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University of Minnesota Twin Cities 2020-22 Undergraduate Courses University of Minnesota Twin Cities 2020-22 Undergraduate Courses This document serves as an official historical record for a specific period in time. The information found is subject to change without notice. Colleges and departments make changes to their degree requirements and course descriptions frequently. More information is available at ​catalogs.umn.edu​. For current information, refer to: ● Program search: ​z.umn.edu/publicprogramsearch ● Course search: ​z.umn.edu/publiccoursecatalog ● University policies: ​policy.umn.edu University of Minnesota Twin Cities 3 Morrill Hall, 100 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis MN 55455 University of Minnesota Twin Cities Catalog Fall, 2020 protect the health of human and animal pertinent to dentistry, medicine, public health, Acad, Prof, & Personal Success populations and the environment in which pharmacy, nursing. Field experience. (APPS) they live. Through exploring the connections AHS 2400. Writing a Personal Statement. (1 between culture and human, animal, and cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring) APPS 1620. Current Topics: Strategies for ecosystem health in Panama, this freshman Develop competitive personal statement. Student Success. (; 1 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student seminar abroad will expose students Designed for students applying to health Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring) considering health profession careers to the professional program in coming year. For topics see class schedule. variety of health professions involved in the One Health approach. Students will learn AHS 2707. Global Health Challenges for Academic Health Center Shared about the roles of various health professions Future Health Professionals. (; 2 cr. [max 4 (AHS) and the challenges and opportunities for cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer) the various professions to work together on This is a two-credit course designed for AHS 1101. Orientation to Health Careers. complex health challenges. Panama is an students who have an interest in learning more (; 1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall & ideal location to incorporate cultural contexts about global health careers, including the Spring) with an understanding of the intersection issues and the challenges and opportunities Interest/personality assessment, health-related between animal health, human health, and health professionals face as they work in global academic majors/professions, professionalism/ the environment by exploring the history of health. Every year this course is designed a ethics in health care. Students integrate the Panama Canal and the tropical rainforest little differently ? to respond to current events information about self and about careers to and reef ecosystems of Bocas del Toro which in global health. We have focused on topics move toward major/career choice. are home to indigenous populations, host vast including: pandemic flu, natural and man biodioversity, and are visited by increasing AHS 1102. Orientation to Health Careers. made disasters, social determinants of health, numbers of tourists. During the first half of (; 1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall & immigration and other topics. the spring semester at UMN, students will Spring) AHS 3001. Health and Medicine in India in a learn about the challenges and opportunities This one-credit, online course is for students Social and Cultural Context. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F of human, animal, and ecosystem health who are exploring health careers. Students only; Every Spring) (One Health) in Panama while comparing and will have the opportunity to assess their Students are required to attend two pre- contrasting it to the US and/or Minnesota. work values and interests, to learn about the orientations, travel to India on the global Students will be placed in teams who will be academic and experiential requirements of seminar, and complete a project and tasked to focus on a perspective of human, University health professional programs, and to presentation upon their return to the United animal, or ecosystem health (One Health) develop a career action plan. States. prereq: instr consent throughout the semester. Students will also AHS 1104. Experiences in Health. (; 2 cr. ; learn very basic Spanish words and phrases AHS 3002. Global Health in Thailand - Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer) in preparation for time in Panama. Through Humans, Elephants, and Disease. (GP; 3 Non-physician roles in health care from taking and learning about the Intercultural cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring) traditional to alternative and complementary Development Inventory, interactions with Global Health in Thailand is a Global Seminar roles. Minimum 35 hour volunteer experience UMN GPSA Culture Corps students, and that travels to Chiang Mai, Thailand to examine with instructor approval. prereq: AHS 1101 or cultural development and reflection activities the relationship between human, animal, and AHS 1102 or AHS 1600 including Observe, Describe, Interpret, and environmental health through the One Health AHS 1600. The Future Physician I: Medicine Evaluate (ODIE), students will learn more approach. The course travels to Thailand over in the 21st Century. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every about their own cultures while preparing to winter break and then meets for the first half of Fall) openly experience cultures in Panama. During Spring semester. For more information, see the Multi-disciplinary field of medicine. Challenges spring break week, students will have the Learning Abroad Center website. shaping work of health professionals in health opportunity to apply the knowledge learned AHS 3101. The New Health Professions care field. History of medicine/health. Global in the early Spring semester to observations Team. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring) health issues/health care. Roles of physicians, and experiences in Panama. Site visits and The future health of our world population team members, patient. discussions in Panama City will explore the culture of Panama, the history of the requires a generation of creative, motivated, AHS 1601. The Future Physician II. (; 1 cr. ; building of the Panama Canal and its impact strategic, expansive thinkers prepared to Student Option; Every Fall & Spring) on local, regional, and global health. Site collaborate across disciplines and sectors A career in medicine. Life/work of physicians, visits and discussions in Bocas del Toro will to preempt and address the causes of poor what it takes to be successful. Issues/ explore human, animal, and ecosystem health health in patients and populations. The trends including Institute of Medicine core in tropical rainforest and reef ecosystems knowledge and skills needed to be successful competencies, medical ethics, concept of including the culture, livelihood, and health of come from all disciplines, not just the health health teams, multiculturalism, global issues, indigenous populations, conservation efforts, professions, and require us to learn about disparities in accessing medical care. and ecotourism. The teams will ask questions and work with each other. In addition to AHS 1602. The Future Physician III: during site visits from their assigned One sharing discipline specific knowledge, the Experiences in Health. (; 2 cr. ; Student Health perspective in preparation for their key is to translate concepts and language Option; Every Fall & Spring) final photo poster project on One Health in so interprofessional teams can identify, Online course for students confident in decision Panama. Upon returning to UMN, the students dissect, define, and solve health-related to prepare for medical school. Exercises will participate in re-entry activities, present grand challenges together. This course will designed to learn about/prepare for career their photo posters reflecting their team? help students grow in their understanding in medicine. Community-based volunteer s understanding of One Health in Panama and capacity to work in interdisciplinary experience (35 hours) in setting that employs from their assigned perspective, and have teams in a multitude of settings, from serving physicians/serves patients. prereq: [1600 or a final class debrief. Students will complete patients to serving communities. prereq: This 1601], instr consent reflective journal entries throughout the course is recommended for junior and senior undergraduate students pursuing a health AHS 1901. Health in the Tropics: Humans, semester and a final person reflection on One career. Animals, and Ecosystems. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F Health in Panama compared and contrasted to only; Every Spring) Minnesota/USA. AHS 4393. Directed Study. (; 1-3 cr. [max The future health of our world requires a AHS 2300. Orientation to Clinical Research. 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & generation of creative, motivated, strategic, (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring) Summer) and expansive thinkers prepared to collaborate Seminar. Field of clinical research. Ethical Students participating in a directed study across disciplines and sectors to proactively conduct/professionalism. Research methods will carry out an independent project under Courses listed in this catalog are current as of 2020-09-01. For up-to-date information, visit www.catalogs.umn.edu. 1 University of Minnesota Twin Cities Catalog Fall, 2020 supervision of an instructor from the Pre- Costing techniques, including activity-based governance topics related to business Health Student Resource Center. Registering costing. Applying costing methods to determine analytics, auditing, capital market efficiency,
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