Health Studies, Associate in Applied Science (HSTU)
The Associate of Applied Science in Health Studies is designed to offer students interested in working within the health care field an opportunity to attain the associate degree. Students acquiring this degree would be able to pursue advancement opportunities within varied health care settings. Examples of positions that would be applicable include: Billing Supervisor, Patient Service Representative, Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Supply Manager and Allied Health Instructor. This program is especially advantageous for students who have completed certificates of competency and proficiency programs offered by the Allied Health and Nursing department and wish to complete a degreed co
Courses
- AHA 207 — Ethical/Legal Aspects of Health Care Management
- AHM 102 — Introduction to Health Care
- AHM 104 — Body Structure and Function I
- AHM 105 — Body Structure and Function II
- AHM 130 — Medical Coding Concepts for Allied Health
- AHM 140 — Professional and Communication Issues in Health Care
- AHM 185 — Medical Office Management
- AHM 202 — Fundamentals of Health Information Technology Science
- AHM 208 — Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
- AHM 233 — Medical Terminology
- AHM 241 — Revenue Cycle Management and Reimbursement Methodologies
- BIO 100 — Biological Sciences
- BIO 150 — Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- BIO 151 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- COMM 100 — Interpersonal Communication
- CS 100 — Introduction to Information Technology
- ENG 100 — English Composition I
- MAT 120 — Modern College Mathematics
- MAT 121 — Introduction to Probability and Statistics
- MAT 210 — Statistics
- PSY 140 — General Psychology
- SOC 110 — Introduction to Sociology