Note: Courses with sub-sections (e.g., A, B, C) must be taken sequentially

IHEd 611 (A&B)
Information Literacy in Integrative Medicine & Health Education
2 Semester Credits

Informed decisions about practices supporting health and wellness require the skills to locate, understand, and appropriately apply scientific evidence and traditional medicine resources to the practices. This course teaches students how to find and use scientific evidence and traditional medicine wisdom in order to make informed decisions that support best practices and behavioral change. This course seeks to support the development of informed students, who can in turn safely and effectively inform the communities with which they work. Students will develop their skills in using primary sources to support informed decisions.

IHEd 612 (A, B, C)
Health Education Specialist Development
4 Semester Credits

This course focuses on the professional development of students on the journey to become health education specialists. As a part of this course, students will complete both a capstone project and an internship. Students will reflect on their personal transformation over the experience of this training. This experience culminates with both a presentation about these experiences and with the development of a professional portfolio that describes the student's experience relevant to the many roles played by health education specialists. For the internship (IHEd 612C), students spend 45 hours working with agencies, companies or programs in their communities assisting with program and policy development, implementation and/or evaluation. The goal of this course is for students to demonstrate their mastery of the competencies addressed in the program. Pre-req: completion of Trimester 4 in the program or permission of the program director.

IHEd 614
Securing Funding in Health Education: Grants, Contracts & Cooperative Agreements
2 Semester Credits

This course focuses on the process of locating and applying for grants, contracts, and, cooperative agreements for health education programs or research. Students review how to use the health education research literature (including the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) and tools that allow access to full text articles), how to apply study results, and how to develop a work plan and program budget. The design of health education research studies is addressed. Prerequisite: IHEd 611B (Information Literacy in Integrative Medicine & Health Education II).

IHEd 616
Governmental Policy & Health Education Advocacy
2 Semester Credits

This course examines health education needs that may be created or alleviated by public policy at the federal, state or local level. It examines the role of the health education specialist as advocate, paying special attention to current issues such as health disparities and the potential role for health education specialists in healthcare reform.

IHEd 618
Health Education Administration & Management
2 Semester Credits

This course teaches students the skills needed to administer and manage programs in health education careers. Topics such as fiscal management, leadership skills, and consultancy are addressed.

IHEd 620 (A, B)
Foundations of Health Behavior & Health Education
2 Semester Credits

This course introduces students to behavior-change theories & models, the building blocks of health education programs. Students learn how to develop relevant goals and objectives based on theory. This course provides an overview of program planning, implementation and assessment. Additionally, students will examine approaches to behavior change used in traditional systems of healthcare. The many roles played by health education specialists are discussed in detail, as well as the future of this field.

IHEd 621 (A, B)
Communication Strategies in Health Education
3 Semester Credit

This course examines theories, models, and best practices in health communication, including the use of technology, media, and imagery in health communication campaigns. Students will create and tailor messages, select appropriate communication channels, and pilot test messages. This overview introduces students to the many ways that health education specialists may reach and communicate with communities, going beyond teaching groups and mass media campaigns to new forms of communication such as social media, 'edutainment' and 'gameification' of health education messages.

IHEd 622 (A, B)
Assessing Needs & Planning Health Educational Programs
2 Semester Credits

Students plan a health education program from start to finish. Based on specific health topics and populations, students conduct epidemiological and health education needs assessments, utilize theory-based strategies on assessment, evaluate applicable policy, identify barriers and assets, and design a health education program. The latter part of the course provides students with an opportunity to apply qualitative and quantitative data to support the design of a health education program. This course also provides students with tools to work with specific populations, including a framework to apply when working with specific cultures or age groups. Prerequisite: ISci 632a (Foundations of Health and Wellness I). Corequisite: IHEd 623 (Health Educations Program Evaluation).

IHEd 623 (A, B)
Health Education Program Evaluation
2 Semester Credits

Students become familiar with evaluation strategies and theories for health education programs and policies. The course reviews logic models, and impact, outcome, and process evaluations. In addition, students gain skills needed to understand and critique published evaluation literature. Students apply these basic evaluation strategies to work in course IHEd 622. (Assessing Needs & Planning Health Educational Programs). Corequisite: IHEd 622 (Assessing Needs & Planning Health Educational Programs ).

IHEd 624
Qualitative Data Collection & Research Writing
2 Semester Credits

Health education specialists need the skills to conduct focus groups, design data collection instruments, and assess validity/reliability of instruments. They also must share or publish findings of these activities. In this course, students develop these skills, exploring causal and confounding factors, developing recommendations based on findings, communicating findings to stakeholders, and disseminating findings. The ethical implications of these communications are also discussed. Pre/Corequisite: IHEd 622A (Assessing Needs & Planning Health Educational Programs I).

IHEd 627
Quantitative Data Collection & Analysis
2 Semester Credits

Epidemiology and biostatistics are discussed in this course, with a focus on understanding odds ratios, sensitivity, specificity, and basic statistical tests. Students become familiar with commonly used simple tools and software packages for data analysis. Prerequisite: IHEd 624 (Qualitative Data Collection & Research Writing).

IHEd 628
Graduate Seminar in Behavior Modification
2 Semester Credits

Current topics in health education are identified for expanded learning. This includes more information on communication strategies, assessment, evaluation, advocacy, epidemiology, and other topics on behavior modification through health education. Pre-req: Completion of trimester 5 in the Master of Science in Health Education and Integrative Health program. Integrative Health Sciences (ISci) Course Descriptions

ISci 630 (A, B, C)
Health Promotion: Integrative Health & Wellness Practices
4.5 Semester credits

This course is designed to foster the development of an informed health education specialist who is capable of creating integrative health and wellness plans for communities. Students learn how to apply health and information literacy skills to analyze and evaluate the impact of a variety of health-related behaviors on mind, body and spirit. While this course addresses common self-care practices such as exercise, dietary choices and smoking cessation, it also addresses practices from traditional and complementary medicine (e.g., meditation, acupuncture, hatha yoga, use of herbs). Finally, the course reviews the impact of conventional medical practices (e.g., vaccinations and health screenings) on health. Prerequisite: ISci 654 (Integrative Physiology and the Environment I) or equivalent.

ISci 632a
Foundations of Health and Wellness I
1.5 Semester credits

This one-weekend intensive course addresses modern, historical and cross-cultural perspectives on health, wellness and sickness. Health and wellness of the individual and the community are discussed in a context ranging from the societal to the molecular level. This weekend provides an integrative model for understanding environmental and behavioral impacts on health and wellness.
(Note: This course cannot be taken if you have already taken ISci 632)

ISci 654 (A, B, C, D)
Integrative Physiology and the Environment
4 Semester credits

This course supports the Master of Health Education and Integrative Health program. This course focuses on physiology and pathophysiology as a foundation for future discussions on health and wellness. Utilizing a biopsychosocial and relational approach, physiological processes are understood within the context of behavioral choices as well as the social and natural environment. The course emphasizes fundamental physiological functions such as energy transformation, circulation, protection and defense, tissue repair and maintenance, and biological communication; as well as pathophysiologic processes including: inflammation, oxidative stress, neuro-hormonal dysregulation, and immune dysregulation. We examine biological responses to environmental challenges, including xenobiotics, radiation and emerging infectious diseases. Toxicology and genotoxicology, as well as the hormesis hypothesis that suggests potential health benefits from environmental challenge, are addressed. Concepts discussed here will be extrapolated from the individual to populations.

ISci 656 (A, B)
Integrative Approaches to Prevention of Common Diseases
2 Semester credits

This course allows for an in-depth investigation of specific common diseases from a biopsychosocial and relational perspective. Students examine health education efforts targeted for these specific diseases and design novel approaches based on their integrative health and wellness training. This course offers students the opportunity to bring together the wisdom of traditional and complementary medicine practices with the insight of modern research to direct the future of health and wellness education. The course focuses on common diseases and major sources of morbidity and mortality, emphasizing preventable disease, genetic factors and populations at risk. We will include special emphasis on preventable disease and serving populations at risk. Prerequisite: ISci 654 (Integrative Physiology and the Environment).

ISci 661
Introduction to Neurobehavioral Science
1 Semester Credit

This course addresses recent advances in neurobehavioral science underlying health behavior choices. It provides students with the foundational science and background information to work with these developments and incorporate them into their work as health education specialists.