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Principles Of Public Health
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10:832:356 · Public Health · School 10 — New Brunswick Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy: Undergraduate
This course introduces public health law, ethics, and advocacy, with a recurring focus on balancing community health and well-being against individual rights. It examines legal and ethical principles that shape public health policy and advocacy across federal, state, and local government.
Can I take it?
Rutgers Schedule of Classes
How it’s graded
Fall 2025
Students rate teaching
SIRS · 881 responses · 2014–2025
Spring 2027
5 open in snapshot · 5 instructors
When it meets
Online, C/D
Checked-in sections · current seat counts are unavailable.
Sa 10:20 AM · Online · 1 section · 1 open
M 10:20 AM · C/D · 1 section · 1 open
Online · 1 section · 1 open
AI-generated overview
Students research a public health issue and prepare a proposal, background paper, and advocacy letter; Fall 2025 syllabus evidence.
The accessible syllabus excerpt does not establish a complete grading breakdown.
Evidence term: Fall 2025. Past weights are not current section policy.
3 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
Introduces the authority and responsibilities involved in public health action, and how those actions may be legally challenged.
Considers how federal, state, and local governments shape public health policy and the balance between population health and individual rights.
Applies law and regulation to a public health issue through a proposal, background paper, and advocacy letter.
Researched and independently reviewed · 6 sources · 9/14 fields found
officialSummary: found · Official catalog describes the course as an introduction to public health law, ethics, and advocacy, centered on community health and individual rights.
Rutgers "Public Health Law & Ethics" 10:832:356 · site:policy.rutgers.edu 832:356 "Law and Ethics"
atAGlance.weeklyHours: not-found · The accessible Fall 2025 syllabus copy does not establish a reliable weekly outside-class hours estimate.
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courseRatings: not-attempted · No ratings researched; platform SIRS facts were supplied in the input packet.
assessment: found · A Fall 2025 syllabus copy identifies a three-part advocacy assignment worth 20%; the reviewed excerpt does not provide the complete assessment mix. Source is a third-party-hosted copy.
"10:832:356" syllabus Rutgers · "Public Health Law and Ethics" Rutgers Lieberman syllabus
fit.bestFor: found · Synthesized from the official course scope and Fall 2025 syllabus objectives, especially advocacy, policy analysis, and legal and ethical principles.
"10:832:356" syllabus Rutgers · site:policy.rutgers.edu 832:356 "Law and Ethics"
fit.toughIf: not-found · The reviewed student sources do not support a specific difficulty barrier.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "832:356" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Public Health Law and Ethics" Rutgers writing
prerequisitesInPractice: found · Fall 2025 syllabus copy lists no course prerequisites. Platform packet also lists none.
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instructorVariation: not-found · No comparative instructor-specific evidence found.
"10:832:356" "Fall 2024" syllabus · "10:832:356" "Spring 2025" syllabus Rutgers · "10:832:356" syllabus Rutgers
chapters: found · Fall 2025 syllabus copy supports a broad topical arc around public health legal authority, ethics, policy, federalism, individual rights, and advocacy, but not a week-by-week unit schedule.
"10:832:356" syllabus Rutgers · "Public Health Law and Ethics" Rutgers Lieberman syllabus
commonPitfalls: not-found · Student search results did not yield specific, substantiated pitfalls.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "832:356" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Public Health Law and Ethics" Rutgers writing
prepPlan: found · Preparation suggestions are based on course objectives and the public health advocacy assignment described in the Fall 2025 syllabus copy.
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studentPerspective: found · One recent Reddit comment describes the course with Aimee Puluso as relaxed in an online section; a later course-choice post names Erick Rojas but has no replies with experience. Evidence is too sparse for two themes, so no themes are asserted.
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materials: found · Fall 2025 syllabus copy lists The New Public Health Law: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Practice and Advocacy and says the ebook is available through Rutgers Libraries; third-party-hosted syllabus copy.
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policies: found · Fall 2025 copy indicates asynchronous weekly modules and sequential completion; retained as dated section-specific policy evidence.
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5 open · Online, C/D
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0119117 | Open | Erick Rojas | Saturday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM; ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET) | Online |
| 0219118 | Open | Pincura | Tuesday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM; ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET) | Online |
| 0319119 | Open | Marci Berger | Monday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at HCK 205; ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET)HCK 205 | C/D |
| 9019120 | Open | Lieberman | ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET) | Online |
| 9119121 | Open | Aimee Puluso | ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET) | Online |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.06
Course quality
4.00
Response rate
34.2%
Coverage
84 offerings · 2014–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lieberman | 20 | 4.52 | 4.45 |
| Thomas Hill | 11 | 3.35 | 3.26 |
| Erick Rojas | 10 | 4.11 | 4.12 |
| Lieberman R. | 7 | 4.47 | 4.44 |
| Hill P. | 6 | 3.77 | 3.60 |
| Aimee Puluso | 5 | 4.34 | 4.24 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
3
Current campuses
Online, C/D
Current availability
5 open of 5
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
Core codes
None listed
Loaded terms
6
No prerequisite note appears in the checked-in Rutgers catalog snapshots.
No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.