An increasing number of students seek study abroad experiences related to global health. The purpose of this one-credit course is to provide students with an important opportunity to prepare for the learning abroad experience. The course will focus on understanding the social, political, and health challenges in various contexts, developing cultural humility, and exploring the ethics of field experience while abroad.

This course is intended to introduce the science of epidemiology and to explore how epidemiologic methods are applied to solving public health problems. Students will learn basic quantitative methods, study design concepts, and critical thinking skills relating to infectious and chronic disease epidemiology.

This introductory course is designed to give students the basic skills to organize and summarize data, along with an introduction to the fundamental principles of statistical inference. The course emphasizes an understanding of statistical concepts and interpretation of numeric data summaries along with basic analysis methods, using examples and exercises from medical and public health studies.

Introduction to the physical, chemical, and biological implications relating to human exposures to a variety of environmental contaminants, including air, water, and soil pollution, infectious disease, and occupational environmental health. Recommended (but not required) Prerequisites: Biology 100 and 101 (or Biology 102 or 106 and permission of the instructor) AND Chemistry 111 or 121 and Chemistry 112 (or Chemistry 110 and permission of the instructor)

Principles of health promotion and wellness with an emphasis on helping you get the most out of your college experience. Using active, socially engaged approaches we will examine topics such as resilience and stress, social image, healthy eating, social activism, substance use, healthy relationships, and human sexuality (Gen.Ed. SI, DU).

Principles of health promotion and wellness with an emphasis on helping you get the most out of your college experience. Using active, socially engaged approaches we will examine topics such as resilience and stress, social image, healthy eating, social activism, substance use, healthy relationships, and human sexuality (Gen.Ed. SI, DU).

Principles of health promotion and wellness with an emphasis on helping you get the most out of your college experience. Using active, socially engaged approaches we will examine topics such as resilience and stress, social image, healthy eating, social activism, substance use, healthy relationships, and human sexuality (Gen.Ed. SI, DU).

Principles of health promotion and wellness with an emphasis on helping you get the most out of your college experience. Using active, socially engaged approaches we will examine topics such as resilience and stress, social image, healthy eating, social activism, substance use, healthy relationships, and human sexuality (Gen.Ed. SI, DU).

Principles of health promotion and wellness with an emphasis on helping you get the most out of your college experience. Using active, socially engaged approaches we will examine topics such as resilience and stress, social image, healthy eating, social activism, substance use, healthy relationships, and human sexuality (Gen.Ed. SI, DU).

U.S. health care system with emphasis on issues relating to unequal access to health services. An analysis of how the system should work. Special attention to controversial issues, including managed care and health insurance. How other countries design health systems. (Gen.Ed. SB, DU)