Recommended Supporting Courses

Anatomy 328 Human Anatomy. II; 3 cr (B-E). Lectures. Structure of the human body. P: Admission to professional curric in nursing, pre-nursing, or pre-physician assistant program.

Comm Arts 368 Theory and Practice of Persuasion. I, II; 3 cr (S-I). A theory-based examination of the role of communication in attitude formation and planned social change. Analysis and creation of persuasive messages. P: So st.

Couns Psych 650 Theory and Practice in Interviewing. I, II, SS; 3 cr (S-D). Theoretical bases for conducting interviews; types of interviewing; introduction to counseling and interviewing techniques. Limited opportunity to practice. P: Jr st.

FOOD SCI 324 Food Microbiology Laboratory. (Crosslisted with Microbio) I; 2 cr (B-I). Lab exercises dealing with food preservation, spoilage, and food poisoning. Isolation, identification and quantification of specific microbes occurring in foods, and food fermentations by bacteria and yeast. P: Bact 102 or 304; Bact/Food Sci 325 or con reg.

FOOD SCI 325 Food Microbiology. (Crosslisted with Microbio) I; 3 cr (B-I). Principles of food preservation, epidemiology of foodborne illness, agents of foodborne illness, food fermentations and biotechnology. P: Bact 101 or 303 or MM&I 301 or cons inst.

FOOD SCI 410 Food Chemistry I. II; 3 cr (B-I). Lecture. Nature and chemical behavior of food constituents including proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, minerals, water, enzymes, pigments and flavors. P: Biochem 501 or equiv & Chem 221 or Food Sci 310.

MARKETING 300 Marketing Management. I, II, SS; 3 cr (S-I). Planning and controlling the elements of the marketing program; marketing organization, product and service, packaging, pricing, promotion and physical distribution. P: Jr st & Econ 101 (not open to Grads).

NURSING 105 Health Care Systems: Interdisciplinary Approach. (Crosslisted with S&A PHM, Soc Work, Ther Sci) I, II; 2 cr (S-E). Introduction to health care systems. Factors affecting health and the value placed on health, the delivery of health care in different settings, the roles of various health workers, and the sociological and economic aspects of health care. Does not count as a B.S.-Pharmacy professional elective. P: Open to all undergrads. PRN's & NUR's must register for 2 cr.

NURSING 600 Interdisciplinary Rural Primary Health Care Practice. Crosslisted with Phm Prac, Phy Asst, Soc Work) I; 2 cr (D). (Using a framework of interdisciplinary health care teams and community-based practice models, the course focuses on the provision of primary health care services in rural and underserved populations. P: Sr st in a health professions prgm e.g. nurs, phy asst, pharm, soc wrk, med, nutr, occ ther, phy ther or cons inst.

NURSING 746 Interdisciplinary, Coordinated Care of the Child with Chronic Illness. (Crosslisted with Pediat, Phm Prac, Soc Work) 2-3 cr. Workshops, case conferences/simulations, and problem-solving exercises are presented by members of an interdisciplinary pediatric team and guest speakers. Course integrates knowledge from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work, nutrition, respiratory care, home care, and education with an emphasis on critical transition points in the care of children with chronic disease. P: Grad st and/or cons inst.

NUTR SCI 350 World Hunger and Malnutrition. (Crosslisted with Agronomy, Inter-AG, AAE) II; 3 cr (B-I). Hunger and poverty in developing countries and the United States. Topics include: nutrition and health, population, food production and availability, and income distribution and employment.

NUTR SCI 540 Community Nutrition Programs and Policy Issues. II; 1 cr (B-I). Students will increase their understanding of community-based nutrition needs, intervention programs and policy issues in the U.S. Written assignments will demonstrate students' positions on related issues. P: Nutr Sci 431 or cons inst.

NUTR SCI 672 Herbals, Homeopathy, and Dietary Supplements. (Crosslisted with Phm Prac) II; 2-3 cr. Covers regulations and clinical science regarding the use of herbals, homeopathic remedies, and dietary supplements, focusing on peer-reviewed studies and integration with allopathic drugs; includes discussion of marketing issues. P: Phm Sci 432 or Biochem 501 or Bmolchem 314; Physiol 335; or cons inst.

PATH 404 Pathophysiologic Principles of Human Diseases. II; 3-4 cr (B-A). Primarily for students of pharmacy and nursing to provide a basic understanding of the causes, pathophysiology, pathology and clinical manifestations of disease states. Required course for pharmacy and nursing programs. P: Physiol 335.

PHM SCI 401 Survey of Pharmacology. I; 3 cr (B-I). Pharmacological and toxicological actions and therapeutic use of important drugs. P: Physiol 335; Biochem 201 or 501 or Bmolchem 314. Not open for credit to School of Pharm stdts.

POP HLTH 575 The Biological Processes of Aging. (Crosslisted with Anatomy) II; 3 cr (B-I). Lecture. Theories and mechanisms of the aging process with special reference to biological changes within and between cultures. Studies of decreasing ability to adapt to environment with age, due to anatomical and physiological changes in the human body, organ systems, cellular and molecular levels. P: Jr st, 2 sems of chem, gen biol or zool, intro physiol or cons inst.

RUR SOC 222 Food, Culture, and Society. (Crosslisted with Soc) I or II; 3 cr (S-E). Social and cultural dimensions of the production, preparation, and consumption of food. Uses historical and cross-cultural analytical frameworks. Treats a wide variety of topics including pre-capitalist food systems, hunger, vegetarianism, sustainable agriculture, food and gender, genetic engineering. P: Open to Fr.

SOC 531 Sociology of Medicine. I or II; 3 cr (S-A). Cultural, social, and social psychological factors in disease processes, distribution of disease, social definitions of illness, and organization of the health professions and health facilities. P: Jr st and intro course in soc or cons inst.

WOMENS STUDIES 103 Women and Their Bodies in Health and Disease. I, II, SS; 3 cr (N-E). Basic facts about the structure and functioning of the female body. Attention to the adjustments that organ systems make during physiological events (stress, exercise, eating, menstruation, sexual/reproductive activity, and aging) and during pathological or disease processes. The effects on the body of environmental and psychological factors. Relationships between women patients, health professionals, and available treatment and diagnostic modalites analyzed. P: Open to Fr.