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Dibs Fall 2026

PUB HLT 50A

Introduction to Public Health I

Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Systematic exploration of history, philosophy, development, and scope of public health in U.S. and globally. Emphasis on scientific, social, and legal basis for public health practice, including strategies for advancing individual, community, and environmental public health. Survey of core public health functions and essential services with special focus on population health, health equity, environmental justice, and financing of health services. Letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.72
n = 366 · 3 terms · ± 0.028
A range
78%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
0%
— of those passed
D / F / W
0.5%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Sections offered, with live enrollment and predicted GPA
Section Status Enrolled Seat risk Meets Instructor Predicted GPA
Lec 1 Open
143 of 192
74% full
 seats likely TR 10:00am-11:50am Shafir, S.C.
3.72n=366 · course average

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 10123W
  • 13124W
  • 13424F
Enrolment by term: 23W 101, 24W 131, 24F 134
Peak 134 Most recent 134 in 24F 3 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 43 · 11.7%
  • A 172 · 47.0%
  • A- 70 · 19.1%
  • B+ 37 · 10.1%
  • B 26 · 7.1%
  • B- 10 · 2.7%
  • C+ 4 · 1.1%
  • C 2 · 0.5%
  • D+ 1 · 0.3%
  • F 1 · 0.3%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
KIM-FARLEY, ROBERT J 3.72 3.72 366 3 78%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term