This course will serve as an introduction to the field of neuroendocrinology - the study of the interactions between the body's two major integrative control systems. The course will provide an overview of how the brain and the endocrine system interact to regulate growth and development, the response to stress, appetite and body weight, sex differentiation and behavior, mental health, and circadian rhythms.

Viewed through a lens of lifelong literacy, this course focuses on developing strong partnerships between families, communities, and schools. Course topics will include: (a) family diversity & multiple literacies, (b) learning about, from, and with families & communities, (c) building upon family/community knowledge and resources in instruction, and (d) designing effective partnerships and family- engagement programs. Course assignments will provide hands-on opportunities to engage with these topics in real-world settings.

The goal of this class is to understand the process of new venture financing from both the entrepreneur and investor perspectives. The course will primarily focus on the financing of high-growth technology start-ups. Students will learn how to apply financial theory to new venture valuation and capital structure decisions.

This hybrid course will provide students with an immersive experience in documenting, interpreting, communicating and visualizing cultural heritage - including the built environment (buildings, districts, cultural landscapes) and intangible culture (stories, music, oral history, etc.). The course is divided into eight modules, roughly corresponding to eight weeks in a face-to-face course. The modules are further divided into three units. Unit One and Three will be taught entirely online through the University of Kentucky's Canvas system.

This course introduces students to an interdisciplinary method for identifying, documenting, analyzing, and evaluating historic buildings. While 676, Field & Archival Methods in Historic Preservation, focuses in detail on how to gather and record data about buildings, this course emphasizes a methodology for deciphering the information in order to interpret the meaning of historic buildings.

This course guides students to explore business majors and career opportunities while considering their individual decision making and leadership styles. Students participate in assessment activities designed to enhance their understanding of self as they examine their personality, interests, values and skills - factors that influence choosing an academic major and career pathway. Students explore potential career paths of Gatton majors by participating in exploration activities and utilizing resources provided by the Graham Office of Career Management.

Health of Agricultural Populations addresses the threats and hazards that impact the health, safety and productivity of farmers, members of farm families, hired farm workers, and others who live or work in agricultural environments, such as crop and livestock production, timber production and commercial fishing. This course offers analysis in selected issues of agricultural health and safety. Students will visit agricultural operation sites.

This course is part of a study abroad program conducted in Germany. Students will visit Engineering companies and cultural sites in Germany, and better understand engineering practices, training and culture of Germany and its engineering companies. Students will conduct background research on the companies and sites they visit. Students will also take a German language and culture course as part of this course, which will teach basic German language, but also customs, culture and history of Germany and its residents.

This course provides health professions students with an interactive, seminar-based forum within which to explore the characteristics and implications of collaborative interprofessional practice around a contemporary health care issue with interprofessional implications.

BST 230 provides students with an introduction to statistical concepts that are important for solving real-world public health problems. This course will present statistical principles and associated scientific reasoning underlying public health practice and health policy decision- making. Topics include data visualization, summary statistics, statistical inference, study design and data analysis, and strategies for articulating and evaluating claims using statistical constructs.