2022-2023 Academic Catalog

May 08, 2024

2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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Schedule Type Classifications

The delivery of instruction often requires educational material to be organized and presented to students in a variety of ways. In order to facilitate the planning for and scheduling of classes to accommodate these multiple types of instruction, it is necessary to divide courses into organizational parts which reflect the unique combinations of instructors, meeting places, and time patterns used to conduct the instruction. The schedule types listed below are intended to reflect the nature of activities required of students, the relationship between students and their instructors, and the settings required to deliver the content of an instructional offering.

LEC — Lecture
LAB — Laboratory
DIS — Distance Education
CLN — Clinic
EX — Experiential
IND — Individual Study
SD — Studio

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Health Sciences
	HSCI 23400 - Cardiopulmonary Emergencies Credit Hours: 4.00. Pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment of cardiopulmonary emergencies are discussed. Fundamentals of air way management, electrocardiology, and interpretation of a normal and abnormal ECG patterns are studied. Effect of medications aon the cardiopulmonary system is emphasized. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 23500 - Medical and Environmental Emergencies Credit Hours: 4.00. Topics discussed include neurological, environmental, pediatric, obstetric, gynecological, endocrine and toxicological emergencies. Special emphasis on the needs of the geriatric, psychiatric, and communicable disease patient will be stressed. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 23600 - Advanced Life Support Credit Hours: 4.00. American Heart Association cardiopulmonary resuseitation standards, advanced cardiac life support lectures and practical skills stations will be taught. Advanced cardiac life support certification will be achieved. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 23700 - Prehospital Search and Rescue Credit Hours: 1.00. The course provides classroom and field experiences designed to expose the student to effective search and rescue operations. Concepts explored include incident command, disaster triage techniques, principles of extrication, water, high rise and confined space rescue. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 23800 - Clinical Experience I Prerequisite(s): HSCI 23000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND HSCI 23100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 1.00. This course provides the clinical setting to correlate the knowledge objectives from introduction to paramedicine and pathophysiology of emergency disease states. Included are rotations in the emergency department, social services, behavioral treatment center, pastoral care and pathology. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 23900 - Clinical Experience II Prerequisite(s): HSCI 23800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 1.00. A continum of Clinical Experience I with an emphasis on invasive techniques in critical care units. Rotations in the emergency department, clinical laboratory (including morgue), surgery, anesthesiology, cardiovascular, and medical intensive care units are provided. Exposure to cardiac catherization and telemetry is included. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 24000 - Clinical Experience III Prerequisite(s): HSCI 23800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND HSCI 23900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 2.00. Students will be rotated through pediatrics, nursery, obstetrics, neuro surgical intensive care unit, physical medicine and rehabilitation. Geriatric extended care facility, a continuation of emergency department, critical care units and sampling of other hospital-based speciality care areas will be included. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 24100 - Field Internship I Credit Hours: 1.00. In this course students are assigned to paramedics in the pre-hospital setting, performing assessment, treatment, documentation and pre-hospital field communications under direct supervision. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 24200 - Field Internship II Prerequisite(s): HSCI 24100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 2.00. A continum of HSCI 241 with an emphasis on invasive techniques in the pre-hospital setting. Advanced cardiac and respiratory assessment and management including endotracheal intubation, intravaneous cannulation and medication administration will be performed with the guidance of the paramedic preceptor. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 24300 - Field Internship III Prerequisite(s): HSCI 24100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HSCI 24200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 2.00. A continum of HSCI 241-242. The emphasis of this course is to provide the student an opportunity to refine the proficiency of previously learned skills and to synthesize all knowledge as it relates to the patient with an emergent pre-hospital need. The student at this point should be able to assess and perform appropriate interventions and therapy for all patients and situations to which they are exposed. The student will be placed in the position of team leader and primary care paramedic with the direct supervision of the paramedic preceptor. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 24400 - Patient Assessment Prerequisite(s): HSCI 23200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 4.00. Techniques of the physical exam will be demonstrated and practiced in this course, with special emphasis on organ systems as they are being studied. Relating the physical exam to the clinical impression will also be emphasized. Students will be assigned to physician preceptors. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 25200 - Clinical Chemistry Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Clinical Chemistry. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 25300 - Clinical Hematology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Clinical Hematology. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 25400 - Clinical Immunohematology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Clinical Immunohematology. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 25500 - Clinical Microbiology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Clinical Microbiology. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 25700 - Clinical Parasitology And Mycology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Clinical Parasitology And Mycology. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 25800 - Clinical Serology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Clinical Serology. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 26000 - Clinical Urinalysis And Body Fluid Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Clinical Urinalysis And Body Fluid. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 29000 - Special Topics Credit Hours: 1.00 to 8.00. Special topics, projects, or readings in selected areas of health sciences at a level appropriate for sophomore students. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 45100 - Clinical Biochemistry Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. This course is designed to provide principles of biochemistry for clinical application for medical technologists. The course encompasses an introduction to carbohydrate, amino acid, and lipid metabolism. Also included are lectures on basic endocrinology, enzymes, and biosynthesis of steroid hormones. Physiological principles are stressed with respect to liver, lung, and kidney function. Special emphasis is placed on correlation of the theoretical and clinical areas. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 45200 - Clinical Chemistry Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. This course is designed to provide the medical technologist with the principles and application of clinical chemistry. Methods of instrumental analysis include a variety of automated procedures, electrophoresis, immunoelectrophoresis, immunodiffusion, radioisotopes, steroids, hormone assay, and toxicology. Quality control for clinical chemistry is included. Supervised clinical laboratory experience is offered, with students rotating through the various areas of clinical chemistry on a sequential rotational basis. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 45300 - Clinical Hematology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Study of the functions, maturation, and morphology of blood cells. Blood cells, platelets, and reticulocyte counting procedure. Experiences in the study of cellular content of other body fluids are offered. Lectures and laboratory are designed to teach techniques of sedimentation rates, hematocrits, corpuscular indices, hemoglobin red cell fragility, and special staining procedures. Also, routine and special coagulation studies are taught. Supervised experience in clinical hematology offers opportunities for study in routine and special hematology and coagulation procedures. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 45400 - Clinical Immunohematology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. A review of serologic principles and technical fundamentals of transfusion practice; a comprehensive consideration of all blood groups, with emphasis on ABO and Rh-Hr blood group systems. Extensive practice is gained in pre-transfusion techniques and antibody identification in the laboratory. Other blood types and antigen-antibody relationships are taught in laboratory and lectures. Also included are blood donor room procedures; preparation of blood components; correlation of blood component therapy with disease states; quality control of all reagents, procedures, and equipment used; and laboratory safety measures, all of which offer the best patient care and protection of laboratory personnel. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 45500 - Clinical Microbiology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Lectures and clinical laboratory experience in diagnostic procedures as aids to the diagnosis of human disease. Proper selection of techniques for the isolation and identification of medically important bacteria. Special emphasis is placed on newer methods for anaerobic bacteria identification. Also includes lectures and laboratory identification in the fields of mycology and microbacteriology, with emphasis on isolation and identification. Practical applications of fluorescent antibody tests are performed. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 45600 - Clinical Nuclear Medicine And Radioisotopes Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Lectures and clinical rotation designed to familiarize the medical technology student with the terminology, instrumentation, dosages, and “in vitro” and “in vivo” rationale and procedures pertinent to a nuclear medicine department. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 45700 - Clinical Parasitology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Techniques of specimen examination, identification of cysts and ova, life cycles of parasites. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 45800 - Clinical Serology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Lectures and a laboratory experience in serology, including the preparation of antigen, flocculation tests for syphilis, heterophile antibody tests, creative proteins, RA test, FTA, rubella testing. Also included are lectures in immunology that include classifications of immunoglobulins; mechanism of antibody formation; immune response; types of antigen-antibody reactions; and theories of radioimmunoassay. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 45900 - Clinical Toxicology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. A basic orientation in the use of instrumentation, such as mass spectrophotometry, and liquid and gas chromatography that is used in the specialized toxicology laboratory. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 46000 - Clinical Urinalysis Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Routine analysis, chemical tests, sediment identification, renal function tests, pregnancy tests. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 46100 - Clinical Virology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Techniques involved in the performance of virologic studies for rubella, influenza, mumps, Newcastle disease, herpes, polio, and hepatitis. Tissue cultures are maintained for primary virus isolation. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 46200 - Clinical Cytology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Lectures and laboratory experience in examination of body fluids: e.g., spinal fluid, synovial fluid, and seminal fluid. Lectures on the use and application of various types of microscopy. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 46300 - Clinical Histology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Histologic technique (principles of dehydration, embedding, sectioning, routine staining, frozen sections, decalcification, exfoliative cytology). Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HSCI 46400 - Clinical Anatomy And Physiology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Review of the structure and function of the systems most concerned with laboratory tests: heart, kidney, liver, hematopoietic system, etc. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
Health Studies
	HST 10800 - First Year Experience Credit Hours: 3.00. The course consists of lectures by faculty and guest speakers, presentations by students and class discussion. Students in this course will become familiarized with the diverse fields of health care so they can make an informed decision on possible career goals and expectations. Exercises in the class will help them gain the knowledge and the skill necessary for critical thinking, problem solving, and oral and written communications. Campus resources available to students and important keys to succeeding in college will also be discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: First-Year Experience View Class Schedule
	HST 11000 - Orientation To Sports Health Credit Hours: 2.00. Overview of the basic prevention, assessment, and management techniques for athletic injuries. Students will be instructed in the basic policies and procedures of a variety of health disciplines and how each discipline is connected to Sports Health. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HST 20000 - Medical Terminology Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An introductory course which provides an overview of the terminology, including roots, prefixes, and suffixes, used in the medical/health professions fields. The various systems in the body are examined, such as the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, and the nervous systems, and the various parts in each system are identified. In addition, terminology as it relates to various symptoms, ailments, and medical procedures is studied. The emphasis will be placed upon pronunciation and spelling of the various terms rather than upon an understanding of the operation of the various systems. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HST 21000 - First Responder: First Aid And Emergency Care Prerequisite(s): HST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND BIOL 21300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 3.00. The students will learn consistent and universal guidelines that enable first responder rescuers (athletic trainers) to be able to respond to and provide appropriate care, regardless of the type of emergency. Classroom and practice sessions introduce the acute athletic injury care environment, as well as traumatic emergency triage, and the primary principles of first aid, spinal injury management, and emergency action plan creation and application. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 21800 - Human Development And Health Promotion Credit Hours: 3.00. (NUR 21800) This course develops the knowledge required to effectively promote health throughout the lifespan. Theory and evidence-based develpomental influences and challenges are addressed. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 22000 - Concepts Of Fitness Prerequisite(s): BIOL 21300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 1.00. The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge and appreciation of the importance of regular physical activity for life-long health, wellness, and a quality of life and to provide opportunities for psychomotor development. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 22100 - Introduction To Pharmacology Prerequisite(s): SCI 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A historical perspective on the field of pharmacology and drug development will be presented. A major focus of the course is recognizing the names and modes of actions of the major classes of drugs. An overview of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics will require a fundamental and integrated understanding of anatomy, physiology, drug targets, and interactions. Problems with toxicity and the adverse effects of drug will also be discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HST 22200 - Introduction To Holistic Health And Wellness Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. The foundations of health and wellness from a holistic perspective are discussed. Theoretical foundations and modality techniques of complementary and alternative medicine are discussed and practiced. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 25000 - Prevention And Care Of Athletic Injuries Prerequisite(s): HST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND BIOL 21300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND GBH 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 2.00. This course is designed to introduce the necessary skills and competenciesrequired for treatment of basic athletic injuries. This course will include the study of modern theories and principles of athletic training mechanisms as well as the nature and causes of the most common sports-related injuries. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HST 29500 - Special Assignments Credit Hours: 0.00 to 4.00. Arrange Hours and Credit. Course work, reading, discussions, written reports, or laboratory work selected for enrichment in special areas of health studies. Permission of instructor or prerequisites as determined. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 30300 - Principles Of Health Insurance Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. This course consists of an introduction and overview of health insurance form preparation, filing, refiling, maintaining and follow up. Several types of insurance forms -Universal Medical (HIC), Superbills, Worker Compensation, Medicare, Medicaid, HMOs - will be covered. This course is supplemented by several hands-on experience activities and sample forms with the latest information on electronic claims, and hospital and physician billing especially related to Medicare and Medicaid.. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	HST 30400 - Health Studies Practicum Prerequisite(s): SCI 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 0.00 to 3.00. Students will do an on-or-off-campus practicum in their field of interest. Can be repeated to satisfy the need for internships in several specialty areas. Up to 3.0 credits can be used as Health Studies credits. Additional credits may be used as free electives. This course is a requirement for some pre-professional tracks in health studies. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 30500 - Occupational Safety & Health Credits. 3.00. A presentation of the aspects of occupational safety and health that represent essential knowledge for any worker or professional in a health care related field. Special emphasis is placed on an understanding of the economic, legal, and social factors that are critical in providing a safe and healthy work environment. The course presents information on the fundamentals of safety standards and liability and the importance of compliance with federal and state regulations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 31300 - Essentials of Nutrition Credit Hours: 3.00. Credit not given for both HST31300 and FN30300 or F&N315. Basic nutrition and its application in meeting nutritional needs of all ages. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. CTL: IHP 1402 Human Nutrition. View Class Schedule
	HST 33000 - Human Sexuality Prerequisite(s): BIOL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores physiologial, anatomical, medical, social cultural, and genetic topics in human sexuality. There is a particular emphasis on the biology of sexuality. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 34900 - Contemporary Trends In Health Care Systems Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an overview of the contemporary health care system in the United States. Cultural and ethnic diversity, and health beliefs and practices are emphasized. The influence of global health care systems on the US health care system is explored. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HST 35000 - Biomechanics And Structural Kinesiology Prerequisite(s): BIOL 21300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND GBH 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course looks at the analysis of structural principles and mechanical application pertaining to human movement. Course will discuss concepts of human movement with investigation of biomechanics and structural kinesiology. Efficiency of movement, neuromuscular integration, proprioception, mechanical concepts related to muscular function, and analysis of human motion/motor skills will be extensive. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 35200 - Human Lifespan Development Prerequisite(s): PSY 12000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND (SCI 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the development of individuals from conception through childhood to adulthood and old age. The development of human beings is a dynamic process both biologically as well as behaviorally. This course will present an overview of the physiological and morphological changes that occur throughout the lifespan. Emphasis is also given to the development of behavior, personality and cognitive ability. This course is cross-listed as BIOL 35200. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 35300 - Health Care Informatics Credit Hours: 3.00. (NUR 35300) A comprehensive approach to information technology is examined. Major concepts in health care informatics, trends, innovative strategies, and applications are introduced. Permission of department required. Typically offered Spring. General Education: Technology View Class Schedule
	HST 35500 - Thanatology Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. This course introduces the student to thanatology; the study of death and dying. Students will develop an understanding of the broad, interdisciplinary nature of thanatology and will explore attitudes and experiences of death. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 35800 - Cultural Diversity In Health And Illness Credit Hours: 3.00. This course prepares students to understand the variety of viewpoints and concepts related to illness in a variety of cultures. The need for providing culturally appropriate health care is explored and emphasized. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	HST 36000 - Exercise Physiology Prerequisite(s): BIOL 21300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Exercise physiology is an evaluation of the acute responses and some chronic adaptations of the body to the stresses of exercise. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 37800 - Aging In A Modern Society Credit Hours: 3.00. Issues of aging are explored to understand aging in the modern society. Processes of aging and aging stages of life are identified. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 39500 - Special Assignments Credit Hours: 0.00 to 4.00. Arrange Hours and Credit. Course work, reading, discussions, written reports, or laboratory work selected for enrichment in special areas of health studies. Permission of instructor or prerequisites as determined. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 40000 - Advanced Sports Health Prerequisite(s): BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND HST 25000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND HST 35000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND HST 36000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 2.00. This course integrates professional aspects of athletic training, including collaborating with other health professionals. There will be a focus on relations organizations and the administration of an athletic training program. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 44700 - Health Studies Capstone Credit Hours: 1.00 - 3.00. This is a synthesis course designed to give students the opportunity to utilize the information and skills learned during their health studies degree to solve real world problems within the area of health care. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 44800 - Stress Management Credit Hours: 3.00. The impact of stress upon the psychological function of the body will be examined. The exploration and interaction of a variety of stress management techniques will be explored. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HST 49500 - Special Assignments Credit Hours: 0.00 to 4.00. Arrange Hours and Credit. Course work, reading, discussions, written reports, or laboratory work selected for enrichment in special areas of health studies. Permission of instructor required or prerequisites as determined. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
History
	HIST 10200 - Introduction To The Ancient World Credit Hours: 3.00. A history of the ancient world (Near East, Greece, and Rome) from its prehistoric origins to its dismemberment in the early Christian era. It is designed to meet the needs of the beginning student of European and world history. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	HIST 10300 - Introduction To The Medieval World Credit Hours: 3.00. Barbarians, kings, queens, peasants, witches, saints, teachers, students, heretics, Moslems, Jews, Christians, love, death, monks, farm life, city life, ordinary men, women, and children as Europe develops from A.D. 500 to 1500. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	HIST 10400 - Introduction To The Modern World Credit Hours: 3.00. Traces the historical, political, and geographical expansion of European society and culture into the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Examines such topics as the major political revolutions, nationalism, the development of the European states, and the environmental impact from the era of the Reformation to the present. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	HIST 10500 - Survey Of Global History Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the interaction between the civilizations of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas since 1500, with attention to cultural comparisons over time, and to the implications of global interdependence for the environment, health, economy, and geopolitics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	HIST 10600 - Introduction To History And Social Studies Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed as both the introductory course for History Majors and Social Studies Education Majors and fulfills the general education requirement for the “freshman experience” class. It is designed to provide the basic tools of college-level reading and writing needed to become effective historians and social Studies teachers. Typically offered Fall Spring. General Education: First Year Experience View Class Schedule
	HIST 11000 - The Pre-Modern World Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the ancient and medieval periods from late prehistoric times to the 17th century. Major emphasis is placed on ancient civilizations, the development and flowering of medieval, political, religious, economic and cultural institutions in Western and non-Western societies; the impact of geographic and environmental factors in the historic, social, and cultural changes, and the dawn of modern times. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	HIST 12100 - Civic Responsibility Credit hours: 3.00. Developing both an historical awareness of government and of major 20th Century Issues and concerns, and encouraging a sense of civic responsibility for addressing these issues in an ethically effective way. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 15100 - American History To 1877 Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the development of American political, economic, and social institutions from the early explorations and colonial settlements through Reconstruction. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:ISH 1010 American History I General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	HIST 15200 - United States Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the growth of the United States from 1877 to the present. The new industrialism, agrarian problems, depression, the New Deal, the two world wars, the Cold War, and similar topics are analyzed. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	HIST 29000 - Russia: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow Credit Hours: 3.00. A comprehensive, interdisciplinary view of Russia, stressing those issues in the political, economic, technological, and cultural spheres that are most relevant to the current situation. This team-taught course is open to beginning undergraduates. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 29500 - Research And Writing In History Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to train history majors in the fundamentals of historical research and writing. It serves as an introduction to historiography and methodology of being a historian. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 30100 - Episodes in American Religious History Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduces students to the study of religion in the United States by focusing on particular groups or movements. Each religious episode is placed in the appropriate historical context and in relation to other religious experiences and expressions. Subjects vary but could include Puritanism, Mormonism, and twentieth-century popular religion. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 30105 - Big History: Time And Scale Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores Big History, a new form of world / global history. Like all forms of world history, Big History transcends the limitations of nation-centered perspectives. Drawing on the history of science and environmental history, Big History considers the many forces (physical, biological, environmental, social, and political) that drive change across time. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 30301 - History Of Latin America Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores Latin American history from its pre-Columbian origins to the early 21st century, with particular attention paid to indigenous societies, the Iberian conquest and colonial legacy, transculturation, republican government, foreign intervention, nationalism, revolution, neoliberalism and identity politics and culture. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 30303 - LGBT History Of The United States Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will trace continuities and changes in the meanings and implications of sexual and gender diversity over time in American society. At the end of the class students should have an understanding of the ways that LGBT individuals have shaped and, in turn, been influenced by other identities such as race, region, class, and religion. View Class Schedule
	HIST 30501 - Latin American History Through Film Credit Hours: 3.00. Selected topics on Latin America’s past as depicted through films from the US and Latin America. Lectures, readings and films in English or in Spanish with English subtitles. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 30600 - The United States In 1960’s Credit Hours: 3.00. A description and analysis of major domestic and foreign, social, political, military, and diplomatic issues confronting the United States in the 1960’s and approaches and efforts to resolve these issues. The class will utilize the 1960’s as a laboratory to provide students with both historical and political science skills and approaches to the issues and themes of a particular period. May be taken for history or political science credit. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 31000 - Historical Geography Credit Hours: 3.00. Survey of historical geography. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 31005 - The Civil War And Reconstruction, 1850 To 1877 Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the American Civil War and Reconstruction, covering the intense sectional conflict of the 1850s; the military, social, economic, and political aspects of the war; and the political and economic reconstruction that followed. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 31400 - Modern Russia Credit Hours: 3.00. Analyzes the development of the modern Russian territorial state and its civilization from the pre-Petrine Era through the rise and eclipse of the Communist regime. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 31500 - Modern Nationalism Credit Hours: 3.00. Analyzes the nature and development of modern nationalism as a force of integration and disintegration in various major European and non-European states. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 32100 - Europe In 19th Century Credit Hours: 3.00. Analyzes major developments from the downfall of Napoleon to the out-break of World War I. Emphasis is placed on main currents in international relations, domestic affairs of major European States, the Revolution of 1848, and ideological, cultural, intellectual trends of the period. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 32500 - History Of Crime In America Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the history of crime in America from the 19th century to the present. Emphasis will be placed on violent crime, the public’s response to it, and the cultural expressions of crime through literature and the popular media. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 32600 - Popular Culture In Preindustrial Europe (1400-1800) Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of European history from the perspective of common people. How did they, when confronted with unprecedented economic expansion, population growth, urbanization, and Christianization, change the way they worked, played, worshipped, persecuted witches, and raised children?. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 33100 - Great Figures In History Credit Hours: 3.00. A series of autobiographical and biographical sketches of figures, distinguished as well as lesser-known, in all fields of activity. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 33300 - Science And Society In Western Civilization I Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the main lines in the development of science and society in Western civilization from earliest times to Newton’s discovery of gravitation. Beginning with prehistory and Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations, the course treats in more detail the Greeks and Romans. The course then considers science during the Middle Ages, examining the transmissions of ancient science and its incorporation into the body of Christian doctrines. The course concludes with the new efforts of physicians and astronomers to free their studies from the influence of the Church and antiquity, and the new accommodations between science and society during the Scientific Revolution. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 33301 - Eugenics As Racism/Bigotry Credit hours: 3.00. History of the eugenics movement, including its impact on the United States and the Western World, its role in fostering racism and bigotry, and its influence in forming racial policies like those of Nazi Germany. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 33400 - Science And Society In Western Civilization II Credit Hours: 3.00. This course considers Western science and society from the time of Newton to the present. Beginning with Copernicus to Newton, topics next include biological classification, modern chemistry, and the onset of the industrial revolution. For the nineteenth century the course stresses the maturation of biology. Darwinian evolution, the dynamic synthesis and electromagnetic studies, and the second industrial revolution. In the twentieth century, the course covers modern physics, the life sciences, the understanding of the universe, and the interaction between pure and applied science. The course concludes with some of the modern social and political problems which science caused by its success.Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 33501 - Religion, Magic And Witchcraft In Early Modern Europe Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of popular culture and world views in Europe from about 1400 to 1800. An exploration of how common people understood their world, practiced their religion, and sought to exert control over the natural world. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 33800 - Asia In The Modern Era Credit Hours: 3.00. The history of Modern China, Japan, India, and Indo-China. In addition to politics and government, emphasis is placed on institutional and cultural developments, religion and philosophy, social structure, and art. The interaction of Western and Oriental civilizations is stressed. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 34001 - Pre-Modern China Credit Hours: 3.00. The course is an introduction to various aspects of Chinese civilization from its origin to 1900. While offering a comprehensive overview of the 4000 years of Chinese history, this course focuses on the changes and continuities of Chinese economy, culture, politics, and society. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 34002 - History Of Modern China Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an introduction to various aspects of the Chinese civilization from 1900 to the present. While offering a comprehensive overview of the 110 years of Chinese history, this course focuses on the changes and continuities of Chinese economy, culture, politics, and society. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	HIST 34600 - The Era Of World Wars I And II, 1914-1945 Credit Hours: 3.00. Analyzes the causes, major campaigns, and legacy of the two major conflicts of the twentieth century. Examines the rise of totalitarian dictatorships, in particular Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Emphasis is placed on the geo-political context of both world wars, including the ideological challenges to the Western liberal democracies, the advent of the United States as the critical great power, and the role of democratic, imperial and dictatorial leadership in both conflicts. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 34700 - The Roaring Twenties Credit Hours: 3.00. An assessment and analysis of the nature of political, social, religious, economic, cultural, intellectual, and diplomatic change and the response to that change in the United States of the 1920’s. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 34800 - Depression Decade Credit Hours: 3.00. The Great Depression of the 1930’s had a profound and often tragic impact on American life and society. This course will attempt to analyze that impact and its social, political, economic, cultural, diplomatic, and institutional consequences. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 35201 - Revolution And Revolutionaries In 20th And 21st Century Latin America Credit Hours: 3.00. A critical comparative analysis of twentieth and twenty-first century revolutionary theories and movements in Latin America. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 35800 - The American Business System Credit hours: 3.00. A study of the historical development of business methods and institutions in the United States from colonial times to the present. Thematic units cover merchant capitalism, money and banking, entrepreneurs and corporations, industry, government, multinationals, and the development of global, knowledge, and gig economies. View Class Schedule
	HIST 36110 - Environmental History Of Latin America Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to introduce students to the history of Latin American ecological and biological environments. Environmental history of Latin America is closely intertwined with agricultural development, socio-economics, land tenure regulation and identify formation. As such, this course examines the fundamental role that changes in the land have had on migration patterns, legislation formation, activism, subsistence, state building and indigenous movements. Some of the vital historical intersections we will explore in this course are: disease epidemics and tropical environments, work conditions and export economies, eco-tourism and community activism. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 36300 - Europe Since 1945 Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will cover the restoration of western Europe after World War II and the division of Europe into two mutually hostile camps, one communist, the other capitalist. The course will review the history of the Cold War and explore the political, social and economic factors that led to the end of the Soviet Empire. The course will, also, attempt to discuss the aftermath of the demise of the Soviet Union, ethnic violence, social disintegration, and economic decline. It will, also, look at the beginning of democratic institutions. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule

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Schedule Type Classifications

HSCI 23400 - Cardiopulmonary Emergencies

HSCI 23500 - Medical and Environmental Emergencies

HSCI 23600 - Advanced Life Support

HSCI 23700 - Prehospital Search and Rescue

HSCI 23800 - Clinical Experience I

HSCI 23900 - Clinical Experience II

HSCI 24000 - Clinical Experience III

HSCI 24100 - Field Internship I

HSCI 24200 - Field Internship II

HSCI 24300 - Field Internship III

HSCI 24400 - Patient Assessment

HSCI 25200 - Clinical Chemistry

HSCI 25300 - Clinical Hematology

HSCI 25400 - Clinical Immunohematology

HSCI 25500 - Clinical Microbiology

HSCI 25700 - Clinical Parasitology And Mycology

HSCI 25800 - Clinical Serology

HSCI 26000 - Clinical Urinalysis And Body Fluid

HSCI 29000 - Special Topics

HSCI 45100 - Clinical Biochemistry

HSCI 45200 - Clinical Chemistry

HSCI 45300 - Clinical Hematology

HSCI 45400 - Clinical Immunohematology

HSCI 45500 - Clinical Microbiology

HSCI 45600 - Clinical Nuclear Medicine And Radioisotopes

HSCI 45700 - Clinical Parasitology

HSCI 45800 - Clinical Serology

HSCI 45900 - Clinical Toxicology

HSCI 46000 - Clinical Urinalysis

HSCI 46100 - Clinical Virology

HSCI 46200 - Clinical Cytology

HSCI 46300 - Clinical Histology

HSCI 46400 - Clinical Anatomy And Physiology

HST 10800 - First Year Experience

HST 11000 - Orientation To Sports Health

HST 20000 - Medical Terminology

HST 21000 - First Responder: First Aid And Emergency Care

HST 21800 - Human Development And Health Promotion

HST 22000 - Concepts Of Fitness

HST 22100 - Introduction To Pharmacology

HST 22200 - Introduction To Holistic Health And Wellness

HST 25000 - Prevention And Care Of Athletic Injuries

HST 29500 - Special Assignments

HST 30300 - Principles Of Health Insurance

HST 30400 - Health Studies Practicum

HST 30500 - Occupational Safety & Health

HST 31300 - Essentials of Nutrition

HST 33000 - Human Sexuality

HST 34900 - Contemporary Trends In Health Care Systems

HST 35000 - Biomechanics And Structural Kinesiology

HST 35200 - Human Lifespan Development

HST 35300 - Health Care Informatics

HST 35500 - Thanatology

HST 35800 - Cultural Diversity In Health And Illness

HST 36000 - Exercise Physiology

HST 37800 - Aging In A Modern Society

HST 39500 - Special Assignments

HST 40000 - Advanced Sports Health

HST 44700 - Health Studies Capstone

HST 44800 - Stress Management

HST 49500 - Special Assignments

HIST 10200 - Introduction To The Ancient World

HIST 10300 - Introduction To The Medieval World

HIST 10400 - Introduction To The Modern World

HIST 10500 - Survey Of Global History

HIST 10600 - Introduction To History And Social Studies

HIST 11000 - The Pre-Modern World

HIST 12100 - Civic Responsibility

HIST 15100 - American History To 1877

HIST 15200 - United States Since 1877

HIST 29000 - Russia: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow

HIST 29500 - Research And Writing In History

HIST 30100 - Episodes in American Religious History

HIST 30105 - Big History: Time And Scale

HIST 30301 - History Of Latin America

HIST 30303 - LGBT History Of The United States

HIST 30501 - Latin American History Through Film

HIST 30600 - The United States In 1960’s