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HIST 369 - Women in Latin American History
This course assesses the continuities and changes in the lives of Latin American women through the lens of gender. We examine concepts that have structured Latin American beliefs about gender including honor and shame, and machismo and marianismo, and examine issues of gender relations, sexuality, and political involvement. How do beliefs about gender and gender roles relate to social structures including race, class and political structures, and how have these beliefs changed over time? By the end of the course, students should have a clearer understanding of how gender influences historical change and historical continuity in Latin America.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (spring, alternate years)
NOTE:
* History Major Latin American Course.
** Honors Scholar Course.
*** This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
***** This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 370 - The Old South
This course examines the history of the American South prior to the Civil War. It provides a close examination of the Southern slave system as well as the broader cultural and political history of the region.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major United States History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 371 - Resistance in African History
This course examines the notion of “resistance” within the context of colonial Africa. As late as 1880, an overwhelming majority of African states still enjoyed their sovereignty and their rulers fully controlled their own affairs and destiny. Between 1880 and 1900, almost all of Africa had been forcibly seized and occupied by several European imperial powers. Africans did not accept the situation passively, but naturally strove to protect their autonomy. It is important to note that rebellion and resistance neither started with colonial rule nor did it end with that period. Due to breadth of the subject of resistance and the fact that there are more studies on the colonial than any other period, our focus here is colonial.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** History major African and Middle Eastern History course.
**** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 372 - Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
The African continent is not a monolithic entity but consists of complex and intriguing societies. Understanding women’s economic, social, and political roles is therefore essential for a complete understanding of these societies. This course is designed to introduce students to the varying experiences of women in Sub-Saharan Africa from the 18th through the 20th Centuries.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** History major African and Middle Eastern History course.
**** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 373 - Ethnicity and Nationalism in African History
Ethnicity is one of the oldest ways of categorizing groups of people and creating solidarity in social units, but it has also proven to be one of the most persistent sources of division in the modern world. Around the globe, ethnicity has been an important factor in many conflicts of the 1990’s, and Africa is no exception. But ethnic conflict cannot be understood without reference to its historical context, to how such identities are created and why they are mobilized at particular times. This course looks at ethnicity in the context of African history. We investigate how such identities are formed and how people become members of an ethnic group.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** History major African and Middle Eastern History course.
**** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 374 - History of American Law
This course focuses on the development of law in the United States, circa 1600-2000, and the connections between law and other aspects of American history. The field of legal history includes the study of the causes, development, and effects of the principles and realities underlying all aspects of law; legal institutions such as courts, legislatures, and administrative agencies; public policy; charters and constitutions; procedures and administration involved in law; important court decisions and the issues and laws that shaped them; written laws, individually and collectively; and the relationships between all of these aspects of law and society, the economy, culture, the environment, and many other aspects of the world.
Prerequisite: A 100 or 200 level U.S. history class is recommended
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 379 - Survey of Modern Europe I
Europe from c. 1400 to 1789, a synthesis of political, social, economic, and cultural developments from the Renaissance to the outbreak of the French Revolution.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major European History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
**** Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 380 - Survey of Modern Europe II
Europe from 1789 to the present. Political, social, economic, and cultural trends in the history of Europe from the outbreak of the French Revolution to the present.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major European History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 381 - Russia from the Earliest Times until 1861
A survey from the origins of the Russian state in the Ninth Century to the crises of the Nineteenth Century that led to the era of great reforms.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major European History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 382 - Late Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union
A survey of the final years of the tsarist state from the 1860’s through the fall of autocracy, followed by the seven decades of Communist rule in the 20th Century.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major European History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 384 - Peoples of the Russian Empire and Former Soviet Union
This course explores the national and ethnic diversity of the Russian Empire and former Soviet Union, territory that comprises one-sixth of the world’s land surface. We examine the impact of imperial and communist rule on a variety of peoples, as well as the resilience and strategies of survival that kept their cultures alive.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** History major Asian History and European History course.
**** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 390 - Andean History
This course presents a cultural and political history of the Andean Region of South America, focusing primarily on the area currently covered by the countries of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. The themes we analyze include the influence of geography on the evolution of early indigenous civilizations, the cultural impact of the conquest, land and labor systems, popular resistance movements, revolutionary military governments, guerrilla warfare, drug wars, and the politicization of ethnic identities.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** History major Latin American History course.
**** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
***** Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 391 - Latin American Revolutions
This course presents a critical comparative analysis of Twentieth Century revolutionary theories and movements in Latin America. What were the socio-political conditions in each of these countries that led to a revolutionary situation? What were the differing responses to those conditions? What did these revolutions seek to accomplish? What were the outcomes of these revolutionary changes? The goal of this class is to acquire a more complex understanding of the nature of exploitation and oppression in Latin America and the continuing struggles for social justice.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** History major Latin American History course.
**** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
***** Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 392 - Mexican History
This course surveys the history of Mexico from the earliest human inhabitation to the present. A goal is to understand Mexico from the perspective of the Mexicans rather than from the point of view of the United States. It is important to understand, however, that Mexico is not a singular homogenous entity; there are “many Mexicos.” In particular, this course emphasizes the creation of Mexican identities, the role which Indigenous peoples and women have played in that creation, and how that role has changed over time.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** History major Latin American History course.
**** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
***** Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 393 - History of Science I: From Ancient Greece to Isaac Newton
Introduction to basic topics in the history of science from ancient Greece to Isaac Newton. Students read a variety of primary and secondary sources covering three time periods: the origins of western science in Greece and the Middle East, the nature of science in medieval Islam and medieval Europe, and the Scientific Revolution in Europe (1500-1700). Emphasis is placed on the historical, philosophical, and religious influences on the emergence of western science. Previous knowledge of science or history is helpful, but not necessary.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This is a writing-enhanced course.
** This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 394 - History of Science II: From Isaac Newton to Watson and Crick
Introduction to basic topics in history of modern science from Isaac Newton to the present. Topics include the Chemical Revolution, the rise of the atomic theory, Darwin and evolution, Einstein and relativity, and Watson and Crick on DNA. Emphasis is placed on the historical, philosophical, and religious influences on the practice of modern science. Previous knowledge of science or history is helpful, but not necessary.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This is a writing-enhanced course.
** This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 400 - Senior Seminar in History
Presentation and critiques of required senior project or paper.
Prerequisite: History major with senior standing.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major General History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
**** This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 410 - U.S. Relations with the Islamic World
This seminar explores United States foreign relations in the Twentieth Century with the Islamic world, primarily in the Middle East and greater South Asia and Southeast Asia. It engages the students and instructor in a critical and in-depth analysis which examines United States relations with the oil-rich, largely Arab, nations of the Persian Gulf region, the role of the U.S. in the conflict over Palestine/Israel, the reaction of anti-communist American administrations to the Pan-Arab movement during the Cold War, and the attempt to balance strategic interests in the midst of near-continuous hostility between Islamic Pakistan and multi-religious India following the end of British colonialism. Particular attention is given to the concept of cultural conflict between Judeo-Christian and Islamic societies. Specific events of interest include the formation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine (including independence of a Zionist state in 1948, the Six Day War, Yom Kippur War, Israeli invasion of Lebanon, and the conflict with the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) over an independent Palestinian state), the Suez Crisis of 1956, the formation and influence of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Iran-Iraq War of 1981-82, Islamic resistance to Soviet intervention in Afghanistan in 1979 and the U.S. support for the muhajaden guerrilla fighters confronting Soviet armed forces. The course ends with study of the Persian Gulf conflicts with Iraq following Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait, and the strain in relations between the U.S. and Islamic countries caused by the rise of terrorist movements which condemn the status quo policies of the U.S. toward autocratic Islamic regimes.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major African and Middle Eastern History and United States History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
**** This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 415 - Sexuality in American History
This course examines sexuality as a category of analysis in American history. We explore the different meanings American women and men have attached to sexuality, and the changing political, economic, social, cultural, and ideological contexts in which those meanings have emerged and performed. We can extend what historian Alice Kessler-Harris said of gender and posit that sexuality is “a complex and multi-layered system of social organization.” The relationship of sexuality and power are a consistent emphasis. The primary approach is reading and discussion, supplemented by lectures, films, music, and related materials and sources.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major United States History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 420 - Diplomatic History of the United States
The foreign policy and diplomatic relations of the United States from 1776 to the present emphasizing 20th Century diplomacy.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major United States History course.
*** Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
**** This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 422 - The Frontier and West in American History to 1900
This course examines the frontier and West in American history. Themes include Native American, European, and African interactions; conquest and colonization; environmental changes; women in the West; and mythologies of the West.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major United States History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
**** This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 424 - National Development of the United States (1785-1820)
Major problems encountered by the American people in the struggle to establish a strong national state.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major United States History course.
*** This course meets the Missouri Statute Requirement.
**** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 425 - Civil War and Reconstruction
A study of the political, economic, and social developments in the U.S. from 1848-1876, emphasizing the causes, narrations and results of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major United States History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 426 - Post World War II America
This seminar engages the students and instructor in a critical and in-depth analysis of crucial issues affecting the United States during the twenty-five years following the Second World War. Its purpose is to describe and analyze how and why the United States reacted to the challenges posed when it became a global power. Specifically, we explore the benefits and costs Americans, especially the 75 million born between 1946 and 1975, have and are incurring as a result of the consensus wrought by the Cold War and Cult of Materialism. This includes the impact of four limited wars (Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq) on American society, the rise of national institutions with immense power, and the demise of confidence in some of those institutions. We spend considerable time evaluating how and why Americans have responded to inequities in a prosperous representative democracy as conservatives and liberals duel over the direction the nation should pursue.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major United States History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
**** This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 428 - Topics in English History, 1350-1700
A topical approach to medieval and/or early modern England, focusing on a particular theme throughout the semester. The themes vary, but possible offerings include: Tudor England, Stuart England, Crisis in Medieval and Early Modern England, Crime and Poverty in Early Modern England. Students analyze historical interpretations and do research in appropriate secondary and primary sources. This course may be repeated for credit as long as there is no duplication of previous topics.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major European History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
**** Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 429 - Intellectual History of Modern Europe
A survey of the intellectual history of Europe from the Seventeenth Century to the present, designed to acquaint students with the major thinkers, schools of thought, political doctrines, and organizing ideas of the period.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major European History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 432 - Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1917
The political, economic, and social developments of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major United States History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 434 - History of Japan I
The origin and development of the Japanese culture: its social, political, religious and economic aspects from ancient times to the end of the Tokugawa period (1868).
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major Asian History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 435 - History of Japan II
History of modern Japan from the Meiji Reform to the present. Emphasizes political, social, and intellectual developments, including Japan’s modernization and her role in today’s world.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major Asian History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 436 - War, Gender, Business, and Technological Change
This course examines technological developments since the Industrial Revolution, the manipulation of natural processes to bring about remarkable changes in culture and environment: from the broadest areas of urban and national development to gender roles in the workplace and in private households. History research course.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major European History or American History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 437 - The Age of Jackson, 1820-1848
Jacksonian Democracy, its meaning and significance; domestic problems during the administrations of Jackson, Tyler, and Polk.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major United States History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 438 - America in the Revolutionary Era
A seminar introducing students to historical research through a study of the American Revolutionary period, c. 1759-1789. Common readings in Eighteenth Century political culture, the emergence and transformation of resistance into revolutionary movements, popular ideology and mobilization, the social impact of war, and the creation of republican governments.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major United States History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
**** Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 439 - Colonial American History
A topical study of the cultural and social development of the American colonies before 1750 including the interaction of European and Native American cultures, problems of settling regional societies, the origins of slavery, family life and labor, and economic integration within the Empire.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major United States History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 448 - History of China I
An intensive investigation of Chinese history from ancient times to the mid-19th Century. Emphasizes classical Chinese thought, political, socio-economic, and intellectual developments of ancient China, and the contributions of Chinese ancient culture to world civilization.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major Asian History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 449 - History of China II
An intensive investigation of modern Chinese history from the mid-19th Century to the present. Explores interactions between China and the West, the rise and development of Nationalism and Communism, democracy and modernization in China, important political leaders and recent political events, and China’s position in the modern world.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major Asian History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 460 - History and Theory
A survey of themes and problems in Western historiography from antiquity to the present. It examines the history of historical writing and engages in a historical analysis of the theory, presuppositions, and implications of historical practice. The purpose of the course is to make students familiar with the scholars, texts, and debates in the field as well as the impact of theory on the representation of the past.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 461 - The Vietnam War
A critical and in-depth study of the Vietnamese struggle for independence from the 1800s through 1975 with particular attention on the U.S. role.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major United States History and Asian History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
**** Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 471 - Internship: History
On-the-job specialized training in fields generally accepted as needing history field experience to complement the student’s academic training. May be taken on a pass/fail basis only.
Credits: 3 to 12
NOTE:
* A special application procedure is required and must be completed the semester prior to starting the internship.
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HIST 472 - Internship Evaluation and Analysis
Research, evaluation, and analytical analysis of internship experiences. Prearrange one semester before enrollment.
Credits: 1 to 3
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HIST 485 - Readings in History
Selected readings in one or more fields of history to be assigned by the instructor. Minimum of six books to be read for each hour of credit. A maximum of 2 credits is allowed for the undergraduate history major.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 536 - Seminar in 20th Century Latin America
Directed study in selected periods/topics in 20th Century Latin American history with emphasis on the development of oral and written reporting techniques including the writing of a research paper.
Prerequisites: Senior with a 3.00 GPA or above and permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major Latin American History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 536G - Seminar in 20th Century Latin America
Directed study in selected periods/topics in 20th Century Latin American history with emphasis on the development of oral and written reporting techniques including the writing of a research paper. LA: Latin American History
Credits: 3
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HIST 540 - The Civil Rights Movement
This seminar provides students with an introduction to the history of the civil rights movement and the ensuing debate over the meaning of equality. The course also examines the impact of the civil rights movement on American life.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (May Interim only)
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 540G - The Civil Rights Movement
This seminar provides students with an introduction to the history of the civil rights movement and the ensuing debate over the meaning of equality. The course also examines the impact of the civil rights movement on American life.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (May Interim only)
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HIST 551 - Advanced Topics in History
Reading and/or research in selected topics in U.S., European, or Non-Western History. This course may be repeated for additional credits as long as there is no duplication of topics covered by previous enrollments.
Prerequisite: Senior or graduate-level status.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major General History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 554 - Independent Studies: History
An opportunity for students to organize and conduct research projects of their own choice with the help of faculty supervision.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 560 - America in World War II
This course examines the impact of World War II on the society and culture of the United States. The focus is on the consequences of total warfare for the political economy, social structure, and cultural life of the nation.
Prerequisite: Senior status.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** History major United States History course.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 560G - America in World War II
This course examines the impact of World War II on the society and culture of the United States. The focus is on the consequences of total warfare for the political economy, social structure, and cultural life of the nation. US: United States History
Credits: 3
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HIST 634G - Graduate Survey of Modern Europe
A critical historiographical examination of the major themes and methodologies that currently preoccupy scholars in the field of Modern European History. The course explores a series of themes that are pivotal for thinking about this field, focused around major texts that constitute key points of reference for historians, laying out and evaluating the categories currently employed in historical understanding. EU: European History
Credits: 3
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HIST 635G - Graduate Topics in History
Reading and/or research in selected topics in U.S., European, or non-Western history. This course may be repeated for additional credits as long as there is no duplication of topics covered by previous enrollments. GE: General History
Credits: 3
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HIST 639G - Seminar in Asian History
Directed study in selected topics of Asian History. AS: Asian History
Credits: 3
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HIST 645G - Readings in American History I
This course is designed to introduce graduate students to early American history and historiography. Assigned readings have been selected because they are recognized by scholars as landmark works and/or because they are representative of interpretive approaches that are currently shaping the historical profession. This is not a lecture class. Students read one book each week and come to class with notes and questions designed to stimulate discussion. In addition to written work and class participation, students are also required to read reviews of assigned works. These both acquaints students with major journals that specialize in American history and provide additional material for class consideration.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAE History program.
Credits: 3
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HIST 646G - Readings of American History II
This course is an initiation into the scholarly conversation about American history since 1877 - what history is, what it means, how to study the past, how to think like a historian. More specifically, we examine and participate in a few of the most significant topics in recent American history under discussion among professional historians and kibbitzers. We learn how to find, listen to, and join in these friendly talks, cordial debates, and passionate arguments. Accordingly, the skills and knowledge base for this course include bibliographical researching, scholarly reading, synthesizing, speaking, and writing. And, of course, the art and science of scholarly conversation.
Prerequisite: admission to the MAE History program.
Credits: 3
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HLTH 105 - Exploring Health-Related Careers
Students who have participated in, and completed, the Truman Institute’s Summer Talent Academy for Professions in Health (STAPH) complete an individual research project culminating in a research paper presented to the STAPH program advisor(s) during the fall semester immediately following the summer of their participation.
Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Summer Talent Academy for Professions in Health.
Credits: 1
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HLTH 150 - Nutrition in Health and Wellness
This course provides an introduction to basic human nutrition and the interdependence of nutrition and food on health, behaviors, and diseases. Energy expenditure, caloric intake, diet analyses, and food/diet controversies and issues are examined. This course includes an integrated service learning component.
Prerequisite: Health Science major or Health Studies minor.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
*** Students may not receive credit toward graduation for both ES 245 and HLTH 150.
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HLTH 160 - Essentials of Stress Management
This course exposes each student to the concept of holistic stress management: the principles, theories, and skills needed to effectively manage personal stress, to understand the psychosomatic (mind-body-spirit) relationship, and to employ a holistic approach to stress management: cognitive strategies and relaxation techniques in both personal and public health arenas.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 195 - Lifetime Health and Fitness
The purpose of this course is to integrate material from human physiology, psychology, sociology, and nutrition to present an interdisciplinary framework for disease prevention and health promotion. The course focus is to promote a behavioral lifestyle change in which students integrate into their lives patterns of physical activity, health, and well-being.
Concurrent enrollment with HLTH 196 - Lifetime Physical Activities required.
Credits: 1.5
NOTE:
* This course in conjunction with HLTH 196 fulfills the Personal Well-Being Essential Skill of the Liberal Studies Program.
** Students may not receive credit toward graduation for both HLTH 195/196 and HLTH 198/198L.
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HLTH 196 - Lifetime Physical Activities
This course is designed to introduce the student to a pattern of lifetime fitness and physical activity through a variety of activity modes. Regardless of activity mode, concepts of aerobic and anaerobic conditioning techniques are explored. Where appropriate, issues of safety, equipment, theory, technique and other factors are introduced.
Concurrent enrollment with HLTH 195 - Lifetime Health and Fitness required.
Credits: 0.5
NOTE:
* This course in conjunction with HLTH 195 fulfills the Personal Well-Being Essential Skill of the Liberal Studies Program.
** Students may not receive credit toward graduation for both HLTH 195/196 and HLTH 198/198L.
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HLTH 198 - Personal Health and Fitness
The purpose of this course is to integrate material from a range of disciplines (but not limited to) human physiology, psychology, sociology, and nutrition to present an interdisciplinary framework for disease prevention and health promotion. The course focus is to promote a behavioral lifestyle change in which students integrate into their lives patterns of physical activity, health, and well-being.
Credits: 2
NOTE:
* In conjunction with HLTH 198L this course fulfills the Personal Well-Being Essential Skill component of the Liberal Studies Program.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
*** Students may not receive credit toward graduation for both HLTH 195/196 and HLTH 198/198L.
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HLTH 198L - Personal Fitness Lab
This course is the companion lab to HLTH 198 - Personal Health and Fitness and features a variety of lifetime activities from students may choose.
Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in HLTH 198 - Personal Health and Fitness required.
Credits: 1
NOTE:
* In conjunction with HLTH 198 this course fulfills the Personal Well-Being Essential Skill component of the Liberal Studies Program.
** Students may not received credit toward graduation for both HLTH 195/196 and HLTH 198/198L.
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HLTH 200 - Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology allows the student to develop mastery with terminology that is used in Allied Health occupations. In the process of developing mastery with medical terminology, a student has the opportunity to preview or review the fundamentals of anatomy, evaluate medical reports, and learn proper pronunciation of medical terms. The course is designed as a programmed learning and self-paced approach by body systems. Students who enroll in this course must be highly self-motivated, have good time management skills and possess the ability to understand and follow written instructions.
Credits: 1
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 240 - Issues in Consumer Health
This course meets the requirements for a minor in Health Studies. This course helps students gain a basic understanding of the multitude of issues related to consumer health in the United States. Course topics include Consumer Bill of Rights, consumer-driven healthcare, impacts of advertising on consumer spending (wants vs. needs), consumer protection laws/agencies/organizations, analysis of conventional vs. alternative/complementary medicine, and how to complain effectively. Emphasis is on how these issues currently affect one’s health and well-being.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (spring only, even years)
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 245 - Substance Abuse Prevention
This course provides an overview of the field of substance abuse prevention, the public health model of substance abuse prevention, and health education/prevention theory and research. The course focuses on ‘What the Health Education Specialist Needs to Know and Be Able to Do’ in a systems approach to community-wide substance abuse prevention following the strategic prevention framework: asset/resource assessment, community readiness, capacity building, prioritizing/targeting efforts, planning/best practices, implementation, cultural competence, evaluation/core measures, and sustainability. Students may not receive credit toward graduation for both HLTH 245 - Substance Abuse Prevention and HLTH 265 - Drugs in Society. Students should take one course or the other.
Prerequisite: Exercise Science or Health Science major.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 250 - Public Health Practicum I
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to obtain practical experience in a public health area related to their major and concentration. Students typically shadow a clinical health professional and complete a number of written assignments reflecting on their observations. Students develop personalized learning objectives for their specific setting based on the competencies of the Certified Health Education Specialist. The practicum requires a minimum of 40 clock hours of experience per credit hour. This course is repeatable for a cumulative total of 3 credits.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 255 - Introduction to Community and Public Health and HLTH 290 - Principles of Health Education and Health Science , Health Science majors only.
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 255 - Introduction to Community and Public Health
A survey of the methods and techniques by which community health workers identify and measure the scope and intensity of health problems. This course includes an integrated service learning component.
Prerequisite: Health Science or Exercise Science major.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 260 - Human Sexuality
The course is built around the three dimensions of sexuality: biological, psychological, and sociocultural, with discussions involving communication, anatomy and physiology, gender dimensions, sexual orientation, sexuality throughout the lifespan, contraception, and comprehensive sex education.
Prerequisite: Health Science or Exercise Science: Physical Education/Health/Coaching major.
Credits: 3
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* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 265 - Drugs in Society
Introduction to topics associated with drug-taking behavior, emphasizing drug education. Physiological and sociological aspects of drug-taking behavior are examined. This course meets requirements for the minor in Health Studies and Disability Studies. Students may not receive credit toward graduation for both HLTH 245 - Substance Abuse Prevention and HLTH 265 Drugs in society. Students should take one course or the other. Health Science majors should not take HLTH 265.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (fall only, even years)
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 270 - Consumer Health
This course provides an overview of the complex health marketplace in order to assist consumers in selecting health products and services intelligently. Topics explored include fraud/quackery, fact/fiction, self-care, advertising, cancer, healthcare facilities, insurance, aging/death and dying consumer issues and more. This course includes an integrated service learning component.
Prerequisite: Health Science or Exercise Science major, or Health Studies minor.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 290 - Principles of Health Education and Health Science
This course aids in the development of a basic foundation of awareness, knowledge, and skills from which to apply subsequent health education and health promotion principles. The course content covers health history, philosophy, ethics, theories and models, settings for health, professional organizations, and the literature in health. The course is based on the Seven Responsibilities of a Health Educator which include: assess needs; plan; implement; conduct evaluation and research related to health education; administer health education strategies, interventions, and programs; serve as a health education resource person; and communicate and advocate for health education. This course includes a pre-professional shadowing assignment and an integrated service learning component.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HLTH 255 - Introduction to Community and Public Health and Health Science major.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 315 - Contemporary Issues in Women’s Health
Contemporary Issues in Women’s Health provides a study of women as healthy functioning human beings. It includes lecture notes and discussion along with other audio visual materials to present information and insights on the anatomical, physiological, mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects of contemporary women.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 320 - Patient Education and Clinical Health Promotion
This course meets the ‘Selectives’ requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Health Science degree. In addition to an overview of patient education/clinical health promotion - what a Health Educator needs to know and be able to do in Patient Education, the course focuses on: patient and family education, JCAHCO standards/goals, the Health Educator/clinician’s role/responsibility, health education and learning theories, materials and counseling/teaching in health promotion, patient compliance and motivation, interdisciplinary collaboration, assessing health and learning needs, participation in collaborative decision-making and brief motivational interviewing (MI), chronic disease and chronic disease self-management (CDSM), MO’s CDSM Plan, selecting effective patient education materials/programs, resources for patients/clinicians/health educators, planning/delivery/evaluation of CDSMPs, and health policy. This course includes an Integrated Service Learning component.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 290 - Principles of Health Education and Health Science and Health Science major.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 321 - Seminar in Graduate School Admissions
This course assists students in identifying appropriate graduate programs, understanding the admissions process and developing application materials.
Credits: 1
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 322 - Seminar in Graduate Job Searching
This course assists students in identifying job search strategies, development of application materials and interviewing skills.
Credits: 1
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 325 - Health Promotion Management and Marketing
Introduction to the skills and principles necessary for leadership/management of successful health promotion programs. This course includes an integrated service learning component.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 290 - Principles of Health Education and Health Science and Health Science major.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 330 - Community Nutrition for Special Populations
This course aids in the development of a basic foundation of knowledge and skills from which to apply the principles of community nutrition to various constituencies (elderly populations, children, impoverished populations, women, diabetics, etc.). As part of the integrated service learning component, course information is applied to aid in students’ understanding of local program planning, policies, resources, and nutrition issues specific to community nutrition for various populations. This course also presents material relevant to solving community nutritional and health problems, including program delivery, nutrition education, nutrition assessment, and planning nutrition interventions.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 150 - Nutrition in Health and Wellness , ES 245 - Nutrition for Health, Fitness, and Sport , or NU 311 - Human Nutrition ; and Health Science, Exercise Science or Athletic Training major.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (spring, odd years only)
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 349 - Research Methods in Health Science
This course helps students gain a basic understanding of the research process, become critical consumers of published work, and to be prepared to conduct research in a variety of health science settings.
Prerequisites: Grade D or better STAT 190 - Basic Statistics and grade of C or better in HLTH 290 - Principles of Health Education and Health Science , and Health Science major.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 350 - Public Health Practicum II
Practical experience in a public health area related to major or pattern. Extension of options included in HLTH 250 - Public Health Practicum I . Consent of academic advisor and Department Chair required.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 250 - Public Health Practicum I , Health Science major, and consent of advisor and HES Department Chair.
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 361 - Mental Health
This course meets the ‘selectives requirements’ for the Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science. The course explores the role that positive mental health plays in the achievement of optimal health and wellness; the role of the health educator, health education models/theories, and Healthy People 2020 in mental health. What the health educator needs to know and be able to do in the community mental health setting, programming skills, and other skills sets for the community health educator are presented and applied.
Prerequisites: (Grade of C or better in HLTH 290 - Principles of Health Education and Health Science or ES 190 - Introduction to Exercise Science ) and Health Science or Exercise Science: Physical Education/Health/Coaching major.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 362 - Environmental Health
The course actively involves the student in the determination of environmental health concerns. It examines the impact of the environment on individual and population health, Healthy People 2020 objectives for environmental health, and the sources/etiology, effects, and control measures for selected environmental and personal safety hazards. This course includes an integrated service learning component.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior status and Health Science major, or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 366 - Program Assessment and Planning
This course meets the major requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Health Science degree. In addition to an overview/review of the field of community health, the course explores issues pertinent to the community health educator’s focus (What the Health Educator Needs to Know and Be Able to Do) in the areas of assessment and planning: core public health functions (assessment, policy development, assurance, community health mobilization/promotion and action planning), culturally competent health promotion, health education programming in the community setting, introduction to health promotion/health department management (simulated: planning, budgeting, communication, human capital, performance, risk management); and legislative advocacy/grant writing/ethics for health education issues. This course includes an Integrated Service Learning component.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 349 - Research Methods in Health Science and Health Science major.
Credits: 3
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* This is a writing-enhanced course.
** The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 374 - Independent Study in Health Science
Individualized study in specialized areas of Health Science.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 290 - Principles of Health Education and Health Science , Health Science major, and consent of academic advisor and Department Chair.
Credits: 1 to 4
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 405 - Global Public Health
Course explores disease prevention and health promotion in the global community. Current global health issues including global infectious disease initiatives, global nutrition, social determinants of health, and child and maternal health are addressed.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HLTH 366 - Program Assessment and Planning (or concurrent enrollment) and health science major.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 410 - Health Communication Methods
This course meets the Core Curriculum for the Health Science major. HLTH 410 actively involves the student in what the Health Educator needs to know and be able to do in health communications. The student develops and selects materials, methods, and techniques for communicating and advocating for health and health education in response to public input. Students select an agency and a health topic/issue to communicate a persuasive health communication message in a culturally appropriate manner to a targeted population in the community. The student demonstrates proficiency in communicating and advocating for health and health education using health information/targeted messages via multiple media methods. This course includes an Integrated Service Learning component.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 366 - Program Assessment and Planning and Health Science major.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This is a writing-enhanced course.
** The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 440 - Program Implementation and Evaluation
This course is designed to develop a more complete understanding of the skills and abilities needed by future health educators for program implementation and evaluation. A wide variety of learning activities and discussions focusing on the core competencies for entry-level health educators are employed in this health science capstone course. Topics presented emphasize a theoretical basis for planning, implementation, evaluation, and re-planning as an ongoing process. This course includes an integrated service learning component, and a review of Certified Health Education Specialist responsibilities. Students complete their Liberal Arts and Sciences Portfolio in this course.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 366 - Program Assessment and Planning and Health Science major.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 455 - School Health Programs
This course meets a Community/Public/Worksite Health Concentration Requirement for the Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science. This course allows students to experience what the community health educator needs to know and be able to do in the school health setting: advocate for Coordinated School Health Programs/Coordinated School Health Education; design, implement, and evaluate a coordinated school health program, examine the Missouri Assessment Program/Missouri School Improvement Program and where Coordinated School Health Programs fit, evaluate health education curricula and materials, discuss how Health and Physical Education relates to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Healthy/Active Living Framework, the Missouri Assessment Program, the Missouri School Improvement Program, the Show-Me Standards, the National Health Education Standards, and the Grade Level Expectations (GLEs); School Health Index/Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool/Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool, and Wellness Policy, and design a health lesson project. This course includes an integrated service learning component.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 366 - Program Assessment and Planning and Health Science major.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 460 - Internship in Health Education
This course is designed for Health Science majors to apply the responsibilities and competencies of the entry-level health educator in an off-campus internship setting for a minimum of 320 hours. Using academic advisor guidance, the student should secure an appropriate placement in a community/public health or health administration setting during the semester prior to this course. During the field experience, students must submit artifacts to verify practical experience(s) in each of the seven CHES areas of responsibilities. Students write a minimum of a one-page explanation/reflection for each of their submitted artifacts describing how the artifacts helped them to meet the minimum criteria for these responsibilities. The student may not be enrolled in more than three additional credits during the field experience. Prior to enrolling in the field experience, the student must have declared an Health Science Concentration, as well as complete and submit the Field Experience Checklist.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 366 - Program Assessment and Planning , 60 credit hours, mandatory attendance at one informational session, junior or senior status, consent of his or her academic advisor and HES Department Chair, minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA, and minimum 2.5 major GPA.
Credits: 6
When Offered: (summer only)
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 467 - Introduction to Epidemiology
Increasing an understanding of epidemiological concepts, practices, and methods is a primary focus. Topics covered during the course are history of epidemiology, disease etiology, measures of morbidity and mortality, descriptive means of epidemiology, data uses in the field, study designs, measures of effect, data interpretation issues, screening guidelines, and epidemiological aspects of infectious diseases, work and the environment. A separate focus is placed on the ethics of research and the practice of analyzing data in epidemiological investigations.
Prerequisites: STAT 190 - Basic Statistics or STAT 290 - Statistics and grade of C or better in HLTH 366 - Program Assessment and Planning (or concurrent enrollment) or Statistical Methods minor.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 470 - Research in Health Science
Directed student research in Health Science. Consent of academic advisor, research mentor, and Department Chair is required.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 349 - Research Methods in Health Science .
Credits: 1 to 4
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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HLTH 480 - Worksite Health
This course meets the Community Health/Public Health/Worksite Health Concentration requirements for the Health Science Major. The course examines worksite health promotion and health protection on the educational, organizational, and environmental levels. What the health educator needs to know and be able to do in the worksite health setting are covered and assessed. Students assess workplace needs for health promotion and occupational health programming; plan, implement, and evaluate intervention programming; administer safety and health programs; and serve as a workplace safety and health promotion advocate and resource person using the specific skill sets of the worksite health educator. This course includes an integrated service learning component.
Prerequisites: HLTH 366 - Program Assessment and Planning and Health Science major.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE: The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.
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IDSM 130 - Integrative Inquiry Seminar
The Inquiry Seminar presents science as a way of knowing and serves as an early introduction to the scientific literature and professional development skills. Students who take this seminar are prepared with the skills to engage in an independent research experience with faculty. Topics include ethics and scientific misconduct, the importance of writing papers and grant proposals, searching the primary literature, interpreting data, writing a survey of literature, preparing scientific posters, and giving scientific presentations.
Credits: 1
When Offered: (spring and summer only)
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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IDSM 131 - Integrative Inquiry Seminar
The Inquiry Seminar presents science as a way of knowing and serves as an early introduction to the scientific literature and professional development skills. Students who take this seminar are prepared with the skills to engage in an independent research experience with faculty. Topics include ethics and scientific misconduct, the importance of writing papers and grant proposals, searching the primary literature, interpreting data, writing a survey of literature, preparing scientific posters, and giving scientific presentations.
Credits: 2
When Offered: (spring and summer only)
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** This is a writing-enhanced course.
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IDSM 140 - Integrative Freshman Seminar: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
This seminar introduces students to the ways of knowing that are employed in the sciences and mathematics. It includes discussion of current roles of science and mathematics in the modern world and help students appreciate the interdisciplinary nature of the study of science and mathematics. Students are provided with an introduction to opportunities in science and mathematics at Truman and a chance to interact with faculty and students who are working at the intersections of the sciences and mathematics. This course is open to students of all majors.
Credits: 1
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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IDSM 175 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies
Students explore the theoretical and practical meanings of disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity through readings, discussions, and an individual project focused on the student’s own planned course of study.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** This is a writing-enhanced course.
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IDSM 240 - Kurt Vonnegut and Contemporary Apocalyptic Thought
The novels Player Piano, Cat’s Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, and Timequake are the lenses into Kurt Vonnegut’s commentary on the period from World War II to his death in 2007, and on into the present day. The course explores the great ideas Vonnegut tinkers with, opening a dialogue with students concerning how Vonnegut’s satiric absurdism is actually a brilliant vehicle to dissect our social imaginations. The ultimate goal of the course is to view apocalyptic thought through Vonnegut’s writings, from diverging angles and interconnecting perspectives, and between decades and disciplines. Course is graded pass/fail.
Credits: 3
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IDSM 250 - Italian American Experience in Film
This is a film course that addresses various aspects of Italian American immigration, culture, and assimilation as expressed through film and supported by texts. This course explores the historical context of the big Italian immigrations to the United States; various aspects of Italian culture that helped and/or hindered the survival of the newcomers; and the progression of Italian Americans from a subaltern minority, victimized by racism, to an assimilated group whose culture and contributions are an important part of the American cultural tapestry. It also analyzes the image of Italians and Italian Americans in popular culture, focusing on film.
Credits: 3
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* This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Visual and Performing Arts Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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IDSM 300 - Folklore Colloquium
Folklore Colloquium is a half-credit course in which faculty and students come together to discuss issues and strategies essential to the collection and/or interpretation of folklore. The course meets once a month for two hours. Each meeting involves a reading, listening, viewing, writing or collecting assignment, and each is led by a selected faculty member. Course is graded Pass/Fail. Folklore minors must take the course twice, for a total of one credit.
Prerequisite: sophomore status or above.
Credits: 0.5
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IDSM 320 - Ethics of Food
A discussion-based course that surveys the rich and diverse viewpoints surrounding moral principles in relation to food. Subjects discussed include ecology, economics, agriculture/food technology, theology, and philosophy. Subjects are explored starting from the question of “How ought we act?”
Credits: 3
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IDSM 351 - Interdisciplinary Global Health Seminar
This seminar course integrates aspects of global health through an exploration of biomedical and sociohistorical perspectives that influence health disparities; specific themes vary with each iteration. Emphasis is placed on reviewing and integrating information from current scholarly, peer-reviewed literature sources into students’ semester-long service-learning projects. Each directed project takes action in resolving a global health issue that incorporates ideas presented in the course. The course may be repeated, as long as there is minimal or no duplication of topics covered by any previously attended iteration, as judged by the instructor(s) of record. An interest or background in global health issues is desirable.
Credits: 2
When Offered: (spring only)
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IDSM 352 - Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
A student initiated course that deals with an interdisciplinary topic that serves as an enhancement to the regular Truman curriculum. With a faculty mentor, this class is taught by a student preceptor according to a syllabus approved by governance for a single offering. May be repeated for up to six credits.
Credits: 1 to 3
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IDSM 400 - Readings in Interdisciplinary Studies
An opportunity for the student to earn credit toward the Interdisciplinary Major by readings or other work on topics not covered in available course offerings; directed and evaluated by appropriate faculty.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, and a written learning agreement signed by student, instructor, and Director of Interdisciplinary Studies.
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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