Auburn Bulletin 2025-2026

Public and One Health - PAOH

Courses

PAOH 2100 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH (3) LEC. 3. Public Health is the science of preventing disease and promoting health in populations through research, policy development, education, provision of health services, and response to disease outbreaks. This course provides an overview of foundational concepts in public health and One Health, featuring lectures by the primary instructor and guest experts on a variety of topics.

PAOH 2107 HONORS INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH (3) LEC. 3. Pr. Honors College. Public Health is the science of preventing disease and promoting health in populations through research, policy development, education, provision of health services, and response to disease outbreaks. This course provides an overview of foundational concepts in public health and One Health, featuring lectures by the primary instructor and guest experts on a variety of topics. Students will attend the same lectures as PAOH 2100 as well as a small number of additional honors meetings.

PAOH 3010 INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY (3) LEC. 3. Epidemiology is the study of the distribution, determinants, and dynamics of disease or health events in a population. This course introduces the basic principles and methods of epidemiology with an emphasis on prevention and control of diseases of humans and other animals.

PAOH 3017 HONORS INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY (3) LEC. 3. Pr. Honors College. Epidemiology is the study of the distribution, determinants, and dynamics of disease or health events in a population. This course introduces the basic principles and methods of epidemiology with an emphasis on prevention and control of diseases of humans and other animals. Students will attend the same lectures as PAOH 3010 as well as a small number of additional honors meetings.

PAOH 4830 GLOBAL AND COMPARATIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS (3) LEC. 3. Departmental approval. Different national approaches to providing health care for the population will be compared to the US system.

PAOH 4837 HONORS GLOBAL AND COMPARATIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS (3) LEC. 3. Pr. Honors College. Departmental approval. Different national approaches to providing health care for the population will be compared to the US system.

PAOH 4910 OBSERVING NEEDS IN PUBLIC HEALTH (3) LEC. 3. Through volunteer service to an agency or organization addressing public health needs, students will develop an understanding of the importance for volunteers to support community needs. Additionally, there will be lectures and class discussions on various topics addressing needs of underserved populations.

PAOH 4920 INTERNSHIP IN PUBLIC & ONE HEALTH (1-6) INT. Departmental approval. Application of concepts and skills in public health or One Health in a professional internship experience. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

PAOH 4970 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC & ONE HEALTH (1-4) LEC. 1-4. Topics of special interest in Public and One Health. May be repeated with change of topic. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours.

PAOH 4980 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN PUBLIC & ONE HEALTH (1-3) RES. Departmental approval. Directed, supervised undergraduate research in public health, health, or One Health. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.

PAOH 5100 ZOONOSES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (3) LEC. 3. Pr. BIOL 3200. This course presents a comparative approach to infectious disease in humans and animals, while specifically highlighting zoonoses (diseases shared between humans and animals). Students will learn infectious disease epidemiologic concepts, as well as delve into foodborne, vaccine-preventable, sexually transmitted, and vector-transmitted pathogens, as well as common systems-associated infections in both animals and humans.

PAOH 5200 PROGRAM PLANNING AND THEORIES OF HEALTH PROMOTION (3) LEC. 3. This course provides the fundamentals of health promotion and behavior, including theories of change in health behavior and program implementation (planning, marketing, assessment, evaluation). By the end of the course, students should be equipped to initiate a program implementation aimed at improving health.

PAOH 5400 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (3) LEC. 3. Environmental Health serves as an introduction to the effects and regulation of chemical, physical and biological factors in the environment that affect the health of individuals, communities, and ecosystems.

PAOH 5950 ONE HEALTH SEMINAR (2) LEC. 2. This course will explore public health topics relevant to populations of humans, animals, and the environment through guest seminars, large and small group discussion, and student presentations.

PAOH 6100 ZOONOSES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (3) LEC. 3. Pr. BIOL 3200. This course presents a comparative approach to infectious disease in humans and animals, while specifically highlighting zoonoses (diseases shared between humans and animals). Students will learn infectious disease epidemiologic concepts, as well as delve into foodborne, vaccine-preventable, sexually transmitted, and vector-transmitted pathogens, as well as common systems-associated infections in both animals and humans.

PAOH 6200 PROGRAM PLANNING AND THEORIES OF HEALTH PROMOTION (3) LEC. 3. This course provides the fundamentals of health promotion and behavior, including theories of change in health behavior and program implementation (planning, marketing, assessment, evaluation). By the end of the course, students should be equipped to initiate a program implementation aimed at improving health.

PAOH 6400 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (3) LEC. 3. Environmental Health serves as an introduction to the effects and regulation of chemical, physical and biological factors in the environment that affect the health of individuals, communities, and ecosystems.

PAOH 6950 ONE HEALTH SEMINAR (2) LEC. 2. This course will explore public health topics relevant to populations of humans, animals, and the environment through guest seminars, large and small group discussion, and student presentations.