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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course serves as a capstone course for the curriculum. Learning experiences will focus on creating dialogue around contemporary issues in interdisciplinary health care service delivery. Students will examine these topics considering the perspective of the patient/consumer, health care provider and the health care system within which the services are being provided. Selected topics will be discussed based on current literature with student lead discussions and presentations serving as the primary vehicle for learning. Student projects will be developed, completed and presented across the semester with evidence-based decision-making serving as a major tenet for debate and deliberation around each issue presented. Prerequisite: Senior status in Health Care Studies. Offered Each Year (Spring).
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the physiological bases of active living and sport activities. Addresses functional capacity of the human body, in particular the cardiopulmonary systems, to adjust to demands of work entailing various duration, intensities and technical requirements of the activity. Factors such as age, gender, risk factors, sedentary and non-sedentary life style, and training habits of individuals will be considered as they relate to cardiovascular assessment, training and individual limitations to performance including possibilities for safely minimizing limitations and maximizing performance. Course includes laboratories experiences directed toward competence in graded exercise testing, exercise prescription, and exercise programming as applied to asymptomatic apparently healthy individuals and prevention of cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic diseases. Prerequisite: Four credits in Anatomy and Physiology. Offered As Needed.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to anatomical concepts requisite to understanding normal movement and movement dysfunction of patients/clients. Structure and function of the neuromusculoskeletal system including muscle actions, joint motions, and the basic principles of kinesiology are covered. Laboratory sessions will incorporate cadaver prosections and problem-based learning experiences to address surface anatomy, postural examination and movement assessment as they related to anatomical structure, kinesiological concepts, and assessment and development of training programs. Prerequisite: Four credits in Anatomy and Physiology. Offered As Needed.
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4.00 Credits
Course focuses on the application of the fundamentals of physics and mechanical principles to the understanding of human movement. Emphasis is placed on Newton's Laws and force vector analysis as applied to the study of kinematics, kinetics, anthropometrics and muscle mechanics across all regions of the body. Laboratory sessions will focus on mechanical analysis of work, sport and everyday living tasks directed toward competence in task and environmental assessment for promotion of function, prevention of injury and optimizing motor skill performance. Co-requisite or prerequisite: HCS 302. Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
Through this course students will explore concepts of health and wellness, health promotion and health education. This course will review the history and profession of health promotion and education, and will explore health related programs and initiatives in school, clinical, government and corporate settings. Relevant behavior change theories will be applied to various health behaviors, and strategies and implementation tactics will be discussed for successful development and delivery of health and wellness programs to address community and individuals’ needs. Offered Each Year (Fall).
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3.00 Credits
Cross-listed with PAS 313. The course identifies and explores infectious and non-infectious diseases in relationship to risk factors, populations at risk, and epidemiology. Etiology and mechanisms of injury and disease onset are presented with emphasis on principles and strategies for prevention and health maintenance. Medical and therapeutic interventions designed to address common injuries and infectious and non-infectious diseases will be discussed as they relate to community education, prevention and safety program development. Offered Each Year (Spring).
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to apply the fundamentals of exercise physiology, anatomy, kinesiology and biomechanics to various forms of strength and conditioning exercise. Through practical application, students will learn to assist others in improving athletic performance and fitness, as it relates to training, resistance, aerobic and anaerobic exercise, and injury prevention methods. Students will be exposed to the current research findings in the strength and conditioning field, and will learn through lectures, demonstrations and practical laboratories. Prerequisites: HCS 301, 302 and 303. Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide the knowledge and skills needed to plan, implement and evaluate health promotion programs in a variety of settings. Students will be introduced to concepts related to community needs assessment, data collection and measurement, intervention strategies, developing health education materials, evaluation techniques, acting as a health promotion/education resource person, and communication and coordination of health promotion programming. Students will have an opportunity to create tools for and conduct a needs assessment, develop a health promotion program and all relevant materials, implement the program with a group of peers, and evaluate and communicate project results. Prerequisite: HCS 310 or instructor permission. Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to assist students in acquiring basic physical assessment skills. The student is guided in development of logical thinking and precise communication in physical assessment. This lecture/laboratory course will introduce the concepts of musculoskeletal fitness examination and evaluation and will promote development of knowledge and psychomotor skills necessary for differentiating major types of musculoskeletal dysfunctions/disorders. Assessment considerations will include the psychological, biomechanical, anthropometric, and environmental factors that influence functional performance. Pathologies of upper and lower extremities and trunk are examined for contributions to abnormal patterns of posture, movement, and locomotion. The roles of pre-employment physical screening exercise and movement skill training in preventing injury and restoring performance are examined. Techniques will be presented and practiced in the context of clinical problems. Prerequisites: HCS 302 and 303. Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
Students develop the rationale for and the skills to examine, evaluate and prescribe a comprehensive, individualized health-related fitness programs for individuals in a variety of settings. The class includes lectures, demonstrations, and practical laboratories in which students will acquire knowledge and competence in exercise prescription, exercise programming, and health assessment as applied to asymptomatic apparently healthy individuals. The course will include the physiological basis of the short-term response and long-term adaptation of the neuromusculoskeletal and metabolic systems to exercise including the effect of manipulating specific exercise parameters. Instruction in the proper techniques and execution of training activities is emphasized. Offered As Needed.
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