Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2002
Health (HEAL)

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HEAL 103   NUTRITION                                Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Concepts underlying the science of nutrition: food composition, calories and
needs for energy, special nutrients, and nutritional deficiencies.
001 TBA - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM         Anding, Roberta H.        Enr: 61 Max: NA

HEAL 132   MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY                      Credits 1.00  Spring 02
This course introduces the student interested in medical and health professions
to a large vocabulary of medical language which develops skills in
understanding and remembering new words. It describes word origins, basic terms
in anatomy and terms pertaining to each body system as well as pharmacology and
medical equipment, and many frequently used medical terms, abbreviations and
symbols.
001 GYM 101 - TH 07:00PM - 09:00PM      Bordelon, Cassius B.      Enr: 27 Max: 0

HEAL 212   CONSUMER HEALTH AND THE MEDIA            Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Study of factual information and guidelines that enable consumers to act
interlligently in selecting health products and services, with emphasis on the
economic aspects of health.
001 GYM 201 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM     Iammarino, Nicholas K.    Enr: 18 Max: 0

HEAL 222   PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALT Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Examines aspects of the community that relate to health including:
identification and analysis of community health programs; organizational
pattern and functions of voluntary and governmental health agencies; organizing
the community for health action; and coordination of community health programs.
001 TBA - TBA                           Brizzolara, Jeff          Enr: 20 Max: 0

HEAL 308   EMT BASIC: INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY CAR Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Emergency medical technician course designed to develop the knowledge and
skills necessary to recognize the symptoms of various illnesses and injuries as
well as the competency in the appropriate treatment for these conditions in the
pre-hospital environment. Enrollment is limited to 10.
001 RL 201 - TTH 06:00PM - 10:00PM      Reiter, Noah              Enr: 19 Max: NA

HEAL 379   INTERNSHIP IN HEALTH SCIENCES            Credits   Spring 02
Internship experience for upper-level students in health sciences track.
Prereq- permission of instructor.
001 TBA - TBA                           Iammarino, Nicholas K.    Enr: 2 Max: 0

HEAL 496   INDEPENDENT STUDY                        Credits   Spring 02
For Junior and Senior students only.
Prereq- instructor approval.
001 TBA - TBA                           Iammarino, Nicholas K.    Enr: 5 Max: 0

HEAL 498   TOPICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES                Credits   Spring 02
Section 1: HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM: A
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
The examination of the British National Health System
including visitations to public health facilities, hospitals, and government
offices. Three week travel/study in the United Kingdom offered during May/June
on alternate years.
SECTION 2: SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
This
upper level seminar is designed to increase student's awareness of the multiple
dimensions and complexities involved in understanding the health of people from
diverse geographic, political, economic, and cultural backgrounds. Thus, the
seminar course will explore issues and concepts of delivery and acceptance of
health care, traditional health belief customs and practices, epidmiology and
public health prolems, demographic and environmental characteristics as well as
intervention methods among selected worldwide populations.
001 TBA - TBA                           Iammarino, Nicholas K.    Enr: 1 Max: NA
002 TBA - TBA                           Iammarino, Nicholas K.    Enr: 0 Max: NA

HEAL 499   TEACHING PRACTICUM                       Credits   Spring 02
Teaching experience for upper level students who have shown particular aptitude
for one area of kinesiology.
Prereq- Junior or Senior standing and at least an A- in the course to be the
teaching assistant.
001 TBA - TBA                           Etnyre, Bruce R.          Enr: 0 Max: NA