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 the topic: Public Health Fact or Fiction. There is vast misinformation amongst the general public on health recommendations. Students will learn how to scientifically interpret pop science articles, where to find data informed recommendations, and how to communicate this information.

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 the topic: Technology and Physical Activity. How do we monitor physical activity using sensor-technology? Is the goal of 10,000 steps/day a "myth"? Students will explore associations of physical activity measures such as steps, physical activity intensity with various health outcomes.

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 the topic: Public Health Culture Wars. Many public health advances were gained through community activism. Together, we will navigate the history of US culture and activism, and their role in public health advances through time.

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 the topic: Marijuana Legalization & Health. The legalization of marijuana is a complex public health topic that includes many potential risks and benefits. We will review the history of marijuana criminalization and the historical precedent for racist drug laws in the US.

The purpose of this course is to prepare exploratory track students to achieve academic success at UMass. The curriculum will assist students with major exploration and declaration, create strategies for academic success, transition to campus life and learn how to effectively navigate and utilize campus resources. To achieve these goals students will engage in reflective self-assessments and connect with faculty, staff and peers to learn more about academic options and opportunities at UMass and skills to develop to be successful at UMass and beyond.

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 the topic: The Science of Fitness for all Bodies through Pop Culture. This course provides students with the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the science of fitness for all bodies.

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 the topic: Neurodiversity, Physical Activity & Star Wars. This course provides students with the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the neurodiverse within the field of public health (with a special emphasis on autism spectrum disorder).

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 the topic: Connecting Health and Society. What does it mean to be a part of a broader community, and what can we ask of our neighbors when we need them to protect our health? Where are the lines between individual responsibility and the community?

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 the topic: Sleep and Physical Activity Across the Lifespan. Sleep and physical activity are associated with numerous health outcomes. It is concerning that sleep and activity patterns are often compromised in aging. College is a particularly important time for establishing healthy behaviors.

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 the topic: Leadership and Health. What does it mean to be a leader? What does it take to become a leader? This course will cover features of leadership that are important for success in your professional life, and will discuss how leadership skills shape the responses that individuals, organizations, and nations can use to influence health.