Project in Food Safety and Quality Management

This course emphasizes current research in food safety and quality management. Prerequisites: Senior Standing and consent of instructor. HEALTH COMMUNICATION THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH COMMUNICATION* Degree Requirements (92 credits) Mission The mission of the program is to prepare health communication professionals capable of developing and evaluating effective communication strategies and practices to enable individuals, communities, and the population to achieve better health. Program Educational Objectives (POb) The program will: • Provide students with theoretical knowledge, practical applications, and research skills, to help them develop effective communication strategies that positively influence individual health decisions leading to improved health outcomes and public health; • Equip students with sufficient quantitative and analytical skills, knowledge of medical terminology, and epidemiological concepts to process and synthesize health-related information accurately and effectively; • Provide students with the fundamentals of health campaign planning, implementation, and evaluation; and • Uphold students’ attentiveness to integrate ethical principles and socially appropriate health communication practices and schemes in future professional practice. Liberal Arts Curriculum 27 cr. Core Requirements 24 cr. Major Requirements 38 cr. Free Electives 3 cr. COA 201, COA 252, HEA 210, HEA 214, JOU 210, NHS 203, NTR 210, STA 202. COA 425, COA362, HEA 310, HEA 314, HEA 320, HEA 330, HEA 430, HEA 434, HEA 480, HEA 490, JOU 310, JOU 323, JOU 350. Program Learning Outcomes: Upon graduation, students should be able to: • Employ communication theories, principles, methods, and technology to communicate information, influence audiences, or affect change on health related topics and issues. (POb a H, POb b W, POb c H, POb d H); • Demonstrate the ability to integrate a variety of cognitive skills, including information literacy, analytical inquiry, quantitative literacy, and communicative fluency (POb a H, POb b H, POb c W); • Evaluate the roles of socio-demographics, culture, media, and e-health in building, delivering and evaluating tailored health campaigns/messages to promote health and behavior change. (POb a H, POb c H, POb d H); • Demonstrate the ability to deliver, orally and in writing, clear and concise messages tailored to the characteri