17 courses in the 1978–79 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
A survey course directed towards the health of
man- conception through youth. Topics include conception (prediction, control, genetic), early growth and development, puberty and adolescence, fitness, nutrition, consumer behaviour, and lifestyle determination.
Health Studies students enroll in Helth 140a (same as Helth 140 but with designated tutorial section)
Course Descriptions
A survey course directed towards the health of
man-— middie age through death. Topics include family planning, cancer, cardiovascular and systemic diseases, transplants, accidents, fitness, aging and death. Health Studies students enroll in Helth 141a (same as Helth 141 but with designated tutorial section)
An introduction to the study of factors governing the occurrence of diseases in human populations, using selected diseases to illustrate methods of transmission and identification of risk factors.
Prereq: An introductory course in statistics
This course examines health care delivery systems. by considering organizational principles, manpower issues, health resources and economics, service utilization and alternatives to the institutional model. There is a focus on societal and political issues which affect the health of the society through the delivery system.
Prereq: Health Studies students only, or permission of instructor
Course material has been selected with particular reference to some of the fundamentals of medical science including macromolecular processes, environmental health, genetics and genetic engineering, aging processes and theories and quantitative models which describe events in these areas. Topics include types of distributions, data processing and simple differential equations as they relate to biological phenomena.
Prereq: Kin 116 or first year Chemistry or consent
of instructor
A continuation of Helth 302
Prereq: Helth 302
A study of human biological variation in relation to various physical, biological, and social environmental influences, with emphasis on the relevance of these factors to health and disease.
Prereq: Helth 241
An elementary course in nutrition with special emphasis on diet for sport and certain physiological conditions. Prereq: Kin 317 or equivalent
The study and application of basic social psychological processes in relation to selected health-related behaviours (e.g. family planning, overeating, smoking, non-medical drug use, cardiovascular risk factors, patient compliance, medical care utilization).
Prereq: an introductory course in statistics.
A course providing a general overview of behaviour modification principles and procedures. Basic principles of reinforcement, punishment, modelling and desensitization are examined as they relate to health behaviour.
Prereq: Helth 140, Psych 101 or consent of instructor.
The changing capacities and interests of man are studied as he grows and develops. The contribution of physical activity to growth, and physical, psychological and sociologica) development is examined.
Prereq: Kin 200 and Biol 203
An independent research project on an approved topic, supervised by a faculty member. Includes an approved design and completion of the first three chapters of the paper.
Prereq: Approval of supervisor
An independent research project on an approved topic, supervised by a faculty member. Includes data collection, data analysis and presentation of results in thesis form. Prereq: Completion of Helth 431
Anexploration of societal and psychological phenomena related to human sexuality, marriage and family through the study of sex-role socialization, family structure, mate selection, marital roles, marital conflict and its resolution, family planning and alternatives to marriage and family. Prereq: Soc 101 and Psych 101 or consent of instructor
Course Descriptions 311
Health Studies
An investigation of the epidemiology of selected ‘‘non-infectious” diseases. Specific disease emphasized will vary from year to year (e.g., cardiovascular diseases, malignant neoplasms at various sites; chronic diseases of respiratory and digestive systems). The course emphasizes identification of risk factors and methodology.
Prereq: Health 241 or consent of instructor
Chronic Diseases
A critical analysis of various behavioural strategies for the prevention of coronary heart disease, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung cancer. The role of behaviour in the pathogenesis of disease and the feasibility of behavioural change for prevention of disease will be discussed.
A study of current issues pertaining to health and health
behaviour. Topics include pertinent research in the field
of health which have significant values to the individual.
family and community, as weil as a study of the problem
areas in health behaviour.
Prereq: Health Studies students only, or permission of instructor
Hetth 472 F,W,S 0.5 Independent Study
For the student who desires to pursue a particular topic in
depth through guided independent research and/or reading. A faculty member must approve a student's project prior to registration. May be repeated in subsequent terms.
Prereq: Consult with Department