Sargent College
Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Health Sciences
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Organization & Delivery of Healthcare in the U.S.
SAR HP 353
Prereq: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CAS WR 100 or CAS WR 120). Online offering. The focus of this interdisciplinary course is on increasing the student's understanding of the health care system, the social, environmental, and behavioral factors that affect health care, and on increasing the student's ability to work in interdisciplinary teams. The student actively engages in individual work, group discussion, and teamwork through written, oral, and web site assignments. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Writing-Intensive Course. 4 cr.
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Social Determinants of Health - Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Gender
SAR HP 454
Undergraduate Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing required. - Sex and gender minority populations have historically been excluded from medical research and mistreated by medical providers. A deep connection exists between social, cultural, political, and religious beliefs which likely underlies the exclusion of sex and gender minority populations. The primary goals of this course are twofold. First, this course integrates previous knowledge about populations, health, and healthcare with additional knowledge about medically marginalized populations, particularly the LGBTQIA2S+ community. Second, this course aims to develop critical thinking skills through a range of exercises including reading, assessing, and discussing historical, primary and secondary source literature, as well as digital media related to medically marginalized communities and providing opportunity for peer-to-peer engagement related to the topics discussed each week. 2 cr.
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Organization & Delivery of Healthcare in the U.S.
SAR HP 353
Prereq: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CAS WR 100 or CAS WR 120). Online offering. The focus of this interdisciplinary course is on increasing the student's understanding of the health care system, the social, environmental, and behavioral factors that affect health care, and on increasing the student's ability to work in interdisciplinary teams. The student actively engages in individual work, group discussion, and teamwork through written, oral, and web site assignments. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Writing-Intensive Course. 4 cr.
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Introduction to Nutrition
SAR HS 201
Focuses on the components of a healthy, well-balanced diet to meet nutritional needs and avoid deficiencies and excesses. The basic concepts discussed include MyPlate, food labeling, recommended nutrient intakes for all age and gender groups, weight management, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and lifecycle nutrition. Special emphasis is placed on nutrition and disease prevention and applying the nutrition knowledge learned to everyday living. Note: students who take SAR HS 251 Human Nutrition Science for credit cannot also take SAR HS 201 for credit. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry II, Oral and/or Signed Communication. 4 cr.
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Human Nutrition Science
SAR HS 251
Prereq: (CAS BI 105 or CAS BI 108). Introduces the scientific foundations of nutrition and focuses on the relationship between diet and health. Scientific information is presented in preparation for discussion of macro and micro nutrients and their role in human health and disease. 4 cr.
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Introduction to Global Health
SAR HS 325
Provides students with an overview of the complex social, economic, political, environmental, and biological factors that structure the origins, consequences, and possible treatments of illness worldwide, as well as the promotion of health. Students learn about the major themes and concepts shaping the interdisciplinary field of global health, and gain an understanding of solutions to health challenges that have been successfully implemented in different parts of the world. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr.
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Exercise Physiology
SAR HS 342
Prereq: (CAS BI 211 or CAS BI 315) or consent of instructor. What are the limits of human performance? Why can't we run 25 miles at the same speed we can sprint 40 yards? How do common diseases impact tolerance to physical activity? In exercise physiology we discuss these questions and more, eventually uncovering principles that determine how our bodies respond to various forms of stress (like exercise). Through hands-on group experiments and collaborative projects in laboratory and lecture, we also explore how scientists have come to these conclusions through the implementation of the scientific method in a research setting. Students must register for two sections: lecture and a laboratory. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry II, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr.
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Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
SAR HS 375
Overview of anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular systems during normal and pathological conditions. This course will also cover pathophysiology of exercise performance in cardiovascular diseases, as well as adaptations to physical conditioning. 4 cr.
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Health Sciences Practicum
SAR HS 405
Undergraduate Prerequisites: Senior standing - Prereq: senior standing. Practical experience in a health care setting (health policy, administrative, constituent advocacy) in a hospital, clinic, public health, government, or non-governmental health agency. Students should register for 2 or 4 credits. Variable cr.
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Health Sciences Field Experience: Health Sciences
SAR HS 418
This internship course provides experience that is different from the classroom in which the student can apply much of the knowledge gained in previous class work. Exposure to a hospital setting, research laboratory, clinical environment and direct patient contact are within the realm of available experiences. The internship offers the student a stronger sense of the careers available in the health professions while providing valuable first-hand experience. Please note: this course does not fulfill HS 405 for HS Majors but may be taken in addition to this required course. Effective summer 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community. Variable cr.
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Exercise Physiology
SAR HS 542
Prereq: (CAS BI 211 or CAS BI 315) or consent of instructor. What are the limits of human performance? Why can't we run 25 miles at the same speed we can sprint 40 yards? How do common diseases impact tolerance to physical activity? In exercise physiology we discuss these questions and more, eventually uncovering principles that determine how our bodies respond to various forms of stress (like exercise). Through hands-on group experiments and collaborative projects in laboratory and lecture, we also explore how scientists have come to these conclusions through the implementation of the scientific method in a research setting. Students must register for two sections: lecture and a laboratory. 4 cr.
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Human Nutrition Science
SAR HS 551
Grad Prereq: college-level course in biology/physiology. Introduces the scientific foundations of nutrition and focuses on the relationship between diet and health. Scientific information is presented in preparation for discussion of macro and micro nutrients and their role in human health and disease. 4 cr.
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Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
SAR HS 575
Overview of anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular systems during normal and pathological conditions. This course will also cover pathophysiology of exercise performance in cardiovascular diseases, as well as adaptations to physical conditioning. 4 cr.
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Gross Human Anatomy
SAR HS 581
Prereq: ((CAS BI 105 & CAS BI 106) or (CAS BI 107 & CAS BI 108)) and (CAS BI 211 or CAS BI 315). 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. Students must register for two sections: lecture and a laboratory. 4 cr.
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Field Experience in Nutrition
SAR HS 703
For students completing the DI for professional registration by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Variable cr.
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Physical Therapy Examination
SAR PT 515
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (SARHS369 OR SARHS581) ; Undergraduate Corequisites: (SARPT520) - This course is designed to teach the process of physical therapy examination. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model of health and health-related domains will be utilized to develop a general framework for physical therapy examination across systems. The patient management model as outlined in the "Guide to Physical Therapy Practice" will be introduced to provide a process for gathering information. Students will learn to identify disability level problems as well as functional limitations through patient history. Historical information will direct the examination. Analysis of functional tasks will be performed and used to develop hypotheses and direct impairment level testing. Students will learn the appropriate use of impairment level tests across systems. The process of establishing relationships between disabilities, functional limitations, and impairments will be introduced. The interaction of the individual, the task, and the environment will be emphasized. Students will be introduced to interventions that target task and environmental constraints. Professionalism, medical terminology, and methods of documentation will be incorporated. Students must register for two sections: lecture and a laboratory. 4 cr.
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Functional Anatomy
SAR PT 520
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (SARHS369 OR SARHS581) ; Undergraduate Corequisites: (SARPT515) - Builds on previous knowledge of human musculoskeletal anatomy to examine human movement. Principles of biomechanics, connective tissue behavior, and muscle physiology are integrated with joint structure and function to form the basis of understanding normal and pathological movement. Students must register for two sections: lecture and discussion. 4 cr.
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Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication
SAR SH 691
Prereq: for MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor. Introduces augmentative and alternative communication. Focuses on clinical features and considerations of AAC tools and strategies, candidacy for AAC across the age span, and features matching and domains of assessment process required for successful evidence-based AAC implementation. 3 cr.
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Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing
SAR SH 728
Prereq: for MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor. Provides information on the development of pediatric feeding and swallowing and their associated disorders. Includes an overview of normal development, including breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and transition onto solids; anatomy, physiology, and neurology of pediatric feeding and swallowing; and the epidemiology of common pediatric feeding and swallowing problems. Covers formal and informal clinical assessment; instrumental assessments; treatment of pediatric feeding and swallowing problems, including the use of thickened fluids, modified diets, special equipment, positioning, oral sensory-motor therapy, and behavioral feeding therapy. A team structure approach is emphasized along with the importance of counseling families and caregivers, including a discussion of multicultural feeding influences. Students learn to implement assessment and therapy tasks in the form of hands-on skills and integrate these with patient interaction skills via immersive scenarios, simulation equipment, and staff role play of situations commonly encountered in clinical practice. 2 cr.
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Acquired Cognitive Disorders
SAR SH 734
Prereq: for MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor. An introduction to the rehabilitation of individuals with acquired brain injury across the recovery continuum from acute care to post-acute rehabilitation and reintegration into the community. Primary focus is on the role of the speech-language pathologist and the knowledge and skills required for diagnosis and treatment of this population. Formal and informal assessment tools, treatment paradigms, function of the interdisciplinary team, prevention, advocacy, and strategies to address the needs of family members are presented. 2 cr.
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Clinical Practicum: Speech and Language
SAR SH 741
Prereq: for MS-SLP students only. Students are assigned to their first field-based experience from a variety of clinical settings. Students may also be assigned to Boston University specialty clinics. Acceptable clinical hours may be applied to certification. Variable cr.
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Clinical Practicum: Speech and Language
SAR SH 742
Prereq: for MS-SLP students only. Students are assigned their second field-based experience from a variety of clinical settings. Students may also be assigned to Boston University specialty clinics. Acceptable clinical hours may be applied to certification. Variable cr.
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Clinical Practicum: Speech and Language
SAR SH 743
Prereq: for MS-SLP students only. Students are assigned their third field-based experience from a variety of clinical settings. Students may also be assigned to Boston University specialty clinics. Acceptable clinical hours may be applied to certification. Variable cr.
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Clinical Practicum: Diagnostics
SAR SH 744
Prereq: for MS-SLP students only. Upon successful completion of SAR SH 737 and SAR SH 740, students are assigned to the Boston University Speech, Language, and Hearing Center Diagnostic Team. Acceptable clinical hours may be applied to certification. 1 cr.