4 courses in Waterloo’s course catalog for 2020–21 (Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021), from UW Open Data. ucalendar asks programs not to read that year’s calendar, so this stands in for it. Original: ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/2021/COURSE/course-AHS.html
This course will introduce the student to the basics of health, wellness and disease, with an emphasis on assessing and evaluating the student's own lifestyle and health risk, and committing to a plan to begin or maintain a healthy lifestyle across the life course.
Prereq: Not open to students in the School of Public Health and Health Systems, and Kinesiology
LEC · Course ID 015106On ucalendarAHS 100 today
This course will introduce students to mental health and wellness across the life span, with an emphasis on the postsecondary age group. AHS 105 considers mental health within the broader spectrum of health in our changing world. Through this course, students will increase their ability to recognize, manage, and strengthen mental health. Students will develop greater awareness of their own mental health and wellness through the application of the knowledge and skills learned in this course. In addition to considering mental health at the individual level, this course will focus on how to foster a culture of support and caring in community. This course is not intended to be a substitute for counselling.
LEC · Course ID 015986On ucalendarAHS 105 today
This course will focus on the social and cultural factors that influence leisure, activity, health and well-being in different settings and among different populations. Sociological literature will be used to examine activity, health, and well-being in the lives of individuals, groups, and society.
Prereq: AHS Year 1 students
LEC · Course ID 015105On ucalendarAHS 107 today
This course covers the anatomy and physiology of the human body systems, with an emphasis on the relationship between a body organ's structure and its function. Topics include organization of the human body, basic chemistry, the cell, tissues, bones and muscles, the nervous system, the blood, cardiovascular system and the urinary system. It is designed for students who have little formal knowledge of the human body but who wish to learn about the human body, or train for a career in Therapeutic Recreation or other social and community services.
Prereq: Not open to Health Studies, Kinesiology or Science students
LEC · Course ID 013580On ucalendarAHS 150 today