Pre-Health Courses

PD 1000
Typically offered: fall and spring
Credit hours: 3
Recommended for first- and second-year students who are interested in a professional career in healthcare.

In this course, students will gain a wider and deeper understanding of the variety of health professions and how to prepare for them. Students will explore the human side of healthcare, including professionalism, ethical behaviors, healthcare disparities, cross-cultural care, and collaboration. 

PD 2088
Typically offered: fall and spring
Credit hours: 3
Recommended for students who are majoring in public health.

This mid-curricular professional development course is designed for students majoring in public health to explore professional pathways that align with their goals and to develop skills and resources necessary to pursue graduate training opportunities.

While students build a professional portfolio (resume, cover letter/personal statement, networking profiles), they will also engage in self-exploration exercises rooted in reflection to further explore their sense of purpose and to connect major, career and self with corresponding career interests. In this unique course, students will discover pathways to professional schools and learn what it takes to be successful. Students will analyze and discuss the social and ethical dimensions of the workplace to better understand their relationship with and development of professionalism. Through active exploration of career goals and the professional world that waits to meet them, this course will assist students in closing the gap between the academic application of career-readiness concepts and their pragmatic use in the workplace while also revealing the purpose that is driving their professional development.