15 Week Session

This is a practicum/work experience course with LBJ hospital in the areas of medical support services (e.g. laboratory, respiratory, physical therapy, x-ray technician, etc.); where the student will be placed according to their career interest. There will be supervised work, training, and shared experiences with weekly seminar discussion sessions. This course must be taken during the last semester of the Health Science Program. (Note: 2 lab credits)

This course is designed to increase understanding of substance use and abuse. The course includes historical and social perceptions of substance use, patterns and trends of use, societal and legal responses to drugs and alcohol, description of psychoactive drugs in terms of effects and actions, new ways of considering the etiology, and methods of prevention, intervention, and treatment. (Note: 3 lecture credits)

This is a practicum/work experience course with human services agencies in the areas of counseling, social work and human relations; where the student will be placed according to his/her career interest. There will be supervised work, training, and shared experiences with weekly seminar discussion sessions. This course must be taken during the last semester of the Human Services Program. (Note: 2 lab credits)