Health Science (H S)
48. First Aid (2)
Standard and advanced Red Cross first aid courses; safety Factors in daily
living; civil defense programs. Certificates issued when requirements are
met.
90. Health Science (3)
Meets general education requirements. Significance of basic health problems
applicable to the young adult and to society.
101. Principles of Public Health (3)
Introduction to the field, philosophy of public health; the community as
patient of the public health agency.
105. Environmental Safety (3)
The physical environment as it relates to accidents and safety; investigation
and analysis of factors involved in the areas of home, school, industry,
recreation and traffic; human factors; accidents by type, age groups, and
occupations.
110. Habit Forming Substances (3)
The misuse and abuse of chemical substances by humans; includes the psychological,
social, and physiological effects.
115. Public Health Education (3)
Prerequisite: completion of core program. The education process in public
health and health education activities including community health profile
studies; application of group processes to health education.
116. Public Health Education (3)
Prerequisite: completion of core program. Psychological and educational
criteria in the selection of public health education media and materials,
technical aspects of their use, evaluation procedures; working with citizen
groups.
123. Advanced Health Science (3)
Health science in the public school curriculum, with emphasis on current
health problems; the determining factors in teaching content; school health
programs.
131. Principles of Audiology (3) (See C D 131)
140. International Health (3)
History and evaluation of programs of international health organizations;
health problems on a world scale.
148. Teaching First Aid (1)
Prerequisite: current standard and advanced Red Cross first aid certificates.
Preparation for Red Cross standard and advanced first aid instructor's certificates.
Certificates issued when requirements are met.
155. Epidemiology of Disease (3)
Modern concepts and principles of epidemiology; interaction of all agents,
host, and environmental factors of communicable and noncommunicable diseases;
problems of the aged.
156. Source Materials (2)
Prerequisite: H Sc 123. Exploration, evaluation, and teachng materials
in health.
157. Community Health (3)
Public health services as they affect the community; investigation and analysis
of community health problems.
158. Public Health Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: H S 155 or permission of instructor. Public Health statistics
and principles of epidemiology; methods of investigating epidemics, collecting
of data, analysis and reports.
159. Environmental Health (3)
Prerequisite: H S 158 or permission of instructor. Fundamentals of housing,
heating, ventilation, lighting, water supply, waste disposal; insect and
rodent control; control of milk and other food supplies.
163. Public Health Administration (3)
Principles of public health administration, fundamentals of organization,
and administration in public health.
165. Directed Group Study in Environmental Health (3)
Prerequisites: H S 161, 162. Problems of environmental health studied through
field trips, observations, demonstrations, and seminars. (2 lecture, 2 lab
hours)
170. Driver Education and Training (3)
Prerequisite: H S 105, senior standing, valid California driver's license.
Materials, equipment, and procedures for driver education and training including
training with simulators. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
180. Human Sexuality (3)
Human sexuality as it pertains to the individual, school, family, and community.
(2 lecture, 3 field hours)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Health Science (H S)
205. Seminar in Safety Problems and Programs (3)
Prerequisite: H S 105. Development, organization, and administration of
safety programs; individual research, analysis, and evaluation of pertinent
problems. Field assignments are required.
210. Seminar in Health Services Administration (3)
Prerequisite: H S 163. Individual research, analysis, and evaluation of
the organization, administration, and legal aspects of health programs.
Field assignments are required.
220. Seminar in Physical Handicaps (3)
Prerequisite: H S 123. individual research, analysis, and evaluation of
the cause, treatment, and educational implication of crippling conditions,
including cerebral palsy of preschool and school-age children; rehabilitation
and adjustment problems. Field assignments are required.
223. Seminar in Health Science Education (3)
Prerequisite: teaching experience. individual research, critical analysis,
and evaluation of the health science program; curriculum materials, and
special techniques relating to instruction, services, and environment. Field
assignments are required.
231T. Seminar in Population Analysis (3; max total 9)
Individual research, analysis, and evaluation of a topic: epidemiology,
demography, vital statistics.
232T. Seminar in Preventive Medicine (3; max total 9)
Individual research analysis, and evaluation of a topic: chronic disease,
gerontology, and medical care programs.
233T. Seminar in Health Organizations (3; max total 9)
Individual research, analysis and evaluation of a topic: local, state and
national organizations; voluntary health agencies; and international health.
234T. Seminar in Community Health (3; max total 9)
Individual research, analysis, and evaluation of a topic: sex education,
drugs, and consumer health. ..
240. Seminar in International Health (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Review and critical analysis of
programs of multilateral agencies functioning in international health; major
health problems and their sociological, political, and economic relationship
to a specific geographic region.
257. Seminar in Community Health Organization (3)
Prerequisite: H S 123, and 157. Individual research, analysis, and evaluation
in relation to educational aspects of community health programs; group procedures;
community organizations; selection, development, and use of media. Field
assignments are required as an integral part of the course work.
280. Seminar in Techniques of Health Research (3)
Research methodology, identification of health research problems, use of
library resources, data gathering, and processing; writing a research report.
285F. Fieldwork in Health (1-4; max total 10)
Planning, implementation, participation, evaluation in selected areas: safety,
school health, community health, physical handicaps, occupational health,
and environmental health.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
298. Directed Research (4)
Prerequisite: advancement to candidacy for M.S. in Health Science. Individual
research projects in health science; weekly independent and group conferences.
299. Thesis or Project (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Health Science (H S)
302. Selected Topics in Health (1-3; repeatable with different
topics)
Topics in community health, environmental health, health services, and occupational
safety and health for teachers, health professionals, and others.