Exposure to current social, political, and economics issues; their impact on specific health disciplines via discussions, simulations, and presentations.

Research for Health Professionals (3) Review of the basic techniques and the principles of the research process in health facilities. Enrollees must perform quantitative health research using computer applications. Three hours of lecture per week.

This course provides instruction in the current use and abuse of drugs in today's society. Emphasis is placed on physiological, sociological and psychological factors involved in the use and abuse of drugs. This course also will include instruction in the personal, legal and societal consequences of substance abuse. This course is equivalent to TCCNS course PHED 1346.

This course will provide a foundation on medical terminology for the nutrition and health professional. Proficient medical communication assists with reading and understanding of medical research, medical documentation, and articulating medical terminology accurately as an interdisciplinary team member. Students will learn, identify and comprehend complex words and terms that are used in health care. Students will obtain a critical and comprehensive understanding of medical terminology to communicate effectively both verbally and through written text. Students will learn medical terminology for basic body systems in health and disease, medical terms, root terms, prefixes, and suffixes as well as terms specific to body systems such as endocrine, cardiovascular, digestive, muscular, respiratory, nervous system, etc.

Concepts of Health (3) Overview of the health care industry and its transition from the past to the present via the scientific process and analysis of relationships among selected health problems. Three hours of lecture per week.

Comprehensive study of ethical rules, principles, and theories; their application to contemporary moral issues/dilemmas; and their impact on the legal, social, and medical communities.

Comprehensive study of principles and concepts in human disease focusing on the cellular and mechanistic processes involved in disease and the clinical and physiological manifestations that result. Etiology, pathogenesis, treatment, prognosis and research relative to human disease and health are stressed.