Global Health Concentration

This course is designed to provide an overview of research design, methods, and ethics for undergraduate students in health science. The course develops the basic skill of critically analyzing research findings. Research methods are introduced with emphasis placed on analyzing key elements of research reports as a basis for determining the appropriateness of the research results for evidence-based practice in healthcare. Various types of research design and methods will be explored. Students will have the opportunity to design and evaluate research projects and gain a key understanding of reliability, validity and generalizability issues related to conducting research. Course Prerequisites: Students must be a declared Health Science or Communication Disorders major and have taken either HS-200 OR CMD-200.
Prerequisite: Take HS-200 or CMD-200 and MA-131

This interdisciplinary course is an examination of contemporary leadership styles for healthcare professionals.

This course provides an overview of multidimensional factors, perspectives and approaches associated with behavioral health and mental health. Classification, diagnosis, therapeutic approaches and institutional responses within the context of healthcare systems, values and ethics are discussed. Medical, legal, and social issues related to behavioral health and mental health and the treatment of people with mental health disorders are addressed.

The planning and delivery of healthcare is strongly affected by legal issues and ethical aspects of professional roles and care delivery in various settings. Basic legal and ethical principles will be presented and applied to selected scenarios to illustrate the role that the law and ethics have on healthcare practice. The regulation of healthcare at national and state levels will also be reviewed.

The rapidly changing demographics of the country and the world call for increased attention to disparities relative to health status, including issues around diversity, socioeconomic status, geography, and access. The effects that facility utilization and uncompensated care have on access will be discussed. This course will provide a framework for exploring diversity and disparities with emphasis on culturally competent care and mediation of differences in health outcomes among diverse populations with regards to accessing quality healthcare.

The Health Research Capstone course provides an overview of health research principles and the role of research in the surveillance and prevention of adverse health outcomes. Course content draws connections to other BSHS major core courses on research methods, diversity, behavioral and mental health, and legal and ethical principles. The capstone process will emphasize evaluation of available current research, study design, quantitative analysis, and knowledge translation. Specifically, students will collaborate with peers to design and conduct a research project of their interest using publicly available secondary data and share those results through academic poster presentations. The capstone experience will help students apply, enhance, and integrate the knowledge and skills gained in their BSHS core courses. Prerequisites: Must be HS major; must be at senior level; HS 204 must be taken prior to this course. *Restricted to HS majors with 84+ credits and completion of HS 204 Intro to Research in Health Science
Prerequisite: Take HS-204

Public health preparedness ensures sustained public health and medical readiness in emergencies, such as infectious disease, bioterrorism, and natural disasters. This course will provide education on the evolution of public health preparedness and response, including concepts at the local, state, and federal levels. Students will learn about related policies, coordination, types of incidents, as well as the National Incident Management System, and the mechanisms through which public health agencies prepare for incidents, with an emphasis on effective and accessible communication, including the needs for the deaf and hard of hearing. The course will include discussions about preparedness activities incorporated into planning for the particular needs for people affected by speech, language and hearing impairments, and other disabilities.

Course for non-business majors. Applies basic economic principles to analyze social issues. Topics include prices and the allocation of resources, the role of incentives, free trade, economic growth, market failure, the distribution of wealth and income, healthcare, crime, and education.

Why are some people in some countries so much healthier than others? This course will explore the factors that explain the unequal distribution of health and disease in the world. The course will begin with an introduction to the language of global health: the burden of disease, epidemiology, cost effectiveness, and health systems. It will then analyze the rationale for and modes of intervention to improve global health by exploring a number of high profile topics, including the HIV/AIDS epidemic, access to pharmaceuticals, human resources for health, and maternal and child health. The course will incorporate knowledge and views from multiple academic disciplines (public health, economics, politics, management, sociology) and does not require any background knowledge.

This course provides students with a broad and comprehensive overview of theoretical concepts, empirical research, and public health practice in community health. Course topics focus on (1) the role of the lived environment and community actions in health outcomes and (2) evidence-based interventions and methods to improve public health. The role of policy in shaping health outcomes is emphasized and students have an opportunity to consider advocacy issues. Prerequisite: Students must be a declared Health Science major. You must take HS 200 prior to taking this class.
Prerequisite: Take HS-200

This course introduces the basic principles and methods of epidemiology. The course covers measures of disease frequency and association, epidemiologic study designs, estimating outcome measures, public health surveillance, evaluating causal relationships, and ethical issues in epidemiologic research. The application of epidemiologic methods to better understand, characterize, and promote health at the population level will also be discussed. Students will develop fundamental skills to read, interpret, and critically evaluate public health information and epidemiologic data. Prerequisites - must be HS major. Must take HS 200, MA 131 or MA 132 prior to taking this course
Prerequisite: Take HS-200, HS-304, MA-131 or MA-132

This course will introduce the concept of cultural perceptions about health and disease in diverse communities worldwide, and how to develop cultural awareness and humility in healthcare contexts. We will explore how culture may impact health beliefs, health status, and access to health services. We will also consider the ideas of health and social justice and health as a human right in developing, middle income, and developed nations. Relevant sociocultural theories will also be addressed.

This course provides an in-depth examination of health equity and social justice issues in global health. Students will analyze how historical, socioeconomic, political, and environmental factors perpetuate health disparities worldwide. Topics include the impacts of poverty, gender inequality, climate change, human rights violations, and globalization on population health outcomes. Through case studies and scholarly literature from multiple disciplines, students will critically assess global governance, foreign aid, humanitarian interventions, and other strategies aimed at achieving health equity. This course emphasizes interdisciplinary perspectives and builds on foundations introduced in Introduction to Global Health. Prerequisites: HS 200 (HS majors only), HS 230. Must be HS major or Global Health minor.
Prerequisite: Take HS-230

Explores the spiritual dimension of healthcare and the incorporation of spirituality into the caring relationship. The intersection of religion, spiritual practices, culture, diversity, life stages, and health issues is examined. Other topics include the identification of one's personal spirituality, discussion of the ethical provision of spiritual care by the healthcare professional, importance of the consideration of spiritual care needs by the healthcare team, and the difference in the roles of the healthcare professional and pastoral care professional.

In this course, students will experience how health promotion activities are defined and supported by various health indicators and program planning models. They will demonstrate skills to develop a program rationale, assess behaviors and needs, and design plans to promote and evaluate interventions for those facing public health vulnerabilities and underlying medical conditions. Students will also consider multicultural approaches to health behaviors, community building opportunities, and advocacy actions to promote and sustain health programs. Attention will be given to how current health policies and guidance (such as The Affordable Care Act and Healthy People 2030) impact efforts for health promotion and disease prevention. Course Prerequisites Students must be a declared Health Science major. You must take HS 200 prior to taking this class.

This course examines holistic forms of health care that can add to the effectiveness of traditional allopathic care, including energy systems, art, imagery, meditation, and hands-on healing approaches. Integrative medicine is the term to describe the interdisciplinary approach to client care, which borrows from Eastern and Western medical traditions. Assignments will include first-hand experiences of techniques for subjective and objective assessment.

This course covers the psychological, biological, cognitive, social, and emotional changes that occur throughout the human lifespan. It includes prenatal stages through death and dying. Students will be introduced to both classic and new and emerging theories of development as they gain an understanding of the dynamic interrelatedness and relationship between biology and environment in human growth and development.

This class is an introduction to the philosophy of organic and conventionally grown food as it relates to the human body and how it pertains to maintaining principles.
Prerequisite: Take HS-200

This course is an interdisciplinary investigation and analysis of the ecological and social conditions that shape current patterns of childhood health disparities. We will analyze the underlying scientific associations of adverse health effects; evaluate casual links such as environmental contamination, air quality and heavy metal exposures, examine conditions that expand water-borne, vector-borne, and communicable diseases; assess how occupational and community design can contribute to patterns of disease; and explore disparate community impacts and rsponses to climate change. Students will evaluate the range and effectiveness of management and policy strategies designed to reduce adverse health outcomes, and explore evidence based strategies to reduce risk and health disparities. Particular attention will be given to the disproportionate health burdens on disenfranchised communities in both US and global regions.

Focuses on the role of international organizations in coordinating relations between countries with specific reference to the United Nations. Impact of other international organizations on international relations including WTO, IMF, and EU is also examined. Course includes a trip to the United Nations.

Traces the development of international law and reviews principles and cases in major topical areas.

Major socioeconomic developments in twenty-first-century capitalism (e.g., consumer culture, global labor market, media empires) are studied. The persistence of inequality and poverty, fragmentation of family and community, unhealthy constructions of selfimage, and other social problems are explained in terms of these developments.

Investigates philosophical and religious theories of human rights, the modern history of rights, and ways to implement a human rights agenda.
Prerequisite: Take a 3 credit TRS course

BI 111 is the first foundational course in biology and provides an introduction to the molecular concepts that form the basis of cellular life. Concepts in Biology I covers the basic principles of evolution, biochemistry, cell structure and function, signal transduction, cell division, transmission genetics, the central dogma of molecular biology, and control of gene expression. Two 50-minute lectures and one 75-minute discussion/week. A prerequisite to BI 112, 201, 202, 205, 206, 212, and 230; PS 335, 350, 351, 352, and 353.
Prerequisite: Co: Take BI-113

The laboratory associated with Concepts in Biology I focuses on multiweek exercises that reinforce critical concepts on the molecular and cellular levels of biological organization. The laboratory incorporates student-designed experiments, extensive journal-format scientific writing, and emphasizes science as a process. One 3-hour laboratory/week.
Prerequisite: Co: Take BI-111

This course is geared toward liberal arts, science, business, and health science majors." It introduces descriptive statistics, probability distributions (both discrete and normal), confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and correlation. Real-world applications are offered and computer statistical software may be used.

Addresses the algebra of functions, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and trigonometric functions including analytical trigonometry.
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in MA-106 or MA-109 or MA-105

Explores limits and approximation, differential and integral calculus of the elementary algebraic and transcendental functions, and applications of differentiation and integration.
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in MA-140 or placement by Dpt