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  • Health Education and Behavior
    College of Health and Human Performance
    HLP 2940 Practicum in Health and Human Performance
    Credits: 1 to 3.
    A unique opportunity for students who are in the decision-making phase of their studies to test a career choice through practicum experience prior to completing professional courses.
    HLP 4933 Variable International Topics
    Credits: 1 to 6.
    Provides students with the opportunity to study in a wide range of cultural settings.
    HSC 3032 Foundations of Health Education
    Credits: 3; Prereq: Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing and all critical-tracking courses: APK 2100C, MCB 20000, MCB 2000L PSY 2012 and STA 2023; and MAC 1105 or MAC 1140 or MAC 1147; and CHM 1030 or CHM 2045.
    Theory and practice in the health education profession.
    HSC 3102 Personal and Family Health
    Credits: 3.
    A survey of personal health concerns: emotional health; aging and death; alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse; physical fitness; nutrition and dieting; consumer health; chronic and communicable diseases; human sexuality; and environmental health. (S)
    HSC 3133 Human Sexuality Education
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing and HSC 3032 with a minimum grade of C.
    Emphasis on content, issues, methodology and materials for the study of human sexuality. Prepares students to educate individuals and groups.
    HSC 3134 Emotional Health and Counseling
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing and HSC 3032 with a minimum grade of C.
    Acquaints students with theories of emotional well-being and health education, and the means of incorporating positive mental health practices into the health education programming and health counseling.
    HSC 3143 Drug Education
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing and HSC 3032 and APK 2105C (or the equivalent) with minimum grades of C.
    A broad view of the elements of drug use and abuse, such as individual behavior, environmental factors and drugs. Drug taking will be approached in a factual stance; i.e., what has been documented to date, so that participants can separate speculation and bias from fact. The emphasis is also placed on methods pertaining to the preventive aspects of drug use and abuse.
    HSC 3232C Exercise Therapy, Adapted Physical Activity and Health
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH majors and junior or senior standing.
    The art and science of teaching exercise therapy effectively,including adapted physical activities and healthy living strategies. Presents medical and health characteristics of common disabilities and methods for prescribing appropriate exercise therapy programs. Also presents multiple adapted-equipment ideas to facilitate teaching in inclusive settings for all ages. Clinical experiences with individuals with disabilities are provided. (D and S)
    HSC 3201 Community and Environmental Health
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing and HSC 3032, SYG 2000 (or equivalent) and STA 2023 (or equivalent) with minimum grades of C.
    A survey of community health organizations and contemporary health issues such as population growth, environment, poverty, medical care and disease.
    HSC 3301 Health Education in Elementary Schools
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors and junior or senior or graduate standing.
    Development of comprehensive health education programs in grades K-5, subject matter selection, curriculum planning, lesson and unit planning, and innovative approaches to health instruction.
    HSC 3537 Health and Medical Terminology
    Credits: 3.
    Develops a working knowledge of terminology related to the human body in health and disease through descriptive definitions, practical applications, understanding word roots, combinations and medical abbreviations.
    HSC 3574 Nutrition Education for Special Populations
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing and HSC 3032 and HUN 2201 (or equivalent) with minimum grades of C.
    Development of nutrition education programs for selected population groups. Emphasis on educational techniques utilized to inform special populations of changing nutritional needs. Population groups such as ethnic minorities, the elderly, the pregnant female and the athlete will be discussed.
    HSC 4174 Behavioral and Environmental Determinants of Obesity
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing and all critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C: APK 2100C, MCB 20000, MCB 2000L PSY 2012 and STA 2023; and MAC 1105 or MAC 1140 or MAC 1147; and CHM 1030 or CHM 2045.
    Explores interactions among individual, behavioral and environmental determinants of obesity. The focus will be on the extent of the obesity problem primarily in the US from an epidemiological perspective. Ideas for prevention and control will be discussed along with effective interventions to address obesity (policy development and implementation).
    HSC 4233 Patient Health Education
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing and all critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C: APK 2100C, MCB 20000, MCB 2000L PSY 2012 and STA 2023; and MAC 1105 or MAC 1140 or MAC 1147; and CHM 1030 or CHM 2045.
    Serves as an introduction to theories that apply to the practice of patient education in a variety of health care settings. Emphasis is placed on education for health promotion and lifestyle changes. Additionally, an overview of the U.S. health care industry is provided.
    HSC 4302 Methods and Materials in Health Education
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors, senior standing, HSC 3032 with minimum grade of C and completion of 15 credits of HSC-prefixed course work from the Department of Health Education and Behavior.
    Fundamental strategies for health science education including conceptualizing instruction, specifying instructional objectives, and planning units and lessons using various instructional methods, selecting and using instructional materials, and evaluating the effectiveness of health instruction in school and community settings.
    HSC 4450 Driver and Traffic Safety Education 1
    Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing and a state driver's license.
    Analysis of driver and traffic safety problems; training for efficient motor vehicle operation through experience with simulators, dual control cars and multiple car driving range.
    HSC 4451 Driver and Traffic Safety Education 2
    Credits: 3; Prereq or Coreq: HSC 4450.
    Organization, administration and teaching techniques of driver education for public high schools, including student teaching.
    HSC 4579 Women’s Health Issues
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing and all critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C: APK 2100C, MCB 20000, MCB 2000L PSY 2012 and STA 2023; and MAC 1105 or MAC 1140 or MAC 1147; and CHM 1030 or CHM 2045.
    Women and men experience similar diseases, disorders, and causes of death, but women often experience these in different forms and at different stages in life. This course explores current women’s health issues, and covers a broad range of health issues of special importance to women.
    HSC 4593 HIV/AIDS Education
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors and junior or senior standing.
    Seminar examines the medical, social, legal and educational implications of HIV/AIDS on individuals and society. Course format includes lectures, guest and student presentations, videos and student-initiated discussions. Lectures will be provided by local, state and national experts in the fields of medicine, epidemiology, law, education and health promotion.
    HSC 4623 Minority Health Issues
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing and all critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C: APK 2100C, MCB 20000, MCB 2000L PSY 2012 and STA 2023; and MAC 1105 or MAC 1140 or MAC 1147; and CHM 1030 or CHM 2045.
    Addresses health issues confronting politically and socioeconomically disadvantaged groups and ethnic minority groups in America. The course is not intended to be a comprehensive treatment of all pertinent health problems affecting minorities, but will address some of the more salient health concerns.
    HSC 4624 Trends in International Health
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors and junior or senior standing.
    An overview of problems and practices in international health including disease patterns and prevalence, contributing factors, organizational and government initiatives and model programs with special emphasis on problems amenable to health education interventions. (N and S)
    HSC 4663 Community Health Methods in Injury Prevention and Control
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors and junior or senior standing .
    Course familiarizes students with current theory and knowledge in the field of unintentional injury prevention, prepares students to critically analyze current intervention strategies and explores new directions for unintentional injury prevention and control. Topics include the importance of injury as a problem, historical and conceptual underpinnings of injury prevention, epidemiology of injury, mechanisms of injury, basic concepts of injury prevention, the role of the law in injury prevention and the role if injury surveillance on unintentional injuries.
    HSC 4664 Health Communication for Consumers
    Credits: 3. Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing and HSC 3032 with a minimum grade of C.
    Health communication processes and practices for health consumers and health professionals who facilitate health consumers. (WR)
    HSC 4694 Worksite Health Promotion
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors, senior standing, HSC 3032 with a minimum grade of C and completion of 15 credits of HSC-prefixed course work from the Department of Health Education and Behavior.
    Considerations in planning, implementing and evaluating comprehensive health education and health promotion programs at the worksite including health risk appraisal, program design and special educational strategies appropriate for the occupational setting.
    HSC 4800 Health Education Professional Development
    Credits: 3; Prereq: 4HH-HEB majors only and HSC 3032 with minimum grade of C; course must be taken the semester prior to internship.
    Review and discussion of the health education field, including career opportunities, department policies for health education internship selection and registration, professional development information and preparation for future employment and/or graduate coursework in the health education field.
    HSC 4813 Practicum in Health Education
    Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 6 credits. Prereq: HED major.
    Practicum in health education. (S-U)
    HSC 4870 Student Teaching in Health Education
    Credits: 1 to 16; can be repeated with change in content up to 16 credits. Prereq: HED major.
    Student teaching experience. 
    HSC 4876 Internship in Health Education
    Credits: 1 to 16; can be repeated with change in content up to 16 credits. Prereq: 4HH-HEB majors,  HSC 3032 and HSC 4800 with minimum grades of C.
    Internship in health education. 
    HSC 4905 Individual Study
    Credits: 1 to 4; can be repeated with change in content up to 16 credits. Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing, HSC 3032 with minimum grade of C and faculty member or program coordinator permission.
    Supervised program of study to investigate problems significant to health professions.
    HSC 4910 Research in Health Education
    Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 16 credits. Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing, HSC 3032 with minimum grade of C and faculty member or program coordinator permission.
    Supervised research in health education. (S-U) 
    HSC 4934 Pre-Internship Seminar
    Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors, junior or senior standing and HSC 3032 with minimum grade of C.
    Pre-internship seminar. 
    HSC 4950 Current Topics in Health Education
    Credits: 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 9 credits. Prereq: HH-HEB majors and junior or senior standing.
    Variable topics course in health education. 
    PET 3060 Motor Development
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors and junior or senior standing.
    Human motor development is surveyed from embryonic growth through senescence. Topics include developmental perspectives, physical growth, maturation and aging, perceptual motor development, physiological changes and exercise and sociocultural influences on motor development.
    PET 3203 Foundations and Principles of Coaching
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors and junior or senior standing.
    Introduction to the foundations and principles of coaching in athletics. Topics include individual differences, motivational dimensions, sport as a social phenomenon, factors affecting performance and current research trends.
    PET 3720C Physical Education in the Elementary School
    Credits: 3; Prereq: athletic training students with senior standing.
    In-depth background of the standards, policies and practices of organization, supervision and administration of athletic training programs.
    PET 3730 Physical Education in the Elementary Schools
    Credits: 3
    Materials, content and techniques in teaching physical education in the elementary schools. Includes field experience in local elementary schools.
    PET 3810 Physical Activities in Elementary Schools
    Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing.
    Instruction and exploration of activities to enhance child development at the preschool and elementary levels, focusing on educational games, dance, gymnastics and motor development.
    PET 3811 Recreational Activities 2 - Teaching Methods
    Credits: 2; Prereq: junior standing.
    Skills and teaching techniques: archery, flying disc activities and golf.
    PET 3820 Physical Activities in Secondary Schools
    Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing.
    Instruction and exploration of activities to enhance adolescent development at the secondary level, focusing on individual, group, and team sports and activities.
    PET 3830 Folk, Social and Jazz Dance Teaching Methods
    Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing.
    Skills and teaching techniques.
    PET 4940 Student Teaching in Physical Education
    Credits: 4-15; Prereq: department permission.
    Student teaching experience in physical education.
    PET 4742C Secondary Physical Education Methods
    Credits: 3; Prereq: HH-HEB majors and junior or senior standing.
    Limited to physical education majors in the term prior to student teaching. Materials, content, and techniques in teaching physical education in the high school. Includes field experience in local high schools.
    PET 4943C Practicum in Coaching
    Credits: 2 to 6; Prereq: department permission.
    Supervised experience in coaching.
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