CHS: Courses in Community Health
CHS 200 Field Experience 1-3 credit
Community Health majors will be assigned a field placement in an appropriate setting. During the semester, students will be required to spend three hours per week per credit in the assigned setting. Prerequisites: Sophomore status and the student's proposal for placement must be approved, consent of the instructor. Every semester.
CHS 330 Community Health Methods 3 credit
The course includes the history, evolution, and current status of health programs and services in the United States. It also presents the philosophical perspectives of various health disciplines and the paradigms of health education, health promotion, and community health in contemporary society. Prerequisite: HS 198 or consent of the instructor. Service-learning designation. Spring semester.
CHS 333 Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Health Programs* 3 credit
The purpose of this course will be to expose students to aspects of program planning, implementation, and evaluation of health programs. The models for program planning, the planning process, assessing needs, measurement, interventions, and community organizing and community building, and allocation of resources will be discussed.
CHS 405 Senior Seminar 1 credit
The purpose of this seminar is to provide senior level community health majors information that will assist them in preparing for professional life. It serves as a writing forum for the preparation of professional portfolios and provides discussion of problems and experiences that arise during the internship. Each semester. Prerequisites: Senior standing, concurrent enrollment in HPE 415, admission to the internship program or consent of instructor. Fulfills a writing intensive requirement.
CHS 410 Management of Health Promotion Programs
This course is the study of methods of managing health promotion programs including budgeting, performance, appraisals, job descriptions, program models, managing employees, marketing, and effective meetings. Spring semester.
CHS/HS 415 Internship 3-9 credit
Community Health majors will be assigned an internship in an appropriate setting. During the semester, students will be required to spend 9-18 hours per week in their assigned setting. Prerequisites: Admission to the Internship Program. Applications for internships must be submitted by April 1 of the preceding year. Each semester.