Health Science
HLTH 2020
FALL 2021
Introduction to Public Health: This class taught me the value and importance of public health. I learned how socioeconomics, behavior, and policy affect an individual's health outcomes. I also learned how being knowledgeable about public health and holistic care can make me a better health care professional.
HLTH 2980
SPRING 2022
Human Health and Disease: I learned about the signs, symptoms, and treatments for both chronic and infectious diseases. I worked on many group projects about various human health topics like relationships, violence prevention, sleep, drug abuse, and stress.
HLTH 2030
SUMMER 2022
Overview of Health Care Systems: I learned about the structure of the U.S. healthcare system, (including the different providers, provider organizations, payers, and patients involved) as well as how it differs from healthcare in other nations. I learned about the history and evolution of hospital care and insurance, as well as the legislature involved. I learned about the different types of ethics and how ethics is used in healthcare.
HLTH 3800
SPRING 2023
Epidemiology: I learned about the history of epidemiology, epidemiological measures of disease, epidemiological study designs, and disease prevention. I solved a variety of formula-based epidemiology problems such as finding the death rate, incidence, prevalence, and relative risk of a disease. I presented an infographic about a relevant health topic in the news using vocabulary learned in the course.
HON 3960
SPRING 2023
Debunking Health Pseudoscience: In this honors seminar, I learned about historical and modern day pseudoscience, logical fallacies, 19th century medical advertisements, the rise of alternative medicine, as well as science denialism and fake news.
HLTH 2400
SUMMER 2023
Determinants of Health Behavior: I learned about health behavior in the context of public health. I learned about common theories and models used to identify factors that affect health behavior and behavior change. For my final project, I wrote a literature review titled: Dietary Behaviors in African American & Hispanic Communities.
HLTH 4900
FALL 2023
Research and Evaluation Strategies for Public Health: I learned about the different types of research strategies that exist and how they applied to the public health field. I learned about potential careers in research from practicing professionals. I worked with a group to create a data poster about the relationship between diabetes and physical activity level.
SPAN 3150
FALL 2023
Spanish for Health Professionals: I learned about important medical terminology in Spanish. I also learned about different aspects of interacting with and treating Spanish-speaking patients. In addition, I became aware of some of the unique barriers to healthcare that Spanish-speaking patients face in the U.S. healthcare system.
HLTH 3250
FALL 2024
Infectious Diseases & Exposure Management: I learned about the different types of communicable diseases in the U.S. and throughout the world. I participated in various clinical labs where I practiced skills such as donning & doffing PPE and IV and catheter insertion on various models.
HLTH 3100
FALL 2024
Women's Health: I learned about the various diseases and conditions that primarily affect women, how women interact with the healthcare system, and unique barriers that women face. I learned about how global policy affects women's health as well as various global issues in women's health. I completed a group project that researched endometriosis.
SPAN 4180
FALL 2024
Technical Spanish for Health Management Professionals: I learned about the different types of healthcare systems that exist in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain. I participated in a mock panel in which I discussed the quality and transparency of healthcare systems in Latin America. I wrote an in-depth literature review about the strengths & weaknesses of the healthcare system in Argentina.
HLTH 4700
SPRING 2025
Global Health: I learned about various global health issues with a focus on sustainable develop goals and the social determinants of health. As part of a semester long project, I researched the health care system, political and social issues, and health disparities within the country of Bolivia.
SPAN 4190
SPRING 2025
Health and the Hispanic Community: I learned about the demographics, culture, health behaviors, and barriers to healthcare of the Latino community in the United States. I analyzed the social determinants that impact the prevalence of food insecurity within Latin communities in the United States by writing an essay.