College of Health Professions and Sciences Courses
1 cr. Undergraduate.
Exploration of the UWM campus community, strategies for academic and personal success, and skill development in communication, teamwork, interprofessional education and career/major choices.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: May not be retaken for cr.
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
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2 cr. Undergraduate.
A survey of health promotion and disease prevention including fitness, nutrition, disease transmission, mental health, drug use, and other current health-related topics.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Previously HS 101.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
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3 cr. Undergraduate.
An introduction to health professions, professional pathways, their work settings, and roles on the healthcare team. Other topics include: patient-professional communication, patient characteristics, medical terminology.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Previously HS 105.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023.
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3 cr. Undergraduate.
An introduction to health professions, professional pathways, their work settings, and roles on the healthcare team. Other topics include: patient-professional communication, patient characteristics, medical terminology.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Previously HS 105.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Views of leading theorists and recent research in the field of human development will be presented with emphasis on biopsychosocial aspects of the five major stages of development from prenatal through senescence.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Previously HCA 203.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
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3 cr. Undergraduate.
Medical terms used in oral and written communication; reviews terminology by body system with emphasis on application.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Previously HS 222.
Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024.
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3 cr. Undergraduate.
Interdisciplinary instruction on effective service delivery in the health sciences to culturally diverse individuals and families. Emphasis on the complexity of an individual's cultural identity.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing or consent of instructor.
General Education Requirements: CD, SS
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Interdisciplinary instruction on effective service delivery in the health sciences to culturally diverse individuals and families. Emphasis on the complexity of an individual's cultural identity.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing or consent of instructor.
General Education Requirements: CD, SS
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/