Department: Health Studies

Code Name Description
HS 100 Health Systems and Policy Examines the U.S. health system and state, federal, and international health policies, including those related to medical and public health service financing and delivery, public and private health insurance, licensure of clinical health professional...
HS 101 Global Health Examines the history and functions of global health; the links between globalization and health; the social and environmental determinants of health; health and human rights; comparative health systems; global health agencies and organizations; the g...
HS 200 The Medical Humanities Explores the interface of medicine, the health professions, and the human condition that includes illness, suffering, and healing. Studies the social, cultural, emotional, ethical, philosophical, and psychological dimensions of medicine and healthcar...
HS 202 Patients and Providers Examines the roles of the various professionals involved in providing healthcare services, including diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitation services for inpatients and outpatients; the ways that patients from a diversity of racial/ethnic, sex/ge...
HS 203 Health Ethics Explores the origins and evolution of health and healthcare ethics in the United States by examining both historical case studies and current ethical problems encountered in the health sector.
HS 240 Law and Medicine Examines the intersection of law and medicine, primarily in medical malpractice litigation and also by looking at other areas of medical jurisprudence including state and federal health care regulation.
HS 250 Epidemiology and Health Research Methods Studies the distribution and determinants of population health status. Research process that includes identifying a study question, selecting a study approach, designing a study, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting data, and then reporting t...
HS 305 Human Nutrition Examines digestion, absorption, transport, and metabolism; the sources and functions of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals; nutrition, growth, health, noncommunicable diseases, and physical performance; and nutrition across the lif...
HS 388 Individual Internship Supervised community-based learning in the healthcare field. No more than 1.5 units of internship in any one department and 3.5 units of internship overall may be counted toward required degree units.
HS 395 Independent Study In-depth study of a health care topic under the supervision of a faculty member.
HS 397 Special Topics Covers subject matter not encountered in other health studies courses.
HS 400 Senior Capstone Integrates and applies multidisciplinary perspectives on health through reflection on personal and professional experiences and goals, examination of the ethics and values of the health professions, and exploration of current public health issues.
HS 406 Summer Undergraduate Research Documentation of the work of students who receive summer fellowships to conduct research [or produce a creative arts project] in the summer. The work must take place over a minimum of 6 weeks, the student must engage in the project full-time (at leas...