By the end of the Introduction to Biostatistics course, students will be able to:

• Grasp the basic concepts of statistics and their application in public health research.
• Effectively organize, display, and summarize health-related data
• Understand and apply probability concepts relevant to health research
• Calculate and interpret measures of central tendency and dispersion
• Recognize different sampling techniques and their applications in health research
• Understand the logic and basic concepts of statistical inference
• Work with chi-square tests and contingency tables
• Explore correlation and basic regression concepts

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PUBH 2181: Population Health & Society (Dual Enrollment)

This course offers an overview of the study of population health and will introduce students to the major social variables social class, race, gender, poverty, income distribution, social networks/support, community cohesion, the work and neighborhood environment that affect population health. The course covers the theoretical underpinnings of each construct (e.g. “race” as a social category) and examines the research linking each to population health status. 
Students will identify and critique population-based approaches to address health disparities and bring about social justice in health. Students will learn through lectures, small group exercises, written assignments, and an independent project that examines a contemporary population health issue.

PUBH 3120: Climate & Environmental Health (Dual Enrollment)

This course introduces the framework, methodologies, and applications of environmental health and public health impacts from and adaption to climate change. The course consists of two sections. First, it introduces framework of environmental health, teaches methods to study the associations between environmental exposure and health outcomes, and introduces regional and local environmental health topics, including air pollution, water quality, food safety, solid waste, radiation, and healthy communities and buildings. Second, it teaches adverse health consequences from climate change, specific preventive measures, and policies and actions to address climate change and to promote public health. It also introduces policies, laws, regulations, and standards relating to climate change and environmental hazards. The course equips students with approaches to assessing and controlling climate threats and environmental risks. Students will gain familiarity with course concepts through paper review, case studies, and hands-on experience.

PUBH 3130: Social Determinants of Health (Dual Enrollment)

This course introduces students to the social and economic conditions that affect individual and population health. We will explore social influences (e.g., income, race, gender, education, employment, neighborhood, food security, healthcare, life course) that affect disease prevention and control. We will also examine the role of public health practitioners in working with communities to improve health outcomes.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Describe key social and environmental influences on public health
Understand relationships between social determinants and their cumulative influence on health
Identify strategies being used to address social determinants of health
Think critically about how the social determinants of health intersect and impact health

Research Writing

Students will go through the process of writing a college-level research paper and begin their coursework according to the syllabi for each course. The skills they will focus on include topic focusing, building cohesion, sentence structure, peer reviews and feedback, etc. All these skills are necessary in all college focuses and will give the students a head start for when they begin their college careers. By the end of this program, students will have produced completed research papers using social determinants of health topics, including income, education, unemployment & job insecurity, food insecurity and more.

By the end of these research writing workshop, students will be able to:

• Engage in effective writing processes for college-level research papers. This means they will be able to plan, research, develop, draft, revise, and proofread their writing.
• Find, read, and evaluate academic sources
• Use outside source material effectively and ethically through summary and synthesis, citing appropriately
• Construct clear, cohesive, and comprehensible writing in a genre-appropriate manner
• Develop arguments, provide support, and carefully calibrate academic claims
• Use academic vocabulary related to the topic and genre in focus

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Across the duration of this course, students established a comprehensive foundation in fundamental mathematical principles and core concepts in physics, progressing methodically from introductory skills to increasingly sophisticated and abstract problem‑solving. The curriculum was intentionally structured to build confidence, deepen conceptual understanding, and help students form meaningful connections between mathematical reasoning, physical laws, and their practical applications in real‑world contexts.

Mathematics

By the end of this program, students will be knowledgeable in these areas of mathematics:

• Foundations
• Linear & Non-linear relationships
• Rational Expressions
• Statistics & Probability
• Geometry

Physics

By the end of this program ,students will be knowledgeable in these areas of physics:

• Motion & Forces
• Non-Contact Interactions
• Energy
• Waves

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