COR 324 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR

This course provides an interdisciplinary overview of factors influencing alcohol and other drug use including facets of personality, culture and genetics. Students examine issues from a public health model and investigate prevention strategies based on lifestyle choices and harm reduction. Local, national and international issues are explored through presentations, class discussions, field trips and a research paper on alcohol and other drug issues in a country other than the United States.

Credits

4 sh

Prerequisite

Junior or Senior standing

Course Types

Core Interdisciplinary Seminar; Public Health Elective

Notes

This course is writing intensive.