Health Promotion Courses
HSCI 1301 Foundations of Health Promotion (3-0)
Provides information essential to understanding factors that affect human health: health determinants, health indices, health behavior change theories, ethical issues and societal trends. Investigates professional practice settings, health professions, roles and functions of health professionals and professional health organizations. Visits to community health work sites may be required.
HSCI 2302 Fundamentals of Nutrition (3-0)
Includes a study of the nutrients and their sources, their metabolic functions and effects on well-being and health problems; also the components of adequate diets and local, national, and world nutritional problems. Prerequisite: BIOL 1305.
HSCI 2303 Wellness Dynamics (3-0)
Study of the concept of wellness and its components; self-assessment of current health status and application of scientific health and fitness principles for the improvement and maintenance of health throughout the life span. Includes exposure to a variety of lifetime physical activities. Course fee required.
HSCI 2309 First Aid and Safety Practices (3-0)
Current practices in first aid, reaction to life threatening situations, treatment of typical minor injuries in recreational activities, safety practices, and risk management to reduce accidents. Equipment and maintenance fee required.
HSCI 3120 Selected Topics in Health Science (1-0)
HSCI 3220 Selected Topics in Health Science (2-0)
HSCI 3320 Selected Topics in Health Science (3-0)
Topics not included in or going beyond the regular offerings. Prerequisite: Department approval.
HSCI 3301 Community Health (3-0)
Study of international, national, state, and local health problems and the governmental and voluntary health agencies which deal with these problems. Incidence and prevalence of specific community health problems and diseases; solutions suggested through coordinated efforts of school, health, and welfare organizations. Prerequisite: HSCI 1301.
HSCI 3302 Computerized Systems for Health Professionals (2-2)
Focuses upon skills and knowledge required of a professional in health sciences. Application of computers to gather, organize, and distribute health resources; apply computer assisted communication techniques and computer applications in data collection, analysis, and reporting in the health sciences.
HSCI 3303 Current Health Issues and Problems (3-0)
Current scientific findings regarding contemporary health problems and current trends associated with the promotion of health. May nclude the study of factors related to mental-emotional health; stress; stress management; suicide; development of self-esteem; consumer health and health services; and international health and border health concerns. Prerequisite: HSCI 1301.
HSCI 3304 Health Perspectives in Aging (3-0)
Examination of the lifelong aging process (physical and emotional) and health factors affecting the elderly. Course content includes theories of aging, health maintenance, and alternatives to institutionalization.
HSCI 3305 Substance Abuse (3-0)
Pharmacological, psychological, and sociological effects of drug abuse on the individual and society. Emphasizes individual responsibility in regard to peer pressure, self-esteem, decision-making, and communication. Field trips may be required.
HSCI 3306 Environmental Health (3-0)
Examination of the environment and its relationships to disease causation. Discussions on the physical, chemical, biological, and behavioral-sociological factors of man’s environment. Emphasizes the principles and concepts of environmental health and environmental health hazards. Field trips may be required.
HSCI 3307 Death, Dying, and Bereavement (3-0)
Concepts, attitudes, ethics and lifestyle management related to dying, death, grief, and bereavement. The course provides in-depth knowledge of the medical, financial, physical, legal, and social implications of death and dying as related to health promotion and wellness.
HSCI 3308 Disease Characteristics, Prevention, and Control (3-0)
Study of the nature, prevention, treatment, and control of common communicable and non-communicable human diseases; examination of cultural, social, behavioral, biological, and environmental factors involved in promoting health and preventing disease. Prerequisite: BIOL 2313.
HSCI 3309 Health Psychophysiology (3-0)
Examines relations between psychological processes and physiological outcomes as they relate to physical health. Emphasizes understanding how psychological factors relate to people staying healthy, becoming ill, and how people respond once they do become ill. Class topics include the biological bases of stress, theories of stress and emotion, good and bad stress, and coping with stress and disease.
HSCI 3311 Introduction to Epidemiology (3-0)
Provides the health care professional with an understanding of the disease process from an epidemiologic and community health point of view. Basic concepts of the science of epidemiology presented with emphasis placed upon preventive health behavior. Prerequisites: HSCI 3308 and an undergraduate statistics course.
HSCI 3312 Theories and Methods of Health Behavior Change (3-0)
An introduction to the issues and techniques of health behavior change. Examines various approaches of motivating and maintaining positive behavior change. Includes discussion of the major behavioral theories.
HSCI 3315 Research for the Health Professional (3-0)
Introduction to basic research concepts and processes which enable health professionals to use and participate in health science research. Includes associated legal, ethical, and moral issues. Prerequisite: Undergraduate statistics course.
HSCI 3316 Community Nutrition (3-0)
Introduction to the role of nutrition in promoting, maintaining, and improving the health in the community. Includes nutritional studies of groups and community resources and programs providing nutritional services. Analysis of nutrition problems, and practices in the community with emphasis on underserved populations. Development of nutrition policy and legislation and ethical and legal issues in nutrition practice. Prerequisite: HSCI 2302 with a grade of “C” or better.
HSCI 3322 Sports Nutrition (3-0)
Focuses on the role of nutrition in physical performance of competitive and recreational sports participants. Emphasis is on athlete nutritional needs during training, before/ during/after competition, maximizing athletic performance based on fuel sources, hydration importance, analysis of ergogenic aids, athlete eating disorders, athlete meal plan analysis and nutritional advice for special populations, like adolescents and vegetarians. Prerequisite: HSCI 2302 with a grade of “C” or better.
HSCI 3323 Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle (3-0)
Provides a comprehensive look at the nutritional needs and changes of people in the various stages of life, such as, pregnancy and lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and aging with emphasis on factors influencing normal growth and development. Prerequisite: HSCI 2302 with a grade of “C” or better.
HSCI 4201 Health Education for Elementary School Teachers (1-2)
This course focuses on the identification and study of current health concerns, principles and practice of teaching health; selection and implementation of effective instructional strategies; investigation of the coordinated school health program; curriculum development; and evaluation of instruction and the school health program. Prerequisites: Junior status and department approval.
HSCI 4301 Teaching Health in Secondary School (3-0)
Overview of both traditional and innovative teaching methods, materials, and resources in middle and secondary schools. Responsibilities of schools for curriculum development and instruction; adolescent health problems and their relationship to instruction. Practice of effective teaching techniques. Field experience required. Prerequisites: HSCI 4306 plus 15 semester hours from Health Science core; passing scores on TASP. Course fee required.
HSCI 4303 Family Life and Human Sexuality (3-0)
The study of sexuality as an aspect of health; examination of society’s beliefs and attitudes; the responsibility for sexual behavior as it relates to family values.
HSCI 4304 Public Health Administration (3-0)
Study of organizational skills and basic principles, theories, and practices of administering health programs in voluntary and governmental agencies. Leadership, motivation, small group process, problem solving, conflict resolution, interorganizational relationship, and organizational change. May include field trips. Prerequisites: HSCI 1301 and HSCI 3301.
HSCI 4306 Health Concerns of Pre-adolescents and Adolescents (3-0)
Addresses major health problems, health risks, transitions, and lifestyle choices of pre-adolescents and adolescents. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
HSCI 4307 Health Promotion Planning and Implementation (3-0)
Explores major components of health promotion program planning and implementation. Emphasizes the utilization of various planning models and intervention strategies necessary to plan and implement health education and health promotion programs. Prerequisite: HSCI 3301 and HSCI 3315 each with a grade of “C” or better.
HSCI 4308 Independent Study in Health (0-0-3)
Independent study of a designated health problem or health education issue or trend. Prerequisites: 12 semester hours from Health Promotion core and written consent of Health Promotion faculty. Prerequisite: Department approval.
HSCI 4309 Program Evaluation in Health Science (3-0)
An introduction to the issues, problems, and techniques involved in the evaluation of health promotion and health education programs. Prerequisites: HSCI 3315 and HSCI 4307 each with a grade of “C” or better.
HSCI 4311 Community Health Education (3-0)
Emphasizes contemporary theories, methods, materials used in wellness interventions, health promotion, and health education programs in the community. Field experience required. Prerequisites: Health Science GPA of 2.7 or better, HSCI 3301, plus 15 hours from the Health Science core. Course fee required.
HSCI 4312 Grant Writing in the Health Professions (3-0)
The course addresses all aspects of grant proposal preparation and submission, including locating funding sources, formulating a budget, and developing and writing the proposal. Prerequisite: HSCI 3315 with a grade of “C” or better.
Practicum in Community Health (0-0-21)
Individually arranged practicum planned with official and voluntary community health agencies providing a minimum of 320 hours experience in health education and administration plus 15 hours of seminars. Supervised by university faculty and personnel from the official and/or voluntary health agencies. Prerequisites: HSCI 2302, HSCI 3312, HSCI 4307, HSCI 4309, and HSCI 4311, plus 12 additional hours of Health Science courses. HSCI GPA of 2.7 or better, and program coordinator approval.