Upcoming Courses
Course Offerings for Spring 2025
Course |
Course Title |
Professor |
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HS 100 |
Health Systems & Policy |
Tait, Abdo, Castro, Gutierrez, Mayes (SSIR only) |
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HS 101 |
Global Health |
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HS 250 |
Epidemiology & Health Research Methods |
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HS 302 |
Patients & Providers |
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HS 305 |
Human Nutrition |
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HS 340 |
Law & Medicine |
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HS 341 |
Comparative Health Systems |
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HS 397.01 |
Health Planning, Implementing, and Evaluation |
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HS 397.02 |
Nonprofit Community Healthcare |
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HS 388 |
Internship |
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HS 400 |
Capstone |
Special Topics courses:
HS 397.01: Health Planning, Implementing, and Evaluation
This course will introduce the theoretical application and the process of health
promotion programming; including assessment, design, planning,
implementation, and evaluation. Students will learn how to develop a plan of
action that aims to engage and empower individuals and communities to choose
healthy behaviors, and reduce risks associated with chronic diseases. Through
hands on learning opportunities utilizing campus resources and Health and Well-
Being Unit departments’ expertise, students will develop skills for program
planning that will guide improvements for the quality of health within
communities.
HS 397.02 Nonprofit Community Healthcare
This course introduces the student to concepts of nonprofit community health utilizing the city of Richmond, Virginia as a case study. Class topics will include exploring social determinants (drivers) of health, different types of hospitals, community health needs assessments and community health improvement plans, health outcomes in specific neighborhoods, how to utilize data tools and maps to visualize community health, and the wide variety of career paths that exist in healthcare and in healthcare adjacent roles.