This course offers a systematic approach to understanding medical terminology through the analysis and translation of medical terms. The focus is to enable students to practice and use this specialized language in preparation for work in the health care environment.
Fall 2024 - Online Winter 2025 - Online
Provides students with an introduction to the U.S. health care system and health-related professions they might enter. Content includes how health care is provided in the U.S., organizations involved in providing health care, and an introduction to the various health professions that students may enter as a career. (2-1-0) Offered every semester.
Fall 2024 - Hybrid Winter 2025 - Online
Introduces students majoring in the health professions to the basic steps of conducting research, literature searching, critical reading of literature, experimental design, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and scientific writing. Students will review published literature relevant to health professions to write a variety of papers and reports. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: STA 215.
This course presents an overview of the ethical and legal issues faced by health care consumers, practitioners, and administrators. Topics include professional and personal health care ethics, professional liability, consent, and medical records confidentiality (HIPAA, fraud, and abuse). Offered each semester.
Fall 2024 - Hybrid Winter 2025 - Hybrid
An introduction to the basic concepts of health care management, including problem solving, planning, organization, motivation, leadership, and group process. Part of the Health Issue. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisite: Junior standing
A structured learning opportunity for students to apply classroom knowledge in a health care setting. This internship is for students with a degree emphasis, other than histotechnology, and may be repeated up to six credits. The histotechnology emphasis requires a total of 24 credits and will also count as Capstone. Prerequisites: Junior standing, completion of 12 credits in the allied health sciences major, 2.5 GPA in major, and approval of internship by allied health sciences internship coordinator.
An overview of current issues impacting health care and health care delivery locally, nationally, and internationally. Students will be expected to synthesize materials learned in the health professions major core classes and cognates and to write and present professionally styled presentations. (3-0-0) Prerequisites: (AHS 301 or BMS 301 or PSY 300) and senior standing.
