Note: These courses were taken by former graduate students; however, this list is not exhaustive, and students can choose specialty courses based on their interests and preferences.
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Statistical Courses
| Basic Courses | ||||
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| Course Code | Course Name | Description | Software | Semester |
| ED PSYCH 760 | Statistical Methods Applied To Education I | Descriptive statistics and statistical inference, hypothesis testing | R- but not required | Fall |
| ED PSYCH 761 | Statistical Methods Applied To Education II | Multi regression, Chi-square, ANOVA | R- but not required | Spring |
| BIOSTATS 551 | Introduction to Biostatistics for Population Health | Descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, power and sample size calculations, one- and two-sample binomial inference | None | Fall |
| BMI 541 | Introduction to Biostatistics | Descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, estimation, confidence intervals, t-tests, chi-squared tests, analysis of variance, linear regression, correlation | Fall | |
| STAT 542 | Introduction To Clinical Trials I | Biomedical researchers interested in the design and analysis of clinical trials | Spring | |
| ED PSYCH 711 | Quantitative Ethnography | New insights in the field of cognitive modeling and automated coding | Spring | |
| ED PSYCH 763 | Regression Models in Education | Linear/Logistic regression and nonparametric regression.
A good step after taking ED PSYCH 760 &761. A great place to practice your regression techniques in R. It’s also beginner friendly so if you have never worked with R, that’s fine. The the instructor provides very late feedback. For students who are not confident with their stat skills, try not to panic and really push for feedback early on in the semester. (HSRP student review) |
R | Fall |
| Advanced Statistical Courses | ||||
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| Course Code | Course Name | Description | Software | Semester |
| COUN PSY 960 | Research Methods In Counseling Psychology, II | Multiple Regression and Correlation | R + SPSS | Spring |
| ED PSYCH 773 | Factor Analysis, Multi-dimensional Scaling, Cluster Analysis | Factor models, nonmetric multidimensional scaling methods
A great deep dive into factor analysis and related methods. Instructor is very knowledgeable – provides good technical explanations and applied examples. Some sections may seem intimidating to those without an extensive math background, but instructor is aware students are looking to use these methods in an applied manner, and tests accordingly. (HSRP student review) |
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| B M I 641 | Statistical Methods For Clinical Trials | Design of clinical trials, basic survival analysis, data collection | R, SAS | Spring |
| B M I 642 | Statistical Methods For Epidemiology | Methods for analysis of case-control, cross sectional, and cohort studies | Fall | |
| Pop Health 552 | Regression Methods For Population Health | Linear/Logisitic Regression and Survival analysis | SAS | Spring |
| Public Affairs 819 | Advanced Statistical Methods For Public Policy Analysis | Analysis of public policy | Stata | Spring |
| ED PSYCH 960 | Structural Equation Modeling | Confirmatory factor analysis, SEM | Fall | |
| ED PSYCH 964 | Hierarchical Linear Modeling | Hierarchical linear modeling, models for longitudinal data; and multilevel generalized linear models | R | Spring |
| STAT 760 | Multivariate Analysis I | Multivariate normal distribution, estimation of mean and covariance matrix; Wishart distribution; distribution of partial and multiple correlation coefficients | Spring | |
| STAT 479 | Special Topics in Stats: Introduction to Statistical Machine Learning | N/A | ||
Method Courses
| Survey Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name | Description | Semester |
| SOC 751 | Survey Methods for Social Research | Theoretical and practical issues involved in the design of surveys and their components. | |
| SOC 752 | Measurement and Questionnaires For Survey Research | Analysis and presentation of survey results, assessing the quality of data produced by survey methods
One of the best courses I have taken at UW. Covers the fundamentals of designing questionnaires and improving data quality. Instructor is very knowledgeable about survey methods. Excellent course for those who need to develop surveys for their research. Coursework is heavy, with a big assignment every 2 weeks. (HSRP student review) |
Fall |
| ED PSYCH 771 | Test Construction | Procedures for development and analysis of educational tests and questionnaires | Fall |
| ED POL 780 | Intro to Survey Design | Basic introduction to survey design | |
| Qualitative Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name | Description | Semester |
| ED PSYCH 719 | Introduction To Qualitative Research | Overview of qualitative inquiry, examining assumptions, methods for generating and communicating interpretations | Fall |
| SOC WORK 949 | Qualitative Research Methods | Qualitative research methods seminars for research in the social and behavioral sciences. | Fall |
| Soc 750 | Research Methods in Sociology | Application of scientific methods to the analysis of social phenomena; methodological orientations in sociology | |
| SOC 754 | Qualitative Research Methods In Sociology | Inductive and deductive research designs in qualitative research, conducting and analyzing interviews, content analysis, conducting observations, focus groups | Fall |
| ED PSYCH 788 | Qualitative Research Methods In Education: Field Methods I | Introductory field methods experience in qualitative research | Spring |
| SOC 955 | Qualitative Methods In Practice | Intensive, practice-oriented exploration of one qualitative research method such as participant-observation, interviewing, narrative analysis, oral history or ethnography | Spring |
| NURSING 804 | Advanced Qualitative Design And Methods | This course focuses on how to conduct qualitative research.
Provides an in-depth exploration of 5 qualitative methods. Instructor is great and provides much helpful feedback. A beginner-friendly course – I found it more useful for my research than ED PSYCH 719. (HSRP student review) |
Fall |
| Curric 715 | Design of Research in Curriculum and Instruction | Introductory survey of empirical foundations of research. Development of methods and tools of research. | |
| Curric 717 | Introduction to Qualitative Research | ||
| SOC 755 | Methods of Qualitative Research | Introduces qualitative, or ethnographic, research methods | Spring |
| Population Health Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name | Description | Semester |
| Pop Health 797 | Introduction to Epidemiology | Design, implementation and interpretation of epidemiologic studies; emphasis on methodologic problems in the measurement of disease frequency, natural history, and risk factors.
If you’re interested in writing or understanding public health research papers, this course provides great insight. (HSRP student review) |
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| Pop Health 798 | Epidemiologic Methodology | Design and interpretation of epidemiologic studies. Includes hands-on experience in the evaluation of epidemiologic evidence, the analysis of epidemiologic data. | |
| Pop Health 876 | Measuring Health Outcomes | Comprehensive understanding of health outcome measures, including generic health status measures, disease-specific measures, and consumer reports | Fall |
| Health Policy Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name | Description | Semester |
| Pub Affairs 869 | Workshop in Program and Policy Analysis | Taught through student teams working on real problems for public agencies and organizations | |
| Pub Affairs 871 | Public Program Evaluation | Compares the conceptual, statistical, and ethical issues of experimental, quasi-experimental and non-experimental designs for program evaluation | |
| Pub Affairs 881 | Benefit-Cost Analysis | Issues such as uncertainty, the social discount rate, and welfare weights will be discussed; case studies from the environmental, social policy will be discussed | |
| Communication Methods Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name | Description | Semester |
| COM ARTS 762 | Communication Research Methods | Epistemological and methodological principles of behavioral and social scientific research of particular relevance to communication research | Spring Q2years |
| JOURN 812 | Qualitative Communication Research Methods | To assist students to design research, analyze and interpret evidence, and develop a deeper appreciation of research strategies. | Spring Q2years |
| Conducting Reviews | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name | Description | Semester |
| Nursing 705 | Seminar in Interdisciplinary Clinical Research Evidence | Very helpful if you are interested in performing different types of study reviews (HSRP student review) | |
- Please note that courses may be offered at different semesters. Also, while some courses are offered every year, others are offered every two years. Make sure to contact the courses coordinator to learn more about the time the course will be offered ahead of time.
- To able to finish courses in 3 years, plan to enroll in at least 8-9 credit hours each semester.
- To learn about minimum full-time credit load for international students, please refer to this link: https://iss.wisc.edu/students/current-students/f1-information/full-time-enrollment/
Example Specialty/Advanced Courses
NURS 761Health Program Planning and Evaluation
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CSCS 813 | Transformative Evaluation |
| E P D 690 | Writing Across the Curriculum |
| Ed Pol 780 | Intro to Survey Design |
| JOURN 821 | Health Communication |
| ECON 30 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory |
| ECON 548 | Economics of Health Care |
| Ed Pol 755 | Methods for Qualitative Research |
| ELPA 502 | Delta Internship Seminar |
| EPD 654 | Teaching in Sci & Engineering |
| EPD 690 | Teaching International Class |
| Gen Bus 311 | Fundamentals of Business for Non-business Majors |
| GEN&WS 547 | Theorizing Intersectionality |
| GEOG 377 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems |
| INTEGSCI 675 | Special Topics |
| ISYE 601 | Interactive Data Visualization |
| LIS 940 | Smr-Info Use & Users in Context |
| LSC 350 | Visualizing Science and Technology |
| MED 710 | Improv for Scientists |
| MED PHYS 559 | Patient Safety |
| NURS 818 | Patient Centered Research |
| Oncology 715 | Ethics in Science |
| PEDIAT 746 | Interdisciplinary Care-Children with Special Health Needs |
| PHM SCI 780 | Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| PHS 721 | Conspiracies in Public Health |
| PHS 795 | Principles of Population Health |
| PHS 845/876 | Measuring Health Outcomes |
| PHS 848 | Health Economics |
| POP HLTH 451 | Introduction to SAS Programing for Population Health |
| POP HLTH 650 | Social Network Analysis and Health |
| POP HLTH 709 | Translational Outcomes |
| POP HLTH 718 | Global Health Care Systems |
| POP HLTH 801 | Epidemiology-Infect Disease |
| POP HLTH 819 | Social Network Analysis |
| PUB AFFR 880 | Microeconomics Policy Analysis |
| SOC 543 | Collective Behavior |
Suggested Department for Minor
| Population Health (suggested courses) | https://guide.wisc.edu/graduate/population-health-sciences/population-health-doctoral-minor/#requirementstext |
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name |
| POP HLTH 703 | Qual-Health Care: Evaluation & Assurance |
| POP HLTH 651 | Advanced Regression Methods for Population Health |
| POP HLTH 795 | Principles of Population Health Sciences |
| POP HLTH 796 | Intro-Health Services Research |
| Industrial and System Engineering (suggested courses) | https://guide.wisc.edu/graduate/industrial-systems-engineering/industrial-engineering-doctoral-minor/#requirementstext |
| Course Code | Course Name |
| ISYE 555 | Human Performance & Accident Causation |
| ISYE 653 | Organization and Job Design |
| ISYE 729 | Behavioral Analysis for Management Decision-Making |
| ISYE 859 | Human Factors Seminar (D&I) |
| Mass Communication (suggested courses) | https://guide.wisc.edu/graduate/journalism-mass-communication/mass-communications-doctoral-minor/#admissionstext |
| Course Code | Course Name |
| JOURN 617 | Health Communication in the Information Age |
| JOURN 801 | Mass Communication and the Individual |
| JOURN 821 | Health Communication |
| Prevention & Intervention Science (suggested courses) | https://guide.wisc.edu/graduate/educational-psychology/prevention-intervention-science-doctoral-minor/ |
| ED PSYCH 880 | Prevention Science |
| ED PSYCH 881 | Capstone Seminar in Prevention Science |
| NURSING 702 | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Diverse Communities |
| Communication Art | https://guide.wisc.edu/graduate/communication-arts/communication-arts-doctoral-minor/index.html#text |
| Educational Psychology | https://guide.wisc.edu/graduate/educational-psychology/educational-psychology-doctoral-minor/index.html |
| Life Sciences Communication | https://guide.wisc.edu/graduate/life-sciences-communication/life-sciences-communication-doctoral-minor/index.html |
| Others | https://guide.wisc.edu/graduate/#doctoralminorstext |
Notes:
- To identify the required courses for your Minor, please refer to the link next to the minor of interest
- For Minor, course number should be 300 or above (also check the policy for each department)
- To learn more about different options for Minor (Option A and Option B), refer to https://grad.wisc.edu/documents/minors/