Any such elective course that you find really interesting is a good choice!!! But if you are inclined to feel guilty about taking a course that you can't in some obvious way relate to your career plans, here are some "relevant" possibilities. Many of them are not offered every term, or even every year. Check the class schedules to see what's available next semester. If you're unsure whether a course would be your cup of tea, then by all means contact the teacher and talk it over! Most all faculty will be glad to supply enough information for you to make an informed choice.
Some of these list prerequistes, but when they do they add, "or instructor approval." If you are interested in such courses, you should definitely contact the instructors to get approval before you register. Tell 'em why you're interested, and that you're in the Honors Program!
By the way, it is rather foolish to fear taking a course because others in the class may be majors in the field and you won't be -- especially since you're in the Honors Program! "Instructor approval" courses are so designated because the department recognizes that it is a course that may be interesting and beneficial to non-majors! Also be aware that sometimes who the teacher is is more important than what the course is; ask around to see what you can find out about specific teachers! Sometimes you'll find that Honors Program faculty are teaching these courses; and that other Honors Program students know a good bit about teachers all over campus.
Most (not all) courses numbered above 300 expect students to be juniors or seniors, but Honors Program sophomores would probably qualify.
ANT 325: Problems in Contemporary Cultures.
Includes cultural crises in industrialized
civilizations, implications of current trends in cultural change.
Specific topics each semester
depend on the instructor, so you should definitely inquire. Gen Ed
12.
Especially if you're interested in family practice, note the next four:
CDF 132: Family Living. Cross-disciplinary
look at critical aspects of the family. Every
semester.
CDF 437: Families Under Stress.
Looks at family functioning in crisis situations. Instructor
approval.
COR 305: Family Violence.
Child and parent abuse from empirical and theoretical
perspectives. Instructor approval.
HEA 375: Family Life Education.
ECO 130: Contemporary Economic Problems.
Usually includes health care - ask the
instructor. Gen Ed 12.
ECO 570: Health Care Economics.
Important for any health professional. Instructor
approval.
EHS 370: Risk Assessment and Environmental
Epidemiology. Health effects of hazardous
materials and situations. Instructor approval.
GEO 302: Conservation and Environmental Problems. Gen Ed 12.
HEA 555: Epidemiology. Determinants
of health and illness in populations rather than
individuals; crucial to medical research.
HEA 593: Death and Grief.
HEA 591: Women's Health.
NFA 201: Essentials of Nutrition.
NFA 317: Nutrition in the Life Cycle. Instructor approval.
PHI 130: Beginning Ethics.
Usually includes some moral/ethical problems of medicine -
contact the teacher to see for sure.
Every semester. Gen Ed 07.
PHI 383: Health and Biomedical Ethics.
Explores a wide variety of moral/ethical isssues in
health
care, often most of the students are majors in health-related fields.
(Every other
year)
PHI 360: Human Nature. Not
regularly offered, but if you lean on Dr. Messerich a year
before
you want it available, he might offer it! Gen
Ed 08.
SOC 353: Sociology of Health and Illness.
Very important and often surprizing perspectives
on health and disease. Instructor approval.
SOC 465: Demography. Analyses of
changes in populations, especially relating to mortality and
fertility.
People skills are important in all health-related fields. Note the next four:
SPE 200: Interpersonal Communication. Gen Ed 03, 04.
SPE 250: Interviewing. Becoming an effective interviewer or interviewee.
SPE 301: Practical Communications Skills. Gen Ed 20.
SPE 310: Small Group Communication.
Skills in problem solving, group dynamics. Working
in teams is of increasing importance in all
health-related fields.
SWK 311: Social Welfare Services/Policies.
Includes social services related to health care.
Instructor approval.
SWK 445: Professional Issues and Ethical Dilemmas. Instructor approval.
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