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French

  
  • FRCH 298 Individual Project In French


    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of French. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • FRCH 299 Individual Project In French


    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of French. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • FRCH& 121 French I


    Credits: 5
    Fast-paced interactive approach to learning French: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Topics: pronunciation, basic sentence patterns, present tense, agreement. Vocabulary themes: identification, greetings, likes and dislikes, family. Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
  
  • FRCH& 122 French II


    Credits: 5
    Continuation of FRCH& 121 . Fast-paced interactive approach to learning French. Topics: near future, past tense, imperative, partitive article, prepositions. Vocabulary themes: travel, food, purchases, directions. Cultural studies continued. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: FRCH& 121  or equivalent with instructor’s permission.
    When Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
  
  • FRCH& 123 French III


    Credits: 5
    Continuation of FRCH& 122 . Fast-paced interactive approach to learning French. Topics: imperfect, comparison, reflexive verbs, object pronouns, other tenses. Communication themes: past narrations, requests, daily activities, history of France, select Francophone culture. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: FRCH& 122  or equivalent with instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Spring

Gender and Women’s Studies

  
  • GWS 205 Gender and Global Justice


    Credits: 5
    Explores how globalization affects gender relations and the relative status of women and men in various global contexts. Investigates the institutional status of women in national and international systems of healthcare, justice, economics, politics, family, and development. Dual listed as INTST 205 . Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement in ENGL 099  or higher.
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • GWS 215 Women In U.S. History


    Credits: 5
    Examines US history from pre-colonial times to the present from the perspectives of women of various racial, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and explores how women helped shape US history. Dual listed with HIST& 215 . Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • GWS 215W Women In U.S. History


    Credits: 5
    Examines US history from pre-colonial times to the present from the perspectives of women of various racial, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and explores how women helped shape US history. Dual listed with HIST& 215W . Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL& 101  or equivlanet with 2.0 or better.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • GWS 284 Gender, Race and Class


    Credits: 5
    This course explores the ways in which one’s gender, race, class and sexual orientation affect access to, participation in, and treatment by a variety of social institutions. We study the legal system, education, and the media as well as actions to confront systems of oppression in the U.S. Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter Meets Requirements for Multicultural Understanding:
    Yes
  
  • GWS 285 Gender, Violence and Social Change


    Credits: 5
    Study of gendered violence, its history, current research and contemporary issues. Social, psychological, legal and political implications of abuse are considered. Areas of study include child abuse, rape, domestic violence and sexual harassment. Dual listed as CAST 285 . Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  
    When Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
  
  • GWS 286 Women of Power


    Credits: 5
    We will study the relationship between gender and power. Topics include barriers to acquiring power, strategies for obtaining power, and uses of power, especially for women. Students will research several powerful women. Emphasis is on class discussion and collaboration. Recommend ENGL& 101 . Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • GWS 286W Women of Power


    Credits: 5
    We will study the relationship between gender and power. Topics include barriers to acquiring power, strategies for obtaining power, and uses of power, especially for women. Students will research several powerful women. Emphasis is on class discussion and collaboration. Recommend ENGL& 101 . Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • GWS 288 Introduction to LGBTIQ Studies


    Credits: 5
    This course will explore the field of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer Studies. We will focus on gender, sex, sexual orientation, and the body. Students will use the lenses of history, nation, culture, and politics to examine these areas and their interactions with race, class, and ability.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • GWS 291 Special Topics In Gender and Women’s Studies


    Credits: 1
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Gender & Women’s Studies. Student option grading.
  
  • GWS 292 Special Topics In Gender and Women’s Studies


    Credits: 2
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Gender & Women’s Studies. Student option grading.
  
  • GWS 293 Special Topics In Gender and Women’s Studies


    Credits: 3
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Gender & Women’s Studies. Student option grading.
  
  • GWS 294 Special Topics In Gender and Women’s Studies


    Credits: 4
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Gender & Women’s Studies. Student option grading.
  
  • GWS 295 Special Topics In Gender and Women’s Studies


    Credits: 5
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Gender & Women’s Studies. Student option grading.
  
  • GWS 297 Individual Project In GWS


    Credits: 1
    Individual project in a specific area of Gender & Women’s Studies. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • GWS 298 Individual Project In GWS


    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of Gender & Women’s Studies. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • GWS 299 Individual Project In GWS


    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of Gender & Women’s Studies. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.

Geography

  
  • GEOG 123 Introduction to Globalization


    Credits: 5
    This course considers the dynamic processes and consequences of increasing flows of goods, people, ideas, capital and services that cross traditional political, economic, cultural and geographic boundaries and the challenges that emerge for society, including environmental quality, cultural and political identity and economic opportunity. Dual listed as INTST 123 . Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement into ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or successful completion of ENGL 090 .
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • GEOG 203 Cartography and Landforms


    Credits: 5
    An introduction to map use and landform analysis. Examines the dynamic processes behind Earth’s surface features. Emphasizes the recognition of these features and their importance to humans. Topics including global, North American and local (Puget Sound) perspectives. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement in ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or successful completion of ENGL 090  or EAP 090 .
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • GEOG 204 Weather/Climate and Ecosystems


    Credits: 5
    An introduction to Earth’s atmosphere and ecosystems. Focus on atmospheric and biological patterns and processes and their measurement and representation. Topics include global, North American and local (Northwest and Puget Sound) perspectives including climate change. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement in ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or successful completion of ENGL 090  or ESL 098.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • GEOG 204H Weather/Climate and Ecosystems HC


    Credits: 5
    An introduction to Earth’s atmosphere and ecosystems. Focus on atmospheric and biological patterns and processes and their measurement and representation. Topics include global, North American and local (Northwest and Puget Sound) perspectives including climate change. A lab science distribution credit. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement in ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or successful completion of ENGL 090  or EAP 090  with a 2.0 or better.
  
  • GEOG 277 Introduction to Urban Geography


    Credits: 5
    An introduction to the field of urban geography. Investigates the political and socio-economic forces that have shaped North American cities and the historic and contemporary income, gender and minority group issues around urban inequality. Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • GEOG 295 Special Topics In Geography


    Credits: 5
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Geography.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • GEOG 297 Individual Project In Geography


    Credits: 1
    Individual project in a specific area of geography. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • GEOG 298 Individual Project In Geography


    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of geography. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • GEOG 299 Individual Project In Geography


    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of geography. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • GEOG& 100 Introduction to Geography


    Credits: 5
    An introduction to the diverse field of geography. Introduction to physical and human geography with an emphasis on the nature and complexity of the human imprint on the Earth’s surface. Survey of major topical issues studied by geographers including landforms, climate, population, culture, cities and government. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement in ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or successful completion of ENGL 090  or EAP 090 .
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • GEOG& 100H Introduction to Geography HC


    Credits: 5
    An introduction to the diverse field of geography. Introduction to physical and human geography with an emphasis on the nature and complexity of the human imprint on the Earth’s surface. Survey of major topical issues studied by geographers including landforms, climate, population, culture, cities and government. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement in ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or successful completion of ENGL 090  or EAP 090 .
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • GEOG& 200 Introduction to Human Geography


    Credits: 5
    An introduction of the field of human geography. Explores cultural patterns and processes and the geographic expression of society emphasizing the relationship between humans and the physical environment. Survey includes issues such as culture, language, resources and economic activity, population, cities and government. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement in ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or successful completion of ENGL 090  or ESL 098.
    When Typically Offered: Winter

Geology

  
  • GEOL 107 Geologic Hazards


    Credits: 5
    An in-depth examination of the geologic hazards of the Pacific Northwest. Topics include: earthquakes, volcanoes & landslides, both globally and regionally. Emphasis will be on the science of these phenomena, effects on human populations, prediction, preparation & mitigation of the risk, & case studies. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of EAP 099  or ENGL 099  with a 2.0 or better or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • GEOL 107W Geologic Hazards


    Credits: 5
    An in-depth examination of the geologic hazards of the Pacific Northwest. Topics include: earthquakes, volcanoes & landslides, both globally and regionally. Emphasis will be on the science of these phenomena, effects on human populations, prediction, preparation & mitigation of the risk, & case studies. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of EAP 099  or ENGL 099  with a 2.0 or better or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • GEOL 295 Special Topics In Geology


    Credits: 5
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in geology.
  
  • GEOL 297 Individual Project In Geology


    Credits: 1
    Individual project in a specific area of geology. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students educational and work experience.
  
  • GEOL 298 Individual Project In Geology


    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of geology. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students educational and work experience.
  
  • GEOL 299 Individual Project In Geology


    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of geology. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students educational and work experience.
  
  • GEOL& 101 Introduction to Physical Geology


    Credits: 5
    An introductory-level geology course with laboratory exploring the Earth’s materials and major geologic processes including plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanism and mountain building. Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • GEOL& 101H Introduction to Physical Geology HC


    Credits: 5
    An introductory-level geology course with laboratory exploring the Earth’s materials and major geologic processes including plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanism and mountain building. Mandatory decimal grading.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • GEOL& 110 Environmental Geology


    Credits: 5
    An introductory-level geology course with laboratory exploring the relations between geological processes and human populations including the impacts of human activities on the environment and the impacts of geological processes on human populations. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of EAP 099  or ENGL 099  with a 2.0 or better or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • GEOL& 115 Geology of National Parks


    Credits: 5
    An exploration of major geologic processes through the discovery of the origin of the landscapes and the study of the geologic history of America’s National Parks. Course will include laboratory and one week-end field trip to a National Park of Washington State. Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • GEOL& 208 Geology of the Pacific Northwest


    Credits: 6
    Examines geological history of the Pacific Northwest. Includes laboratory study of the rocks and structures of the Northwest provinces & four weekend field trips to study the most important areas first hand. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: GEOL& 101  or permission.
    When Typically Offered: Spring

Get in Gear

  
  • GIG 101 Get In Gear: English and Communication Studies


    Credits: 12
    ENGL 099 /ENGL& 101  and CMST& 101 : Discover who you are as a college student and your place in a vibrant academic community. Explore the skills and resources you need to empower yourself, and develop critical thinking and communication skills so that you can participate successfully in all your communities. Establish habits of mind to ease and enrich your college experience. Students will take ENGL 099 /ENGL& 101  (5 Cr), CMST& 101  (5 Cr), and STYSK 099  (2 Cr). Addition of MATH 007  (2 Cr) is optional but encouraged.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
  
  • GIG 102 Get In Gear: English and Psychology


    Credits: 12
    ENGL 099 /ENGL& 101  and PSYC& 100 : Discover who you are as a college student and your place in a vibrant academic community. Explore the skills and resources you need to empower yourself, and develop critical thinking and communication skills so that you can participate successfully in all your communities. Establish habits of mind to ease and enrich your college experience. Students will take ENGL 099 /ENGL& 101  (5 Cr), PSYC& 100  (5 Cr), and STYSK 099  (2 Cr). Addition of MATH 007  is optional but encouraged.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
  
  • GIG 103 Get In Gear: English and Anthropology


    Credits: 12
    ENGL 099 /ENGL& 101  and ANTH& 100 : Discover who you are as a college student and your place in a vibrant academic community. Explore the skills and resources you need to empower yourself and develop critical thinking and communication skills so that you can participate successfully in all your communities. Establish habits of mind to ease and enrich your college experience. Students will take ENGL 099 /ENGL& 101  (5 Cr), ANTH& 100  (5 Cr) and STYSK 099  (2 Cr). Addition of MATH 007  (2 Cr) is optional but encouraged.
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • GIG 104 Get In Gear: English and Biology In Society


    Credits: 12
    ENGL 099 /ENGL& 101  and BIOL 107 : Discover who you are as a college student and your place in a vibrant academic community. Explore the skills and resources you need to empower yourself and develop critical thinking and communication skills so that you can participate successfully in all your communities. Establish habits of mind to ease and enrich your college experience. Students will take ENGL 099 /ENGL& 101  (5 Cr), BIOL 107  (5 Cr) and STYSK 099  (2 Cr).  Addition of MATH 007  (2 Cr) is optional but encouraged.

Health Informatics/Information Management

  
  • HIIM 120 Healthcare Delivery in the U.S.


    Credits: 4
    Overview of the U.S. health care delivery systems: Various health care settings including inpatient, outpatient, long-term care, home health, hospice, and behavioral health. Medical staff, educational preparation of health care professionals, medical ethics. Roles of government. Health care financing. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL& 101  or BTWRT 215  with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • HIIM 125 Hospital and Clinic Patient Records


    Credits: 5
    Uses, content, interpretation, evaluation and basic processing procedures of hospital, physician office, and dental medical records. Overview of paper record storage and access systems. Electronic health records for the hospital setting. Personal health records. Medical identity theft prevention procedures. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: HIIM 134  suggested.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
  
  • HIIM 134 Medical Terminology


    Credits: 5
    Study of word elements (prefixes, suffixes and roots), terms in anatomy and physiology, selected diseases, symptoms, procedures, x-ray and laboratory tests in common usage, and commonly used medical abbreviations. Accurate spelling, meaning of terms and word elements, and pronunciation. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or BTWRT 215  with a 2.0 or better or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HIIM 154 Revenue Cycle Management


    Credits: 5
    Overview of revenue cycle management including reimbursement methodologies, health insurance, compliance / fraud and abuse, patient access, revenue integrity, and backend billing and claims processing. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher of HIIM 172  or concurrent enrollment.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HIIM 170 Legal Aspects of Health Care


    Credits: 4
    An introduction to legal concepts, release of information standards, HIPAA requirements, confidentiality, privacy and security of data, court functions, and fraud/abuse issues. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL& 101  or BTWRT 215  with a grade of 2.0 or higher..
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HIIM 171 Basic ICD-10 Coding


    Credits: 5
    Instruction and practice with ICD-10CM/PCS coding including its relationship to health data and revenue cycle management. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher BIOL& 170  HIIM 125 , HIIM 134 , HIIM 174  and HIIM 175  or concurrent enrollment. HIIM Advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • HIIM 172 Outpatient Coding


    Credits: 5
    Instruction and practice in coding outpatient patient health records using CPT and HCPCS coding systems. Ethical and legal coding practices addressed. Reimbursement methodologies identified. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher - HIIM 171  or concurrent enrollment. HIIM Advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HIIM 173 Intermediate Medical Coding


    Credits: 5
    Intermediate abstracting and coding various patient health records with ICD-10 and CPT utilizing encoders/groupers. Review for MS-DRGs, APCs, HCCs, and RAs. Address physician queries, computer-assisted coding, reimbursement, compliance, and ethical/legal topics. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher of HIIM 172 . HIIM advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Summer
  
  • HIIM 174 Pharmacology


    Credits: 3
    Terminology for medication ordering, dosing, administration. Effective use of drug references. Classes of drugs and common drugs in each class. Effect of drugs on living organs and tissues, side effects of drugs, contraindications, drug-drug interactions, controlled substances and schedules, common drug regimens. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher or concurrent enrollment in HIIM 134  or BIOL& 170 .
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Winter
  
  • HIIM 175 Human Diseases


    Credits: 5
    Introduction to principles of general mechanisms of diseases including etiology, prognosis, signs and symptoms. Relationship of normal body functioning to the physiologic changes that occur as a result of illness. Rationale for common therapies, laboratory tests & drugs for selected diseases. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher of HIIM 134  and BIOL& 170 .
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Winter
  
  • HIIM 180 Intro to Reimbursement and Coding


    Credits: 3
    Introduction to reimbursement and coding. Instruction and practice with ICD-10CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT coding including its relationship to health data. Ethical and legal practices addressed. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL& 101  or BTWRT 215  and BIOL& 170  or HIIM 134  with a grade of 2.0 or higher. HIIM advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HIIM 219 Healthcare Statistics


    Credits: 4
    This course provides an overview of health facility & public health statistical data collection, calculations, & reports. Review of basic mathematical functions, measures of central tendency & variability, census calculations/reports. Data presentation. Institutional Research Review Board processes. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher in MATH& 146  and HIIM 242; Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher or concurrent enrollment in HIIM 125 .
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • HIIM 220 Quality Improvement In Healthcare


    Credits: 5
    Quality Improvement in healthcare. Review of quality improvement concepts, utilization review, patient safety, and risk management principles. Credentialing processes identified. The influences of Joint Commission and the National Committee for Quality Assurance and other professional review organizations explored. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher or concurrent enrollment in HIIM 172 , HIIM 219 , and HIIM 225 . HIIM advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • HIIM 224 Management for Health Information Supervisors


    Credits: 5
    Introduction to supervision with emphasis on the application of management principles in the Health Information Management (HIM) Department. Course topics include management functions, leadership, budget preparation, employee training, and the legal aspects of supervision. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher in HIIM 170 , HIIM 219 , HIIM 220 , and HIIM 225 . HIIM Advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HIIM 225 Health Informatics Essentials


    Credits: 5
    Intro to health informatics; how information is processed, technology and applications used, including electronic health records; system architecture, selection and implementation; health information exchange and interoperability; data analytics and decision support. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: HIIM 120  and HIIM 125  with a 2.0 or better or concurrent enrollment. HIIM advisor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • HIIM 226 Alternative Care Record Systems


    Credits: 4
    Introduction to alternative care settings including regulatory, documentation, and reimbursement issues, information management, trends, and the role of the HIM professional in ambulatory care, dialysis, dental
    , rehabilitation, long-term care, home health, hospice, registries, behavioral health, substance abuse, and correctional facilities. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of HIIM 219 , HIIM 225 HIIM 171  with a grade of 2.0 or higher. HIIM advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • HIIM 228 Medical Coding Practicum


    Credits: 2
    Virtual coding practicum using ICD-10 and CPT. Coding and abstracting of patient health records in compliance with official coding guidelines. Use of an electronic encoder/grouper system which includes Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) and Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs). HIPAA adherence. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of HIIM 173  with 2.0 or above. HIIM advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • HIIM 233 Prep for Professional Practice Experience (PPE)


    Credits: 1
    Preparation for professional practice experience in the HIIM workplace. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher or concurrent enrollment in HIIM 173 , HIIM 219 , HIIM 225 .
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • HIIM 234 Professional Practice Experience


    Credits: 4
    Experience performing CAHIIM-required health information technology (HIT) competencies. This practice may be conducted in a wide range of healthcare settings and is a non-paid, laboratory experience. Students also prepare to take the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification exam. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher in HIIM 173 , HIIM 219 , HIIM 225  and HIIM 233 . Completion of HIIM 220  and HIIM 226  or concurrent enrollment.
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • HIIM 235 Health Information Management Projects


    Credits: 4
    Student teams research, develop, and present plans for a new clinic health information department including timeline, department staffing, job descriptions, role-based EHR access, policies and procedures, privacy/security training, copier proposal, coding proposal, and data management plan. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher or concurrent enrollment in all courses required in the HIT program. HIIM advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HIIM 238 Health Data Management


    Credits: 5
    A foundational overview of health data management. Topics covered include healthcare data sources and uses; applications for organizing, analyzing data, and presenting data; as well as practice using these applications. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a 2.0 or better - HIIM 154 , HIIM 172 ; HIIM 219 , HIIM 225  or concurrent enrollment.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HIIM 239 Health Data Visualization


    Credits: 2
    Introduces health data visualization principles, techniques, and tools. Students learn to tell a story with data, communicating observations in a clear and compelling way. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher or concurrent enrollment in BUSTC 150 .
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HIIM 240 Health Data Project


    Credits: 2
    Introduction to supervision with emphasis on the application of management principles in the Health Information Management (HIM) Department. Course topics include management functions, leadership, budget preparation, employee training, and the legal aspects of supervision. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion with a grade of 2.0 or higher in HIIM 170 , HIIM 219 , HIIM 225 , and HIIM 220 . HIIM advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Spring
  
  • HIIM 241 Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) Coding


    Credits: 2
    Fundamentals of Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) and Risk Adjustment (RA) coding with an emphasis on accurate diagnosis coding and revenue cycle impact. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of HIIM 172  and HIIM 154  with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • HIIM 242 Spreadsheet Applications in Health Info Mgmt


    Credits: 3
    Practice using spreadsheet functionality for common HIM tasks. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: BUSTC 150  
    When Typically Offered: Summer
  
  • HIIM 291 Special Topics In Health Informatics/Info Mgmt


    Credits: 1
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Health Informatics & Information Management. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: HIIM advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HIIM 292 Special Topics In Health Informatics/Info Mgmt


    Credits: 2
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Health Informatics & Information Management.
    Prerequisite Required: HIIM advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HIIM 293 Special Topics In Health Informatics/Info Mgmt


    Credits: 3
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Health Informatics & Information Management.
    Prerequisite Required: HIIM advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HIIM 295 Special Topics In Health Informatics/Info Mgmt


    Credits: 5
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Health Informatics & Information Management.
    Prerequisite Required: HIIM advisor permission required.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HIIM 297 Individual Project In Health Informatics/Info Mgmt


    Credits: 1
    Individual project in a specific area of Health Informatics & Information Management.
    Prerequisite Required: HIIM advisor permission, based on evaluation of student’s educational and work experience.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
  
  • HIIM 298 Individual Project In Health Informatics/Info Mgmt


    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of Health Informatics & Information Management.
    Prerequisite Required: HIIM advisor permission, based on evaluation of student’s educational and work experience.
    When Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
  
  • HIIM 299 Individual Project In Health Informatics/Info Mgmt


    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of Health Informatics & Information Management.
    Prerequisite Required: HIIM advisor permission, based on evaluation of student’s educational and work experience.
    When Typically Offered: Spring

History

  
  • HIST 037 U.S. History: High School Completion


    Credits: 5
    Survey of U.S. history that focuses primarily on twentieth-century social, political, economic, and cultural developments, while also including the founding of the nation as a democratic republic. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of EAP 090  or ENGL 090  with Pass/2.0 or above, or placement into EAP 099  or ENGL 099  
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
  
  • HIST 207 Introduction to Intellectual History


    Credits: 5
    An introduction to the classics of Western social and political thought from the classical ancient writers to modern theorists. Reading of the classics, from Plato to Lenin and beyond, will be studied in their historical context and also how they relate to our modern social and political conceptions. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
  
  • HIST 218 American Environmental History


    Credits: 5
    This course examines shifting attitudes toward nature during various historical periods by studying how North Americans attached meanings to the physical world and how humans reshaped landscapes and developed environmental policies. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HIST 234 Ancient History


    Credits: 5
    An introduction to the history of the ancient Near East, Greece and Rome (Republic and Empire). The course examines political, economic, and social institutions and activities, including religious life and the cultural achievements of the great ancient civilizations. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Spring
  
  • HIST 235 Medieval European History


    Credits: 5
    Examines medieval civilization, from the collapse of Rome to the Black Death, including the rise of political institutions, the development of the medieval church, and the social, economic, and cultural achievements of the middle ages. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Spring
  
  • HIST 236 Early Modern European History


    Credits: 5
    Traces the political, social, economic and cultural history of Europe from 1500 to 1815. Topics include the Renaissance, the Reformation, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, and political revolutions. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Spring
  
  • HIST 237 Modern European History


    Credits: 5
    Traces the political, social, economic and cultural history of Europe from 1815-1919. Applying an interdisciplinary approach this course emphasizes cultural diversity and multiple national influences in Europe and their reflection on a global world. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Spring
  
  • HIST 238 Contemporary European History


    Credits: 5
    Traces the political, social, economic and cultural history of Europe from the Treaty of Versailles to the present. Applying an interdisciplinary approach this course emphasizes cultural diversity and multiple national influences in Europe and their reflection on a global world. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Spring
  
  • HIST 245 History of American Immigration


    Credits: 5
    Multicultural study of immigration to the United States from the era of colonization to the present. Examination of the process of immigration and adaptation to life in the U.S., as well as reaction to immigrants by native-born Americans. Focus includes Asian, European, Latin American, and African immigrants. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better is recommended (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Winter Meets Requirements for Multicultural Understanding:
    Yes
  
  • HIST 246 African-Amer Hist 1: Ancient Africa to 1877


    Credits: 5
    This course examines the economic and social development beginning in Africa, throughout the diaspora, with specific reference to the slave experience in the United States. Emphasis is upon the cultural, political, and economic development of America from an African American perspective. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • HIST 247 African-Amer Hist 2: From 1877


    Credits: 5
    Historical experiences of African Americans, post Civil War to present day. Emphasis is upon the cultural, political, and economic development of America from an African American perspective. Civil Rights movement will be a major focal point. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • HIST 275 Reel History: Film As Historical Text


    Credits: 5
    Much of what we know about the past has been shaped by the film industry. This course examines multiple film genres as well as different periods of history using films as historical texts. Critical viewing of films, readings from professional historical reviews, and historical sources will provide the basis for class discussions. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
  
  • HIST 295 Special Topics In History


    Credits: 5
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in History. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HIST 295W Special Topics In History


    Credits: 5
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics on interest in History. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HIST 297 Individual Project In History


    Credits: 1
    Individual project in a specific area of history. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • HIST 298 Individual Project In History


    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of history. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • HIST 299 Individual Project In History


    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of history. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • HIST& 116 Western Civilization I: Ancient/Medieval History


    Credits: 5
    Survey of western civilization’s origins in the ancient Near East, Greece, Rome, Medieval Europe, Byzantium and Islam. An examination of social, cultural, political and intellectual traditions, including major religious and political institutions, medieval society, and urban culture to the Black Death. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
  
  • HIST& 117 Western Civilization II: The Early Modern World


    Credits: 5
    Survey of western civilization from the thirteenth century to early nineteenth century with emphasis on the Renaissance, the Reformation, the rise and fall of absolute monarchs, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the rise and fall of Napoleon. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
  
  • HIST& 118 Western Civilization III: The Modern World


    Credits: 5
    Survey of the modern era examining the Industrial Revolution, the development of modern ideologies and imperialism, the World Wars, Cold War, and contemporary global economic, cultural, social, and political institutions. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
 

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