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Emergency Medical Care, B.S.

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Major Requirements

The major requires 78-79 hours as follows:

EMC 340 - Introduction to Clinical Medicine Credits: (3)
EMC 340 - Introduction to Clinical Medicine Lab Credits: (1)
EMC 350 - Cardiology Credits: (2)
EMC 351 - Basic ECG Interpretation Credits: (1)
EMC 360 - Acute Fluid and Respiratory Disorders Credits: (2)
EMC 361 - Advanced Emergency Medical Techniques Credits: (1)
EMC 370 - Medical Emergencies Credits: (3)
EMC 382 - Clinical Practicum I Credits: (1)
EMC 410 - Trauma Management Credits: (2)
EMC 410 - Trauma Management Laboratory Credits: (1)
EMC 420 - Maternal and Child Emergency Care Credits: (3)
EMC 430 - Special Needs Patients Credits: (1)
EMC 451 - Advanced ECG Interpretation Credits: (1)
EMC 452 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Credits: (1)
EMC 461 - Simulation Laboratory Credits: (1-3)
EMC 483 - Clinical Practicum II Credits: (1-4)
EMC 484 - Clinical Practicum III Credits: (2)
EMC 485 - MICU Practicum Credits: (1-3)
EMC 496 - Senior Seminar in Emergency Medical Care Credits: (1)
HSCC 240 - Introduction to Emergency Medical Care Credits: (3)
(course to be completed before the junior-year.)
HSCC 241 - Basic Emergency Medical Techniques Credits: (3)
(course to be completed before the junior-year.)
HSCC 330 - Legal and Legislative Aspects of Health Care Credits: (1-3)
HSCC 370 - Introduction to Pharmacology Credits: (2)
HSCC 371 - Pharmacology Techniques Credits: (1)
PSY 460 - Crisis Intervention Credits: (1)

Plus

BIOL 291 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: (4)
(course to be completed before the junior-year.)
BIOL 292 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: (4)
(course to be completed before the junior-year.)
CHEM 132 - Survey of Chemistry I Credits: (4)
(course to be completed before the junior-year.)
CHEM 133 - Survey of Chemistry II Credits: (4)
(course to be completed before the junior-year.)
or
CHEM 140 - Advanced General Chemistry Credits: (4)
(course to be completed before the junior-year.)
and
CHEM 241 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: (3)
(course to be completed before the junior-year.)

Concentration

Concentration selected from:

Science Hours:17

CHEM 242 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: (3)
CHEM 272 - Organic Chemistry Lab Credits: (2)
HSCC 470 - Research Methodology and Analysis in Health Science Credits: (2)
PHYS 130 - Introductory Physics I Credits: (4)
PHYS 131 - Introductory Physics II Credits: (4)

Plus

2 hours from:

BIOL courses
CHEM Courses

ENVH 470 - Principles of Epidemiology Credits: (3)

Health Management Hours: 17

HSCC 311 - Systems and Trends in Health Care Delivery Credits: (3)
HSCC 318 - Department Administration Credits: (3)
HSCC 450 - Financial Management in Health Care Credits: (3)
HSCC 470 - Research Methodology and Analysis in Health Science Credits: (2)

Plus

6 hours from:

ACCT 161 - Accounting for the Non-Business Major Credits: (3)
ECON 231 - Introductory Microeconomics and Social Issues Credits: (3)
EMC 445 - EMC Systems Management Credits: (3)
HSCC 320 - Human Resource Management in Health Care Agencies Credits: (3)
HSCC 440 - Quality Management in Health Care Agencies Credits: (3)
HSCC 471 - Research Project Credits: (1, R2)
MATH 170 - Applied Statistics Credits: (3)
MGT 304 - Human Resource Management Credits: (3)
MGT 306 - Behavioral Science in Organizations Credits: (3)

Electives

General electives (7-8 hours).

Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/4637.asp to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.

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