May 21, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 
  
  • HPHE 3350 - Advanced Theory of Coaching


    A continuation course for professional students with a major in physical education or minor in coaching pursuing the second level of Program for Athletic Coaches Education Certification (PACE). PACE Level II certification demonstrates advanced competence in the interpersonal and technical skills of coaching high school sports in Michigan. Course content provides an understanding as to significance of quality coaching, human growth and development, conditioning for sport performance and psychological and social skills necessary to coach high school sports.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HPHE 2350

    Credits: 2 hours

  
  • HPHE 3400 - Physical Education for the Elementary Classroom Teacher


    This course is structured for the future elementary classroom teacher and/or special education teacher. It provides experience in the participation and teaching of appropriate elementary physical education movement activities in the areas of basic skills, stunts and tumbling, simple games and sports, rhythms and classroom correlated activities. This course is not open to physical education majors or minors. Open to all students.

    Credits: 2 hours

  
  • HPHE 3460 - Physical Education Methods: Special Populations


    This course is an orientation to the instruction of physical activity to special populations. It focuses on the scope of adapted physical education, key techniques required for effective instruction, general needs of handicapped populations, and the accommodation of activities, equipment, and instructional materials for special populations attending grades K-12.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HPHE 1500 with a grade of “C” or better.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Physical Education/Teacher Coach and minors in Secondary Physical Education.

  
  • HPHE 3500 - Modification of Health Behavior


    This course will provide students with skills that will enable them to comprehend, develop, and apply theories, models, skills, and strategies to help individuals and groups modify and maintain behaviors conducive to health.

    Credits: 2 hours

  
  • HPHE 3520 - Teaching Health in the Elementary School


    This course will provide students with knowledge and skills needed to design, implement, and evaluate health education curricula for grades K-6. The focus of the course will be on the following: (a) planning a developmentally appropriate instructional program for elementary students, (b) identifying and evaluating existing health curricula, and (c) implementing health lesson/units into primary and intermediate grade levels in a public school setting.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ED 2500 and (HPHE 1110 or HOL 1000); with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.

    Credits: 2 hours

    Restrictions: This course is restricted to majors in: early childhood professional education, elementary professional education, health education: school, special education: learning disabilities and cognitive impairment, and special education: learning disabilities and emotional impairment.

  
  • HPHE 3540 - Human Sexuality Education


    This course provides teacher candidates with content- and process-oriented opportunities in sexuality education. Candidates will enhance their current understanding of human sexuality with knowledge and skills that will enable them to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and advocate for developmentally appropriate instruction related to evidence-based sexuality education.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HPHE 3120

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 3710 - Practical Recreational Programming and Leadership


    The purpose of this course is to enable students to put programming theory into practice by allowing students the opportunity for hands-on programming. The course is designed to allow students to apply what they learned in programming/leadership theory (HPHE 2710). The course will center around two practical experiences (1) Programming the Intramural Sports Turkey Trot, and (2) designing a practical program given a real world situation.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Recreation/Sport Management.

  
  • HPHE 3760 - Management of Recreational/Sport


    This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to understand the organizational and administrative principles, objectives, procedures, and practices involved in operating recreation and sport organizations.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Recreation/Sport Management.

  
  • HPHE 3810 - Instructor First Aid


    This course is designed to prepare students to be instructors in Community First Aid and Safety. This will be accomplished by providing first aid and CPR certification, and teaching skills related to certification.

    Credits: 2 hours

  
  • HPHE 3825 - Athletic Injury Evaluation of the Lower Extremity


    This course is designed to present the techniques used in lower extremity athletic injury evaluation. An in depth analysis of lower extremity athletic injury mechanics, the theory and application of orthopedic and neurological evaluation are included.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: All pre-program core requirements; admission into Athletic Training Professional Program.

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 3830 - Athletic Injury Evaluation of the Upper Extremity


    This course is designed to present the techniques used in upper extremity athletic injury evaluation. An in depth analysis of upper extremity athletic injury mechanics, the theory and application of orthopedic and neurological evaluation are included.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: All pre-program core requirements; admission into Athletic Training Professional Program and HPHE 3825.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors in the Athletic Training program.

  
  • HPHE 3840 - Therapeutic Modalities


    This course is designed to study the pain management techniques and the mediation of theory and practice of therapeutic modalities. To plan, implement, document and evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic modalities in the treatment of injuries to and illness of athletes and others involved in physical activity.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission into Athletic Training Professional Program.

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 3960 - Principles for Strength and Conditioning


    This course is designed to provide students with the applied scientific knowledge to design and implement strength training and conditioning programs in order to improve health and performance. The major topics in this course include flexibility, cardiovascular conditioning and aerobic exercise, and strength training and endurance. This course will include exercise and sport-specific testing, designing and implementing safe and effective exercise programs, and injury prevention. The course will also familiarize the students with the requirements, knowledge and skills necessary for the NSCA CSCS certification.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HPHE 2950 and HPHE 2980.

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 3970 - Exercise and Sports Nutrition


    The purpose of this course is to educate students in various aspects of nutrition, sports nutrition, body composition, and weight management techniques. The course will cover the topics of macro-and micro-nutrients, the assessment and interpretation of dietary intake, the application of nutrition to sport-specific performance, the assessment and interpretation of body composition, and the principles of weight management. Laboratory exercises will support the theoretical knowledge provided in the classroom.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite:  HPHE 2980

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 3980 - Sport Media


    This course is designed to introduce students to the many roles and responsibilities of sport media professionals. Students will gain experience in the various media formats which modern sport media professionals use. This is a writing intensive course with weekly assignments, which is a reflection on the importance of writing in the industry.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Recreation/Sport Management: Sport Management.

    When Offered: Fall
  
  • HPHE 3990 - Practicum in Recreation/Sport


    The practical field experiences in recreation/sport. Enrollment by department approval and acceptance of practicum proposal. Students are given letter grades in course.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Recreation/Sport Management.

  
  • HPHE 4000 - Field Experience/Internship in HPHE


    This course will provide in-depth field experience or internships for undergraduate majors or minors in athletic training, recreation, health, coaching, exercise science, or exceptional child. Students will be assigned to classes or positions according to their selected area of emphasis. Enrollment by department approval.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite varies with area of emphasis and requires departmental approval.

    Credits: 1 to 8 hours

  
  • HPHE 4010 - Athletic Training Field Experience I


    This course will provide in-depth field experience or internships for undergraduate majors in athletic training. Students will be assigned to clinical field experiences according to their selected area of emphasis.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors in athletic training professional program.

  
  • HPHE 4020 - Athletic Training Field Experience II


    This course will provide in-depth field experience or internships for undergraduate majors in athletic training. Students will be assigned to clinical field experiences according to their selected area of emphasis.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HPHE 3825 and HPHE 4010, with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors in athletic training professional program.

  
  • HPHE 4030 - Athletic Training Field Experience III


    This course will provide in-depth field experience or internships for undergraduate majors in athletic training. Students will be assigned to clinical field experiences according to their selected area of emphasis.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HPHE 4020, with a grade of “C” or better. Corequisite: HPHE 4860
     

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors in athletic training professional program.

  
  • HPHE 4040 - Athletic Training Field Experience IV


    This course will provide in-depth field experience or internships for undergraduate majors in athletic training. Students will be assigned to clinical field experiences according to their selected area of emphasis.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HPHE 4030, with a grade of “C” or better.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors in athletic training professional program.

  
  • HPHE 4100 - Intern Teaching Seminar in HPHE


    Through course activities and assignments, students develop professional skills which facilitate positive induction into the field of education. All assignments correspond with practical experiences which occur concurrently during HPHE 4750. Prerequisites: Students must attain a GPA of 2.5 in physical, health and professional education courses as well as overall. All course work necessary for completion of student’s major and minor curricula must be done prior to the semester during which the student applies for intern teaching.

    Credits: 1 or 2 hours

  
  • HPHE 4120 - Teaching Skills and Strategies


    Designed to provide information and experiences that enable students to design and implement effective health education strategies in a school setting.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HPHE 3120

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 4140 - Measurement and Evaluation in Health Education


    This course provides a forum for developing measurement and evaluation skills relevant to the completion of HPER 4120 (HESJ requirement) and HPER 431 (CHDJ requirement) in health education. The core competencies for professional development of a health educator related to needs assessment and evaluation will also be covered. The settings for health education practice covered in this course would include the school and the community.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HPHE 3500 and (HPHE 3310 or HPHE 3120); Recommended Corequisites: HPHE 4310 or HPHE 4120.

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 4160 - Topics in Recreation


    The purpose of this course is to pick one or two topics or issues each time it is offered for in-depth investigation and study. The course will provide students with a background in current issues and current developments in the field of recreation, including special event management.

    Credits: 2 hours

  
  • HPHE 4199 - Practicum in Event Management


    The purpose of this course is for the student to gain work experience in special event management. The student will spend a minimum of 225 hours working with an organization on special event programming.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HPHE 1700, HPHE 2100 and HPHE, with grades of “C” or better in all prerequisites.

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 4310 - Community Health Education Interventions: Individual Strategies


    Designed to prepare students with skills necessary to implement health education programs within the context of community health settings. Emphasis is placed on community health education methods at the individual level, including development of educational materials, working with media, group processes, and effective presentations.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HPHE 3310

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 4320 - Research and Writing in Recreation/Sport


    This course is designed to instruct the student on research in the fields of recreation and sport. It will introduce students to the different types of research and research methodologies commonly used in recreation and sport. This course will also emphasize professional writing as it is used in the field. The course will emphasize, but is not limited to writing assignments including reports, research papers, research proposals, year-end reports, and other types of writing that are required of a successful professional in parks and recreation.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Recreation/Sport Management with junior standing.

    Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing.
  
  • HPHE 4430 - Professional Development in Athletic Training


    This course will concentrate on the professional development and awareness of professional concerns prior to student graduation and graduate school. Special emphasis is placed on the following: cover letters and resumes, interviewing skills, presentation skills, professional organizations, written policy and procedure development, and current events and research topics relating to athletic training. This course also serves as the writing intensive course for athletic training majors.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HPHE 4020 with a grade of “C” or better.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors in athletic training professional program.

    Notes: Satisfies General Education Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing.
  
  • HPHE 4440 - Professional Development in Exercise Science


    This course will concentrate on the professional development and awareness of professional concerns prior to student internships, graduation and graduate school. Special emphasis is placed on the following: cover letters and resumes, interviewing skills, presentation skills, professional organizations and certifications, and current events and research topics relating to exercise science. This course also serves as the writing intensive course for exercise science majors.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HPHE 2950, HPHE 2980 and HPHE 3150.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Notes: Satisfies General Education Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing.
  
  • HPHE 4450 - Exercise Testing and Prescription


    This course provides the student with the knowledge and tools to properly conduct various aspects of exercise testing such as the assessment of risk stratification, cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, body composition and flexibility. The course then instructs the student as to how to apply these assessments in development of exercise programs and prescriptions for both a general health and fitness population and a clinical population. The American College of Sports Medicine’s guidelines for exercise training and prescription will be emphasized with specific focus on the knowledge, skills, and abilities for the Health Fitness Instructor Certification.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HPHE 2950, HPHE 2980, HPHE 3150, HPHE 3960 and HPHE 3970.

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 4470 - Physical Education Methods: Instructional Design


    This course is designed to provide experiences which will enable the student to: (1) identify instructional constraints; (2) select motor appropriate experiences for children K-12; (3) develop effective instructional materials; and (4) develop management and administrative skills required to plan and implement a contemporary physical education program in school settings.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HPHE 1500, HPHE 2400, HPHE 2950, HPHE 2980, HPHE 3150 and HPHE 3460.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors in physical education: teacher/coach and minors in physical education: secondary education.

  
  • HPHE 4480 - Physical Education Methods: Teaching Skills


    This course provides information and experiences which allow the student to plan and implement effective physical education curricula based on a developmental mode and to self-assess teaching performance using reflective systematic skills.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HPHE 4470

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 4500 - Cultural Dynamics in Human Performance and Health Education


    This course is for majors in the physical education teacher/coach, health, recreation, and exercise science emphases. A comparative approach is taken that applies sociology and multiculturalism to the fields of health, physical activity, and recreation using the vehicle of contemporary sport issues and trends. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which may fulfill the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student’s curriculum.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HPHE 1500 or HPHE 1530 or HPHE 1550; and 56 hours (junior status).

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 4690 - Fitness Management


    The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to the scope, characteristics, management techniques, and business operations used in the field of sport management, as well as exercise science professions.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HPHE 3960

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 4700 - Facilities and Risk Management


    This course is intended to provide the student with an understanding of the general principles and strategies related to the management of facilities that support the delivery of recreation/sport services.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Recreation/Sport Management with junior standing.

    When Offered: Spring
  
  • HPHE 4720 - Recreation for the Aging


    An overview of aging especially as it relates to leisure pursuits and organized recreation. Includes observation, participation and leadership of recreational activities or programs for retirees, nursing homes, senior citizens housing units and clubs.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Recreation/Sport Management.

    When Offered: Fall
  
  • HPHE 4750 - Intern Teaching in HPHE


    This course represents the final experience of the student’s curriculum during which an application of all knowledge and skills acquired is facilitated. Through the experiences provided in this course, students develop the skills and knowledge necessary for certification as a health or physical education teacher in the state of Michigan. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.

    Credits: 5 or 10 hours

  
  • HPHE 4800 - Heart Disease and Rehabilitation


    The purpose of this course is to examine the pathophysiology of and the risk factors for heart disease, and to understand the effects of exercise on the rehabilitation of individuals with heart disease. In addition, students will learn to identify various electrocardiographic changes often seen in heart disease, learn about various medications used for the treatment of heart disease, and diagnostic tests used to determine heart disease status. Various surgical procedures used to treat heart disease will also be discussed, along with the appropriate methods to prescribe exercise for patients with heart disease.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HPHE 2980

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 4860 - Therapeutic Exercise for Athletic Injuries


    This course will study the theory of rehabilitation and to learn the correct application of therapeutic exercise techniques in the management of athletic injuries. To plan, implement, document, and evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic exercise program for the rehabilitation and reconditioning of athletic related injuries.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HPHE 3830 and HPHE 3840.

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 4870 - Sports Medicine Seminar


    A course designed to address relevant and contemporary issues in sports medicine. Particular emphasis is given to the topic of health care administration and professional development of the certified athletic trainer.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission into Athletic Training Professional Program.

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 4910 - Exercise Management of Chronic Diseases and Disorders


    This course serves as an introduction to exercise management for individuals who experience chronic disease and disabilities. Students will develop and apply knowledge of testing procedures and program development for special populations, including the pathophysiology of various diagnoses and specific effects of exercise response, training, and contraindicated exercises.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HPHE 2950, HPHE 2980 and HPHE 3960.

    Credits: 3 hours

    When Offered: Fall, Winter
  
  • HPHE 4960 - Community Health Education Internship


    Designed to prepare students with skills necessary to implement health education programs within the context of community health setting. Emphasis is placed on community health education methods at the community level, including community organization, coalition building, community empowerment, and legislative advocacy.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: All other required CHDJ major courses; departmental approval.

    Credits: 4 to 6 hours

  
  • HPHE 4970 - Senior Seminar in Recreation/Sport


    The course is designed to present to the undergraduate student a final overview of the field of recreation/sport and to prepare the student for his/her internship. It is also designed to cover topics including professional associations, current issues, ethics, jobs searching, and job skills.

    Credits: 2 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Recreation/Sport Management.

  
  • HPHE 4980 - Exercise Science Internship


    This course will provide an in depth internship in an applied setting supporting the outcomes of the Exercise Science undergraduate major. All course work must be completed prior to the internship. All internship sites must be approved by the HPHE Department. Student must apply one semester in advance of the internship placement. Course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Exercise Science major; all Exercise Science major courses completed.

    Credits: 6 hours

  
  • HPHE 4990 - Recreation/Sport Internship


    The recreation internship is structured to bring academic course work to life, provide valuable work experience, and professional contacts. This will help ensure a successful professional career. The recreation/sport management major must commit to a 15-week full item experience with an agency/organization in recreation/sport service delivery or an appropriately related field. Students are given letter grades in course.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.

    Credits: 6 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Recreation.

  
  • HPHE 5000 - Studies in Human Performance and Health Education


    In-depth study of selected topics in HPHE. Format can include clinics, workshops, seminars, travel and/or mini-courses; and provide opportunity to acquire skills and teaching techniques. State, national, and international authorities or consultants may be involved. Topics include: Lifetime Sports, Outdoor Education, Physical Education, Stress Management, Physical Fitness, Business Procedures, Nutrition. Professional Courses Open To Upperclass and Graduate Students (HPER).

    Credits: 1 to 2 hours

  
  • HPHE 5160 - Issues in Health Education


    The focus will be placed on current health issues. May be designed to deal with one issue or several topics.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Open To Upperclass and Graduate Students.

    Credits: 1 to 3 hours

  
  • HPHE 5610 - Legal Issues in Sport


    This course is designed to help the sports professional become more conscious of legal responsibilities in the sport setting, thus reducing the penalties of legal action. Students will discuss basic legal concepts and structures as they apply to the physical activity context. Application will be made in regard to improving risk management strategies and skills.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Recreation/Sport Management.

    Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
  
  • HPHE 5980 - Readings in Human Performance and Health Education


    Advanced students with good academic records may elect to pursue independently a program of readings in areas of special interest.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.

    Credits: 1 to 2 hours

    Notes: Courses Open To Graduate students only.
    When Offered: All Semesters
  
  • HSV 1040 - Introduction to the Health Disciplines and Inter-professional Practice


    This course offers an introduction to health professions for students in the business and health professions. This course will provide information about the history, roles, and responsibilities of professionals working in health delivery systems. Students will gain an understanding of critical thinking, evidence based practice, and the influence of culture, illness, caring, and technology upon health care. Legal considerations, political trends, and theories associated with the delivery of health care will be introduced.

    Credits: 2 hours

    When Offered: Fall, Spring
  
  • HSV 2250 - Growth, Development, and Aging


    A study of physical, mental, emotional, and social patterns of growth, development, and aging. Aspects to be given special emphasis for the health student will be motor development, physiology of aging, growth patterns, and functional development in any of the above aspects.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area V: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
  
  • HSV 2350 - Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Health Services


    A variable topics, variable credit undergraduate level course for consideration of current and special interests in health and human services. Specific topics and number of credits will be announced each time the course is scheduled.

    Credits: 1 to 4 hours

    Notes: May be repeated for credit.
  
  • HSV 3100 - Professional and Interpersonal Skills for Patient Centered Care


    This course focuses on the development of knowledge and interpersonal skills needed to conduct assessments and to develop, implement, and evaluate patient care. It covers concepts for ensuring services meet the unique needs of individual patients. It addresses the utilization of ethical principles and evidence-base practice to address common problems and issues encountered in patient care.

    Credits: 9 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services (all programs), pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services with an Occupational Therapy concentration.

  
  • HSV 3200 - Clinical Practice in U.S. Health Care Delivery


    This course focuses on clinical practice within U.S. health care systems, and the role various health care professionals play in service delivery. It looks at legal and ethical issues affecting clinical practice. It addresses the emerging concepts of interdisciplinary care and the utilization of technology in the health care arena.

    Credits: 9 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services (all programs), pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services with an Occupational Therapy concentration.

  
  • HSV 3550 - Perspectives in Women’s Health


    This course will provide a socio-cultural perspective on concepts and issues in women’s individual and aggregate health. Course will include definitions of women’s health, women’s health concerns, and the influence of cultural, social, historical, and medical factors on women’s health. Students will be introduced to the concepts of inter-relationship and translational research.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area III: The United States: Cultures and Issues.
    Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with NUR 3550.
  
  • HSV 3650 - Information Literacy in the Health Sciences


    Building on the concepts of evidence-based practice in the health sciences, students will learn about the wide variety of information resources available to inform and direct their practice. Students will learn how to determine what types of information resources are needed, how to locate information resources efficiently, and how to evaluate the appropriateness of different resources for specific real-life scenarios faced by health science professionals. Students will learn the ethical and legal considerations surrounding use of information in the health sciences. Students will also learn disciplinary conventions (APA style) for appropriately formatting and communicating the results of their research.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: BCM 1420, or ENGL 1050, or IEE 1020; with a grade of “C” or better in any prerequisite.

    Credits: 2 hour

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Health Informatics and Information Management, majors/pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services (all programs), and majors/pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services with an Occupational Therapy concentration, all majors in Social Work.

  
  • HSV 3700 - The Health System and Its Environment


    This course provides a descriptive analysis of the organization of the health system. The student who participates can expect to gain an understanding of the structure of health services as well as the operational processes of the service system and the ways in which consumers make use of the system. The analysis focuses on the interplay of forces within the system as well as behind the system and its environment.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to: majors/minors in Health Informatics and Information Management, majors/pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services (all pre-programs), and majors/pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services with an Occupational Therapy concentration.

  
  • HSV 3900 - Core Competencies and Contemporary Issues in Health Services


    This course introduces students to the core competencies identified by the Institute of Medicine as needed across disciplines in today’s healthcare environment. These competencies are: providing patient and family centered care, working in interdisciplinary teams, designing evidence based practices, quality improvement, health literate practices, and utilizing informatics. Use of the core competencies are applied to contemporary issues in health care.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HSV 3700 (may be taken concurrently), with a grade of “C” or better.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Health Informatics and Information Management, Interdisciplinary Health Services; associated pre-programs, Interdisciplinary Health Services with a concentration in Occupational Therapy and associated pre-programs, and minors in Health Information and Information Management.

  
  • HSV 4100 - Legal Issues in Health and Human Services


    This course presents an overview of the legal issues facing the health care industry. It provides students with a basic working knowledge of health law. It is a comprehensive and inclusive review of a wide variety of health care legal issues. Students are provided with a realistic knowledge of health law and its application to the real world.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HSV 4810 with a grade of “C” or better.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Health Informatics and Information Management, majors/pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services (all pre-programs), majors/pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services with an Occupational Therapy concentration.

  
  • HSV 4120 - Principles of Health Finance


    This course is an examination of the principles of finance as applied to health care management. The course will provide a basis for understanding the financial management function in a health care administration environment and on the use of financial information in health care management and decision-making.

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HSV 4140 - Basic Principles and Organization of Health Planning


    This course is an introduction to the principles and methods of planning in the health system. It includes a descriptive analysis of the significance of planning effective health care services, alternative planning frameworks, and technical approaches to the planning process. In addition, the course surveys the history of planning in the health systems as well as the current structural arrangements for carrying out planning in the health arena both at the macro and micro levels.

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HSV 4150 - Administrative Functions in the Health Care Setting


    This course focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary for the major administrative functions in health organizations. These include goal setting, decision-making, personnel management, data processing, service design, and general principles of financial management.

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HSV 4200 - Health and Human Services Research and Statistics


    An introduction to the fundamentals of research design and statistics used in health and human service research and the application of this research to the improvement of care and service delivery. This course provides students with the basic skills to critically evaluate and analyze scientific research and to conduct computer literature searches and reviews.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HSV 3700 or HSV 4810 or H&HS 5110, with a grade of “C” or better.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Health Informatics and Information Management, majors/pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services (all programs), pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services with an Occupational Therapy concentration.

  
  • HSV 4350 - Special Topics in Health and Human Services


    This is a variable topics, variable credit undergraduate level course for consideration of current and special interests in health and human services. Specific topics and number of credit hours will be announced each time the course is scheduled. May be repeated for credit.

    Credits: 1 to 4 hours

  
  • HSV 4400 - Diversity and Inclusion in Health and Human Services


    This course will prepare students to engage in ethnically and culturally sensitive health and human services. Students will develop values, knowledge, and skills to engage in more effectively with patients and coworkers who are different from them in a variety of ways. The class will expose students to historical insights into diverse populations, their cultural beginnings, how needs of different groups are or are not met, and how a diversity of values and behaviors may affect the delivery of health and human services. Three professional foundation areas to be covered in this course include: at-risk populations, health disparities, and promotion of social and economic justice.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area III: The United States: Cultures and Issues.
  
  • HSV 4450 - Preventive Approaches in Health Education


    This course provides an overview of preventive approaches in health education. Through a service-learning format, students will work with community-based organizations, schools and public health partners in areas they have identified with the greatest needs. Students will deliver preventive health education services that have some similarity to work within the Peace Corps sector. Guest lecturers will be used frequently, and student discussion and reflection on their community work will be employed as part of the service-learning component of the course. Students will conduct a formal needs assessment to the community partner at the completion of the course.               

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HSV 4500 - Individual Studies in Health and Human Services


    This course will be arranged on an individual basis to provide students the opportunity to pursue independently the study of special areas of interest. May be repeated for credit.

    Credits: 1 to 4 hours

  
  • HSV 4690 - AIDS/HIV: Perspective on an Epidemic


    This course is intended to provide a historical perspective and introduction to the social, psychological, biological, political, economic, ethical, and medical implications of HIV infection and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

    Credits: 3 hours

  
  • HSV 4780 - U.S. Policy in Health and Human Services


    This course will allow the student to critically read, analyze, and understand current U.S. policy in health and human services and to understand how these policies affect specific people in the community. Students will write advocacy letters, explanations (at the appropriate level of understanding) and recommendations for potential revisions of current health policies.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: BCM 1420 or ENGL 1050 or IEE 1020 with a grade of “C” or better; pass the Information Literacy for Health Care Professionals (ILHCP) proficiency exam with a score of 75% or above or enroll in and successfully complete HSV 3650 with a grade of “C” or better.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Health Informatics and Information Management, majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services, majors in Social Work, majors Interdisciplinary Health Services with a concentration in Occupational Therapy and all related pre-programs.

    Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing.
  
  • HSV 4800 - Health Services Practice Management


    This course introduces the student to the health care delivery system from an administrative and management perspective. The student will learn about different delivery models and how these relate to the management process.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: HSV 3700, with a grade of “C” or better.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to: majors/minors in Health Informatics and Information Management, majors/pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services (all pre-programs), and majors/pre-majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services with an Occupational Therapy concentration.

  
  • HSV 4860 - Health Literacy Practices


    Examines the complexity of health literacy and the central role that literacy strategies play in today’s health system. Students will also be exposed to the new national agenda regarding health literacy and the developing programs around the country. They will use the health literacy national plan and the universal precautions tool kit in developing good strategic practices in a particular health or human services setting. Particular emphasis will be placed on low health literacy, including populations at risk, research, measurement tools, writing in plain language; health communication techniques; and organizational approaches. Students will practice adjusting complex information into plain language both orally and in written formats.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Health Informatics and Information Management, majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services, majors Interdisciplinary Health Services with a concentration in Occupational Therapy and all related pre-programs.

    Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Oral Communication.
  
  • HSV 4880 - Psychosocial Issues in Health and Human Services


    This course covers the psychosocial aspects of health and health care for both health care providers and health care recipients. The course will cover personal and organizational factors that influence health care provision including: training, organizational culture, and social support. The course additionally explores how psychosocial factors influence illness and health, including how individual beliefs, family variables, and cultural and group factors influence health and illness. The course content will also cover how health care providers may encourage patient empowerment, healing, pain relief, and behavior change.

    Credits: 3 hours

    When Offered: Fall and Spring
  
  • HSV 4890 - Health and Human Services Independent Research


    This course requires the completion of a credible research project related to a current issue in health and human services. The project must be approved and supervised by faculty. This course is only open to students who are registered, certified, or licensed health care providers who wish to substitute a research project for the required HSV 4900 Internship.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HSV 4810 and HSV 4200; Prerequisites (that may be taken concurrently): HSV 4100, HSV 4780, HSV 4800 and HSV 4850.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: This course is restricted to majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services.

    Notes: May be repeated for credit.
  
  • HSV 4895 - Capstone Project in Health Services 


    This class is designed to combine formal instruction in project design, implementation, and evaluation with the opportunity for students to provide a practical service to a health care or health-related organization. Students work in groups, partnering with a community organization to address a community-identified need. Community partners will provide advice and mentoring to students as they work towards completing a project: both the student and community partner are expected to benefit from the project.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HSV 3700, HSV 4100, HSV 3900, HSV 4200, HSV 4780 and HSV 4800 (HSV 4200, HSV 4780 and HSV 4800 may be taken concurrently). A grade of “C” or better is required to satisfy any course prerequisite.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to students in Interdisciplinary Health Services including all accelerated programs and tracks within the BS-IHS program.

  
  • HSV 4900 - Health and Human Services Internship


    Provides the student with a supervised internship experience of at least 200 agency clock hours in a health and human service organization or agency in which the student can apply the knowledge learned in the program and develop or refine his/her skills with the assistance and guidance of professionals working in the field.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: HSV 3700, HSV 4100 and HSV 3900;
    Prerequisites (that may be taken concurrently): HSV 4200, HSV 4780 and HSV 4800.
    All prerequisites must have a grade of “C” or better.

    Credits: 4 hours

    Restrictions: This course is restricted to majors in Interdisciplinary Health Services.

    Notes: May be repeated for credit.
  
  • IEE 1020 - Technical Communication


    Principles of objective presentation of factual material in written, oral, and electronic communication, with emphasis on the research process. Content, format, and mechanics, as well as a clear, concise style are important components of individual and collaborative assignments.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 1000 or placement into College-level writing.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 0)
  
  • IEE 2010 - Entrepreneurial Engineering I: Cost and Financial Analysis


    This course will introduce students to how engineers can be entrepreneurs. Topics covered will include techniques used in determining the cost of designing, developing, producing and selling a product or service and how these activities relate to entrepreneurial engineering.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 0)
  
  • IEE 2050 - Work Design


    Design of jobs and work environments in business and industry. Topics include techniques for job design, ergonomics in the workplace, and work measurement. A semester project requiring the design of a work station is required.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: IEE 1020 and MATH 1220 or 1700. Corequisite: Recommended, IEE 2610.

    Credits: 4 hours

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 3)
  
  • IEE 2610 - Engineering Statistics


    Introduction to statistical methodology emphasizing applications in engineering. Topics include descriptive and inferential statistics, regression, analysis of variance, and design of experiments.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 1220 or 1700.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
  
  • IEE 2620 - Probability and Quality for Engineers


    Introduction to probability and quality emphasizing applications in engineering. Topics include the use of discrete and continuous random variables, Goodness of Fit Tests, fitting of distributions, statistical process control and process capability.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: MATH 2720 (may be taken concurrently).

    Credits: 3 hours

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 0)
  
  • IEE 2621 - Probability for Engineers


    Introduction to probability emphasizing applications in engineering. Use of discrete and continuous random variables common to engineering problems in engineering models.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 2720 (may be taken concurrently).

    Credits: 2 hours

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 0)
    When Offered: Spring
  
  • IEE 2622 - Statistical Quality Control


    Methods of applying statistics and probability theory to control processes. Application of computer programs to analyze quality control problems.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: IEE 2610

    Credits: 2 hours

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 0)
    When Offered: Spring
  
  • IEE 2990 - Cooperative Education


    A cooperative education program involves a full-time planned and supervised work experience in industry during the semester or the equivalent on a part-time basis. A written report of the student’s activities will be required. May be elected four semesters for a maximum of twelve semester credit hours. Must be taken on a credit/no credit basis.

    Credits: 1 to 3 hours

  
  • IEE 3010 - Entrepreneurial Engineering II: Product and Service Design


    Through research, analysis, drawing and prototyping, students will understand human needs that lead to the conceptualization and design of future products, environments, systems, and services. Students are taught to use design processes to resolve constraints arising from technical, human, aesthetic, and business concerns. The course places emphasis on conceptual thinking, creativity, and risk-taking.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite:  Junior or senior standing, or instructor approval required.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering or minors in Entrepreneurship.

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
  
  • IEE 3090 - Engineering Economy for Mechanical Engineers


    Economic decision making from an engineering perspective. This course is designed to provide undergraduate engineering students with sufficient knowledge to perform engineering economy studies. Topics covered include time value of money, decision making criteria, break-even studies, depreciation and taxes, inflation, and life cycle cost analysis.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Recommended, MATH 1230.

    Credits: 2 hours

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 0)
  
  • IEE 3100 - Engineering Economy


    Application of principles of engineering economy for establishment of equipment and system feasibility. Interest, equivalence, taxes, depreciation, uncertainty and risk, incremental and sunk costs, and replacement models.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: MATH 1230 and Junior standing.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 0)
  
  • IEE 3110 - Introduction to Operations Research


    The development of mathematical concepts and models concerned with industrial engineering problems. Topics include queuing theory, game theory, linear, and dynamic programming.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: IEE 2610 with a grade of “C” or better.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Industrial Engineering, Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering; and accelerated masters in Industrial Engineering.

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 0)
  
  • IEE 3160 - Report Preparation


    Learning techniques and procedures for preparation of technical documents. Intensifying critical, analytical process of thinking, and executing writing and oral strategies for different situations. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which may fulfill the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student’s curriculum.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and IEE 1020 or IME 1020 or ENGL 1050, with a grade of “C” or better in any prerequisite.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 0)
  
  • IEE 3300 - Simulation Modeling and Analysis


    Use of computer modeling and discrete event simulation methodology with emphasis on designing and analyzing manufacturing and service systems. Commercial simulation packages will be used.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: (IEE 2620 or IEE 2621) and IEE 2050 (any prerequisite may be taken concurrently).

    Credits: 3 hours

    Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Industrial Engineering, Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering; and accelerated masters in Industrial Engineering.

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 0)
  
  • IEE 3420 - Ergonomics and Design


    An introduction to ergonomics affording students the necessary knowledge essential for the psychological and anthropometrical development leading to good design. Emphasis is placed on health and safety. A design project is required.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
  
  • IEE 4010 - Entrepreneurial Engineering III: Facilities Planning and Logistics


    This course explores how traditional industrial engineering topics such as supply chain management, facility layout and location are relevant to entrepreneurial engineers. Students design a facility that can be used to produce the product that they designed in IEE 3010. The course prepares students to effectively practice industrial and entrepreneurial engineering.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite:  IEE 3010 and IEE 3110 and IEE 3300.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 0)
  
  • IEE 4160 - Operations Control in Industry


    The function of production and inventory operations. Control of manufacturing production systems and modeling.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: IEE 2050, IEE 2010, IEE 3110, and IEE 3300.

    Credits: 4 hours

    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 3)
  
  • IEE 4190 - IE Senior Design


    This course is the capstone industrial engineering course, taken in two separate semesters. The first semester for one credit and the second semester for three credits. The course will require application of several IE design principles to a project. The projects are chosen by students or assigned by faculty. All students are required to present their projects at the Senior Engineering Design Conference hosted by the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: department approval

    Credits: 1 - 4 hours

    Notes: May be repeated for credit.
  
  • IEE 4900 - Independent Research and Development


    Individual research or special project in engineering. Open only to juniors and seniors having the approval of the faculty member under whom the student will work and the approval of the department chair. Students may register more than once, not to exceed 6 hours.

    Credits: 1 to 4 hours

  
  • IEE 4950 - Special Topics in Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering


    A specialized course dealing, each time it is scheduled, with some particular aspect of industrial or entrepreneurial engineering not usually included in other course offerings.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Instructor approval.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Notes: May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 0)
  
  • IEE 4980 - Readings in Engineering


    Independent readings in engineering. Open only to juniors and seniors having the approval of the faculty member under whom the student will work and the approval of the department chair. Students may register more than once, not to exceed 6 hours.

    Credits: 1 to 6 hours

  
  • IEE 4990 - Studies in Engineering


    Independent studies in engineering. Open only to students having the approval of the faculty member under whom the student will work and the approval of the department chair. Students may register more than once, not to exceed 6 hours.

    Credits: 1 to 6 hours

  
  • IEE 5010 - Survey of Industrial Engineering Topics


    Course devoted to studying the basics of the industrial engineering profession. Subjects will include work analysis, engineering economy, statistical quality control, production planning and control, and material handling. Emphasis is placed on the application of these techniques to manufacturing related problems. This course cannot be applied for credit toward the Masters of Science degrees in Engineering Management or Industrial Engineering.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 1220 or MATH 1700 or MATH 2000; Recommended, STAT 2600 or 3660, or equivalent.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 0)
  
  • IEE 5160 - Design of Experiments and Regression Analysis


    Topics related to experimental design and regression analysis. Topics include randomized blocks, Latin squares, factorials, multiple correlation and regression, and its application to response surfaces.

    Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Recommended, IEE 2610 or equivalent.

    Credits: 3 hours

    Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
    Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 0)
 

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