PH-101 Student Learning Outcomes
General Education Mission
“The General Education Program at the University of Louisville fosters active learning
by asking students to think critically, to communicate effectively, and to understand and
appreciate cultural diversity. Specifically, students will establish foundations in the
following content areas: Arts and Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Oral
Communication, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Written Communication.
Additionally, in the competency area, students will acquire an understanding of Cultural
Diversity through work in the content areas.”
PH-101 Objectives and Outcomes
The following two sections are extracted from the PH-101 syllabus. Neither is what is
needed, but
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of the course, the successful student is able to:
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Understand and describe the key features of the historical development of public
health as a domain of specialized knowledge and public policy.
Analyze and differentiate the concept of population health from medical, nursing,
dental, and other health care activities.
Understand and discuss the concepts of prevention, detection, control of
infectious and chronic conditions, health disparities, and global health.
Apply the basic principles of epidemiology.
Analyze the impact of behavior, socioeconomic status, and culture on health.
Evaluate the importance of cultural diversity in assessing health status and
outcomes.
Understand and describe the impact and control of environmental factors on
health.
Evaluate the role of governmental and non-governmental institutions in shaping
population health outcomes.
Formulate what it means to foster a healthy society both locally and globally.
General Education Learning Outcomes
Social and behavioral sciences are concerned with understanding human behavior, human
interactions, human environment, and the related social structures and forms. Students
who satisfy this requirement demonstrate that they are able to do all of the following:
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1. Communicate an understanding of how social science knowledge is established and
how and why it changes over time.
Outcome (specify how this course meets the outcome stated above)
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Understand and describe the key features of the historical development of
public health as a domain of specialized knowledge and public policy.
 Analyze and differentiate the concept of population health from medical,
nursing, dental, and other health care activities.
 Evaluate the importance of cultural diversity in assessing health status and
outcomes.
 Understand and discuss the concepts of prevention, detection, control of
infectious and chronic conditions, health disparities, and global health.
Assessment (means of assessment such as essays, quizzes, tests, homework,
journals, group projects, class discussion, research papers, field work, service
learning, independent study, etc.)
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Five-minute summaries (critical thinking, effective communication; see
description and rubric in syllabus)
Examinations (understanding of issues of cultural diversity included in
exams 2 and 3 based on readings and discussions in classes 12-18 and 2028, respectively)
Essay (critical thinking, effective communication; see description and
rubric in syllabus)
Journal (critical thinking, effective communication, understanding of
issues of cultural diversity; see description and rubric in syllabus)
2. Evaluate evidence and apply it to solving problems through social science methods.
Outcome (specify how this course meets the outcome stated above)
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Understand and discuss the concepts of prevention, detection, control of
infectious and chronic conditions, health disparities, and global health.
 Apply the basic principles of epidemiology.
 Analyze the impact of behavior, socioeconomic status, and culture on
health.
 Evaluate the importance of cultural diversity in assessing health status and
outcomes.
 Understand and describe the impact and control of environmental factors
on health.
Assessment (means of assessment such as essays, quizzes, tests, homework,
journals, group projects, class discussion, research papers, field work, service
learning, independent study, etc.)
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Examinations (understanding of issues of cultural diversity included in
exams 1, 2, and 3 based on readings and discussions in classes 1-10, 1218, and 20-28, respectively)
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Essay (critical thinking, effective communication; see description and
rubric in syllabus)
Journal (critical thinking, effective communication, understanding of
issues of cultural diversity; see description and rubric in syllabus)
3. Communicate an understanding of a body of social science knowledge and its
disciplinary perspective.
Outcome (specify how this course meets the outcome stated above)
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Formulate what it means to foster a healthy society both locally and
globally.
 Analyze and differentiate the concept of population health from medical,
nursing, dental, and other health care activities.
 Evaluate the importance of cultural diversity in assessing health status and
outcomes.
 Understand and discuss the concepts of prevention, detection, control of
infectious and chronic conditions, health disparities, and global health.
Assessment (means of assessment such as essays, quizzes, tests, homework,
journals, group projects, class discussion, research papers, field work, service
learning, independent study, etc.)
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Examinations (understanding of issues of cultural diversity included in
exams 1, 2, and 3 based on readings and discussions in classes 1-10, 1218, and 20-28, respectively)
Essay (critical thinking, effective communication; see description and
rubric in syllabus)
Journal (critical thinking, effective communication, understanding of
issues of cultural diversity; see description and rubric in syllabus)
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