HE 100 Personal Health
Physical, mental, emotional, social, psychological, environmental and spiritual aspects of well-being.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
HE 120 Health and Nutrition
Nutritional needs, weight control, healthy diets, myths, and nutritional aids to better health.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
HE/PE 140 Creative Arts and Health
An experiential and didactic introduction to making connections between the arts process, product and health.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
HE/PE 150 Health and Physical Education for the Teacher (only for Education or
Health majors)
The planning, development, implementation and evaluation of comprehensive health education programs
Offered every year. 3 credits.
HE 170 Humans in Motion
Concepts of the human neuro-musculoskeletal system which provide function and health across the life span under normal and stress conditions.
Offered every year. 3 credits
HE 193 Special Topics in Health Sciences for First-year Students
All "193" classes are approved for LASC but may vary by section. See current course listing for specific LASC area approval.
Introductory level course covering topics of special interest to first-year students. Offered only as a First-year Seminar.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
HE 200 Consumer Health
Current information and guidelines to reliable sources necessary to develop critical and informed consumers of health products and services.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
HE 210 Women’s Health Issues
Interactive processes of politics, power and media's influences on research, public health policy and current health issues.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
HE 220 Mental Health Education
Examination of mental health as a variable: its creation and the obstacles to sound mental health and positive self-concept.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
HE 230 Human Sexuality and Sex Education
Focus on the need for and understanding of sex education, along with the process of implementing sexuality education, with emphasis on teacher preparation.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
HE/PE 260 First Aid: Advanced Theory and Skill
Common emergencies, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, auto extrication, and emergency childbirth. Opportunity for instructor rating.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
HE/PE 275 Fitness for Life
Knowledge of health-related fitness components and their effect on total wellness; emphasis on developing personalized fitness program.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
HE/PE 280 Individualized Stress Management and Relaxation
Strategies and techniques for increasing stress resistance based on psychophysiological research.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
HE 320 Aging and Death
Prerequisite: HE 100
Health implications revealed as psychological and social surrounding the phenomena of aging and death.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
HE 340 Health Counseling
Prerequisite: PS 110 or 111
A study of the counseling implications involved in health. Awareness of the counseling process and referral.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
HE 350 Community Health Education
Prerequisite: HE 100
Application of core competencies of community health education with an introduction to theory and program planning.
Examination of local health agencies.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
HE 370 Critical Issues in Health
Prerequisite: HE 100
An examination of contemporary issues in health that have legal, ethical, moral and professional practice implications.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
HE 385 Drugs and Society
Prerequisites: BI 161 and BI 162
Drug use and abuse, and implications for the individual and society.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
HE 390 Environmental Health
Prerequisite: HE 100
Examination of the issues affecting the environment and their impact on individual and global health.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
HE 400 Departmental Workshop
Current issues in Health.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
HE 440 Practicum in Health
A field experience for health majors.
Offered every year. 3-6 credits.
HE 450 Independent Study in Health
Independent learning experiences designed and initiated by health majors.
Offered every year. 1-6 credits.
Community Health
HC 220 Health Policy
Examination of the process and factors that influence formulation, implementation and modification of health policy in the United States.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits
HC 228 Health Ethics
Ethical issues in health including genetic research, euthanasia, medical intervention and reproductive technologies as well as professional ethics.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits
HC 233 Health Care Systems
The health care system with emphasis on issues relating to unequal access to health services and current plans to make change.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits
HC 234 Multiculturalism and Health
Examination of diverse ethnic/racial and cultural beliefs and practices affecting health and illness.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits
HC 235 Statistical Applications to Community Health
Prerequisite: HE 100
Descriptive statistics, elements of probability theory, and basic ideas of statistical inference applied to health issues.
Offered every year. 3 credits
HC 338 Peer Education Training
Prerequisite: HE 100
Emphasis on student development of practical skills to implement programming centered on peer education programs and focused on preventative health.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits
HC 350 Group Process
Prerequisite: HE 100
A didactic and experiential examination of various theories of group dynamics and their application to the facilitation of health-related groups. Research paper.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits
HC 403 Department Workshop in Community Health
The subject mater of this course will be reflective of the changing issues within the field of community health.
Offered every year. 3 credits
HC 410 Epidemiology
Prerequisite: MA 110
Evaluation of epidemiological principles and techniques of investigation, and measures of incidence, prevalence, and risk as applied to health, morbidity, mortality, and injuries in specific populations.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits
HC 415 Community Health Planning and Promotion
Prerequisite: HE 100
Emphasis on community analysis; defining and verifying community health problems and establishing goals and objectives. Research paper.
Offered every year. 3 credits
HC 425 Research Seminar
Prerequisites: 3 HE/HC courses
Students will be required to produce a proposal for a research study based on a community public health issue.
Offered every year. 3 credits
HC 450 Practicum in Community Health
Prerequisites: 8 HE/HC courses
Field experience in which students will select a community health speciality area and spend a semester pursuing their goal through participation. (See HE 440 Practicum in Health).
Offered every year. 3-6 credits