2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

454 Course Descriptions/Health643. Introduction to Epidemiology. (2-0). Credit 2. Principles and methods of epidemiology; epidemiologicinvestigations and research; emphasis on application of epidemiological methods for health promotionand disease prevention. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; admission to E-Master’s programin Health Education.644. Health Education Theory. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory in the practice of Health Education; selectedtheories and their structure, function, and value to health professionals. Prerequisites: Graduate classification;admission to E-Master’s program in Health Education.645. Health Education Research and Program Evaluation. (3-0). Credit 3. Design and conduct healtheducation and health promotion research and evaluation; provide an overview of program evaluationand research theory, methodology, and application. Prerequisite: Graduate classification; admission toE-Master’s program in Health Education.646. Health Education Training. (3-0). Credit 3. Designing, implementing, and evaluating workforcetraining for professional health educators; emphasis on evidence-based workforce training. Prerequisites:Graduate classification; admission to E-Master’s program in Health Education.649. Advanced Health Behavior Theory. (3-0). Credit 3. Examine the nature of theoretical thinking andits application to health research design, analysis, and program development; explore new theoreticaltrends in health education sciences research and education; exposed to an informed critique of currenthealth behavior theories and their uses. Prerequisite: HLTH 639 or approval of instructor.659. Writing for Health Educators. (3-0). Credit 3. Practical application activities to enhance writingappropriate for entry level PhD trained professionals in their field; taught in a seminar format. Prerequisite:Graduate classification.660. Health Issues in Aging, Dying and Death. (3-0). Credit 3. Health issues related to aging, dying anddeath including: health problems of aging individuals; community response to health problems of agingindividuals; issues regarding definitions of death; bereavement, grief and mourning and educationalimplications of aging, dying and death. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.669. Professional Skills Development for Health Educators. (3-0). Credit 3. Provides the tools necessaryto become an effective heath education professional; issues will be discussed that will be critical tothe success of a future university faculty member. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.671. Interdisciplinary Seminar in Prevention Science. (1-0). Credit 1. Contemporary research programsthat represent interdisciplinary field of prevention science; strengths and limitations of diverse theoreticaland conceptual bases of research in prevention science, application of research findings to issuesrelated to the prevention of mental, emotional, and physical health problems and the promotion ofwell-being. May be taken 3 times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification and enrollment in theinterdisciplinary graduate certificate in prevention science or approval of instructor. Cross-listed withCOMM 671, RPTS 620 and SPSY 620.681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1. Reports and discussions of topics of current interest in the discipline.684. Professional Internship. Credit 1 to 6 each semester. Designed to permit students the opportunityfor on-the-job training with professionals in schools and public and institutional health agencies. Prerequisites:12 semester hours of selected graduate work; approval of department head.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 12 each semester. Directed study of selected problems within the discipline.May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of the discipline. May be repeatedfor credit. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.690. Theory of Research in the Discipline. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory and design of research problems andexperiments in various subfields of the discipline; communication of research proposals and results;evaluation of current research of faculty and students and review of current literature. May be repeatedfor credit. Cross-listed with KINE 690.691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Research for thesis or dissertation. Prerequisite: Approvalof committee chair.