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 (R1ST) Course subtitle: Chronic Diseases and Physical Activity

This course will examine the interplay between chronic diseases and physical activity. The course will address the role of movement and exercise in guarding against chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes and will analyze the guidance about exercise given by public health experts and how it is decided.

See the SPHHS FYS Course Guide for a complete list of section subtitles and descriptions:

https://www.umass.edu/public-health-sciences/academics/first-year-semin…