This course reading outline and the dates established therein may be subject to change at discretion of the instructor.
* indicates brief 1-10 item quiz immediately following the reading: 10% of course grade
WEEK | TOPIC | READINGS | READING DUE DATES |
Week One: 8/31 | Introduction/Course Overview | Policies | 9/2 |
Week Two: 9/2; 9/9 | Health Psychology; Research Methods | Intro to Health Psych; The Scientific Method | 9/9* |
Week Three: 9/10; 9/16 | Race: Biological and Social Views | Race | 9/16* |
Week Four: 9/21; 9/28 | Theories of Health Behavior and Change | Models for Positive Change | 9/23* |
Week Five: 9/30; 10/5 | Health, Race, and Social Justice | Public Health; Global Health; Descriptive Epidemiology | 9/30* |
Week Six: 10/7; 10/14 | Stress Responses and Coping Mechanisms | Stress and the Body: Stress and Immunity | 10/7* |
Week Seven: 10/19; 10/21 | HIV/AIDS | HIV/AIDS | 10/21 |
Week Eight: 10/26; 10/28 | Social Class in the U.S. | Stratification- Katherine Carter | 10/28 |
Week Nine: 11/2; 11/4 | Understanding and Treating Chronic Illness | Experience of Illness | 11/4* |
Week Ten: 11/9; 11/11 | Cardiovascular Disease | Effects of Exercise on the Heart | 11/11* |
Week Eleven:11/16;11/18 | Chronic Pain Disorders | Fibromyalgia | 11/18 |
Week Twelve: 11/23; 11/25 | Cancer | Cancer Overview | 11/25 |
Week Thirteen: 11/30; 12/2 | LiveWell Behavior Program Image Presentations | ||
Week Fourteen: 12/7; 12/9 | Group Poster Presentations | ||
Week Fifteen:FINAL 12/14/15 | Self-Reflection of Critical Race Paper and Course | Review film transcripts and notes |
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