Integrated Health Sciences Program

Elective Courses

Science of Health and Disease: Elective Courses

Course #Title
Biol 3110XGenome Editing and Engineering
BIOL 3140Principles of Molecular Cell Biology
BIOL 3280Molecular and Cellular Biology of Human Disease
BIOL 3440Human Reproduction
BIOL 3500Comprehensive Human Anatomy
BIOL 3530Introductory Parasitology
BIOL 4020Introduction to Pathology
BIOL 4210Biological Principles of Aging 
BIOL 4230Developmental Biology
BIOL 4230 LDevelopmental Biology Laboratory
BIOL 4280Cell Biology
BIOL 4360Neurobiology
BIOL 4340Endocrinology
GEN 3400Human Genetics
GEN 3490Genome Perspective in Biology
GEN 4090Molecular Genetics
GEN 4100Analytical Genetics
KIN 3550Biomechanics
KIN 3580Exercise Physiology
MICRO 3020Biology of Microorganisms
MICRO 3100Medical Microbiology
MICRO 4750Immunology
Globe/VPM 330Global Health Disparities

Human Health and Nutrition Elective Courses

Course #Title
FS HN 2670Clinical Perspectives on Human Nutrition
FS HN 3600Advanced Nutrition and the Regulation of Metabolism in Health and Disease
FS HN 3610Nutrition and Health Assessment
FS HN 3620Nutrition and Health Throughout the Lifecycle
FS HN 3640Nutrition and Prevention of Chronic Disease
FS HN 3670Medical Terminology for Health Professionals
FS HN 4610Medical Nutrition and Disease I
FS HN 4640Medical Nutrition and Disease II
FS HN 4920Research Concepts in Human Nutrition
KIN 4730Physical Dimensions of Aging
KIN 4800Functional Anatomy 

Data Science and Health Studies Elective Courses

TitleNow Course #Future (Fall 2026) Course #
Applied Data Modeling and Predictive AnalysisDS 3010--
Concepts and Applications of Machine LearningDS 3030--
Introduction to the Theory of Probability and Statistics ISTAT 3410STAT / MATH 3441 (starting Fall 2026)
Introduction to the Theory of Probability and Statistics IISTAT 3420STAT / MATH 3442 (starting Fall 2026)
Probability and Statistical Theory for Data ScienceSTAT 3470STAT / MATH 3447 (starting Fall 2026)
Statistical Quality AssuranceSTAT 3610--
Experimental Design and Data AnalysisSTAT 4212-- (no future number listed)
Time Series Data AnalysisSTAT 4215--
Bayesian Data AnalysisSTAT 4219--
Introduction to Survey SamplingSTAT 4730STAT 5221 (starting Fall 2026)
Introduction to Multivariate Data AnalysisSTAT 4750STAT 5207 (starting Fall 2026)
Introduction to Spatial Data AnalysisSTAT 4760STAT 5206 (starting Fall 2026)
Introduction to Categorical Data AnalysisSTAT 4770STAT 5217 (starting Fall 2026)
Introduction to Stochastic Process ModelsSTAT 4780Removed (2026-27 catalog)
Regression for Social and Behavioral ResearchSTAT 4820STAT 4204 (starting Fall 2026)
Empirical Methods for the Computational SciencesSTAT 4830STAT 5232 (starting Fall 2026)
Computer Processing of Scientific DataSTAT 4840STAT 5278 (starting Fall 2026)

 

Public Policy, Ethics, Communications, and Human Health Elective Courses

Course #Title
ECON 3220XHealth Economics
ECON 3210Economics of Discrimination
ECON 3440Public Finance
ENGL 2140Introduction to Technical Communication
ENGL 3020Business Communication
ENGL 3090Proposal and Report Writing
ENGL 3120Communicating Science and Public Engagement
ENGL 3140Technical Communication
ENGL 4110Technology, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication
HIST 3800History of Women in Science, Technology, and Medicine
HIST 3820History and Philosophy of the Scientific Revolution
HIST 3830Technology, Public Science, and European Culture, 1715-Present
HIST 4820Birth, Death, Medicine, and Disease
JL MC 1400Identity, Diversity and the Media
JL MC 2420Visual Principles for Mass Communicators
JL MC 2600Media Controversies in Science and Technology
JL MC 3470Science Communication
JL MC 4770Diversity and the Media
ADVRT 4730Social Media Strategy
P R 2200Principles of Public Relations
P R 3050Publicity Methods
PHIL 2060Introduction to Logic and Scientific Reasoning
PHIL 2300Moral Theory and Practice
PHIL 2350Ethical Issues in a Diverse Society
PHIL 3300Ethical Theory
PHIL 3350Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 3360Bioethics and Biotechnology
PHIL 4300Value Theory
POL S 2710Public Organizations and Leadership
POL S 3350Science, Technology, and Public Policy
POL S 3440Public Policy
POL S 4770Government, Business, and Society
POL S 4800Ethics and Public Policy
RELIG 3610XReligion, Health and Medicine
WLC 4840Technology, Globalization and Culture
ANTHR 2020Human Origins
ANTHR 3070Biological Anthropology
ANTHR 3190Skeletal Biology
ANTHR 3240Health and Native American Communities

 

Behavioral and Mental Health Studies Elective Courses

Course #Title
PSYCH 3150Drugs and Behavior
PSYCH 3200Sleep and Dreams
PSYCH 3350Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
PSYCH 4220Counseling Theory and Techniques
PSYCH 4600General Psychopathology
PSYCH 4850Health Psychology
SOC 2190Families and Intimate Relationships
SOC 2350Social Problems and American Values
SOC 2760XSociology of Health and Illness
SOC 3340Politics and Society
SOC 3450Population and Society (Cross-listed with ENVS 3450)
SOC 3480Global Poverty, Resources and Sustainable Development
C J 2400Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System
C J 3150XCrime Victims and Victimization
C J 3400Deviant and Criminal Behavior
C J 4050Drugs and Crime
GLOBE 3600Global Health (Cross-listed with VMPM 3600/MICRO 3600)
GLOBE 4320XField Course on Global Public Health Services Delivery
VMPM 4280Principles of Epidemiology and Population Health (Dual-listed with VDPAM 5280/VMPM 5280). (Cross-listed with MICRO 4280/VDPAM 4280).