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Course/Program Inventory
Community College Course Inventory
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FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY- NOT FOR EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION
The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) provides its online common course inventory for community colleges (or common curriculum inventory for technical colleges) as a tool for faculty, staff, and administrators to use in academic program planning. It is not intended for use in advising. TBR does not guarantee that the information contained within the site is up-to-date, complete and accurate. Individuals assume any risks associated with relying upon such information without checking other credible sources, such as a College Catalog or TBR policies. Content within the site is for information purposes only and does not represent the official Academic Program Inventory at any specific TBR institution.
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Community College
Health Sciences
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ALHS 2312 - Contemporary Issues in Healthcare
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This is an issues oriented course that examines the healthcare delivery system in the United States. The course examines the entire continuum of care and uses the construct of a fully integrated system as a means to evaluate the current system, identify the key issues confronting health care today, examine the causes and propose reasonable solutions to a current set of problems. The student will develop an understanding of the unique interplay of the new and changing health care, technology, work force, research, financing, regulation, and personal and professional behaviors, values and assumptions that underlie the current health care system. (3 lecture hours/week) Not part of a TN Transfer
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Apply organizational theory to health care management
- Discuss the historical developments that have shaped the U.S. healthcare system.
- Discuss the concepts of behavioral risk factors, health promotion and disease prevention.
- Discuss the goals and objectives of Healthy People 2010 and the different health professions roles in helping to meet the goals and objectives.
- Discuss the human and non-human resources that drive the process of health care delivery.
- Examine the impact of technology on quality of care, quality of life, health care costs, access to care, and structure of health service delivery.
- Differentiate between the concepts of group insurance, self-insurance, individual insurance, managed care, Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans and Indian health services.
- Discuss health services for special populations such as racial/ethnic minorities, the uninsured, women, children, rural populations, mental health, chronically ill and disabled, and people with HIV/AIDS.
- Discuss the outcomes of the health care system in terms of cost, access, quality, and the policy issues surrounding these outcomes.
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ALHS 2313 - Special Topics in Healthcare Documentation
Credit hours: 1-3
Course Description:
This course is designed to allow the student the opportunity to engage in independent study of a selected topic of interest in the field of health care administration or related area, which will enhance the student’s ability to function more effectively as a manager in the health care field. The course will be conducted in a seminar or symposium format where each student is an active and involved participant in the selection of topic questions and material to be covered. Topics might include but are not limited to organizational learning, women in leadership, adult learning, leadership and culture, re-engineering and organizational resizing, or healthcare finance. The course may be used to meet part of the elective requirements for business degree programs. Topics may be repeated in future semesters or may change from semester to semester. (3 lecture hours/week) Not part of a TN Transfer
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify several key departmental characteristics that serve as determinants of individual management style.
- Apply organizational theory to health care management.
- Define the leadership role and how it is executed in health care organizations
- Recognize the managerial functions and challenges posed by changes in the external environment and within health care organizations
- Develop an awareness of the major changes in healthcare delivery over recent decades.
- Differentiate between a “functional specialist” and a “management generalist”
- Discuss the role of delegation and empowerment in managerial effectiveness.
- Describe the relationship of time management to stress management.
- Discuss the key influence of individual initiative on supervisory effectiveness.
- Appreciate the role of employee selection to organizational effectiveness.
- Describe the relationship of communication and leadership style.
- Explain the various forces of motivation and their relationship to the internal organizational environment.
- Outline the requirements of an effective performance appraisal system.
- Distinguish between performance problems and problems of conduct.
- Outline the functions of a Human Resources department.
- Describe the areas of ethical concern having the greatest impact on a healthcare manager.
- Identify the elements of rationale decision making.
- Describe the key components of organizational change.
- Identify the characteristics of an effective meeting.
- Describe the role of the healthcare manager in budget development and management.
- Describe the differences between total quality management and traditional approaches to quality in healthcare.
- Explain the concepts of teambuilding as relates to organizational effectiveness.
- Appreciate the importance of organizational reengineering to organizational development.
- Synthesize information about strategic planning in health service organizations and the relationships of planning to innovation and change.
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ALHS 2314 - Medical Law and Ethics
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to legal and ethical issues that impact health care professionals. Laws and regulations related to the health care industry such as HIPAA, Patient Bill of Rights, and standard of care are addressed. In addition, ethical and moral issues that health care professionals may encounter are presented. The student will develop an understanding of the unique interplay of the new and changing health care, technology, work force, research, financing, regulation, and personal and professional behaviors, values and assumptions that underlie the current health care system. (3 lecture hours/week) Not part of a TN Transfer
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Analyze issues of law and ethics as related to health care.
- Apply the primary decision-making models for examining ethical dilemmas.
- Appreciate why an understanding of the legal profession is necessary for a healthcare professional.
- Determine the similarities and differences between laws, ethics, and moral issues.
- Differentiate between a physician’s rights in the practice of medicine and the patient’s Bill of Rights.
- Assess the importance of confidentiality in the health care setting from both a legal and ethical standpoint.
- Analyze the impact that local, state, and federal legislation have on practices found in health care.
- Compare and contrast the roles of various members of the health care team in terms of standard of care.
- Discuss the major elements of the current healthcare environment in the United States.
- Evaluate the effect of personal ethics on personal job performance in a health care setting.
- Determine the impact of regulations on hiring practices, employee health and safety, and employment opportunities.
- Debate ethical and moral issues in health care as relates to professional liability and medical malpractice.
- Determine the role of cultural, social, and ethnic diversity within health care.
- Analyze the importance of complying with laws that regulate the practice of health care.
- Describe the purpose of medical records and the legal and ethical considerations required to maintain patient confidentiality.
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ALHS 2315 - Experiential Learning
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course is designed to accommodate the student licensed/credentialed in a health sciences discipline and has significant work experience in that discipline but who has not attended a formal postsecondary program. The student will receive directed guidance in the development of an Experiential Learning portfolio, as described in the Experiential Learning Student Guide, for which they may receive college credit based on demonstrated achievement of college-level competencies in their discipline. . (3 lecture hours/week) Not part of a TN Transfer
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Articulate the differences between traditional and experiential learning.
- Express their educational goals.
- Describe experiential learning assessment options in higher education.
- Identify their college-level experiential learning.
- Write an experiential learning narrative.
- Obtain appropriate documentation of their experiential learning.
- Prepare an experiential learning portfolio for credit evaluation by a designated full-time faculty member.
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ALHS 2316 - Experiential Learning Portfolio
Credit hours: 3-27
Prerequisites: ALHS 2315
Course Description:
The student will submit an Experiential Learning portfolio, as described in the Experiential Learning Student Guide, for which they may receive college credit based on demonstrated achievement of college-level competencies in their discipline. The Experiential Learning portfolio will be evaluated by one (1) faculty member with demonstrated expertise in the designated health sciences discipline using the criteria established by the Council for the Advancement of Experiential Learning (CAEL) as published in the Experiential Learning Student Guide. Tuition/fees for this course will be based on the recommended college credit hours to be awarded (3-27), and will not exceed $90. Credit hours earned in the course may not be used to satisfy any graduation residency requirements. Not part of a TN Transfer
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Submit an experiential learning portfolio that meets the guidelines and standards of the Experiential Learning component of PLA
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ALHS 2317 - Fundamentals of Healthcare Finance
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course will provide students with theory, tools and practical experience in health care financial management. It examines payment sources and reimbursement arrangements; the public and private financing of health care service organizations from both a theoretical and practical perspective, and discusses emerging trends in the health care industry that affect financial decision-making. Topics of study include capital and debt financing, capital structure, financial planning, operating revenue, working capital, resource allocation and financial analysis of the industry. A case study method will be used to provide the student with the opportunity to analyze a working health care organization. (3 lecture hours/week) Not part of a TN Transfer
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify the components of important financial statements - income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows - and explain how they relate both to each other and to the underlying sources of data.
- Discuss the basic elements of a business including ownership and organizational goals
- Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care institutions.
- Explain the complexity of cost behaviors in health care organizations and describe how costs are classified according to their relationship with volume.
- Develop a competence in making financial decisions using net present value, pertinent financial ratios, and break-even analysis.
- Describe the overall planning process and the key components of the financial plan.
- Explain why time value analysis is so important to health care financial management.
- Apply fundamental financial management skills and knowledge to health care organizations.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in health financial management.
- Describe the importance, purpose, and major objectives of financial management in healthcare organizations.
- Submit an experiential learning portfolio that meets the guidelines and standards of the Experiential Learning component of PLA
Health Information Technology
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HIMT 1202 - Legal Aspects of Health Information
Credit hours: 2
Prerequisites: This course provides an understanding of the legal principles that govern health information and the health record as a legal document. Emphasis is placed on key concepts including: the court system, medical staff, nursing staff, governing board, and their functions and responsibilities. Confidentiality, release of information, informed consent, patient rights, record retention, and an in-depth review of HIPAA will be studied and practiced. Course focus includes current trends in health legislation such as healthcare fraud, federal and state required reporting.
Course Description:
This course provides an understanding of the legal principles that govern health information and the health record as a legal document. Emphasis is placed on key concepts including: the court system, medical staff, nursing staff, governing board, and their functions and responsibilities. Confidentiality, release of information, informed consent, patient rights, record retention, and an in-depth review of HIPAA will be studied and practiced. Course focus includes current trends in health legislation such as healthcare fraud, federal and state required reporting.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Apply privacy strategies to health information.
- Apply security strategies to health information.
- Apply legal processes impacting health information.
- Demonstrate compliance with external forces.
- Identify compliance requirements throughout the health information life cycle.
- Identify the impact of policy on healthcare.
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HIMT 1300 - Medical Terminology
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
An introductory study of medical terminology utilizing the body systems approach including anatomy and physiology, and disease process, laboratory/ pathology terms, pharmacology concepts, terms and abbreviations.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify medical word roots, combining forms, the most common prefixes and suffixes.
- Explain the rules for determining singular and plural endings.
- Construct medical terms from word parts relating to the body systems: integumentary, musculoskeletal, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic and hematic (blood), respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive (male and female), nervous, special senses (eye and ear) systems.
- Construct medical procedure terms from word parts relating to the body systems: integumentary, musculoskeletal, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic and hematic (blood), respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive (male and female), nervous, special senses (eye and ear) systems.
- Pronounce medical terms and major anatomical structures.
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HIMT 1301 - Introduction to Health Information Management
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses. *Certificate Programs may have alternative
Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of Health Information Management. The development, content and management of the medical record will be explored as well as a basic overview of the healthcare delivery system. Emphasis is placed on hospital and medical staff organization; stakeholders of the U.S. Healthcare System; healthcare delivery forces; policy and organizational strategies; patient record content; procedures in filing, numbering, and retention of patient records; quantitative analysis; release of patient information; forms control and design; indexes and registers; regulatory and accrediting agencies; and the transition to an electronic health record.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Discuss the development of the health information management profession, describe the functions and various uses of the health record and describe medical record storage, control and retention.
- Recognize the documentation requirements of accreditation organizations and state and federal agencies.
- Describe their knowledge of the medial record, its uses, content and requirements and structure.
- Describe health care organizations from the perspective of key stakeholders.
- Apply policies, regulations, and standards to the management of information.
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HIMT 1302 - HIM Legal Aspects of Health Information
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course provides an understanding of the legal principles that govern health information and the health record as a legal document. Emphasis is placed on key concepts including: the court system, medical staff, nursing staff, governing board, and their functions and responsibilities. Confidentiality, release of information, informed consent, patient rights, record retention, and an in-depth review of HIPAA will be studied and practiced. Course focus includes current trends in health legislation such as healthcare fraud, federal and state required reporting.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Apply privacy strategies to health information.
- Apply security strategies to health information.
- Apply legal processes impacting health information.
- Demonstrate compliance with external forces.
- Identify compliance requirements throughout the health information life cycle.
- Identify the impact of policy on healthcare.
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HIMT 1303 - Basic ICD Coding I
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses. * Certificates programs may have alternative requirements.
Course Description:
This course is a study of diagnosis coding and classifications systems used in classification and conditions, injuries and diseases employed to organize medical information for future retrieval. The current International Classification of Diseases is emphasized including its use of the prospective payment systems. Students will learn to apply Official coding Guidelines in health record coding. Other topics include Uniform Hospital International Discharge Data Set (UHDDS), reimbursement in prospective payment systems and introduction to procedure classification systems.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Apply diagnosis codes according to the Official Coding Guidelines to select and code the principal diagnosis and code other diagnoses.
- Analyze documentation to accurately assign diagnosis codes.
- Demonstrate an understanding of UHDDS guidelines and importance of coding and classification as it relates to prospective payment systems.
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HIMT 1304 - Disease Processes
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to disease processes in the human body with emphasis on the etiology, signs, symptoms, diagnostic aids and findings, and treatment, including medications.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate competency in understanding basic definitions related to disease processes, predisposing factors of disease, pathology and pathogenesis and etiology by body system.
- Evaluate the interpretation of laboratory test results
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge regarding the treatment of various disease processes including alternative types of therapy, holistic medicine, and the prevention of disease.
- Explain the different drug forms, routes of drug administration, and the drug cycle.
- Explain the different types of drugs used for different diseases and body systems.
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HIMT 1305 - Computer Applications in Health Information
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course instructs students on health data structure, content and standards; information and communication technologies including uses of hardware, software, spreadsheets, databases, networks, electronic health records, personal health records, data storage and retrieval, data security; selection and implementation of healthcare information systems. The student will utilize several different software applications related to health records up to or including spreadsheets, database applications, data analytics, electronic health records, chart deficiencies, master patient index, chart locator, abstracting, and release of information software.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Evaluate data dictionaries and data sets for compliance with governance standards.
- Utilize and apply technologies for health informatics and information management .
- Identify and describe policies and procedures to ensure accuracy, security, and confidentiality of health data.
- Summarize standards for the exchange of health information.
- Describe consumer engagement activities such as EHRs, PHRs, HIEs, portals, public health, standards and telehealth.
- Evaluate data dictionaries and data sets for compliance with governance standards.
- Determine compliance of health record content within the organization.
- Manage data within a database system.
- Identify standards for exchange of health information.
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HIMT 1306 - Medical Insurance Billing
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course is designed to teach students legal issues affecting insurance claims and medical records, how to complete insurance claim forms and the basics of health insurance, electronic data interchange, tracing delinquent claims and insurance problem solving, collections strategies, health care payers including managed care systems, private insurance, Medicare, state programs, workers’ comp, Tricare and CHAMPVA, and disability.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- accurately file insurance claims for reimbursement for the physician office or healthcare facility.
- accurately manage administrative procedures for claims follow-up.
- understand how to work with third party payers, Medicare, Medicaid/TennCare and other federal insurance payers regarding policies and procedure for filing claims, reimbursement and follow-up.
- understand how to maintain files and requirements from all payer types regarding proper coder selection for reimbursement, compliance with documentation, confidentiality laws, audits and billing practices.
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HIMT 1307 - Insurance Procedures Practicum
Credit hours: 3 (1 hour lecture, 4 hours practicum per week)
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course is designed to continue to teach students health insurance claim forms, insurance procedures and provide students a clinical practicum. The clinical practicum will either be simulated or in a healthcare facility.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- accurately file insurance claims for reimbursement for the physician office or healthcare facility.
- accurately manage administrative procedures for claims follow-up.
- understand how to work with third party payers, Medicare, Medicaid/TennCare and other federal insurance payers regarding policies and procedures for filing claims, reimbursement, and follow-up.
- understand how to maintain files and requirements from all payer types regarding proper code selection for reimbursement, compliance with documentation, confidentiality laws, audits and billing practices.
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HIMT 1308 - Introduction to Health-Related Professions
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course is designed for students who are interested in exploring, planning, and preparing for a career as a health care practitioner. The course presents the essential information that students need to make an informed decision about health care disciplines they would like to pursue that best matches their individual interests, skills, and abilities. Course materials and student assignments will develop the student’s awareness of the demands and expectations of health care professionals, including technical, ethical, legal, and professional competencies.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- distinguish roles and responsibilities of various health professions careers
- summarize legal and ethical principles of healthcare
- identify skill standards for various healthcare professions
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HIMT 1401 - Disease Processes
Credit hours: 4
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses. * Certificate programs may have alternative requirements.
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to disease processes in the human body with emphasis on the etiology, signs, symptoms, diagnostic aids and findings, surgical treatment, medications, and treatments, including surgical procedure.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate competency in understanding basic definitions related to disease processes, predisposing factors of disease, pathology and pathogenesis and etiology by body system.
- Evaluate the interpretation of laboratory test results
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge regarding the treatment of various disease processes
including alternative types of therapy, holistic medicine, surgical procedures, and the
prevention of disease.
- Explain the different drug forms, routes of drug administration, and the drug cycle.
- Explain the different types of drugs used for different diseases and body systems.
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HIMT 2110 - HIM Independent Study
Credit hours: 1
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course focuses on advanced topics in health information management.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Complete all assignments in an accurate and professional manner meeting assignment expectations.
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HIMT 2205 - Revenue Cycle Management
Credit hours: 2
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course focuses on advanced topics in healthcare reimbursement. The course includes an introduction to third party payers, revenue cycle management and chargemaster development and administration. It also focuses on principles of healthcare reimbursement including health insurance plans, government-sponsored healthcare programs, managed care plans, fee schedules, resource based relative value system for
physician payment and prospective payment for various healthcare settings.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Describe and evaluate revenue cycle management processes associated with billing processes and procedures including chargemaster, EDI and bill reconciliation and the, role of utilization, content of claim forms and case management in revenue cycle management.
- Identify different payment methodologies and systems such as but not limited to:capitation, prospective payment systems used in various care settings, RBRVS, case mix indices, and MSDRGs.
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HIMT 2208 - Professional Practice Experience II
Credit hours: 2
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
A study of supervisory and management functions with focus on planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling in healthcare organizations. Special emphasis will study managerial techniques to supervise, motivate, counsel, lead, train, and communicate with staff in health information services. Students will meet objectives through assignment to a health care facility on or through the use of virtual simulation projects.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Develop and/or apply policies and procedures to the management of assigned tasks within a health information management department.
- Apply current laws, accreditation, licensure, and certification standards related to health information initiatives from the national, state, local, and facility levels.
- Analyze the documentation in the health record to ensure it supports the diagnosis and reflects the patient’s progress, clinical findings and discharge status.
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HIMT 2210 - HIM Independent Study
Credit hours: 2
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course focuses on advanced topics in health information management.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Complete all assignments in an accurate and professional manner meeting assignment expectations.
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HIMT 2211 - Quality Improvement
Credit hours: 2
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course is designed to focus on quality improvement, information integrity, information governance, and clinical documentation improvement in a variety of healthcare settings. Emphasis will be placed on implementation of a quality improvement model, tools, techniques and activities of acute care hospitals, hospital outpatient and emergency departments, ambulatory care settings, and other healthcare facilities. Leadership and team building skills will be promoted. Quality improvement as it relates to policies and procedures for use of data required to ensure organization compliance with regulations and standards will all be addressed.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify the components of risk management related to health information management.
- Apply team leadership concepts and techniques.
- Utilize data-driven performance techniques for decision making and techniques to monitor, report, and improve processes.
- Apply policies and procedures for healthcare organization to comply with external regulations and standards.
- Apply graphical tools for data presentations.
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HIMT 2212 - Seminar in Health Information Management
Credit hours: 2
Prerequisites: Course(s): Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This is a capstone course culminating in fundamental and comprehensive review of the domains, subdomains and tasks for entry-level registered health information technician competencies. Students will take mock registration exams for self-evaluation of domains, subdomains and tasks.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate competent test taking skills through practice RHIT Exams.
- Successfully complete mock registration exam with passing score comparable to national exam passing score.
- Confidently register for the RHIT Exam to be taken either shortly before graduation or immediately post-graduation.
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HIMT 2301 - CPT Coding
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses. * Certificate programs may have alternative requirements.
Course Description:
This course covers the basic principles of coding with Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system including structure and rules. Instruction will also be given in use of HCPCS Level II coding including structure and rules. The use of these coding systems will be studied as they are used in reporting of reimbursable medical services and procedures performed by physicians
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of CPT book format, conventions, concepts, organization and uses and relationship between CPT codes and reimbursement.
- Apply CPT codes and modifiers, as appropriate, according to current Official oding guidelines and regulatory requirements
- Analyze documentation to accurately assign CPT codes for evaluation and management, surgery, radiology, pathology/laboratory, anesthesia and medicine codes for healthcare services.
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HIMT 2302 - Basic ICD Coding II
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses. * Certificates programs may have alternative requirements.
Course Description:
This course is a study of procedural coding and classification system used in classification of medical procedures and employed to organize medical information for future retrieval. Application of the current International Classification of Diseases Official Coding Guidelines as related to procedure coding will be addressed. Assignment of current coding and classification codes based on documentation will be practiced.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Apply accurately the Official Coding Guidelines to select and code the principal procedure and code other procedures.
- Define terminology associated with coding and classification of medical procedures.
- Identify discrepancies between coded data and supporting documentation
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HIMT 2303 - Advanced Coding
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses. *Certificate programs may have alternative requirements.
Course Description:
This course focuses on advanced topics in diagnosis and procedural coding including the current ICD Coding system and CPT/HCPCS. The course will concentrate on application of Official Coding Guidelines, development of diagnosis sequencing skills, and understanding of advanced coding principles including the clinical documentation improvement function. Determination of APCs and MS-DRGs will also be practiced using the computerized coding and grouping software.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Accurately assign applicable diagnosis and procedure codes for assigned case studies and actual health records using code books and/or coding software following Official Coding Guidelines and coding references such as Coding Clinic and CPT Assistant.
- Review health record for documentation including clinical indicators that substantiate the principal and secondary diagnoses as well as complications and/or comorbidities on inpatient records and first-listed diagnosis and procedure codes for outpatient records.
- Determine and validate diagnosis and procedure codes and groupings in accordance with Official Coding Guidelines.
- Develop appropriate physician queries to resolve coding and data discrepancies.
- Evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies.
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HIMT 2304 - HIM Management Principles
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
A study of supervisory and management functions with focus on planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling in healthcare organizations. Special emphasis will study managerial techniques to supervise, motivate, counsel, lead, train, and communicate with staff in health information services.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate fundamental leadership skills.
- Identify the impact of organizational change.
- Identify and apply human resource strategies for organizational best practices.
- Utilize financial management processes.
- Examine behaviors that embrace cultural diversity.
- Identify processes of workforce training for health care organizations.
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HIMT 2305 - Revenue Cycle Management
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course focuses on advanced topics in healthcare reimbursement. The course includes an introduction to third party payers, revenue cycle management and chargemaster development and administration. It also focuses on principles of healthcare reimbursement including health insurance plans, government-sponsored healthcare programs, managed care plans, fee schedules, resource based relative value system for physician payment and prospective payment for various healthcare settings.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Describe and evaluate revenue cycle management processes associated with billing processes and procedures including chargemaster, EDI and bill reconciliation and the, role of utilization, content of claim forms and case management in revenue cycle management.
- Identify different payment methodologies and systems such as but not limited to:capitation, prospective payment systems used in various care settings, RBRVS, case mix indices, and MSDRGs.
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HIMT 2306 - HIM Special Topics
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course focuses on advanced topics in health information management.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Complete all assignments in an accurate and professional manner meeting assignment expectations.
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HIMT 2307 - Professional Practice Experience I
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course provides opportunities for students to relate classroom theory to actual functions of health information, such as assembly and record analysis, medico legal procedures, information retention, filing and retrieval, and the use of technology. Students will meet objectives through assignment to a healthcare facility or through the use of virtual simulation projects.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Develop and/or apply policies and procedures to the management of assigned tasks within a health information management department.
- Apply current laws, accreditation, licensure, and certification standards related to health information initiatives from the national, state, local and facility levels.
- Analyze the documentation in the health record to ensure it supports the diagnosis and reflects the patient’s progress, clinical findings and discharge status.
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HIMT 2308 - Professional Practice Experience II
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
A study of supervisory and management functions with focus on planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling in healthcare organizations. Special emphasis will study managerial techniques to supervise, motivate, counsel, lead, train, and communicate with staff in health information services. Students will meet objectives through assignment to a health care facility on or through the use of virtual simulation projects.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Develop and/or apply policies and procedures to the management of assigned tasks within a health information management department.
- Apply current laws, accreditation, licensure, and certification standards related to health information initiatives from the national, state, local, and facility levels.
- Analyze the documentation in the health record to ensure it supports the diagnosis and reflects the patient’s progress, clinical findings and discharge status.
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HIMT 2309 - Data Analysis and Statistics
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course instructs students in health data collection, commonly used healthcare statistical computations and interpretation, presentation and reporting of data, indices, databases and registries along with statistics computed for daily operations of the health information management department. This course also includes basic research principles along with purpose of Institutional Review Board and its role in research.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Utilize basic descriptive, institutional, healthcare statistics, and HIM department statistics.
- Apply graphical tools for data presentations.
- Identify and understand secondary data sources.
- Explain data analytics and decision support.
- Explain common research methodologies used in healthcare.
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HIMT 2310 - HIM Independent Study
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This course focuses on advanced topics in health information management.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Complete all assignments in an accurate and professional manner meeting assignment expectations.
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HIMT 2312 - Seminar in Health Information Management
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Pre- and corequisites should be defined by individual institutions and must be courses from General Education Requirements - Core and Major Field Core Courses.
Course Description:
This is a capstone course culminating in fundamental and comprehensive review of the domains, subdomains and tasks for entry-level registered health information technician competencies. Students will take mock registration exams for self-evaluation of domains, subdomains and tasks.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate competent test taking skills through practice RHIT Exams.
- Successfully complete mock registration exam with passing score comparable to national exam passing score.
- Confidently register for the RHIT Exam to be taken either shortly before graduation or immediately post-graduation.
Hospitality Management
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HMGT 1020 - Fundamentals of Guest Service in the Hospitality Industry
Credit hours: 1
Industry Certifications Guest Service Gold - American Hotel and Lodging Association Educational Institute
Course Description:
Students will learn the importance of outstanding guest service in successful hospitality operations. We will examine topics such as the importance of knowledge of the local area to make recommendations to guests, guest service recovery, and the importance of the individual interacting with guests in creating memorable experiences.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Understand the importance of excellent customer service at all levels in the success of any hospitality organization.
- Be able to identify and explain the seven elements of Guest Service Gold and pass the certification
- Develop Action Plans to help them identify opportunities and potential obstacles in making sure that every interaction with a guest meets the highest standards.
- Demonstrate an in depth knowledge of local tourist attractions so that they can provide visitors with information and recommendations on local hot spots.
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HMGT 1030 - Introduction to Hospitality Management
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course provides an orientation to the hospitality industry. This includes an introduction to the structure of lodging food service, and tourism organizations, the role of lodging departments, the future of the industry and career opportunities.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Understand different segments of the industry.
- Expand knowledge of the hospitality industry and how all sub-segments work together.
- Highlight basic working knowledge of hotels, restaurants, bars, cruise ships, airlines.
- Explain Marketing & associated activities.
- Understand basic financial calculations of ADR, RevPAR, food cost, beverage cost.
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HMGT 1040 - Front Office Procedures
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course examines both the operation of a rooms department of a typical full-service or selective-service facility and the theoretical applications of all revenue center operations including yield management and other vital hotel functions, with emphasis on the control function of management.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Understand the front office guest cycle.
- Comprehend the sales dimension of the reservations process and identify the tools managers use to track and control reservations.
- Understand the steps of the registration process and discuss creative registration options.
- Identify typical service requests that guests make at the front desk.
- Identify functions and procedures related to the check-out and account settlement process.
- Understand the steps in the front office audit process.
- Comprehend the concept of revenue management.
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HMGT 1050 - Technology in the Hospitality Industry
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to hospitality information systems, including property and restaurant management systems, meeting management, club management, and communication networks.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the common technology systems used in hospitality operations.
- Be able identify and describe features of the three major components necessary for a complete computer system-input/output devices, a central processing unit, and external storage
- Students will be able to explain the functions of common Property Management Systems including point-of-sales systems, energy management systems, and technology systems used in property
- Display an understanding of the functions and use of food and beverage management applications, including those concerning recipe and menu management, sales analysis, and pre/post costing. We will also examine the various threats to technology systems and the security precautions that should be taken to keep those systems safe.
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HMGT 1130 - Supervision in the Hospitality Industry
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course is designed to teach students accepted supervisory principles and practice solving problems they may face on the job. Students will learn how to be prepared to juggle expectations of management, guests, employees, and governmental agencies.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify the primary management concepts, principles and processes used in hospitality organizations.
- Identify fundamental hospitality supervisory responsibilities.
- Apply supervisory theories to workplace scenarios.
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HMGT 1150 - Basic Accounting in the Hospitality Industry
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to basic accounting in the hospitality industry which includes accounting and financial reporting concepts and the use of accounting information in financial and managerial decisions.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Define bookkeeping and accounting
- Explain the general purposes and functions of accounting
- Explain the differences between management and financial accounting
- Describe the main elements of financial accounting information - assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses
- Identify the main financial statements and their purposes.
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HMGT 1170 - Marketing for the Hospitality Profession
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course concentrates on the marketing of a hospitality-based business. It will cover the areas of marketing including sales, advertising, public relations, managing customer information, both consumer and organizational buying behaviors, and the impact of social media on marketing for a hospitality-based business.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of sales and marketing tools i.e. marketing plan, STR report,
sales blitz, etc.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of typical positions of a sales and catering office.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the important factors of sales and catering contracts.
- Understand the important exterior resources in hospitality sales and marketing; CVB’s, tour operators etc.
- Recognize the hospitality sales and marketing terminology used in the course text book
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HMGT 1180 - Hospitality Human Resources Management
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Students study human resources management specific to the hospitality industry, selection, placement, training, compensation, motivation, appraisal, labor relations and regulatory issues.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify regulatory agencies and the associated regulations and laws they uphold.
- Describe how hospitality supervisors recruit, interview, hire and orient new employees.
- The importance of developing compensation and benefits packages on hiring and retaining quality
- Describe the steps supervisors should take when deciding whether to take disciplinary action.
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HMGT 1205 - Property Management System
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Students will learn the core operating property management systems through the use of a computer based learning tool that will teach students important skills such as entering guest reservations, special requests and scheduling of key departments in a hotel operation.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- How to make reservations for a variety of different guest categories.
- Make decisions about availability of rooms based on the needs of the guests.
- The interaction of the front desk employees and housekeeping in making sure that rooms are cleaned and ready for guests to check in.
- How to analyze reports about occupancy percentages, RevPar, Average Daily rate, and various other ratios.
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HMGT 1220 - Purchasing in the Food and Beverage Industry
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course is designed to instruct students on the importance of the purchasing process in food and beverage management. It will examine functions such as identifying and sourcing quality ingredients selecting reputable suppliers, the systems used to ensure accurate purchasing, and compliance with food safety regulations.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Calculate various costs as a percentage of sales
- Understand the specific terminology used in the hospitality industry
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of quantifiable standards for restaurant costs
- Demonstrate a basic understanding how to apply inventory control methods
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of methods of assigning value to inventory
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HMGT 1250 - Service Management
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Discover how to plan for and manage the different types of food and beverage operations in a hotel, including coffee shops, gourmet dining rooms, room service, banquets, lounges, and entertainment/showrooms.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- To identify differences between managing and marketing in service, particularly the hospitality industry, versus manufacturing organizations.
- To identify and analyze the various components of the “services marketing mix” (three additional P’s) as well as key issues required in managing service quality.
- To learn to appreciate the role of employees (and often customers) in service delivery, customer satisfaction, and service recovery.
- To learn to appreciate other key issues in service businesses, such as managing supply and demand, the overlap in marketing/operations/human resource systems, and relationship management.
- To build upon important workplace skills (e.g., cooperation, teamwork, meeting deadlines, report writing) through active learning activities and other classroom exercises.
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HMGT 1300 - The Guest Experience
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
In this course students will learn the many aspects of exceptional customer service including; the benefits and barriers of great customer service, how to project a customer friendly image, how to measure customer satisfaction levels, and techniques for dealing with demanding customers. Students will develop a personal action plan to improve customer service skills.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Understand the value of communications in the customer service relationship, how to effectively communicate orally and in writing, and the value of non-verbal communication
- Understand the dynamics of interpersonal encounters and the key elements of interpersonal communications.
- Understand the importance of managing and exceeding customer expectations.
- Understand the key elements of leading and managing a team to exceed guest expectations.
- Break down all the critical points of customer contact in various business models and evaluate the guest experience.
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HMGT 1350 - Leisure and Regional Tourism
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Students will research the history and development of regional tourist attractions and exhibit basic knowledge and understanding of the role of tourism in promoting/supporting regional economic development.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Understand the interrelationship between tourism and economic development.
- Identify and explain the types of tourism related events and companies in the region.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the issues, trends, challenges, and future of tourism.
- Understand the interrelationship between leisure behavior and.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the issues, trends, challenges, and future of leisure.
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HMGT 1500 - Regional Tourism
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Students will research the history and development of regional tourist attractions and exhibit basic knowledge and understanding of the role of tourism in promoting/supporting regional economic development.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Explain how tourism contributes to regional development.
- Identify the key factors in the process of regional development.
- Understand tourist attraction competitiveness and sustainability
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HMGT 1800 - Introduction to Event Management
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This is an introductory class that will provide the student insight into the industry of special events and the role the meeting and event professional plays in it. Topics include vendors, contracts, fundraising, budgeting, ethics and more.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Describe the scope of the convention, meetings, and trade show industry in terms of types of meetings, who holds meetings, and emerging types of meeting facilities.
- Explain the steps in developing a marketing plan.
- Describe considerations in the organizational design of a sales department, and outline how a sales office interfaces with other departments.
- Identify characteristics of association meetings that are important for selling to the association market.
- Identify characteristics of corporate meetings that are important for selling to the corporate market.
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HMGT 2030 - Leadership in the Hospitality Industry
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Successful leadership as channeled through an organizational structure is a very critical concept in the service industries where the customer is usually present at the point of production of the product. This course will review both the content of organizational structure and leadership as well as the process of utilizing them to successfully direct an organization to its objectives.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Understand how to successfully direct team members to accomplish the organizational goals of the hospitality operation
- Recognize the importance of motivational techniques in maintaining a high functioning team.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of several leadership techniques and in what situations to apply each one.
- Understand the importance of goal setting in both the short-term and long-term success of the hospitality operation
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HMGT 2040 - Principles of Tourism
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course provides an overview of the history and implications of travel and tourism as an economic, political and cultural force, and effect of tourism development on the quality of life of the host society.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to explain the historical factors that encouraged the development of tourism
- Students will be able to explain why tourism and all the industries that make up the tourismindustry should be studied from marketing, management, and financial perspectives.
- Students will be able to explain how a person develops expectations of a service and how tourism organizations can meet and exceed these expectations.
- Students will be able to describe the technological trends that are shaping operating practices of tourism services suppliers.
- Students will be able to explain why tourism service suppliers are embracing sustainability
- Students will be able to describe how and why tourism service suppliers are becoming larger through mergers, consolidations, and alliances.
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HMGT 2221 - Layout, Operations and Maintenance of Hotels and Restaurants
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Problems and considerations of facilities management are introduced to the student in this course. Factors governing the selection, placement, and maintenance of equipment for effective and efficient use in food service and lodging operations are discussed. Students prepare a project of the appropriate equipment, layout, and design of a hospitality facility.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Comprehend the role, cost and maintenance of facilities in the hospitality industry.
- Analyze and apply hospitality and tourism-best practices for safety, health, liability prevention, marketing and sales, and project management.
- Understand the key operational issues involved in achieving guest satisfaction.
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HMGT 2230 - Risk Reduction in the Hospitality Industry
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Students are introduced to the American government and basic business risk reduction concepts as well as risks unique to the hospitality industry. Selected topics in contracts, torts, and hospitality risk are discussed with emphasis on lodging and beverage codes. The case study approach is utilized to afford the student an appreciation of the duties of hospitality owners and operators in order to avoid or minimize risk and exposure.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Understand the history and current standing of the United States Judicial System.
- Learn ways to decrease liability from common industry hazards.
- Learn techniques to operate in the governmental administrative systems.
- Identify the major regulatory bodies and regulations that impact hospitality operations.
- Understand and know the importance of adhering to proper hiring practices including equal opportunity and non-discriminatory hiring practices.
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HMGT 2240 - Managerial Accounting for Hospitality Management
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Elements of cost and financial statement analysis are studied in this problem-solving-oriented course. Students are acquainted with financial and operating ratios, budgeting, pricing, cost-volume-profit relationship, cost analysis and potentials, cash management, and investment considerations.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the accounting reports used for financial analysis common to the hospitality industry
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the meaning and source of data used in ratio analysis
- Understand the concept and application of budgeting common to the hospitality industry
- Understand how to analyze and interpret various parts of the financial statements commonly used in the hospitality industry
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of accounting terminology explained in the course
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HMGT 2250 - Revenue Management in Hospitality Operations
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course instructs students in the skills necessary to obtain a solid understanding of hospitality revenue management’s key concepts and the selective application of its most effective strategies and tactics. Students will learn the applicability of revenue strategies and their operational aspects for the hospitality industry.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Understand the methods and systems utilized in hospitality businesses for optimizing revenue in hospitality operations.
- Explain and examine the concept of dynamic pricing in the industry.
- Understand the industry software utilized in revenue management.
- Learn ways to increase length of room night stays and other tactics to increase occupancy.
- Learn and utilize industry reports and benchmarking to optimize pricing.
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HMGT 2260 - Hotel Operations Simulation
Credit hours: 2
Course Description:
Utilizing hotel simulation software, students will come to understand the impact of their management decisions on the successful operations of a hotel. Students will make decisions regarding pricing, purchasing, marketing, and housekeeping and will see the financial impact these have on their operation, as well as their impact on the operations competitiveness in the local market.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Learn the impact of their decision making on the financial success of the operation.
- Understand the relationship between multiple departments and how they impact each other
- Understand the need to balance the financial success of the operation with long-term decision making such as deferring maintenance and group booking discounts.
- How to analyze reports about occupancy percentages, RevPAR, Average Daily rate, and various other ratios.
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HMGT 2280 - Hotel Operations
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course provides a solid overview to every aspect of hotel management. Topics include the hotel development and opening process; the general manager’s role; financial control and information management; the front office, housekeeping, security and engineering; the food and beverage division; marketing and human resources policy.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Increase knowledge of techniques in lodging management.
- Expand understanding of the relationships amongst all the various hotel operating departments.
- Summarize the key responsibilities and functions of the Rooms Operation including the Front Office, Guest Services, Housekeeping, Engineering and Security.
- Summarize the key responsibilities and functions of the Food & Beverage Division.
- Explain Marketing & associated activities.
- Understand Financial Control, Information Management & Human Resource Policy.
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HMGT 2300 - Designing Tourism Experiences
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course provides students with the skills and competencies to understand why consumers attend events to participate and/or watch and use this knowledge to develop a marketing plan. This course includes an analysis of the planning process involved in developing tourism destinations in various community settings with emphasis on the products and services to meet the needs of tourists.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Define effective tourism experiences that add value to the visitor experience.
- Describe how to measure and evaluate tourism experiences using both qualitative and quantitative methods
- Explain marketing and management principles that promote affinity and loyalty among tourism consumer groups.
- Design a marketing campaign for a specific tourism event or attraction.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the issues, trends, challenges, and future of leisure.
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HMGT 2350 - Customer Service and Product Quality Improvement in Scotland
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course examines the operation of restaurants, hotels, or other tourism businesses while focusing on the cultural nuances of another country. Artisan business entities and other local hospitality businesses will be explored and evaluated from top to bottom, including service and production. Topics of learning include local food specialties, equipment, furnishings, regulations, operations, marketing and business planning.
This course examines the requirements to operate and improve customer service and product quality levels in a restaurant, hotel or other tourism operation while focusing on the cultural nuances of Scotland. Course will include participative learning in regional tourist attractions, lodging, and restaurant operations in Scotland. This class will provide hands on production with Culinarians in the art of Scottish cooking, as well as exploration of local and indigenous ingredients. Artisan business entities and other local hospitality businesses will be explored and evaluated from top to bottom, including service and production. Topics of learning include local food specialties, equipment, furnishings, regulations, operations, marketing and business planning. This course will include as much hands on work as we can reasonably arrange and accomplish in kitchens, lodging and tourist destinations, while still offering time to explore the country and culture.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Understand the interrelationship between tourism and economic development
- Identify and explain the types of tourism related events and companies in Scotland, or other country.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the issues, trends, challenges, and the future of tourism in Scotland, or other country.
- Understand the interrelationship between leisure behavior and quality of life issues with artisans in Scotland, or other country.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the issues, trends, challenges, and future of leisure in Scotland, or other country.
- Identify and Explain procedures and techniques to identify areas of opportunity to increase levels of customer service.
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HMGT 2805 - Convention Management and Service
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Shows you how to increase your property’s convention and meeting business through improved marketing and better service. Learn how to address meeting planners’ needs and concerns confidently, creatively, and effectively. Take advantage of unique ideas for servicing groups during their stay.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Describe the scope of the convention, meetings, and trade show industry in terms of types of meetings, who holds meetings, and emerging types of meeting facilities.
- Describe considerations in the organizational design of a sales department, and outline how a sales office interfaces with other departments.
- Identify characteristics of association & corporate meetings and SMERF groups and how to approach selling to these markets.
- Know the primary job functions, and the important personal and professional characteristics of a convention service manager.
- Identify the steps in planning catered functions and special events.
- Understand the importance of post-convention review.
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HMGT 2900 - Special Topics in Hospitality Management I
Credit hours: 1-3
Course Description:
This course is an in-depth study of selected topic(s) in the hotel, restaurant, culinary, and tourism industries. It is designed to reinforce and further develop basic knowledge and skills gained in earlier courses.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Create a management philosophy.
- Assess strategy formulation at the business-unit level in a variety of successful hospitality organizations
- Evaluate organizational resources and competitive advantage in hospitality management firms
- Propose strategy implementation through organizational design and control in your specific segment
- Appraise strategic management opportunities and resources
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HMGT 2905 - Special Topics in Hospitality Management II
Credit hours: 1-3
Course Description:
This course is an in-depth study of selected topic(s) in the hotel, restaurant, culinary, and tourism industries. It is designed to reinforce and further develop basic knowledge and skills gained in earlier courses.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Explain the elements of the hospitality industry
- Discuss current issues facing food service; discuss current guest needs; and explain general hotel/motel operations.
- Explain and discuss the role of service in the hospitality industry.
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HMGT 2910 - Hospitality Management Internship
Credit hours: 1-3
Course Description:
This course is a supervised off-campus work experience with area businesses and organizations in the culinary arts and hospitality fields. Individual conferences are arranged instead of class attendance.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Integrate theory, practice and skills developed from their core and concentration courses to gain a big picture view of a particular sector within the hospitality industry.
- Participate in hands on work experience, carefully supervised and properly evaluated.
- Exhibit professional behavior necessary for job success and growth.
- Acquire effective communication and networking skills specific to the industry sector of interest.
Industrial Process Control Technology
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IPCT 1300 - Industrial Safety
Credit hours: 3
Industry Certifications OSHA 10 hour outreach training, NCCER Core Curriculum Certification
Course Description:
An introduction to the safety, health, and environment issues within the process control industry. Topics include the roles and responsibilities of Process Technicians, the environment in which they work, and the equipment and systems in which they operate.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify the safety, health and environmental issues associated with industry.
- Demonstrate the ability to solve basic construction math questions regarding real numbers and interpret basic construction blueprints.
- Identify and demonstrate proper hand and power tool safety and usage.
- Determine and perform basic employability and communication skills related to industry.
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IPCT 1300 - Orientation to Safety
Credit hours: 3
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IPCT 1310 - Intro to Process Technology
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
A beginning course for process and maintenance technicians which explores the concepts of conversion mathematics, molar mass calculations, gas laws, and heat transfer principles.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Examine the role of the Process Technician in the Process Control discipline
- Apply basic concepts of physics and chemistry as it relates to the process industry.
- Evaluate the impact of quality on the process industry.
- Examine physical properties of process equipment.
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IPCT 1315 - Process Technology I
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
An introduction to equipment and systems within the PTEC industry. Topics include PTEC industry-related equipment concepts including purpose, components, operation, and the Process Technician’s role for operating and troubleshooting both equipment and systems.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Analyze and identify the operating principles of basic processing equipment such as pumps, valves, piping, heat exchangers, boilers, cooling towers, heaters and instrumentation.
- Identify and analyze process control diagrams including symbology, block flow diagrams, process flow diagrams, and process and instrumentation diagrams.
- Perform start up, shut down, and basic troubleshooting procedures on simulated equipment.
- Communicate professionally and effectively from DCS control rooms to field technicians.
- Analyze and identify the operating principles of basic processing systems such as waste water, air, gas, relief, flare, refrigeration, reaction, separation, and distillation systems.
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IPCT 1320 - Quality
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Completion of MATH 1630 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Course Description:
Helps students understand customer expectations in a manufacturing system and continuous improvement methodology. Demonstrates procedures and policies to ensure operating consistency, reduce variability in the process, reduce waste, and prevent safety incidents. Students use Quality Tools and team problem solving techniques.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Apply concepts of TQM and justify its impact on process economics
- Identity effective system communication techniques and procedures to ensure operating consistency, reduce variability in the process, reduce waste and prevent safety incidents
- Function as an effective team member
- Solve problems and make decisions to identify areas for improvement and implement continuous improvement methodologies to correct deficiencies or improve processes
- Collect valid and reliable data for analysis and interpret results
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IPCT 1330 - Electrical I
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Level 2 placement or higher in Math or concurrent enrollment in MATH 0845
Industry Certifications Level One Certification for NCCER Electrical Training
Course Description:
Topics include electrical safety, theory, introduction to the NEC, hand bending, raceways and fittings, conductors and cables, basic electrical construction drawings, electrical test equipment.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify and demonstrate safe practices and practical skills involved in the electrical field.
- Solve DC circuits in construction drawings through calculation and theory
- Identify trade terms, applications, and control systems
- Identify and apply the National Electrical Code and its applications
- Demonstrate the safe and proper use of electrical test equipment
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IPCT 1335 - Electrical II
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: IPCT 1330 - Electrical I
Industry Certifications Level Two Certification for NCCER Electrical Training
Course Description:
Topics include alternating current, electrical motors and lighting, conduit bending, pull and junction boxes, conductor installations and terminations, cable trays, grounding and bonding, circuit breakers and fuses, control systems and fundamental concepts.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify and demonstrate safe practices and practical skills involved in the electrical field.
- Solve AC circuits in construction drawings through calculation and theory
- Identify trade terms, applications, and control systems
- Identify and apply the National Electrical Code and its applications
- Demonstrate the safe and proper selection and termination of electrical conductors
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IPCT 1345 - Instrumentation I
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: IPCT 1330 - Electrical I
Industry Certifications Level One Certification for NCCER Instrumentation Training
Course Description:
Topics include instrumentation safety, hand and power tools for instrumentation, craft-related mathematics, instrument drawings, inspect, handle and store instrumentation materials, electrical systems for instrumentation, fasteners, gaskets and O-rings, lubricants, sealants, cleaners, and tubing and hoses.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify and demonstrate proper instrumentation safety techniques
- Identify and demonstrate proper storage and handling techniques
- Identify and demonstrate proper use and applications of gaskets and O-rings
- Identify and label instrument drawing symbols and P&ID’s
- Identify and demonstrate the proper use of lubricants, sealants and cleaners
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IPCT 1355 - Millwright I
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Level 2 placement or higher in Math or concurrent enrollment in MATH 0845
Industry Certifications Level One and Two Certification for NCCER Millwright Training
Course Description:
Introductory millwright concepts including hand and power tools, fasteners and equipment used in the millwright trade, oxyfuel cutting, field sketching and blueprint reading, rigging, setting baseplates and soleplates, and an introduction to bearings.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify hand tools, fasteners and equipment used in the trade and distinguish their applications
- Apply basic layout principles, blueprint reading, and intermediate trade math
- Identify appropriate gaskets and O-rings according to their applications
- Apply oxyfuel cutting techniques
- Demonstrate how to set baseplates and soleplates
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IPCT 1365 - Pipefitting I
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: WELD 1381 Principles of Welding and Level 2 placement or higher in Math or concurrent enrollment in MATH 0845
Industry Certifications Level One and Two Certification for NCCER Pipefitter Training
Course Description:
Topics include pipefitting hand and power tools, oxyfuel cutting, ladders and scaffolds, motorized equipment, drawings and detail sheets, identifying and installing valves, threaded pipe fabrication, socket weld pipe fabrication, butt weld fabrication, excavations, and underground pipe installation.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify and demonstrate the proper use of mathematical functions and knows their application to pipefitting.
- Identify and demonstrate hand, power tools, and equipment, including equipment for rigging and their procedures.
- Performs and knows how to fabricate butt weld pipe, threaded pipe, and socket welds
- Demonstrate the proper safe use of hand and power tools
- Identify proper underground pipe installation procedures and techniques
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IPCT 2190 - Special Topics I
Credit hours: 1
Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce new topics deemed necessary by local industry.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate the appropriate skills and knowledge for the specific purpose for which the course was designed.
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IPCT 2290 - Special Topics II
Credit hours: 2
Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce new topics deemed necessary by local industry.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate the appropriate skills and knowledge for the specific purpose for which the course was designed.
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IPCT 2310 - Process Technology II
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: IPCT 1315 - Process Technology I
Course Description:
An introduction to operations within the PTEC industry. Students use existing knowledge of equipment, systems, and instrumentation to understand the operation of an entire unit. Study of concepts related to commissioning, normal startup, normal operations, normal shutdown, turnarounds, and abnormal situations, as well as the Process Technician’s role in performing the tasks associated with these concepts.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify and analyze complex process and instrumentation diagrams to include symbology.
- Perform start up, shut down, and advanced troubleshooting procedures on simulated systems.
- Communicate professionally and effectively through written and oral presentation concerning process control systems.
- Demonstrate previously mastered concepts through completion of 12 hour shift laboratory.
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IPCT 2330 - Electrical III
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: IPCT 1335 - Electrical II
Industry Certifications Level Three Certification for NCCER Electrical Training
Course Description:
Topics include calculating conductance, applications of lighting, distribution equipment, transformers, commercial electrical services, motor calculations and controls, and voice, data and video applications.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Assess, identify and apply proper NEC requirements concerning conductor calculations
- Identify and evaluate commercial electrical services, motor calculation, and code requirements
- Identify applications for commercial wiring
- Assess and demonstrate trouble shooting techniques involving electrical circuits
- Demonstrate the ability to install an electromagnetic motor starter
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IPCT 2335 - Electrical IV
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: IPCT 2330 - Electrical III
Industry Certifications Level Four Certification for NCCER Electrical Training
Course Description:
Topics include feeder and service calculations, health care facilities, emergency systems, electronic theory, fire alarm systems, advanced and HVAC controls, motor operations and maintenance, and fundamentals of crew leadership.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Assess, identify and apply proper NEC requirements concerning feeder and service calculations
- Identify and evaluate commercial electrical services, motor calculation, and code requirements
- Identify applications for health care facilities
- Assess and demonstrate trouble shooting techniques involving motor operations
- Understand and describe proper crew leadership techniques
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IPCT 2340 - Instrumentation II
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: IPCT 2345 - Instrumentation III
Industry Certifications Level Two Certification for NCCER Instrumentation Training
Course Description:
Topics include test equipment, panel and field-mounted equipment, raceways, tubing and piping systems, filters, regulators and dryers, automatic control components, relays and timers, photoelectric devices.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify and demonstrate proper instrumentation safety techniques
- Identify and demonstrate proper use of instrumentation test equipment
- Identify and demonstrate proper installation of panel and field-mounted equipment
- Demonstrate proper use and installation of raceways and tubing/piping systems
- Identify and demonstrate the proper installation of relays, timers and photoelectric devices
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IPCT 2345 - Instrumentation III
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: IPCT 2340 - Instrumentation II
Industry Certifications Level Three and Four Certification for NCCER Instrumentation Training
Course Description:
Topics include terminating conductors, grounding and shielding, process control theory, controllers, digital logic circuits, instrument calibration and configuration, commissioning and performing loop checks, loop tuning, PLC, distributive control and analyzers.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify and demonstrate proper instrumentation safety techniques
- Identify and demonstrate proper termination of conductors
- Identify and demonstrate proper loop commissioning
- Demonstrate understanding of process control theory
- Identify and demonstrate the proper installation and use of analyzers
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IPCT 2350 - Millwright II
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: IPCT 1355 - Millwright I
Industry Certifications Level Three Certification for NCCER Millwright Training
Course Description:
Topics include advanced trade math, installation of packing, seals, mechanical seals, bearings, belts, chain drives, fans and blowers, couplings, shim fabrication, alignment jigs and specialty jigs.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Application of advanced trade mathematics
- Demonstrate installation of packing, seals and mechanical seals
- Demonstrate installation of bearings, seals, bearings and belts
- Demonstrate understanding and building of alignment and specialty jigs
- Demonstrate understanding of shim fabrication
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IPCT 2355 - Millwright III
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: IPCT 2350 - Millwright II
Industry Certifications Level Four and Five Certification for NCCER Millwright Training
Course Description:
Topics include compressor maintenance, basic pneumatics and hydraulics concepts and troubleshooting, troubleshooting and repairing gearboxes, reverse, laser and optical alignment, advanced blueprint reading, troubleshoot and repair turbines, install motors, preventive and predictive maintenance and vibration analysis.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate proper pneumatic and hydraulic troubleshooting
- Demonstrate troubleshooting and repair of gearboxes
- Demonstrate proper reverse, laser and optical alignment procedures
- Demonstrate proper turbine troubleshooting techniques
- Demonstrate the understanding of vibration analysis
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IPCT 2360 - Pipefitting II
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: IPCT 1365 - Pipefitting I
Industry Certifications Level Three Certification for NCCER Pipefitter Training
Course Description:
Topics include rigging and equipment practices, motorized equipment, advanced trade mathematics, aboveground pipe installation, field routing and vessel trim, pipe hangers and supports, and testing piping systems.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify and demonstrate the proper use of mathematical functions and knows their application to pipefitting.
- Identify and demonstrate safe rigging practices and procedures.
- Demonstrate and identify motorized equipment and their use
- Demonstrate the identify field routing and vessel trim procedures
- Identify proper procedures installing pipe hangers and supports
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IPCT 2365 - Pipefitting III
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: IPCT 2360 - Pipefitting II
Industry Certifications Level Four Certification for NCCER Pipefitter Training
Course Description:
Topics include advanced blueprint reading, advanced pipe fabrication, stress relief and aligning, steam traps, in-line specialties, special piping, hot taps, maintaining valves and introduction to supervisor roles.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify and demonstrate the ability to read blueprints for pipefitting
- Identify and demonstrate advanced pipe fabrication techniques
- Demonstrate and identify stress relief and aligning principles
- Demonstrate the identify proper procedures for maintaining valves
- Identify the key roles supervision plays in industry
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IPCT 2370 - Industrial E/I I
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Level 2 placement or higher in Math or concurrent enrollment in MATH 0845
Course Description:
This course is designed for students in the maintenance technology program to be exposed to basic industrial electrical concepts. Topics include industrial safety for electrical and instrumentation, introduction to the NEC, electrical theory, alternating current, test equipment, flow, level, pressure and temperature, hand bending, tubing, instrument drawings and conductors and cables terminations and splices.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify and demonstrate safe operations in electrical and instrumentation maintenance
- Demonstrate knowledge of finding information in the NEC
- Demonstrate and identify proper electrical and instrumentation test equipment
- Demonstrate the identify hand bending techniques
- Identify proper procedures for conductor and cable termination and splices
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IPCT 2375 - Industrial E/I II
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: IPCT 2370 - Industrial E/I I
Course Description:
This course is designed for students in the maintenance technology program to be exposed to basic industrial electrical concepts. Topics include E/I drawings, motor controls, machine bending, hydraulic and pneumatic controls, motor operated valves, basic process control elements, instrument calibration, loop checks and tuning.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify and demonstrate safe operations in electrical and instrumentation maintenance
- Demonstrate knowledge of reading E/I drawings
- Demonstrate and identify proper machine bending procedures
- Demonstrate the identify instrument calibration procedures
- Identify proper procedures for instrument loop checks and tuning
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IPCT 2380 - Technical Chemistry
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: Level 2 placement or higher in English, Math, and Reading. Completion of MATH 1630 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Course Description:
Study of basic chemistry concepts and equipment to instruct prospective process control technicians and chemical operators in proper sampling methods, laboratory techniques, and process monitoring. This applications-based course emphasizes hands-on, practical exercises and experiences both in the laboratory and in an industrial environment
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Employ basic chemical laboratory concepts and methods to complete and analyze laboratory exercises
- Demonstrate the fundamental concepts, processes and calculations of General and Organic Chemistry
- Apply chemical concepts to industrial applications while working individually and/or in teams
- Evaluate accuracy and precision of results by performing basic statistical analysis 2
- Assess scientific principles and results in writing
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IPCT 2390 - Special Topics III
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce new topics deemed necessary by local industry.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate the appropriate skills and knowledge for the specific purpose for which the course was designed.
Massage Therapy
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MASS 1101 - Student Massage Clinic
Credit hours: 1
Course Description:
Under supervision, students will provide relaxation massage for person’s from outside the massage therapy classes. Students will demonstrate the ability to plan, organize and perform effective massages for therapeutic benefit. Students will be responsible for scheduling clients, managing records, collecting fees, balancing daily money sheets, evaluating performance and set up/break down of assigned massage rooms.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Provide effective organization and management of the client session.
- Apply appropriate therapeutic techniques utilizing hands, fingers, thumbs, elbows, forearms and feet as applicable.
- Use standard precautions in patient treatment and therapy.
- Apply appropriate equipment and supplies in patient treatment and therapy.
- Practice biomechanical skills necessary for the safe and effective performance of massage.
- Demonstrate effective communication in the therapist-client relationship.
- Establish and maintain safe and respectful boundaries with clients.
- Identify strategies for effective management of the work environment.
- Identify strategies of conflict resolution skills in relationships with other professionals.
- Discuss the need to document conflict in a patient treatment situation.
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MASS 1102 - Clinical Fieldwork
Credit hours: 1
Course Description:
Fieldwork externships are a valuable opportunity to work in professional massage settings under the direct supervision. Students must document at least 60 hours of massage practice in four (4) differ professional settings working on other massage professionals, business clients and/or medical patients.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify and design effective methods for time management, client scheduling, and maintenance of the work environment.
- Establish and maintain safe and respectful boundaries with clients.
- Discuss the process for establishing and maintaining professional boundaries and relationships with peers.
- Application and use of appropriate equipment and supplies.
- Recognize and practice appropriate methods of sanitation and personal hygiene in the performance of massage.
- Identify strategies of conflict resolution skills in relationships with other professionals.
- Discuss the need to document conflict.
- Write clear, concise and accurate client notes based on treatment sessions.
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MASS 1201 - Massage Business, Professional, and Communications
Credit hours: 2
Course Description:
This course is designed for a student who plans to work as an employee, a self-employed independent contractor or an employer of other massage therapists, this course will cover basics of business record keeping, taxes, insurance, contracts, job applications, and legal business structures for business. Promotional materials and methods of practice building will also be emphasized. They will learn to write clear, concise and accurate clinical documentation. Students will describe the components of a therapeutic environment, the importance of professional communication, scheduling, time management, and managing stressors and burnout.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify and describe basic business practices relevant to the practice of massage therapy/ bodywork.
- Demonstrate knowledge of effective communication related to business and marketing
- Identify strategies to develop and maintain a client base.
- Identify strategies for effective communication with other professionals regarding client care and referrals.
- Identify strategies for effective management of the work environment.
- Discuss the process for establishing and maintaining professional boundaries and relationships with peers, in the work place, and with other professionals.
- Identify legal requirements established in Tennessee Statutes & Rules regarding the Massage Therapist License & Massage Establishment License
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MASS 1301 - TN Massage Law & Practice Ethics
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Students will begin to develop professional boundaries by studying prevailing statutes, rules and regulations governing Massage Therapy in the State of Tennessee. Various Codes of ethics will be examined and Students will be expected to apply gained knowledge to real life dilemmas in massage practices. This course will cover TN Ethical Standards as they relate to massage therapy and scope of practice for massage therapists. Coursework will include completing most elements in an application for a Tennessee Massage Therapist License and understanding the rules of the Tennessee Board of Massage regulating the practice of massage therapy.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Define and demonstrate the interpersonal and physical components of a therapeutic environment.
- Identify the scope of practice of massage therapy and bodywork in relation to the components in a wellness model.
- Formulate and convey informed consent to client prior to initialization of treatment protocol.
- Develop and implement strategies to address challenging client/therapist interactions.
- Identify methods of self-assessment and stress management.
- Self-assess needs, behaviors, beliefs, attitudes and knowledge relevant to the practice of massage therapy and bodywork.
- Identify how personal and cultural values, attitudes and ethics influence professional values, attitudes and ethics.
- Identify the physiological and psychological effects of stress.
- Identify various stress reduction techniques and their benefits.
- Identify and discuss how physical fitness and lifestyle habits affecting physical fitness affect performance and stress management as a massage therapist.
- Design and implement a personal stress management strategy.
- Define and demonstrate active listening, rapport, empathy and feedback.
- Identify strategies to effectively deal with emotional and behavioral client responses to massage therapy and bodywork treatment.
- Describe the principles of conflict resolution and apply conflict resolution skills effectively in the client- therapist relationship.
- Identify the qualities and characteristics of boundaries and discus the need for professional boundaries and settings.
- Discuss and demonstrate the use of draping during treatment as a professional boundary issue.
- Identify cultural differences related to boundary issues.
- Define and discuss transference and counter transference.
- Define and discuss the differences between personal and a professional relationship.
- Identify and explain the role and purpose of a code of ethics.
- Identify the role and purpose of Standards of Practice specific to massage therapy and bodywork.
- Identify common ethical situations in massage therapy/bodywork and processes by which to effectively resolve ethical issues.
- Identify confidentiality principles related to massage therapy/bodywork practice and the responsibilities and liability for maintaining client confidentiality and privileged communication.
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MASS 1302 - Swedish Massage
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Students will learn the history and techniques of Swedish Massage, which serves as a foundation for the development of Western styles of massage. Through extensive hands-on practice students will develop skillful pressure, pacing, and sequencing in the application of these techniques. Students will master one effective routine for relaxation massage. Efficient and effective body mechanics will be emphasized.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Discuss history, equipment and techniques of Swedish massage.
- Identify basic indications, contraindications & endangerment sites
- Plan safe, effective & appropriate techniques and sequencing for relaxation massage.
- Practice professional sanitation and personal hygiene
- Develop skilled body mechanics for the comfort & protection of both the client & the practitioner.
- Develop awareness of & responsiveness to tissue change, body language, verbal & other communications of client’s preferences.
- Master selected hands-on techniques & skills.
- Behave with respect and encouragement towards people with diverse physical types, ages, sexual preferences and cultural backgrounds.
- Evaluate the elements of an effective massage
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MASS 1303 - Massage for Special Populations
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Students will learn contraindications, precautions, special positioning & techniques appropriate for various special populations that have special needs, conditions, and/or situations. An array of populations may be explored that may include, but not be limited to pregnant women, the elderly, athletes, cancer patients, AIDS patients, persons with mobility challenges that may require seated/chair massage. Students will explore ways of adapting and adjusting their massage techniques, pressure usage, timing, and pace to meet the unique needs of various special populations.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Describe the structure and function of the human body, its systems (except the muscular system) in health and disease as it relates to the applications of massage therapy and bodywork.
- Discuss the physiological effects of touch, massage and bodywork techniques.
- Demonstrate the ability describe and to identify indications, contraindications, cautions and modifications for massage protocols related to common pathologies encountered in the practice of massage therapy and bodywork.
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize and look up indications, contraindications, cautions and modifications for massage protocols related to medications commonly encountered with massage therapy clientele.
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MASS 1304 - Overview of Somatic Therapies
Credit hours: 3
Course Description:
Licensure in the Massage Therapy field requires a graduate to pass a national competency exam. This course takes students through an overview of materials covered in the previous nine months, provides an opportunity to explore exam study strategies, exam-taking strategies, and will ensure that all required standard competencies were addressed. Students will be encouraged to search out and utilize additional exam preparation materials available on the internet.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Provide a basic verbally and in written description of each modality presented;
- Demonstrate at least two (2) techniques presented by each speaker;
- Distinguish the appropriate application of the various techniques presented.
- Provide a written assessment of each modality presented and its potential for use in their practice.
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MASS 1401 - Fundamentals of Muscle Anatomy
Credit hours: 4
Course Description:
Students will learn musculoskeletal anatomy, kinesiology, palpation and assessment of the major muscles in the body. Coursework may include building the muscles in clay, finding the muscles and attachment sites in the student’s own body and/or palpating them in other students. Assessment of muscle tone and beginning skills in manual release of specific muscle tension will be emphasized.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Student will be able to accurately name the significant anatomical structures of the Musculo-Skeletal System of the human body in order to develop beginner assessment and palpation skills.
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MASS 1402 - Medical Massage Therapies
Credit hours: 4
Course Description:
Students will apply knowledge of pain patterns, posture distortions, trigger points, fascial restrictions and contraindications to choose effective techniques for clients seeking relief from myofascial pain. Students will use SOAP Notes, Client Reports, and supplemental forms to document sessions with clients. In a brief letter to a hypothetical physician, students will demonstrate ability to communicate theory, assessment & practical application information. Students will locate and evaluate information & research related to massage therapy for myofascial pain.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Analyze posture, range of motion limitations and pain referral patterns to predict areas of hypertonicity, potential trigger points and fascial restrictions:
- Use clay models and resource materials for detailed self-study of the related musculoskeletal anatomy
- Choose and apply rehabilitative manual techniques for specific myofascial pain syndromes
- Practice detailed documentation
- Recognize and describe the differences between nerve entrapments and nerve compression syndromes
- Concisely summarize in both written and oral reports the major elements of a series a myofascial pain syndrome case.
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MASS 1601 - Principles of Physiology & Pathology
Credit hours: 6
Course Description:
Students will learn basic anatomy and physiology of the major body systems. Within each body system this course will cover pathologies that massage therapists may commonly encounter. Emphasis will be on understanding the impact of massage techniques on normal physiology as well as on selected pathologies and medications.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Identify basic elements of normal physiology for each system of the human body
- Identify general description of selected pathologies associated with each system
- Evaluate sample intake information to determine appropriate modifications to massage goals and techniques for clients with specified pathologies
- Recognize basic pharmacology related to massage practices
- Manage intake information and reference materials to make clinical decisions for the safety & benefit of clients on medications or with pathological conditions
Mathematics
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MATH 1000 - Algebra Essentials
Credit hours: 3
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MATH 1010 - Math for General Studies
Credit hours: 3
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