PHCG 3810 Public Health Planning, Practice and Evaluation
In this course, you will learn about the basic theoretical elements of program planning, monitoring, and evaluation, frameworks used for program development, and the practical process of creating and evaluatingpublic health programs. We will evaluate existing programs using publicly available documents and consider the process of developing new programs for field implementation. We will also discuss the basics of publichealth advocacy and learn about types of advocacy campaigns and methods used in the US and globally.
Course overview
- Department
- Schiller Institute
- School
- Boston College
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Annually
Catalog details
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.98 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.38 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Katelyn Sileo | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 21 |
| Fall 2024 | Katelyn Sileo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 of 13 |
| Spring 2024 | Emily F Gates | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | — | 3 of 4 |
| Spring 2023 | Megan Casebolt | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 19 |