 | | Course ID: | HPRB 1710. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health and Wellness | Course
Description: | Factors affecting the level of wellness of the individual are considered. Topics include mental health, nutrition, diet and weight control, physical fitness, smoking, human sexuality, consumer health, alcohol and other drugs, disease, environmental health, and injury prevention. | | Athena Title: | HEALTH AND WELLNESS | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Promotion in Public Health | Course
Description: | Examination of health promotion in the field of public health.
History, role in society, resources, theoretical underpinnings,
ethical principles, and planning. | | Athena Title: | Health Promotion Public Health | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 3010E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3010E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Promotion in Public Health | Course
Description: | Examination of health promotion in the field of public health. History, role in society, resources, theoretical underpinnings, ethical principles, and planning. | | Athena Title: | Health Promotion Public Health | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 3010 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3020E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Foundations of Health Promotion Professional Practice and Service | Course
Description: | Examination of the philosophy and principles underlying the field of health promotion. Literature, research, organizations, theory, scientific foundations, and employment potential. Practical experience in the field. | | Athena Title: | Foun Hlth Promo Prof Pract Ser | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 3020, HPRB 3020S | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | HPRB 1710 and permission of major | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3020S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Foundations of Health Promotion Professional Practice and Service | Course
Description: | Examination of the philosophy and principles underlying the
field of health promotion. Literature, research, organizations,
theory, scientific foundations, and employment potential.
Practical experience in the field. | | Athena Title: | Foun Hlth Promo Prof Pract Ser | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 3020, HPRB 3020E | | Nontraditional Format: | A 20-hour service learning project is included in the
course requirements. | | Prerequisite: | HPRB 1710 and permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Foundations of Health Promotion Professional Practice | Course
Description: | Examination of the philosophy and principles underlying the
field of health promotion. Literature, research,
organizations, theory, scientific foundations, and employment
potential. | | Athena Title: | Foun Hlth Promo Prof Pract Ser | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 3020E, HPRB 3020S | | Prerequisite: | HPRB 1710 and permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3050S. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Service-Learning in Health Promotion | Course
Description: | Students will apply health promotion skills in community health
settings through participation in a collaborative health
promotion project. | | Athena Title: | SERV LRN HLTH PROM | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course
or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course
objectives. The course uses service-learning as the primary
pedagogical tool for teaching course objectives. Students will
work on a comprehensive project(s) and may be required to spend
considerable time outside the classroom. Students will be
engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 75-
100% of overall instructional time. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3100H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Behavioral Medicine (Honors) | Course
Description: | Behavioral medicine is an interdisciplinary field combining
medicine and psychology, and focuses on the integration of
biological and social determinants in the study of behavioral
causes and remediation of illness and disease. This course will
address health psychology, behavioral therapy, and preventive
medicine from the medical and psychological perspectives. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Behavioral Med Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 3100 | | Nontraditional Format: | Lecture hours will follow a textbook and will be supplemented by
topical guest lectures from leaders in the field of behavioral
medicine. Residency rotations/practical experience at a local
hospital will make up one-third of the course. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors and BIOS 3000 and EPID 4070 | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 3020 or HPRB 3020S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3100. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Behavioral Medicine | Course
Description: | Behavioral medicine is an interdisciplinary field combining
medicine and psychology, and focuses on the integration of
biological and social determinants in the study of behavioral
causes and remediation of illness and disease. This course will
address health psychology, behavioral therapy, and preventive
medicine from the medical and psychological perspectives. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Behavioral Med | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 3100H | | Nontraditional Format: | Lecture hours will follow a textbook and will be supplemented by
topical guest lectures from leaders in the field of behavioral
medicine. Residency rotations/practical experience at a local
hospital will make up one-third of the course. | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 3000 and EPID 4070 | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 3020 or HPRB 3020S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Issues in Women's Health | Course
Description: | Contemporary issues that affect the health of women, including health status perspectives, preventive measures, health care alternatives, and special health concerns. | | Athena Title: | WOMEN'S HEALTH | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Issues in Health Consumerism and Self-Care | Course
Description: | Health products and services and the factors that influence personal choices in the health marketplace. Includes a discussion of the philosophy, theory, and practice of self-care and health activism. | | Athena Title: | HEALTH CONSUMERISM | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3480S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Practicum in Health Promotion and Services | Course
Description: | Individual practical experience in health promotion and health
services in a community, clinical, or worksite setting. | | Athena Title: | Health Promotion and Services | | Nontraditional Format: | Observation and practical experience in a setting in the
community such as a health department, hospital, clinic, or a
corporate health promotion program. A written report of the
experience is required. Students spend a minimum of 150 hours in
the field to earn 3 hours of credit. | | Prerequisite: | (HPRB 3020 or HPRB 3020S) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Community Health | Course
Description: | Community health programs, including organizational structure of
federal, state, and local health-related agencies. Analysis of
the interrelationship of political, social, environmental, and
economic dimensions of community health. | | Athena Title: | Community Health | | Prerequisite: | (HPRB 3020 or HPRB 3020S) and permission of major | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 5410W | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3750. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Foundations of Injury Prevention | Course
Description: | The significance of injury as a health problem and the nature of injury prevention programs. | | Athena Title: | Foundations Injury Prevention | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 3750E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3750E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Foundations of Injury Prevention | Course
Description: | The significance of injury as a health problem and the nature of
injury prevention programs. | | Athena Title: | Foundations Injury Prevention | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 3750 | | Nontraditional Format: | Course will be offered 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3850E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Chronic Disease Prevention | Course
Description: | This course investigates the determinants and risk factors,
describes the epidemiology, and examines the health behaviors
that impact chronic disease prevention and control. Appropriate
intervention, program, and evaluation planning for prevention and
control is emphasized. | | Athena Title: | Chronic Disease Prevention | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 3850 | | Nontraditional Format: | Course will be offered 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 3850. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Chronic Disease Prevention | Course
Description: | This course investigates the determinants and risk factors,
describes the epidemiology, and examines the health behaviors
that impact chronic disease prevention and control. Appropriate
intervention, program, and evaluation planning for prevention and
control is emphasized. | | Athena Title: | Chronic Disease Prevention | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 3850E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 4000/6000. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Problems in Health Promotion and Behavior | Course
Description: | Independent study of selected topics. | | Athena Title: | SPEC PROBS HP & BEH | | Nontraditional Format: | Students develop a proposal for a learning experience that is not normally available to them in a regular department course. The amount of work and/or the depth of inquiry depends on the number of credits the student desires. The proposal must be approved by the faculty member who is directing the project and by either the undergraduate or graduate coordinator. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 4180. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Health Promotion Program Study Abroad | Course
Description: | Examination of global health problems and health promotion
programs in a given country. | | Athena Title: | HLTH PROM STDY ABRD | | Nontraditional Format: | The major portion of the course will occur in field-based
activities. Students will be exposed to seminars and clinical
or community experience, as well as on-site instruction,
arranged as a part of the study abroad experience. Students
are expected to attend all activities and complete all course
assignments which may include journaling about course
experiences (may be electronic) and completion of a paper or
project on a selected health problem or issue. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 4400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Promotion Program Development | Course
Description: | Health promotion program development in community, worksite, and
hospital settings. Emphasis given to program content, strategies,
overall planning, and implementation. | | Athena Title: | Health Promotion Program Devel | | Prerequisite: | HPRB 3700 and HPRB 5410W | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 5010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 4450/6450. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Occupational Safety | Course
Description: | The specific areas and the broad scope in methods, materials, and problems in occupational safety programming with special emphasis on organization and implementation of injury prevention and control techniques. | | Athena Title: | OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 4480. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International Health Promotion | Course
Description: | Analysis of international health promotion and disease
prevention programs, encompassing federal, state, local,
public, and private health-related organizations. Examination
of individual, organizational, environmental, political,
economic, and social factors impact on health and health
promotion and disease prevention initiatives to promote health. | | Athena Title: | INTERNAT HLTH PROM | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM(HPRB) 4610/6610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Communication | Course
Description: | Communication about health with physicians and other providers, within support groups and health care organizations, and by public figures, groups, and organizations. | | Athena Title: | Health Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 5310, HPRB 5310E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM(HPRB) 4630S/6630S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Community-Based Health Communication | Course
Description: | Why are some people healthy and others not? How can health
communication make a difference? Students in this course will be
introduced to foundational concepts related to health disparities
in order to confidently contribute to a health communication
intervention in a community setting in Georgia. | | Athena Title: | Community Health Comm | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of
the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.
Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for
approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | ANTH 1102 or ANTH 1102E or COMM 1110 or COMM 1500 or COMM 1500E or COMM 2150H or COMM 2550H or PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1030H or SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H or SOCI 2600 or SOWK 2154 or SOWK 2154S or SOWK 2155 or SOWK 2156 or HPRB 1710 or RELI 1001 or LACS 1000 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 4960 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 4970 | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 4960 or HPRB 4960H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 4980 | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 4970 or HPRB 4970H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 4990 | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 4980 or HPRB 4980H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 5010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Design and Methods in Health Promotion | Course
Description: | An introduction to the research process, including the
formulation of hypotheses, designing a study, collection of
data, data analysis, and reporting research findings. Basic
concepts in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods are
used to describe, analyze, and draw logical conclusions from
data collected in health promotion research. | | Athena Title: | Research Design | | Prerequisite: | (HPRB 3020 or HPRB 3020S) and (HPRB 5410W or HPRB 5410E) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 5060E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Educational Strategies in Human Sexuality | Course
Description: | Basic issues of sexuality, theory, and guiding principles; legal implications; needs, justification, and objectives; emphasis on health and well-being grounded in the idea that sexuality should be viewed in its totality; content knowledge; acceptable methods to approach controversial topics; cultural diversity in sexuality; sexual responsibility; current events and issues. | | Athena Title: | Edu Strategies Human Sexuality | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 5060 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | [(CBIO 2200-2200L and CBIO 2210-2210L) or VPHY 3100 or VPHY 3100E] and permission of major | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 5060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Educational Strategies in Human Sexuality | Course
Description: | Basic issues of sexuality, theory, and guiding principles; legal
implications; needs, justification, and objectives; emphasis on
health and well-being grounded in the idea that sexuality should
be viewed in its totality; content knowledge; acceptable methods
to approach controversial topics; cultural diversity in
sexuality; sexual responsibility; current events and issues. | | Athena Title: | Edu Strategies Human Sexuality | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 5060E | | Prerequisite: | [(CBIO 2200-2200L and CBIO 2210-2210L) or VPHY 3100 or VPHY 3100E] and permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 5160/7160. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Health Promotion and Behavior | Course
Description: | Selected health problems or issues, with emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, and the development and evaluation of prevention measures. | | Athena Title: | Spec Topics in HPB | | Nontraditional Format: | Format will generally be lecture and discussion. | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 5210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Effects of Drug Use and Abuse | Course
Description: | Overview of the psychological, social, and physiological
determinants of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use and
effects of ATOD use among populations living in the United
States. Examination of recent trends to understand why
individuals engage in substance using behaviors and public
health strategies to prevent or intervene on ATOD use. | | Athena Title: | Effects of Drug Use and Abuse | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 5210E | | Prerequisite: | CBIO 2200-2200L and CBIO 2210-2210L and permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 5210E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Effects of Drug Use and Abuse | Course
Description: | Overview of psychological, social, and physiological determinants
of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use and effects of
ATOD use among populations in the United States. Examination of
recent trends to understand why individuals engage in substance-
using behaviors and public health strategies to prevent or
intervene on ATOD use. | | Athena Title: | Effects of Drug Use and Abuse | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 5210 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | CBIO 2200-2200L and CBIO 2210-2210L and permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 5310E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Public Health Communication | Course
Description: | Practical introduction to public health communication from the
individual to the societal level. Covers foundational
communication concepts that impact health behavior, including
media effects, persuasion, message development, media relations,
entertainment education, health literacy, risk and crisis
communication, social media, social marketing, organizational
communication, and patient-practitioner communication. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Public Health Comm | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 5310, COMM 4610, HPRB 4610, COMM 6610, HPRB 6610 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 3020 or HPRB 3020S or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 5310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Public Health Communication | Course
Description: | Practical introduction to public health communication from the
individual to the societal level. Covers foundational
communication concepts that impact health behavior, including
media effects, persuasion, message development, media
relations, entertainment education, health literacy, risk and
crisis communication, social media, social marketing,
organizational communication, patient-practitioner
communication, and more. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Public Health Comm | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 5310E, COMM 4610, HPRB 4610, COMM 6610, HPRB 6610 | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 3020 or HPRB 3020E or HPRB 3020S or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 5410W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Professional Writing for Health Promotion | Course
Description: | Builds writing skills for health sciences with emphases on
research methods, reliable sources of health information, clear
and accurate presentation of ideas and data, proper citation of
information, and computer-mediated communication. | | Athena Title: | Professional Writing for HPRB | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 5410E | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 3020 or HPRB 3020S or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 5410E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Professional Writing for Health Promotion | Course
Description: | Builds writing skills for health sciences, with emphases on
research methods, reliable sources of health information, clear
and accurate presentation of ideas and data, proper citation of
information, and computer-mediated communication. | | Athena Title: | Professional Writing for HPRB | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 5410W | | Nontraditional Format: | Course will be offered 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 3020 or HPRB 3020S or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 5560. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Field Experience in Health Promotion | Course
Description: | Practical experience in health education/promotion through placement in an appropriate community or worksite setting. | | Athena Title: | Field Experience Health Promo | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 5560S | | Nontraditional Format: | Community health field experience/internship under the
supervision of a health professional who has been approved by
the department. Student compiles a work "diary" and a portfolio
of professional activities and submits a final written report
about the experience. Students spend 50 hours in the field for
each hour of credit earned. | | Prerequisite: | HPRB 4400 and HPRB 5900 and permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 5560S. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Field Experience in Health Promotion | Course
Description: | Practical experience in health education/promotion through placement in an appropriate community or worksite setting. | | Athena Title: | Field Experience Health Promo | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 5560 | | Nontraditional Format: | Community health field experience/internship under the supervision of a health professional who has been approved by the department. Student compiles a work "diary" and a portfolio of professional activities and submits a final written report about the experience. Students spend 50 hours in the field for each hour of credit earned. | | Prerequisite: | HPRB 4400 and HPRB 5900 and permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 5900. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Capstone in Health Promotion and Behavior | Course
Description: | Health promotion capstone course, with emphasis on professional
development, leadership skills, communication, marketing and
other media development, and web and social media presence. | | Athena Title: | Capstone in HPB | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 4400 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7000. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 100 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Master's Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study. | | Athena Title: | GRAD STUDENT SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Health Promotion and Behavior | Course
Description: | Examination of the conceptual and methodological approaches that social and behavioral science contributes to public health research and practice. Topics include theory, health disparities, systems thinking, planning, and evaluation. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals of HPRB | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7010E | | Pre or Corequisite: | BIOS 7001 or BIOS 7001E | | Corequisite: | BIOS 7002L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7010E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Health Promotion and Behavior | Course
Description: | Examination of the conceptual and methodological approaches that social and behavioral science contributes to public health research and practice. Topics include theory, health disparities, systems thinking, planning, and evaluation. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals of HPRB | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7010 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | BIOS 7001 or BIOS 7001E | | Corequisite: | BIOS 7002L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7069. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Human Sexuality in Public Health | Course
Description: | Investigation of the sociological, psychological, and ethical
aspects of human sexuality. Examination of public health
research in sexuality, and impact of public health
interventions on behaviors. Exploration of the impact of
social factors and the major theoretical perspectives that
influence the scientific study of human sexuality. | | Athena Title: | Human Sexuality Public Health | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7069E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7069E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Human Sexuality in Public Health | Course
Description: | Investigation of the sociological, psychological, and ethical aspects of human sexuality. Examination of public health research in sexuality and impact of public health interventions on behaviors. Exploration of the impact of social factors and the major theoretical perspectives that influence the scientific study of human sexuality. | | Athena Title: | Human Sexuality | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7069 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7170. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Promotion and Aging | Course
Description: | Health promotion, risk reduction, health maintenance, and health problems of the elderly, from an individual, community, cultural, and policy perspective. | | Athena Title: | HLTH PROM AND AGING | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7240. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Interprofessional Identity Development in the Health and Social Sciences | Course
Description: | Dual degree students are challenged with developing an
integrated professional identity. Course will explore
developing an inter-professional identity, including
integrating, applying, and marketing these complementary skills
sets, and explore (potentially conflicting) values and ethics.
Course will also be valuable to single degree students
interested in working in an interdisciplinary setting. | | Athena Title: | Identity Dev in Health and SS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7240S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7240S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Interprofessional Identity Development in the Health and Social Sciences | Course
Description: | Dual degree students are challenged with developing an integrated professional identity. Course will explore developing an inter-professional identity, including integrating, applying, and marketing these complementary skills sets, and explore (potentially conflicting) values and ethics. Course will also be valuable to single degree students interested in working in an interdisciplinary setting. | | Athena Title: | Identity Dev in Health and SS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7240 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7270. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Resource Development and Program Implementation in Health Promotion | Course
Description: | Exploration of techniques and strategies used for designing,
implementing, and managing health promotion interventions. Core
processes for developing theory- and evidence-based health
interventions. Problem-based and community-based learning are
emphasized. | | Athena Title: | RES DEV & PROG IMPL | | Prerequisite: | HPRB 7010 or (HPRB 7050 and HPRB 7920) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | Master's Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Foundations of Public Health Communication | Course
Description: | Foundational survey of health communication theory, research and
practice at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, community and
societal level, focusing on development of health messages and
campaigns to achieve behavior change. Includes media effects,
persuasion, messaging, media relations, entertainment education,
health literacy, risk and crisis communication, social media,
patient-practitioner communication and more. | | Athena Title: | Public Health Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7310E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7310E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Foundations of Public Health Communication | Course
Description: | Foundational survey of health communication theory, research, and practice at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, community, and societal levels, focusing on the development of health messages and campaigns to achieve behavior change. Includes media effects, persuasion, messaging, media relations, entertainment education, health literacy, risk, and crisis communication, social media, patient-practitioner communication, and more. | | Athena Title: | Public Health Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7310 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7370. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Marketing of Health: Theory and Process | Course
Description: | Social marketing theory and process applied to the marketing of health concepts, attitudes, and behaviors. | | Athena Title: | SOCIAL MKT HEALTH | | Prerequisite: | HPRB 7010 or HPRB 7050 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7400E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Evaluation | Course
Description: | Introduces MPH online students to strategies for evaluating public health programs. Topics will include defining evaluation objectives, identifying stakeholders, choosing an appropriate methodology, and communicating with diverse public health audiences. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals of Evaluation | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7470 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7470. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Program Evaluation in Health Promotion and Health Education | Course
Description: | Introduction to strategies for evaluating health promotion and
health education programs in community, worksite, school and
health care settings. | | Athena Title: | Prog Eval Hlth Promo Hlth Edu | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7400E | | Prerequisite: | HPRB 7010 or HPRB 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7480. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Global Health Promotion | Course
Description: | Discussion and critique of global health promotion programs
incorporating multi-level examination. Theory, disease
prevalence, case studies, human rights, and social determinants
of global health will be examined in the context of health
promotion. | | Athena Title: | GLOBAL HLTH PROM | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Community Health Promotion | Course
Description: | The theoretical and conceptual foundations of community health promotion, the health care system, multicultural issues in community health, and the contribution of community-based organizations and coalitions to the health and well-being of individuals and the communities in which they reside. | | Athena Title: | COMMUNITY HLTH PROM | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 7270 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7510E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Promotion Research Methods | Course
Description: | This course prepares students to construct and answer research
questions. Students will review literature, develop and
implement a questionnaire, create a codebook, and conduct data
entry and analysis to answer a specific research question.
Reporting results and presentation skills will be practiced. | | Athena Title: | HPRB Research Methods | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7510, KINS 7150, HDFS 6800, SOWK 7126, SOWK 7126E | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Promotion Research Methods | Course
Description: | This course prepares students to construct and answer research
questions. Students will review literature, develop and implement
a questionnaire, create a codebook, and conduct data entry and
analysis to answer a specific research question. Reporting
results and presentation skills will be practiced. | | Athena Title: | HPRB Research Methods | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7510E, KINS 7150, HDFS 6800, SOWK 7126, SOWK 7126E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | KINS(HPRB)(NUTR) 7600. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Health Physical Activity and Nutrition Interventions | Course
Description: | Provides students with strong preparation for their future
roles as leaders in nutrition and physical activity
intervention for health promotion and disease prevention. | | Athena Title: | Health Intervention | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7650. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Applied Project in Health Promotion and Behavior | Course
Description: | Functional study of a topic that is related to the student's career objectives. | | Athena Title: | APPL PROJ IN HPB | | Nontraditional Format: | Students propose and implement a health promotion/education project and write up the results. This is not a mini-thesis, but the "real world" application of knowledge acquired during the master's degree program. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7800. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Inequalities in Health | Course
Description: | Social factors that influence health and health inequities.
Emerging social theories that guide interventions will be
discussed, as will the impact of health disparities on
population health and health care systems. | | Athena Title: | Social Inequalities in Health | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7800E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7800E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Inequalities in Health | Course
Description: | Social factors that influence health and health inequities. Emerging social theories that guide interventions will be
discussed, as will the impact of health disparities on population health and health care systems. | | Athena Title: | Social Inequalities in Health | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7800 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7920E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Behavior | Course
Description: | Behavioral science theories and models used in health promotion and health education. | | Athena Title: | Health Behavior | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7920 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7920. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Behavior | Course
Description: | Behavioral science theories and models used in health promotion and health education. | | Athena Title: | Health Behavior | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7920E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7990E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Diversity and Social Justice in Public Health | Course
Description: | Recognize, understand, and prevent prejudice, discrimination, and structural disparities, and examine how these complex social dynamics impact public health. | | Athena Title: | Diversity and Justice in PBHL | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7990 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 7990. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Diversity and Social Justice in Public Health | Course
Description: | Recognize, understand, and prevent prejudice, discrimination, and
structural disparities and examine how these complex social
dynamics impact public health. | | Athena Title: | Diversity and Justice in PBHL | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7990E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 8000. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in Health Promotion and Behavior | Course
Description: | Individual study under the direction of a department faculty member. | | Athena Title: | DIR STUDY HLTH PROM | | Nontraditional Format: | Doctoral level independent study of an issue that applies to the student's research interests. Must be approved in advance by the faculty mentor, the major professor and the department graduate coordinator. The number of credits determines how extensive the final paper is to be. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 8050S. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Service Learning in Health Promotion | Course
Description: | Students will apply health promotion theories and skills in one
or more public health related settings through participation in
a collaborative health promotion project. | | Athena Title: | Adv Serv Lrn in HPB | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
The course uses service-learning as the primary pedagogical tool
for teaching course objectives. Students will work on a
comprehensive project(s) and may be required to spend
considerable time outside the classroom. Students will be
engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 75-
100% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | HPRB 7010 or HPRB 7050 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 8410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Human Ecology of Health and Illness | Course
Description: | Social and ecological determinants of health and illness. In
particular, those which affect minority, underserved,
vulnerable, and hard-to-reach populations. Topics include:
general framework of studying these populations, community
determinants and mechanisms of vulnerability, health
disparities, and strategies to reach and provide services among
these groups, etc. | | Athena Title: | Human Ecology Health Illness | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 8420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Theory and Research in Health Behavior | Course
Description: | Theoretical and conceptual foundations of health-related behavior. The development, change, and maintenance of these behaviors from a bio-behavioral perspective; needs and concerns of under-served and under-represented segments of the population. | | Athena Title: | HLTH BEHAV THEORY | | Prerequisite: | HPRB 7920 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 8430. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intervention and Evaluation of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | Course
Description: | Intervention and evaluation strategies in health promotion and disease prevention at the individual, group, and community levels. | | Athena Title: | HLTH INTERV & EVAL | | Prerequisite: | HPRB 8420 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 8500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Writing in Public Health | Course
Description: | The principles of scientific writing for the field of public
health. The goal of the course is to guide students through the
process of developing, drafting, and publishing scientific papers. | | Athena Title: | Research Writing Public Health | | Corequisite: | HPRB 8510 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 8510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Methods in Health Promotion and Behavior I | Course
Description: | Emphasizes the development of a research career for doctoral
students. This will include aspects such as writing,
professional identity, ethics, and research study development. | | Athena Title: | Health Research I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 8520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Seminar in Health Promotion and Behavior II | Course
Description: | The development of a research career for doctoral students.
This will include aspects such as writing, data management,
responsible conduct of research, and research study development. | | Athena Title: | Health Research II | | Prerequisite: | HPRB 8510 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB(BIOS) 8530. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multivariate Statistics in the Behavioral Health Sciences | Course
Description: | In-depth coverage of multivariate analysis of variance; multivariate analysis of covariance; binary and multinomial logistic regression; factor analysis; discriminant function analysis; path analysis; and structural equation modeling. Using SPSS and “real-world” datasets, students in the public health, behavioral, and social sciences will apply techniques to “real-world” datasets. | | Athena Title: | Multivariate Statistics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in STAT 4250, STAT 6250, STAT 8210 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 8800. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Grant Writing for Health Promotion Research | Course
Description: | External funding to support health promotion research is a
critical component of an academic career. This course will
build skills in defining a research topic, proposal development,
matching proposals to funders, persuasive writing, budgeting,
and the grant review process. The focus is on NIH funding. | | Athena Title: | Grant Writing | | Prerequisite: | (HPRB 8420 and HPRB 8430) or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 8990. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 5 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Research Seminar in Health Promotion and Behavior | Course
Description: | Literature in health promotion and education, health behavior, health communications, and instructional design; research design; data analysis; and development of research proposals. | | Athena Title: | RES SEM HLTH PROM | | Nontraditional Format: | Doctoral research seminar. Students are exposed to the latest issues and strategies as they apply to doctoral level research in Health Promotion and Behavior. Students write papers and/or make presentations based on selected readings in a specific area. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 9000. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 200 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 9005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study. | | Athena Title: | DOC GRAD STU SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 9300. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 9310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Theory and Practice of Public Health Communication | Course
Description: | Emphasizes practical application of social-psychological and
health communication theory and research to behavior and
cognitive processing, and to the development of effective
health messages and campaigns. Includes media effects,
persuasion, messaging, media relations, entertainment
education, health literacy, risk crisis communication, social
media, social marketing, patient-practitioner communication and
more. | | Athena Title: | Theory Pract of Pub Hlth Comm | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPRB 9630. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Critique of Literature in Health Promotion and Behavior | Course
Description: | Critical interpretation and evaluation of research and theoretical writing. | | Athena Title: | CRIT LIT HLTH PROM | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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