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PUB-490
Public Health Internship
The public health internship is an opportunity for public health majors to apply the skills and knowledge they have learned in their courses , form relationships with public health professionals in the community and polish their professionalism . Each student will spend approximately of 120 hours working in a public health organization in the community ( 10 hours / week for 12 weeks ). Students ' time at the internship site should be primarily spent doing the work of a public health professional . Students will be required to submit timesheets and reflection papers throughout the internship . Students must have a signed learning agreement with the internship site that has been approved by their advisor prior to beginning the internship .
3.00 Take PUB-480 . ( Required , Previous ). | Take PUB- 495 . ( Required , Concurrent ).
PUB-495
Public Health Grant-Writing Capstone
This course is taken during the same semester as the internship . Course meetings will include time for students to discuss and reflect upon their internship experience . In addition , students will work in teams to apply their communication , planning and evaluation skills to the development and presentation of a grant proposal seeking funding for a health education or promotion intervention at an internship site or other community organization . Students will also review the content of the CHES exam and develop preparation strategies .
3.00
Take PUB-480 . ( Required , Previous ). | Take PUB- 490 . ( Required , Concurrent ).
RC-200
Introduction to Allied Health This course will cover a spectrum of topics not covered elsewhere in the respiratory care curriculum . Subjects include ' customer ' service in the health care setting , HIPAA , ethics in health care , end of life issues , and healthcare provider burnout .
2.00 Take BIO-108 BIO-108L ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ). | Take PSY-200 PSY-202 or PSY-100 . ( Required , Previous ). | Take 1 group ( Take MTH- 136 / Take MTH-TESTL3 MTH-TESTL4 or MTH- TESTL5 ). ( Required , Previous ). | Take RC-210 RC- 230 RC-233 RC-234 RC-240 . ( Required , Previous or concurrent ). | Take CHM-111 or CHM-115 . ( Required , Previous or concurrent ).