Coursework
Major: Health Science - Applied Brain Sciences
Minor: Health Disparities in Society
Special Distinctions: Honors Program, UF Health Cancer Center University Scholars Program, Dean's List
Sociocultural Perspectives on Women's Health Disparities
This course is designed to explore how society and culture can impact how women are able to engage in health care, through the lens of a collection of essays and historical narratives by activists for women's health working with various communities of color.
Applied Human Physiology
This physiology course will introduce students to the functions of the human body at the cellular, tissue, organ,
systemic, and organismal levels with heavy emphasis on mechanisms of action. Topics covered include cellular metabolism, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, renal system, and nervous system.
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Women's Studies
This course is a general survey of the field of sociology and the study of how human societies operate, with an emphasis on modern and contemporary American society. Students will learn the basic concepts, theoretical approaches, and methods of inquiry in sociology.
Psychedelic Neuromedicine
This course is based on the book How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan, which presents a review of the use of psychedelic drugs throughout human history, including in religious practices and medical applications.
Principles of Sociology
This course is a general survey of the field of sociology and the study of how human societies operate, with an emphasis on modern and contemporary American society. Students will learn the basic concepts, theoretical approaches, and methods of inquiry in sociology.
General Chemistry 2
As both a general education requirement and major’s course CHM 2046 serves to teach the scientific method, skills for
problem solving, general chemistry knowledge, and connections to the principles that govern the natural world.
Integrated Principles of Biology 2
Fundamental concepts discussed in this course include the evolution, diversity, and function of photosynthetic life; the evolution, structure, function, and physiology of animals; and the ecology of organisms, populations, communities, biomes, and the biosphere
Advanced Chinese 1
The purpose of this course is to further
train students in advanced use of the language, including conversation, reading, writing and translation. In the
process, students are also introduced to the contemporary Chinese society and cultural developments in its
social context.