Addenda

Preparedness Leadership Concentration for the Doctor of Public Health

Approved December 8, 2023

RequirementsHours
DrPH Core
BST 703Methods in Evidence-Based Public Health3
HPO 716Advanced Leadership and Practice Seminar3
HPO 717Seminar in Public Health Policy3
Concentration Core24
Health Economics
Finance for Health Professionals
Management Concepts in Public Health Programs
Disaster and Emergency Management
Health Preparedness and Response Policy
Emergency Preparedness Exercise, Evaluation & Communication
HPO 744 Crisis and Risk Communication
HPO 746 Public Health Preparedness Research Methods
Graduate School Requirment
GRD 717Principles of Scientific Integrity3
Doctoral Seminar4
Doctoral Seminar in Health Policy and Organization (Take four times)
Doctoral Practicum & Research18
DrPH Practicum
Directed Readings for DrPH Comprehensive Examination
Doctoral Level Directed Research Health Policy and Organization
Dissertation Research HPO
Total Hours58

Graduate Certificate in Disability Health Studies

Approved September 8, 2023

RequirementsHours
HB 613Health Promotion Practices and Disability3
HB 617Implementation Science and Disability Health3
Elective Option 13
Physical Activity in Public Health
Examining Health Inequities in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Advanced Social and Behavioral Science Theory
Health Communications: Theory and Practice
Health Program Evaluation
Elective Option 2:3
Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Public Health
Qualitative Research: Analysis and Interpretation
Interpretation:3
Mixed Methods Applications in Action and Community-Based Participatory Research
Writing Effective Mixed Methods Grant Proposals
Total Hours15

Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security Analytics

Approved September 8, 2023

RequirementsHours
CS 623Network Security3
CS 636Computer Security3
CS 663Data Mining3
CS 667Machine Learning3
CS 598Practical Work Experience3
Total Hours15

Graduate Certificate in Multi-Tiered Approach to Trauma

Approved September 8, 2023

RequirementsHours
OTC 601 Individual Impact of Trauma Across the Lifespan 13
OTC 603 Trauma & Context Specific Considerations 23
OTC 605 Historical Trauma 33
OTC 610 Systems Assessment using Trauma Lens 13
OTC 615 Trauma Responsive Program Design 23
Total Hours15
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Offered fall terms

2

Offered spring terms

3

Offered summer terms

Grade Appeal

Effective Fall Term 2023

A student may seek a grade appeal for one of the following concerns:

  • Grading that is contradictory to the course syllabus
  • Grading that does not align with assignment guidelines and/or scoring rubrics
  • Grading that is in error.

To initiate the Grade Appeal Form online: https://banssb.it.uab.edu/ssomanager/c/SSB?pkg=zweb_grade_change.r_stu_form.

M.A.Ed in Secondary Education & Teaching

Approved June 9,2023

The Master of Arts in Education in High School Education name has changed to the Master of Arts in Education in Secondary Education & Teaching.

Secondary Education & Teaching

Approved June 9,2023

The concentration in High School Education within the Ed.S. in Education name has changed to Secondary Education & Teaching.

Master of Science in Global Health

Approved June 9, 2023

Thesis Option

RequirementsHours
GHM 601Global Health Foundations I3
GHM 602Global Health Foundations II3
GHS 600Fundamentals of Global Health3
PUH 600Overview of Public Health3
IDGH 620Global Health Ethics3
IDGH 690Writing for Global Health5
GHM 604Global Health Research Methods 13
IDGH 699Master's Directed Research6
Global Health Electives9
Total Hours38

Non-Thesis Option

RequirementsHours
GHM 601Global Health Foundations I3
GHM 602Global Health Foundations II3
GHS 600Fundamentals of Global Health3
PUH 600Overview of Public Health3
IDGH 620Global Health Ethics3
IDGH 690Writing for Global Health5
GHM 604Global Health Research Methods 13
IDGH 687Global Health Scholarly Prep3
IDGH 688Scholarly Project Directed Research4
Global Health Electives6
Total Hours36
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Other approved methods courses include: HCO 628, EPI 610, BST 621, BST 626, BST 611, HCO 609, HCO 631

Higher Education Administration - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Advocacy Track

Approved June 10, 2023

RequirementsHours
HEA 600Administration of Higher Education3
HEA 610History of Higher Education3
HEA 630Higher Education Law3
HEA 650Assessment & Evaluation of Higher Education3
HEA 660College Student Development3
HEA 670Strategic Partnerships in Academic & Student Affairs3
Concentration Courses
DEIA 510Diversity Policy Politics and Practice3
DEIA 520Equity and Inclusion3
DEIA 530Leadership in Social Justice Advocacy, Self and Others3
DEIA 590Engaged Scholarship in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Advocacy3
Concentration Electives3
Research Courses
EPR 594Introduction to Educational Research Design3
Total Hours36

Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in School Psychology

Approved April 14, 2023

RequirementsHours
Instructional Support Area
ESP 630Applied Neuropsychology in the School3
ESP 631Crisis Intervention & Prevention in Schools3
ESP 632Consultation & Intervention for Learning & Behavior Problems3
ESP 627Practicum in Schl Psychometry1
Survey of Special Education Course
ECY 600Introduction to Exceptional Learner0-3
EDC 732Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Instruction3
Internship
ESP 689Internship in School Psychometry and Psychology12
Additional Courses
ECT 527Collaborative Processes3
ECT 619Methods of Reading Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention3
ECY 689Advanced Topics in Special Education/ School Psychometry1
EPR 608Introduction to Statistical Methods in Educational Research3
Total Hours35-38

Graduate Certificate in Industry Genetics and Genomics

Approved March 10, 2023

RequirementsHours
IGC 620Applied Advanced Medical Genetics and Genomics3
or IGC 624 Genetics and Genomics Diagnostics Regulation
IGC 621Clinical Genomic Testing Technologies and Methodologies3
IGC 622Clinical Tools for Genomic Variant Curration and Analysis3
IGC 623Genomic Variant Interpretation Using Clinical Application3
IGC 625Implementation of Variant Interpretation Practices in the Genetics and Genomics Industry3
Total Hours15

Graduate Certificate in LGBTQ Health and Wellbeing

Approved March 10, 2023

RequirementsHours
HB 604LGBTQ Health and Wellbeing Service Learning3
HB 607Introduction to LGBTQ Health3
or HB 707 Introduction to LGBTQ Health
Electives9
Social and Cultural Diversity
Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
Homelessness, Housing and Health
Health Psychology
Total Hours15

Master of Science in Physics with a Computational Physics Concentration 

Approved March 10, 2023

RequirementsHours
PH 762Computational Physics I3
PH 518Computational Solid State Physics3
Electives9
Advanced Statistical Mechanics
Classical Mechanics I
Electromagnetic Theory I
Solid State Physics I
Total Hours15

Master of Science in Physics with a Materials Physics Concentration

Approved March 10, 2023

RequirementsHours
PH 653Solid State Physics I3
Electives6
Computational Solid State Physics
Solid State Physics II
Nanoscale Science and Applications
Non Physics Elective6
Total Hours15

Master of Science in Physics with a Optics and Photonics Concentration

Approved March 10, 2023

RequirementsHours
PH 525Applications of Contemporary Optics I3
PH 526Applications of Contemporary Optics II3
Physics Electives6
Laser Physics I
Laser Physics II
Applications of Contemporary Optics I
Semiconductor Materials in Modern Technology
Non-Physics Elective3
Total Hours15

Master of Science in Physics with a Physics Instrumentation Concentration

Approved March 10, 2023

RequirementsHours
PH 655Advanced Solid State Laboratory3
Physics Electives6
Solid State Physics I
Semiconductor Materials in Modern Technology
Nanoscale Science and Applications
Growth and Characterization of Thin Films I
Non-Physics Elective6
Total Hours15