Course |
Long Title |
Min |
Description |
Requisites ( Syntax ) |
Name |
Credits |
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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 |
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collaboration with other inter-professional partners , and provision of fieldwork education . |
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 . |
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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 . |
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3 |
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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 . |
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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 . |
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3 |
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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 . |
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3 |
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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 . |
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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 . |
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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 . |
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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 ) |
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PUB-310 |
Introduction to Epidemiology |
improve population health . |
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3 |
Students in this course will examine quantitative and qualitative research methods commonly used in public health . |
MTH234 or PSY111 ( Required , Previous ) |
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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 . |
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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 . |