This is a listing of all the courses that HAVE been taught through the BSHE department, not necessarily ones that WILL be taught. Content includes an overview of each discipline and current issues within that area. Social Behavior in Public Health Examines psychosocial aspects of health and illness and introduces students to research findings.
Students practice with writing and listening assignments and with oral presentations.
Familiarizes the student with dominant theoretical orientations and associated empirical research. Provides a perspective on health, disease, and culture that emphasizes cross-cultural comparisons, biocultural evolution, the notion of adaptation, the understanding and appreciation of exotic cultural systems, and the application of the concept of culture to practical problems in the contemporary world. Content stresses ways in which behavioral research differs from other applications of epidemiology with respect to approaches to measurement, terminology, and analytic methods. In addition, the course examines adolescent health services and adolescent health care-seeking behavior and presents students with the major theoretical perspectives regarding adolescent health from an interdisciplinary point of view. Describes prevalent educational and psychological theories of learning and behavior change used by health educators in a variety of work settings.