HSC-HEALTH SCIENCE
 

HSC 2100         Personal Health           3

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 2577         Principles of Nutrition            3

Principles of Nutrition provide instruction in basic nutritional facts while introducing subjects of importance to healthcare professionals. Emphasis on the evolving nature of nutritional science reflects the new discoveries and areas of research that may change the practice of nutrition.

HSC 3XXX        Introduction to Medical Terminology (Pending)           3

This distance learning course is designed to familiarize students with the basics of vocabulary used in the medical and health profession. Students will employ a systematic, word-building approach to master the complex terminology of the medical field. The self-paced approach requires excellent time management skills, computer skills, and commitment by the student. The coursework will be presented through the textbook, with practice exercises and tests for each course unit will be submitted electronically. Working knowledge of how to use personal computers, including knowledge of word processing and Internet searching is required prior to this course.

HSC 3032         Foundations in Health Education           3

Designed to explore the philosophy and principles that provide the foundations of health education as an academic discipline and as a profession. Emphasis will focus on health education in our society, theoretical basis, settings, ethical issues, current issues, marketing, planning and future outlook in the field.

HSC 3034         Advances in Health Sciences Technology                 3

Introduces the student to current regional, state, national and international trends and issues in the health sciences. Lectures will cover recent topics in this area followed by class discussion of the topic. In addition, each student will be assigned a series of articles related to the topics that will be covered during the semester in lecture to stimulate and broaden class discussion.

HSC 3406C       Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care                  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. Material and supply fee will be assessed. Credit may not be earned in both HSC 3402C and HSC 3406C.

HSC 3450         Driver and Safety Education                      3

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. Valid driver’s license and upper division standing required.

HSC 3451         Teaching of Drivers and Traffic Safety Education      3

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

HSC 3460         Administration and Supervision of Driver and Safety Education                3

One of three courses required for DOE endorsement in Driver Education. Presents content material dealing with the supervision and administration of a driver education and safety programs relative to public schools. The student should be a certified teacher or enrolled in a teacher certification program. Completion of the endorsement in addition to teacher certification in another subject, will qualify one to teach driver education in the public schools of Florida.

HSC 3550         Pathophysiology                3

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. Recommended prerequisite; one course in anatomy and physiology.

HSC 4050         Health Sciences Research Seminar             3

Will center on discussions of contemporary research in the health sciences. The instructor will select key papers on a variety of recent advances in pharmaceuticals, surgical techniques and other areas of medical technology for discussion by students. At the beginning each student will be assigned a project which will include a written paper on a specific topic in health sciences research that they will present and defend in class.

HSC 4104         Health Aspects of Stress Management            3

A study of physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects of stress as related to overall health. Responses such as anger, fear, and depression with their underlying mechanisms in states of health and disease will be examined. Emphasis is on identification of stressors and methods of prevention and coping with them. Lectures by the instructor and experts from the community will provide an overview of the major organization and administration issues. Assigned readings will provide detailed information. Group activities and individual assignments will provide opportunities for personal analysis of selected topics.

HSC 4120         Consumer Health Education             3

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 4133         Health Aspects of Human Sexuality        3

A study of physical, mental, emotional, social, and psychological phases of human sexuality as they are affected by male and female relationships. Emphasize a holistic perspective on sexuality. Lectures by the instructor and experts from the community will provide an overview of the major issues in sexuality. Assigned readings will provide detailed information. Group activities and individual assignments will provide opportunities for personal analysis and growth with regard to a wide variety of topics.

HSC 4143         Drugs in Society           3

Provides students with knowledge of the use and abuse of drugs in American contemporary society. Emphasis on the physiological, psychological, and sociological effects of drug use and abuse on personal and community health. Concepts of prevention, education and control will be covered.

HSC 4211         Human Environmental Health           3

An online course with an overview of major environmental issues facing society at the dawn of the 21st century. Ecological concerns will be matched with specific elements related to personal and community health, emphasizing the interrelatedness of the two and conveying an awareness of how current environmental issues directly affect your own life.

HSC 4300         Changing Health Behaviors             3

Designed to acquaint the student with a general theory of behavior, to guide them through exercises for developing skills in self-analysis, and to provide information on how to achieve their goals. Students will learn coping skills for personal problem solving and learn techniques for developing a community-based health behavior change program.

HSC 4500         Epidemiology           3

A study of the factors determining and influencing the frequency, distribution, and causes of diseases and other events that impact the health and safety of the human population. Programs and strategies to prevent and control such events and diseases will be explored. Offered concurrently with HSC 5506; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

HSC 4551         Communicable and Degenerative Diseases              3

Designed to explore the basic concepts and principles of the disease process including history and classification. Emphasis will be upon etiology, origin, symptoms, treatments, prevention, host, agent, and environmental factors affecting occurrence, prevention, and control. Offered concurrently with HSC 5552; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Junior/Senior status required.

 

HSC 4572         Nutrition and Health       3
Prerequisite: HLP 2081 or HSC 2577 or permission from the instructor.

A study of the principles of nutrition science as applied to daily living. Topics include the six major nutrients; carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. Course also examines nutrition standards, Dietary Guidelines, digestive process, energy balance, nutrition controversies, and health educator’s scope of practice related to nutrition education and counseling. Previous courses in nutrition, anatomy, physiology, physiology, or biology are highly recommended.

HSC 4581         Health Promotion and Planning          3

A comprehensive overview and analysis of theory, models, principles, and practices of health education planning and implementation processes.

HSC 4633         Current Issues in School-Community Health              3

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

HSC 4652         Introduction to Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds             3

An examination of actual clinical cases presented by hospital bioethicists.

HSC 4653         Dilemmas in Medical Practice                3

An examination of various narratives from medical practices, focusing on key medical dilemmas.

HSC 4654         End-of-Life Ethics                   3

An examination of key issues and cases in end-of-life ethics.

HSC 4940         Internship              1-6

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. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Permission is required.

HSC 5XXX        Nutrition and Lifestyle Counseling (Pending)             3

Prerequisite: HSC 2577 or HLP 2081 or HSC 4572 or permission from the instructor

An integrated overview of nutrition science as it relates to health and disease prevention. Course includes the acquision of lifestyle counseling and interpersonal skills that enhance the helping relationship as a health educator

HSC 5XX1        Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating of Health Programs (Pending)          3

Graduate standing or permission from Health Education faculty for non-graduate students. This course is designed to prepare the graduate student with the theoretical and practical perspectives of community health program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Emphasis will be placed on the major components of any planning model; needs assessment; priority setting; problem statement; program goals and objectives; program implementation; program evaluation; and budgeting. Additional topics include: ethical issues related to community health program planning and evaluation; influence of diversity on interventions and grant writing. Graduate standing or permission from Health Education faculty for non-graduate students is required.

HSC 5037         Historical Foundations of Health Education               3

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

HSC 5135         Health Guidance             3

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

HSC 5506         Epidemiology            3

A study of the factors determining and influencing the frequency, distribution, and causes of diseases and other events that impact the health and safety of the human population. Programs and strategies to prevent and control such events and diseases will be explored. Offered concurrently with HSC 4500; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

HSC 5512         Health Care Quality, Statistics and Database Management        3

Emphasizes how to develop, deploy, and evaluate new tools to analyze clinical data resources. Special attention is given to improving health care quality and decision-making to address the needs of a clinical practice or administration. Case studies involving the development and assessment of databases for disease management and drug utilization will be covered. Students will learn how to collect, summarize, statistically analyze, present, and interpret data. Students will be trained in the fundamentals of database design and information retrieval as they develop a working tool to address health care quality improvement. Finally, legal and confidentiality, the use of informed consent, and regulatory requirements will be addressed. Intro to Medical Informatics; Working knowledge of statistics; Working knowledge of how to use personal computers, including knowledge of word-processing, spreadsheet packages and Internet searching; Training in a health care-related field at the Associate’s or Bachelor’s level is required.

HSC 5552         Communicable and Degenerative Diseases              3

Designed to explore the basic concepts and principles of the disease process including history and classification. Emphasis will be upon etiology, origin symptoms, treatments, prevention, host, agent, and environmental factors affecting occurrence, prevention, and control. Offered concurrently with HSC 4551; graduate students are assigned additional work. Upper division or graduate status is required.

HSC 5602         Life, Illness and Death             3

An examination of the worldviews of patients and health care providers which influence how both confront illness, suffering, and death. Permission is required.

HSC 5636         Current Issues in Medicine          3

An examination of issues that arise in conceptualizing the aims and practices of medicine. Some focus on the health care practitioner’s experience with difficult decisions regarding patient care and self care. Permission is required.

HSC 5655         Theoretical Foundations of Health Care Ethics          3

Illuminating major ethical theories and their relation to health care ethics. The application and visibility of these theoretical models will be tested with respect to training and professional practice in health care. Permission is required.

HSC 5656         Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds               3

Students will participate in grand rounds with specified health care professionals. In response to various cases presented at ethics grand rounds, students will participate in mock round table bioethics consultations and committees. A clinical ethics case study and permission is required.

HSC 6206         Community Health Delivery Systems               3

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

HSC 6528         Strategies for Prevention of Infectious Disease         3

A comprehensive study of the tools for the control of infectious diseases and the application of these tools in public health programs to achieve an epidemiologic impact on disease reduction, elimination or eradication.

HSC 6666         Health Education and Interactive Technology           3

The purpose is to offer various perspectives relating to the development, effectiveness, and implementation of interactive computing technology for use in health education programs and in health care administration which are aimed at improving various health-related outcomes such as involvement in care, quality of life, adherence, disease management, and healthy lifestyle. Class sessions will utilize a distance learning format. Combines online presentations with group discussions, outside readings, and out-of-class practical exercises. Students should have basic computer literacy skills including e-mail and Internet browsing.

HSC 6667         Social Marketing in Health Education            3

Social Marketing is designed to analyze the components and applications of social marketing for community health education and health care administration. Class sessions will combine didactic presentations with group discussions and in-class exercises.