2024-2025 Course List

May be repeated once under a different instructor and sub-title.

An orientation to the graduate study and the learning outcomes of the History Graduate Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The course encourages students to analyze what it means to be a professional historian, and to learn how historians apply their skills in various professional settings.

Students create an online professional portfolio that connects their academic experiences and projects with real-world professional goals.

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Students will apply historical skills and knowledge through a practical work experience at a non-profit organization, governmental agency, for-profit business, or other institution. P/N only.

An introduction to the dimensions of wellness; physical, emotional, occupational, intellectual, financial, interpersonal, cultural, environmental, and spiritual health of the individual.

Goal Areas:

GE-10

Focuses on the role of the Community Health Worker in health promotion and disease prevention and/or management, including cultural navigation, social determinants of health, connections to resources, and educating and supporting clients and families.

Prerequisites:

HLTH 101

Defines the role of the Community Health Worker (CHW) as a liaison, connecting clients and appropriate community resources, based on familiarity with health-related needs of the communities and cultural considerations for which they serve. Explores strategies for personal safety in relation to home visits, and an understanding of the value of self-care, and personal wellness.

Introduces concepts of verbal and non-verbal communication required for the Community Health Worker (CHW) to effectively interact with clients, their families, and healthcare providers of all backgrounds. Students apply skills such as active listening and motivational interviewing, to empower clients to become self-sufficient in achieving personal health goals. This course also focuses on the CHW's role as a teacher to increase the capability of the community and the client to access health and social services.

Focuses on the legal and ethical dimensions of the Community Health Worker's (CHW) role. Included are boundaries of the CHW position, agency policies, confidentiality, liability, mandatory reporting, and cultural issues that can influence legal and ethical responsibilities. This course also focuses on the importance and ability of the CHW to gather, document, and report client visits and other activities. The emphasis is on appropriate, accurate, and clear documentation considering legal and agency requirements.

This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing, and first aid emergencies in order to provide immediate care to an injured or ill person, which include performing CPR/AED and first aid, and to decide whether advanced medical care is needed. This course includes a basic level of First Aid and CPR/AED certification, along with certification in bloodborne pathogens.

Goal Areas:

GE-11

This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to respond and perform in an emergency to help sustain life, reduce pain, and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness. This course includes an advanced level of First Aid certification, including bloodborne pathogens, and all aspects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation (CPR/AED) for the Emergency Medical Responder.

Goal Areas:

GE-11

This course is an overview of Human Sexuality with special emphasis on how sexuality relates to marginalized populations. This course requires a supervised fieldtrip.

Goal Areas:

GE-07

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This a course designed to examine health products, services, and information from the consumer's perspective. Emphasis will be placed on those factors that influence and ultimately determine which products, services, and information sources that you will either accept or reject.

Goal Areas:

GE-02

This course provides information on a variety of topics related to chemical use, abuse and dependency. Students will be exposed to chemical dependency counseling, assessment and intervention techniques. Different drug classifications will be discussed in detail. Counselor core functions and ethics will be discussed also.

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Addresses drugs and drug use from psychological, behavioral, pharmacological, historical, legal and clinical perspectives - while examining the effects of drug use on personal health and social functioning.

Goal Areas:

GE-05

HLTH 260 Introduction to Applied Health Science is required of all Applied Health Science majors and minors. This is the foundation class for the professional preparation of health educators. The course explores the knowledge, skills, and competencies of health educators in various settings.

Prepares students for the workforce and advanced graduate studies within the Applied Health Sciences.

Supervised practical experience (80 hours) that allows opportunities for the student to prepare for independent work in the Community Health Worker (CHW) role.

Prerequisites:

HLTH 101, HLTH 201, HLTH 202, HLTH 203

Explores biological, physiological, and sociological perspectives of human sexuality. The course examines personal and family relationships and addresses family life and sex education teaching methods for school and community settings.

This course presents a study of the essential nature and characteristics of total health. The course explores dimensions of mental, physical, social, and spiritual wellbeing. Various approaches to holistic health and wellness are considered.

This course provides School Health teaching majors the knowledge, skills and dispositions they will need to be a part of a coordinated school health program team and teach comprehensive school health education in middle/junior and senior high schools. Spring