Health Science

Name	Title	Credits	School
HSCI-190	Community Health Implications	3.0	Health Professions
This course will introduce the student to basic community health, health case systems and community health concerns. Topics covered include epidemiology, health promotion and disease prevention, chronic disease and societal implications for chronic disease, health care settings and introduction to healthcare teams. The format will be mostly lecture and class discussion. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
HSCI-195	Professional & Cultural Issues in Health	3.0	Health Professions
This course is designed to introduce the student to the various employment opportunities and career preparation required in the healthcare professions. The ethical, legal, cultural and professional considerations involved in health occupations will be explored. Local healthcare professionals will be invited to share their career choices in order to assist the student in making informed decisions regarding their future career choices. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
HSCI-210	Medical Terminology	2.0	Health Professions
This course is designed to meet the needs of students in health-related programs and to provide them with a working knowledge of medical vocabulary. The course includes disease names and their meanings, medical word structure, basic medical/surgica1 terms and procedures, anatomical designations for body parts and organs, and commonly used medical abbreviations. Prerequisite Course(s): BIOL-150 or BIOL-210 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-0-2
HSCI-400	Seminar	3.0	Health Professions
This seminar explores the history of health care and an analysis and synthesis of contemporary national and global health care issues, particularly health care issues being debated in the public arena. Students are expected to identify health care topics and to write and present papers in the class. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
HSCI-410	Seminar Practicum I	4.0	Health Professions
The purpose of the capstone experience is to introduce the student, via an internship program, to an area of interest. Students will attend an offsite location to gain experiential instruction in health care administration and/or partake in a health care experience. Settings will include community health centers, hospital-based administrative offices, and county health departments. The student will gain practical knowledge while engaged in the business environment of the offsite location. A reflective journal and an experiential log are required elements, as is the submission of a culminating report on practical experiences. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4
HSCI-415	Seminar Practicum II	4.0	Health Professions
This course builds upon the knowledge gained in the first capstone experience. Students are now expected to complete a community service project and/or work with a mentor to develop a new initiative in their area of interest. A portfolio of the experience as well as presentation of the project/initiative will provide the framework for a formal review and critique of the project. Prerequisite Course(s): HSCI-410 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4
HSCI-420	Biomedical Ethics	3.0	Health Professions
The course will examine and analyze moral dilemmas created by recent advances in medical technology. The course will include selections from the literature, ethics, values, and philosophy as related to the delivery of health care. Medical-legal issues will be addressed with particular reference to liability and confidentiality. Issues related to euthanasia, the right to die, abortion, behavior modification, allocation of scarce medical resources, in vitro fertilization, genetic screening and engineering, and human experimentation will also be addressed. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
HSCI-425	Health Information Management	3.0	Health Professions
This course will cover the myriad of information delivery systems and technologies currently available to manage the increasing volume of health information. In addition to discussion of management systems, students will be introduced to issues of confidentiality, HIPPA regulations, and policies and procedures for information acquisition and integration. Information and technology required for building community health programs as well as management of smaller health care settings will be introduced and discussed. This includes the ethics, benefits and problems associated with electronic patient databases. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
HSCI-430	Health Care Payment Systems	3.0	Health Professions
Through extensive lecture and discussion, this course will emphasize the complex nature of health care payment systems and differing options for payment currently in place. Discussions of health care settings and their implications for payment options will be introduced, as well as revenue implications for management decisions. This course will also introduce the impact of governmental regulations on the delivery of health care as it relates to payment. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
HSCI-435	Health and Social Policy	3.0	Health Professions
This course addresses present and prospective national health care policy. A focus will be placed on various current health care issues, including high and rising costs, differences in access to medical service, and trade-offs between cost and quality. The course will include study and discussion of Medicare, Medicaid, medical malpractice, profit versus not-only-for-profit producers of care, and alternative delivery systems. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
HSCI-450	Health Care Delivery Systems	3.0	Health Professions
This course includes identification and analyses of health care delivery systems in the United States. Topics include the various factors that influence health care delivery systems and their structures. Health care systems and influences will include hospital, multi-hospital systems, health care manpower, financing health services, private health insurance and employee benefits, managed care, and the regulation and monitoring of health care systems. The politics of health care and the national health care policy will also be included in this course. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3