The development of nursing knowledge and skills related to children and families during childbearing and childrearing experiences, including communication, teaching/learning, assessment, and management. Concurrent practicum: NURSING 398F. Prerequisite: successful completion of all Level 1 requirements.

This course encourages students to explore potential career goals by understanding and bridging the gap between their own expectations, values, skills and interests and how employers will view students and their experience upon graduation. The course is designed to guide students through career self assessment, to solidify practical skills and knowledge concerning conducting a successful job search, and to incorporate social networking and informational interviewing skills. Resume and cover letter writing, interviewing and salary negotiation will be included.

Strategic planning refers to a process by which an organization maps its future by trying to understand its present and future environments, along with its internal strengths and weaknesses. The process is one of learning and is built heavily upon the analysis of an organization's future external opportunities and threats, and current internal capabilities to influence those external factors. Strategic planning and analysis has become an essential management function within the health service industry.

What is the air we breathe composed of and where do various pollutants come from? How does exposure to air pollutants manifest in chronic disease? What level of exposure is too much and how can I minimize my exposure? The goal of this course is to answer these questions and provide you with tools to quantify the environmental risks of air pollution.

This course provides an introduction to the historical evolution of the field of public health: from Hippocrates to war and industrialization; from the sanitary movement and quarantine to the development of public health boards; and to the ethical concerns linked to the management and control of disease and promotion of health. In the second half of the semester, we will investigate the historical origins of current health issues to illustrate some of the underlying tensions in public health research and programming.

The public health community - individuals and organizations - have an important role to play in shaping how populations receive and gain access to accurate health information. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention defines health communication as "the and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions that enhance health." This class will provide an introduction to the issues and methods associated with effective communication of health related information.

The public health community - individuals and organizations - have an important role to play in shaping how populations receive and gain access to accurate health information. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention defines health communication as "the and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions that enhance health." This class will provide an introduction to the issues and methods associated with effective communication of health related information.

This course examines current advances in environmental health science via lectures from UMass faculty with research programs related to environmental health, UMass PhD students in the EHS program, as well as visiting scholars. Seminar topics will change from week to week and will include topics such as pollution, exposure assessments, mechanistic toxicology, environmental health policy, environmental epidemiology, and others.