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Public and Community Health CISaustralia is a leading provider of overseas study, intern, and volunteer programs for Australian university students. We pride ourselves in providing personally and academically engaging programs in each of our carefully chosen overseas locations. CISaustralia is committed to working closely with partner universities in Australia and providing students with academic credit towards their degree for any overseas study, volunteer or intern experience. Over 98% of CISaustralia participants receive academic credit from their Australian university for their CISaustralia study, volunteer or intern program. Please find the following subjects and associated programs related to Public and Community Health. (Please note: For exact program dates and subject offerings for programs with multiple sessions, please visit the specific program web pages).

July in Chicago, IL, USA (Click to view course and program details)

HEALTH CARE ETHICS - PHIL 284 – 3 US Credits This course studies philosophical ethics as practiced in the health care setting. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of traditional moral theories in a health care framework, as well as the varieties of ethical challenges facing contemporary health care.

July in Cusco, Peru (Click to view course and program details)

ANDEAN NUTRITION – 3 Credits (48 hours) The purpose of this course is to reveal to students the remarkable nutritional qualities of Andean crops, their role in the diet of local populations, and their value within the context of local culture, comparing them with other crops of foreign origin and tracing their influence on the global food supply. Students will learn about the most widely practiced local agricultural methods and techniques, as well about the culinary products derived from native plant species.

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HEALING AND SHAMANISH IN ANDEAN AND AMAZONIAN CULTURES – 3 Credits (48 hours) Taught in English. This course introduces students to ancient and current traditional healing and shamanic practices and beliefs in the Andean and Amazonian worlds, focusing upon their origins in the pre-Columbian period and their development over time. We will discuss traditional concepts of health and illness, the roles and status of ritual specialists in native societies, the importance of sacred and medicinal plants and other natural resources, and the interaction of ancient Andean heritage with the contemporary cultural context of modern Peru. Field trips will enable students to experience firsthand traditional healing and healing-related practices.

July in Florence, Italy (Click to view course and program details)

FOOD, HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN ITALY – FWCAHW345 – 3 Credits Recent decades have represented a dramatic change in the way we approach food. Food facts and information that are constantly updated and the ethics of sustainability have deeply influenced the worldwide awareness of food as the primary source of a healthy lifestyle. Italy has always stood out for its genuine cuisine characterized by fresh seasonal ingredients, an abundance of fruits and vegetables, healthy fats, and a distinct respect for food. This course will provide students with a complete overview of how food can be the basis of wellness, along with the practice of a positive lifestyle. Particular emphasis will be placed on seasonality, whole foods, and freshness and contemporary innovations and traditional customs will be analysed for the production of dishes and snacks that are both tasty and healthy. Course topics will also introduce students to the fundamentals of nutrition in order to better understand the aphorism: ‘we are what we eat’ and how this motto aligns with the Italian culinary tradition. Students will also complete a survey of the different dietary recommendations that have been researched and developed to examine how the field of dietetics is directly affected by social implications. Through hands-on experiences and on-site activities, students will experience the fundamentals of wellness-oriented cuisine and lifestyles. This class includes experiential learning with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI). CEMI are dynamic learning environments created to foster learning through a structured interaction with the community. In addition to regular lecture hours, students will be involved in learning by doing through real projects and integration with the local population and territory in order to remove cultural and learning barriers as well as to develop a strong likelihood for success in life. The experiential learning hours are fully supervised by instructors who tract students step by step during their learning experience, monitor and advise according to student needs, and support student initiative. This unique learning model allows students to benefit from an all-encompassing educational experience based on theory and practice in real enterprises, learning of comprehensive operational processes, problem solving, leadership and

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management. Food labs on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; gastronomic walking tour on Wednesdays. HEALTH AND FITNESS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN - SHSSHN150 – 3 Credits Studies have shown that following the Mediterranean diet has many health benefits, especially when combined with exercise. This course includes lectures on various forms of physical and lifestyle activities and an overview of their respective health benefits. Lectures will also include visits to athletic centres within the local community and the nutritional aspects of the Mediterranean diet, and particularly the Italian culinary tradition. Cooking labs, wine tastings, and physical activity are integral components of the course and will result in the creation of a customized exercise and nutritional program by the student. This course also features a field learning component in relevant Italian locations to supplement and enrich academic topics. LIFETIME NUTRITION, WELLNESS, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY – FWDNLN160 – 3 Credits This course offers a comprehensive approach to wellness, nutrition and fitness from a lifetime perspective. Course topics will examine how healthy lifestyles span across the continuum of lifespans and ages with a focus on how dietary and fitness needs evolve throughout the four main life-stages: childhood, youth, adulthood and for the elderly. Theoretical core concepts of how dietary and fitness needs are correlated to mental health and adapt according to each life-stage will be addressed along with a comparative focus on the Italian and Mediterranean approach. In addition to in-class lectures, the course features hands-on field experiences in nutrition labs for healthy diets and physical activities held in local Italian fitness facilities. Students will implement course topics and to cultivate student motivation for incorporating them into their own daily lives.

July in Los Angeles, CA, USA (Click to view course and program details)

COM HLT 48. NUTRITION AND FOOD STUDIES: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE – 4 US Credits Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Overview of nutritional sciences and public health nutrition. Examination of basic science concepts of nutrition and application of them to student lives and real-world issues through lectures, diet analysis, activities, reports, discussion of video and reading assignments, and reviews of community programs that apply nutrition and behavior theory to improve health of public. Description of components of diets and food sources, including proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals and their roles in maintaining body health. Exploration of aspects of social, cultural, behavioral, and environmental causes of chronic disease. COM HLT 100. INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES – 4 US Credits Lecture, four hours. Limited to students in Public Health minor and graduate students. Introductory course to provide non-Community Health Sciences M.P.H. students and

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qualified undergraduate students with broad and comprehensive overview of concepts, empirical research, and public health practice in community health sciences, with emphasis on social context and determinants of population health and principles of planning interventions to protect and improve public health. Ways to define and measure health and illness, social construction of illness, social and behavioral determinants of health, and health disparities, including socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, gender, and age. Social and behavioral theories of health-related behavior change, health promotion strategies and methods, and public policy. Case studies of evidence-based health promotion programs provided. DIS STD M121. TOPICS IN GENDER AND DISABILITIES: DISABILITY, SEX, AND CONSENT: YES MEANS YES, RIGHT? – 4 US Credits Lecture, three and one half hours. Limited to juniors/seniors. Ways in which issues of disability are affected by gender, with particular attention to various roles, positions, and concerns of women with disabilities. Approach is intersectional, exploring how social categories of class, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexuality, nationality, and citizenship affect and are affected by gender and disability. Topics may include law (civil rights, nondiscrimination), representation (arts, literature), education, public policy, health. Examination of legal issues at play concerning complicated 2015 legal case of disabled man. 30-year-old DJ has cerebral palsy with muscle spasms that prevent him from communicating through spoken words. In 2009, Rutgers ethics professor Anna Stubblefield began working with man with goal of helping him express himself in ways other than speaking. Using method called facilitated communication, Stubblefield supported man's ability to express himself by physically supporting his elbow as he pointed at images, and later at letters. Over course of two years and through facilitated communication sessions, Stubblefield fell in love with DJ. According to Stubblefield, DJ reciprocated and their relationship became sexual. When DJ and Stubblefield told DJ's family, his mother and brother sought criminal charges. From critical disability studies perspective, exploration of broad and individual meanings of autonomy, sex and sexuality, consent, and deviancy. DIS STD 101W. PERSPECTIVES ON DISABILITY STUDIES – 5 US Credits Lecture, one hour; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or English as a Second Language 36. Creation of critical framework for understanding concept of disability from sampling of disciplinary perspectives. Organized around productive and central tension in disability studies -- between disability as lived subjective experience that is both individual and communal, and disability as objective, medical, legal, and sometimes stigmatized category. Students encouraged to make connections between units and to create their own perspectives on disability in field that defines itself by how it changes. Satisfies Writing II requirement. DIS STD M139. PERSPECTIVES ON AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY – 4 US Credits Seminar, three and one half hours. Genealogy of autism as diagnostic category and cultural phenomenon from its historical roots as new, rare, and obscure condition in early 1940s to

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its current contested status as minority identity and/or global epidemic. Examination of material sourced from various fields and disciplines invested in autism, including psychology, neuroscience, arts and humanities, popular media, anthropology, activism, and critical autism studies. Students encounter and analyze multiple perspectives on autism and put them in conversation with one another. Attention paid to way people on spectrum define, explain, and represent their own experiences of autism and discussion of what ramifications of these multiple framings are in context of autism intervention strategy and disability policy today. EE BIOL 186. EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE: CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE ON MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS – 4 US Credits Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. From breast cancer and heart failure to self-injury, obsessive-compulsive and eating disorders, all contemporary medical issues have evolutionary roots. Understanding of application of evolutionary thought to issues faced by physicians, veterinarians, psychologics and other healthcare providers. Development of awareness and understanding of evolutionary roots of these disorders provides future healthcare providers with expanded perspective that enhances their practice and benefits their patients in whatever field they enter. ENV HLT 100. INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH – 4 US Credits Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Preparation: one course each in chemistry and biology. Introduction to environmental health, including coverage of sanitary principles and chronic and acute health effects of environmental contaminants. FOOD ST 187. SPECIAL TOPICS IN FOOD STUDIES – 4 US Credits Lecture, three hours. Variable topics in one area within food studies. GENDER M121. TOPICS IN GENDER AND DISABILITIES – 4 US Credits Lecture, three and one half hours. Limited to juniors/seniors. Ways in which issues of disability are affected by gender, with particular attention to various roles, positions, and concerns of women with disabilities. Approach is intersectional, exploring how social categories of class, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexuality, nationality, and citizenship affect and are affected by gender and disability. Topics may include law (civil rights, nondiscrimination), representation (arts, literature), education, public policy, health. May be repeated for credit with topic and instructor change. GLB HLT 100. GLOBAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT – 4 US Credits (Formerly numbered International Development Studies 140.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Interdisciplinary examination of key issues in area of global health, with focus on developing world. Provides basis for understanding current debates that frame global health problems and actions in and across nations with strikingly different political-economic contexts. Discussion of how local and international communities attempt to address challenges of global health problems and how interventions play out through range of policy and programmatic approaches.

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MCD BIO 90. HUMAN STEM CELLS AND MEDICINE – 5 US Credits Lecture, three and one half hours; discussion 90 minutes. Stem cells have potential to revolutionize way medicine is practiced today. Some stem cell therapies are already used successfully to treat thousands of people worldwide. Other stem cell therapies are considered experimental; therefore treatments must be monitored by Food and Drug Administration to ensure safety and efficacy. Some stem cell therapies are offered with minimal scientific justification, relying on hope and hype rather than scientific fact. Exploration of use of stem cells in modern medicine to take close look at science behind some of today's most famous and infamous stem cell medical applications. MUSC 188. SPECIAL COURSES IN MUSIC: MUSIC THERAPY – 4 US Credits Exploration of young but quickly growing profession of music therapy in health care industry. Students gain comprehensive understanding of music therapy, what it takes to become board-certified music therapist, and standards of practice and research. Students gain ability to define music therapy and advocate its services within community, and general understanding of how to assess and carry out music therapy session. Students participate in classroom activities that include simple songwriting, lyric analysis, instrumentation, and discussion. Prior music training not required. Includes homework, research assignments, and quizzes. In final group project, students work together to assess hypothetical client and create two session plans with clearly stated objectives. NURSING 50. FUNDAMENTALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY – 4 US Credits Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours. Epidemiology focuses on distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations. Fundamentally, epidemiology seeks to control health problems in communities and institutions. NURSING 164. MATERNITY NURSING – 5 US Credits Lecture, three hours; clinical, six hours. Requisites: courses 150A, 150B, 152W, 160, 174. Corequisite: course 173. Nursing assessment and management for selected acute and emergent problems in maternity/newborn patients, with emphasis on social, cultural, and developmental influences. Integration of basic knowledge of pathophysiology, diagnostics, pharmacology, therapeutic interventions, and communication concepts as applied to childbearing families, with application of nursing process, evidenced-based practice, problem-solving strategies, and critical thinking. Supervised clinical practicum experience within setting of multidimensional team, with focus on application of theory in clinical interpretation of assessment and diagnostic data for purpose of planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for maternity/newborn patients. Intermediate-level assessment, health maintenance, and management of symptoms in this population. NURSING 165. PEDIATRIC NURSING – 5 US Credits Lecture, three hours; clinical, six hours. Requisites: courses 162A, 162B, 162C, 164. Nursing assessment and management for selected acute and emergent problems in infants, children, and adolescents, with emphasis on social, cultural, and developmental

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influences. Integration of basic knowledge of pathophysiology, diagnostics, pharmacology, therapeutic interventions, and communication concepts as applied to care of infants, children, and adolescents, with application of nursing process, evidenced-based practice, and problem-solving strategies, and critical thinking. Discussion of application of nursing process, research, problem solving, and critical thinking. Supervised practicum experience within setting of multidimensional team, with focus on application of theory in clinical interpretation of assessment and diagnostic data for purpose of planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for infants, children, and adolescents. Intermediate-level assessment, health maintenance, and management of symptoms in this population.

NURSING 213. WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY: ROLE AND THEORY – 4 US Credits Lecture, four hours. Adult/gerontology primary care nurse practitioner professional role, including care for workers and high-risk environmental groups. NURSING 226. SEMINAR: AGING RESEARCH – 1-2 US Credits Seminar, two hours. Preparation: completion of first-year coursework. Discussion and conceptualization of gerontological nursing concepts within context of specialty areas of research (acute care, oncology, occupational health, and gerontological nursing). Provides opportunity for students to integrate gerontological nursing concepts into their evolving dissertation research and to examine state of science in their areas of focus. Core faculty from all specialty areas participate in discussions. NURSING 227. ETHNOGERIATRIC NURSING – 4 US Credits Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 209. Identification of unique content related to minority aging using Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model. Examination of transcultural nursing viewed as culturally competent practice that is both client centered and research focused. Exploration of difference between Eurocentric lens and geroethnic lens when providing nursing care to ethnically and racially diverse elders. In-depth examination of issues related to conducting research with elders who are racially and ethnically diverse in variety of healthcare settings. Study designs for conducting research, issues surrounding informed consent of minority elders, and data collection techniques, including critique and use of data collection instruments used in community and long-term care settings, behavioral observations, interviews, and surveys.

NURSING 461. PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING – 5 US Credits Lecture, three hours; clinical, six hours. Requisites: courses 225A, 225B, 230A, 230B, 260. Knowledge and skill assessment to promote mental health of individuals and communities. Exploration of research underlying assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals with psychiatric disorders and pharmacotherapeutic and psychological treatment of individuals. Application of theory in clinical practice involves interpretation of assessment and diagnostic data for purpose of planning, implementing, and evaluating course of care for patients, both as individuals and cohorts. Beginning-level assessment, health maintenance, and management of symptomatology across lifespan.

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NURSING 465C. TERTIARY PREVENTION AND CARE OF GERIATRIC MEDICAL – SURGICAL PATIENTS AND FAMILIES – 8 US Credits Lecture, four hours; clinical, 12 hours. Requisites: courses 465A, 465B. Examination of nursing assessment and management of acute and chronic health problems of older adults. Theory content in assessment, health history, and diagnostic reasoning on older adults, with emphasis on social, cultural, and developmental influences. Integration of knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacology, stress and adaptation, adult development theory, therapeutic interventions, and communication concepts as applied to care of older medical and surgical patients, with more complex and comorbid conditions, and their families. Concept of nurses as bedside scientists, with emphasis on critical and contextual thinking skills and diagnostic reasoning. Nursing process, ethical principles, clinical research, evidence-based practice, and clinical thinking that maximize patient safety and quality care for older adults employed during clinical experiences. Diagnosis and management of healthcare problems managed by master's-level clinical nurses in acute care settings.

PSYCTRY 175. MINDFULNESS PRACTICE AND THEORY – 4 US Credits Seminar, five hours. Designed for beginners; prior experience with meditation not required. Introduction to mindfulness, including basic mindfulness meditation practices, both sitting and moving, ways to deepen positive emotions like gratitude, kindness, and joy, and methods for integrating more awareness and creativity into ordinary activities. Examination of varying meditative traditions as well as emerging science on beneficial effects of mindfulness practice for mental and physical health. Beneficial effects include reduced stress, improved attention, reduced emotional reactivity, and greater mind-body awareness. Learning and development of practical skills of relational mindfulness in interactions with others. PSYCTRY M182. PERSONAL BRAIN MANAGEMENT – 4 US Credits Seminar, four hours. Basic overview of brain function and consideration of some management methods that exist already, and what future may hold. New methods for predicting our own futures and modeling what if scenarios that might alter risks and benefits of different courses of action, based on individual genetic background and other elements of personal history and environmental exposures. Introduction to key principles from science of behavior change, illustrating how important health-related behavioral habits are and how difficult these can be to change and why. Coverage of series of topics that center on personal enhancement of well-being through consideration of stress management, long-term goal and value identification, mapping of long-term goals onto immediate actions, reinforcement learning, meditation, neurofeedback, and time management. Critical appraisal of tools to help students distinguish scientifically validated procedures. PSYCH 150. INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY – 4 US Credits Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 10. Areas of health, illness, treatment, and delivery of treatment that can be elucidated by understanding of psychological concepts and

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research, psychological perspective on these problems, and how psychological perspective might be enlarged and extended in medical area.

SOC GEN 134. FOOD AND HEALTH IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE – 4 US Credits Lecture, three hours. Study problematizes and adds depth to common-sense understandings of healthy and unhealthy consumption by examination of relationship between food and health, from critical and holistic perspective, that accounts for interplay of biology and culture within broader historical, societal, and global contexts. Topics include what is meant by health, especially in terms of diet; relationship between food practices and evolutionary biology, as well as particular environments of societies, cultural systems, histories, and their health implications; how major global foods have come to their dominance and consequences for health; and influences of food production, distribution, and preparation on health.

SOCIOL M170. MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY – 4 US Credits Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 1. Provides majors in Sociology and other social sciences, as well as students preparing for health sciences careers, with understanding of health-seeking behavior and interpersonal and organizational relations that are involved in receipt and delivery of health services. STATS 13. INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS FOR LIFE AND HEALTH SCIENCES – 5 US Credits Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; laboratory, one hour. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 10, 10H, 11, 12, or 14. Presentation and interpretation of data, descriptive statistics, introduction to correlation and regression and to basic statistical inference (estimation, testing of means and proportions, ANOVA) using both bootstrap methods and parametric models.

July in San Jose, Costa Rica (Click to view course and program details)

HOLISTIC HEALTH APPROACHES – HHD1050 – 4 Credits NOTE: Must be a Health Sciences student to undertake this course This course will introduce basic concepts of holistic medicine (traditional medicine, complementary and holistic medicine; T/CAM). Also this course will explore, and evaluate holistic approaches and philosophies to personal health and wellness. Some of the topics included are: Homeopathy, TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Acupuncture, Herbal and Nutritional Therapies, Massage, Chiropractic, Electromagnetic Therapy, Breathing Exercise and others. CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND HEALTH CARE - HHD3070 – 4 Credits Health service delivery today encounters frequent conflicts, disputes and other difficult situations, many derived from larger changes occurring in health care systems around the

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world. These conflicts include differences due to multiculturalism; the appropriateness and quality of care; gender issues; power disputes; and arguments between providers and recipients over institutional and funding policies. COSTA RICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND TROPICAL MEDICINE - HIS3293 – 4 Credits Costa Rica’s health care system is unique in that it is socialised and ranks excellent in health indicators. The course focuses on the history and development of the public health care system within the context of the Costa Rican socio-political and economic situation. A strong emphasis is placed on how the system works, pointing out both its strong and weak points. An additional objective of fundamental importance in understanding this system, is the study of Costa Rica as a tropical country, specifically the prevention and transmission of relevant tropical diseases. The costs and effects of violence will be part of this course, particularly in regards to the WHO definition of health. Costa Rican health care systems will also be touched on. This interactive, hands-on course offers a framework to integrate professional experience with functional communication and mediation skills. Students are encouraged to explore and develop their leadership on matters of public health. Mandatory fieldwork sessions will be conducted at a medical facility, community or school. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY - PSY220 – 3 Credits The World Health Organisation defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Based on this definition, the concepts of health and illness have changed. Today, health care professionals (doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, etc.) must have a bio-psycho-social approach to patient health. It is extremely important that they have a general understanding of health psychology, which studies how biology, behaviour and social context influence health and illness. This provides a truly integrated approach to treating patients. In this course, we will discuss some of the most common topics related to health psychology that are pertinent to the health care professions.

January in Dunedin, New Zealand (Click to view course and program details)

BIO-CULTURAL HUMAN SKELETAL BIOLOGY - BIOA201

Prerequisite: One of ARCH 101, ANTH 103, BIOA 101 BIOL 112, CELS 191, HUBS 191, HUBS

192 and 36 further points, OR 108 points

An introduction to human bioarchaeology, particularly evolutionary and comparative

anatomy of the human body, what makes it unique among other primates and why it varies

among populations. The course includes aspects of forensic anthropology.

What makes humans unique to all other primates, and how did we come to be that way?

How can we explain the variation in morphology among human populations? How can we

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use aspects of the skeleton of past people to look at their life history? This course explores

these questions by providing an introduction to the study of Biological Anthropology of the

human skeleton. The course primarily focuses on the evolution, structure and function of

the human skeletal system, with an introduction to bioarchaeological and forensic methods.

Assessment

Internal assessment 40%

Final examination (2 hours) 60%

FORENSIC BIOLOGY - FORB201 Prerequisite: 54 points

An introduction to forensic biology. Trace and contact evidence, DNA, body fluids,

traumatology, forensic entomology, toxicology and fibre analysis.

Increasingly, forensic investigations have come to rest on the techniques of forensic biology

to provide vital evidence in homicides, violent crimes, disaster identification and even minor

crimes. This course is designed as an introduction for the student who is interested in

analysing biological evidence as it relates to legal and other investigations, or collecting and

processing evidence at a crime scene or in a laboratory. Students will have an unequalled

opportunity to interact with a range of National and International forensic experts,

providing a sense of reality and authority that is unique.

The Forensic Biology course provides a strong basis in modern forensic biology techniques.

The multidisciplinary nature of forensics depends on the integration of scientific skills within

a forensic context, and hence the course includes a wide spectrum of topics.

Assessment

Test 20%

Assignment 30%

Final examination (2 hour) 50%

NUTRITION AND HEALTH: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES - HUNT233 Prerequisite: 36 points

This paper provides a basic introduction to nutrition as it relates to health. Current and

controversial issues will be discussed to help reinforce basic nutrition principles including

the absorption, digestion and metabolism of nutrients. Topics to be included range from

defining a healthy diet, artificial sweeteners, pros and cons of vegetarianism, dieting and

weight loss, supplements, and food intolerances and allergies. The different nutritional

needs and practices of individuals at different stages of the life cycle will be identified, such

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as “eating for two”, breastfeeding, childhood feeding and nutritional problems, eating

disorders during adolescence and maintaining healthy eating patterns during adulthood.

Tutorial sessions will be held throughout the paper at which time practical activities will be

conducted, such as conducting nutrition assessments, performing anthropometric

measurements, evaluating diets and using nutritional assessment software.

Assessment

Quizzes (4 x 5%) 20%

Assignments 20%

Oral presentation 10%

Final examination (2 hours) 50%

January in Florence, Italy (Click to view course and program details)

NUTRITION IN THE SPORTS INDUSTRY – SHSSN350 – 3 Credits This course is a study of the importance of nutrition in sports and exercise in order to maximize athletic potential and performance. Covered topics include food nutrients, role of water, bioenergetics in exercise and training, heat and fluid regulation during physical activity, weight, and eating behaviors. Students are encouraged to form educated and strategic regimens (exercise and dietary plans) from both scientific and holistic approaches for professional athletes and physically active individuals. Prerequisites: Introduction to Nutrition or equivalent.

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Volunteer Abroad Programs: CISaustralia offer a wide range of Volunteer Abroad programs – over 18 in total – with broad project focuses, including community development, environmental conservation, wildlife, education, and health. The following are some programs that may complement Public and Community Health students' studies:

Philippines: Community Development

South Africa: Rural Healthcare and Education

Thailand: Rural Community Healthcare

Zambia: Community Healthcare and Development View all Volunteer Abroad programs

Intern Abroad Programs: CISaustralia offer a range of locations – 8 in total – for professional, customised internship programs that provide a comprehensive range of services and inclusions. Please enquire about an internship placement in Public and Community Health in one of our Intern Abroad program locations. View all Intern Abroad programs

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