Health Science (H S)
48. Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care (3)
American Red Cross Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care course. Safety
factors, disaster preparedness, and emergency treatment, including cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR), control of bleeding and artificial respiration. Also,
emergency childbirth; water and auto extrication. Certification for meeting
requirements. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours) (Former H S 113)
90. Contemporary Health Issues (3)
Significance of basic health problems applicable to the young adult and
to society. General Education BREADTH, Division 4.
92. Public Health Statistics (3)
Prerequisites: Students must take the ELM exam; students who do not pass
the exam must record a grade of C or better in a college-taught intermediate
algebra course. Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics as
applied to evaluation and research in allied health. Central tendency and
dispersion; central limit theorem; hypothesis testing; ANOVA; correlation,
nonparametric methods. Interpretations of public health statistics. General
Education CORE, Quantitative Reasoning. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
100. Community Health (3)
Prerequisite: H S 90. Public health services as they affect the community;
investigation and analysis of community health problems.
104. International Health (3)
Prerequisite: H S 90. History and evaluation of programs of international
health organizations; health problems on a world scale.
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.
109. 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.
110. Habit Forming Substances (3)
The misuse and abuse of chemical substances by humans; includes the psychological,
social, and physiological effects.
111. Alcohol and Alcoholism (3)
Physical, mental, and social factors related to the consumption of alcoholic
beverages; the development of alcohol dependence.
112. Consumer Health (3)
Consumer health as it relates to selection of health care products and services;
how to differentiate fact from fiction in health matters.
115. Health Issues of Aging (3)
(Same as Geron 115.) Basic principles and concepts of the aging process;
includes the physical, social, emotional, and mental components of health.
Benefits of health promotion and preventive action for the aging are also
explored.
120. Elementary School Health Science Education (3)
Designed for the multiple subject teacher credential candidate (nonhealth
science major) to meet current California legislative requirements including
CPR Certification. Focus upon the methods, processes, and content used in
the elementary schools for the teaching of health science. Student evaluation
based on expected competencies.
121. Secondary School Health Science Education (2)
Designed for the single subject teacher credential candidate (nonhealth
science major) to meet current California legislative requirements including
CPR certi fication. Focus upon the methods, processes, and content used
in the secondary schools for the teaching of health science. Student evaluations
based on expected competencies.
124. Human Sexuality (3)
A multifaceted approach to the study of sexuality as a natural human function.
Involves the biological, psychological, cultural, and sociological components
of the human experience. General Education BREADTH, Division 4.
126. Female Sexuality (3)
(Same as W S 127.) Studies on female sexuality which include past and present
sexual roles, female sexual response patterns, and discussion of common
problems encountered by women functioning as sexual beings.
129. Rural Health (3)
Health problems of rural areas including community medical services, medical
facilities, federal, state, and local legislation and administrative problems.
130. Women's Health (3)
(Same as W S 130.) Examines current crises/controversies in women's health
care. Includes conventional/alternative approaches to treatment, management,
and prevention with emphasis on self-care and promotion of optimum health.
131. Principles of Health Education (3)
Study of the foundations, theories, systems, and principles of health education.
Includes an analysis of social, medical, and environmental factors on health-related
behaviors.
133. Health Education Methods (3)
Theory and practice of health education. Study of concepts and practices
relating to the skills and methods in community health education. (Formerly
H S 152T section)
135. Introduction to Human Disease (3)
Prerequisites: H S 90; Phys 33. Concepts and principles of disease and dysfunction
of the human body. Detection, diagnosis, treatment, etiology, pathogenesis,
and prevention.
143. Occupational and Industrial Safety (3)
Application of safety and accident prevention measures that provide a basis
for insight into the hazards of occupational and industrial situations.
145. Occupational Safety Management (3)
Concepts and principles dealing with the problems, methods, and solutions
in the management and development of an effective safety program in the
occupational environment.
147. Evaluation of the Occupational Environment I (3)
General principles of investigation for chemical and physical hazards commonly
encountered in the occupational environment. Sampling strategies, quantitative
analysis, combustible gases, organic vapors, and nonionizing radiation.
(2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
148. Evaluation of the Occupational Environment II (3)
Prerequisite: H S 147. Concepts and principles of investigative analytical
methods for hazards commonly encountered in the occupational environment.
Ionizing radiation, noise, metals, and particulates including asbestos.
(2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
149. Control of the Industrial Environment (3)
Prerequisites: H S 147, 168. Concepts and principles of controlling physical
and chemical compounds in the industrial environment. (2 lecture, 2 lab
hours)
151. Health Law and Legislation (3)
The theory and practice of managing inspection-based enforcement programs
in health care and environmental health areas, with emphasis on legislation,
procedure, and cases relating to public health.
152T. Topics in Health (1-3; max total 12)
Analysis and investigation of selected areas in school and community health,
public health, and health and safety with some topics including laboratory
experiences.
154. Health Care Administration (3)
Organizational design and managerial principles as they apply to the private
sector of health care.
160. Principles of Toxicology (3)
Basic principles and concepts of toxicology with a particular emphasis on
the regulation of environmental and industrial toxicants for man/woman.
161. Environment and Man (3)
General principles of environmental health with a particular emphasis on
the interaction between man/woman and the environment. Environmental epidemiology,
water, wastewater, air, solid waste, ionizing radiation, and noise.
162. Environmental Health (3)
Basic principles and concepts of environmental health with a particular
emphasis on health hazards, communicable disease control, contamination
control, food protection, rodent control, managing special environments,
planned environments, and environmental health organizations.
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)
166T. Topics in Environmental Health (1-3; max total 12)
Analysis and investigation of selected areas in environmental health with
some topics including laboratory experiences.
167. Public Health Laboratory Techniques (3)
Designed to provide training in the use of laboratory procedures and techniques
of adjusting and operating monitoring equipment used in water quality, air
pollution, noise pollution, food sanitation, radiological health, and toxic
substances. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
168. Occupational and Industrial Health (3)
Prerequisite: H S 161 or 162. Concepts of occupational health as they pertain
to appraising and controlling environmental health hazards; occupational
diseases, chemical, biological, and physical agents that produce organic
or systemic damage. Problems in toxicology, measurement instruments, and
evaluating health hazards.
170. Health Effects of Indoor Pollution (3)
A descriptive analysis of environments encountered at home and in the workplace
with an emphasis on assessment of risk, health effects, and a review of
federal regulations that apply to these environments. General Education
CAPSTONE Cluster course.
175. Environmental Internship (3-6; max total 6)
Prerequisites: completion of 21 units of the environmental health science/industrial
hygiene option in the health science major. Provides practical experience
in environmental health. The internship may be with a governmental agency
or industrial situation or a combination, depending upon the student's need.
CR/NC grading only.
182. Computers for the Health Professions (3)
Introduction to the basic use and practical application of personal and
mainframe computers in health-related professions. Laboratory use of computers
covers word processing, SPSS, data entry, data management, principles of
programming, and use of on-line databases. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours) (Computer
lab fee, $15)
185F. Fieldwork in Health (1-3; max see below)
Repeatable to 3 units in any one area, maximum total 6. Prerequisite: completion
of 24 units of the health science major. Provides practical experience in
a community work setting. CR/NC grading only.
188. Health Education Internship (3-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: completion of 24 units with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA in the
major or demonstration of competency in area of assignment. Provide formal
practical ex perience in health education. The internship may be with the
university's Student Health Service Peer Education Program, a governmental
agency, a voluntary agency, private institution, or a combination, depending
upon the student's need. CR/NC grading only.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for SP grading.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Health Science (H S)
203. Seminar in Community Health Organization (3)
Prerequisite: H S 100. Individual research, analysis, and evaluation in
relation to educational aspects of community health programs; group procedures;
communi ty organizations; selection, development, and use of media. Field
assignments are required.
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.
213. Health Planning and Program Evaluation (3)
In-depth analysis of the principles and practices in comprehensive health
planning and program evaluation. Field assignments are required.
222T. Seminar in School and Community Health (1-3; max total 15)
Individual research, analysis, and evaluation of current topics in school
health education and community health education programs such as family
life education, consumer health problems, substance abuse, and chronic disease.
Field assignments may be 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.
242T. Seminar in Occupational Safety and Health (1-3; max total 15)
Prerequisites: H S 105 and 143. Individual research, analysis, and evaluation
of current topics such as loss control, product safety laws, and governmental
occupational standards. Field assignments may be required.
262T. Seminar in Environmental Health (1-3; max total 15)
Individual research, analysis, and evaluation of current topics: air, water,
housing, vector control, and other selected environmental health problems.
Field assignments may be required.
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. Approved for SP grading. CR/NC grading only.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for SP grading.
298. Project (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: advancement to candidacy for MPH degree in Health Science.
See Criteria for Thesis and Project. A significant endeavor in health science
that may include an educational booklet, audio visual presentation, evaluation
of a health agency, or the development of an experimental device or piece
of equipment. A narrative component is required which will follow a formal
format and shall include a written abstract. Approved for SP grading.
299. Thesis (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. Approved
for SP grading.
(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.