm In-person
CHL5914H S Physical Agents I – Noise
Pre-requisites:
CHL5910H and CHL5911H
Open to MPH OEH students
Victoria Arrandale W 9am – 12pm In-person
CHL5915H S Control of Occupational Hazards
Pre-requisite: CHL5910H
Open to MPH OEH students
Paul Bozek T 9am – 12pm In-person
CHL5918H S Biological Hazards in the Workplace and Community
Open to MPH OEH students
James Scott M 2 – 5pm In-person
CHL5920H Y Occupational and Environmental Health Doctoral Seminar Series
Open to PhD OEH students.
James Scott N/A N/A N/A
CHL5921H S Protecting the Public from Air Pollution
Open to MPH OEH students in the Environmental Public Health Emphasis or with permission from instructor: jeremy.scott@utoronto.ca 
Jeremy Scott
Jeff Brook
Bruce Urch
T 1 – 4pm In-person

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

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
CHL3052H Y Practical Bioethics (Capstone Course) Kevin Rodrigues
Ann Heesters
F 8:15am – 12pm In-person
SRM3333Y Y JCB Seminar (Year long) Jennifer Gibson W 4 – 5:30pm In-person

COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS

PAS3701H S

Research Issues in Addictions

 

Kevin Shield
Patricia Di Ciano
Sergio Rueda
M 2 – 4pm In-person

PRACTICUM CODES FOR MPH AND MScCH STUDENTS

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