Graduate Course Directory and Schedules

Designed to give students a background in how to effectively teach physical activity to individuals with disabilities. Additionally, this course is constructed to facilitate the student’s understanding of the specific characteristics of exceptional individuals in order to realize their limitations, and especially to maximize their potential.

Prerequisite

Twelve hours of upper-division coursework in PHE.

The second in the lactation education series. Students will develop evaluation and support techniques to address complex maternal and infant breastfeeding challenges. Attention will be given to critically understanding and utilizing evidence-informed information to guide direct lactation support and communication with the health-care team. Students will deepen knowledge of use of referrals and resources to support the parent-baby dyad. This is the second course in a sequence of three: PHE 418, PHE 419, PHE 420 which must be taken in sequence.

Prerequisite

PHE 418 – Lactation Education 1: Introduction to Human Lactation

Economic and business implications of population aging, including an exploration of demographic changes, the economic reality faced by today’s older adults in work and retirement, and older adults as consumers.

Prerequisite

Upper-division standing.

Presents concepts of managing the multiple sources of information needed for successful administration of health and related human service programs to improve population health. It builds student competencies to be successful consumers of information through identification, retrieval and manipulation of various sources of health information. Students learn about information resources, use of social media, basic concepts of health informatics, and how to use health data for decision-making.

Prerequisite

Upper-division standing.

Designed to enable the student to understand and evaluate complex environmental health issues induced by waste products generated by modern technology. Specific topics include water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, occupational health, ionizing and nonionizing radiation, chemical contamination of foods, food additives, animal transmission of disease, noise, and selected current topics.

Introduces students to basic techniques and strategies used in planning and carrying out health education programs in a variety of settings. Special emphasis is given to scope and sequencing skills, objective writing, selection/development of health education resources/materials, and methods for and use of technology in the delivery of health education programs.

Recommended prerequisite:

PHE 350 – Health and Health Systems

Introduces principles and methods of epidemiological investigation of infectious/non-infectious diseases. Illustrates methods by which properly conducted studies of the distribution and dynamic behavior of disease in a population can contribute to understanding of etiologic factors, modes of transmission, and pathogenesis of disease.

Recommended prerequisite:

PHE 363 – Communicable Diseases and Chronic Health Problems

Emphasizes how the gender-, race-, and class-based organization of society affects the health of our communities. Covers an introduction and historical framework for social inequities in health; describes disparities in health by gender, race, and class; and explores the interplay between these major social forces and the biological mechanisms that influence the occurrence of disease.

Critical review of current public health and socio-political issues in women’s reproductive health. Both national and international topics are discussed. Students apply health knowledge in identifying and seeking solutions to the issues which concern health care providers, consumers, and policy makers. Expected preparation: PHE 250 and PHE 335.