2007-09 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

Graduate Catalog: Section 9.1http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/21600.htmlTHE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GRADUATE CATALOGTable of Contents > College of Community Health Sciences9. COLLEGE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCESThe College of Community Health Sciences (CCHS) is committed to the education of students in the health sciences.CCHS provides the last two years of clinical training for a portion of the medical students enrolled at the University ofAlabama School of Medicine, and it operates a three-year family practice residency program.CCHS welcomes students from disciplines other than medicine. A variety of graduate-level courses are offered, as areinternship and research opportunities for students in nursing, health care management, nutrition, psychology,education, social work, and other disciplines.9.1 Admission RequirementsThe College of Community Health Sciences does not offer a degree, and students taking courses offered by CCHS areenrolled in other Graduate School programs or the University of Alabama School of Medicine (medical students).Admission requirements for these programs are given elsewhere. For the most current information, contact theregistrar in the Dean's Office, College of Community Health Sciences, Box 870326, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0326 ;phone (205) 348-7707; e-mail pmurphy@cchs.ua.edu; or visit http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/.Graduate minor in community health sciences. The aim of the graduate minor in community health sciences isto provide the student with an understanding of health and disease as processes influenced by a wide range offactors, from the molecular to the sociocultural. The minor emphasizes the concepts and tools of epidemiology,community and family medicine, and behavioral sciences. To obtain a graduate minor, the student must successfullycomplete 12 hours in community health sciences (CHS) courses. The following three courses are required:Required coursesSemester hoursCHS 520 Basic Epidemiology 3CHS 527 Health Policy and Planning 3CHS 610 Special Problems in Medical Behavioral Science 3In addition, students must take 3 credit hours of their choice from other graduate CHS offerings.It is anticipated that the entering student will have a sufficient background in quantitative methods. If not, thestudent will be required to take CHS 525 Biostatistics prior to the other required coursework; CHS 525 will completethe student's required 12 credit hours.THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GRADUATE CATALOG:: TABLE OF CONTENTSThe Graduate School | UA Catalogs | Graduate Publications | Contact Update: Sep. 2007