Upcoming Courses
Course Offerings for Spring 2026
Course |
Course Title |
Professor |
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HS 100 |
Health Systems & Policy |
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HS 101 |
Global Health |
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HS 110 |
Human Development Across the Lifespan |
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HS 250 |
Epidemiology and Health Research Methods |
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HS 302 |
Patients & Providers |
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HS 303 |
Health Ethics |
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HS 305 |
Human Nutrition |
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HS 340 |
Law and Medicine |
Newman |
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HS 341 |
Comparative Health Systems |
Tait |
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HS 397.01 |
Health Behavior Program Research and Practice |
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HS 397.02 |
Community Health |
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HS 400 |
Capstone |
Special Topics courses:
HS 397.01: Health Behavior Program Research and Practice
This course focuses on theoretical foundations of health behavior program research and putting such research into practice. Course assignments will emphasize the critical analysis, development, and application of the role of theory in health education interventions. Course learnings will serve as the foundational guide for students to effectively develop programming to promote health behavior changes in practical settings.
HS 397.02 Community Health
This experiential and community engaged course introduces the student to concepts of Community Health utilizing the city of Richmond, Virginia as a case study. Class topics include exploring social and structural drivers of health, community health needs assessments and community health improvement plans, models of health care provision for the marginalized, how to utilize data tools and maps to visualize community health, the impact of racism and bias on health outcomes, public health advocacy, and the wide variety of career paths that exist in healthcare and public health. This course also features Richmond area healthcare experts, practitioners and leaders as guest lecturers and a Center for Civic Engagement sponsored bus tour of Community Health sites across the city of Richmond.