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Course
Long Title
Min
Description
Requisites ( Syntax )
Name
Credits
OSC-609
Research Methods II : Applied Research
2
Using scholarly literature to develop a research plan to promote evidence based decisions for an innovative therapeutic program . Make a plan to locate and secure a grant to support program development and implementation .
Take OSC-601 OSC-602 OSC-603 . ( Required , Previous ).
OSC-610
Professional Dev III : Mgt / Leadership
2
Plan , develop , and market the management and delivery of occupational therapy that includes care coordination , case
management , transition of services , consultation , management of staffing occupational therapy assistants , referral and
collaboration with other inter-professional partners , and provision of fieldwork education .
Take OSC-601 OSC-602 OSC-603 . ( Required , Previous ).
OSC-611
Fieldwork Level IIA
6
Twelve-week immersion into a therapeutic context to perform the occupational therapy process in a selected practice area .
Take OSC-604 OSC-605 OSC-606 OSC-607 OSC-608 OSC-609 OSC-610 . ( Required , Previous ).
OSC-612
Professional Dev IV : Fw Education
1
Professional responsibility for providing fieldwork education and the criteria to become a fieldwork educator . Discussion of practical solutions to student challenges with occupational therapy service delivery across multiple therapeutic contexts .
Take OSC-604 OSC-605 OSC-606 OSC-607 OSC-608 OSC-609 OSC-610 . ( Required , Previous ).
OSC-701
Fieldwork Level IIIB
6
Twelve-week immersion into a therapeutic context to perform the occupational therapy process in a selected practice area .
Take OSC-604 OSC-605 OSC-606 OSC-607 OSC-608 OSC-609 OSC-610 . ( Required , Previous ).
OSC-702
Profession Dev V : Career Succ / Mgful Life
1
Preparation methods to taking the NBCOT ® exam , future job interviewing , service to society , and the completion of an e- portfolio with strategies to engage in scholarly activities to become a lifelong learner .
Take OSC-604 OSC-605 OSC-606 OSC-607 OSC-608 OSC-609 OSC-610 . ( Required , Previous ).
PUB-100
Introduction to Public Health
3
This course will provide students will a broad overview of the field of public health in the United States and around the globe . Students will understand the purpose and breadth of public health and explore the impact it has on their own and others ' lives . In addition , students will also be introduced to the people and organizations who do the work of public health and the challenges they face .
PUB-200
Health Behavior and Health Education
3
This course will examine the relationship between behavior and health and explore the many factors that affect health behaviors including the social determinants . Health behavior theories will be explored to understand underlying causes of individual and community behavior . Students will explore strategies for affecting and changing behavior as a strategy for protecting or promoting health .
3
PUB-210
Public Health Policy and Advocacy
In this course , students will examine the role of policy in health and healthcare , comparing systems of healthcare in the US and other countries . Students will learn strategies to influence health policy and act as advocates for public health .
PUB-220
Community Needs and Capicty Assessment
3
Students will learn how to identify assets and needs in a community to facilitate the development of health education interventions appropriate for specific communities . Strategies for engaging community stakeholders and developing partnerships will be addressed .
3
PUB-230
Environmental Health
Students will learn about the relationship between the physical environment and human health , and how environmental exposures impact communities . Strategies for affecting environmental health will be explored .
3
PUB-240
Human Disease and Human Prevention
In this course , students will examine common diseases affecting human populations around the globe and the biological processes that contribute to those diseases . Students will explore strategies to prevent common diseases . This course introduces concepts that will be explored in more depth in PUB 310 Introduction to Epidemiology .
PUB-250
Health Communication Strategies
3
This course will provide students with an introduction to health communications . Students will learn how to develop and implement effective , accessible , ethical , and culturally appropriate health communications .
PUB-300
Managing Public Health Organizations
3
In this course , students will review key public health organizations and compare systems of healthcare in the US and other countries . Public health management and leadership skills will be introduced , including those needed for implementing health interventions .
3
In this course , students will develop an understanding of the field and methods of epidemiology . Students will examine disease surveillance systems around the world and explore strategies used to understand disease cause and spread and to
MTH234 or PSY111 and PUB 240 or BIO111 or BIO 121 ( Required , Previous )
PUB-310
Introduction to Epidemiology
improve population health .
3
Students in this course will examine quantitative and qualitative research methods commonly used in public health .
MTH234 or PSY111 ( Required , Previous )
PUB-320
Research Methods for Public Health
Students will learn to critique and design public health research . An emphasis will be placed on ethics in research design and implementation .
PUB-330
Planning / Eval Pub Hlth Interventions
3
In this course , students will integrate their understanding of human health , determinants of health , health data , research , and strategies to affect health into the development of health education and promotion interventions designed to meet the needs of communities . Students will learn how to how to develop an effective intervention to address the identified need , and how to design and implement an evaluation and use evaluation results to improve health . Limited to Public Health majors .