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5.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to epidemiology, including assessment of health and disease in populations, epidemiological data analysis, disease transmission models, and public health interventions.
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5.00 Credits
This course focuses both on how the body processes food and on how the resulting nutrients affect human physiology. In addition to exploring topics of particular interest to college students including eating disorders, ideal body weight, nutritional supplements and the influence of nutrition on athletic performance, the course also considers the global impacts of poor nutrition on public health. Prerequisite: Biology 24.
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5.00 Credits
This course investigates real-world strategies to improve human health in underserved communities. Public health efforts often deal with prevention of disease and promotion of health through organized efforts and social choices. This course will focus on the role of technological innovation and social entrepreneurship in addressing major public health issues of developing countries.Pre-requisite: PHSC 1. Pre or co-requisite: PHSC 100, or permission of instructor.
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5.00 Credits
This course explores the impact of living in a developed courntry on human health. Topics such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, hypertension, and cancer will be discussed at the molecular, cellular and physiological level. Prerequisites: BIOL 25.
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5.00 Credits
This course will help students gain a better understanding of environmental factors that affect human health. Topics covered include population growth and urbanization, human ecology, pesticides and environmental toxins, air and water pollution, waste generation and management, and climate change. Particular emphasis will be placed on how these issues affect the global poor.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to challenge and expand students beliefs and perceptions about health and wellness through exercises in introspection and open discourse. The course will also provide students with current information on a variety of health and wellness related topics including general wellness, alcohol and substance abuse, nutrition, eating disorders, mental health, sexual health, and sexual assault prevention. In addition, students will be challenged to grow as leaders, peer counselors, and educators. Students will hone important basic listening, counseling, group facilitation, public speaking, and presentation skills. Upon completion of this course, students are eligible to become a member of the Peer Health Education (PHE) program. This program is composed SCU students from diverse backgrounds who work to facilitate interactive presentations, discussions, panels, workshops, and health awareness events for other students.
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1.00 Credits
For students who have already completed training as Peer Health Educators through PHSC 196 or ASCI 196, who will be actively involved in the Peer Health Education program during the enrolled quarter.
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4.00 Credits
This course will examine the biological foundations of human sexuality. The objective of this course is to provide current and accurate information about the biological, psychological and social aspects of human sexuality. This will include the anatomy, physiology, and neurobiology of sex, gender, and sexual orientation. Among the topics discussed will be sexually transmitted infections (including HIV/AIDS), conception and pregnancy, contraception and abortion and sexual dysfunctions. Cross-listed with WGST 33.
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4.00 Credits
How do scientists know what they know? Notions of scientific theory and experimentation are reviewed. Error analysis and instrumentation are emphasized. Includes student-designed, peer-reviewed group projects.
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0.00 Credits
Vectors. Newtonian law of motion. Law of gravitation. Work. Kinetic and potential energy. Momentum and impulse. Rotational energy and momentum. Kepler's Laws. Torque. Equilibrium. Elastic deformation of solids. Density and pressure of fluids. Bernoulli's principle. Buoyant forces. Surface tension. Prerequisites: MATH 11 or permission of the instructor. The PHYS 31/32/33 sequence and the PHYS 11/12/13 sequence cannot both be taken for credit.
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