This course will provide Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) students a culminating experience through a practice-based simulation of community health assessment and community health improvement strategies grounded in the Evidence-Informed Decision-Making model. Students will use a synthesis of the BPH program's core coursework (epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, population health management and policy, and health behavior) augmented by concepts of health equity and systems thinking.

This course will equip participants with basic skills in identifying, accessing, interpreting and utilizing U.S. maternal and child health data systems at the national and state level. Participants will learn the essential ways that secondary data sources inform public health practice and how to interpret and present information from these sources. They will also learn key skills in data interpretation, data linkage, working with small numbers, stratifying data by population sub- groups and examining trends over time.

This course is an interdisciplinary introductory course in gerontological health and the healthcare system which examines the processes of normal human aging, the common diseases and disorders that affect older adults, and aging in the context of the US healthcare system. Special emphasis will be place on physical function and the ability to participate in desired roles and activities as well as societal supports and barriers to health among older adults in the US. The course will highlight areas of importance for those who will be working and/or conducting research with older adults.

This course is designed to give students a comprehensive overview and a good understanding of contemporary Italy. Through group activities, oral presentations and written assignments based on various literary excerpts, movies, and cultural readings, students will analyze and reflect on the main historical events and characters, along with cultural and economic trends that shaped Italy in the 20th century, starting with the period of Fascism and WWII.

This course will examine the pathogenic mechanisms used by bacteria to cause human disease. Bacterial virulence factors & host susceptibility factors will be discussed, with an emphasis on understanding the techniques that can be used to identify these traits in newly emerging pathogens.

This course focuses on specialized aspects of Russian, including, but not limited to, translation and interpretation, business Russian, stylistics, structure of Russian, etc. May be repeated under different subtitles for up to 9 hours.

Demonstrate knowledge of human resource management and its role in retail business including: employment, training, performance management, compensation, and providing a safe, ethical and fair environment. This course is a Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course in certain programs, and hence is not likely to be eligible for automatic transfer credit to UK. Restricted to seniors and Hospitality Management and Tourism and Merchandising, Apparel and Textiles majors.

This inquiry-based course explores the historical roots of contemporary health disparities facing African Americans in the U.S. and invites students to consider past and present methods for addressing them. We will investigate the origins and legacy of medical racism, including associated histories of racial violence, exploitation, exclusion, and oppression. We will also explore sources of resistance to medical racism as well as the pursuit of health and healing among African American communities.

Intensive study of selected topics in human learning and development. Particular emphasis on research topics. Students will design sample studies in their areas of interest. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits under different subtitles.

Intensive study in a unique aspect of animal agriculture not covered in other courses currently offered. May be repeated under a different subtitle two times to a maximum of 8 credits.