2023-2024 Academic Catalog

Health Professionals (HRP)

HRP 120  Medical Terminology  (3 Credits)  

A study of medical terminology including abbreviations, prefixes, suffixes, root words, and technical terms with emphasis on proper spelling and usage.

HRP 120H  Honors Medical Terminology  (3 Credits)  

A study of medical terminology including abbreviations, prefixes, suffixes, root words, and technical terms with emphasis on proper spelling and usage.

HRP 310  Current Trends in Health Care Delivery  (3 Credits)  

Study of the health care industry, governmental and voluntary care organizations in health care, the functions of health care providers, organizational patterns of health care facilities, current issues, and forces impacting the health care delivery system.

HRP 320  African American Health  (3 Credits)  

This course will systematically examine health care issues of African Americans in comparison to other racial/ethnic minority populations. Racial disparities in the leading causes of death, as identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will be examined in the context of the five social determinants of health. Additionally, the course will examine delivery of health care as impacted by health-related events and the changing social, political, and economic influences.

HRP 320H  Honors African American Health  (3 Credits)  

This course will systematically examine health care issues of African Americans in comparison to other racial/ethnic minority populations. Racial disparities in the leading causes of death, as identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will be examined in the context of the five social determinants of health. Additionally, the course will examine delivery of health care as impacted by health-related events and the changing social, political, and economic influences.