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Health Sciences

Health science courses are concerned with fundamental issues in human health and disease and are, therefore, interdisciplinary in both scope and content. They have been designed not only for students anticipating careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, medical technology, physical therapy, cytotechnology and numerous other health care professions and services, but for all students interested in individual and community health, the clinical and paramedical arts, and the biomedical sciences. Health sciences courses are listed under two designations: 1) Health Sciences; 2) other disciplines.

Health Science Courses

Health Sciences

195 Special Topics

325 Clinical Issues in Geriatrics

389 Recent Advances in Clinical Medicine

395 Special Topics

440E Health Care and Public Policy

495 Special Topics

Anthropology

343S Culture and Population

360N Human Variation

361 Culture, Health, and Healing

388 Native American Health and Healing

Health and Human Performance

180 Physical Fitness for Life

184 Personal Health and Wellness

236 Nutrition

346 Nutrition Through the Life Cycle

348 Basic and Clinical Nutrition

Microbiology

306 Environmental Microbiology

307 Environmental Microbiology Laboratory

406 Clinical Diagnosis

407 Clinical Diagnosis Laboratory

411 Epidemiology

Pharmacy

110N Use and Abuse of Drugs

324 Medicinal Plants

423 Drug Induced Malnutrition

Philosophy

321E Medical Ethics

Physical Therapy

280 Introduction to Physical Therapy and the Health Professions

Courses

U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or graduate credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum indicated after the R.

U 195 Special Topics Variable cr.(R-6) Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

UG 325 Clinical Issues in Geriatrics 2 cr. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. An interdisciplinary seminar featuring didactic presentation and clinical demonstration of the assessment and management of health and social issues of older persons.

U 389 Recent Advances in Clinical Medicine 1 cr. (R-3) Prereq., junior or senior standing. Weekly presentations throughout the semester by local clinical medical practitioners describing in non-technical terms recent advances in their specialities.

U 395 Special Topics Variable cr.(R-12) Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

UG 440E Health Care and Public Policy 3 cr. Prereq., lower-division course in Perspective 5 or consent of instr. or honors student. A multi-disciplinary examination of various economic, moral, legal, social and ethical concerns of importance in the formulation and implementation of public policy concerning health care and the health care system of the United States.

UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr.(R-12) Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.