PHTH 2350 — Community and Public Health
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath SIusually offered: fall, spring, summerBostonOakland, CATraditional
Provides students with a basic familiarity with and appreciation of public health and community-based methods for improving the health of populations. Explores the purpose and structure of the U.S. public health system, contemporary public health issues such as prevention of communicable diseases, health education, social inequalities in health and healthcare, public health responses to terrorism, and control of unhealthy behaviors like smoking, drinking, drug abuse, and violence. Prior completion of PHTH 1260 is recommended but not required.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 26 | 28 | 93% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 7 | 131 | 133 | 98% | 0.3 |
| Spring 2024 | 9 | 235 | 239 | 98% | 0.4 |
| Summer A 2024 | 2 | 30 | 50 | 60% | 10.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 68% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 6 | 150 | 151 | 99% | 0.2 |
| Spring 2025 | 8 | 178 | 195 | 91% | 2.1 |
| Summer A 2025 | 2 | 39 | 50 | 78% | 5.5 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 76% | 6.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 6 | 147 | 150 | 98% | 0.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 8 | 174 | 194 | 90% | 2.5 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 25% · T 33% · W 25% · Th 26% · F 34%
Common patterns: F (19% of sections), T (14% of sections), TF (12% of sections), R (12% of sections), MW (10% of sections), W (9% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Deborah Milbauer (16% of students) · reviews
- Jennifer Evans (16% of students) · reviews
- Claudia Santelices (16% of students) · reviews
- Beth Molnar (16% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Maria Catrina Jaime (18% of students) · reviews
- Claudia Santelices (16% of students) · reviews
- Sayre Wilson (9% of students) · reviews
- Deborah Milbauer (8% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Deborah Milbauer (49% of students) · reviews
- Claudia Santelices (33% of students) · reviews
- Chloe Bennett (17% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Kristin Horton (42% of students) · reviews
- Syamak Moattari (31% of students) · reviews
- Claudia Santelices (27% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
HSCI 4700, PHTH 3717, PHTH 4120
Courses that list PHTH 2350 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (PHTH course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PHTH courses · Plan it at numap.app