Behavioral Science
University of Kentucky 2008-2009 Undergraduate Bulletin 1
BSC 331 BEHAVIORAL FACTORS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE.
The study of human behavior relating to health and disease and the organization of health care as a social system. Selected concepts
from the psychological and social sciences are presented in a biobehavioral frame of reference and applied to the consideration of specific
problems.
BSC 607 FOOD RELATED BEHAVIORS.
This team-taught course will provide background in topics and methods in food related behaviors to students in Nutritional Sciences
and other interested students. The course will follow a problem-based learning approach, and will consist of 3 out of 4 modules in any
given year. The four modules will be Social and Cultural Perspectives on Food, Psychological Perspectives on Food and Food Behaviors,
Challenges to Community Food Security, and International Issues in Nutrition. (Same as ANT 607, NFS 607, NS 607.)
BSC 620 ORIENTATION TO MEDICAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE.
This course offers a structural exposure of students to the varieties of basic and clinical science research and current issues in health
care policy under discussion at the University Medical Center. Following weekly attendance at research seminars and clinical rounds,
students will present their observations in follow-up discussion groups. May be repeated to a maximum of three credits.
BSC 626 SURVEY OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY.
A survey of the field of health psychology. It will explore the ways in which social and psychological research contribute to an
understanding of health and illness behavior. Prereq: Graduate or professional standing and consent of instructor. (Same as PSY 626.)
BSC 645 ANTHROPOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY.
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of epidemiology, as the methodological approach, which underlies biomedical
research, and will examine the ways that the methodologies of anthropology and epidemiology complement each other in the study
of health and disease. The course will examine the points of similarity between anthropology and epidemiology particularly as regards
the importance of examining sociocultural phenomena in order to better understand the origins of disease. The course will explore the
tensions between anthropology and epidemiology in matters of methodology, exemplified by the debate over quantitative vs. qualitative
This overview course is designed to introduce the student to the major methods and technologies of clinical and translational science.
The course will consist of 14 presentations followed by open discussion of the presentation and assigned readings by class members.
The location of classes may change based on the content of the lecture. Homework assignments will provide experiential opportunities
to work with the various methods and technologies. Active participation by all members is expected. Each weekly presentation is
designed to provide a general overview of a method or technology commonly used in clinical and translational science. Discussions are
intended to integrate the information across traditional disciplinary boundaries. Homework assignments are designed to provide practical
experience with the discussion topic. Prereq: Graduate standing.
#BSC 732 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT.
This course is designed to orient students to leadership and teamwork processes involved in clinical and translational research and to
train students to function effectively in team settings. Students will be assigned to multidisciplinary teams with a designated principal
investigator. Each team will be assigned to develop an integrated multidisciplinary grant application to address an assigned clinical
research topic. Students are expected to apply their knowledge of effective scientific communication, responsible conduct of research,
and methods and technologies of clinical and translational science to the grant application. The course will consist of four class periods.
The first three classes will consist of an orientation to communication and the role of leadership and teamwork in multidisciplinary
clinical and translational research. The final class period will be reserved for a teams organizational meeting. Supplemental team meetings
are optional. Each team member will be required to complete an individual five-page research methods report that is integrated into
a multidisciplinary research application addressing a clinical research topic assigned to the team under the direction of an assigned
principal investigator. Prereq: Graduate standing.
University of Kentucky 2008-2009 Undergraduate Bulletin 1
BSC 331 BEHAVIORAL FACTORS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE.
The study of human behavior relating to health and disease and the organization of health care as a social system. Selected concepts
from the psychological and social sciences are presented in a biobehavioral frame of reference and applied to the consideration of specific
problems.
BSC 607 FOOD RELATED BEHAVIORS.
This team-taught course will provide background in topics and methods in food related behaviors to students in Nutritional Sciences
and other interested students. The course will follow a problem-based learning approach, and will consist of 3 out of 4 modules in any
given year. The four modules will be Social and Cultural Perspectives on Food, Psychological Perspectives on Food and Food Behaviors,
Challenges to Community Food Security, and International Issues in Nutrition. (Same as ANT 607, NFS 607, NS 607.)
BSC 620 ORIENTATION TO MEDICAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE.
This course offers a structural exposure of students to the varieties of basic and clinical science research and current issues in health
care policy under discussion at the University Medical Center. Following weekly attendance at research seminars and clinical rounds,
students will present their observations in follow-up discussion groups. May be repeated to a maximum of three credits.
BSC 626 SURVEY OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY.
A survey of the field of health psychology. It will explore the ways in which social and psychological research contribute to an
understanding of health and illness behavior. Prereq: Graduate or professional standing and consent of instructor. (Same as PSY 626.)
BSC 645 ANTHROPOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY.
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of epidemiology, as the methodological approach, which underlies biomedical
research, and will examine the ways that the methodologies of anthropology and epidemiology complement each other in the study
of health and disease. The course will examine the points of similarity between anthropology and epidemiology particularly as regards
the importance of examining sociocultural phenomena in order to better understand the origins of disease. The course will explore the
tensions between anthropology and epidemiology in matters of methodology, exemplified by the debate over quantitative vs. qualitative
This overview course is designed to introduce the student to the major methods and technologies of clinical and translational science.
The course will consist of 14 presentations followed by open discussion of the presentation and assigned readings by class members.
The location of classes may change based on the content of the lecture. Homework assignments will provide experiential opportunities
to work with the various methods and technologies. Active participation by all members is expected. Each weekly presentation is
designed to provide a general overview of a method or technology commonly used in clinical and translational science. Discussions are
intended to integrate the information across traditional disciplinary boundaries. Homework assignments are designed to provide practical
experience with the discussion topic. Prereq: Graduate standing.
#BSC 732 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT.
This course is designed to orient students to leadership and teamwork processes involved in clinical and translational research and to
train students to function effectively in team settings. Students will be assigned to multidisciplinary teams with a designated principal
investigator. Each team will be assigned to develop an integrated multidisciplinary grant application to address an assigned clinical
research topic. Students are expected to apply their knowledge of effective scientific communication, responsible conduct of research,
and methods and technologies of clinical and translational science to the grant application. The course will consist of four class periods.
The first three classes will consist of an orientation to communication and the role of leadership and teamwork in multidisciplinary
clinical and translational research. The final class period will be reserved for a teams organizational meeting. Supplemental team meetings
are optional. Each team member will be required to complete an individual five-page research methods report that is integrated into
a multidisciplinary research application addressing a clinical research topic assigned to the team under the direction of an assigned
principal investigator. Prereq: Graduate standing.
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