Health and Wellness (HEW)

HEW 520 DRUGS, SOCIETY, AND HEALTH

3, 3/0

Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Drug addiction: problems related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs of abuse affecting the individual, as well as society; drug education curricula within the public schools.

HEW 580 PARENTING/SEXUALITY EDUCATION PRACTICES IN HEALTH

3, 3/0

Prerequisite: Undergraduate coursework in health or human sexuality. Parenting/sexuality curricula and the utilization of technology in teaching health education; theories and practices in sexuality education in American school systems; appropriate course content specific to different grade levels and cultural settings.

Equivalent Course: ADE 580

HEW 588 TOPICS COURSE

3, 3/0

Topics course.

HEW 590 INDEPENDENT STUDY

1-6, 0/0

Equivalent Course: HPR 590

HEW 594 WORKSHOP

3, 3/0

Graduate workshop in Health and Wellness.

HEW 605 EPIDEMIOLOGY

3, 3/0

Principles and practices in the cause, prevention, and control of diseases in various community settings: epidemiological terminology; measurement of morbidity, mortality, and fertility; descriptive and analytic epidemiology; screening; infectious disease; occupational epidemiology.

HEW 615 SEMINAR IN HEALTH EDUCATION

3, 3/0

Theories of health behavior and behavior change as they relate to current health education issues: the Health Belief Model and the Health Behavior Change Model; foundations of health education; strategies to promote lifestyle change in health education settings.

HEW 620 HEALTH EDUCATION/PROMOTION STRATEGIES

3, 3/0

Overview and application of specific health promotion/education techniques; risk assessment; individual educational plans; small-group techniques; mass media, lectures, and community organization campaigns.

HEW 690 MASTER'S PROJECT

3, 0/0

A well-planned project undertaken by one or more students, with consultation and guidance from the health and wellness faculty, concerning a health problem or issues of special interest.

Equivalent Course: HPR 690

HEW 695 MASTER'S THESIS

3, 0/0

HEW 721 THESIS/PROJECT CONTINUATION

0, 0/0

HEW 722 THESIS/PROJECT EXTENDED

0, 0/0