Provides information on personal health issues from which students may base current and future decisions regarding their health and wellness. To promote an environment where effective decision making skills can be acquired through structured group interaction.

HSC 3402C Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care . . . . . 3(2,3)

Study and practice of standard first aid procedures which are essential for survival in emergency and disastrous situations. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation method will be included. Red Cross certification will be available to students who meet current standards.

HSC 3450 Driver and Safety Education . . . . . 3(3,0)

Critical analysis of traffic accidents, attitudes, factors, essential knowledge of automobile operations, and laws and regulations. Includes lab experiences to help students develop skills to teach driving. Prerequisite: Valid driver's license and upper division standing.

HSC 3451 Teaching of Drivers and Traffic Safety Education . . . . . 3(3,0)

Organization, administration and techniques essential to teaching of driver education. Includes lab teaching experiences for giving instruction.

HSC 3550 Pathophysiology . . . . . 3(3,0)

Disease as an abnormal biological process. Selected physiological processes and basic concepts of body response to pathology will be explored. Approach appropriate to students of nursing, allied health, medicine and biology. Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisite one course in anatomy and physiology.

HSC 4120 Consumer Health Education . . . . . 3(3,0)

Helps students acquire information and to make wise decisions with that information. Basic information regarding health care products, services and consumer protection will be of central focus.

HSC 4211 Human Environmental Health . . . . . 3(3,0)

General health features of physical plant and surrounding environment and their relationship to peoples health. Field trips required.

HSC 4303 Health Education in the Elementary School . . . . . 3(3,0)

Emphasizes the development of teaching skills, strategies and content, which might be used while teaching health education at the elementary school level.

HSC 4312 Special Methods in Health Education . . . . . 3(3,0)

Acquaints students with specific methods, problems and issues involved in teaching health education in public schools.

HSC 4314 Health Education in the Middle School . . . . . 3(3,0)

Development of teaching skills, strategies and content which might be used while teaching health education at the middle school level.

HSC 4330 School Community Health Services . . . . . 3(3,0)

Services performed by public health organizations whether they be volunteer, school, municipal, state or federal. Field trips required.

HSC 4572 Nutrition and Health . . . . . 3(3,0)

Nutrition throughout the life cycle and principles associated with diet, weight control and exercise. Offered concurrently with HSC 5237; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Prerequisite: HSC 2100 or equivalent.

HSC 4633 Current Issues in School Community Health . . . . . 3(3,0)

Contemporary issues such as drugs, smoking, family relations, diet and exercise, pollution. Emphasizes importance of comprehensive health education program. Field trips required.

HSC 4940 Internship . . . . . 1-6(Variable)

Placement in an appropriate agency or organization for the purpose of gaining some experience in the field. Faculty and agency personnel will supervise the student as the student participates in a wide range of services available in the setting. Goals and objectives will be planned by the student, instructor and agency supervisor. Reports will be required on a regular basis with a final report and oral interview. Permission by the instructor and department chair required.

HSC 5006 Historical Foundations of Health Education . . . . . 3(3,0)

Significant factors in the development of the profession of health education.

HSC 5135 Health Guidance . . . . . 3(3,0)

Health educators role in providing health guidance and an advanced study of the agencies and organizations providing health services.

HSC 5237 Nutrition and Health . . . . . 3(3,0)

Nutrition and health as they relate to diet, weight control and exercise. Offered concurrently with HSC 4572; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

HSC 6206 Community Health Delivery Systems . . . . . 3(3,0)

Stimulating and uniting community efforts to facilitate communication and services between health agencies, health specialists and consumers.

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