Courses: Health Education (HLT)College: Education

Any TCCN equivalents are indicated in square brackets [ ].

HLT 1353: Personal Health
Cr. 3. (3-0). Scientific facts and principles applied to healthful living and prevention of disease.

HLT 2310: Emergency Care and First Aid
Cr. 3. (3-0). Emergency care program of the school; Red Cross certification.

HLT 2320: Introduction to Public Health
Cr. 3. (3-0). Public health concepts and practice. Examination of philosophical, organizational, and current public health practices.

HLT 3301: Understanding Health Behavior Theory and Practice
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: PSYC 1300, HLT 2320, or consent of instructor. Factors in changing health behavior and the role of the health care delivery system in affecting health behavior.

HLT 3303: Health of the Elementary Child
[TCCN—TECA 1318]
Cr. 3. (3-9). Field-based course that focuses on health status, needs, and interests of elementary age children with implications for health education.

HLT 3304: Adolescent Health Issues
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: HLT 2320. Health status, needs, and risks associated with adolescence with implications for health education.

HLT 3306: Environmental Health
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: HLT 1353. Community health problems; investigation of mobilization of the public and official voluntary health agencies to minimize such problems.

HLT 3330: Asian American Health Issues
Cr. 3. (3-0). Examination of factors influencing health problems, medical practices, and use of health services within Asian American communities.

HLT 3380: Culture and Health
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor. Examine the relationship between cultural variables and health/healthcare delivery.

HLT 3381: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: six semester hours of biology or consent of instructor. Theories and strategies in health education for prevention and control of common diseases and promoting health.

HLT 4198: Independent Study
Cr. 1 per semester. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

HLT 4302: Health Aspects of Human Sexuality
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing, HLT 1353, PSYC 1300, or consent of instructor. Physical, mental and social health issues associated with sexual practices. Examination of school, family, and community roles in addressing these issues.

HLT 4303: The Obesity Epidemic
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing. Public health, policy, and environmental correlates of obesity prevention and control in the U.S.

HLT 4306: Women's Health Issues
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing. Factors influencing women's health, emphasizing biological, sociocultural, and behavioral factors of special attention to the health of women.

HLT 4307: Measurement Techniques in Health
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and six semester hours of health education. Quantitative methods in the construction and utilization of instruments used by health educators.

HLT 4308: Understanding Cancer
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and six semester hours of natural science or consent of instructor. Cancer prevention, control, and impact on individuals, families, and the community.

HLT 4309: Health Disparities
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: senior standing and completion of twelve hours of health core or advanced health elective courses. Social and societal factors fundamental in creating disparities in health. Formulation of public policy objectives to reduce and ultimately eliminate Heath disparities.

HLT 4310: Program Planning for the Health Professions
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing and HLT 2320 or consent of instructor. Development, implementation, and evaluation of health programs.

HLT 4317: Foundations of Epidemiology in Public Health
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and six semester hours of health education. Basic concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics as applied to public health issues.

HLT 4320: Administration of Health Services
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor. Basic characteristics of the U.S. healthcare system and health services delivery.

HLT 4392: Field Work in Community Health
Cr. 3 per course. (1-6). Prerequisite: senior standing or consent of instructor. Observation and supervised field work in official and/or voluntary health agencies.

HLT 4393: Field Work in Community Health
Cr. 3 per course. (1-6). Prerequisite: senior standing or consent of instructor. Observation and supervised field work in official and/or voluntary health agencies.

HLT 4397: Selected Topics in Health
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

HLT 4398: Independent Study
Cr. 3 per semester. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

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Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
This Page Last Updated: April 17, 2013