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 | |
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 |
Czech Republic
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 |
Italy
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 |
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 | |
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.