This course is an accelerated 8 week course. An overview and introduction to laboratory safety and basic skills as used in specimen processing and laboratory information systems, urinalysis, hematology, chemistry, immunology, immunohematology, and microbiology and phlebotomy. Universal precautions and proper procedures in regard to specimen processing will be taught to the student. Laboratory quality control, and the proper use of instrumentation will be presented as used in the clinical laboratory settings.  Normal human laboratory values will be discussed.  Students will take field trips to local health facilities’ laboratories. Attendance for these trips is mandatory for success in this course.

Identification, analysis, and evaluation of fundamental motor patterns, progressions in skill development and skills for effective teaching. Analysis, evaluation and development of personal movement and sports skills.

Demonstration of competencies and skills acquired throughout the health sciences education program. To include a professional portfolio (Senior in Health Science major or consent of Professor).

This course presents a study of basic medical terminology. Prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms, special endings, plural forms, abbreviations, and symbols are included in the content. A programmed leaning, word building systems approach will be used to learn word parts that are used to construct or analyze new terms. This provides the opportunity to decipher unfamiliar terms and check their spelling. Emphasis is placed on spelling, definition, usage and pronunciation. Abbreviations will be introduced as related terms.  This course is now an-line offering.

This course examines the relationship between nourishment, lifestyle choices, and health and disease.  Topics include sources and functions of nutrients and their metabolism.  Investigation of eating patterns using database technology demonstrates the relationship between food consumption and nutrient adequacy.  The economic, cultural and psychological implications of food choices and eating behaviors are studies.

The phrase “go for the gusto” medical terminology wise refers to the sense of taste.  The sense of taste is necessary to identify food and forms a taste preference, although the appeal of both sweet- and salty-tasting substances, in large part at least, is innately determined.Designed on one hand to examine food preferences, delicacies and taboos tied to some of the world's most unusual sources of sustenance, the course is  also crafted to connect the simple acts of eating, no matter how unusual the product or preparation, with the supper table's intricate links to culture, identity, politics and economics. This course seeks to explore ways people are working to preserve their food cultures.   In doing so, students also receive education through concepts and basic nutrition knowledge.

The topical seminars relate to current issues in the field of nutrition/ dietetics. Possible topics for this seminar are weight reduction and fad diets, food additives, diet and human performance (diet for the athlete), vegetarianism, child nutrition, diet for senior citizens, diet and disease (P: AHLT – N 130 or HPER -N 220)

This course is designed for students to explore a wide array of subject areas in the field of health sciences. This course will focus on the Health, Exercise, Fitness and Sports. Topics will include sport psychology, exercise psychology, motor behavior, and health and wellness.

this course will provide the student an introduction to athletic training which will include history, injury prevention establishing a program for injury prevention and rehabilitation. Emphasis will be on preventing injuries and recognition. (P. ANAT- A 215 or consent of instructor)

The aim of this course is to explore the social psychological research and theories that facilitate understanding of personal excellence in sport.  The course introduces theoretical and empirical work on participation and acquisition of expertise in sport as well as methodological issues related to developmental research in sport.  Specific discussion will focus on developmental aspects and learning conditions that allow individuals to maintain participation and reach high levels of performance in sport.

 Not open to biology majors. Interactions of human beings with other elements of the biosphere with emphasis on population, community, and ecosystem levels of ecology.  (P:  Junior or Senior standing)

Intensive study of specific topics related to film narratives; emphasis on American or British film as a cultural phenomenon. Topic varies.

A historical survey of Japanese art in the context of culture, society, and politics; the arts of traditional Buddhism; ink painting and other arts associated with the Zen sect; the created landscape, in painting and garden design; historical narratives and scenes of ordinary life; and decorative and useful things, e.g., ceramics, lacquer, textiles, and “golden screens.”

Analysis of the visual and narrative language of comics from the earliest newspaper strips to the graphic novels of today.

Introductory work in the use of digital media tools, including video, animation, image manipulation, and digital illustration in the creation of art.

Intermediate work in the use of digital media tools, including video, animation, image manipulation, and digital illustration in the creation of art.

This is an advanced course in the use of photography and cinematography. The recent developments in digital cameras and the inclusion of video capabilities are compelling. The ability to use still and moving images are at the core of the cultural communications milieu and require our attention. This course will explore the creative use of the digital image in still and moving formats.  Emphasis will be on the possibilities provided by this advanced technology and the growing sets of delivery options available. Students will learn to think and adopt creative approaches to photography and cinematography/videography through a set of challenging class projects, exercises, demonstrations, and presentations.

This course addresses professional issues related to the art field such as portfolio preparation, approaching galleries, dealing with and establishing alternative studio spaces, internships, residencies, job application and granting opportunities. Preparation for graduate school, exhibition, careers in the art field and installation strategies will be central to the class.

Readings of representative literature from period chosen, their political, social and philosophical background, and parallel trends in the arts and music. Lectures in English. Readings in English.

Introduction to nutrients, their uses, and food sources.  Application of nutrition principles to personal eating habits for general health; overview of current issues in nutrition.

This course is designed for students to explore a wide array of subject areas in the field of health sciences. This course will focus on the Health, Exercise, Fitness and Sports. Topics will include sport psychology, exercise psychology, motor behavior, and health and wellness.  (Cross-reference AHLT – S 214).

This course is a survey of the discipline of kinesiology, including knowledge derived from performing physical activity, studying about physical activity, and professional practice centered in physical activity. It includes an analysis of the importance of physical activity in daily life, the relationship between physical activity and the discipline of kinesiology, and the general effects of physical activity experiences. The course surveys the general knowledge base of the discipline as reflected in the major sub-disciplines and reviews selected concepts in each, showing how they contribute to our understanding of the nature and importance of physical activity. In addition, the course introduces students to the general characteristics of the professions, to specific types of physical activity professions typically pursued by those graduating from programs of sport and exercise sciences, and assists them in making some early career decisions.

Basic information and current concepts on the area of health and wellness are addressed from an applied health care specialist aspect. The following areas will be covered: mental health, stress, drug use and abuse, sexuality, relationships, nutrition, fitness, major health problems, infectious diseases, health care costs, environmental health, and death and dying

This course is designed for future athletic trainers, coaches, sports and fitness majors, and anyone else who plans on working with active individuals who may encounter injury while performing physical activities.  This course introduces the concepts and practical skills of athletic training, including the prevention, recognition, evaluation, and management of athletic injuries.