This course is designed to equip nutrition and dietetics students with written and oral skills to use in community nutrition programs. The purpose of health promotion and disease prevention interventions, related to food and nutrition, is to facilitate healthy changes in food behaviors. Students will learn how community-based nutrition programs focus on multiple populations in the United States and how public health nutrition policy evolves into community food and nutrition programs. Students will apply their knowledge through the development of a community nutrition assessment and the presentation of their review of successful interventions.  

Credits in this courses are awarded as a result of successfully passing a second certification examination offered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and /or American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS).  The credits will be awarded based on the clinical concentrations offered by the program. Proof of the second certification will be required.

Clinical experience in the performance of echocardiography imaging. * P Admitted MIT majors only

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.

This course is designed as an introduction to healthcare finance. Basic concepts of healthcare finance and business including health care reimbursement, cost, pricing, planning, budgeting, financial operations, investment, cash flow, risk analysis, profit, financing, and financial condition assessment.

This course will build on concepts introduced in ASCH H 301 Health Care Delivery and Leadership.  In this course, students will explore issues related to management and planning in health care organizations.  Management theory will be discussed as will concepts related to organizational culture, leading and motivating, planning, quality improvement, managing change, and conflict resolution.  Emphasis will be placed on practical application of knowledge related to organizational planning.

Community Health Assessment, Education, and Promotion (6 cr): This is an introductory course with a focus on the discipline and profession of health education. Major concepts to be explored include health and wellness, determinants of health behavior, the nation’s health status and health promotion. Preparing an assessment and plan for health promotion for the student’s own community will be the culminating teaching-learning activity.

This course examines individual, group, and community needs assessment strategies and how these strategies are used in conjunction with a theory to develop program goals, objectives, and program evaluation mechanisms that address public health concerns through health education and health promotion programs.

This course examines the implementation and evaluation of health education and promotion programs, population health status, and health behavior initiatives.  Effective strategies for developing, implementing, and evaluating program goals, objectives and outcomes will be examined.  

In this course, students are introduced to the ways consumers receive and use information to inform health practices and influence choices of health products, services, and providers.  Concepts include health literacy and decision-making, internal and external influences on health care decisions and health outcomes, and effective health education.  Exemplar health issues are discussed.

Research in the Health Sciences:  This course is designed as an introduction to using the research process to address health science problems and the use of evidence as a foundation for practice. Critical analysis of research studies will be emphasized.

Economics of Health Care is a growing field and is an important aspect of public policy in developed and developing countries. This course is designed to introduce undergraduate students to the field of Health Economics. The provision and production of health care have different characteristics and incentives from other consumer goods making health related markets a unique topic for study. You will cover a number of topics including basic economic concepts important for the study in health economics, why health is different from other good, aspects of the US health care market, health care in other countries, health care reform, as well as discussing the importance of health for development and some basic economic evaluation techniques. 

In this course, students will explore the impact of meaningful data on health care systems.  The concepts of converting data to information to knowledge in the national effort to create electronic health care records that provide privacy and security while ultimately improving patient outcomes will be discussed.  Details on meaningful use in electronic health records, health care data analytics, health informatics exchange, quality improvement strategies, public health informatics, and health informatics ethics will be examined.

The Freshman Seminar in Business course is designed to assist freshman in their transition into college. This course provides students with the essential skills needed to succeed in college. Module I of this course focuses on student success; during the first 5 weeks, students will focus on study skills, team building, peer leadership, and interpersonal skills. Module II focuses on financial planning; students will focus on goal setting, budgeting, financial planning, cash management, and credit management. Module III focuses on career exploration; this final module allows students to begin thinking about their concentrations, their future, and what it will take to properly prepare themselves for their future careers.

P: CMLT-C 190 or consent of instructor. Problems of definition; the evolution of film genres such as criminal or social drama, comedy, the western, science fiction, horror, or documentary film; themes, subject matter, conventions, and iconography peculiar to given genres; relationship of film genres to literary genres. Focus is on one specific genre each time the course is offered. May be repeated once with different topic.

Versions of this course offered: "Summer Blockbusters," and "Film Noir." 

Analyzes conflict as a form of interaction. Examines approaches/perspectives to the study of conflict, the nature of power, face saving and contentious behaviors. Specific contexts include relational, marital, group and organizational. Special attention to bargaining and mediation.  

Analysis of major behavioral and family counseling theories emphasizing didactic and experimental activities designed to model application of process, procedures, and techniques of behavior and family approaches to professional practice.

Lifestyle and career development includes such areas as vocational choice theory, relationship between career choice and lifestyle, sources of occupational and educational information, approaches to career decision-making processes, and career development exploration techniques.

Emphasizes the collection and use of formal and informal assessment information for designing the content of individual educational plans for handicapped children in such academic areas as reading and mathematics. 

The course focuses on the family as a system and discusses the impact of disabilities on the daily lives of family members. Historical, legal and ethical perspectives on family involvement and empowerment are explored. Approaches for providing services to families with members who are developmentally disabled, chronically ill, at risk or who have other types of impairments also are presented.

Surveys principles of behavior management as they pertain to educational environments. Students will learn how to define, observe, measure, record, and change academic and social behavior.

This course is designed to promote understanding of what constitutes a learning disability, how classroom teachers can accommodate, adapt and modify assignments to meet the needs of students with special needs, and what the presence of a learning disability means for identified students, their families, and their teachers.  Causes of learning disabilities, the development of students with learning disabilities, assessment of learning disabilities, and planning appropriate instruction and behavior interventions for students with learning disabilities will be addressed.

Designed to provide an overview of the basic theories underlying the senior high/junior high/middle school in American Education as well as an examination of the subject areas, problems, trends, challenges for the future.

Aids elementary and secondary teachers in the development of instructional strategies, which assist students in the comprehension, critical analysis, and integration of ideas present in print material and various subject matter areas

Selected works of American literature in relation to a single cultural problem or theme. Topics will vary from semester to semester.

Previous versions of this variable topics class includes: "American Southern Literature," "Modern American Drama," "American Horror Story," and "The Great American Novel." 

Film in relation to American culture and society. Topic varies. Works of literature may be used for comparison, but the main emphasis will be on film as a narrative medium and as an important element in American culture.

Recent versions of this variable topics course include: "The Art of Adaptation," and "The Great Directors."  

Studies in single authors (such as Wordsworth and Melville), groups of authors (such as minority writers), and periods (such as American writers of the 1920s). Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit.

Previous versions of this variable topics class include: Kurt Vonnegut, What Hitchcock Saw: Stories That Inspired the Films, Love and Marriage in Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde, WWII and Asian American Films, Performing Shakespeare, and Wit and Humor in Literature. 

Selected writers of contemporary significance. May include groups and movements such as black writers, poets of projective verse, new regionalist, para-journalists and other experimenters in pop literature, folk writers, and distinctly ethnic writers; several recent novelists, poets, or critics; or any combination of groups. May be repeated once for credit.

Recent versions of this variable topic class includes "Recent Hispanic Literature," and "Modern Irish Literature."  

This course will explore the history of the European crusading movement from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries, examining the familiar expeditions to Palestine and also lesser known campaigns in Spain and northeastern Europe. This course examines how the Medieval Catholic Church battled heretics and political opponents, as well as the experiences of non-Crusaders including Jews, Muslims, and invaders from the Far East. 

This course will examine the collapse of Roman authority in the West, the rise of the Germanic monarchies; the growth of the Western Catholic Church, and the development of Germany, Greek (Byzantine) and Moslem empires. It will also examine the Viking invasions, the development of feudalism and manorialism. 

This course will examine the expansion of European culture and institutions during the High and Later Middle Ages (roughly 1000-1500). Topics covered include: chivalry and elite culture, the Crusades and religious violence, rise of towns and diversification of the European economy, the founding of universities and the changing nature of education, the development of architectural styles, social change and unrest, the revival of Roman Law and the development of common law, and the centralization of governments in a variety of forms. 

This course examines the Italian Renaissance as a political and cultural phase in the history of Western Civilization. It examines its roots in antiquity and the Middle Ages; its characteristic expression in literature, art, learning, social transformation, manners, and customs. Finally, it explores the expansion of the Renaissance into France, Germany, and England.

This course examines the history of the Roman Empire from its earliest days as a kingdom to the glory days of the Republic and early Empire, and the eventual fall of the Roman West. Finally, we will consider the Eastern continuation of the Roman state in the form of the Byzantine Empire.

This course will examine the processes and principles involved with sport and recreation marketing and sales. Focuses on development, promotion, sponsorship, advertising, merchandising and distribution of goods and services. Also includes the decision making and planning from the sports manager's perspective in branding products and entities.  

Under the advisement of an Allied Health Sciences faculty member and supervision of an assigned specialist at the placement site, the student will work or otherwise participate in activities associated with sport and recreation management. This is a variable credit course. One credit hour will consist of 40 hours of participation in activities associated with an internship assignment.  

Travel, trends, travel-modes, and economic impact on destination area.  Emphasis on local, regional, and national tourism.

An overview of the conventions, expositions and meetings industry.  Focus will be on the operational aspects of various industry segments and the intra-industry of each.

Concepts of organization, communication, ethics and policy formulation in the front office.  Introducing the basic techniques and trends in systems and equipment available to meet the needs of the management and the guest.

The application of sanitary and public health engineering principles to food service and lodging operations.

Course topics include planning for social events such as themed parties, weddings, balls, fundraiser recognition and entertainment events.

An examination of wines produced in other countries, identifying the characteristics of the growing regions, types of wines produced, economic considerations of purchasing imported wines and marketing these wines to increase beverage sales.

Amateur or professional sport event planning will include discussion of site selection, logistics, personnel, marketing, economics, and legalities of hosting an event.

An analysis of details pertinent to the organization and execution of a meeting. Topics include finances and contracts, site selection, program development, marketing, evaluation and wrap-up.

To prepare a business plan that presents a comprehensive outline of a proposed hospitality operation and includes a financial portfolio and work history of the applicant.

Exploration of off and on premise catering requirement. Concept of event food management including menu planning, budget preparation, logistics management, guest relations and marketing.

This course will educate students on the standards required for food and beverage operations.  They will learn how to effectively manage food and beverage controls, operating budgets, health and safety in food preparation, menu management and pricing, purchasing and supplier selection, and service quality standardization.

This course deals with the principles of microbrewing, and each student will learn the basic concepts necessary to create beer. In this sense, students should come away from this class with the knowledge to build his or her own microbrewery. As well, this class teaches a general appreciation for brewing and beers around the world.

Cultural and heritage tourism balances visitor interests and needs against protecting cultural and heritage resources. This course examines the range of cultural and heritage assets that can become viable tourism attractions and looks at ways of linking quality cultural heritage tourism to community development. Special emphasis will be placed on Indiana cultural and heritage tourism.

This course aims to evaluate tourism experiences from an interdisciplinary perspective, including the role of humans, nature/landscapes, built environments and technologies in staging tourism-experiences.  Elements include analysis and evaluation of tourism experiences involving hospitality, resorts, cultural/heritage locations, urban destinations and events.  The class will include techniques for managing quality tourism experiences and the developing new tourism experience for a tourism location.

This course explores the communication processes and practices between resource managers and visitors at tourism locations including natural, cultural, historic and learning resource sites.  This course includes principles and techniques of gathering, analyzing and disseminating information through various media, such as exhibits, presentations, publications and programs at museums, natural and cultural centers, and other tourism attractions.

To discuss the economic impact of travel on tourism's various sectors, and the quantitative methods that can be applied to travel forecasting and tourism principles.

This course will help students have a better understanding of tourism practices from a global perspective by appraising the impact of international tourism from a cultural, social and economic point of view.  This will involve examing the history, policy, and trends in the industry, research various aspects of the tourism industry, identifying potential careers, and acquiring workable use of terms, concepts, and principles.

Students will be introduced to the basic principles of beer and spirits production with a primary focus on manufacturing quality criteria, beer and spirits styles, and sensory standards. Evaluation by tasting is an integral part of this course.

To provide students an opportunity to improve their operational/managerial skills by working in new areas.

This course will focus on marketing for diverse sports as it relates to tourism with an emphasis on intercollegiate athletics, professional sports, and multi-sport club operations.

This course will help students gain an understanding of the production of events. The logistics and strategy behind quality events will be covered and students will have the opportunity to use scenarios to create their own signature event specifications.

This course will cover topics that help students be prepared for a career in the tourism industry. Leadership and management techniques will be discussed and studied to help hone in skills that will be vital to tourism professionals and especially those with supervisory responsibilities.

This course will cover special topics that are current issues or opportunities in the tourism industry. With the rapidly changing tourism environment due to economies, technology, and aging populations, there are some topics that will be timely to the current trends in tourism and will benefit our students to have an understanding of these topics prior to working in the industry full-time.

First in a two-course sequence of intensive computer programming. In this course, students will design, develop, test, and debug software solutions using a given programming language.

By using both conventional and unconventional materials and by reading theories across disciplines, we will delve into the creation of spatial art. In doing so, each student will build a critical and conceptual approach, develop their own artistic voice, and portray their subject in a thought-provoking manner.

Students examine health care delivery systems, leadership, health policy, regulation and economics.  Students explore quality practices of health care organizations.  Students analyze the impact of informatics on health care and nursing, including the electronic health record, information technology in healthcare, and information literacy.

Research participation in group or independent project under the supervision of a faculty member in departmental research areas; or topic agreed upon between the student and supervisor.

This course expands the experiential training students received in practicum. The course provides a continuing opportunity to apply theory to practice in mental health counseling under direct clinical supervision. Students will engage in a variety of professional activities performed by regularly employed counseling professionals in the setting.  Note:  Lab fees apply.  

This course expands the training students received in internship (PSY-G550) by providing students with supervised training that focuses and develops competencies in various areas of mental health counseling. This course satisfies the state licensure requirement for an advanced internship for Licensed Mental Health Counselors.  Note:  Lab fees apply.

This course explores the role of increasing diversity in the U.S. population and how it will affect the delivery of mental health services. The focus of the course is on different ethnic and minority groups, their customs and values, and the impact that these cultural factors have on the utilization of psychological services.

Fall and Spring.  P: PSY-P 103 and ENG-W 132.  Students entering the psychology major in Fall 2012 or after are required to take this course. Credit not to be given for both PSY-P 211 Methods of Experimental Psychology, and Introduction to Psychological Inquiry.  This course was taught under the course number P390 Special Topics, VT: Introduction to Psychological Inquiry, until Fall 2014.  This course will provide psychology majors with an introduction to the basic processes of psychological inquiry.  Students will be assisted in becoming more effective learners and critical thinkers, reading primary literature in psychology, and conducting basic survey research as well as learning about the most common methods in psychological research. This course will also include an overview of the psychology major and opportunities for graduate study and careers.

Treatments for drug and alcohol addiction, assessment of drug and alcohol conditions and related disorders, and tracking patients to monitor treatment effectiveness.

To provide an overview of data-based strategies for assessment, planning, implementation will be presented along with illustrative case examples: needs assessment, process evaluation, systems analysis, experimental-outcome evaluation, adversarial evaluation.

Foundations of Mental Health Counseling (3 cr.)   This course explores the foundations and contextual dimensions of mental health counseling. Course material will include theoretical underpinnings of mental health counseling, the counselor’s role in diagnosis and intervention selection, and the contemporary trends in mental health counseling.

Description of the phenomena of psychopathology and the principles associated with their classification.

Systematic integration of theory, research, technique, and evaluation. Based on the available research literature, time-limited and structured interventions for specific clinical problems are designed, administered, and evaluated.

Topics of current interest, with intensive critical examination of appropriate literature. Different staff member in charge each semester.

100 service hours

Seminar on serious behavior disturbances of children. Comparisons with development of normal child interacting with family.

Offered every Fall Semester (P: 3 credit hours of sociology i.e. S100 or S101). This course is required for majors and is recommended to be completed in Sophomore or Junior year. An overview of methods and techniques used by sociologists for gathering and interpreting information about human social behavior. 

Spring P: 3 hours of sociology and Math 118 or Math 119 or equivilent. This course replaces PSY K 300 and is the required statistics course for all sociology majors. An introduction to statistical analysis including probability, sampling, levels of measurement, descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, and multiple regression as used in sociology and other health related professions.

P: 3 credit hours of sociology or consent of instructor, but some courses have additional prerequisites. Variable topics in social policy. May be repeated for credit 1-4 times with different topics.  Recent topics include: 

1. Drugs and Society (P: 3 hours of sociology or consent of instructor)

2. Family Violence (P: 3 hours of sociology or consent of instructor) 

3. Health over the life course (P: 3 hours of sociology or consent of instructor)

4. Sustainability and Human Trafficking (P: 3 hours of sociology or consent of instructor)

5. Mental Illness (P: 3 hours of sociology or consent of instructor)

6. Body and Society (P: 3 hours of sociology or consent of instructor) 

Internship in communication, arranged between the student, the student's faculty mentor, and an internship supervisor.

Advances in communication technology have altered our social landscape. This course explores how emerging technologies form new types of social networks while also changing the rules of communication in existing social units.

Practice conducting research in the discipline of communication. Examination of the theoretical foundations of various forms of communication research.

Study of problems and issues in rhetoric and communication. Topic varies.