Requirements for the Interdisciplinary Health Services Major
GEP Signature Courses (See Curricula): six courses
GEP Variable Courses (See Curricula): six to nine courses including:
CHM 125/125L |
General Chemistry II with Laboratory |
GEP Overlays (See Curricula): three courses
GEP Integrative Learning Component: three courses
Chemistry:
CHM 120/120L |
General Chemistry I with Laboratory |
Biology:
BIO 101/101L |
Biology I: Cells with Laboratory |
Mathematics:
MAT 118 |
Introduction to Statistics or higher (Note: Some upper-level chemistry and physics courses require calculus |
GEP Electives: eleven courses
Major Concentration: eleven courses including
IHS Core Requirements: 6 courses
Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability |
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The Health Care System and Its Responsibilities |
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Health and Society |
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Statistics and Research Methodology |
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Senior Seminar in Health Services |
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BIO 102/102L |
Biology II: Genetics with Laboratory |
Area Studies: 5 courses (at least 2 courses must be from the Health Services Courses group)
Health Services Courses:
IHS 120 |
Consumer Health |
IHS 150 |
Global Health Care |
IHS 216 |
Alcohol, Drugs, and Society |
IHS 217 |
Mental Health and Society |
IHS 243 |
Helping and Healing Ethics: Community and Personal Transformation |
IHS 244 |
Health Care Administration |
IHS 248 |
Health and the School-aged Child |
IHS 251 |
Healthcare Law and Ethics |
IHS 252 |
Health Care Policy |
Nutrition: Health and Disease |
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Human Sexuality and Disease |
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HIV/AIDS: Sexuality, Money, Politics, Research, Public Health, and Ethics |
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Theories of Addiction and Addictive Behavior |
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Violence and Aggression: Deconstructing Youth Violence |
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IHS 276 |
Violence |
IHS 280 |
The Continuum of Adult Health Medical Terminology and Health Literacy |
IHS 315 |
The Culture of Addiction Study Tour |
IHS 325 |
Theories of Disease Prevention and Management |
Seeking a Better Death: Hospice Care |
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Managed Health Care |
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Diversity Leadership in Healthcare |
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Planning and Evaluating Public Health Promotion Programs |
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IHS 368 |
Just Healthcare in Developing Nations |
Alternative Medicine and Non-traditional Therapies |
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Epidemiology |
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IHS 465 |
Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder |
IHS 466 |
Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Treatment |
IHS 467 |
Social Skills Development in Austism |
IHS 468 |
Resources and Advocacy for Autism |
IHS 469 |
Adult and Transition Services in Autism |
IHS 470 |
Seminar in Autism Spectrum Disorders (restricted to PLS students) |
Internship in Health Services |
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IHS 491 |
Internship in Autism Studies |
IHS 493-494 |
Independent Health Research |
Social Sciences Courses (a social science course may only count towards the GEP or area studies, not both):
PSY 100 |
Introductory Psychology |
PSY 122 |
Abnormal Psychology for non-majors |
PSY 222 |
Neuropsychology |
Health Psychology |
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Drugs, Brain and Human Behavior |
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Mental Health & Society |
Natural Sciences Courses:
Organismic Biology |
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BIO 260 |
Anatomy & Physiology for Nursing/Allied Health I |
BIO 261 |
Anatomy & Physiology for Nursing/Allied Health II |
Biochemistry |
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Comparative Anatomy |
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Histology |
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Microbiology |
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Systemic Physiology |
Economics:
ECN 390 |
Economics of Health Care |
Note: Students planning graduate study in allied health are strongly encouraged to minor in biology or chemistry.