Health Studies Cluster
Training for the health professions requires knowledge of a broad array of subjects, both science and non-science. For those seeking careers in a wide variety of health professions such broad-based training begins at the undergraduate level. Increasingly, emphasis is placed on the quantitative, medical knowledge required for patient care, the interpersonal and communication skills required for working in health care teams, and the cultural competencies needed for working with a rapidly changing patient demographic. The health studies course cluster offers students information about the types of courses at Wesleyan that provide appropriate background for those seeking careers in the health professions.
The goal of current health professions graduate programs is to create health professionals who have the knowledge, skills and flexibility to succeed in today's rapidly evolving health care environment. In addition to the commonly required science courses in biology, chemistry, and physics, studying anthropology, sociology, ethics, psychology, and statistics is an important aspect of preparation for any of the health professions, along with the ability to integrate and apply the knowledge obtained to improve health outcomes for all populations. Having appropriate courses listed in the cluster encourages students to sample the breadth of the curriculum while still achieving proficiency in the recommended areas. There are multiple courses in any one disciplinary area that can provide the needed information and conceptual foundation, so the cluster highlights many different courses offering appropriate content. We want to encourage students to pursue an integrative, interdisciplinary approach to their education in this area.
Students and advisors are encouraged to make use of the cluster listing when selecting courses to fulfill major, minor and certificate requirements, as well as general education expectations. By choosing from cluster courses students will gain proficiency in the health studies area while also mastering the in-depth disciplinary perspective that comes with their chosen major.
Courses Associated with the Cluster
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Neuroscience and Behavior | ||
| Global Change and Infectious Disease | ||
| Principles of Biology I: Cell Biology and Molecular Basis of Heredity | ||
| Principles of Biology II | ||
| Principles of Biology I--Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Biology II: Laboratory | ||
| Genomics: Modern Genetics, Bioinformatics, and the Human Genome Project | ||
| Functional Anatomy of the Human Brain | ||
| Bioinformatics Programming | ||
| Nature and Nurture: The Interplay of Genes and Environment | ||
| Stem Cells: Basic Biology to Clinical Application | ||
| Neurobiology of Neurological Disorders | ||
| Biology and Chemistry in the Modern World: A Survey of Drugs and Disease | ||
| Introductory Medical Biochemistry | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Behavioral Neurobiology | ||
| Motivation and Reward | ||
| Clinical Neuropsychology | ||
| Schizophrenia and Its Treatment: Neuroscientific, Historical, and Phenomenological Perspectives | ||
| Neural Costs of War | ||
| Neurodevelopmental Disorders | ||
| Methods/Quantitative Analysis | ||
| Introductory Calculus | ||
| Introductory Calculus II: Integration and Its Applications | ||
| Elements of Calculus, Part I | ||
| Elements of Calculus, Part II | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Mathematical Statistics | ||
| Applied Data Analysis | ||
| Behavioral Methods in Affective Neuroscience | ||
| Statistics: An Activity-Based Approach | ||
| Psychological Measurement | ||
| Psychology | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Discovering the Person | ||
| Social Science/Humanities | ||
| Race and Medicine in America | ||
| Healthcare Economics | ||
| Writing Medicine and the Doctor-Writer | ||
| Political Economy of Developing Countries | ||
| Materia Medica: Drugs and Medicines in America | ||
| Humans, Animals, and Nature | ||
| Metabolism and Technoscience | ||
| Mental Illness and Society | ||
| Time, Masks, Mirrors: Aging in America | ||
SOC399E Advanced Research Seminar: Food and Society (no longer active) | ||
| Environmental Studies | ||
| Global Change and Infectious Disease | ||
| Living in a Polluted World | ||
| American Food | ||
| Chemical and Physical Sciences | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| Introductory Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Organic Chemistry I | ||
| Organic Chemistry II | ||
| Intermediate Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Molecular and Cellular Biophysics | ||
| Biomedicinal Chemistry | ||
| Introduction to Biomolecular Structure | ||
| Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences | ||
| Biochemistry | ||
| Enzyme Mechanisms | ||
| Introductory Physics I | ||
| Introductory Physics II | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Introductory Physics Laboratory I | ||
| Introductory Physics Laboratory II | ||
| General Physics Laboratory I | ||
| General Physics Laboratory II | ||