Graduate Course Directory and Schedules

Examines basic aspects of scientific research related to health and fitness. Topics include: reading and critically evaluating scientific research reports; reviewing interpretation of basic statistical analyses; investigating the fundamental skills for developing a research plan, including problem selection, literature review, instrumentation, ethics and sampling.

Explores the theoretical, historical, and institutional contexts of health ethics across populations. Students will learn and apply practical skills to deconstruct and analyze ethical challenges across a continuum of health-related topics from the classical cases through contemporary debates regarding our global social health, social justice, and related issues. This is the same course as PAH 320U and may be taken only once for credit.

Cross Listed Courses

PAH 320U

Understanding the functions of management and administration is essential for anyone assuming administrative roles in health services delivery organizations (e.g., hospitals, clinics, and nonprofits). This course introduces the six classic management functions, and illustrates health services applications of topics such as strategic planning, risk management, working in/with teams, and changing trends in health care. Students will develop knowledge and the interdisciplinary skills needed to effectively work in administration in various types of health services organizations.

Introduction to health and wellness coaching practice including helping and learning models, behavior change stage theories and evidence-based coaching modalities. Fundamentals of building effective coaching relationships including, developing rapport, nonviolent communication, appreciative inquiry, design thinking and generative moments. Students gain practical experience through live demonstrations and partner-coaching.

Prerequisite

PHE 250 – Our Community: Our Health

Examines various approaches to drug education, harm reduction and treatment, while engaging students in furthering their own education on drugs and their impacts on the individual and society. Reviews current and controversial issues, and innovative solution options.

Addresses social, cultural, and environmental forces on the relationships between health and housing throughout the life-course. Topics include health disparities in housing quality and type; interventions to improve housing and neighborhood health; and international models of housing. Public and private strategies to prevent or solve housing-related health problems will be emphasized.

Introduction to the principles and practice of motor learning as applied to physical education, physical fitness and sports related activities. Examination of the fundamental process of learning and teaching human movement patterns. the learner, and the process of teaching movement skills.

An overview of the organization, financing, and delivery of health services in the United States, with particular emphasis on analysis from professional, organizational, community, and systems perspectives.

Addresses the social and ethical issues, problems, policies, and programs that affect the quality of life for our rapidly aging population. The interdisciplinary field of gerontology offers students the opportunity to integrate biological, psychological, and social theories of aging. Also examines the economic and political impacts of an aging society.

Reviews etiology, epidemiology, and approaches to prevention of infectious and chronic diseases. Aspects of risk factors, transmission, pathogenesis, immunology, case management, and control programs are discussed. Basic human physiological processes are reviewed. Expected preparation: PHE 250.

Prerequisite

PHE 250 – Our Community: Our Health