Whether you are interested in learning more about your personal health and happiness, the broader community in which you live and the work, and/or the world; the School of Public Health (SPH) offers a wide array of classes to help you meet your academic and personal goals. This page provides information about classes that are commonly offered, although every class is not available every semester. For accurate and current information for each semester, please refer to the schedule of classes [link] or iGPS. For more information on program admission and degree programs please see your academic advisor.
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Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Principles of community health assessment and program planning in public health, including: social and epidemiological assessment; identification and prioritization of health issues, behaviors, and behavioral determinants; administrative and policy assessment; and planning for program implementation and evaluation; and evaluation including personnel management and resource acquisition.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr
NULLApproaches to developing comprehensive employee health education and health promotion programs in occupational settings. Topics include health risk appraisal; program design, implementation, and evaluation; employee health networks; and special instructional methods appropriate for the workplace. Reviews model employee health education programs from business and industry.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr
An extensive study of health education programs in clinical settings, including historical background, recent legislation, health care delivery systems, roles and responsibilities of the educator, patient representation, program planning, and evaluation strategies. Examines instructional techniques and materials and reviews model programs. Field visitations may be required.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr
Reviews recent developments in mental health; implications for public health and school health programs; roles of health educators in supportive listening, crisis intervention, and appropriate counseling and referral strategies for contemporary health issues; and the development of health counseling as an evolving component of public health and medical care systems.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Interesting topics of relevance to individuals in public health are conducted in workshop fashion under the direction of faculty members. Emphasis on practical application, group involvement, and the use of resource personnel. Specific topics vary. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Focus on understanding contemporary theories of addiction including behavioral, psychological, biological, physiological, social/cultural, and other approaches. Topics covered include addictions found in youth/adults (e.g., drugs, sex, eating, Internet, gambling, work). Upon completion, students will demonstrate knowledge of addiction theories and the factors underlying addictive behaviors.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Cultural and socioeconomic factors, gender, age, and regional factors all affect disparities in the health status of certain U.S. populations. Students evaluate research in social, behavioral, and health care use predictors of community health and develop strategies for public health, health service, policy, and other interventions for specific groups.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This online course examines aging issues and health inequalities among diverse populations, women's aging and health experiences, and the prospects for the aging baby boomer cohort. Graduate students evaluate the effectiveness of current public health programs and policies in meeting the needs of the rapidly growing diverse older adult population.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Role of social and behavioral factors in health will be examined. Selected theories, concepts, and models from individual, interpersonal, organizational, and social levels will be discussed with applications to health promotion and behavior change programs for diverse public health problems, populations, and settings.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-B 589 and SPH-B 501, or equivalents. Designing and selecting public health promotion interventions and programs which are grounded in theory, based on data, and appropriate to the setting and community. Emphasis on social and behavioral interventions.
Prerequisite course title: Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This interdisciplinary online course reviews health care, the biology of aging, new research in aging, and applications of integrative medicine for older adults. Students evaluate comparative effectiveness of integrative therapies and allopathic medicine for common chronic illnesses in the rapidly growing older adult population and critically analyze the "anti-aging" industry.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Develops leadership in technologies and information systems that support and promote health and independence in later life. Students evaluate and apply theoretical constructs including person-environment fit, human-centered design, privacy, ethics, and usability in developing a business plan for presentation to venture capitalists. Builds competencies in communication, informatics, technology, and design.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
In-depth orientation to the major methods and systems used for purposes of sexual and reproductive health surveillance, with a focus on the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data essential to planning, implementing, and evaluating efforts to promote sexual and reproductive health.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course involves in-depth explorations of research and conceptual frameworks in the field of sexual and reproductive health, with a focus on recent scientific discoveries, contemporary controversies, new technologies relevant to sexual and reproductive health, and relevant ethical issues in society.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Sexual health scientists ask a range of unique questions which require tailored methods and approaches to answer. Through a combination of independent readings and interactive discussions, lectures and guest speakers, and student-led presentations, we will gain an understanding of the major elements of sexual health research, interventions, and practice.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Focuses on improving the operations of health services organizations, reducing resources utilization and decision making tools (statistical/math tools) for managing healthcare organizations (hospitals and senior houses). Introduces a variety of tools to increase throughput, optimize response time, and create considerable value in healthcare sectors.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3cr.
Contemporary topics in the area of public health are studied under the direction of faculty members with specialized areas of expertise. Specific topics vary. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-5cr
Students pursuing a graduate certificate in public health develop and apply knowledge and skills in appropriate professional settings. Practicum experiences must be approved in advance. Repeatable for credit
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Planned readings in specialized areas of professional interest are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate teaching faculty. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students, and reading proposals must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Research projects are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate teaching faculty. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students, and project proposals must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-7 cr.
Public health skills are developed through professional experiences in health settings facilitated by preceptors and supervised by faculty. Regular critiques will be held with supervisors, written progress reports and development of a major independent project are required. Graded on S/F basis only. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
This course provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate the extent to which they have met the MPH Program Competencies in Behavioral, Social, and Community Health. Students must be in their final year of the MPH program to enroll in the Fall SPH-B 698 course. SPH-B 696 is a prerequisite or a co-requisite. Enrollment in the Spring SPH-B 698 course requires successful completion (passing grade) of the Fall SPH-B 698 course. Instructor permission required. Graded on S/F basis only. Repeatable for credit.
Prerequisite course title: M.P.H. Field Experience in Behavioral, Social, and Community Health
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-B 589 or other graduate course in health-behavior theory; restricted to doctoral students. An analysis of the role of health behavior theory in research. Emphasis on exploring the conceptual and methodological issues associated with theory-based research and developing a proposal for a theory-based research project.
Prerequisite course title: Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: Restricted to doctoral students. This course provides students with advanced knowledge of and skills in evaluation research in public health program, policies and interventions. Topics include logic models, research designs, measurement, data collection, and advanced statistical and economic evaluation methods. Instructor permission required.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course provides doctoral students with a basic understanding of how to apply for external funding for research. The final product is a grant proposal that students could use to apply for funding to support their work. This course is restricted to doctoral students. Instructor permission required.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Advanced topics in the area of public health are studied under the direction of faculty members with specialized areas of expertise. Specific topics vary. For students with advanced graduate student status. Repeatable for credit. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required.
Area of Study: Behavioral, Social, and Community Health (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
P: Doctoral student status. Research techniques in public health are reviewed, and examples of current and completed research projects and other professional literature are critiqued. Particular attention is given to dissertations being planned or in progress. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required.
Area of Study: Communication (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The application of communication theories to the sport industry. Examination of public and media relations with a special focus on message development, image building and crisis management of sport organizations.
Area of Study: Communication (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This class will offer an overview of sports writing from its origins to its current status in the 21st century. The course will enable students to learn fundamentals of the sports writing process from informatic gathering to writing and editing copy. Students will gain skills necessary for working in today?s sport departments and will also learn how to critically analyze others articles. This class is about writing well and grammar counts. Students must convey stories clearly, accurately, and creatively.
Area of Study: Communication (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An introduction to contemporary theories and practical applications of leadership attitudes, behaviors, and strategies that help sport management professionals communicate effectively. Special attention is given to issues in understanding human behavior in organizational context, motivation, group resource maximization, managing conflict, directing organizational cultures, managing and leading through chaos and complexity, and how leaders in sport can succeed through effective professional communication.
Area of Study: Communication (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Examination of sports societal influence focusing on media issues from a socio-cultural-historical perspective. As well as, contemporary perspectives. Focus on converging worlds of print journalism, electronic media, public relations, advertising documentary and emerging technologies as expressed in the new commercial reality of sport.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Introduces basic epidemiological and biostatistical principles, concepts, and procedures for the surveillance and investigation of health-related states or events. Introduces collecting data and analyzing disease incidence and prevalence to provide analyses leading to effective interventions and preventions. Reviews sources of information, associations between diseases and precipitating factors, and statistical representations.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-E 651. This course provides students with a core set of epidemiologic concepts and skills required to critically evaluate research reports and review literature in epidemiology and public health. Students will have opportunities to lead an article discussion, present scientific information and to write a paper critique. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Epidemiology, public health?s basic science, supports health monitoring, etiologic studies, intervention design and evaluation, and health policy. Health measures exercises use public data, and simulation. In a final proposal students apply epidemiologic principals to evaluate current literature, develop appropriate study design and methods, and strategies to limit threats to validity.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An overview of concepts in chronic disease epidemiology and etiology; study design in epidemiologic research and causal inference; major chronic diseases and trends in both the U.S. and world-wide; prevention, and screening.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Introduction to methods of infectious disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, cohort and case-control studies, dynamics of transmission and prevention, and vaccination programs. Determinants of diseases, distribution within the population, and their control, along with implications for policy and prevention, are discussed. Students analyze infectious disease outbreak using case studies.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Genetic Epidemiology investigates the role of genetic factors in determining complex diseases in various environmental contexts. In this course, we will introduce the basic concepts in genetics and epidemiology, and further discuss important topics in genetic epidemiology. We will also discuss other critical issues raised in the analyses.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Introduction to social epidemiology, including methods and key study findings of how social factors affect health outcomes. Topics include the role of socioeconomic status, race, gender, neighborhoods, work place, and social networks, and upstream determinants such as social capital, income inequality and social policies on health.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-E 651 Epidemiology and SPH-Q 501Introduction to Statistics in Public Health or equivalents. Intermediate Epidemiology will build upon the concepts introduced in SPH-E 651 by going into further detail regarding elements of study design, data analysis and interpretation, and inference in epidemiologic research. Principles and methods are illustrated with examples, and reviewed through problem sets and homework.
Prerequisite course title: Epidemiology
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The intermediate course in analytic epidemiology methods will focus on interpretation of findings, study design, analytic approach, and results. Students will be introduced to different viewpoints regarding controversial approaches to study design, analysis and interpretation and will complete exercises involving critiques of published work and analysis of existing data.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Data visualization and analysis are primary skills that all public health professionals utilize. These skills are crucial to communicate key public health messages to the stakeholders and the general public. In addition, master?s level public health students are be expected to conduct data analysis upon graduation. This is an important skill-set that is valued by government agencies, research institutions, and private industries who employ public health graduates. This course is designed to provide practical data management, manipulation, visualization and analytic skills that will translate to all professional settings. This course will provide students with an opportunity to use R, a free software, to perform statistical computing. The R language provides a rich environment for working with data, especially for statistical modeling and graphics. This course will emphasize data manipulation and visualization, as well as reinforce statistical modeling courses. In particular, this course will introduce the R statistical language - which is a rich environment for working with data. Students will learn how to import, clean, manage, manipulate and display data. They will also learn how to create print quality tables using R functions. Though this course will emphasize data manipulation and visualization, it will also reinforce statistical modeling courses. Most importantly, this is a hands-on, project-based course to enable students to develop skills and to solve data problems using R.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-E 651 Epidemiology and SPH-Q 501 Introduction to Statistics in Public Health or equivalents. This course will familiarize students with the tools to summarize a defined area of existing literature, culminating in students conducting their own publication-quality systematic review/meta-analysis. Topics we will cover include: literature reviews, meta-analysis and meta-regression, assessing and addressing heterogeneity across studies, and assessing and addressing bias in studies.
Prerequisite course title: Epidemiology
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-E 651 and SPH-Q 501 or equivalent. This course introduces basic concepts of epidemiology, basic methods of dietary assessment, reviews various topics in nutrition and chronic diseases and teaches the skills needed for critical evaluation of the nutrition epidemiology literature.
Prerequisite course title: Epidemiology
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-E 651. Planned readings in specialized epidemiology areas of professional interest are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students, and reading proposals must be approved by faculty in Epidemiology. Instructor permission required. Repeatable once for credit.
Prerequisite course title: Epidemiology
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Research projects are conducted under the direction of a member of the Epidemiology graduate faculty. This can be in the form of grant writing, or manuscript preparation, or data analysis. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students upon the approval of faculty. Instructor permission required. Repeatable three times for credit.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-7 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Public health skills are developed through professional experiences in public health settings facilitated by preceptors and supervised by faculty. Regular critiques will be held with supervisors, written progress reports and development of a major independent project are required. Instructor permission required. Graded on S/F basis only.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
This course provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate the extent to which they have met the MPH Program Competencies in Epidemiology. Students must be in their final year of the MPH program to enroll in the Fall SPH-E 698 course. SPH-E 696 is a prerequisite or a co-requisite. Enrollment in the Spring SPH-E 698 course requires successful completion (passing grade) of the Fall SPH-E 698 course. Instructor permission required. Graded on S/F basis only. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-E 658; SPH-E 659 or equivalent (or permission of instructor). Causal inference from observational data is a key task of epidemiology. This course will first present the concepts underlying causal theory and then show how epidemiologic concepts and methods introduced in E658 and E659 can be understood within this general framework. Epidemiologic concepts such as confounding, comparability, overall effects, direct effects, intermediate variables, selection bias, and information bias will be formally defined within the context of counterfactual theory.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-E 658; SPH-E 659 or equivalent (or permission of instructor). This course will present advanced statistical methods used in Epidemiology. Topics covered include: Marginal Effects and Potential Outcomes Estimation; Propensity Scores; Analysis of Time-Dependent Treatments; Cox-Proportional Hazards Model; Longitudinal and Hierarchical Data Analysis; Generalized Estimating Equations; GLMs and GAMs.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Enrollment in SPH-E-790 is restricted to PhD students only. This is an advanced course in the research methods that epidemiologists use to answer empirical questions. This course advances doctoral students in analytical epidemiology and the process of epidemiological research. This course provides training in constructing the argument, determining the best study design, and articulating the rationale for analysis.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-E 651. Research project is conducted under the direction of faculty member of the graduate faculty. This can be in form of grant writing, or manuscript preparation, or data analysis. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students, and project proposals must be approved in advance. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-E 651. Planned readings in specialized epidemiology areas of professional interest are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students.Instructor permission; Readings proposal must be approved in advance. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-E 651. This course will equip students with skills to apply epidemiological concepts to critically evaluate research reports in the public health and medical literature. Students will have opportunities to lead discussions, and present their proposed dissertation studies. The class will invite guest speakers to present their research relevant to epidemiology and public health. Graded on S/F basis only.
Prerequisite course title: Epidemiology
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-12 cr.
Qualifying exams must be passed prior to enrollment in dissertation credits. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Completion of three semesters of SPH-E 794 Doctoral Seminar in Epidemiology. This course requires students to synthesize and to integrate knowledge acquired through their coursework in epidemiology. Students will be evaluated on Epidemiology PhD competencies.
Prerequisite course title: Doctoral Seminar in Epidemiology
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Relevant issues related to the socio-culture context of African American and Latino Families will be explored. Specific focus will be on understanding how these issues influence the home environmental life for these ethnic families.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An in-depth look at children from preconception to age 6; balancing theory, application and research, presenting a picture of the whole child situated in realistic, everyday cultural contexts. Students wishing to enroll in this course should have either completed 6 credits of Social/Behavioral Sciences or received consent of instructor.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course incorporates scientific and personal experience in examining middle youth to adolescence developments. We will discuss theories of development and view our beliefs through the lenses of such theories, paying attention to ways research supports, questions, or contradicts perspectives in society about development. Students wishing to enroll in this course should have either completed 6 credits of Social/Behavioral Sciences or received consent of instructor.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Emphasizes developmental reciprocity between adults and their multiple social, psychological, cultural, and biological environments. Promotes the student's examination of in-depth and specified focus in several salient areas for the purpose of deepening their foundational understanding of adult development. Students wishing to enroll in this course should have either completed 6 credits of Social/Behavioral Sciences or received consent of instructor.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr
In-depth examination of how a parental divorce affects children both in the short term and years later. Particular focus is on how to minimize these effects and on how social attitudes and beliefs influence social policy.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Philosophy, principles, assumptions, and history of family life education, with emphasis on theoretically based curriculum development. Strategies, methods, and resources for developing curricula to address contemporary family life.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
A thorough and comprehensive review and discussion of the theory, research and practical aspects of the parent child relations within their culture and historic context. Students wishing to enroll in this course should have either completed 6 credits of Social/Behavioral Sciences or received consent of instructor.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Interrelatedness of different aspects of growth and development; review, discussion, and evaluation of current issues in human development and family studies. Topic may vary. Instructor permission required. Prerequisites may be required depending on topic. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Analysis and interpretation of various aspects of family study; stresses theoretical and/or empirical formulations with emphasis on critical discussion and evaluation. Topics may vary. Prerequisites may be required depending on topic. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-F 255 or equivalent. Philosophy, content, methods, resources, and evaluation that relate specifically to the teaching of sex education.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Students will lead psycho-educational discussion groups in family process including family influences, communication, intimacy, parent-child relationships, loss, and divorce. Students will also be required to assist with various administrative tasks related to that discussion. An interview with the professor is required. Students should have completed 3 credit hours of social science course work before taking this course.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Addresses normative and non-normative family and community stress, social support, meaning construction and coping in family and community. Includes resilience factors that ameliorate effects of stress on families and communities. Students wishing to enroll in this course should have either completed 6 credits of Social/Behavioral Sciences or received consent of instructor.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-F 150 or SPH-F 258 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Topics of relevance to individuals in HDFS and related disciplines are discussed in workshop fashion under direction of faculty. Emphasis on practical application, group involvement, and use of resource personnel. Topics vary. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Independent work on problems of special interest to student. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Professional internships in appropriate settings completed under the direction of a faculty member. Internship experiences must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Evaluation is on an S/F basis only.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Individual application of student's area of study to the solution of a problem, under supervision of an advisor. A detailed proposal must be submitted to supervising professor before work can begin.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Contemporary topics in the area of Human Development and Family Studies studied under the direction of faculty members with specialized areas of expertise. Specific topics vary. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Critical examination and survey of major HDFS theories and conceptual frameworks. Integrative analysis of the way contemporary research and practices are informed by theoretical bases. Addresses interplay between basic tenets of theories/ conceptual frameworks and socio-historical context in which they developed. Students wishing to enroll in this course should have either completed 6 credits of Social/Behavioral Sciences or received consent of instructor.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The interface between the family and health systems. Explores relationship between family functions and various aspects of health and health care of family members. Emphasis on students' understanding of ways of using the strengths and overcoming the weaknesses of family systems in influencing health behavior.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Planned readings in specialized areas of professional interest are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate teaching faculty. Reading proposal must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Research projects are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate teaching faculty. Project proposals must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-7 cr.
Public health skills are developed through professional experiences in public health settings facilitated by preceptors and supervised by faculty. Regular critiques will be held with supervisors, written progress reports and development of a major independent project are required. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Graded on S/F basis only. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-10 cr.
Professional internships are completed under the direction of a faculty member. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Evaluation is on an S/F basis only.
Area of Study: Human Development and Family Studies (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
This course provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate the extent to which they have met the MPH Program Competencies in Family Health. Students must be in their final year of the MPH program to enroll in the Fall SPH-F 698 course. SPH-F 696 is a prerequisite or a co-requisite. Enrollment in the Spring SPH-F 698 course requires successful completion (passing grade) of the Fall SPH-F 698 course. Instructor permission required. Graded on S/F basis only. Repeatable for credit.
Prerequisite course title: Field Experience in Family Health
Area of Study: Interdepartmental Graduate School (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 0 cr.
Master's students who have enrolled in 30 or more hours of graduate course work applicable to the degree and who have completed all other requirements of the degree except the thesis of final project of performance may enroll in G599. Requires section authorization. Before enrolling in this course, students must have registered in the required number of thesis credits for the degree. Repeatable.
Area of Study: Interdepartmental Graduate School (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 6 cr.
Available to graduate students who have completed all course requirements for their doctorates, have passed doctoral qualifying examinations, and have the requisite number of degree credit hours, this course provides the advanced research student with a forum for sharing ideas and problems under the supervision of a senior researcher. Before enrolling in this course, students must have registered in the required number of dissertation credits for the degree. Repeatable five times for a maximun of six total enrollments.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The philosophy and principles that provide the foundation for health and safety education as academic disciplines, including history of the professions, theories of health behavior, principles of learning applied to health communications, diffusion and adoption in health promotion, professional preparation, and areas of professional specialization.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Application of innovative strategies for the teaching of health education. Attention is given to conceptualizing instruction, specifying instructional objectives, planning units and lessons, utilizing various instructional methods, selecting and using instructional materials, and evaluating teaching effectiveness.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course focuses on breastfeeding practice and policy. Strategies for planning program design to improve breastfeeding practices along with different interventions for supporting breastfeeding in the community are discussed. World Health Organization (WHO) policies and recommendations on breastfeeding practice are also highlighted.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Consideration of the coordinated school health program (CSHP) as a health promotion model that contributes to both health and education outcomes. Addresses the role and function of CSHP at the national, state, and local levels. Includes strategies for addressing child and adolescent health across multiple program components.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-H 160 or equivalent. This graduate course includes research in emergency care, teaching techniques for first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and automated external defibrillators (AEDs); and assisting with SPH-H 160 labs. Students who complete the course become eligible for American Red Cross Instructor authorization.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
A nonmedical introduction for teachers, administrators, agency personnel, and others who work with children or adults on sustaining prescription medications. Examines how such medications affect the performance of students or clients. Additional topics include drug actions, interactions, indications, contraindications, and side effects.
Prerequisite course title: First Aid and Emergency Care
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Designed to assure that pre-service and in-service teachers acquire the knowledge and essential skills to implement effective health education curricula. Topics include: current child health problems, health content standards, effective teaching strategies, developmentally appropriate content, curriculum development, lesson and unit planning, evaluation, and integration of health topics into traditional subjects.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Competencies in human sexuality education are identified for teachers, administrators, nurses, and other school personnel. Specific activities include developing a comprehensive vocabulary in human sexuality education, establishing effective communication skills, and reviewing various educational techniques and materials relevant to the teaching of human sexuality.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Alcohol and drug abuse in American society are probed in a comprehensive yet practical manner. Physiological, psychological, sociological, theological, and legal dimensions of the issue are explored through lectures, group discussions, guest speakers, and audio-visual presentations. Discusses principles of teaching and counseling in drug education programs.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Surveys a variety of contemporary issues related to lifestyle and health behavior, including Centers for Disease Control and prevention priority health risks. Social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health promotion, such as poverty, social capital, and mass communication, etc., will also be discussed.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Helps prepare educators and health-related personnel dealing with death education and/or dying and death in the work setting. Educational methodology and materials, helping/supportive strategies, and background content about death and dying.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Consumer decision-making models, interpretation and assessment of available information related to consumer issues, and identification of consumer awareness and protection resources. Emphasis on the health educator's role in a consumer-based society.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Examines the relationships of women to health and health care, with attention to health concerns unique to women and common to both sexes throughout the life span. Emphasizes current information related to women's health issues and the health educator's role in women's health.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An overview of areas in the study of aging, focusing on health, psychological aspects, and policy issues. Includes theoretical approaches to aging and current research in these areas. In-depth literature reviews provide focus and enhanced knowledge of chosen areas.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
In-depth examination of the health and social impact of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases in the United States and worldwide, with particular attention to theoretical models of individual prevention behavior.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Various drugs including alcohol, sedative-hypnotics; narcotic-analgesics; cocaine; xanthines; cannabis; hallucinogens; and over-the-counter, prescription, and other substances causing health problems in our culture are identified and discussed. Emphasis on history, symptoms of use and abuse, and the role of the health educator in prevention and referral.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Major trends and issues related to international health, including health care systems, nutrition, family planning, distribution and nature of communicable and chronic diseases, and preventive measures in selected countries. Special emphasis on problems that can be prevented through health education programs.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Interesting topics of relevance to individuals in school and public health and related disciplines are conducted in workshop fashion under the direction of faculty members. Emphasizes practical application, group involvement, and the use of resource personnel. Specific topics vary. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Planning for implementation of innovative approaches to health instruction in diverse public heath settings. Learners acquire skills for conceptualizing and targeting instruction; specifying instructional objectives; planning lessons and units; utilizing effective instructional methods; selecting instructional materials; and evaluating teaching effectiveness.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Issues, problems, and scientific concepts of human sexual expression in contemporary society, with particular attention to their relationships to individual health and the development of a healthy sexuality.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Identifies relevant evaluation concepts, measures, models, and techniques. Presents utilization-focused strategies for communicating program theory, involving relevant stakeholders, analyzing data, and reporting results. Students wishing to enroll in this course should have a previous program planning course or experience, and permission of the student's advisor.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Includes the study of death education methodology, preparation of learning activities dealing with death and dying, evaluation of student papers, and leading discussion sections of SPH-H 220 Death and Dying.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Includes the study of sexuality education methodology, preparation of learning activities dealing with human sexuality, evaluation of student papers, and leading discussion sections of SPH-F 255 Human Sexuality.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Before registering for thesis credits, each student must obtain school-approval of the student's master's thesis committee membershiip. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-H 502 with B? or higher. The theory and practice of curriculum development in health education, including philosophy and principles of curriculum development; scheduling and sequence of health instruction; yearly, unit, and lesson planning; course of study preparation; evaluation strategies; and practical procedures for organizing a curriculum development project.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-H 552. Learners acquire or enhance the skills and knowledge needed to implement public health education programs in diverse settings. Students will build skills for applied settings needed to fund, conceptualize, design, deliver, and evaluate programs consistent with health education concepts.
Prerequisite course title: Promoting Women's Health
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-H 510 or equivalent with a B? or better. Focuses on knowledge and skills to manage a local school health program, with emphasis on systems change theory, needs assessment, program planning, program management, coalition development, team building, social marketing and advocacy, policy development and implementation, and long-term sustainability.
Prerequisite course title: Organization of School Health Programs
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-H 350. Students develop pedagogical competencies aligned with professional standards, and encompassing emerging technologies and applications, required to deliver sexual and reproductive health education to diverse populations. Intended for prospective and practicing educators and health care workers for, and in, public health settings, including primary and secondary schools.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Health promotion has evolved as a major strategy to improve population health. WHO defined it as enabling people to increase control over, and improve their health. The course provides health professionals with theoretical, technical, organizational, economic, political, and systems skills to establish and evaluate health promotion programs domestically and internationally.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Planned study tours of school and public health programs throughout the United States and selected foreign countries are conducted under the direction of a faculty sponsor. Specific tours vary. Before registering for this course, students must obtain the permission of the sponsor. Only S/F grades given.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Contemporary topics in the area of health education are studied under the direction of faculty members with specialized areas of expertise. Specific topics vary. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Culminating practical management experiences are completed in appropriate school settings under direction of a faculty member. Seminars are held periodically throughout the practicum. Practicum experiences must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Evaluation is on an S/F basis only.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Role of constitution, legislatures, agencies, courts, and public in shaping public health policy. Includes Constitutional authority, limits on governmental intervention, tensions between protecting society's interests and preserving individual rights, reading legal documents, recognizing legal issues, communicating with attorneys, and strategies to increase public understanding and influence on laws affecting health.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Develop skills to acquire and manage external funds for health and human services research and development in academic, public-, not-for-profit, and private-sector agencies, including establishing a research or development career trajectory; identifying sources of funds in areas of interest; preparing a proposal and budget for funding; and managing funded projects.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Planned readings in specialized areas of professional interest are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate teaching faculty. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students, Reading proposals must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Research projects are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate teaching faculty. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-10 cr.
Practical learning experiences are completed in appropriate professional settings under the direction of a faculty member. Seminars are held periodically throughout the practicum. Practicum experiences must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Evaluation is on an S/F basis only. Repeatable for up to 10 credits.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-7 cr.
Public health skills are developed through professional experiences in public health settings facilitated by preceptors and supervised by faculty. Regular critiques will be held with supervisors, written progress reports and development of a major independent project are required. Field experiences must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Graded on S/F basis only.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Internships in Health Promotion
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate the extent to which they have met the MPH Program Competencies in Professional Health Education. Students must be in their final year of the MPH program to enroll in the Fall SPH-H 698 course. SPH-H 696 is a prerequisite or a co-requisite. Enrollment in the Spring SPH-H 698 course requires successful completion (passing grade) of the Fall SPH-H 698 course. Instructor permission required. Graded on S/F basis only. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Provides doctoral students with knowledge required to think critically about teaching practice and enhance pedagogical skills. Rooted in the scholarship of teaching and learning, will help students prepare for teaching, feel more comfortable in the classroom, and utilize pedagogical best practices in a supportive environment.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Advanced topics in the area of health behavior are studied under the direction of faculty members with specialized areas of expertise. Specific topics vary. Repeatable for credit with different topic. For students with advanced graduate student status. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Reviews research techniques in health education and critiques examples of current and completed research projects and other professional literature. Particular attention is given to dissertations being planned or in progress. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Only S/F grades given.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-10 cr.
Planned readings in the area of health behavior are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate teaching faculty. Enrollment is limited to advanced doctoral students. Reading proposals must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable up to 10 credits.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-10 cr.
Research projects in the area of health behavior are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate teaching faculty. Enrollment is limited to advanced doctoral students. Project proposals must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for up to 10 credits.
Area of Study: Health Education (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-30 cr.
Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Designed to cover a variety of topics in the area of kinesiology. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Hands-on applications in the use of microcomputers as problem-solving tools in physical education. Programming applications and problems in physical education, sport sciences, administration, athletics, and research.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course is intended for programming novices, with little or no background in any programming language. We will cover the basics of programming in general and MATLAB in particular, with a focus on writing programs to organize, structure, and analyze types of data common in behavioral and physiological research. Topics include variables, scripts and functions, selection statements, loops, string manipulation, data structures, file input and output, data plotting, indexing, statistics, and curve fitting. Throughout the course, students will write a series of functions to analyze a real data set. Challenges and strategies related to research data will be emphasized. A statistics course is recommended before students enroll in this course.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Provides in-depth knowledge regarding exercise and physical activity as it applies to people with disabilities across the life span. Topics addressed include assessment, determinants, programming, physiological responses to exercise, adaptations, and accessibility issues. Particular focus will be placed on childhood onset conditions.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An overview of empirical research and theoretical perspectives on adherence to various forms of physical activity. Research on special populations will be emphasized.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: ANAT-A 215. Newtonian mechanics applied to human movement. Analysis of sports techniques.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An integrative analysis of the physiological, psychological, and biomechanical principles, mechanisms, and phenomena underlying the acquisition of the capacities and abilities required for high-level physical performance.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: PHSL-P 215. A study of physiological changes that occur with exercise. Emphasis on the cardiorespiratory, muscular, and biochemical adaptations to training, and how these affect human performance. Physiological principles are applied to athletic training, adult fitness, weight regulation, and physical therapy.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: PHSL-P 215. Study of a variety of contemporary issues related to obesity. Topics may include obesity and health risks, factors promoting fat deposition and metabolism, traditional versus nontraditional weight-loss programs, and adherence to weight-loss programs. Recommendations are presented for developing a comprehensive weight management program.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An overview of neural mechanisms underlying motor control. Application of neurophysiological principles to human motor performance.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An overview of neural mechanisms underlying motor control. Includes applications of neurophysiological principles to human motor performance.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This multidisciplinary course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the neuroanatomical, neurophysiological, and neurobehavioral foundations of voluntary human movement. Seminar-based lectures will emphasize the structure and functional involvement of cortical and subcortical regions associated with purposeful action (e.g., goal-directed reaching, speech, and locomotion). In addition, case descriptions will be discussed to provide students with a link between neuropathogenesis and specific motor deficits.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Study of the developmental aspects of human performance, including the processes of growth and motor development from conception to adolescence. Emphasizes research on cognitive, affective, and psychomotor development and their impact on the motor behavior of children.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Study of the developmental aspects of human performance, including the processes of growth and motor development throughout adolescence. Emphasizes research on cognitive, affective, and psychomotor development and their impact on the motor behavior of the adolescent.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
A developmental approach to the physical education of children, covering the impact of developmental movement experiences, curriculum development, teacher behavior, class management, play environments, and a variety of developmentally appropriate movement activities. Students participate in classroom instruction, group projects, and a variety of contemporary game, rhythm, and self-testing activities.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Selected topics in physical education. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Provides professionals with a working knowledge of a variety of disabling conditions and health impairments. The characteristics, etiology, and pathology, plus behavioral, cognitive, physiological, and medical implications will be discussed. Students will experience selected medical terminology and medical/behavioral management procedures of educational rehabilitation settings.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Neurologic bases and factor structures of motor ability in normal and exceptional populations; movement problems associated with specific syndromes; assessment of motor development with structured and unstructured tests and checklists.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Provides an overview of the role of physical activity in the prevention of disease and disability. Explores the health related consequences of inactivity and discusses interventions designed to increase physical activity within populations. The course will focus on obesity and it health related consequences.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Provides an environment in which students can explore and critically analyze areas of research relevant to physical activity, fitness, and wellness.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
A study of problems as they relate to philosophy, procedures, and practices in adapted physical education.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Students will learn the theory and practice of physical activity assessment methods and technology. Physical activity assessment methodology, statistical analysis and data interpretation will be emphasized. Practical experiences using current assessment techniques will be provided. Focus will be placed on measurement and monitoring of both physical activity and sedentary behavior, as well as understanding the delineation between these two health factors.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Overview of physical activity theory, assessment, and research methods across the lifespan from infancy to older adulthood. Examine and develop evidence-based and developmentally appropriate physical activity programs for various age groups.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Health fitness laboratory evaluation for exercise prescription for apparently healthy adults. Topics include 1) risk stratification, 2) laboratory evaluation and interpretation of blood chemistries, body composition, pulmonary functions, and exercise testing and 3) exercise prescription, with modification of prescription for pediatrics, obstetrics, and geriatrics.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Physiology, assessment techniques, and interpretation of basic cardiac rhythm, 12 lead EKG, and adjunctive imaging techniques in clinical exercise testing. Introduction to basic cardiac pharmacology.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Scholarly knowledge and practical experience related to physical activity coaching utilizing behavior models and theories and physical activity best practices. Students examine PA/wellness trends and philosophies, health behavior theories and motivational techniques. Application of coaching/behavioral techniques to actual clients/community integrates theory and best practices.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An overview of program structure, management, marketing, budget, and finance for corporate fitness, preventive medicine, sports medicine, and hospital-based rehabilitation.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Basic pharmacology of cardiac, pulmonary, metabolic, and related conditions and their implications for the exercise/allied health professions. Course concludes with AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider training (with certification).
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Principles of, problems in, and procedures for administering a city physical education program from the viewpoint of a city director or school administrator.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Participate in a research seminar or practicum experience related to adapted physical education. Seminar is for graduate students conducting research as part of a dissertation or thesis. Practicum is designed to provide non-thesis graduate students with experiences in real-world settings. Decisions regarding seminar or practicum enrollment must be instructor approved.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Human factors and ergonomics refer to the study of how people interact with their work environment. This course is designed to provide an advanced level review of the cognitive principles of this science by presenting a systematic application of relevant information about human capabilities, limitations, and behaviors with regard to the design of machines and their use within specific environments. Emphasis will be placed on the interactive nature of human machine systems from an information processing perspective, and the development of ergonomic models and techniques used to assess the design of modern workplaces.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course extends competencies in 3D CAD software for virtual world measurement and testing applications. Motion capture EMG, Force plates and Jack Human Simulation software are used to design and evaluate tools and job tasks using CAD processes.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Course presents facilitation methodologies employed by ergonomic change teams. Models, basic principles and skills practice will be presented in: organizational change, data collection, group process and training development.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Course presents ergonomics in the design of socio-technical systems. Social, technical, and environmental systems are considered as influences on the design, implementation and ergonomic evaluation of jobs and work systems.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Course surveys topics in physical ergonomics. Musculoskeletal structure and function are examined in relation to commonly occurring sources of strain in workplace and total design.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Course presents a conceptual model of human error and associated cognitive mechanisms. This frame work is used to describe and analyze human error in the performance of tasks and use of products.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course presents work design analysis methods and development tools. Course examines the way in which workers perform job tasks, how workers interact with their tools and workspace, and the operational environment.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course surveys the traditional relationships of industrial design and ergonomics. Course examines how aesthetic and functional needs directs the interaction of people with their environment.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Students will be prepared in the use of ergonomic assessment tools and methodologies for research and professional settings. Students will receive hands-on experience in the development and implementation of ergonomic solutions.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This is an advanced level course that focuses on research and experimentation to determine the interaction between specific human physical traits and the design of tasks, equipment, and environments with the goal of matching human capabilities with demands through the application of ergonomics methods and techniques.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course introduces 3D CAD software and Rapid Prototyping production for research and professional ergonomic applications.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Submission and approval of master?s thesis committee membership form are required before enrollment in thesis credits. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 8 cr.
This course provides students a practical placement in the ergonomics profession. The placement opportunity can be used as practical hours necessary for student?s professional certification. The internship must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
A general survey of the literature. Information on both clinical and healthy populations will be presented, as will detrimental psychological outcomes.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: SPH-K 530. Recommended prerequisite: PHYS-P 201. Study of the mechanical principles of human motion through detailed analysis and specific movements; general applicability of the principles. Forces, moments, stability, and linear and angular momentum.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Newtonian study of linear and angular kinematics and kinetics of the human body. Quantitative study of sequential link chains. Computation of joint forces and torques and of muscular forces.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Study of human movement based on scientific foundations of human performance, including advanced kinesiological theories and neuromuscular integration.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
A system approach to the pulmonary and respiratory responses to acute and chronic exercise. Emphasis on ventilatory and respiratory adaptations associated with athletic performance to physical activity in health and disease.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
A systems approach to the cardiovascular responses to acute and chronic exercise. Emphasis on myocardial and circulatory adaptations associated with athletic performance to physical activity in health and disease.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
A study of the biochemical adaptations that occur during acute exercise or as a result of prolonged exercise training, with emphasis on the biochemical regulators of intermediary metabolism. Laboratory techniques include bio-assay of blood-borne metabolites, muscle enzyme activity, and energy substrate storage/utilization.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An integrative analysis of the biochemical regulators of intermediary metabolism, with emphasis on the enzymatic, hormonal, and metabolic control of energy production in skeletal muscle. Biochemical principles are applied to human exercise performance.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course provides content on the research-based finding of 1) how exercise alters biochemical function in skeletal muscle, the liver, and adipose tissue; 2) why biochemical monitoring of athletes is necessary; 3) the methodological limitations of studies in this area; and 4) how to apply biochemical methods to monitor training.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2 cr.
A detailed evaluation, including hands-on practice of the laboratory skills needed in a typical exercise biochemistry laboratory. Experiences will include phlebotomy, titrations, and several spectrophotometric hematological laboratory techniques.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: SPH-K 541. A discussion of current research concerns in motor integration. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Identification, analysis, and evaluation of physically disabling conditions; rehabilitation procedures including muscle testing, therapeutic exercise, and exercise prescription. Identification, analysis, and evaluation of persons with physical disabilities; rehabilitation procedures including muscle testing, therapeutic exercise, and exercise prescription.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Advanced study of disease etiology and mechanisms of exercise intervention for cardiovascular, pulmonary, immune, and metabolic disease.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Problems in physical education. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Guided readings for broadening information about and understanding of the profession. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Independent research conducted under the guidance of a graduate faculty member. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Topics vary. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Practical field experience under supervision; seminar discussions. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-7 cr.
Public health skills are developed through professional experiences in health settings facilitated by preceptors and supervised by faculty. Regular critiques will be held with supervisors, written progress reports and development of a major independent project are required. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Graded on S/F basis only. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2-8 cr.
Off-campus professional field experience in school or agency situation under qualified supervision. Offered only after completion of course work for master?s degree. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Only S/F grades given. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
This course provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate the extent to which they have met the MPH Program Competencies in Physical Activity. Students must be in their final year of the MPH program to enroll in the Fall SPH-K 698 course. SPH-K 696 is a prerequisite or a co-requisite. Enrollment in the Spring SPH-K 698 course requires successful completion (passing grade) of the Fall SPH-K 698 course. Instructor permission required. Graded on S/F basis only. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2-5 cr.
Experimental investigation of problems in the area of human performance, including laboratory design and advanced research techniques.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2-5 cr.
Advanced readings from domestic and foreign publications in one or more areas, including biomechanics, physiology of exercise, and sports psychology (including motor learning and control). Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2-5 cr.
The research proposal must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Kinesiology (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 1-30 cr.
Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Organization of high school athletics with reference to national, state, and local control. Staff, program, budget, health and safety, facilities, and other phases of administration.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An introduction to legal principles involved in amateur sport. Constitutional law issues such as athletic eligibility, NCAA due process, gender discrimination, and drug testing. In-depth explanation of tort liability. Contracts in amateur sport settings.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An introduction to the business and legal issues confronting the commercial sport industry today. Major topics include league organization and governance, collective bargaining, antitrust law, the influence of the media, and social issues pertinent to professional sport. Focuses primarily on the NFL, MLB, and NBA.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Examination of contemporary issues in college sport in the United States, the historical foundation of college sports, and the role of sport in higher education. Discussion of possible reforms in collegiate athletics.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Examination of strategic market planning and its impact on sport marketing. Covers elements of the marketing mix, licensing and merchandising, event marketing, and sponsorship.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to principles of management theory and application to contemporary sport management. Students are expected to develop a general understanding of basic management principles and concepts in preparation for sport management careers working with and through others to achieve organizational objectives in a very competitive, diverse, and dynamic environment.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
A study of the sport industry with an emphasis on developing an understanding of how firms within the sport industry create a competitive advantage.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Comprehensive analysis of timely legal issues impacting participation, administration, or consumption of amateur and/or professional sports.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course provides students with an advanced study of the governance of sport infrastructures, services, and businesses, nationally and internationally. It is no longer sufficient to merely understand the domestic side of sport management. Through multiple forms of assessment and contemporary case study, this course allows students to critically analyze issues in the global governance of sport.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course covers theories and concepts related to research methods and data analysis in sport management. Specific focus will be given to action components of the research process including: design and formulation, research strategies, methodological tools, and data analytical methods necessary to perform research.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Study of the historical development of sport as an institution in American society: the rise of organized sport, factors affecting sporting developments, sport as an influence in society, sport in education.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Significance of sports in society; examination of relationships between sports and other elements of the culture; how sports contribute to human welfare in an advanced technological society.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Addresses theoretical and empirical aspects of topics, including exercise and mental health, anxiety and sport performance, "personology" and sport, overtraining, exercise adherence, and perceived exertion.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The application of sales and service management strategies to the sport industry. Examination of customer relationship management methods and sales techniques in sport.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The application of public relations practices to the sport industry. Examination of public relations strategies and techniques in sport organizations.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The study and analysis of American sport through the use of sport films and sport documentaries. Emphasis is upon how films and documentaries portray American sport and the interaction of sport with American culture.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
NCAA compliance policy and practice issues. Adaptation of regulations, application, and governance of the NCAA and member institutions. History, development of the membership and association regulations, enforcement and administration procedures.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The application of sponsorship acquisition methods to the sport industry. Examination of sport sponsorship retention strategies and sponsorship evaluation methods in sport.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-X 561 or equivalent. Exploration of current financial status in the main segment of the sport industry. Emphases placed on professional and collegiate sport. Topics include fee structures, financial ratios, financial impact analysis, attendance and price setting strategies, financial forecasting, relationships between financial analysis and strategic planning.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Off-campus professional field experience in a school or agency situation under qualified supervision. Offered only after completion of course work for master?s degree. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 2-5 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Off-campus professional field experience in agency situation under qualified supervision. Offered only after completion of course work for master?s degree. Instructor permission required. Only S/F grades given. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Marketing and Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Completion of at least 15 credits of program, including SPH-M 520. This course is designed to help students apply their concentration knowledge by synthesizing and integrating knowledge obtained throughout coursework to develop a research study. Students will integrate theory and principles obtained during study to their chosen concentration and develop a research study aimed at addressing a gap in the research.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1 cr.
Seminar presentations covering research in nutrition science. Weekly research seminars presented by graduate students and graduate faculty or visiting faculty. Each student will prepare to present either a review of research literature or results of a research study they have conducted. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
C: SPH-N 525. Recommended prerequisite: Introductory chemistry. Advanced study in the chemical and physical properties of food as related to use, quality, and preparation. Students will conduct library research to prepare a critical review of selected topics in novel areas of food chemistry and technology.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr
C: SPH-N 520. Recommended prerequisite: Basic statistical analysis. Application of principles and experimental procedures in food chemistry. Students will design and conduct an independent research project in food science in addition to weekly topical group laboratory experiments.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Organic chemistry. Function of carbohydrates, protein and fat in human metabolism, energy balance, and review of current literature.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisites: Anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology. Emphasis on the physiology, etiology, and dietary intervention in various diseased states. Includes in-depth analysis and reporting of a disease state and the role of diet and clinical research in its management.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: SPH-N 530. Emphasis is placed on vitamins, minerals, water, and phytochemicals.
Prerequisite course title: Advanced Human Nutrition
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
C: SPH-N 531. Application of diet therapy principles. Includes food preparation, designing special diets, and evaluating case studies. Effect of lifestyle and socioeconomic variables.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Course includes community assessment; program development, implementation, and evaluation; budget development; eligibility and services available through existing programs; cultural foodways; and the intersection of public policy and nutrition.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Independent work on problems of special interest. Topic may vary. Instructor permission required.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1 cr.
Instruction and practice using Nutrition Data System for Research software for the collection and analyses of 24-hour dietary recalls. Activities include analyses of recalls, food records, menus, and recipes.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: SPH-N 530 OR BIOT-T 540 OR MCHE-C 580. The study of nutrigenomics, the interaction between nutrition and an individuals genome or responses of an individual to different diets. Lecture/discussion of techniques and models, nutrient-gene interactions and events affecting cardiovascular disease, cancer and other conditions. Implications for food technology, public health and policy.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite or concurrent: SPH-N 532. A study of phytonutrients, molecules produced by edible plants, in addition to the traditional vitamins, that influence human health, growth, metabolism, and disease risk.
Prerequisite course title: Advanced Human Nutrition II
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Introductory nutrition and exercise science. The role of nutrition in athletic performance, especially the effects of various nutrition practices during training, competition, and recovery. Current concepts and controversies.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Contemporary topics in the area of nutrition science are studied under the direction of faculty members with specialized areas of expertise. Specific topics vary. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Planned readings in specialized areas of professional interest are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Nutrition and Dietetics (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Research projects are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Examination of the basic techniques and practices used in outdoor programming. Of specific interest are those techniques, skills, and procedures used in the instructing, teaching and supervision of individuals and groups in outdoor environments
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course approaches the issues of human health and quality of life from the perspective of the natural environments impact human health and an individual?s reported sense of quality of life
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Integrates various concepts of natural resource management, tourism theory, and selected business practices to examine the form, functions, and impact of resource-based tourism
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Organization and administration of camps; program planning, selection, and training of staff; campsite selection and development; and health and safety
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Basic principles, philosophies, and methods of both outdoor education and environmental education. Enables students to associate characteristics that relate to each field as well as aspects that differentiate both. Monthly field trips
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 2 cr.
Conveys both practical information and direct experience to students about components of outdoor recreation and resource management. Enables students to participate in a one-week outdoor recreation consortium at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Also offers graduate students the opportunity for leadership roles associated with consortium topics
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Exploration of the principles, theories, concepts, and practical realities of ecosystem management. Enables students to design, initiate, and coordinate to completion complex projects of an ecological nature
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Exploration of various issues and concepts associated with adventure and outdoor-based programs. Includes an experiential learning component. Offered in a seminar format
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Examination of the principles and practices inherent in the field of Outdoor Experiential Therapy (OET). Topics include the historical development of OET, research and practice-based findings, specific techniques currently in use, issues and trends in OET, and emerging developments in therapeutic and managerial adaptations for the field
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 2 cr.
SPH-O521 is a graduate-level course that investigates the philosophies, theories, research, and practice of facilitation in adventure education. We will combine elements of critical inquiry and discussion with direct experience as we shift between classroom and facilitation settings. Likewise, participants in the course will be required to negotiate and navigate the roles of student, collaborator, facilitator, and instructor as we build our understanding of what it means to engage in an educational experience through the lens of adventure facilitation. The course will include an overnight experiences at Bradford Woods, as well as integrating multiple out-of-the-classroom opportunities throughout the semester
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1 cr.
Exploration of concepts related to the past, present, and future trends of experiential therapy. Focus on reading and reflection, experiential training, and small group facilitation and discussion
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Examines the history, management, and current issues in outdoor and adventure-based programs. Special attention given to developing an understanding of organizational involvement, social and ecological issues in risk management
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Examines the models, theories, and research applications utilized in adventure and experiential education. Emphasis placed on developing an understanding of the salient models and resultant research, and integration of that knowledge into the development of "new" models and theories
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Examines the philosophical turmoil of formal wilderness creation in the United States. Discussion and debate of the European influences on wilderness thinking in the United States as well as examination of wilderness experiences of early European settlers to America. History of influential leaders in wilderness designations and the political climate of wilderness debates is traced
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Examines the theory and findings of visitor and tourism research as it is conducted in recreation and leisure settings such as parks, museums, towns, historic sites, sporting facilities, and resorts. Topics include visitor motivations, expectations, social interaction, and assessment. Students learn techniques for gathering information from and about visitors
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Intensive one-week course that uses the outdoors as the laboratory to share strategies, methods, and techniques to teach environmental education concept to others. Offers training and subsequent certification in environmental education curricula such as Project Wild, Project Wet, and Project Learning Tree. These skills enable students to integrate this curriculum into their own formal or non-formal school programs
Area of Study: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course approaches the issues of human health and quality of life from the perspective of natural environments. The course will encompass a variety of readings, class discussion, guest speakers, and several experiential learning components (ElC?s)
Area of Study: Public Health Administration (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Students are expected to learn principles of population-based management in order to administer programs, services, and policies within the U.S. public health system. In addition, students examine the mission, structure, and processes of local, state, and federal organizations in delivering population-based programs, services and policies.
Area of Study: Public Health Administration (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course provides students with a core set of public health administration concepts and skills required for competency in public health administration. Students will complete various applied assignments focused on the practice of public health administration and public health administration research.
Area of Study: Public Health Administration (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Economics is a discipline to explain human beings' behaviors and also serves as an important point of view for analyzing public health issues and associated policies. This course will guide students to think through a number of public health issues using economics tools.
Area of Study: Public Health Administration (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Planned, specialized readings in public health administration of professional and/or research interest are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students. Reading proposals must be submitted by students seeking this independent study course, and must be approved in advance by faculty in Public Health Administration. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Class is repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Public Health Administration (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Research projects are conducted under the direction of a member of the public health administration graduate faculty. This can be in form of grant writing, or manuscript preparation, or data analysis. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students upon the approval of faculty. Research project must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required.
Area of Study: Public Health Administration (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-7 cr.
Public health skills are developed through professional experiences in health settings facilitated by preceptors and supervised by faculty. Regular critiques will be held with supervisors, written progress reports and development of a major independent project are required. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Graded on S/F basis only. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Public Health Administration (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
This course provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate the extent to which they have met the MPH Program Competencies in Public Health Administration. Students must be in their final year of the MPH program to enroll in the Fall SPH-P 698 course. SPH-P 696 is a prerequisite or a co-requisite. Enrollment in the Spring SPH-P 698 course requires successful completion (passing grade) of the Fall SPH-P 698 course. Instructor permission required. Graded on S/F basis only. Repeatable for credit.
Prerequisite course title: M.P.H. Field Experience in Public Health Administration
Area of Study: Public Health Administration (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-6 cr.
Research projects are conducted under the direction of a member of the public health administration graduate faculty. This can be in form of grant writing, or manuscript preparation, or data analysis. The research project must be part of the student's trajectory toward their dissertation research. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students upon the approval of faculty. Students must have completed their first year of doctoral studies before beginning this course. Research proposals must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required.
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An applied approach to the collection, organization, analyses and interpretation of data pertinent to public health and vital statistics is outlined. The application of statistical and biostatistical methods to public health is explained.
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course covers fundamental statistical techniques and data analytical approaches that are commonly used in public health research. It has been designed to prepare graduate students to take advanced statistics courses and to help graduate students become independent researchers.
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Data Mining tools extract unknown and potentially valuable information from large databases. Includes: sampling techniques; unsupervised/supervised learning methods; model validation techniques for regression and classification. Designed to provide modern data tools/methods for analyzing large datasets.
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Construction and Analysis of Achievement Tests in Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation.Principles of construction, selection, interpretation of written achievement tests in health and safety, physical education and recreation, and other evaluative procedures; analysis of standardized tests. Project required to apply principles involved.
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-Q 502 with a grade of B or better. Principles and resources for designing and analyzing experiments using ANOVA models. Includes between and within subjects designs, factorial arrangements and nested designs, analysis of covariance, trends, statistical power and effect size. Incorporates computer programs.
Prerequisite course title: Intermediate Statistics in Public HealthTitle
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-Q 502. Multivariate statistical techniques and analytical procedures commonly used in applied research. The topics include matrix algebra, data screening. Multiple regression, multivariate analysis of variance and covariance, discriminant function analysis, logistic regression, and principle components and factor analysis.
Prerequisite course title: Intermediate Statistics in Public HealthTitle
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisites: SPH-Q 501 and SPH-Q 502. Health and health behavior science often include discrete data. Description and inference for binomial/multinomial variables using odds ratios; analysis of contingency tables; basic methods of generalized linear models (GLM); logit/logliner methods with GLM; basic analysis of categorized data using SAS.
Prerequisite course title: Introduction to Statistics in Public Health
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: One graduate level biostatistics or statistics course. In this course, students will learn how to analyze bivariate and multivariate data using simple and multiple linear regression procedures; know how to build a linear including model checking, variable selection and data transformation; developing basic facility in the analysis of data using SAS.
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course introduces modern statistical methods for longitudinal data analysis to graduate students who need to understand research reports/scientific papers, analyze empirical data, or interpret their results. The topics covered by this course include SAS tutorial, review of linear regression, linear mixed models, generalized linear mixed models, and generalized estimating equations (GEE). Students should complete a graduate level course in regression analysis before beginning this course.
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course serves as an introduction to SAS for data management, data analysis, and statistical reporting. Emphasis is placed on data management. The course will include lectures, computer lab practices, and a final project.
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: One basic statistics/biostatistics course. Covers basic concepts of survival analysis, such as Kaplan-Meier estimates, hazard functions, survival functions, log-rank tests. Parametric inference includes likelihood estimation and the exponential, Weibull, log-logistic and other relevant distributions. Methods and theory for the Cox model.
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Contemporary techniques in biostatistics are studied under the direction of faculty members with specialized areas of expertise. Specific topics vary. Repeatable for credit with different topic for a maximum of three enrollments.
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-7 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Public health skills are developed through professional experiences in health settings facilitated by preceptors and supervised by faculty. Regular critiques will be held with supervisors, written progress reports and development of a major independent project are required. Instructor permission required. Graded on S/F basis only.
Area of Study: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
This course provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate the extent to which they have met the MPH Program Competencies in Biostatistics. Students must be in their final year of the MPH program to enroll in the Fall SPH-Q 698 course. SPH-Q 696 is a prerequisite or a co-requisite. Enrollment in the Spring SPH-Q 698 course requires successful completion (passing grade) of the Fall SPH-Q 698 course. Instructor permission required. Graded on S/F basis only. Repeatable for credit.
Prerequisite course title: M.P.H. Field Experience in Biostatistics
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Exploration of philosophical, ethical, historical, and cultural foundations for recreation in society; challenge of leisure and role of recreation in present and future environments.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Organization and administration of public and not-for-profit agencies, with emphasis on leadership and management skills, including empowerment, envisioning, organizing, quality, and other contemporary management issues.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Investigations of how administrative theory and management practices in leisure services have changed since 1900. Involves the study of contemporary and future management issues influencing the delivery of leisure services in public and nonprofit settings. Particular emphasis given to implications for leisure service managers and organizational responses.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Introduction to the basic elements and concepts of tourism planning. Examines the planning process for developing regional tourism, as well as the most common approaches to planning for specific types of tourism and tourism-related facilities. Special emphasis given to the planning of city tourism.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Critical analysis of the historic development, current status, and changing patterns of public policy in outdoor recreation and tourism and related environmental sustainability as it pertains to the United States and selected countries. Intensive examination of selected public policy issues, particularly those affecting tourist and visitor experience and relative impacts.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Provides basic principles of professional fund-raising including why people give, how funds are raised, legal and ethical considerations, volunteerism, and institutional advancement. Applies to a broad array of graduate students in the fields of recreation, sports, fine arts, music, and education.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The course will explore the philosophical, ethical, historical and cultural foundations of conservation, park and recreation in America and its importance related to present environmental and social problems. The course will review current research in the field and philosophical frameworks.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1 cr.
Practicum in the management of a continuing education institute for park and recreation administrators, supervisors, and technicians.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Examination of resource management approaches to recreation resource administration, including an ecological and sociological approaches to understanding complex problems and issues, management practices, resource policies, and allocation of resources. Special focus on legal and ethical aspects of resource management, environmental protection, personnel management, and budget formulation.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The course offers an analysis of park planning and design techniques in order to encourage health, active living, and improve quality of life in communities through deliberate, purposeful improvements to the built environment. The class will focus on procedures for developing community park and recreation plans, trail plans, feasibility studies and site specific plans including design characteristics for selected recreation, park, commercial use areas and support facilities. Emphasis will be placed on the ability to master course objectives as demonstrated through group discussion, readings mastery and submission of course assignments.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 2 cr.
Students will develop an understanding of key fundamental fiscal management concepts and skills relevant to the field of Recreation.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Concentrates on the legal aspects of parks, recreation, tourism, and sports. Provides students with an understanding of the risk management process, negligence, intentional torts, strict liability, standards of care, and attractive nuisance.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Current issues in a variety of park and recreation settings. Topics vary with instructor and year. Consult the Schedule of Classes for current information. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Study of the interaction of the participant in the recreational sports environment as it relates to the individual?s self-awareness, social awareness, and physical awareness. The role of sport in society, from a global perspective, is examined with particular emphasis on the recreational sport participant.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 2 cr.
Focuses on the experiences that relate directly to the basic programmatic and administrative aspects of recreational sports services. Various topics discussed by faculty members and practitioners with specialized areas of expertise.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Principles and practices of human resource management in recreational sport organizations, emphasizing the skills necessary to manage full-time, part-time, and seasonal employees and volunteers. The course will consist of lectures, discussions, case studies, video presentations, and learning applications. Opportunities for supervisory skill development in the classroom will be provided.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The World Health Organization defined health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. An emerging and expanding area of growth is evident in the examination of leisure and health, and how these constructs inform and influence each other. This course will seek to explore and understand the role that leisure plays in maintaining, strengthening and enhancing physical, mental and social well-being for all members of society. The outcomes related to leisure are not always positive, thus these areas will also be considered.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Explores the role of leisure in adult development with specific focus on the aging process, leisure needs, and leisure services. Basic concepts associated with leisure, aging, targeting leisure services, research, and public policy are presented in light of forecasting leisure demand in the 21st century.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-6 cr.
Topics of relevance to individuals in the field of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies and related areas. Specific topics vary and conducted in workshop fashion under the direction of faculty members.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 2-4 cr.
Provides administration master?s candidates with an understanding of processes, requirements, and expectations of the master?s project. Provides a head start to the completion of the master?s project.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Submission and approval of thesis committee mebership form is required before registering for this course. Instructor permission required.Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course is designed for graduate students who are designing or implementing a survey either as part of a thesis/dissertation or other project. The course emphasizes hands-on experience in the design, administration, analysis and interpretation of survey data for quantitative research studies.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Individualized advanced study of specific topics under faculty direction. Topic areas within which study contracts may be developed include park/recreation administration, recreational sports administration, therapeutic recreation, outdoor recreation, tourism, armed forces recreation, and resource management. Reading proposal must be approved in advance. Permission of department required. Cumulative Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1 cr.
This advanced topical seminar is required of all Ph.D. students and M.S. students who intend to complete a thesis. The seminar substantively explores important topics in the conduct of evidence-based research in leisure studies.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Independent research conducted under guidance of a graduate faculty member. Research proposal must be approved in advance. Permission of department required. Cumulative Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Seminars in one or more of the following emphasis areas are as indicated each semester in the Schedule of Classes: park/recreation administration, recreational sports administration, therapeutic recreation, outdoor recreation, tourism, armed forces recreation, and resource management. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-6 cr.
Field experience as specified in written individualized contracts with supervising faculty. Practicums are available in the following areas of emphasis: park/recreation administration, recreational sports administration, therapeutic recreation, outdoor recreation, tourism, armed forces recreation, and resource management. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 4 cr.
Public health skills are developed through professional experiences in public health settings facilitated by preceptors and supervised by faculty. Regular critiques will be held with supervisors, written progress reports and development of a major independent project are required. Students should complete the MPH Core and required courses before taking this course. Permission of department required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Graded on S/F basis only.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 2-8 cr.
Supervised off-campus professional field experience in appropriate agencies or other approved settings. Only S/F grades given. Internships are available in the following areas of emphasis: park/recreation administration, recreational sports administration, therapeutic recreation, outdoor recreation, tourism, armed forces recreation, and resource management. Internship must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The course provides students enrolled in distance education MS degree program with an understanding of processes, requirements, and expectations of the profession, and serves as a portfolio type project for students to end their degree requirements. The course is designed to frame the student?s experience in the master?s degree allowing them to develop a creative master?s level project, that is applied or theoretical, demonstrating their proficiency with the complex knowledge, skills and abilities of the field of parks, recreation, tourism and public lands.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: Only for students in the PhD in Leisure Behavior program. Students gain an understanding of the application of social psychology to one important aspect of human life-leisure behavior.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Investigation and discussion of current trends and issues affecting higher education in recreation, parks, and leisure services.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
In-depth study of the realm of research in leisure behavior. Conceptual and methodological issues involved in problem formulation and application of appropriate designs.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 2 cr.
P: Only for students in the PhD in Leisure Behavior program. The course aims to supply in-depth, advanced knowledge relevant to inquiry method beyond an introductory graduate-level methodology course. It discourses updated research methods transpiring in social sciences in general and covers contemporary investigative approaches applied to the issues in recreation, park and tourism studies in specific. Instructor permission required.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 2 cr.
P: Only for students in the PhD in Leisure Behavior program. Graduate students will learn and exchange ideas, and skills/strategies that promote teaching excellence. We will examine concepts and methods related to the professional development of future teachers in higher education. This course is to prepare graduate students with necessary fundamental teaching skills.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
P: Only for students in the PhD in Leisure Behavior program. Individualized advanced study of specific topics under faculty direction. Topic areas within which study contracts may be developed are: park/recreation administration, recreational sports administration, therapeutic recreation, outdoor recreation, tourism, armed forces recreation, and resource management. Reading proposal must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required.Cumulative graduate GPA of at least 3.0. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
P: Only for students in the PhD in Leisure Behavior program. Research conducted under the direction of and with the advance approval of a member of the graduate faculty in one of the following areas: park/recreation administration, recreational sports administration, therapeutic recreation, outdoor recreation, tourism, armed forces recreation, and resource management. Research proposal must be approved in advance. Research proposal must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Cumulative graduate GPA of at least 3.0. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 2 cr.
P: Only for students in the PhD in Leisure Behavior program. This course is a doctoral seminar in leisure behavior theory. The ontological approach to leisure serves to analyze the components of leisure behavior from antecedents to outcomes. What kind of behaviors exist when one is at leisure? Cumulative graduate GPA of at least 3.0.
Area of Study: Recreation (Department of Health and Wellness Design ) Credit Hours: 1-30 cr.
Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Program development in safety management is examined, including needs assessment, programming, and evaluation options. Past, present and future management practices are critiqued; and selected safety management models (MBO, Keppner, Tregoe, MORT, Epidemiological, Systems) are analyzed. Adoption of management techniques consistent with current trends in safety risk decision making.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Approaches to the preparation and delivery of comprehensive instructional programs in safety settings; topics include principles of program organization in safety education, specifying goals and objectives for safety instruction, planning lessons and units of instruction, identifying and utilizing methods and safety resource materials, and evaluating instructional effectiveness.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Principles of safety management applicable to business and industrial settings, including accident causation theories, risk analysis and loss control, learning theories and behavioral factors applied to adult learners, selection of special educational techniques and materials, and program evaluation methods. Case studies, resource personnel, and field visitations.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An overview and analysis of the OSHA Standards for Industry and Construction. Review of those standards most often violated with focus on standards that address the greatest risk of severe injuries and fatalities.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Various methods of measuring workplace safety performance are reviewed, including the roles, applications and limitations of leading and lagging metrics. Discussion of ways that inadequate measures create barriers for leadership, and benefits of balanced approaches to safety measurement. Measurement and leadership techniques, tools, and case studies are explored.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Advanced study of natural and man-made disaster events, past management and challenges facing emergency/disaster management in private and public sector organizations. Analyze and critique educational/training strategies and best practices found in the literature focusing on prevention and management of crisis or disaster.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: SPH-S 535 or instructor consent. Threat assessment, mitigation and security planning for private and public sector organizations. Safety & Health students learn to conduct threat assessments addressing the potential use of biological, chemical or radioactive agents to destroy priority targets, and to build successful strategies reducing security threats.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Interesting topics of relevance to individuals in safety education and related disciplines are discussed in workshop fashion under the direction of faculty members. Emphasis on practical application, group involvement, and the use of resource personnel. Specific topics vary. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Study of the psychological and behavioral aspects of workplace safety. Identification of basic strategies and steps, including an in-depth exploration of relevant behavioral principles, processes, and systems for improving safety performance. Case studies are reviewed to identify related success factors.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Provides in depth coverage of research methods and techniques commonly applied in the areas of safety science, safety management, occupational safety, occupational health and injury and illness prevention. Emphasis on developing the capacity to critically interpret, evaluate and apply findings from the research literature in appropriate contexts.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Evaluation and assessment of various workplace regulations. Seminars and directed reading focus on risk strategies utilized in recognizing, evaluating and controlling occupational and environmental hazards associated with public and private sectors. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Surveys the occupational health and safety profession from a management perspective. The course provides a conceptual overview of the development, implementation and evaluation of programs. This course considers various aspects of program administration, ranging from occupational health risk assessments, legal and ethical issues and program evaluation.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Contemporary topics in the area of safety education are studied under the direction of faculty members with specialized areas of expertise. Specific topics vary. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Planned readings in specialized areas of professional interest are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate teaching faculty. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students. Reading proposals must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-5 cr.
Research projects are conducted under the direction of a member of the graduate teaching faculty. Enrollment is limited to advanced graduate students. Research proposals must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-10 cr.
Practical learning experiences are completed in appropriate professional settings under the direction of a faculty member. Practicum experiences must be approved in advance. Seminars are held periodically throughout the practicum. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 2 cr.
C: SPH-S 698. The graduate Practicum in Safety Management is designed to apply safety management experiences and skills which will help the student throughout their career.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
C: SPH-S 697. A capstone research project is to be designed to provide information which will assist Safety Management graduate students and their future or current worksite in certain safety related programs and responsibilities.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Advanced topics in the area of safety management are studied under the direction of faculty members with specialized areas of expertise. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Specific topics vary. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Safety (Applied Health Science) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Reviews research techniques in safety education and critiques examples of current and completed research projects and other professional literature. Particular attention is given to dissertations being planned or in progress. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Only S/F grades given. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Marketing?s role in promoting tourism destinations with focus on the effects of economic, social, cultural, technological, and legal changes in tourism. Controllable variables essential to tourism marketing success are examined in addition to how marketing guides tourism destination?s business strategy.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This class will provide an analysis of historical tourism research to provide the foundation, context, and background of contemporary issues and research agendas facing the tourism field today.
Area of Study: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
A critical overview of tourism studies from different social science perspectives, including politics, economy, environment, society, culture, geography, community development, psychology, and marketing.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Numerous textbooks address the relationship between human health and natural environments from either the perspectives of toxicity or environmental degradation. This course approaches the issues of human health and quality of life from the perspective of the natural environment. That is, in what ways do natural environments impact human health and an individual?s reported sense of quality of life? In order to accomplish this task, this course will encompass a variety of readings, class discussion, guest speakers, and several experiential learning components (ELCs).
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This graduate level course approaches issues of human health from the broad perspective of natural resources including air and water quality, climate change, disease vector migration, and habitat fragmentation and how these issues affect public health through increased vulnerabilities, impacts to recreational endeavors, and specific events such as heat islands.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Graduate standing. Global environmental health is concerned with health problems caused by environmental exposures that transcend national boundaries. This introductory graduate elective course for public health and other majors from the environmental, biological, medical, and social/behavioral sciences examines current and emerging global environmental health problems, priorities, programs, and policies using an interdisciplinary perspective. Covers climate change, environmental degradation, globalization, and other complex environmental factors affecting health. Discusses local, regional, and global initiatives and strategies designed to improve health/well-being and prevent and control disease. Course places special emphasis on the "One Health" concept which recognizes that the health of humans is connected to the health of animals and the environment and on environmental justice for low resource communities in the U.S. and low-income and middle-income countries. Instructor permission required.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Graduate standing. The applied research course will examine health assessment strategies and instruments commonly used in surveys and other field research studies conducted in the low-resource communities in the U.S. and low- and middle-income countries. Students will learn how to select the appropriate health indicators for specific types of global health projects, the advantages and disadvantages of each, and receive hands-on training in their use. Emphasis on standardized data collection procedures and quality control. Training received in course is useful for public health and other students who plan to conduct field research on health-related topics for a graduate thesis or dissertation. Instructor permission required. Students should have completed at least one graduate-level environmental health class before enrolling in this class.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Environmental health management and policy issues in public health using case-based approaches. Study of environmental health management and policy making at the local, county, state, federal and global scales.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Examines the basic concepts of toxicology as they apply to public health. Covers distribution cellular penetration, metabolic concision, and elimination of toxic agents and fundamental laws governing the interaction of foreign chemicals with biological systems. Applied to public health prevention using case study format concepts.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Addresses: methodologies and applications of exposure assessment, determination of exposure monitoring strategies, assessing dose-response and intervention control strategies, exposure assessment models, exposure route, populations at risk and ecological impacts.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Covers hazard identification, dose-response assessment, exposure assessment, and risk characterization. Through case studies, addresses concepts of risk management and their application to environmental health policies and toxic regulations.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Examines effects of environmental factors on human health. Covers the health effects from exposure to physical, chemical and biological agents including the contribution of social, economic and cultural factors that are related to these exposures.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisites: Graduate standing. This course explores pathophysiology within the context of the disciplines and profession of public health. Students will understand the pathogenesis of various disease conditions and how to identify critical points at which such pathogenesis could be prevented or interrupted through lectures and labs.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: SPH-E 651; SPH-Q 501; SPH-V 541; SPH-V 549; SPH-V 692. Participate in a research project related to environmental and/or occupational health. Designed to provide non-thesis graduate students with research experience in environmental and/or occupational health.
Prerequisite course title: Environmental Health
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-6 cr.
P: Completion of all core courses in the MS in Environmental and Occupational Health degree. Thesis research focused in an area of environmental and/or occupational health under the direct supervision of a graduate faculty member.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course introduces mathematical methods and quantitative techniques to model the transport and fate of chemicals in the environment as well as in the body. Statistical modeling approaches are applied to link the exposure scenarios with adverse health outcomes for risk assessment to support environmental decision making.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Graduate standing. Introduction to methodological concepts and techniques commonly used in environmental health field research conducted in low-resource communities in the U.S. and low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Course emphasizes a problem-based, practical approach to field research. Includes qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods study designs commonly used in community health assessments, interventions, and evaluations. Development of knowledge and skills including ethical considerations and practices in global environmental health research, community participatory research, location and critiques of extant data sources, and global health research project design (identification of global environmental health problems, community needs assessment, research question conceptualization and hypothesis testing, variable selection, computerized database design, data analysis and interpretation, and presentation of results in community and scientific/ professional venues. Instructor permission required. Students should have completed at least one graduate-level class in statistics, biostatistics, or epidemiology, before enrolling in this class.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Graduate standing. Faculty-supervised, immersive field research experience in low-resource U.S. communities or other countries where students gain experience in the informed consent process, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Students are required to present a written report and an oral/poster presentation at an approved seminar or similar venue to complete the field experience. Instructor permission required.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course is designed with the flexibility to provide the student with the opportunity to explore a variety of current issues in Environmental Public Health. Topics will vary by instructor and topic. Topics might include ethics, nanotechnology, alternative energy sources, or occupational diseases. Course format will also vary. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Graduate GPA of at least 3.0. Planned readings in specialized areas of professional interests in environmental health are conducted under the direction of a member of the Environmental Health graduate teaching faculty. Enrollment is limited to Advanced Graduate students, and reading proposals must be approved by faculty in Environmental Health. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-8 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Graduate GPA of at least 3.0. Research projects are conducted under the direction of a member of the Environmental Health Graduate teaching faculty. Enrollment is limited to Advanced Graduate Students upon the approval of Faculty. Research proposals must be approved in advance. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-7 cr.
Public health skills are developed through professional experiences in public health settings facilitated by preceptors and supervised by faculty. Regular critiques will be held with supervisors, written progress reports and development of a major independent project are required. Instructor permission required. Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 required. Graded by S/F only.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
This course provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate the extent to which they have met the MPH Program Competencies in Environmental Health. Students must be in their final year of the MPH program to enroll in the Fall SPH-V 698 course. SPH-V 696 is a prerequisite or a co-requisite. Enrollment in the Spring SPH-V 698 course requires successful completion (passing grade) of the Fall SPH-V 698 course. Instructor permission required. Graded on S/F basis only. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Recommended prerequisite: Graduate standing. This is a lecture, laboratory and discussion-based class. The molecular mechanisms of several toxicant classes is covered. Emphasis is placed on the effects of xenobiotics on cellular processes, including biochemical reactions and signaling pathways.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course introduces students to the basic principles of environmental sampling and analysis to prevent or reduce public health hazards. Lectures and labs will examine sampling and analytical methods used to measure contaminants in the workplace and in community environments. This course is for Environmental Health students.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: SPH-V 542 Principles of Toxicology. Advanced Toxicology is a course designed for the toxicology student interested in broadening his/her experience into the sciences of toxins (poisons) and their influences on biological systems and the environment. Course content will cover specific toxicant types (poisons, pesticides, solvents, oils, estrogen, estrogen mimics, triclosan, carcinogens, teratogens, natural toxins and pollutants), adsorption, distribution, metabolism, biological elimination, sequestration, and remediation. Lectures will cover mammalian systems with emphasis on target organs, detoxification and adverse effects. Methods to extract toxicants from soil, water, air, and plant material will be covered from journal articles, EPA published methods, and methods developed in our labs. Pesticide toxicity and organ effects will be demonstrated in invertebrate systems focusing on routes of entry, solubility, sequestration, elimination, and detoxification.
Prerequisite course title: Principles of Toxicology
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: Graduate standing. Fundamental aspects of oncology at the cellular and molecular levels; mechanisms of cancer initiation and progression, oncogene action, DNA damage and repair, carcinogenesis by radiation, chemicals, viruses; tumor immunology, anticancer therapies through lectures and laboratories.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Lectures will provide an introduction to the principles and practice of occupational hygiene. Occupational hygiene is concerned with the Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation and Control of work place hazards to health and safety.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 2 cr.
Course organization varies from year to year. We will be examining any environmental health topic from the basis for swimming beach water quality standards to low-dose exposures to agrochemical pesticides over long periods of time. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: SPH-V 542 Principles of Toxicology. This course explores the way that toxicological risks are controlled in the rural environments - looking at the way that various government programs are established, organized and operated to prevent or control toxicological hazards in rural communities.
Prerequisite course title: Principles of Toxicology
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: SPH-V 548. This course offers an overview of selected important topics in rural environmental epidemiology. Epidemiologic methods for studying rural occupational and environmental determinants of disease will be presented in the context of studies of specific health outcomes, such as cancer, non-malignant respiratory diseases, adverse reproductive outcomes, and neurologic diseases.
Prerequisite course title: Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course will discuss and explore the intricacies of rural public health law and policy analysis in a context of competing ethics, values, and powers.
Area of Study: Environmental and Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Through lectures this course will examine the preservation of wellness and the prevention of illness in women and their surrounding environments through the law.
Area of Study: Environmental And Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course will provide doctoral students with an opportunity to work directly with faculty and research staff in a specific laboratory.
Area of Study: Environmental And Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
The main goal of this variable credit hour class is to help doctoral degree students develop some of the readings skills required for successfully completing the dissertation. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Environmental And Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
The main goal of this variable credit hour class is to help doctoral degree students develop some of the research skills required for successfully completing the dissertation. Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Environmental And Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-3 cr.
The purpose of this course is to expose students to a broad range of environmental and occupational research, practice, and policy issues through seminar series. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Environmental And Occupational Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Credit Hours: 1-30 cr.
Every dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for an advanced degree must represent the equivalent of at least 30 semester hours of work. Repeatable for credit.
Area of Study: Interdepartmental (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Principles of public relations, human relations, identification, and analysis of publics, problem solving, and techniques in communication media.
Area of Study: Interdepartmental (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Sources of revenue and budgetary procedures for public leisure service agencies. Fund management, financial analysis, purchasing, contractual agreements, and other fiscal concerns.
Area of Study: Interdepartmental (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
This course provides an overview of origins and philosophies behind various techniques in qualitative public health research. Topics include: life history and narratives, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case study, focus group, research question formulation, data collection techniques, and methods of analyzing qualitative data.
Area of Study: Interdepartmental (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Methods and techniques of research; potential and completed problems analyzed with view to selection of topics; standards for writing research papers.
Area of Study: Interdepartmental (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Principles of community health assessment and program planning in public health, including: social and epidemiological assessment; identification and prioritization of health issues, behaviors, and behavioral determinants; administrative and policy assessment; and planning for program implementation and evaluation; and evaluation including personnel management and resource acquisition.
Area of Study: Interdepartmental (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Introduces basic epidemiological and biostatistical principles, concepts, and procedures for the surveillance and investigation of health-related states or events. Introduces planning a research study, collecting data and analyzing data to provide evidence leading to effective interventions and preventions.
Area of Study: Interdepartmental (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Analyzes health disparities and health equity from a socioecological perspective. Provides training in culturally competent public health communication. Introduces concepts in leadership and intervention design and prepares students to apply systems thinking to a public health issue.
Area of Study: Interdepartmental (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
The course will provide advanced graduate students with an orientation to public health policy, politics and processes in the United States. Students will examine and critique current public health policy issues at the federal, state and local levels using several policy models and theoretical lenses. As the course is designed for the MPH practice degree, students will produce policy analyses and briefs for use in the public health policy process.
Area of Study: Recreational Therapy (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Contemporary principles and understanding for the delivery of therapeutic recreational service. Opportunities to refine personal and professional philosophy of therapeutic recreation.
Area of Study: Recreational Therapy (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Techniques, approaches, procedures, and practices in the provision of therapeutic recreation service.
Area of Study: Recreational Therapy (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
An examination of the social psychology of therapeutic recreation service. Emphasis on social and organizational behaviors relevant to therapeutic recreation.
Area of Study: Recreational Therapy (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
Concerns in developing and providing therapeutic recreational programs and consultation.
Area of Study: Recreational Therapy (InterDepartmental) Credit Hours: 3 cr.
P: Admission to MS in Recreation degree program in Recreational Therapy. This class covers basic concepts, methods and techniques associated with the selection and implementation of therapeutic interventions, and the evaluation of the interventions towards the treatment goals of the patient or client.
