The Cornell/Division of Nutritional Sciences Post-baccalaureate Program in Health Studies
August 2009-May 2010
Courses
Students will register for the following courses, specifically designed for this certificate program. These courses were created following consultation with professional schools for health care:
NS 5410-5411: Integrated Health Sciences I and II:
- This two-semester course sequence offers an intensive problem-based, technology-enhanced course, covering anatomy, physiology, metabolism, and the pathophysiology and management of common diseases;
- We will be using a specially designed classroom that will support collaborative learning using the internet and specially designed media to promote teamwork, exploration, and individual learning;
- This sequence of courses will fulfill the year of anatomy and physiology required by many professional schools.
NS 5200: Health and the Humanities:
- This course will use the vast resources of Cornell University, including the library, museum, and herb garden, and of the Ithaca community, to gain an understanding of the relationships of the arts with health, disease, healing, and dying, as expressed in different cultures through time.
Students will register for a communication course each semester.
In addition, students will select, from among the large array of courses available in the College of Human Ecology and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, courses that complement and enhance their existing record, for a total of 32 credits.
