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  • 3.00 Credits

    Explores the essence of rurality and health issues unique to rural areas. Challenges students to collect data and facts about rural areas to help them better understand rural health issues as they relate to geographical. economical, sociocultural, demographical, and support factors.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An examination of human sexuality from a health and medical perspective. Emphasis is placed on sexual anatomy and physiology, sexual health, effects of medical conditions on sexual functioning and other related issues in the health sciences.
  • 0.00 - 3.00 Credits

    An analysis of topics related to health science within a framework provided by the instructor. Examples include but are not limited to: contemporary issues in healthcare; a comparative analysis of healthcare systems in different countries; health issues related to population, economics, social and other factors; healthcare issues of special populations; the healthcare crisis in the United States; and emerging healthcare technologies and fields.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Guides students through their personal development as they prepare for the physical and mental challenges ahead. Students will study the effects of exercise on the body and their significance to lifelong health and well-being. Emphasis will be placed on the necessity for healthy nutrition to support physical activity and further contribute to health-fitness. The knowledge will be applied through laboratory activities to measure and track physical fitness as students explore various options for a physically active lifestyle. A particular focus will be how physical activity affects the mind, contributing to mental health and academic performance. The current literature in this realm will be searched and discussed. A culminating class research project will be based on critical analysis and student interest in this area. All students will submit at least one artifact to their Honors e
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines a faculty-chosen, focused topical content area in a seminar format that aligns with both the Global Perspectives general education program goal SLOs and the Honors College program-level SLOs. Each offering of Honors Global Perspectives Seminar will be listed in the course schedule with the topic of record for that offering. For example, a seminar focusing on the United Nations Climate Initiatives could be listed as Honors Global Perspectives Seminar: the UN and Climate Change.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines a faculty-chosen, focused topical content area in a seminar format that aligns with both the Oral Communication general education program goal SLOs and the Honors College program-level SLOs. Each offering of Honors Oral Communication Seminar will be listed in the course schedule with the topic of record for that offering. For example, a seminar focusing on the Argumentation would be listed as Honors Global Perspectives Seminar: Argumentation.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines a faculty-chosen, focused topical content area in a seminar format that aligns with the History general education program goal SLOs and the Honors College program-level SLOs. Each offering of Honors History Seminar will be listed in the course schedule with the topic of record for that offering. For example, a seminar focusing on the Enlightenment could be listed as Honors History Seminar: The Enlightenment.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines a faculty-chosen, focused topical content area in a seminar format that aligns with both the Diversity general education program goal SLOs and the Honors College program-level SLOs. Each offering of Honors Diversity Seminar will be listed in the course schedule with the topic of record for that offering. For example, a seminar that examines the human tendency to distrust members of an outgroup would be listed as Honors Citizenship Seminar: Xenophobia Causes and Consequences.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines a faculty-chosen, focused topical content area in a seminar format that aligns with both the Citizenship general education program goal SLOs and the Honors College program-level SLOs. Each offering of Honors Citizenship Seminar will be listed in the course schedule with the topic of record for that offering. For example, a seminar that examines the state of human rights around the globe would be listed as Honors Citizenship Seminar: Global Human Rights.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines a faculty-chosen, focused topical content area in a seminar format that aligns with the Ethical Reasoning general education program goal SLOs and the Honors College program learning outcomes. Each offering of Honors Ethical Reasoning Seminar will be listed in the course schedule with the topic of record for that offering. For example, a seminar focusing on current ethical issues in higher education would be listed as Honors Ethical Reasoning Seminar: Ethics in Higher Education.
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