Integrated Life Sciences (ILS)

The courses listed below have been developed for the six-year B.S./M.D. program offered in conjunction with the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine; enrollment is limited to students admitted to that program.

21091 Integrated Life Sciences Seminar I (2 Each)*
(Repeatable for a total of 4 credits) Seminar for first-year students in Kent State/NEOUCOM program to provide correlation of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities with medical sciences. S/U grading. Prerequisite: integrated life
sciences (ILS) major.

21092 ILS Seminar II (2)
(Repeatable for credit) Seminar for first-year students in Kent State/NEOUCOM program to provide correlation of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities with medical sciences. S/U grading. Prerequisite: ILS 21091 and integrated life sciences (ILS) major.

30392 Psychological Helping Skills for Medicine (3)
Basic strategies for helping persons in crisis. Includes guided self-exploration of attitudes, values and personality styles. IP grade permissible. Prerequisite: integrated life sciences (ILS) major.

32091 Integrated Life Sciences Seminar III (2)
(Repeatable for a total of 4 credits) Continuation of ILS 21092. S/U grading. Prerequisites: ILS 21091 and 21092 and integrated life sciences (ILS) major.

32092 Integrated Life Sciences Seminar IV (2)
Continuation of ILS 32091. S/U grading. Prerequisites: ILS 21091 and 21092 and 32091 and integrated life sciences (ILS) major.

32592 Sociological Perspectives in Public Health (3)
Sociological phenomena of public health through research/theory and field research experience consisting of participatory and nonparticipatory experiences in areas related to medical practice but not associated with traditionally legitimated medical curricula. IP grade permissible. Prerequisite: integrated life sciences (ILS) major.

40392 Practicum in Medical Psychology (3)
Community mental health through community agency field placement. Observation and participation in interviewing, crisis intervention and community consultation. Didactic exposure to community mental health theory. IP grade permissible. Prerequisite: integrated life sciences (ILS) major.

42591 Medical Sociology Research Skills (2)
Formulation of community health-related research problem, theoretical concepts, techniques of data collection and analysis. Prerequisite: integrated life sciences (ILS) major.

42592 Medical Sociology Practicum (3)
Application of sociological research designs and methods to problems in medical sociology through field research and report on a community health-related research problem. IP grade permissible. Prerequisite: integrated life sciences (ILS) major.

49993 Human Values in Medicine (1-5)
Academic credit for successful completion of offerings of Human Values in Medicine program of Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. S/U grading. Elective credits only. Prerequisite: integrated life sciences (ILS) major.