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Curriculum

EMERGENCY HEALTH SCIENCES

 
Credit Hours
EMT BASIC
EMSP 1401 EMT-Basic
5.0
EMSP 1160 EMT-Basic Clinical
1.0
Semester Total
6.0
Program Total EMT Basic
6.0
EMT PARAMEDIC
Full-Time Option – Offered during the Fall and Spring semesters. Classes meet Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m.; clinical rotations are scheduled 8:00 am to 4:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 am on Monday and Friday (some weekends are available if needed.)
Semester One
EMSP 1161 Clinical I
1.0
EMSP 1162 Clinical II
1.0
EMSP 1334 Introduction to Advanced Practice
3.0
EMSP 1356 Patient Assessment & Airway Management
3.0
EMSP 2248 Emergency Pharmacology
2.0
EMSP 2301 Anatomy & Physiology for Paramedic Practice
3.0
EMSP 2444 Cardiology
4.0
Semester Total
17.0
Semester Two
EMSP 1355 Trauma Management
3.0
EMSP 2160 Clinical III
1.0
EMSP 2238 EMS Operations
3.0
EMSP 2143 Assessment Based Management
2.0
EMSP 2261 Clinical IV
1.0
EMSP 2330 Special Populations
3.0
EMSP 2334 Medical Emergencies
3.0
Semester Total
16.0
Program Total EMT Paramedic
33.0
Part-Time Option – The part-time option consists of 33 semester credit hours. Students may enroll in the full time courses as part-time students. This option takes four se­mesters to complete. Courses may be offered in a different sequence that listed below.

Part time courses offered to contracted fire department and EMS services off-campus may be open to other students on a space-available basis. These courses generally take one year to complete and meet several weekends a month.

Credit Hours
Semester One
EMSP 1161 Clinical I
1.0
EMSP 1334 Introduction to Advanced Practice
3.0
EMSP 1356 Patient Assessment & Airway Management
3.0
EMSP 2301 Anatomy & Physiology for Paramedic Practice
3.0
Semester Total
10.0
Semester Two
EMSP 1355 Trauma Management
3.0
EMSP 2238 EMS Operations
3.0
Semester Total
6.0
Semester Three
EMSP 1162 Clinical II
1.0
EMSP 2248 Emergency Pharmacology
2.0
EMSP 2444 Cardiology
4.0
Semester Total
7.0
Semester Four
EMSP 2160 Clinical III
1.0
EMSP 2143 Assessment Based Management
2.0
EMSP 2261 Clinical IV
1.0
EMSP 2330 Special Populations
3.0
EMSP 2334 Medical Emergencies
3.0
Semester Total
10.0
Program Total EMT Basic (part time)
33.0
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EMERGENCY HEALTH SCIENCES
All courses in the baccalaureate degree in Emergency Health Sciences (EHS) are Web-based and can be taken from any location with access to the internet.
Credit Hours
EMSP 3001 Foundations of Emergency Health Sciences
3.0
EMSP 3003 Critical Care Medicine
3.0
EMSP 3004 Pharmacology I for EMS Providers
3.0
EMSP 3006 Electrocardiology in Emergency Medical Sciences
3.0
EMSP 3007 Human Diseases
3.0
EMSP 3011 Medical Informatics
3.0
EMSP 3012 Behavioral Medicine and Psychopathology
3.0
EMSP 3013 Professional Orientation and Legal Foundations 3.0
EMSP 3031 Directed Study
1.0-4.0
EMSP 3041 Current Research in Emergency Health Sciences
3.0
EMSP 3100 Orientation to Online Learning 1.0
EMSP 4001 Physical Exam and History Taking
3.0
EMSP 4002 Pathophysiology for EMS Providers
3.0
EMSP 4003 Flight Medicine
3.0
EMSP 4004 Management of Disasters and Hazardous Materials
3.0
EMSP 4005 EHS Systems Management and Budgeting
3.0
EMSP 4006 Educational Issues in Emergency Health Sciences
3.0
EMSP 4007 Human Resource Development
3.0
EMSP 4008 Leadership Development
3.0
EMSP 4012 Pharmacology II for EMS Providers
3.0
EMSP 4021 Internship
6.0

Click here for a list of Bachelor of Science in Emergency Health Sciences course offerings for 2007-2010 (pdf file.)

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