Kansas State University and MidAmerica Nazarene University Cooperative Program

• Juniors and seniors at MidAmerica Nazarene University

• Majoring in biology or a similar field

• 3.5 GPA or higher

• Maintain full-time student status at MNU

• Have completed at least 75 hours of their undergraduate degree before applying to the cooperative program and 90 hours before attending K-State classes

• Recommendation form from MNU faculty

• Short statement of objectives/why you want to participate in the advanced sciences program

Students who are approved for the program complete the advanced science courses in the summer between their junior and senior year. Up to nine credit hours can be earned with the following courses:

• MPH/DMP 802 - Environmental Health (3 credit hours)

• DMP 710 - One Health (2 credit hours)

• DMP 870 - Pathobiology Seminar (1 credit hour)

• AAI 852 - Vaccinology (3 credit hours)

The first courses will be offered in summer 2022.

Suggested course sequence

• Summer — Environmental Health (Adams)
• Fall — One Health (Larson)
• Spring — Vaccinology (Adams) and Pathobiology Seminar (Larson)

The cost for this program is the approved hourly tuition rate for Kansas State University's Graduate School plus the K-State Olathe campus fee.

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• K-State Olathe tuition and fees

MNU students who take advantage of this program may be eligible for a scholarship from the Johnson County Research Education Triangle, or JCERT.

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Students will be exposed to professional practice of environmental sciences, epidemiology, toxicology, occupational health and industrial hygiene, and consumer health and safety. Topics include the methods for defining environmental contamination; identifying contaminants, pathogens and toxins; assessing risks and causality; determining health impact; ameliorating hazards; and protecting the population through waste management, regulatory programs, environmental inspections, food and product safety, and environmental policy.

One Health encompasses the complex interrelationships among humans, animals, and the environment. This online course provides a broad introduction to One Health, incorporating original videos of leading experts, case studies, and scientific readings. It addresses zoonotic diseases and environmental issues that impact human, animal, and ecosystem health.

Oral presentations on topics in epidemiology, food safety, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, parasitology, pathology, and toxicology. Reports will include critical review of the relevant literature; experimental design and methodology; and presentation and critical evaluation of data.

This multidisciplinary course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of vaccine development (including technology) from conceptualization through development, testing, and utilization. This course will specifically cover topics on the principles of pathogenesis of infectious diseases, immune protection, and eliciting protective immunity by vaccination; application of traditional and new technologies to vaccine development; principles of pre-clinical development, manufacturing, and clinical evaluation of a vaccine; importance of the regulatory process to vaccine development; and utilization of epidemiology to measure vaccine need and effectiveness.