Application of public health theory and behavior change models to develop peer education and advocacy efforts that contribute to a healthier campus community.

By employing a multidisciplinary approach, this course investigates theory and the standards of health promotion practices to train peer leaders. Education, experiential practice in skill building and self-reflection will provide foundational knowledge of the importance of healthy behaviors and provide self-efficacy to facilitate effective discussions and activities.

Formerly: SPH-F 180 Introduction to Child and Youth Work (can't be counted twice for credit)

This course prepares students for the professional practice of serving youth and families in public, health, education, recreation and social settings. Course concepts include youth and family services delivery settings, theoretical frameworks related to youth services, and professional ethics, organizations, and credentialing. This course includes a service learning component.

Formerly: SPH-F 258 Marriage and Family Interaction (can't be counted twice for credit)

Basic personal and social factors influencing the achievement of satisfying marriage and family experiences.

Formerly: SPH-F341 Effects of Divorce on Children (can't be counted twice for credit)

Examination of how divorce affects children. The class focuses on how to minimize these effects. The class includes both in- and out-of-class experiential exercises.

Formerly: SPH-F 345 Parent-Child Relations (can't be counted twice for credit)

Explores issues associated with parenting and addresses the reciprocal processes and interdependencies among parents, children, and their multiple environments.

Formerly: SPH-F 346 Human Development I-Conception through Early Childhood (can't be counted twice for credit)

Examination of prenatal, infant, preschool development; physical, cognitive, and social-emotional characteristics of development.

Formerly: SPH-F 347 Human Development II-Middle Childhood through Adolescence (can't be counted twice for credit)

Examines human development during the school years, or middle childhood, through adolescence. Addresses major concepts and issues concerning development, in the physical, cognitive, psychological, and social domains.

Formerly: SPH-F 348 Human Development III-Early, Mid, and Late Adulthood (can't be counted twice for credit)

An examination of the development of adults as a dynamic process that continues throughout life, in the social, psychological, cultural, and biological realms. It emphasizes developmental reciprocity between adults and their multiple environments.

Formerly: SPH-F 457 Stress and Resilience in the Family (can't be counted twice for credit)

Research and theory on family stress and resilience. Addresses important aspects of the family's experience of stress, (e.g., as social support and coping in a family context) as well as resilience factors that reduce the effects of stress on families. Students should have junior or senior class standing when beginning this course.

Formerly: SPH-L 102 Personal Leadership Development (can't be counted twice for credit)

An interactive online course blended with four one hour structured classroom meetings. Provides students with opportunities to learn and apply leadership skills gained through participation in organizations, athletic teams, or clubs. Will develop own personal leadership plan to initiate intentional leadership involvement. Topics include fellowship, time management, and teamwork.

Review of macro and micronutrients, and energy metabolism in the context of sport; focus on nutrient requirements for active individuals and athletes with an emphasis on sport- specific nutritional needs; nutrition strategies for optimizing sports performance, enhancing health, minimizing injury; current topics in sports nutrition. P: SPH-N 231 recommended but not required.

Instruction in the basic ground fighting techniques, throwing, joint locks, chokes, and some self-defense derived from Caique Brazilian Ju-Jitsu. Students should achieve rudimentary technical skill and learn the philosophy and concepts used in ground-fighting martial art practice as well as applying these concepts to competitive ground fighting. Focus is placed on body posturing, position control, flow-drills, and submission techniques.

Successful completion of the course and test yields a Wilderness First Aid certification, a coveted certification in outdoor skill development. This is a highly experience-based course that prepares students to respond to medical emergencies in a field-based setting. Content includes response to environmental emergencies, soft tissue & musculoskeletal injuries, and patient assessment & care. Lecture is followed by live scenarios conducted outside the classroom.

Successful completion of the course and test yields national certification as a Search and Rescue (SAR) Tech II according to the National Association of Search and Rescue. Content includes topics in three major areas: survival and support, search, and rescue. Course provides practical experience during simulated search and rescue operations during day/evening scenarios.

Introduces the practical knowledge and techniques of mountain biking based upon the International Biking Association (IMBA) rules of the trail. Additional content includes proper trail use and care. Students participate through inquisitive learning in the classroom as well as through demonstration of new skills in field-based experiences.

Introduces the basics of canoeing, including paddle strokes, essential maneuvers, basic canoe rescues, and Leave No Trace ethics. Highly experience-based course where students will engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

Introduces the essential techniques required in whitewater kayaking. Topics covered include kayaking strategies and tactics, water safety, river dynamics, and relevant whitewater kayaking equipment. Highly experience-based course where students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

This course provides an overview of the essential skills and knowledge for safe paddling on inland and coastal waters. Skills include essential maneuvering strokes, wet exits, assisted and unassisted rescues, coastal kayaking equipment, water safety, and Leave No Trace ethics. Highly experience-based course where students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

Develops the fundamental skills and knowledge for cross country skiing and winter backcountry travel. Introduces flat-track techniques then progresses to uphill and downhill techniques. Highly experience-based course where students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

Introduces the basics of top rope waterfall ice climbing. Topics covered include belay technique, safety, gear selection, movement on ice, as well as tool and crampon placement. Highly experience-based course where students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

Introduces outdoor rock climbing and belaying techniques that maximize your safety. Topics covered include gear selection, climbing partner communication, general movement on rock, as well as hand and foot placements. Highly experience-based course where students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

Introduces the essential techniques in vertical caving. Topics covered include equipment use, rappelling technique, and caving commands. Highly experience-based course where students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

The Wilderness First Responder course is the most widely accepted standard in medical care for outdoor professionals including but not limited to mountain and river guides, outdoor trip leaders, expedition leaders, camp & outing club leaders, and rangers. The curriculum uses the principles of long-term care, improvised resources, and varying environmental conditions as the framework for learning. Provides outdoor leaders and adventurers with the knowledge and skills needed to deal with emergencies in remote settings. The course takes an in-depth look at the underlying physiology of common and uncommon emergencies that might be encountered in the outdoor context; primary components include personal/group safety, hygiene, backcountry survival, anatomy & physiology, pathophysiology, patient assessment, documentation, trauma, medical emergencies, environmental emergencies, long-term care, teamwork, organizing/improvising rescues, decision making, leadership, judgment, and prevention.