PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES (HLTH)

HLTH 2101. Healthy Lifestyles. (3) Overview of issues related to personal health, including healthy behaviors, lifestyles, and outcomes. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

HLTH 3000. Topics in Public Health. (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Additional prerequisites and credit hours vary with topics. Special topics for intermediate level undergraduates. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (On demand)

HLTH 3101. Foundations of Public Health. (3) Prerequisite:  Pre-Public Health (PRPH) majors or permission of the instructor.  Introduction to the field of public health, including its history, content areas, scope, and paradigms of professional practice. (Fall, Spring)

HLTH 3102. Comparative Healthcare Systems. (3) Prerequisite: majors only. Examination of organizations, structures, and relationships in national and international healthcare systems and the associated financial, legal, and policy issues. (Fall)

HLTH 3103. Behavior Change Theories and Practice. (3) Overview of theoretical approaches to health behavior adherence and compliance, including increasing health enhancing behaviors and sustaining healthy behaviors over time. (Fall, Spring)

HLTH 3104. Research and Statistics in Health. (3) Prerequisite: majors only. Corequisite: HLTH 3104L. Examination of the use of research methods and statistics in public health, including issues related to research design, measurement, sampling, and the application and interpretation of statistical methods. (Spring)

HLTH 3104L. Research and Statistics in Health LAB. (1) Prerequisite: majors only. Corequisite: HLTH 3104. Activities designed to complement HLTH 3104. Meets once a week for 1.5 hours. (Spring)

HLTH 3105. Public Health Education and Promotion. (3) Prerequisite: majors only. Overview of principles and strategies for health education in public health practice settings. (Spring)

HLTH 3115. Health and the Aging Process. (3) Crosslisted as GRNT 3115 and NURS 3115. Examination of the physiologic processes of aging as a normal life experience. Study of psychological, nutritional and general health issues designed to facilitate high-level awareness. (Fall)

HLTH 4000. Special Topics in Public Health. (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Additional prerequisites and credit hours vary with topics. Special topics for advanced undergraduates. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (On demand)

HLTH 4102. Healthcare Administration. (3) Prerequisite: HLTH 3102 and majors only. Overview of basic concepts and issues within the administration, financing, and policy of healthcare systems. (Fall)

HLTH 4103. Environmental Health: A Global Perspective. (3) Introduction to environmental and occupational health issues and their implications for individual and population health.(Fall)

HLTH 4104. Epidemiology. (3) Introduction to basic principles and methods used in epidemiology to detect and control disease in populations. (Fall, Spring)

HLTH 4105. Program Planning and Evaluation. (3) Prerequisite: HLTH 3105. Corequisite: HLTH 4105L. Use of program planning and behavior change models to design and evaluate theory-based public health promotion and education initiatives. (Spring)

HLTH 4105L. Program Planning and Evaluation LAB. (1) Prerequisite: HLTH 3105 and majors only. Corequisite: HLTH 4105. Activities designed to complement HLTH 4105. Meets once a week for 1.5 hours. (Spring)

HLTH 4210. Health Promotion and Risk Reduction. (3) Overview of health promotion and risk reduction techniques, including theories, strategies, and statistics. (On demand)

HLTH 4220 Mental and Emotional Well-Being. (3) Examination of mental and emotional health from a wellness perspective. (On demand)

HLTH 4230. Drugs and Society. (3) Examination of use, misuses, and abuse of natural and synthetic chemicals in today's society, including prevalence, risk factors, and prevention strategies. (On demand)

HLTH 4240 Injury Prevention through the Life Span. (3) Introduction to intentional and unintentional injuries, including prevalence, risk factors, and prevention strategies. (On demand)

HLTH 4250. Adolescent Health and Sexuality. (3) Examination of adolescent health sexuality issues in today’s society. (On demand)

HLTH 4260. Women: Middle Age and Beyond. (3) Crosslisted as GRNT 4260 and WMST 4260. Position of older women in society and the particular problems of and issues for women as they age with special attention to health issues. (On demand)

HLTH 4270. Health Consumerism. (3) Examination of individual health consumer issues in the health marketplace. (On demand)

HLTH 4280. Global Health Issues. (3) Introduction to current issues in global health including disparities, root causes, and strategies for resolution. (Fall or Spring)

HLTH 4290. Health Management Information Systems. (3) Overview of the technical, organizational, and management issues confronted by healthcare professionals in the selection, implementation, and management of healthcare information systems. (On demand)

HLTH 4400. Internship. (3) (W) Prerequisite: Majors only and permission of the instructor. Practical experience in a public health setting that complements students’ academic and professional goals. Arranged with Coordinator. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

HLTH 4600. Capstone. (3) (W) Prerequisite: Majors only and permission of the instructor. A culminating project or experience encompassing the five areas of public health: health behavior, environmental health, biostatistics, epidemiology, and health administration, that complements students’ academic and professional goals. Arranged with Coordinator. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

HLTH 4800. Independent Study. (1-6) Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. Directed individual study that may take the form of initiating, designing, and/or conducting an original community-based or research project, or critique and synthesis of existing community or research issues. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)

HLTH 4900. Undergraduate Research. (1-4) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Opportunity for advanced undergraduate students to work on community or research projects conducted by faculty in their field of interest. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)