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3.00 Credits
Solutions to problems pertaining to radiation safety in the environment, industry, medical facilities, and nuclear reactors. Topics include shielding, accelerators, radon, non-ionizing radiation, and radiation dose-effect. Prerequisite: HPS 301, 402 and 420. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Radiation biochemistry, radiation effects on cellular structure and function, organs and systems, organisms, and populations. Discussions include target theory, direct and indirect effects, cell survival kinetics, prompt effects including acute radiation syndrome, delayed effects, and dose-effect relationships. Prerequisites: BIOL 189 or BIOL 224, and RAD 102/HPS 102 or HPS 300. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Cosmic and terrestrial radiation sources. Emphasis on TENORM, radon and pathway modeling. Topics include environmental regulations, nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear weapons testing and accidents, geohydrology and geochemistry. Corequisite: HPS 301. Prerequisite: MATH 182. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Role and responsibility of the health physicist in the medical environment. Prepares the student to support medical procedures using radioactivity to ensure compliance with state and federal standards. Prerequisite: HPS 301. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Concepts and practices of industrial hygiene. Characteristics, effect, and detection of physical, biological, and chemical hazards in the workplace. Prerequisite: BIOL 189 and CHEM 122. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Students apply knowledge of the bio-physical sciences and health physics to practical situations through an internship with practicing local radiation safety officers. Settings could include public or proprietary organizations depending upon the interest of the individual student. Prerequisite: HPS 301. 3 credits.
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6.00 Credits
Participation in a research project in radiation science selected by faculty and students to demonstrate research potential in the field. Project may be conducted at a radiation laboratory, clinic, hospital or at the university. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. Prerequisite: HPS 301. 1-6 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Directed study of selected health physics problems, including individual research, on related topics. Topic selected by student and approved by faculty. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 1-3 credits. Division of Health Sciences 239
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to quantitative methods in the analysis and interpretation of data from research in the health and human movement sciences. Emphasis on conceptual understanding, appropriate application of tests, and interpretation of results. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Techniques to improve healthful behavior of patients via education. Theories and principles of learning, assessment of patient’s needs, and processes of implementation and evaluation of appropriate teaching/learning strategies. Prerequisite: NURS 120. 3 credits.
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