Ecourages awareness of the scope and details regarding the practice of various health care professions as well as the career possibilities. The historical and current U.S. health care system will be discussed including policies, areas of reform, and cultural awareness. Students will be introduced to key tems, role of health science professionals as part of a health care team, and provided an overview of the educational areas that will be explored further throughout the Health Science curriculum, and increase their understanding of health care as a whole. [ 3 credits ]

Explores the skills and ideas necessary for culturally competent health care practice. Throughout this course the students will learn about other cultural value systems while exploring their understanding of their own cultural identity. The course will promote the development of skills and culturally sensitive behaviors that will enrich therapeutic, client-centered interactions. Prerequisite: HSC-150. Permission required for non-Majors. [ 3 credits ]

Develops an overview of healthcare law, policy and future trends in health science and care. Students discover and discuss local, state and federal laws, regulatory mandates, healthcare policies and practices and appraise the risk related legal aspects of ethical cost-efficient and effective current healthcare services systems. Corporate structure, legal liabilities, and risk management of healthcare institutions and professionals is studied from a federal, state and local legislative and regulatory perspective. Prereq: HSC 150. [3 Credits]

Produces and overview of the fundamental skills needed to conduct research with community partners related to health assessments, program planning  and evaluation of health programs. This course focused on research methodologies recommended for effectively and efficiently conducting research without interrupting organizational flow. Current  technology and software necessary for the field will also be addressed. Applied research will engage students with community partners. Pre req: HSC 150 [3 credits]

Examines the concepts of various aspects of health science and serves as a synthesis experience for the major. Students choose a topic in health care, review relevant literature, interview community members and develop, implement and evaluate a health promotion project. Achievement is evaluated through the use of rubrics, supervisor evaluation 3 letter and supervisor rubric scores (off-campus capstone experience), class presentations and a written summary of the health promotion project. Prerequisite: HSC-150. [3 credits]