2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

Health(HLTH)Course Descriptions/Health 453605. Health Research Methods. (3-0). Credit 3. Designing and conducting health education and healthpromotion research including survey design, sampling, data collection, management and analysis. Prerequisite:Graduate classification.607. International Health. (3-0). Credit 3. Health and health care delivery around the world; how variousorganizations are addressing global health concerns; includes emerging diseases, eradication of disease,global nutrition, family planning; emphasis on providing health information on a cross cultural environment.Prerequisite: Graduate classification.609. Applied Epidemiology. (3-0). Credit 3. Principles and methods of epidemiology; epidemiologic investigationand research are discussed with emphasis on application of epidemiological methods tohealth promotion and disease prevention. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.610. Health Assessment. (3-0). Credit 3. Concepts and procedures of health assessment, interpretation ofhealth appraisal instruments; function of health assessment in health education, health promotion andwellness programs. Prerequisite: HLTH 425 or course in statistics.611. Organization and Administration of Health. (3-0). Credit 3. Organizing and management of publichealth education and health promotion programs; public health administration issues and managementskills emphasized. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.622. Issues and Trends in Health Education. (3-0). Credit 3. Background and development of healtheducation as an applied science; current issues and trends in health education and their implications forhealth education.629. Environmental Health. (3-0). Credit 3. Examination of environments that threaten health and implicationsfor human health and community health planning; emphasis on planning and implementinghealth education and promotion strategies to promote a healthy environment. Prerequisite: Graduateclassification.630. Health Program Planning. (3-0). Credit 3. Public health education and promotion program planningincluding educational diagnosis, selection of educational strategies, program implementation andevaluation; using planning models. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.631. Community and Public Health. (3-0). Credit 3. Community health problems; public health laws;national, state and local health agencies.632. Health Program Evaluation. (3-0). Credit 3. Evaluation of public health education and promotionprograms; overview of theory of program evaluation, methodology and application. Prerequisite: Graduateclassification.634. Women’s Health. (3-0). Credit 3. Health and health care concerns of women; emphasis on importanceof women’s health issues to public health; identification of special concerns for planning andimplementation of women’s health programs. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.635. Race, Ethnicity and Health. (3-0). Credit 3. Explore racial, ethnic, and cultural dimensions that underliehealth and health disparities; special attention to culture, social economic status, and governmentalpolicies as they influence the adaptations of health practices. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.639. Behavioral Foundations of Health Education. (3-0). Credit 3. Theoretical and historical foundationsof health behavior research: emphasis placed on understanding and predicting behavior, as well asfacilitating behavior change programs through health education.640. Health Intervention and Wellness. (3-0). Credit 3. Wellness as a concept and a process; systematicplanning, implementation and evaluation of wellness programs and review of research relating to theefficacy of wellness programs and methods. Prerequisite: HLTH 415 or equivalent.641. Foundations in Health Education. (3-0). Credit 3. Introduction to the profession of Health Education;basic history, philosophy, theory, and standards; responsibilities and competencies of the healtheducator; methods of practice. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; admission to E-Master’s programin Health Education.642. Health Education Ethics. (1-0). Credit 1. Basic concepts in health education ethics; ethical dilemmasfaced by health educators; articulated ethics framework; includes fairness, justice, and the reduction ofunjust disparities in the health education practice. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; admission toE-Master’s program in Health Education.