| 100.
Introduction to Allied Health Professions
Semester and hours by arrangement. One credit. Open only with consent
of instructor.
Overview of health professions, team approach to health care delivery. |
| 101. Health and Wellness
Either semester. Three credits. Open to all students in the University.
Wellness, holistic health, mind-body connection, health and wellness
models, mental wellness, positive self-concept, preventing heart disease
and cancer, licit and illicit lifestyle drugs, stress management, diet,
nutrition, weight control, aerobic and anaerobic exercise, healthy lifestyle
behaviors, applications to life. |
| 115. Introduction
to the Health Professions
Semester and hours by arrangement. Three credits.
Introduction to the Allied Health professional curriculum through special
topics. |
| 200. Drugs and Society
Either semester. One credit. Two class periods for seven weeks. Priority
given to Allied Health and Education students.
Overview of drugs in America, co-dependence, the role of the counselor,
psychological and physiological addiction, cocaine, heroin, marijuana,
psychoactives, over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs, AIDS. |
| 202. Clinical Biomechanics
First semester. Three credits. Open only to Orthotics and Prosthetics
Students.
An introduction to fundamental biomechanical principles through a review
of concepts from applied physics with an application to technically relevant
problems. |
| 203.
Aging: Implications for Health Professionals
Either semester. Three credits. Three hours of lecture.
Age-related physiological changes and pathologies, psychological function
in health behaviors and care, role change and transition, health care issues,
therapeutic relationships. |
| 204. Conversational
Spanish for the Health Professional
Either semester. Three credits. Three hours of lecture. Open to Allied
Health students and students in other health-related fields (i.e. nursing,
nutritional sciences, pharmacy); others with consent of instructor.
Basic conversational skills, medical terminology, patient/client interviewing
skills, cultural factors affecting health care delivery. |
| 207. Peer Health Education
Either semester. Three credits. Three hours of lecture. Not open for
credit for students who have passed AH 205 or AH 206.
This course will provide a foundation of knowledge, self awareness,
and skills that will prepare the student to function effectively as a peer
health educator. |
| 215.
Critical Health Issues of Asian Americans
First semester. Three credits. Palaniswamy
Examination of critical health issues affecting Asian American sub populations.
Topics to include gender specific health problems; cultural issues; and
health care issues. |
| 216. Asian Medical Systems
Second semester. Three credits. Palaniswamy
Examination of traditional medical systems of Asian origin and their
prevalence in the United States. Topics to include popular medical systems:
Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese, Indian and Jananese Herbal
Medicine; the values and beliefs of different models. |
| 236. Issues for Women
and Health
Semester and hours by arrangement. Two credits.
A study of current issues related to women as providers and consumers
of health care. |
| 241. Research
for the Health Professional
Either semester. Three credits. Three hours of lecture. Prerequisite:
A course in statistics or consent of the instructor. Open only to Allied
Health majors; others with consent of instructor.
Research questions/hypothesis, finding and using research literature,
ethical considerations, research design, sampling, measurement, reliability
and validity, descriptive and inferential statistics, computer analysis
of data, evaluating research, reviews of literature and proposals. |
| 241W. Research
for the Health Professional
Prerequisite: A course in statistics and English 105 or consent of the
instructor. |
| 242. Counseling
and Teaching for the Health Professional
Either semester. Three credits. Three hours of lecture. Open only to
Allied Health and Nutritional Science students; others with consent of
instructor.
Learning theory and counseling strategies; role of health professional
as teacher and counselor; communicating with special groups, individuals
and groups. |
| 243. Health
Care Issues for the Health Professional
Either semester. Three credits. Three hours of lecture. Open only to
Allied Health students; others with consent of instructor. Not open for
credit to students who have passed Allied Health 202.
Individual, community and institutional health care needs and issues
from a bio-medical and socio-cultural point of view. The health care delivery
system; health and its relationship to poverty, ethnicity, life-cycle events,
ethics, etc. |
| 244. Management
for the Health Professional
Either semester. Three credits. Three hours of lecture. Open only to
Allied Health and Nutritional Science
students; others with consent of instructor. Not open for credit to
students who have passed Allied Health 240.
Basic management principles and concepts of planning, organizing, supervising,
controlling and evaluating in health care environments. Leadership, motivation,
supervision, time management, labor relations, quality assurance/proficiency,
financial management. |
| 280. Safety and
Health Management
First semester, alternate years. Three credits. Three hours of lecture.
This course encompasses the principles of managing occupational safety
and health programs from development, implementation through evaluation. |
| 281. Industrial Hygiene
First semester, alternate years. Three credits. Three hours of lecture.
This course introduces the principles of industrial hygiene with emphasis
on protecting workers' health through evaluation and intervention within
the workplace. |
| 282. Accident
Prevention Techniques
Second semester, alternate years. Three credits. Three hours of lecture.
This course provides the student with the fundamental skills needed
to prevent occupational injuries and illnesses in the workplace. |
| 283.
Occupational Safety and Health Regulations
First semester, alternate years. Three credits. Three hours of lecture.
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the occupational safety
and health regulatory process and standards. |
| 284. Ergonomics
First semester, alternate years. Three credits. Three hours of lecture.
This course is concerned with the achievement of an optimal relationship
between humans and their work. |
| 298. Special Topics
Either or both semesters and summer. Credits and hours by arrangement.
Open only with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
Investigation of a special topic in allied health related to the basic
core or interdisciplinary areas. |
| 299. Independent
Study for Undergraduates
Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement, not to exceed four.
Open only with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
Individualized study in a specialized area in the field of allied health. |