Courses

• SAR HS 488: Applied Nutrition Counseling
  This course focuses on developing communication and counseling skills in preparation for working with nutrition clients. Topics include: Conducting a nutrition counseling session, promoting sustainable behavior change, counseling clients of various age groups and cultural backgrounds and dealing with difficult patients. In addition, students are introduced to different perspectives in nutrition counseling including motivational interviewing, mindful eating and emotion-based-counseling. The emphasis of the course will be classroom discussion, observation of registered dietitians conducting group counseling sessions and application of practical counseling skills with clients in the community. 2 credits, 1st semester
• SAR HS 495: Directed Study
  Educational experiences and projects performed outside the standard curricular offerings. Undergraduate student completes a defined project under the direct supervision of a faculty member.
• SAR HS 497: Independent Study
  Project must be proposed in writing before registration and completed with relative independence under guidance of a supervising faculty member. Final report submitted before the end of the semester.
• SAR HS 542: Exercise Physiology
  Application of physiological principles under different exercise conditions. Integration of the body systems in performance of exercise, work, and sports; immediate and long-range effects of these activities on the body.
• SAR HS 550: Neural Systems
  Exploration of mechanisms of signal transduction, communication, and integration in the nervous system. The approach is multidisciplinary, drawing upon fundamental concepts of the neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and physiology of the nervous system. Lectures focus on patterns of processing in unimodal sensory, polymodal, motor, and limbic cortices. Methods used to investigate the nervous system are described and illustrated to facilitate comprehension of the current literature.
• SAR HS 560: Muscle Biology in Health and Disease
  An integrative approach to understanding the biology of muscle in development, exercise, injury, aging, and disease. Students will get a comprehensive overview of muscle biology and muscle disease; develop skills to review and research primary literature; and have an opportunity to develop oral research presentation skills. This class is designed for upper level undergraduates and graduate students.
• SAR HS 575: Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology
  An overview of anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems during normal and pathological conditions. Exercise and other stress in the precipitation, detection, prevention, and rehabilitation of abnormal states.
• SAR HS 581: Gross Human Anatomy
  Regional approach to the musculoskeletal, peripheral nervous, and circulatory systems of the human body. Laboratories reinforce the lectures by a study of osteology, prosected cadavers and live anatomy palpations.
• SAR HS 582: Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology
  Lecture and laboratory related to the detailed study of the development, morphology, internal configuration, functions, and pathological deficits of the peripheral and central nervous system in humans.
• SAR HS 710: Graduate Field Experience: Applied Anatomy and Physiology
  Practical experience in a research laboratory, clinic, community or individual setting as appropriate.
• SAR HS 742: Childhood Nutrition for Chronic Disease Prevention
  Focuses on the etiology of major nutrition problems in the U.S. population and the role of the diet in disease prevention and treatment. Included are nutrition issues facing at-risk populations within our society, including pregnant and lactating women, infants and children, and the elderly. The role of diet in the development/prevention of cardiac disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and other chronic diseases is discussed. Students are expected to integrate a knowledge of normal physiologic changes, biochemistry, pathophysiology, metabolism, and nutrient requirements throughout the life cycle with recent advances in the field of nutrition.
• SAR HS 745: Seminar: Advanced Regional Anatomy
  Ability to work constructively with little direct supervision required. Advanced integrated laboratory study of selected body regions, such as the upper extremity. Detailed dissection and identification by students of all structures within selected regions.
• SAR HS 755: Readings in Neuroscience
  Review of basic principles of neuroscience at an intermediate level, followed by readings and discussion on topics from the current neurosciences research. 4 credits, 2nd semester every other year
• SAR HS 776: Nutritional Epidemiology
  This course examines epidemiologic methods for investigating the role of diet in long-term health. Students learn to critically review the epidemiologic evidence relating diet, anthropometry, and physical activity to heart disease, cancer, and other chronic health conditions including obesity and diabetes. The methodological issues covered include epidemiologic study design; dietary and nutritional status assessment; issues of bias, confounding, effect modification and measurement error; and interpretation of research findings including an understanding of statistical modeling. Students participate weekly in critical reviews of published research. Students completing this course will understand the principles of epidemiology and will be able to apply them as they read the scientific literature and participate in nutrition-related research. 4 credits, 2nd semester
• SAR HS 783: Metabolic Regulation in Clinical Nutrition
  A review of metabolism as the basis for understanding human nutritional requirements. Metabolism of carbohydrate, protein, and fat, as well as the regulation of these processes during various physiologic states are examined. Application of these principles to current topics in both normal and therapeutic nutrition is discussed.
• SAR HS 791: Directed Study and Research
  For MS students conducting research projects, including thesis work, under faculty guidance.
• SAR HS 793: Scholarly Paper
  
• SAR HS 901: Directed Study and Research
  For doctoral students conducting dissertation work under the guidance of a faculty member.
• SAR HS 905: Dissertation Research
  For doctoral students conducting dissertation work under guidance of faculty member.
• SAR OT 151: Introduction to Occupational Therapy
  Survey of development of the profession, exploration of attitudes and basic health care skills important to the occupational therapist, introduction to occupational therapy principles and their application to diverse client groups.

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