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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 | 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
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
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

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

Italy

Program City Course Title Credits Area/Level
Reggio Emilia Aging: An Interdisciplinary Approach 3 CHS/GERO 300
Child Psychology 3 PSY 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

Spain

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
Valencia Calculus III 3 MATH 200
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
Physics for Scientists & Engineers I 3 PHYS 100
Physics for Scientists & Engineers I Lab 1 PHYS 100
Physics for Scientists & Engineers II 3 PHYS 100
Physics for Scientists & Engineers II Lab 1 PHYS 100
Spanish for Health Professions: Public Health in Spain 3 SPAN 300

Thailand

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

Uruguay

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.