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PSYC (cont.)
4140 Personality Theory 4 hrs. (4, 0)
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A critical evaluation of major theories of personality based on selected philosophical and theological perspectives. Theorists considered include Freud, Sartre, Jung, and Lacan. PREREQUISITE: PSYC 2000. OFFERED: With sufficient demand.
An examination of the differing methodological approaches of psychology and theology. The interface of science and a Christian perspective is explored. PREREQUISITE: PSYC 2000. OFFERED: With sufficient demand.
4210 Capstone: Psychological Issues for Youth 4 hrs. (4, 0)
A unifying experience for all youth leadership development majors to integrate their understanding of the problems of youth, potential methods of prevention and guidance, and special topics unique to this age group. Students will prepare presentations for use during their internship. Applies to the liberal arts speaking-intensive requirement. PREREQUISITE: PSYC 2000, 2510, 2850; SOCI 2120, 3100, 3150. OFFERED: Sem. I.
4510 Capstone Research I 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Yearlong course (semesters I and II) provides an opportunity for students to design, propose, and implement individual research projects. Students are expected to present their research findings to an appropriate audience. EXPECTATION: Students should be prepared to cover part of the costs for their projects and any registration fees for conferences. CONSENT: Instructor. REPEAT: May be repeated once for credit. OFFERED: Sem. I.
4520 Capstone Research II 2 hrs. (1, 2)
A continuation of Capstone Research I. Yearlong course (semesters I and II) provides an opportunity for students to design, propose, and implement individual research projects. Students are expected to present their research findings to an appropriate audience. EXPECTATION: Students should be prepared to cover part of the costs for their projects and any registration fees for conferences. CONSENT: Instructor. PREREQUISITE: PSYC 4510. REPEAT: May be repeated once for credit. OFFERED: Sem. II.
4650 Independent Study/Research Project 1-4 hrs. (1-4, 0)
A scheduled or specially arranged class for research or other individual study. Capstone research projects require two semesters (semesters I and II). Applies to the liberal arts speaking-intensive requirement. EXPECTATION: Students should be prepared to cover part of the costs for their projects and any registration fees for conferences. CONSENT: Instructor. REPEAT: May be repeated, but no more than 8 hours may be applied toward the major. OFFERED: With sufficient demand.
4800 Internship in Youth Leadership 2 hrs. (1, 2)
An opportunity for youth leadership development majors to practice the training and presentation skills and content learned in prior courses in an applied setting relevant to the student’s career or personal goals. Required for youth leadership development majors. PREREQUISITE: PSYC 4210. GRADE: CR/NC. CONSENT: Department. SAME AS: EDUC/SOCI 4800. OFFERED: Sem. II.
4900 Professional Issues for the Psychologist 1 hr. (1, 0)
Provides an assessment of the student’s development as a psychology major. In this course (to be taken during the first semester of the senior year), students will discuss professional issues such as ethics in the practice of psychology and a Christian response to these ethical principles. In addition, students will discuss strategies for applying to graduate schools and job seeking. Formal assessment of the major will be completed in this course. Required of all psychology majors. PREREQUISITE: Senior status. OFFERED: Sem. I.
Dr. Quashie, coordinator; Prof. Pay, Dr. Priest, Dr. D.M. Scott
The Anderson University Public Health program addresses the health of populations and communities through instruction, service-learning, and community based research, and is grounded in a background of humanities, social sciences, and the liberal arts. The public health program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to explore and acquire specialized knowledge and skills needed to address current and emerging public health issues within the public and private healthcare sectors. Students can expect to find employment in for-profit institutions, not-for-profit institutions, health care organizations, and government agencies.
This interdisciplinary program will offer two pathways. The first will be a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health (BAPH) with a concentration in the Sociological and Behavioral Context of Health. This track will appeal to those students who are seeking to focus on the socio-behavioral, socio-economic, and health systems contexts that impact public health. Graduates can expect to be employed in areas such as behavioral health, psychology, missions, health promotion and education, health policy and administration, and social marketing.
The second pathway will be in the natural sciences, offering a Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree (BSPH). This track is for students wanting to engage in public health practice through research, epidemiology, or environmental services. Graduates from this track will be prepared for jobs such as data analysts, biostatisticians, environmental/sanitation specialists, epidemiologists, missions, health promotion and education, medicine, and research. Students interested in the BSPH track will receive a board-based natural science curriculum.
For entry and continuance in the public health program, all students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better. To advance, a minimum grade of C or better must be earned in each public health course, as well as the courses upon which they build in each concentration (BA: SOCI 2020, SOWK 2000; BS: BIOL 2410, 2420, 2230).
PUBLIC HEALTH MAJOR (48-51 hrs.)
Integrated Core courses (31 hrs.): • PSYC 2000 - General Psychology (3) • PUBH/BIOL 2040 - Personal & Community Health (3) • BIOL 2070 - Humans and the Environment (4) • MATH 2120 - Introductory Statistics with Applications (4) • PUBH 3020 - Introduction to Epidemiology (3) • PUBH/SOCI 3010/PSYC 3010 - Social Psychology (4) (WI) • PUBH/SOCI 3700 - Introduction to Social Research (4) • PUBH/SOCI/SOWK 4350 - Program Planning and Grant Writing (3) • PUBH 4360 - Health Policy (3)
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Bachelor of Arts: Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 hrs.): • SOCI 2020 - Social Problems (3) • SOCI 2100- Family in Global and Diverse Contest (3) • PUBH 3260 - Sociology of Health and Illness (3)
OR Bachelor of Science: Natural Sciences (12 hrs.): • BIOL 2410 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4) • BIOL 2420 - Anatomy and Physiology II (4) • BIOL 2230 - Microbes & Disease (4)
Selected Electives (2-4 hrs.): • BIOL 2010 - Medical Terminology (2) • BSNS 4400 Social Media • PUBH/BIOL 3510 - Bioethics (2) • CHEM 1000 - Introduction to Chemistry (4) • COMM 3370 /BSNS 4400 - Communicating through Social Media/Social Media (3) • ECON 2010 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3) • ECON 2020 - Principles of Microeconomics (3) • ECON 3110 - Public Finance (3) (Prerequisites: ECON 2010, 2020) • NURS 1210 - Nutrition for Healthy Living (2) • POSC 2200 - Public Policy (3) • PSYC 2100 - Interpersonal Relationships (4) • PSYC 3450 - Health Psychology (4) • SOCI 3100 - Human Sexuality (3) • SOCI 3400 - Race and Ethnicity in America (3) • SPAN 3101 -Spanish for Health Care (4)
Integrated Senior Capstone course (3-4 hrs.): • PUBH/NURS 4950 - Intercultural Capstone (4) • PUBH/SOCI 4810 - Community Health Internship (3)
PUBLIC HEALTH MINOR (16-17 hrs.)
• PSYC 2000 (3) • PUBH 3010 (4), 3020 (3), 3260 (3) • At least 3 hours from 3000- and 4000-level courses: o ECON 3110 (3) o PSYC 3450 (4) o SOCI 3100 (3) o SOCI 3400 (3) o SPAN 3101 (4) o PUBH/BIOL 3510 (2) o PUBH/SOCI 3700 (4) o PUBH/SOCI/SOWK 4350 (3) o PUBH 4360 (3) o PUBH/SOCI 4810 (3)
PUBH COURSES
2040 Personal & Community Health 3 hrs. (3, 0)
The relationship between one’s physical, psychological, and spiritual health, plus one’s culture and environment are central to understanding the entire field of personal and community health. This class will utilize the Ecological Model to examine personal health within the context of the social and physical environment. Health problems of different populations will be studied in relation to historical/structural dimensions, normal development, disease processes, and access to health systems. Core public health competencies will be addressed, with emphasis on the underlying scientific and social bases for public health practice. SAME AS: BIOL 2040. OFFERED: Sem. I.
3010 Social Psychology 4 hrs. (4, 0)
An examination of the behavior of individuals in society, including the study of attitudes, beliefs, prejudice, aggression, leadership, and altruism. Applies to the liberal arts writing-intensive requirement. PREREQUISITE: PSYC 2000. SAME AS: PSYC/SOCI 3010. OFFERED: Sem. II.
3020 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Focuses on how diseases are spread within populations of people and within communities. Also reviewed are the factors associated with the prevention, detection, distribution, and elimination of diseases. Provides a foundation for understanding the basic principles and methods of epidemiology, with an emphasis on critical thinking, analytical skills, and application to clinical practice. OFFERED: Sem. I.
Introduces students to sociological perspectives vis-a-vis health, illness and the practice of medicine. Examines health, illness, and health care institutions as social phenomena, the social causes and consequences of health, illness, and health care. Emphasis on an understanding of the social forces that produce disease and health inequalities, the processes that shape what gets recognized as disease, and the preferred means of treating it. SAME AS: SOCI 3260. OFFERED: Sem. II.
3510 Bioethics 2 hrs. (2, 0)
Seminar course examines ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, philosophy, and theology. Topics and case studies are selected and discussed in terms of the ethical issues they present. These issues include beginning of life, death and dying, human and animal testing, and environmental stewardship. Applies to the Civil Discourse and Critical Reasoning component of the Liberal Arts. PREREQUISITE: Junior standing. SAME AS: BIOL 3510. OFFERED: Sem. I.
3700 Introduction to Social Research 4 hrs.(4, 0)
Introduction to methods and application of social research, including issues of conceptualization of variables, research design, scientific sampling, quantitative and qualitative forms of analysis, evaluation research, and utilization of social research in policy, program, and practice settings. Applies to the liberal arts writing-intensive requirement. PREREQUISITE: SOCI 2010 or 2020 or 2100; upper-division standing. SAME AS: SOCI 3700. OFFERED: Sem. I, II.
The rationale for this course is based on the need in the nonprofit sector and social service agencies for highly competent professionals who possess the requisite skills needed to: (1) assess community needs, especially those impacting children and families; (2) think strategically and creatively about relevant program interventions; and (3) acquire competitive funding from government agencies and private and public foundations. The course integrates several knowledge and skill areas including research methods, program planning, proposal writing, budget planning, project implementation, and program evaluation to assess the effectiveness of interventions. PREREQUISITE: Upper-division standing. SAME AS: SOCI/SOWK 4350. OFFERED: Sem. I.
4360 Health Policy 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Health policies can have a profound effect on quality of life. As such, health policies are linked to accessibility, cost, quality of health care, safety of food, water and environment, and the right to make decisions about health. This course will provide a framework for understanding and analyzing a variety of health policy issues, and will introduce U.S. policy-making in the legal system and will consider essential issues in health policy and law, including health
PUBH (cont.)
insurance, individual rights in health care, and health care access and quality. The purpose is to introduce students to the policy environment that influences and shapes public health and the provision of health care service, to enhance understanding of the historical and political context of health policy, and to develop strategies for analysis of health policy issues, as well as effective communication in the policy environment. OFFERED: Sem. II.
4810 Community Health Internship 3 hrs. (3, 0)
A supervised field experience providing an opportunity for each student to apply his or her knowledge in a practice setting. The internship will focus on strengthening competence in general community health and specialty skills through practical experiences. A wide range of settings and opportunities may be suitable for an internship, given the program goals and students’ interests and career goals. Placement selection may focus on special topics, such as women and children’s health, infectious disease (HIV/AIDS, Malaria), refugee issues, world food issues, urban food systems, health and nutrition promotion in schools and communities, community food systems, hunger and food security in local and global perspective, food, nutrition, human rights, sustainable communities, and global health policies and initiatives. Internship locations might include NGO, International Agencies (United Nations High Commission for Refugees), World Relief, World Vision, Compassion International, SIFAT, World Hunger Relief Inc., Food Research and Action Center, and local non-profit or governmental agencies. CONSENT: Instructor. SAME AS: SOCI 4810. OFFERED: Summer only.
4950 Intercultural Capstone 4 hrs. (2, 6-90 clinical hrs.)
Emphasizes the value of human diversity in order to provide safe, high-quality care. Discussion of the health care provider’s practice in a multicultural environment providing culturally appropriate care across settings is included in study. Students are expected to immerse themselves in a culture other than their own through an intercultural experience. EXPECTATION: Students should plan for additional costs for transportation and other expenses, which may vary from $500 to $3,500. CONSENT: Instructor. PREREQUISITE: PUBH 4350. COREQUISITE: PUBH 4360. SAME AS: NURS 4950. OFFERED: Sem. II
