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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Course Lists by Special Designations

 

Health

  
  • HLTH 4901 - Prehealth Professions Field Experience


    3 F,S,SS

    P: HLTH 3010 HLTH 3020  and consent of instructor; declared public health studies major. 75 hours of documented clinically-related field experience.
  
  • HLTH 4902 - Prehealth Professions Field Experience


    3 F,S,SS

    P: HLTH 3010 HLTH 3020  and consent of instructor; declared public health studies major. 75 hours of documented clinically-related field experience.
  
  • HLTH 4910 - Prehealth Professions Internship


    6 F,S,SS

    P: Completion of all major requirements and consent of instructor; declared public health studies major. Supervised learning experience in an approved clinical setting.
  
  • HLTH 4991 - Health Education and Promotion Internship


    12 F,S,SS

    P: Completion of all other major requirements; at least a 2.0 overall GPA; consent of instructor; declared public health studies major. Professionally-supervised learning experience.
  
  • HLTH 5900 - Stress Management


    3

    P: Undergraduate course in anatomy and physiology; graduate standing; or consent of chair. Positive and negative aspects of stress as related to performance and health. Emphasis on sources and positive management of stress, including lifestyle and life skills.

Health Information Management

  
  • HIMA 2000 - Introduction to Health Information Management


    2 F

    Introduction to the profession.
  
  • HIMA 3000 - Medical Terminology for Health Professionals


    3 F,S,SS

    Interdisciplinary study providing solid foundation in medical terminology for effective communication in health care industry. Focus on analyzing, constructing, and defining medical terms. Includes diseases, symptoms, and signs of disease; diagnostic and clinical procedures; and treatment modalities.
  
  • HIMA 3032 - Record Documentation Systems


    3 S

    P: HIMA major; HIMA 3120 . Origin, content, and format of health records across the continuum of care.
  
  • HIMA 3113 - Applied Medical Sciences I


    3 F

    P: HIMA major; HSMA major; or consent of instructor; BIOL 2130 , BIOL 2131 . First of two-semester sequence. Integrated study of pathophysiology, diagnostic and treatment modalities utilized in clinical medical practice, and pharmacology.
  
  
  • HIMA 3120 - Health Care Delivery Systems


    3 F

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; HSMA 2000 ; P/C: HSMA 3030  or consent of instructor. Continuum of care in health industry. Historical development and future trends, organizational structure, regulatory and accrediting bodies, multicultural issues, and policy formulation.
  
  • HIMA 3142 - Diagnostic and Procedural Coding


    3 S

    P/C: HIMA major; BIOL 2130 , BIOL 2131 ; HIMA 3118 . Coding of diseases and procedures by International Classification of Diseases.
  
  • HIMA 3148 - Health Service Coding


    3 F

    P: HIMA 3120 , HIMA 3142 . Coding services and procedures by Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System and for reimbursement.
  
  • HIMA 4030 - Quality Management in Health Care


    3 S

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; HIMA 3120 ; HSMA 3115 ; or consent of instructor. Applies quality management principles across continuum of care.
  
  • HIMA 4075 - Applied Health Services Research


    3 WI F

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; BIOS 1500 ; HIMA 3120 . Develops the skills required to formulate a research question, model, review literature, and write up research results in a health care context. Uses skills acquired in prerequisite statistics course to collect, code, and analyze data.
  
  • HIMA 4081 - Directed Independent Project


    1 F,S,SS

    Hours vary by project. May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. with change of topic. P: HIMA major; consent of instructor. Selected project on new and advanced issue in health information practice. May include readings, research, or field work.
  
  • HIMA 4082 - Directed Independent Project


    2 F,S,SS

    Hours vary by project. May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. with change of topic. P: HIMA major; consent of instructor. Selected project on new and advanced issue in health information practice. May include readings, research, or field work.
  
  • HIMA 4083 - Directed Independent Project


    3 F,S,SS

    Hours vary by project. May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. with change of topic. P: HIMA major; consent of instructor. Selected project on new and advanced issue in health information practice. May include readings, research, or field work.
  
  • HIMA 4138 - Health Data Structures


    3 S

    P: Accepted to health services management or health information management major; HIMA 3120 . Technical standards for health data structures. Emphasis on knowledge representation and content for computer-based health records systems.
  
  • HIMA 4145 - Classification Systems in Health Care


    3 S

    P: Accepted to the health services management or health information management major; BIOL 2130 , BIOL 2131 ; HIMA 3120 ; HSMA 3115 . Coding of diseases and procedures by the International Classification of Diseases, coding of services and procedures according to the Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System, and coding for reimbursement.
  
  • HIMA 4153 - Management of Health Information Services Department


    3 WI F

    P: Accepted to the health services management or health information management major; HSMA 3030 , HSMA 3035 , HSMA 3050 , HSMA 4055 . Theoretical and practical applications of managerial functions of planning, organizing, and controlling health information services department. Emphasis on solving complex departmental problems.
  
  • HIMA 4160 - Concepts in Health Information Technology


    3 F

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; BITE 2112  or MIS 2223 . Major concepts of computer hardware, architecture, operating systems, and application software. Introduces data and databases. Reinforces ability to use selected general purpose microcomputer applications.
  
  • HIMA 4165 - Health Information Systems


    3 S

    P: HIMA 4160 . Role of computers in gathering, recording, interpreting, and transmitting health care data. Applies data and database concepts to information systems in health care.
  
  • HIMA 4170 - Privacy and Security in Health Information Systems


    3 F

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major. Laws and regulations governing health information privacy and security; threats to systems, networks, and data; and techniques for securing systems, networks, and data.
  
  • HIMA 5060 - Health Informatics


    3 S

    P: Consent of instructor. Informatics in health care delivery systems with focus on the clinical, public health, and consumer aspects.

Health Professions

  
  • HPRO 2100 - Perspectives in Health Care


    2

    Recommended for freshmen and sophomores interested in becoming health professionals. General health terminology, professional ethics, inter- and intra-professional relationships, and concept of total health care.
  
  • HPRO 2501 - Allied Health Practice


    1 F,S,SS

    May transfer a maximum of 6 courses for a total of 30 s.h. P: Current and valid applicable credential, license, or registration; consent of advisor and dept chair. Equivalency credit for technical courses or clinical rotations completed in a regionally accredited, associate degree program for allied health technicians or therapist assistants.
  
  • HPRO 2502 - Allied Health Practice


    2 F,S,SS

    May transfer a maximum of 6 courses for a total of 30 s.h. P: Current and valid applicable credential, license, or registration; consent of advisor and dept chair. Equivalency credit for technical courses or clinical rotations completed in a regionally accredited, associate degree program for allied health technicians or therapist assistants.
  
  • HPRO 2503 - Allied Health Practice


    3 F,S,SS

    May transfer a maximum of 6 courses for a total of 30 s.h. P: Current and valid applicable credential, license, or registration; consent of advisor and dept chair. Equivalency credit for technical courses or clinical rotations completed in a regionally accredited, associate degree program for allied health technicians or therapist assistants.
  
  • HPRO 2504 - Allied Health Practice


    4 F,S,SS

    May transfer a maximum of 6 courses for a total of 30 s.h. P: Current and valid applicable credential, license, or registration; consent of advisor and dept chair. Equivalency credit for technical courses or clinical rotations completed in a regionally accredited, associate degree program for allied health technicians or therapist assistants.
  
  • HPRO 2505 - Allied Health Practice


    5 F,S,SS

    May transfer a maximum of 6 courses for a total of 30 s.h. P: Current and valid applicable credential, license, or registration; consent of advisor and dept chair. Equivalency credit for technical courses or clinical rotations completed in a regionally accredited, associate degree program for allied health technicians or therapist assistants.
  
  • HPRO 4350 - Research Design


    3 WI F

    P: MATH 2228  or equivalent. Develop skills for critique of research literature and articulation between statistical/analytical methods and research designs. Beginning competence in research process.
  
  • HPRO 5011 - Gross Anatomy


    5

    P: Enrolled in OCCT or PTHE programs or consent of dept chairs. Structure of human body. Lab dissection.
  
  • HPRO 5012 - Gross Anatomy


    0

    P: Enrolled in OCCT or PTHE programs or consent of dept chairs. Structure of human body. Lab dissection.
  
  • HPRO 5030 - Neuroanatomy


    3

    P: Enrolled in OCCT or PTHE programs or consent of dept chairs; HPRO 5011 , HPRO 5012 . Relationship between structure and function of the nervous system and foundations of neurology. Pathophysiology of specific neurologic disorders common to practice of occupational and physical therapy.
  
  • HPRO 5031 - Neuroanatomy


    0

    P: Enrolled in OCCT or PTHE programs or consent of dept chairs; HPRO 5011 , HPRO 5012 . Relationship between structure and function of the nervous system and foundations of neurology. Pathophysiology of specific neurologic disorders common to practice of occupational and physical therapy.

Health Services Management

  
  • HSMA 2000 - Professional Roles and Environments in Health Care


    3 SL*: Selected Sections are Service-learning. F,S,SS

    Examines interdisciplinary professional roles and environments in health care. Orientation to HSMA academic program and its role in career development.
  
  • HSMA 3020 - Health Care Payment Systems


    3 S

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; HSMA 2000 ; P/C: HIMA 3120 ; HSMA 3030  or consent of instructor, HSMA 3035 . Overview of payment systems in health care across the continuum of care.
  
  • HSMA 3025 - Professional Ethical Codes and Law in Health Care


    3 F

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; HSMA 2000 ; P/C: HSMA 3030 ; or consent of instructor. Ethical codes in allied health professions. Laws and regulations that apply to health care.
  
  • HSMA 3030 - Written Communication and Documentation in Health Care


    4 WI F

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; HSMA 2000 . Principles and models of documentation in health care.
  
  • HSMA 3035 - Interpersonal Team Skills for Health Care Supervisors and Practitioners


    3 S

    P: HSMA 2000 ; P/C: HSMA 3030  or consent of instructor. Focus on interpersonal skills for effective supervision and clinical practice in health care, especially within health care team, committees, and oversight entities. Requires oral presentations.
  
  • HSMA 3040 - Managing the Health of Populations


    3 S

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; HSMA 3115  or consent of instructor. Introduction to the use of epidemiologic concepts and principles in the practice of managing the health of populations and communities.
  
  • HSMA 3045 - Health Data Management


    3 S

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major. Processes of health data and record keeping, compliance with record keeping standards, and diagnostic and procedural coding across the continuum of care.
  
  • HSMA 3050 - Leadership in Health Care


    3 F

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; P/C: HSMA 3030 . Theory and application of basic organizational development, organizational structure and norms, change management, and strategic planning within health care organizations.
  
  • HSMA 3115 - Human Diseases


    3 F

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; BIOL 2130 , BIOL 2131 ; or consent of instructor. Introduction to the basic concepts of pathophysiology. Includes the study of the mechanisms that cause human diseases as well as the human body’s response to diseases.
  
  • HSMA 4010 - Health Information Management


    3 F

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; HIMA 3120 . Introduces health information from perspective of control and management of information resources. Includes strategic information systems with emphasis on collection, organization, and interpretation of information for planning and evaluating of health care services.
  
  • HSMA 4015 - Health Care Records and Data: Maintenance and Analysis


    3 S

    P: HSMA 3025 . Examines advanced methods of storage, retrieval, transmission, and security of data from perspective of longitudinal health records.
  
  • HSMA 4020 - Health Care Reimbursement: Public


    3 F

    P: HSMA 3020 . Examines approaches of public payers to health care services reimbursement and cost containment.
  
  • HSMA 4025 - Health Care Reimbursement: Private


    3 S

    P: HSMA 3020 . Examines approaches of private payers to health care services reimbursement and cost containment.
  
  • HSMA 4028 - Health Care Reimbursement: Policy and Research


    3 S

    P: HSMA 3020 . Survey of national policies and research with development of framework for analysis.
  
  • HSMA 4050 - Human Resource Management for Health Care Organizations


    3 F

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; HIMA 3120 ; or consent of instructor. Managerial theory and application, including management styles, personnel records and management, staff development, work re-design, ergonomics, and departmental performance assessment.
  
  • HSMA 4055 - Health Care Finance and Accounting


    3 F,SS

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; HIMA 3120 . Overview of departmental financial management and accounting functions as applied to health care environments. Includes inventory control, budgeting, cost analysis, resource allocation, capital expenditures, and financial forecasting.
  
  • HSMA 4056 - Marketing for Health Care Organizations


    3 S

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; HIMA 3120  or consent of instructor. Entrepreneurship and marketing services. Includes market assessment, strategic planning, designs, financial analyses, contracts, and outcomes management.
  
  • HSMA 4057 - Introduction to Long Term Care


    3 S

    P: HIMA 3120  or consent of instructor. Survey of the long term care system. Historical development and future trends, organizational structure, regulatory and accrediting bodies, multicultural issues, and policy formulation.
  
  • HSMA 4060 - Medical Practice Management


    3 F

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; P/C: HSMA 4055 . Overview of financial management processes of a physician practice including revenue and expenses cycles and use of practice software.
  
  • HSMA 4065 - Management of Health Care Operations and Patient Flow


    3 S

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; HIMA 4075  or consent of instructor. Application of operations management, queuing theory and simulation to analyze and manage patient flow in health care organizations.
  
  • HSMA 4070 - Outcomes Assessment and Management in Health Care


    3 F,S

    P: HIMA 3120 . Survey of outcomes research that includes methods, cost effectiveness, measurement, decision support, quality of life, and improvement management.
  
  • HSMA 4075 - Managed Care in Health Systems


    3 F,S

    P: HIMA 3120 . Models of managed care systems in health care delivery. Includes designs, outcomes management, history and future trends, and impact on US health care delivery and policy.
  
  • HSMA 4080 - Economics for Health Care Managers


    3

    P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; HIMA 3120 ; HSMA 3020 . Examination of the production and delivery of health care services. Application of economic concepts and evaluation tools for decision making and assessment of policy implications.
  
  • HSMA 4081 - Advanced Topics in Health Care Management and Service Delivery


    1 S

    May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and chair. P: HIMA 3120 ; consent of instructor, advisor, or chair. Directed research with written and oral presentations on advanced topic, emerging trend, or new system in health care delivery.
  
  • HSMA 4082 - Advanced Topics in Health Care Management and Service Delivery


    2 S

    May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and chair. P: HIMA 3120 ; consent of instructor, advisor, or chair. Directed research with written and oral presentations on advanced topic, emerging trend, or new system in health care delivery.
  
  • HSMA 4083 - Advanced Topics in Health Care Management and Service Delivery


    3 S

    May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and chair. P: HIMA 3120 ; consent of instructor, advisor, or chair. Directed research with written and oral presentations on advanced topic, emerging trend, or new system in health care delivery.
  
  • HSMA 4903 - Allied Health Management Experience


    3 S

    Supervised learning experiences. Students expected to provide personal transportation to field site when necessary. P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; senior standing, consent of advisor, and within 15 s.h. of completing degree program. Workplace experience or credit by portfolio to include specific project, cooperative practicum, professional shadowing, or individual topic of study relevant to allied health management that is reported orally and in writing.
  
  • HSMA 4904 - Allied Health Management Experience


    4 S

    Supervised learning experiences. Students expected to provide personal transportation to field site when necessary. P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; senior standing; consent of advisor; and within 15 s.h. of completing degree program. Workplace experience or credit by portfolio to include specific project, cooperative practicum, professional shadowing, or individual topic of study relevant to allied health management that is reported orally and in writing.
  
  • HSMA 4905 - Allied Health Management Experience


    5 S

    Supervised learning experiences. Students expected to provide personal transportation to field site when necessary. P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; senior standing, consent of advisor, and within 15 s.h. of completing degree program. Workplace experience or credit by portfolio to include specific project, cooperative practicum, professional shadowing, or individual topic of study relevant to allied health management that is reported orally and in writing.
  
  • HSMA 4906 - Allied Health Management Experience


    6 S

    Supervised learning experiences. Students expected to provide personal transportation to field site when necessary. P: Admitted to health services management or health information management major; senior standing, consent of advisor, and within 15 s.h. of completing degree program. Workplace experience or credit by portfolio to include specific project, cooperative practicum, professional shadowing, or individual topic of study relevant to allied health management that is reported orally and in writing.

Health Banked Courses

  
  • HLTH 4100 - Community Health Profile


    3

  
  • HLTH 4600 - Data Analysis for Health Promotion Programming


    3


History

  
  • HIST 1030 - World Civilizations to 1500


    3 WI*: Selected Sections are Writing Intensive F,S,SS GE:HU

    May receive credit for one of HIST 1030, HIST 1552 . Evolution of world civilizations from prehistory to 1500.
  
  • HIST 1031 - World Civilizations Since 1500


    3 WI*: Selected Sections are Writing Intensive F,S,SS GE:HU GD

    World civilizations since 1500 and their economic, social, cultural, and political development.
  
  • HIST 1050 - American History to 1877


    3 WI*: Selected Sections are Writing Intensive F,S,SS GE:HU DD

    May receive credit for one of HIST 1050, HIST 1550 . History of US from discovery of America in 1492 to end of Reconstruction.
  
  • HIST 1051 - American History Since 1877


    3 WI*: Selected Sections are Writing Intensive F,S,SS GE:HU DD

    May receive credit for one of HIST 1051, HIST 1551 . History of US from Reconstruction to present.
  
  • HIST 1550 - Honors, American History to 1877


    3 F GE:SO

    May receive credit for one of HIST 1050 , 1550. P: By invitation or consent of instructor. History of US from discovery of America in 1492 to end of Reconstruction.
  
  • HIST 1551 - Honors, American History Since 1877


    3 WI*: Selected Sections are Writing Intensive S GE:SO

    May receive credit for one of HIST 1051 , 1551. P: By invitation or consent of instructor. History of US from Reconstruction to present.
  
  • HIST 1552 - Honors, World History to 1500


    3 F GE:SO

    May receive credit for one of HIST 1030 , 1552. P: By invitation or consent of instructor. Evolution of world civilizations from prehistory to 1500.
  
  • HIST 2000 - Introduction to History


    3 WI F,S

    Introduction to the discipline of history and to historical research, writing, and methodology.
  
  • HIST 2012 - American Business History


    3 WI*: Selected Sections are Writing Intensive F GE:SO

    History of business in America. Emphasis on evolution of business structure and function.
  
  • HIST 2150 - Shop Til You Drop: Consumerism


    3 GE:SO GD

    History of materialism and consumerism from 1500 to the present day.
  
  • HIST 2222 - Western Europe Since 1500


    3 F GE:SO

    History of Western Europe from Age of Discovery to present. Emphasis on development and growth of nation state system using Spain, France, England, and Germany as examples.
  
  • HIST 2300 - Passion and Sex in Asian History


    3 GE:HU

    Explores passion, sex, love, and geisha in Asian history and culture.
  
  • HIST 2444 - The History of Sports in Western Society


    3 F GE:SO

    Role of sports from ancient Greeks to twentieth century. Focus on how sports mirror historical developments and social and cultural trends.
  
  • HIST 2600 - Maritime Heritage of the Outer Banks


    3

    An introduction to the study of maritime historical and archaeological resources of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region.
  
  • HIST 3000 - History: Its Nature and Method


    3 WI F,S

    Designed for students in the HIED program. May not count toward the “above 2999” HIST major requirement in the BA in history. May not count toward the history minor. P: 6 s.h. in HIST. Introduction to historical thought and method and varieties and uses of history.
  
  • HIST 3005 - Selected Topics in History


    3 WI*: Selected Sections are Writing Intensive

    May be repeated for credit with change of topic. May count 3 s.h. toward HIST major or minor. Selected topics from historical perspective.
  
  • HIST 3010 - Constitutional History of the United States to 1888


    3 GE:SO

    Constitutional development of US from colonial period through Waite Court.
  
  • HIST 3011 - Constitutional History of the United States Since 1888


    3 GE:SO

    Constitutional evolution of US. Emphasis on Supreme Court’s response to industrial developments, politics, war, and civil liberties.
  
  • HIST 3031 - Economic History of the United States Since 1865


    3 GE:SO

    Economic development of US since Civil War.
  
  • HIST 3100 - North Carolina History


    3 F,S GE:SO

    Political, social, and economic developments in NC from colonial era to present.
  
  • HIST 3110 - History of African-Americans


    3 F GE:SO

    Narrative account of African-Americans in America from 1619 to present. Brief consideration of African origins and heritage. Explores political, economic, legal, cultural, and intellectual aspects of the African-American experience.
  
  • HIST 3121 - American Military History to 1900


    3 F GE:SO

    History of military thought and institutions in US from era of American Revolution through nineteenth century. Emphasis on interrelationship between war and society by study of political, economic, and social aspects of military affairs.
  
  • HIST 3122 - American Military History Since 1900


    3 S GE:SO

    American military thought and institutions since 1900. Emphasis on interrelationship between war and society by study of political, economic, and social aspects of military affairs.
  
  • HIST 3140 - Women in American History


    3 GE:SO

    Variety of women’s experience in American history. Role of women in nation’s social, economic, political, and cultural development.
  
  • HIST 3170 - History of Native Americans


    3 GE:SO

    Historical approach to understanding the socio-economic, political, legal, and cultural changes experienced by Native Americans focusing on the territory that is now the United States.
  
  • HIST 3200 - Diplomatic History of the United States


    3 WI*: Selected Sections are Writing Intensive GE:SO

    American diplomatic history from 1776 to present. Emphasis on major episodes, policies, and personalities.
  
  • HIST 3205 - History of American Urban Life


    3 GE:SO

    May receive credit for one of HIST 3205, 5210. Historical assessment of importance of the American city in US history.
  
  • HIST 3210 - Colonial America to 1763


    3 WI*: Selected Sections are Writing Intensive GE:SO DD

    Discovery and settlement of North America by Europeans. Evolution of English colonies to era of American Revolution.
  
  • HIST 3215 - American Revolution and the Federal Era, 1763-1800


    3 WI*: Selected Sections are Writing Intensive GE:SO

    Military and political history of War for Independence, problem of constructing a new nation as a union of states, making and ratification of Federal Constitution, and rise of political parties during Federal Era.
  
  • HIST 3225 - The Era of Sectionalism and Civil War, 1848-1877


    3 GE:SO

    Rise of sectionalism and events of Civil War and Reconstruction.
  
  • HIST 3230 - The Birth of Modern America, 1865-1892


    3 WI*: Selected Sections are Writing Intensive GE:SO

    Major historical trends in US from end of Civil War to 1890s.
  
  • HIST 3240 - The Age of Franklin Roosevelt, 1919-1945


    3 WI*: Selected Sections are Writing Intensive GE:SO

    US politics and society of 1920s, Great Depression, New Deal, and background and impact of World War II.
 

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