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CHS 700 - Research Methods: Ph
Introduction to research design and methodology for public health.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88057 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Adel Mburia-Mwalili |
CHS 701 - Social and Behavioral Dimensio
This course explores the role of cultural, behavioral and social dynamics in public health research, theory, and practice.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88077 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Lauren Williams |
CHS 702 - Prog Dev Public Health Prac
This course covers concepts and practical aspects of program development in public health practice.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50439 | 3 | 05/19/2025 | 08/24/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Lauren Williams |
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88058 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Praveen Kumar Durgampudi |
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88058 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Sandra Larson |
CHS 712 - Epidemiology in Public Health
Principles and methods of descriptive and analytic epidemiology with an emphasis on critical examination of current public health research.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50455 | 3 | 07/14/2025 | 08/13/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Kristen Clements-Nolle |
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88060 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Ingrid Mburia |
CHS 716 - Public Health Finance
This course presents the fundamentals of public health finance. Areas of study cover aspects related to planning, operating, and sustaining viable public health programs or departments. Topics include accounting principles, budgeting, financial reporting, funding streams, economic prevention and effectiveness, and sustainable public health program management. Students will become familiar with public health funding sources as well as planning, monitoring, controlling, and reporting financial status.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50440 | 3 | 05/19/2025 | 08/24/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Praveen Kumar Durgampudi |
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50440 | 3 | 05/19/2025 | 08/24/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Sandra Larson |
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88061 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Sandra Larson |
CHS 725 - Health and Environment
Focuses on health and wellness relationships, ranging from the individual to the global, with emphasis on the environment and its impact on human health.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88080 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Ingrid Mburia |
CHS 733 - Intro to GIS in Public Health
A practical introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis in public health focusing on applications and drawing on a range of examples, including vector-borne and infectious diseases and non-infectious conditions. The range of spatial methodologies and GIS techniques used in public health today are covered in a manner that gives direct comparison of the various techniques and helps to demonstrate their comparative strengths and weaknesses.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50442 | 1 | 05/19/2025 | 07/06/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Adel Mburia-Mwalili |
CHS 734 - Project Management Principles
Introduces the core concepts, basic elements, and practical applications of project management principles in public health. Covers the most popular software tools available to project managers in public health organizations and how to overcome organizational challenges from stakeholders when introducing and implementing project management practices within an organization.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50443 | 1 | 05/19/2025 | 08/13/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Ingrid Mburia |
CHS 735 - PH Emergency Preparedness
Introduction to the concepts of public health emergency preparedness, with a focus on the capability standards designed to advance emergency preparedness and response capacity of public health systems.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50444 | 1 | 05/19/2025 | 08/13/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Andrea Esp |
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88064 | 1 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Andrea Esp |
CHS 748 - Epidemiologic Surveillance
Methods and practice of epidemiologic surveillance including theory, practice, field work and computer software application.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 51888 | 3 | 05/19/2025 | 08/24/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Sandra Larson |
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88065 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Ingrid Mburia |
CHS 755 - Health Policy
Introduces public health graduate students to health policy and the policy making process at the federal, state, and local levels in the US. It emphasizes the role of stakeholders as well as the role of evidence and ethics in creating policy.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88067 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Praveen Kumar Durgampudi |
CHS 756 - Org Behavior and Lead Hlth Srv
Investigates the impact that individuals, groups, structure, and leadership have on behavior within organizations. Application of this knowledge is used for advancing the effectiveness of health services.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50438 | 3 | 05/19/2025 | 08/24/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Praveen Kumar Durgampudi |
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50438 | 3 | 05/19/2025 | 08/24/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Joi Sherrod |
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88081 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Praveen Kumar Durgampudi |
CHS 761 - Public Health Law
An exploration of legal and ethical issues in the practice of public health. Reviews the legal foundations of the government's public health powers and examines the tension between public health activities and individual civil liberties, property rights, commercial speech, and other legally protected interests as well as laws designed to regulate behavior.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50441 | 3 | 05/19/2025 | 07/06/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Joi Sherrod |
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88069 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Joi Sherrod |
CHS 762 - Information Systems & Data Mng
Focuses on public health information systems and management of public health data.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88070 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Adel Mburia-Mwalili |
CHS 780 - Biostatistics in Public Health
Introduction to the underlying principles of biostatistics and a variety of statistical applications in public health research.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88078 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Adel Mburia-Mwalili |
CHS 796 - MPH Capstone
Required of all MPH students, this culminating experience requires students to synthesize and integrate foundational and concentration competencies through professional development, a professional paper, and a final presentation. This course is cross-listed with MED 695 for medical students. (CHS 796 and MED 695 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50445 | 3 | 05/19/2025 | 08/24/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Praveen Kumar Durgampudi |
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88071 | 3 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Adel Mburia-Mwalili |
CHS 798 - Field Studies in Public Health
Supervised field experience in health and wellness settings.
| Term | Type | Class Number | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Instruction Mode | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50437 | 3 | 05/19/2025 | 08/13/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Mel Flores |
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50446 | 1 | 05/19/2025 | 07/06/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Leila Weikel |
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50447 | 2 | 05/19/2025 | 08/24/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Leila Weikel |
| 2025 Summer | Graduate | 50448 | 1 | 05/19/2025 | 08/24/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Leila Weikel |
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88000 | 3 | 08/25/2025 | 12/09/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Mel Flores |
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88072 | 1 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Leila Weikel |
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88073 | 2 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Leila Weikel |
| 2025 Fall | Graduate | 88074 | 2 | 09/08/2025 | 12/14/2025 | Web Based (Asynchronous) | Leila Weikel |
Classes FAQs
Nevada Online at the University of Nevada, Reno offers a premier online education experience that combines quality, flexibility, and accreditation. As a program of the University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada Online is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), a recognized regional accrediting agency, ensuring your degree meets high standards of academic rigor.
With Nevada Online, you'll receive the same curriculum and learn from the same faculty as on-campus students, while enjoying the flexibility to study from anywhere in the world. The University of Nevada, Reno is ranked among the best national universities in the country by U.S. News & World Report, providing assurance of a quality education.
When choosing the best online college, consider your specific needs, program offerings, accreditation, and flexibility—all areas where Nevada Online excels.
Yes, absolutely! The University of Nevada, Reno offers a variety of online classes and degree programs through Nevada Online, designed specifically for adult learners who need flexible options.
Nevada Online offers a wide range of courses across many disciplines during spring, summer, and fall terms, including subjects like accounting, business, history, art, sociology, and more. With online courses taught by University faculty, Nevada Online provides degrees, programs, minors, certificates and more tailored to students who need flexibility in their education.
Whether you're interested in completing a full degree program or just taking individual courses, Nevada Online makes it possible to advance your education on your own schedule.
Nevada Online courses are primarily offered in an asynchronous format, meaning you can take courses and complete your education on your own schedule without having to be online at specific times. This provides maximum flexibility for working professionals and students with other commitments.
Courses are carefully designed by faculty working together with instructional designers and technologists to create engaging, high-quality learning experiences in the university's learning management system, WebCampus.
Each online course retains the academic rigor of traditional classroom learning while incorporating dynamic elements ranging from animation to virtual reality to enhance the learning experience. You'll complete assignments, participate in discussions, take exams, and engage with course materials all online, while receiving support from both instructors and fellow classmates.
Nevada Online offers asynchronous courses, which means you don't need to be online at specific times each day—you can access course materials and complete your work whenever is most convenient for you. This flexibility allows you to fit your education around your work schedule, family responsibilities, and other commitments.
Rather than having set daily class times, online courses follow the University's academic calendar with structured deadlines for assignments, discussions, and exams throughout the semester. Most courses are organized into weekly modules, allowing you to plan your study time according to your personal schedule while still maintaining steady progress.
To view specific class schedules and requirements, you can visit MyNevada after reviewing the course catalog for accuracy.
Tuition for Nevada Online programs varies by program, and online students benefit from not having to pay some of the fees required from on-campus students. Nevada Online offers competitive tuition rates, and you can use the cost calculator on the website to get an estimate of the direct expenses (tuition and fees) for your selected online program.
Financial aid is available for online students through the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, which administers various university, state, and federal-based financial aid programs including scholarships, loans, grants, and work study opportunities.
Some online graduate programs (such as the Online Master of Social Work and Master of Science in Cybersecurity) have different tuition rates than standard programs, so it's important to check the specific costs for your program of interest.
To begin taking online classes through Nevada Online, follow these steps:
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Apply and be accepted to the University of Nevada, Reno. You can begin this process as early as October of your senior year in high school for incoming freshmen.
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Submit required documentation including applicable test scores or placement documentation, transcripts, etc.
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Meet with an academic advisor to discuss your educational goals and plan your course schedule. For online students, advising can be completed through virtual appointments.
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Register for classes using MyNEVADA, the university's student information system.
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Pay tuition and fees by the deadline to avoid late payment charges.
For personalized guidance, you can speak with an advisor who can help you find a path that aligns with your educational goals.
Online college classes through Nevada Online can be more affordable than traditional on-campus classes in several ways:
For many Nevada Online students, online learning is more affordable because they don't need to pay some of the fees—such as health insurance—that are required from on-campus students.
Nonresident students who exclusively take online courses and whose addresses are outside of Nevada may qualify for discounted nonresident tuition fees through the NSHE Predictable Pricing Program.
Beyond tuition, online students also save on costs associated with commuting, parking, housing, and meal plans, making the overall cost of education potentially lower.
To get a clearer picture of costs for your specific situation, you can use the online program cost calculator available on the Nevada Online website.
Nevada Online courses are primarily offered in an asynchronous format, which allows you to complete coursework on your own schedule without needing to be online at specific times. This provides significant flexibility, but courses still follow structured deadlines.
While these courses offer flexibility in when you complete your work, they typically aren't completely self-paced without any deadlines.