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: Food for Thought - Your Health Starts with Food

Course description: This course will explore how to eat healthy and why it is important for your wellbeing. Often, our eating habits will change when we leave the comfort of our home and go to college, living independently and making your own dietary choices. With so many options on campus, how should you put together a healthy meal throughout the day? In this seminar, students will not only learn why nutrition is so important for our health and wellbeing, but also some challenges people might face when it comes to eating, preparing, affording, and choosing food. We will also explore food and nutrition in other health sectors (e.g., environmental sciences, nutrition for physical activity, current policies and practices with respect to food, etc.) to understand how important food is in the complex web of public health.

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…