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COURSEWORK

Spanish Coursework

Spanish 3050: Intermediate Spanish Conversation and Composition I

Spanish course focused on developing the ability to communicate effectively through speaking and writing. Includes written work to improve vocabulary and grammar.

Spanish 3180: Spanish Through Culture

Focuses on Hispanic culture and works to better understand the Spanish language. Includes written work to emphasize understanding and comprehension of various texts and resources. 

Spanish 4180: Spanish for Health Management Professionals 

A technical health communication course taught in Spanish with an emphasis on the managerial and business dimensions of the international health industry. The course develops professional language skills for healthcare administration, policy, and global health contexts, focusing on effective written and oral communication across diverse cultural settings.

Spanish 3999: Food and Culture

Course taken through CEA Capa in Seville, Spain. Overview of the history of food in Spain and how it has shaped the culture seen today. 

Spanish 3150: Spanish for Health Professionals

Course designed to teach medical terminology and concepts in Spanish. Focuses on patient-provider communication, accurace, and professionalism.

Spanish 3040: Introduction to Hispanic Literature Forms

An introduction to the fundamental forms and techniques of fiction, poetry, drama, and the essay, with attention to literary analysis and critical theory. The course features readings from nineteenth- and twentieth-century Spanish and Spanish American literature.

Spanish 3070: The Hispanic World: Spain

Course taken through CEA Capa in Seville, Spain. An introduction to the culture of Spain from its earliest origins to the present day, exploring how history has shaped modern Spanish identity. The course highlights the artistic, social, political, and contemporary issues of the Iberian Peninsula, connecting past traditions to present-day cultural debates.

Spanish 4190: Health and the Hispanic Community

A study of the cultural factors that influence health beliefs, practices, and access to health services among Hispanic populations. The course examines how culture, language, and social context shape health outcomes and healthcare delivery.

Health Science Coursework

Health 2020: Introduction to Public Health

An examination of the social, economic, and institutional forces shaping contemporary health care delivery systems, practices, and trends. The course introduces key population and public health theories, models, and general systems theory to understand how health systems function and evolve.

Health 2030: Health Care Systems 

An introduction to the structure and operation of the American health care delivery system, including its foundations, key characteristics, resources, and processes. The course examines major models such as fee-for-service, managed care, and integrated care organizations, with attention to issues of access, cost, and quality of care.

Health 3030: Public Health Communication

An introduction to health and communication theories and social marketing strategies used to design effective, evidence-based, and culturally responsive health messages and campaigns. The course focuses on applying theory to real-world health communication challenges across diverse populations.

Health 3610: Introduction to Health Care Economics

An introductory course that examines the economic principles shaping the institutions within the health care industry. Topics include supply and demand, market behavior, and institutional factors that influence health care availability, delivery, and cost.

Health 4900: Research and Evaluation Strategies for Public Health

An examination of research in health with an emphasis on analyzing and interpreting published studies. The course addresses ethical, moral, and legal considerations in health research and explores how research is conducted using various methods. 

Health 2980: Human Health and Disease

An overview of the behavioral, biological, and psychosocial factors that contribute to major human diseases and health conditions. The course emphasizes evidence-based health practices that promote prevention, well-being, and disease management.

Health 2400: Determinants of Health Behaviors

Analysis of health behaviors based on psychological, social, cultural, and environmental factors. Overview of major theories that affect health and health behaviors. Includes an extensive literature review about individual topic of interest.

Health 3800: Epidemiology

An introduction to the core principles and methods of epidemiology used to examine the origins, distribution, and prevention of disease in populations. The course emphasizes how epidemiological evidence is applied to disease surveillance, public health decision-making, and health interventions.

Health 4700: Global Health

An exploration of global health and the ways public health initiatives are carried out internationally. The course introduces methods for assessing international health needs and for designing, implementing, managing, and evaluating public health programs in global settings.

Health 2600: Medical Terminology and Communication

The course develops skills in constructing, analyzing, defining, pronouncing, and spelling medical terminology related to the human body. Aims to prepare future healthcare professionals. 

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Chemistry 2230/2270: Organic Chemistry

Introductory course in the principles of organic chemistry and the derivation of these principles from a study of the properties, preparations, and interrelationships of the important classes of organic compounds.

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