SPHG 690 - Fall 2017 - Health Professions Planning & Your Strengths

Sep 15, 2026

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SPHG 690, a 1-credit seminar with pass/fail grading and instructor Greg Bocchino, introduces students to health-professions career options through clear guidance on career scope, work environments, and academic planning. The course blends weekly presentations from different health fields with structured career development sessions that help students identify strengths, values, and talents. Required components include a career-planning text and the StrengthsQuest assessment, supporting application readiness and informed advising.

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SPHG 690: Health Professions Planning & Your Strengths Fall 2017/1 credit seminar/Pass/Fail/Instructor: Greg Bocchino Objective: To introduce students to a variety of career options in the health professions with a focus on careers, scope of practice, work environments, and academic planning and preparation. Potential topics: 1. Health care ethics/cultural competence 2. Global health/One Health/MHealth/Population health science 3. Quantitative Fields: Biostatistics/Epidemiology 4. Team approach to Health: Dentistry Pharmacy 5. Research based approach to health: Environmental Health and Nutrition 6. Business approach: Health Administration 7. Social & Behavioral approach: Health Behavior/Maternal & Child Health 8. Practitioner Oriented approach: Medicine, Nursing, Physician Assistant 9. Allied Health: Physical Therapy, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Chiropractic 10. Mental Health: Social work and Counseling 11. Focus on admissions: Building a competitive application 12. Focus on career development: Seeking internships, experiential programs, research opportunities and shadowing opportunities A SPHG 690 special topics course for students planning a career in health care or health related field. This course provides students with a foundation for career success, as well as an introduction to the various health professions, resources for career planning, academic advising and admissions criteria. This class will help students create a comprehensive and intentional plan for achieving their educational and career goals. Each week a representative from a different health related field/department will provide a 30 minute presentation including an overview of their field, career options, and specific information related toadmissions criteria (pre-requisite courses, suggested majors, letters of recommendation, examples of necessary related experiences, how to be strategic, masters vs PhD, etc.) . The other 30 minutes of the course will be focused on career development strategies and initiatives aimed at students identifying and analyzing their talents/strengths and values, and using this information to explore academic and health related career options. Required Course Components: 1. Text:Brooks, K. (2009) . You Majored in What?: Mapping your path from chaos to career. Viking/Penguin Group, New York, NY. ISBN: 978-0670020829/Cost: $9-$16 2. Assessment: StrengthsQuest Assessment code/[http://www.strengthsquest.com/home.aspx](http://www.strengthsquest.com/home.aspx) [https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/CHP/hp_academics/residential_college/Pages/HPS101.aspx](https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/CHP/hp_academics/residential_college/Pages/HPS101.aspx) [https://eapps.austincc.edu/faculty/syllabus.php?id=207134](https://eapps.austincc.edu/faculty/syllabus.php?id=207134) [http://www.semo.edu/pdf/30Day_HL105_2015Jan26.pdf](http://www.semo.edu/pdf/30Day_HL105_2015Jan26.pdf) [https://college.lclark.edu/academics/pre_professional/medical_and_health_care/guide/](https://college.lclark.edu/academics/pre_professional/medical_and_health_care/guide/) [https://www.pcc.edu/ccog/default.cfm?fa=ccog&subject=CG&course=130H](https://www.pcc.edu/ccog/default.cfm?fa=ccog&subject=CG&course=130H) What Does Health Mean to You? [https://www.coursera.org/lecture/healthcarejobs/health-means-mdHMQ](https://www.coursera.org/lecture/healthcarejobs/health-means-mdHMQ)

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What is the main objective of SPHG 690?

SPHG 690 introduces students to diverse career options in health professions, emphasizing career scope, work environments, and academic planning and preparation.

How does the weekly course structure work?

Each week includes two 30-minute parts: a presentation from a representative in a health field and a session focused on career development strategies using students’ strengths and values.

What are the required course components?

Students complete required text readings, including Brooks (2009) You Majored in What?, and complete the StrengthsQuest assessment using the provided assessment code and related resources.

Sep 15, 2026

Uploaded by Hazel