BSS at Brown University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate BSS coursework.

• PHP 0850Fundamentals of Epidemiologyopens 5 courses (2.1 directly)
• EPI 0850Fundamentals of Epidemiologyopens 4 courses (1.1 directly)
• EPI 2150Foundations in Modern Epidemiologic Methodsopens 4 courses (1.1 directly)
• PHP 2150Foundations in Epidemiologic Research Methodsopens 4 courses (1.1 directly)
• BSS 2300Research Methods in Behavioral Scienceopens 2 courses (0.7 directly)
• PHP 2300Research Methods in Behavioral Scienceopens 2 courses (0.7 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate BSS work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 31 BSS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 17 more BSS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in BSS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at BSS 2310

  1. PHP 0320Introduction to Public Health
  2. EPI 0850Fundamentals of Epidemiology
  3. BSS 2300Research Methods in Behavioral Science
  4. BSS 2310Physical Activity and Public Health

• 2 courses deep, ending at BSS 2061

  1. BSS 2060Qualitative Methods in Health Research
  2. BSS 2061Qualitative Data Analysis in Public Health Research

• 2 courses deep, ending at BSS 2360

  1. BSS 2340Behavioral and Social Science Theory for Health Promotion
  2. BSS 2360Developing + Testing Theory-Driven, Evidence Based Psychosocial and Behavioral Health Interventions

Grade medians

Teaching in Spring 2027

Instructors on BSS sections in Spring 2027, from the registrar's schedule.

• Abigail Harrison
• Alison Tovar
• Bess Marcus
• Cara Murphy
• Craig Spencer
• David Zelaya
• Diana Grigsby
• Emmanuelle Belanger
• Judson Brewer
• Lauren Bohlen
• Madina Agénor
• Stefanie Friedhoff
• Suzanne Colby
• Tayla von Ash
• Theresa Gladstone
• Tyler Wray

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under BSS yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

BSS does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Brown campus feed.