Allows the student to learn about a specific health care field through direct observation of clinical practice. The student will work with a faculty sponsor and a clinical supervisor. Students will complete clinical observation and will participate in scheduled discussions about the observation experience. This course is graded on a pass-fail basis and is repeatable to 3 credits. HLTH 100 may be paired with BIOL 500 Independent Study for advanced exploration of the field.

Allows recognition and accurate use of terminology that describes the human body and its pathological processes, conditions and diseases. Terminology related to procedures and clinical tests will also be addressed.

Provides content for a comprehensive survey and introduction to the U.S. health care system. Topics and discussions will include public health, financing of health care, health insurance, politics, health care providers, and delivery of health care. The course will introduce concepts of regulation, legislation, ethics, and elements of health care reform.

Introduces the fields of Public Health, Health Education and Health Promotion. Topics will include the history of public health, health status, health care philosophy, health and wellness, chronic and infectious diseases, health-related behavior, health theories and program models. Students will learn to use library databases and write a review of health-related literature. A service learning component will allow students to establish projects and relationships that will benefit the community.

Introduces the fields of Public Health, Health Education and Health Promotion. Topics will include the history of public health, health status, health care philosophy, health and wellness, chronic and infectious diseases, health-related behavior, health theories and program models. Students will learn to use library databases and write a review of health-related literature. A service learning component will allow students to establish projects and relationships that will benefit the community.

Provides students with an opportunity to explore different topics and current issues in health or related fields. This course is designed to focus on health topics or issues at the introductory level.

Introduces students to health promotion programs. Students will develop health education materials and teaching strategies for individuals and groups across the life span and in a variety of settings. Students will explore health behavior design theory, health education needs assessments, instructional strategies, learner characteristics, teaching materials and aids, learning environments, and evaluation methods.

Facilitates an understanding of exercise based on the principles related to training basics, energy systems, muscular fitness and biomechanics. Students will learn to develop training programs for better physical performance and health.

Explores the life cycle from conception to death. Biological, sociological and psychological perspectives will be examined and applied to everyday situations and social issues.

Explores the life cycle from conception to death. Biological, sociological, and psychological perspectives will be examined and applied to everyday situations and social issues.

Provides students with an opportunity to explore different topics and current issues in health or related fields. This course is designed to focus on health topics or issues at the high introductory level.

Examines the moral traditions and ethical principles relevant to life, and their application in present-day clinical care and biomedical research. Introduces students to the historical, theoretical, and thematic dimensions of health care ethics. Focuses on main ethical terms and concepts, as well as decision-making procedures that students can use to discern and defend moral courses of action in health care.

Provides a multidisciplinary understanding of the science, practice, laws and policy of environmental health sciences, addressing why risk of disease is modulated by the environment. Topics include types and sources of environmental contaminants, exposure assessment, types of microenvironments, human behavior and time-location-activity patterns, toxicology, the risk assessment paradigm, basics of environmental and occupational epidemiology, and communicating about environmental health sciences.

Explores all aspects of injury evaluation. Injuries to the lower extremity and lumbar spine will be stressed through lecture and lab.

Explores all aspects of injury evaluation. Injuries to the upper extremity and cervical spine will be emphasized through lecture and lab.

Explores the physiology of inflammation and pain in the context of injury. Describes the principles and effects of therapeutic modalities (including thermal, acoustic, electrical, light, and mechanical) and promotes appropriate selection and application of the modalities.

Offers students the opportunity to study the techniques and principles involved in rehabilitation of athletic injuries. It includes all aspects of reconditioning exercise and rehabilitation program development.

Offers students the opportunity to study and practice the techniques and principles involved in rehabilitation of athletic injuries. It includes all aspects of reconditioning exercise and rehabilitation program development.

Examines how communication affects and is intertwined with issues of health, medicine and ethics. Communication will be discussed on a personal, intimate level in the way patients and caregivers interact in the examination and hospital room; at the organizational level, in the way policies and community relations affect how health care is provided and how people feel about providers; and in media campaigns that seek to educate people about health.

Provides students with an opportunity to explore different topics and current issues in health or related fields. This course is designed to focus on health topics or issues at the advanced level.

Provides students with an opportunity to explore different topics and current issues in health or related fields. This course is designed to focus on health topics or issues at the high advanced level.

Open to junior and seniors who wish to read in a given area or to study a topic in depth. Written reports and frequent conferences with the advisor are required.

For health science majors who desire to conduct research on a specific topic in a health science field. The research will be under the direction of the instructor and will require scholarly report.

Provides students with hands-on experience outside of the college in the field of community health and wellness. The student will work with a faculty sponsor and an off-campus supervisor, as appropriate. Repeatable up to 12 credits.

Provides students with hands-on experience in health fields. The student will work with a faculty sponsor and an off-campus supervisor, as appropriate.

Introduces students to the field of athletic training and sports medicine. Explores fundamental principles of athletic training, which includes terminology, physical conditioning and injury prevention.

Emphasizes critical thinking and patient care principles needed for initial clinical experiences. Topics include physical and psychological needs of the patient and family, routine and emergency patient care procedures, infection control, communication, diversity, patient education, privacy, medico-legal issues, radiation protection, proper body mechanics, safe patient transfer, and contrast media's imaging applications and reactions. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+.

Introduces concepts of physics applied to x-ray generating equipment, including radiologic science, atomic structure, structure of matter, radiation quantities and units, fundamentals of electromagnetic radiation, electricity, magnetism, force and energy, electron interactions with matter, and the relationship between magnetism and electricity with focus on application to x-ray circuit components and generators. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Provides knowledge required to perform radiographic procedures on the chest, abdomen, upper extremities, lower extremities, shoulder girdle, hip and pelvis, with application to human anatomy. Emphasizes concepts and criteria needed to produce and evaluate quality radiographs. Pathological disorders, classification of diseases, and additive and destructive conditions will also be discussed. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Provides knowledge required to perform radiographic procedures on the vertebral column, bony thorax, skull, facial bones, and upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, with application to human anatomy. Emphasizes concepts and criteria needed to produce and evaluate quality radiographs. Pathological disorders, classification of diseases, and additive and destructive conditions will also be discussed. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Introduces the physical principles governing x-rays, x-ray production, and x-ray beam characteristics as they relate to quality, improved patient care and protection. Topics include image production factors, x-ray interactions with matter, fluoroscopic x-ray tubes and image intensifier, principles associated with dynamic imaging, radiographic technique includes x-ray beam filtration, beam restriction, and grid use. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Introduces components, principles, and operation of digital imaging systems and factors that impact image acquisition, display, and retrieval in radiology, as well as principles of digital system quality assurance and maintenance. Introduces quality assurance, quality control, and quality assessment necessary for the continued production of quality diagnostic radiographic images. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Provides an advanced understanding and overview of the principles of radiation protection to allow protection from exposure to radioactivity. Introduces characteristics of radiation as they apply to impacts of radiation on cell biology. Requires application of standards and guidelines for radiation exposure. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Allows interaction with patients and health care team members in a health care imaging department. This first clinical experience of five, assists students in gaining mastery of techniques utilized in radiography, as assessed through competency examination of specific body areas. Students will practice patient care skills and radiation safety procedures under direct supervision of a registered radiologic technologist. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Allows interaction with patients and health care team members in a health care imaging department. This second clinical experience of five, assists students in gaining mastery of techniques utilized in radiography, as assessed through competency examination of specific body areas. Students will practice patient care skills and radiation safety procedures under direct supervision of a registered radiologic technologist. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Provides an understanding of the clinical manifestations of common pathological conditions as they appear on radiographs. Allows for identification of radiographic features as they relate to characteristics of the disease/disorder, and provides information about how technical values are affected by pathological conditions. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+.

Provides students with an opportunity to explore different topics in radiologic technology. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+.

Provides instruction in modalities, interventional radiography, pharmacology and drug administration as applied to advanced radiographic procedures. Utilizes radiographs for specialized study of cross-sectional anatomy relevant to imaging modalities such as CT and MRI. Introduces additional imaging modalities such as CT, MRI, mammography, ultrasound, bone densitometry, nuclear medicine, and PET. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Provides fundamentals of computed tomography (CT) including history, equipment and quality control; first of a two-course sequence. Addresses aspects of data acquisition, digital analysis and image processing. Includes 40 hr of clinical observation. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C. Students may apply for the ARRT certification exam upon successful completion of RADT 431 & RADT 432, plus documented completion of the ARRT Clinical Experience Requirements in Computed Tomography.

Focuses on computed tomography (CT) exam procedures, cross-sectional anatomy, pathology and radiation protection; second of a two-course sequence. Addresses aspects of patient care and contrast agents. Includes 40 hrs of clinical observation. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C. Students may apply for the ARRT certification exam upon successful completion of RADT 431 and RADT 432, plus documented completion of the ARRT Clinical Experience Requirements in Computed Tomography.

Focuses on clinical application of computed tomography. This clinical experience allows the student to develop practical skills through instruction, application, critique, and evaluation on common computed tomography imaging procedures. Areas of competency include clinical indications, patient preparation and positioning, scanning protocols, radiographic technique, use of contrast media, normal anatomy and pathology and special procedures. Additional fee required.

Provides fundamentals of mammography including history, equipment and quality control; first of a two-course sequence. Addresses in-depth anatomy, physiology and pathology of the breast. Includes 40 hrs of clinical observation. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C. Students may apply for ARRT certification exam upon successful completion of RADT 434 and RADT 435, plus documented completion of the ARRT Clinical Experience Requirements in Mammography.

Focuses on mammographic procedures, patient care and image evaluation. Second of a two-course sequence. Explores breast ultrasound, digital breast tomosynthesis, biopsies and breast cancer. Includes 50 hrs of clinical practice. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C. Students may apply for the ARRT certification exam upon successful completion of RADT 434 and 435, plus documented completion of the ARRT Clinical Experience Requirements in Mammography.

Focuses on clinical application of mammography. Emphasizes equipment utilization, exposure techniques, patient care, evaluation of procedures, image evaluation, image quality, radiation safety practices, positioning protocols, image acquisition, radiation protection, breast ultrasound and interventional imaging. Requires clinical exams in mammography. Additional fee required.

Focuses on radiographic image critique from a problem-based perspective. Enhances the student's knowledge of factors that influence the production of radiographic images and the correlation with radiographic critique. Bridges the gap between patient positioning and the resulting radiograph, and focuses on the analysis of image quality. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Allows interaction with patients and health care team members in a health care imaging department. This third clinical experience of five, assists students in gaining mastery of techniques utilized in radiography, as assessed through competency examination of specific body areas. Students will practice patient care skills and radiation safety procedures under direct supervision of a registered radiologic technologist. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Allows interaction with patients and health care team members in a health care imaging department. This fourth clinical experience of five, assists students in gaining mastery of techniques utilized in radiography, as assessed through competency examination of specific body areas. Students will practice patient care skills and radiation safety procedures under direct supervision of a registered radiologic technologist. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Allows interaction with patients and health care team members in a health care imaging department. This fifth clinical experience of five, assists students in gaining mastery of techniques utilized in radiography, as assessed through competency examination of specific body areas. Students will practice patient care skills and radiation safety procedures under direct supervision of a registered radiologic technologist. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Focuses on factors that impact decision-making related to delivery of health care and radiological practice. Topics addressed include recent scientific findings in related fields of medicine, imaging modalities, and the future of radiographic study. Focuses on the synthesis of professional knowledge, skills and attitudes in preparation for professional practice and lifelong learning. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+. Additional fee required.

Provides students with an opportunity to explore different topics in radiologic technology at the advanced level. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of C+.

Focuses on fundamentals of a radiographic specialty, including history, instrumentation and quality control, data acquisition, digital analysis and image processing; first of a two-course sequence. Includes 40 hrs of clinical observation. Successful completion of this course with a minimum grade of C may fulfill one of the requirements for applying for the relevant ARRT certification exam.

Continues education in a radiographic specialty, including topics such as exam procedures, in-depth anatomy and pathology, specialized protection procedures, and patient care. Includes 40 hrs of clinical observation. Successful completion of this course with a minimum grade of C may fulfill one of the requirements for applying for the relevant ARRT certification exam.

Focuses on clinical application of a radiographic specialty. Areas of competency may include clinical indications, patient preparation and positioning, imaging protocols, radiographic technique, image evaluation, normal anatomy and pathology and special procedures. Successful completion of this course with a minimum grade of C may fulfill one of the requirements for applying for the relevant ARRT certification exam. Additional fee required.