Health Care & Counseling
Health Care & Counseling
Build your health care skills and prepare for success in this rewarding industry.
UCLA Extension’s Health Care and Counseling programs offer a variety of courses and certificates to help you take the next step in your professional development and career.
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Improve lives for a living
Whether you choose counseling, advocacy or general health and wellness, our programs ensure you will stay up-to-date with industry trends and insights.
Classes are taught by leading professionals with real-world experience. Our instructors are eager to assist students with their educational and professional goals as well as their personal development.
Health Care & Counseling
Courses
MED X 410.2
Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions
This UCLA Medical Assistant Program course introduces the legal, ethical, & professional implications for medical assistant practice.
COM HLT X 440
Live Healthier Longer: Evidence-based Nutrition
This course evaluates different nutrition and lifestyle habits of places where people are living longer and healthier than the rest of the world.
COM HLT 705
Macronutrient Basics for Exercise and Sports Nutrition
Students gain an in-depth understanding of the roles of carbohydrate, protein, and fat in the diets of very active people
MED X 412.3
Medical Assistant Fundamentals of Practice & Lab: Administrative Skills
This UCLA Medical Assistant Program course is the third in a 3-part series. It prepares students for a successful transition into their externships.
MED X 410.3
Medical Assistant Fundamentals of Practice & Lab: Clinical Skills/ Procedures for Medical Assistants I
This UCLA Medical Assistant Program course is the first in a 3-part series. It covers foundations for clinical practice including vital signs, patient intake, assessment, and documentation principles.