(3 crs.) Introduces students to current and controversial public health topics; addresses the implications of contemporary public health topics from a health policy perspective (cost, quality, access) and from ethical standpoints. (Lec. 3/Online) (A2) (C1) (GC)

(3 crs.) This course is designed to introduce students to current and controversial public health topics. Students will be required to address the implications of these public health topics from a health policy perspective (cost, quality, access) and from ethical standpoints. (Lec. 3/Online) (A2) (C1) (GC)

(4 crs.) Foundational and intermediate concepts, theories, and research in interdisciplinary perspectives on health. Includes applications to real world health-related problems. Emphasis on developing key knowledge and skills bases for the major. (Lec. 4/Online) (A2) (B4) Pre: Completion of HLT 100G, sophomore standing, and health studies major or permission of the instructor.

(3 crs.) This course is designed to introduce students to current and controversial public health topics. Students will be required to explore the implications of numerous current topics from a public health perspective. (Lec. 3) Pre: HLT 101G, for Health Studies majors only.

(4 crs.) The course explores intermediate concepts, theories, and research in interdisciplinary perspectives on public health. Includes applications to real-world health-related problems. Emphasis on developing key knowledge and skills bases for the major. (Lec. 4/Online) (A2) (B4) Pre: Completion of HLT 100G or both HLT 101G and HLT 201 (grade C or better), junior standing and health studies major, or permission of the instructor.

(3 crs.) Examines how identities, social roles, and social categories (i.e., race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, age, etc.) affect health from an interdisciplinary perspective. (Seminar) Pre: HLT 200 or HDF 357.

(3 crs.) Examines how identities, social roles, and social categories (i.e., race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, age, etc.) affect health from an interdisciplinary perspective. (Seminar/Online) Pre: HLT 200 or HDF 357.

(3 crs.) This course will guide students through foundational works and will evaluate evidence-based research addressing burnout from multiple disciplinary perspectives. (Accelerated Online Program) Pre: HLT 100G or permission of instructor. (D1) (B4)

(3 crs.) This course will guide students through foundational works and will evaluate evidence-based research addressing burnout from multiple disciplinary perspectives. (Accelerated Online Program) Pre: HLT 100G or permission of instructor. (D1) (B4)

(3 crs.) This course will guide students through foundational works and will evaluate evidence-based research addressing burnout from multiple disciplinary perspectives. (Lec. 3/Online/Accelerated Online Program) Pre: HLT 100G, or HLT 101G and HLT 201, or permission of instructor. (D1) (B4)

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (HLT), COM 320. Communication is critical in disease prevention, health promotion and healthcare delivery. Ecological and systems perspectives guide the examination of health communication messages in individual, interpersonal, group, organizational, and mass/mediated contexts. (Lec. 3) Pre: HLT200 or HDF357 or COM221 or COM251 or COM210 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) This course will cover special topics in public health, such as public health research and methods, public health concerns, and public health approaches to promoting health and well-being. (Lec. 3) Pre: HLT 300 with a C or higher, or by permission of instructor for students of at least junior standing.

(3 crs.) Introduction to key concepts and principles in health services administration through both didactic and experiential means. (Seminar/Online) Pre: admission to the B.I.S. program as a health services administration major and a minimum of 60 credits.

(3 crs.) Introduction to key concepts and principles in health services administration through both didactic and experiential means. (Seminar/Online) Pre: admission to the B.I.S. program as a health services administration major and a minimum of 60 credits.

(3 crs.) Introduction to key concepts and principles in health services administration through both didactic and experiential means. (Seminar/Online) Pre: junior standing, Public Health majors only, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) This course introduces students to a comparative study of the relationship between public health and social justice using an ethical, global health, and environmental perspective. By emphasizing a broad integrative framework based on social justice, this course will help students to better understand the forces that have widened health inequalities worldwide and within societies. (Seminar) Pre: HLT 200 and junior standing or permission of instructor. (C3) (D1) (GC)

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (HLT), EDC 401. Designed to develop student awareness of contemporary issues that are of concern to school health and other health educators. Extensive review of contemporary literature and film and critical analysis of selected issues and their effect on health education at the local, national, and global level. (Online) Pre: Acceptance into teacher education program or permission of instructor.

(4 crs.) Capstone course required for all majors. Subject and content will vary from semester to semester. Student will research and offer solutions to a problem in health studies using interdisciplinary approaches. (Seminar/Online) Pre: completion of PSY 200 or STA 307 or STA 308; completion of HLT 200 with a C or higher; senior standing in health studies or permission of instructor.

(1-3 crs.) With faculty approval, students can select to complete a research-based independent study. (Independent Study) Pre: HLT 200 and HLT 450 and permission of director.

(1-3 crs.) With faculty approval, students can select to complete an experiential learning independent study. (independent Study) Pre: HLT 200 and HLT 450 and permission of director.

(1-3 crs.) Literature, laboratory work, and/or individual research under the direction of a departmental faculty member. Not for graduate credit. (Independent Study) Pre: Junior standing and permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) An introduction to public health with a focus on the history of public health, public health ethics, prevention, evidence-based practice, comparative effectiveness, and policy. (Online) Pre: Graduate standing or by permission of instructor

(3 crs.) A comprehensive overview of health policy, administration, program planning and evaluation with a specific emphasis on public health. (Online) Pre: Students admitted to MPH program, or by permission of instructor

(3 crs.) Concepts and methods of social and behavioral sciences relevant to identifying and solving public health problems, including a focus on health promotion and health communications. (Online) Pre: Students admitted to MPH program, or by permission of instructor

(3 crs.) This course covers intersectional theory and scholarship to address health disparities in the U.S. and examines disparities as outcomes associated with differences in power, privilege, discrimination, historical access to resources, and structural factors that shape people’s individual health. (Online) Pre: Students admitted to MPH program, or by permission of instructor

(3 crs.) Field internship experience in a public health agency or work setting under the supervision of a site preceptor and a university graduate faculty member. (Online) Pre: Students admitted to MPH program, or by permission of instructor

(3 crs.) This course serves as the required integrative learning experience (ILE) for MPH students, also called the Capstone Project. The Capstone Project represents the student’s culminating experience in synthesizing, integrating, and applying the skills acquired throughout the MPH program. This course and Capstone Project include a demonstration of competency related to leadership and professionalism and demonstrate a synthesis of foundational competencies through an individual project that addresses a public health need. Students must complete a “high quality” written product as their Capstone Project. (Online) Pre: Students admitted to MPH program, or by permission of instructor