First Year Seminar 191PHHS14 - FYS-U-Thrive: SPHHS

This seminar will support your transition to college and introduce you to a topic in public health and health sciences. The first six weeks will provide foundational skills for students to thrive at UMass. The last seven weeks will focus on exploring a public health and health sciences topic.

First year (Fr or Soph) Sub-title: The Science of Human-Animal Interaction

Students will actively learn about the novel field of science exploring human-animal interaction and the human-animal bond. This course will examine the numerous ways in which interactions with animals impact a wide variety of human physical, social, mental and emotional health outcomes.

See the SPHHS FYS Course Guide for a complete list of section sub-titles and descriptions:
https://www.umass.edu/public-health-sciences/academics/first-year-semin…