Undergraduate

• HLSC-H 200 SURVEY OF U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SERVICES (3 cr.) This course will explore the U.S. health care system as it relates to health and rehabilitation services. Discussion will focus on the components of the health care system, how they function, how they support other components, who works in the health care system, how the system is financed, the access to the system, and how the U.S. rehabilitation services compare to other systems in the world.

• HLSC-H 210 INTRODUCTION TO REHABILITATION (3 cr.) Understanding the historical, philosophical, and organizational context of the rehabilitation profession within the health care delivery system. Based on the premise that understanding of and respect for health professionals is critical for effective functioning as a member of a health care team. Emphasizes expectations of students as beginning health professionals.

• HLSC-H 220 AGING AND THE OLDER PERSON (3 cr.) An introduction to the interdisciplinary study of gerontology as a social, behavioral, and biological science. Other issues to be covered will include current health issues, patterns of health in the aging process, and age related controversies such as end of life decisions, financing health care for aging populations, and meaningfulness in old age.

• HLSC-H 250 HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SYSTEMS ACROSS THE WORLD (3 cr.) This course presents issues in global health and rehabilitation delivery systems from the viewpoint of many different disciplines with an emphasis on economically less developed countries.

• HLSC-H 264 DISABILITY AND SOCIETY (3 cr.) Focus on the psychological, social, political, and economic circumstances of individuals with disabilities in American society and to broaden students' perspectives on disability issues through exposure to the personal accounts and writing of persons with disabilities, examination of professional practices, discussion of public policies, and completion of class projects.

• HLSC-H 300 CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (2 cr.) Course highlights include: Career planning and placement strategies, assessment of labor market information, market surveys, and development of customized portfolios. Emphasis given to projects, papers, and independent research on the various health professions.

• HLSC-H 361 HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION (3 cr.) Understanding the personal, cultural, and environmental factors affecting participation in health promotion and disease prevention activities; examining the application and relevance of the concepts of health, wellness, health promotion, and health education and a wide range of content specific topics in health promotion and disease prevention.

• HLSC-H 362 LEGAL AND REGULATORY ASPECTS IN REHABILITATION (3 cr.) Assisting students in the understanding of legal and regulatory challenges faced by rehabilitation professionals, covering legal issues in counseling and case management, and significant rehabilitation-related legislation in the United States from 1917 to present.

• HLSC-H 363 ETHICAL ISSUES IN REHABILITATION SERVICES (3 cr.) Examining contemporary ethical/moral considerations in the organization and management of rehabilitation agencies and the delivery of rehabilitation services.  Practical applications of ethical principles to the delivery of rehabilitation service and client-provider relationships will be covered.  The course will be a combination of lectures, case studies, debates, and guest speakers.

• HLSC-H 365 DIVERSITY ISSUES IN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SERVICES (3 cr.) Designed to prepare students to appreciate diversity and understand the interrelationship of race, gender, culture, and ethnicity and how they affect access and use of health and rehabilitation services.

• HLSC-H 441 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION OF REHABILITATION ORGNAIZATIONS (3 cr.) Designed to provide an overview of rehabilitation organizations and teach students the foundations of administration, supervision and coordination of rehabilitation agencies.  Discussions will cover the major theories of leadership, management and organization communication.

• HLSC-H 442 RESEARCH IN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES (3 cr.) An introduction to the application of research methods in health and rehabilitation sciences, providing students with an overview of research methods used to collect, analyze and interpret data, emphasizing the understanding of the application of statistical and research techniques to address problems related to rehabilitation services research.

• HLSC-H 445 PROGRAM EVALUATION METHODS IN REHABILITATION (3 cr.) This course will provide a broad overview of the application program evaluation methods in rehabilitation and the strategies used in program evaluation, focusing on scientific principles that may be instrumental in informing policies and programs aimed at improving the health on individuals and communities.

• HLSC-H 495 HEALTH INTERNSHIP (1-6 cr.) This is an experiential learning course. Students will be expected to apply learning from degree-related courses. The Internship will provide an opportunity for students to actively engage in professional and community settings. The Internship experience will be under the direction of a site-specific mentoring preceptor and the course instructor.

• HLSC-R 320 SURVEY OF ADAPTIVE REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY (3 cr.) Assisting students in the knowledge/awareness of available high-tech/low-tech equipment, or product systems that are used in rehabilitation settings to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities, emphasizing the application of clinically-based strategies for determining an individual's need for and acceptance of adaptive technology to improve functional outcomes.

• HLSC-R 330 APPROACHES TO REHABILITATION CASE MANAGEMENT (3 cr.) Exploring the historical perspective, technological and humanitarian advances, and major issues in the rehabilitation administrative environment; discussing and analyzing the legislative mandates relative to their effects on shaping the administrative environment in rehabilitation; acquiring knowledge of the process and significance of administrative competency in delivering services to rehabilitation consumers.

• HLSC-R 340 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DISABILITY (3 cr.) Students will review medical terminology and gain an understanding of major disabling conditions, the psychological and vocational aspects of adjustment to disability and chronic long term illness, and examine psychological and social theories related to disability and chronic illness and Code of Ethics.

• HLSC-R 420 PROPOSAL WRITING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION PROGRAMS (3 cr.) An interactive educational opportunity to develop skills related to fund development in a community rehabilitation setting, providing an overview of the grant development process. Students will research local and national funding sources and learn about traditional and non-traditional sources to develop and maintain community-based rehabilitation programs. Includes guest speakers.

• HLSC-R 430 PRACTICUM IN REHABILITATION AND DISABILITY (3 cr.) Designed to give students direct work experience in various private and public sector rehabilitation agencies, this experiential component allows the student an opportunity to apply his/her newly acquired normative and cognitive skills and knowledge in an actual work setting.

• HLSC-R 440 MEDICAL ASPECTS OF DISABILITIES (3 cr.) The primary emphasis of this survey course is on medically determined aspects of disabling impairments and disabilities. Students will learn the functional limitations associated with major disabling conditions particularly as they relate to the delivery of rehabilitation services. Current trends and methodologies involved in rehabilitation processes will be covered.

• NTRD-N 265 NUTRITION AND EXERCISE (3 cr.) This course will allow the student to apply the principles of physiology, chemistry and biology to describe the role of nutrition and exercise in the human body and to explore the interrelated and protective role of nutrition and exercise in wellness, health promotion and disease prevention.

• NTRD-N 365 TRANSLATING NUTRITION: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE (3 cr.) This course provides the knowledge and skills to translate nutrition principles into planning and selecting nutritionally adequate, appetizing and aesthetically pleasing personalized menus/meal plans with emphasis on sustainability, resource management and food safety.

• NTRD-N 420 HUMAN NUTRITION THROUGH THE LIFESPAN (3 cr.) The study of nutritional needs during stages of the human life cycle from pregnancy and lactation through infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood to later maturity, including an introduction to cultural food patterns, principles of nutrition assessment and agencies offering nutrition services.