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9 courses with the subject HS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

HS 100Introduction to Allied Health

The core component of this course will include an overview of the health care systems, the health professional, ethical and legal considerations and basic safety and infection control techniques. 2 hours lecture/lab per week. 2.00 397

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Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.gmercyu.edu
HS 109Medical Terminology
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HS
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2026-2027
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www.gmercyu.edu
HS 208Basic Pathophysiology & Pharmacology
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HS
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2026-2027
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www.gmercyu.edu
HS 305Teaching in the Health Profession

mpct This course will consist of an exploration of pandemics, epidemics, and plagues throughout history from the ancient period to modern times. The course will explore six human infectious diseases (Smallpox, Plague, Influenza, Yellow Fever, Cholera, and Coronaviruses) that have led to multiple outbreaks throughout history to determine how biology, society, culture, economics, and religious beliefs have impacted these outbreaks. The course will draw heavily on reading, case studies, discussion, and writing. NB: fulfills both Gen. Ed. Sci Elective and Bio Elective (the latter for whom this course may be a major requirement). 3.00 The Honors course, Literature and Faith, explores texts from ancient times through the twentieth century, including European and American works that investigate the three major religions and also pantheism; we will investigate the mythical, historical and cultural contexts, using appropriate critical concepts. The course will be organized chronologically by literary period, developing and challenging the ideas and beliefs within the texts and analyzing their literary styles and strategies. 3.00 This course will delve into the origins of the human mind and introduce students to the core concepts of evolutionary psychology. Students will be introduced to the foundational principals of evolution, human evolutionary origins, and evolutionary perspectives on social behavior, cognition, psychopathology, motivations and emotions, and more. Students should not take this class if they have not previously taken PSY100 (General Psychology). 3.00 This Honors seminar will investigate the human condition by observing humanity at its most critical time: when the judgments characters must make radically alter their lives and the lives of those whom they love, or those for whom they are responsible. In many instances these judgments result in death. Additional historical, philosophical, scientific or sociological background material will be presented to contextualize and clarify various aspects of the plays. It may be taken for English credit. It may be used to fulfill a General Education requirement or an Honors Program requirement under "Music" (sometimes called "Arts"). 3.00 A World Music course provides a survey of diverse musical traditions, genres, and styles from non-Western cultures, often including Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Oceania. It explores music within its social, cultural, and historical contexts, examining instruments,, and the impact of globalization, usually requiring no prior musical training. 3.00 This discussion seminar functions as the capstone in the Honors Program 2.00 The core component of this course will include an overview of the health care systems, the health professional, ethical and legal considerations and basic safety and infection control techniques. 2 hours lecture/lab per week. 2.00 In this course students learn the language of medicine with emphasis on the application of medical terminology in the medical record. The types of terms that will be taught include; the components of medical words, terms specific to all body systems, common disease processes, and common drug names and their prescribed uses. The content of the acute care record and the documentation needs of the related health care practitioners will be an integral topic of this class. 3.00 y Students will learn the disease processes associated with common disorders in the population of the United States. Treatments and pharmacology related to these diseases will also be discussed. Library research is also required in this course. 3.00 Health related teaching skills; development of learning objectives; use of media and teaching strategies such as lecture, group process and tutorial methods. Additionally, emphasis will be placed on development of lesson plans for use in a formal classroom, clinical setting, and/or patient education in-service and community education environment. 3.00

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HS
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course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.gmercyu.edu
HS 370Promoting Health/Preventing Disease
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HS
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Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.gmercyu.edu
HS 403Current Topics in Health Care
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HS
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Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.gmercyu.edu
HS 414Complementary & Alternative Healing
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HS
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Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.gmercyu.edu
HS 437Special Topics
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HS
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course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.gmercyu.edu
HS 439Independent Study
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HS
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course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.gmercyu.edu

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