Physician Assistant Studies Courses

Third Year/First Professional Phase Year - FALL

* Required

BISC 110* Nutritional Aspects of Health Basic Principles and Fundamentals of Human Nutrition. Nutrients are discussed in terms of sources, absorption, metabolism and utilization, deficiency, requirements, and assessment of status. Life cycle nutrition and nutrition in disease states. Offered fall term. Prereq: BISC 7; or BIOL 100; and BISC major; or cons. of instr. Not to be taken for credit by students who have had BISC 10 or HEAL 45. Course Component: Lecture     Enrollment Requirement Group: Major in Biomedical Sciences	3cr
BISC 130* Human Gross Anatomy A human gross anatomy course including lecture and a cadaver dissection laboratory. Anatomy of the limbs, back, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and head and neck is approached on a regional basis. Functional aspects of musculoskeletal structures are emphasized. Offered fall term. Prereq: PHTH major; or PHAS major 2. Course Component: Lecture Enrollment Requirement Group: Majors in Physical Therapy Masters, Doctoral or Physician Assistant Studies	5cr
BISC 113* Biochemistry The chemistry of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids, metabolic regulation of human cells as well as changes in diseases are discussed. Offered fall term. Prereq: CHEM 23 and CHEM 24. Course Component: Lecture	4cr
PHIL 193* Applied Clinical Ethics for HC An introduction to issues in professional ethics for students in the College of Health Sciences. Course is designed to provide a bridge to ethical topics covered in professional phase of study. Topics include: dignity of life, codes of medical ethics; the nature of the patient-medical provider relationship; confidentiality, the determination of patient competence; critical patient care, and justice in health care. Offered every term. Prereq: Enrolled in Health Sciences, Jr. stndg., and PHIL 104. Course Component: Lecture Enrollment Requirement Group: Enrolled in either Undergraduate College of Health Sciences or Professional College of Health Sciences	1cr
PHAS 495* Independent Study  Prereq: Admitted to professional phase of Physician Assistant Studies. Course Component: Lecture Enrollment Requirement Group: Major in Physician Assistant Studies	1cr
Total	14cr

 

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