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Undergraduate Health Science Courses
 

Health Education

 

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

 

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