Course Description: World Geography takes students on a tour of the world. Learn the main concepts geographers use to understand physical and human geography, such as maps, population growth, migration, climate, culture, geopolitics, and economic development. Those concepts are then applied to each region of the world in turn. Gain an understanding of how regions are different from each other, as well as how globalization is drawing people closer together.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
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Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Even though American government touches every aspect of Americans’ lives, few students understand how American government and politics work or how citizens can engage their own political system. Explore the creation and development of the American political system, the Constitution, civil liberties, and civil rights; the nature of American politics and political participation, including political parties, elections, interest groups, and media; the structure of political institutions, namely Congress, the presidency, and the judiciary; and the development of public policy. Throughout the course, learn about your own political identity, observe how government actually works, and have important civic conversations.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Nutrition requirements of a person during the successive stages of development with emphasis on nutrients, their availability in foods and factors affecting utilization.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Economic, political, social and intellectual development of the United States to the end of the Civil War with emphasis on development and decline of slavery, political parties, Indian policy, international relations and individuals responsible for the policies.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Economic, political, social and intellectual development of the United States from the Civil War to the present with emphasis on growth of democracy, free enterprise system, welfare programs, civil rights, needs and contributions of minority groups, foreign policy and national defense.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: An exploration of world civilizations, both Western (Near East, Greece, Rome, Medieval and Renaissance Europe) and non-Western (India, China, Japan, Africa, and the Americas), which will examine important cultural, political, and economic connections throughout the world. Key topics will include the formation of human civilization, the rise and fall of states and empires, and the development and spread of world religions.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: History of the world from the 17th century to the present.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Elements of medical language including common abbreviations. Emphasis is placed on spelling, pronunciation, correct usage, and meaning relating to body systems, medical science, and medical specialties.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: This hybrid will meet weekly. Additional work will be completed online.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Introduction to the U.S. legal system, laws and ethical issues and how they relate to healthcare.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Fundamentals of ICD-10 Coding principles for the long term care setting.
Course Notes: HR222 ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding I, or HIM Acceptance.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: This course does not fulfill the ICD-10-CM/PCS requirements of the Health Information Management Program or the Health Coding Specialist certificate.
Course Description: Learning experience designed to give students the opportunity to practice skills learned in health information courses to help prepare students to perform technical functions required in a Health Information Department.
Course Notes: HR103 Health Information Processes, and HR107 Legal Aspects of Health Information.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: Minimum of 45 clock hours required.
Course Description: Introduction to concepts in healthcare quality improvement with an emphasis on performance improvement, utilization, and risk management.
Course Notes: IS104 Microcomputer Applications, or Departmental Consent.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Basic training and practice in the application of procedural codes from the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) including reimbursement methodologies for physicians and facilities.
Course Notes: HR105 Medical Terminology, or Departmental Consent.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Application of health information course material designed for technical functions such as ICD-10-CM/PCS coding, CPT coding, MS-DRG assignment, quality improvement, risk management, utilization review, cancer registries, and health statistics.
Course Notes: HR222 ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding I, and HR214 Health Statistics.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: Minimum of 45 clock hours required.
Course Description: Etiologies, signs, symptoms, courses and complications of diseases, and the modern practices of diagnosis and treatment.
Course Notes: HR105 Medical Terminology, and BI103 Human A&P.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: Health data collection including acceptable terminology, computational methodology and display of health data used in healthcare statistics.
Course Notes: IS104 Microcomputer Applications, or Departmental Consent.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Supervised learning experience emphasizing acting independently, completing assigned projects, practicing professionalism and demonstrating health information concepts.
Course Notes: Departmental Consent.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: Successful completion of all course work in the Health Information Management Program. Minimum 90 clock hours required.
Course Description: Reimbursement methodologies for inpatient hospital and physician office billing.
Course Notes: HR222 ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding I, or Departmental Consent, and HR210 CPT Coding.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Applications in release of information policies and procedures, computation of health care statistics, and general health information practices.
Course Notes: HR107 Legal Aspects of Health Information, and HR214 Health Statistics.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Laboratory provides students with experience in Prospective Payment Systems concepts and case mix, quality management and utilization review; application of leadership ideals.
Course Notes: HR208 Quality Improvement in Healthcare, or Departmental Consent, and HR216 Reimbursement Methodologies.
Summer
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00