This course has been well-received by students since being offered for the first time in 2020. Of note, NMETH 210 covers undergraduate requirements of NSc, SSc, and DIV.
Student feedback from Winter 2022 includes:
- “I feel like the professors truly cared about my learning and I, which can be so crucial during a pandemic.”
- “The instructors went out of their way to make sure each student was doing well.”
- “This class was stimulating and made me think about topics that I wouldn't have thought about otherwise. This class was outside my major, and was a nice way to diversify my learning and perception.”
- “I think that because this class was focused on topics that students our age are exposed to more often now, it is very important as well as interesting.”
The course explores health topics of interest to undergrads: diet, exercise, cannabis, psilocybin, social inequities, technology and health, and health inequities. The goal is to help students develop skills and knowledge to become more critical consumers of health information in their everyday lives. The course will be interactive and practical. We'll experience and analyze smartphone apps for health and behavior change, and we will review sources of health information - like health blogs, health advice written by influencers - all with a goal of critically appraising the sources of information people use to make their own health decisions.
The course is called Science, Evidence, and Health: Mastering Health Information and Personal Health Technologies (NMETH 210). It's a 4-credit course (with an optional 1 credit “project” lab for a total of 5 possible credits) that fulfills the NSc, SSc, and DIV requirements. The course is intended for undergrads generally, and is not tailored for pre-nursing or nursing majors. Details of the class are:
- Offered Winter quarter 2025
- Class: M/W 10:30-12:20 in NAN 181
- Optional ‘lab’ seminar: W 2:30-3:20 in MGH 231
- 4 – 5 credits (with optional seminar)
- 5 credits SLN: 18465
- 4 credits SLN: 18466
- Fulfills DIV, NSc, SSc
- Available to ALL undergrad majors
We'd love it if you could pass along this opportunity to students looking for a Winter elective. Let us know if you have questions, or if you have suggestions for us on how to get the word out about the course. We’ve attached a flyer to distribute, as applicable.
