PHEPW.ASA - Public Health Pathway Associate in Science and Arts

Students will identify sociological forces (culture, social interaction, power, symbolic meaning) working in their lives and in the lives of members of their community.

Students will understand the importance of social interaction for how humans create their social world

Students will locate themselves and their community within major social patterns including: culture, social structure, institutions, class, race, ethnicity, and gender.

Students will communicate, orally and in writing, a critical understanding of society, interaction, and community- meaning that they will move beyond common place understandings of social action toward a deeper and more nuanced understanding of societys composition.

Students will evaluate original works of sociology, applying theory, methods, and data to the evaluation of these works

Demonstrate knowledge of Account for psychological phenomena by using the appropriate concepts, vocabulary, and major theories of the discipline

Explain and evaluate the major theoretical approaches of psychology (biological, cognitive, behavioral, socio-cultural, etc.)

Apply psychological concepts, theories, and research findings to everyday life

Distinguish and defend scientific evidence about human behavior from claims based on pseudoscience, anecdotal evidence, or unwarranted assumptions or appeals to emotion

Assess personal physical fitness and body composition.

Modify the principles of exercise to design a personal fitness plan

Identify the importance of healthy food and its connection to wellness.

Use motivational techniques and professional guidelines to improve health

Students will identify sociological forces (culture, social interaction, power, symbolic meaning) working in their lives and in the lives of members of their community.

Students will understand the importance of social interaction for how humans create their social world

Students will locate themselves and their community within major social patterns including: culture, social structure, institutions, class, race, ethnicity, and gender.

Students will communicate, orally and in writing, a critical understanding of society, interaction, and community- meaning that they will move beyond common place understandings of social action toward a deeper and more nuanced understanding of societys composition.

Students will evaluate original works of sociology, applying theory, methods, and data to the evaluation of these works

Demonstrate knowledge of Account for psychological phenomena by using the appropriate concepts, vocabulary, and major theories of the discipline

Explain and evaluate the major theoretical approaches of psychology (biological, cognitive, behavioral, socio-cultural, etc.)

Apply psychological concepts, theories, and research findings to everyday life

Distinguish and defend scientific evidence about human behavior from claims based on pseudoscience, anecdotal evidence, or unwarranted assumptions or appeals to emotion

Assess personal physical fitness and body composition.

Modify the principles of exercise to design a personal fitness plan

Identify the importance of healthy food and its connection to wellness.

Use motivational techniques and professional guidelines to improve health