COM HLT 201Foundations of Community Health Sciences
Community Health Sciences · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Introduction to foundational knowledge in community health sciences, including core concepts in social determinants of health, health equity, and community-based approaches to public health practice. Topics include social and behavioral determinants of population health; theoretical frameworks for understanding health inequities; cultural humility and community engagement; and evidence-based approaches to health promotion and intervention. Emphasis on practical applications of community health sciences concepts and methods that complement students’ primary fields of public health study.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.