2026-2027 Graduate Catalog (20273)
Health Courses
HLTH 5100 Teaching Elementary School Health
(2 credits)
HLTH 5150 Principles of Public Health and Health Promotion
(3 credits)
HLTH 5200 Personal and Consumer Health
(3 credits)
HLTH 5206 Secondary School Health
(2 credits)
HLTH 5300 Nutrition
(3 credits)
HLTH 5400 Drug Education, Stress and the Mind
(2 credits)
HLTH 5410 Health Programming
(3 credits)
HLTH 5500 Personal and Community Health
(3 credits)
HLTH 5710 Disease Prevention and Epidemiology
(3 credits)
HLTH 5870 Practicum in Health Teaching
(1 credits)
HLTH 5710 Disease Prevention and Epidemiology (3 credits)
An introduction to disease prevention, pathophysiology, and treatment of the most common communicable and chronic diseases in human populations. Focuses on the history and principles of disease occurrence in the context of environment and lifestyle choice. Students specifically examine risk factor management and the epidemiological data supporting the influence of physical activity in chronic disease prevention and management. Additionally, learners gain an introductory knowledge of epidemiology and biostatistics enabling them to successfully critique the scientific and educational literature.
Common Course Outline