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Health Specialty advising guide
Community Health Science, Kinesiology, Pre-Nursing, and Public Health
The following USAC Specialty programs offer courses and internships targeted to the academic needs and interests of Community Health Science, Kinesiology, Pre-Nursing, and Public Health.
Please visit program course pages for course descriptions and terms offered; and meet with your academic advisor to see how you can best fit study abroad into your university degree program. Syllabi are available upon request at syllabus@usac.edu .
Disciplines by Specialty program location
Costa Rica | Czech Republic | India | Italy | Spain | Thailand | Uruguay
Costa Rica
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Heredia Cell Biology
3
BIOL 300
Cell Biology Lab
1
BIOL 300
Exercise Physiology
3
CHS/KIN 300
Foundations for Personal Health and Wellness
3
CHS 100
General Psychology
3
PSY 100
General Chemistry I
3
CHEM 100
General Chemistry I Lab
1
CHEM 100
General Chemistry II
3
CHEM 100
General Chemistry II Lab
1
CHEM 100
Global Health
3
PBH 400
Health and Wellness in Costa Rica and Latin America
3
CHS/PBH 300
Human Anatomy and Physiology
3
CHS 200
Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory
1
CHS 200
Introductory Biochemistry
3
BCH/BIOL 400
Psychology of Happiness
3
PSY 300
Psychology of Sport
3
PSY 300
Sports Nutrition, Exercise, and Performance
3
CHS 200
Spanish for Health Professions
3
SPAN 300
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Prague Psychology and Society
3
PSY 300
Social Cognition and Representation
3
PSY 300
India
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Bengaluru Public Health in India
3
CHS 400
Women's Empowerment in India
3
SOC/WS 300
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Reggio Emilia Aging: An Interdisciplinary Approach
3
CHS/GERO 300
Child Development
3
HDFS 300
Cognitive Psychology
3
PSY 400
Comparative Global Health Issues and Systems
3
CHS 300
Foundations for Abnormal Psychology
3
PSY 300
Foundations for Personal Health and Wellness
3
CHS 100
General Psychology
3
PSY 100
Health and Wellness Communication
3
CHS/COM 300
Nutrition Across the Lifespan
3
NUTR 300
Psychology of Aging
3
PSY 300
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
San Sebastian Cognitive Psychology: Fundamentals of Perception and Attention
3
PSY 300
Developmental Psychology: Affective, Social and Emotional Development
3
PSY 400
Emotional Intelligence
3
PSY 400
The Human Animal: Biological Bases of Human Behavior
3
BIOL/PSY 300
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Khon Kaen Community Health Science Internship
3-6
CHS 300
Healthcare in Thailand
3
CHS 300
International Research Assistantship
3-6
CHS 300
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Montevideo Psychology of Sport
3
CHS/PSY
Social Dimensions of Health and Environment: Latin America
3
ANTH 300
Women's Health: Global Health Management and Human Rights
3
CHS/PBH 400
Updated: 7 Apr 2023
Course offerings must meet minimum enrollments and are subject to change.
