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3.00 Credits
A study of Africa in the post-independence period. Topics include the challenges of economic development, issues of the environment and population, the dilemmas of democratic nation building, and the impact of international politics on emerging African states.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the integral role and contributions of African-Americans to the history and development of the United States. HIST 4910 covers the period from the history of African kingdoms to the end of American slavery. HIST 4920 covers the period from 1865 to the present.
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3.00 Credits
A study of movements in America from 1900 to the present, including African-American, Mexican-American, Native American, and women's organizations. POLI 1010 and POLI 2010 are prerequisites to all upper-level Political Science courses.
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1.00 Credits
A requirement for all entering freshman Health Sciences majors or transfer students with less than 60 transfer credits. This course presents an overview of the allied health field, the history/development of allied health professions, and the historical development of the College of Health Sciences (formerly School of Allied Health Professions) at Tennessee State University. Students will be introduced to values, ethics, and professionalism required for health care providers as well as TSU policies, procedures, and student support services relative to academic success. (Formerly AHP 100)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with the opportunity to learn basic physics principles including those of lever systems, laws of motion, forces and force interactions, temperature, and heat. These concepts are then applied to the environment and the human body so that students may acquire a sound basis for their subsequent work in HLSC 4140, Biomechanics and Gross Anatomy. Prerequisite: MATH 1110.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents current issues and information on professionalism and medical ethics for Health Sciences professionals. Specific areas that will be investigated include: what it means to be a professional, career development strategies, the role of service for the professional, ethical issues for healthcare providers, the ongoing process of developing an ethical practice, withdrawing care from the terminally ill, and other current issues in the national media. Prerequisite: Admission is open to all students formally admitted to Health Sciences Program or by permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with the following: (1) a model for making informed consumer health related decisions; (2) current information involving informed decisions; and (3) mechanisms for continued consumer awareness and protection, i.e., sources of accurate consumer information and lists of consumer information and protection agencies. This course also examines the benefits and/or hazards associated with health related products, services and information presently available to the consumer. The methods and techniques of health fraud are analyzed. Emphasis is placed on the development of individual criteria for the potential selection and purchase of health products and services. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: HCAP 3800 and junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines current and future health issues within the United States. The purpose of the course is to expose students to some of the critical issues that will impact healthcare in the future. Some of these issues include the aging of the population, the supply and demand of heath care providers, the growing diversity of the U.S. population, the use of medical and information technologies in health care, and many more. Prerequisites: HCAP 3800; HLSC 3050, or permission of Instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course describes the biological and physiological basis for health care to MCH populations including pregnant women, infants, and individuals through age 21. Using an evidence-based approach to MCH care, this course examines the use of current epidemiologic and analytic literature to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and technologies used to prevent, diagnose, and treat clinical problems of women, mothers, infants, children, and adolescents. The course addresses the role of nutrition in the prevention of chronic diseases in women and children and its influence on normal childhood growth and development. Prerequisites: Completion of Natural Sciences requirement or consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the basic concepts of epidemiology, health promotion, disease prevention, and their impact on the health status of culturally diverse and vulnerable individuals, families, small groups and communities. The focus is on health problems and potential interventions throughout the life of an individual. The principles of teaching/learning and the process of critical thinking are incorporated as they apply to the health professional. Prerequisite: HCAP 3800.
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