Community and
Health Studies
Arrow indicates course will meet liberal education elective requirements for Bachelor Degrees.
Interpersonal Communication
Students will focus on the knowledge and basic skills for effective interpersonal communication. They will examine their own style of communicating. Students will demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication with others in a variety of contexts.
CAHS 2100 cr-3
The Reflective Practitioner
Students will explore their professional practice through the Art and Inquiry Workshop, a creating, integrating, and reflecting inquiry approach. They will examine experiences and issues central to professionalism as a direct support practitioner.
Prerequisites: One full year of work experience in a field related to Community and Health Studies.
CAHS 3100 cr-3
Teaching and Learning in Communities
Students will critically examine and apply a variety of teaching/learning theories, perspectives, and strategies that underlie meaningful interactions with individuals, families, and groups. They will explore the influence of personal meaning, beliefs, and values on teaching/learning processes. Students will participate in teaching/learning experiences with diverse communities using a community development model.
Prerequisites: a minimum of 45 credits and
ENGL 1100 or
1110 or equivalent.
Becoming a Mentor
Students will analyze organizational cultures and their own mentoring needs in an on-line learning environment. They will explore the characteristics, stages, challenges, and rewards of mentoring relationships in order to become effective mentors. Students will develop learning plans specific to work-related transitions such as being a new employee, accepting a new position, and preparing for retirement.
CAHS 3500 cr-4.5
Nursing Concepts and Theories
Students will examine concepts and theories related to current nursing practice.They will apply ethical, feminist, and critical social theories and a phenomenological perspective when exploring self, others, health, and healing. Students will use their own practice experiences to make meaning of conceptual frameworks.
Prerequisites: Licensure as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse
