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2.00 Credits
2.00 credits (2.00 lec) This course is an introduction to the principles of toxicology and how environmental agents, such as pesticides and pollutants, affect human health, specifically in the areas of disease and injury. Students will assess their toxicant risk and ecological footprint and use these results to research various methods on how to improve your environmental health, such as sustainable agriculture and green living. This course also explores how they can use the environment to promote health and actually heal the mind and body. Prerequisites: Placement into READ 1300 or completion of READ 0200 or ESOL 0052.
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3.00 Credits
3.00 credits (3.00 lec) In this course, students will learn about infectious diseases and disease concepts, with emphasis on prevention and control of infectious diseases in the individual, family and community. Students will study a broad spectrum of infectious disease topics, including disease causes, transmission, outbreaks, and personal and family protection; debate the influence of geography, culture, politics and economic factors on infectious diseases; and discuss common diseases such as influenza, food-borne illnesses, and sexually transmitted diseases, as well as more exotic diseases, such as pandemic influenza, newly emerging diseases, and diseases caused by bioterrorism. Prerequisites: Placement into READ 1300 or completion of READ 0200 or ESOL 0052.
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3.00 Credits
3.00 credits (3.00 lec) This course presents information essential for providing emergency care in the event of injury or illness. Course material is specifically designed for those with a job-related duty to act in the event of acute injury or illness. This course fulfills the requirement for those students entering the Law Enforcement program. The Minnesota First Responder certificate is earned upon successful completion of the course requirements.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: One course in HLTH and permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3.00 credits (3.00 lec) This course offers students the opportunity to explore the topic of health and wellness via three disciplines: biology, the humanities, and literature. This interdisciplinary approach will include a look at traditional Western ideas about health and compare/contrast those ideas with multicultural/alternative/nontraditional approaches to what it means to be a healthy human being. Sustainable wellness and spirituality in health will also be addressed. Fulfills MnTC Goal Areas 3 and 8. Prerequisites: ENGL 1111; INFS 1000; and completion of at least 12 college-level credits with a GPA of 3.5.
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits (4.00 lec) This course combines a basic overview of human services knowledge with self-assessment exercises to help students evaluate their choice to work in the helping professions. Topics include the human services field and profession, the history of human services, future trends, multicultural perspective, an overview of social policy, and the social welfare system. This knowledge is combined with exercises, some small group work, and experiential learning to help students assess their personal attitudes, values, and interests in the field. Commuity service project outside of class may be required. Prerequisites: Placement into ENGL 1110 or completion of ENGL 0900 or ESOL 0051.
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2.00 Credits
2.00 credits (2.00 lec) This course focuses on the knowledge, skills and attitudes that human service students need in order to work effectively in culturally diverse communities. Included is an overview of the dynamics of privilege and discrimination as they affect human services. Using the diversity represented in the class, students explore their own and each others' cultural identities, values, attitudes, and behaviors. They learn how to assess the impact of cultural differences in human service situations and how to adjust communication, goals, and services to meet the needs of people with whom they work. Prerequisites/Corequisites: HSER 1001 and placement into ENGL 1110 or completion of ENGL 0900 or ESOL 0051.
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3.00 Credits
3.00 credits (3.00 lec) This course provides theoretical and personal exposure to the process of change in systems at the individual, family, institutional, and community levels. Students will study theories of change from a "systems" perspective. A processof understanding/joining systems to access growth before challenging/confronting them will be emphasized. Students will learn to apply theories of systems development to assess strengths and obstacles to growth, developing a personal "self-care" plan for their own growth and change. Severalspecific examples of community crises will be studied to illustrate an overall perspective of change. Teams of students will apply course perspectives to target populations (e.g., people struggling with homelessness, alcohol or drug addictions, domestic abuse, or immigrant/refugee status) and discuss implications for change. Prerequisites/Corequisites: HSER 1001 and placement into ENGL 1110 or completion of ENGL 0900 or ESOL 0051.
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits (4.00 lec) In this course, students are introduced to a microskills model for learning beginning-level counseling skills. The model emphasizes joining, challenging, and addressing problem-management stages in addition to responding to interpersonal communication style differences. Students will practice skills in small groups in class supervised by the instructor and in videotaped role-plays, which are critiqued in class by the instructor and peer evaluator groups. By the end of the course, students will use the skills effectively to conduct basic counseling interviews. Lab time required outside of class. Prerequisites/Corequisites: HSER 1001, HSER 1002 and placement into ENGL 1110 or completion of ENGL 0900 or ESOL 0051 and lab practice required out of class.
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1.00 Credits
1.00 credit (1.00 lec) This course systematically examines a current issue (often a problem or target population) in the field of human services that is timely and important. The course will offer a definition of the topic, historical background, current data and research on the topic, and possible solutions and action plans if a problem has been defined. These Human Services elective courses are offered occasionally with varied issues as the focus. Prerequisites: Placement into ENGL 1110 or completion of ENGL 0900 or ESOL 0051.
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