BS Health Sciences

HS 200 Introduction to Health Professions
This course will provide an introduction to various professions in the health care field. Students will be exposed to an overview of health care systems and major aspects of health care delivery. Students will understand health care priorities on the national and local levels. Various health careers will be reviewed to gain an understanding of their associated roles and responsibilities along with an overview of the professional behavior, related values, interests, and ethics expected for a health professional. Students will explore health career options based on an understanding of the professional tasks, skills, tools and technology, abilities, work activities, work context/environment, and educational, training, and legal requirements. In addition, the course will provide an introduction to medical terminology, as well as library skills.
Credits: 3
Every Fall, Spring and Summer

HS 210 Healthcare Organizations and Delivery
This course is designed to help students understand the complexities of the US healthcare delivery system. American health care delivery will be presented in the context of current developments in health reform with references to specific provisions of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. Specific topics will include components of the US health care system, health promotion and disease prevention, Medicaid, Medicare, inpatient facilities and services, managed care and integrated organizations, long-term care, financing health services for special populations, cost, access, and quality care, health policy, Healthy People 2020, and the future of health services delivery.
Credits: 3
Every Fall and Spring

HS 225 Current Issues in Urban Health
This course introduces students to the impact of city life on health and health care in the United States. It examines the advantages and disadvantages of urbanization on physical and mental health and the root causes of racial and ethnic disparities in health. Students will investigate how factors such as housing, transportation, food outlets, and crime impact health, assess quality measurement, evaluate strategies for designing healthy communities, and develop recommendations for systems and policy change.
Credits: 3
Every Fall and Spring

HS 230 Research in the Health Professions
This course introduces basic methods used in health science research and teaches students how to interpret research findings. Topics include the scientific method, research ethics using human subjects, causation theory, hypothesis formation, measurement theory, quantitative and qualitative research methods, evaluation research, and descriptive statistics. The course is writing intensive and includes activities such as critiquing research articles, analyzing social data, and completing a research project. This course fulfills the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) graduation requirement.
Prerequisite: MTH 100 or PSY 250
Credits: 3
Every Fall and Spring

HS 240 Nutrition and Wellness
This course introduces students to basic concepts of nutrition, including the structure and roles of macronutrients and micronutrients. Students develop an understanding of nutrition’s role in optimizing health, performance, and longevity. Topics include nutrient characteristics, energy balance, weight control, dietary guidelines, diet planning, nutrition for exercise, and social and economic factors affecting food production and consumption.
Prerequisites: BIO 123 and CHM 103 or CHM 101
Credits: 3
Every Fall and Spring

HS 255 Diversity and Health Disparities
This course explores disparities in health status, life expectancy, and healthcare in the United States. Factors such as diversity, culture, socio-economic status, gender, geography, and access are examined. Students learn approaches to achieving cultural competence and delivering health programs and services to diverse populations.
Credits: 3
Every Fall and Spring

HS 260 Ethical and Legal Aspects of Healthcare
This course examines ethical and legal dilemmas faced by health professionals and administrators. Topics include patient rights, government regulations, HIPAA requirements, confidentiality, quality care ethics, incident reporting, court cases, healthcare financing, tort reform, and compassionate care. Case studies and role play are used to develop critical thinking skills for ethical decision-making.
Credits: 3
Every Fall and Spring

HS 271 Health Program Planning
This course provides an overview of planning, developing, and implementing health promotion programs. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based, cost-effective initiatives aimed at improving quality of life and reducing healthcare costs. The course is writing intensive and focuses on analytic and planning skills.
Prerequisite: HS 230
Credits: 3
Every Fall and Spring

HS 290 Practicum
Students complete a minimum of 120 hours of fieldwork at a medical, social service, or public health organization. This capstone course integrates theory and practice from the Health Science curriculum. Students must attend scheduled sessions and complete all required assignments.
Prerequisites: HS 271, active Health Science or Public Health major, Senior standing
Credits: 3
Every Fall and Spring

Selection of one of the following subplans:

1. Accountancy (18 credits)
   
2. Business (21 credits)
   
3. Health Administration (18 credits)
4. Health and Society (18 credits)
   
5. Nutrition (18 credits)
   
6. Public Service (18 credits)
   
7. Social Work (18 credits)
   
8. Spanish for Health Professions (18 credits)
   
9. Sports Management (18 credits)
   

BIO 137 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
This course covers the structure and function of the human body, including basic biochemistry, cell structure, cell division, cell respiration, tissue composition, genetics, and the nervous and endocrine systems. Laboratory focuses on relevant physiological experiments and histology.Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. This course fulfills the Scientific Inquiry and the Natural World thematic cluster requirement in the core curriculum.
Credits: 4
Every Fall and Summer

BIO 138 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
This course covers the body's organ systems in detail, including the musculo-skeletal, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, excretory, digestive, and reproductive systems. Relevant dissection, histological studies, and physiology are all featured in the laboratories. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. This course fulfills the Scientific Inquiry and the Natural World thematic cluster requirement in the core curriculum.
Pre-requisite BIO 7 is required.
Credits: 4
Every Spring and Summer

BIO 120 General Biology I
Processes fundamental to all living things such as energy utilization, growth, development, and reproduction will be examined from the perspective of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved. The goal will be a comprehension of the functioning of the living organism as embedded in the integration of these fundamental biological mechanisms. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. This course fulfills the Scientific Inquiry and the Natural World thematic cluster requirement in the core curriculum.
Credits: 4
Every Fall and Spring

BIO 122 General Biology II
This course introduces patterns and processes of organisms and groups of organisms with emphasis on their origin, evolution, and the relationships among them and their environments. Topics include evolution, population genetics, systematics, animal behavior and ecology. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. This course fulfills the Scientific Inquiry and the Natural World thematic cluster requirement in the core curriculum.
Pre-requisite BIO 103 is required. Pre-requisite of not having taken BIO 1S or BIO 4 is required. Credits: 4
Every Fall and Spring

BMS 205 Microbiology in Health Sciences
This course is required for all medical biology majors and health related majors including those students seeking graduate study in the biological sciences and those seeking admission into professional schools. The course introduces the principles of clinical microbiology and characteristics of microorganisms, host-parasite relationships, resistance, immunity, hypersensitivity, public health, epidemiology as well as applied, medical and industrial microbiology; includes clinical diagnostic methods such as culture, control, identification, sterilization, microbiological techniques and concepts; emphasizes those techniques specifically employed in the clinical microbiological laboratory. 
Credits: 4
Fall and Spring

BMS 211 Pathophysiology I
The change in the human body that may be biological, physical, chemical or anatomical which induce disease or an abnormal process are discussed. The etiology and pathogenesis of altered body systems is emphasized. How change can significantly reduce normal function of the body systems is also identified. Writing Across the Curriculum course.
Credits: 3
Every Fall and Spring

BMS 212 Pathophysiology II
At the end of the course, the student should have a comprehensive knowledge regarding various inflammatory, neoplastic, congenital and acquired disease states affecting various organ systems of human body and to answer questions related to the pathophysiology, diagnosis and prognosis of the disease entities.
Prerequisite of BMS 211 (previously BMS 20) is required.
Credits: 3
Every Fall and Spring

CHM 103 Principles of Chemistry I
This course is the first part of two-semester sequence that includes the study of the nature of matter and energy, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, gas laws, thermochemistry, atomic structure and chemical bonding.
To enroll in CHM 3, students must either have placed into MTH 7 or have received a grade of C or better in MTH 3 or its equivalent. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. This course fulfills the Scientific Inquiry and the Natural World thematic cluster requirement in the core curriculum.
Prerequisite of MTH 3 or 3S with a grade of C or above or Co-requisite of MTH 7 or MTH 8 is
required. Not open to students who have taken CHM 4, 21, 22, 25, 37 or 71.
Credits: 4
Every Fall, Spring and Summer

CHM 104 Principles of Chemistry II
This course is the second part of a two-semester sequence that includes the study of colligative properties, kinetics, chemical equilibria, acid-base chemistry, chemical thermodynamics, and electrochemistry.
Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory.
Prerequisite of CHM 3 is required. Not open to students who have taken CHM 21, 22, 25, 37 or 71.
Credits: 4
Every Fall, Spring and Summer

HSC 201 Introduction to Health Professions
This course will provide an introduction and understanding of various qualities and characteristics of professions in the health care field. Students will be exposed to an overview of health care systems and major aspects of health care delivery. In addition, the course will provide an introduction to medical terminology, as well as creating a professional resume that may be used for future opportunities. Mode of instruction: In Person
Credits: 3
Every Fall and Spring

HSC 202 Interdisciplinary Helping Professions
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to relationship building as the key to effective helping across the health and social service professions. The model of relationship- centered care (RCC) and the narrative medicine approach will provide the conceptual and methodological frameworks for interdisciplinary collaborative care delivery by health professions. Students engage in dyadic and small group exercises designed to develop effect practice skills. Required course for BS Health Science majors, elective for Social Work Majors (Open to Juniors or Seniors, 3 credits)
Open to Juniors or Seniors.
Credits: 3
Annually

HSC 221 Topics in Human Genetics
This course will provide an introduction to Mendelian genetics as well as the ethical implications of genetic testing and genetic therapies. Students will be exposed to current advances involving the understanding and strategies for studying various human genetic disorders including among others, cancer, immunological diseases, and the genetics of aging. Students will explore these topics through lectures, classroom discussion, reviewing current research and hands-on activities.
This is not a lab course and will not satisfy genetics requirements for pre-med requirements and most other health professions graduate programs requiring a lab-based genetics course.
A pre requisite of BIO 103 or BIO 137 is required
Credits: 3
Every Semester

HSC 345 Special Topics in Health Sciences
The instructor chooses a study of selected topics related to the Health Sciences ranging from human disease and pathologies to current events and social issues in Healthcare. The subject of each topic is announced in the preceding semester. May be taken twice if topics are different.
Credits: 1 to 3
On Occasion

HSC 411 Independent Research Project
Junior and seniors can undertake this independent research project under the direction of a faculty member in the area of the student's principles interest. Permission of the Department is required to register for this course.
A prerequisite of HSC 201 is required.
Credits: 1 to 3
On Demand

PHM 1 Pharmacy Orientation Seminar
This course is designed as an introduction for the preprofessional student to the various roles and career pathways available to pharmacists. Students will be introduced to ethical foundations, regulation, drug discovery and development, and other contemporary issues facing the profession. The seminar serves as a source of information regarding the requirements,responsibilities,and attitudes necessary for success in the professional phase of the program. One lecture hour.
Credits: 1 Annually