CORE COURSES FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
Some of these courses are required for Allied Health Science majors in Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Occupational Therapy. These courses are open to students in other majors by permission of the course instructor only.
HLSC 0209. HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. 1st Semester. Lect. 2, 2 credits. This course provides an overview of the health care system in America. Emphasis is placed on understanding its organization and delivery. It includes topics related to the roles and education of various health care professionals, payment for services, regulatory and ethical issues.
HLSC 0301. INDEPENDENT STUDY. 1st and 2nd Semester and Summer. 1-6 credits. This course is designed for students in Allied Health professional programs with freedom and flexibility to pursue topics of special interest. Research or projects are conducted under the guidance of selected faculty.
HLSC 0302L. HUMAN GROSS ANATOMY LAB. 2nd Semester. Lab 4; 2 credits. This course will provide an in depth study of the neuro-musculo-skeletal system utilizing human cadaver dissection and models. The pre-requisite for this lab is ANPH 0201; the co-requisite is ANPH 0202.This course is restricted to occupational therapy majors.
HLSC 0303. MEDICAL VOCABULARY. 1st and 2nd Semester. Lect. 2, 2 credits. This course familiarizes the student with terms used in health and medical settings. The course covers anatomic descriptive terms, combining forms, prefixes, suffixes, abbreviations and acronyms.
HLSC 0311. RESEARCH METHODS 1st Semester. Lect. 1,1 credit. This course facilitates on understanding of research methods develop skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for the critical reading and analysis of scientific literature related to health.
HLSC 0411. CLINICAL LABORATORY MANAGEMENT. 1st Semester. Lect. 1, 1 credit, This course introduces students to management skills applicable to clinical laboratory sciences, to including wage and salary administration, interpersonal relations, workload recording, cost analysis and other issues relative to entry level skills. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor
HLSC 0509. PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS AND ADAPTATION TO DISABILITY. 2nd Semester. Lect. 2, 2 credits. This course explores the psychological and social problems involved in having and adjusting to a disability. Students will analyze current problems and legislation related to disabilities through a survey of recent literature and media and through an assessment of a building for environmental barriers.
HLSC 0511. INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH. 1st Semester. Lect. 3, 3 credits. This introductory course explores research methods and challenges students to develop skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for critically reading, analyzing and explaining scientific literature related to health.
