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.