BST 600 covers basic statistical methods that are commonly encountered in health-related research. Major topics include descriptive statistics, estimation and hypothesis testing for means and proportions, correlation, and regression, with a special focus on the computation and interpretation of these methods for analyzing health data.

This course is a Graduate-level overview of Entrepreneurship and new venture creation. The class will examine key issues associated with the discovery and development of entrepreneurial opportunities. Community experts will present their stories and emphasize challenges and strategies to drive their companies through the entrepreneurial process. Classes will work very closely with a business sponsor and faculty to develop and pitch a business model.

This course focuses on the fundraising process for high-growth technology start-ups. Students will learn about the market participants, vocabulary, processes and risks that are unique to the start-up funding ecosystem. Substantive discussions of term sheets, valuation, cap tables, investor universe, modeling and the fundraising process will be complimented with case students and guest lectures by local investors and CEOs.

This course examines the diversity of human sexuality in contemporary society. Students will explore various social, cultural, clinical, and health perspectives of human sexuality. Topics will include gender and gender roles, love and intimacy, communication, sexual expression, contraception, pregnancy, childbirth, sexual coercion, challenges to sexual functioning, sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, and commercial sex.

The Academic Preparation & Placement Program supports UK students in meeting college readiness benchmarks in Reading & Writing and prepares them to be successful in their major. By the end of this course students will demonstrate college readiness through the development of transferable skills necessary for success across disciplines and within their major. Specifically, students will be able to process, retain, and analyze multiple texts as a key process in producing well-constructed composition and communication assignments within future coursework.

Emotional intelligence (EI) is arguably the most important key to success in one's career and personal life. In this course, students will explore the research and theories of EI, the various dimensions of EI, and EIs applications in the arts as related to empathy. Students will specifically focus on empathy, including the ways in which empathy is developed, managing one's own sense of empathy, and the impact of the empathy deficit. The course also asks students to connect empathy to the applied practice of arts administration.

Arts Administration Business Communications introduces students to a variety of technical and business writing theories and practices as they apply in the field of arts administration. The course introduces students to different communication styles and dynamic processes through the application of a variety of communications techniques including verbal, nonverbal, written, visual, listening, and technological communications. Students will apply business communications principles in the creation of business documents and both oral and visual presentations.

This course will explore the pathophysiology of obesity, including genetic determinants, prenatal and early life influences, and epigenetics. Students will examine the influence of environmental, socio-economic, public policy, dietary, and physical activity factors as they relate to overweight and obesity in the United States. Interventions to treat obesity, including pharmaceutical, surgical, lifestyle, and environmental options, will be discussed.

A comparative study of economic progress in selected countries; growth patterns, theories of development and capital formation, interaction of social and economic change.

This course is designed to explore in depth the relationship between communication and sport. We will examine theories of communication and connect them to sport. The class will examine the relationship between sport and race, gender, class, violence, community, and/or society throughout the United States and around the world.