SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY Course Descriptions University of New Brunswick Saint John courses BA 1054 Introduction to Organizational Behaviour An introduction to the contributions of the applied behavioural sciences to the study of people at work in organizations. The fundamentals of individual and group behaviour are covered as well as selected topics in motivation, leadership, communication, conflict and organizational change. SOCI 2376 Sociology of Health, Illness and Healing Examines the social nature and consequences of health, illness and healing and looks at medicine as a form of social control. Areas to be covered include the delivery of health care, social construction and medical knowledge, social inequality and its impact on health and disease. NURS 3144 Issues in the Canadian Health Care System This course focuses on the history and organization of the Canadian health care system and discusses current health care issues. PHIL 3133 Health Care Ethics I Major problems in contemporary medical practice are examined, including confidentiality, informed consent, blood transfusions, contraception, abortion and genetic engineering, euthanasia, allocation of scarce resources, moral aspects involved in strikes of medical personnel and conflict of duty situations. PHIL 3134 Health Care Ethics II A continuation of Health Care Ethics I. See above description. STAT 2263 Statistics for Health Sciences An introductory course in statistics. Includes probability, binomial and normal random variables, confidence intervals for means and proportions, prediction intervals, tests of hypothesis, paired data versus two independent samples, a brief introduction to analysis of variances, regression and correlation. HSCI 3032 Communication for Health Sciences Includes reflection, discussion and inquiry on concepts related to understanding and improving interpersonal communication within a health care context. Focuses on complex interpersonal dilemmas, demands and difficulties faced by health care professionals in the workplace. Students will analyze interactions using knowledge of communication theory, demonstrate appropriate interpersonal skills in caring/helping relationships and apply self-knowledge in interpersonal relations. HSCI 4091 Research in Health Sciences The role of research in the health sciences, recent advances through research, fundamental and applied research, evaluation of research, research proposal development and evaluation, ethics and issues in research. PYSC 3033 Health Psychology An aggregate of the scientific and professional contributions of the discipline of psychology towards promotion of a holistic approach for the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of illness, including etiologic and diagnostic correlates of health and illness. One of PSYC 3383, 3693, 3711, 3723, 3724 or 3752 (3711 recommended) PSYC 3711 Physiological Psychology An introduction to the anatomy and physiology of nervous systems with a special emphasis on behavioural indices of function. Illustrative examples of both human and animal research are surveyed. span class="header">Elective (any level) Elective (3/4 level in PSYC, NURS or BIOL) For more information on 3rd and 4th year level University of New Brunswick Saint John courses, contact the Health Sciences and Project Administrator for Faculty of Science, Applied Science and Engineering at (506) 648-5824 or visit UNBSJ's website at www.unb.ca.