ALLIED HEALTH
Focus Areas
Students choose one of six focus areas; a minimum of 15 credits must be completed in a focus area. Prerequisite courses must be completed for courses chosen to be included in the focus area.
Although a great deal of flexibility and a number of options are permitted within a focus area, students must provide a rationale and take a cohesive set of courses related to that rationale for the focus area. All courses and each student’s program of study must be approved by the Allied Health's program director. Below are descriptions and suggested courses for each focus area. Once a student reaches this point in the program, he or she will work with an advisor to develop a specific set of courses to meet the needs of the focus area. Note: Some courses may be counted as either core or focus area, but may not count for both.
Administration/Management:
Students may choose from a broad array of courses in the fields of healthcare management, accounting, management, marketing, finance, and related areas. This focus area may be taken completely online (italicized courses).
Course possibilities include:
| AHLT 310 |
Management for the Allied Health Professional (3) |
| AHLT 311 |
Human Resource Management for the Allied Health Professionals (3) |
| AHLT 313/513 |
Clinical Program Planning and Evaluation (3) |
| AHLT 495/496 |
Allied Health Independent Study |
| HCMN 415 |
Financing & Organization of Health Care Services in the U.S. (3) |
| HCMN 441 |
Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Administration (3) |
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| ENGL 319 |
Organizational Communications (3) |
| HCMN 305 |
Community Health Administration (3) |
| HCMN 413 |
Services and Housing for the Long-Term Care Consumer (3) |
| HCMN 419 |
Long-Term Care Administration (3) |
| ECON 339 |
Health Economics (3) |
| MNGT 361 |
Principles of Management (3) |
| MKTG 341 |
Principles of Marketing (3) |
Education:
Courses in health education or other areas of education may be selected to focus on clinical patient education or academic teaching.
Course possibilities include:
| EDUC 401 |
Foundations of Education (3) |
| ENGL 319 |
Organizational Communications (3) |
| HLTH 311 |
Chronic and Communicable Disease (3) |
| HLTH 222 |
Foundations of Health Education and Health Behavior (3) |
| HLTH 315 |
Curriculum and Planning in Health Education (3) |
| HLTH 425 |
Instructional Methods in Health Education (3) |
| HLTH 430 |
Organization, Implementation and Management of Health Education Programs (3) |
| HLTH 432 |
Measurement and Evaluation in Health Education (3) |
| PSYC 305 |
Psychology of Learning (3) |
Health Promotion, Wellness, Prevention, and Community Health Education:
Appropriate courses in health science, kinesiology,
gerontology, occupational therapy, and other departments may be selected.
Course possibilities include:
| GERO 310 |
Social Issues in Human Lifestyle Technology (3) |
| GERO 330 |
Community Planning for an Again Society (3) |
| GERO 367 |
Death, Dying and Bereavement (3) |
| HLTH 311 |
Chronic & Communicable Disease (3) |
| HLTH 331 |
Nutrition for Health Professionals (3) |
| KNES 301 |
Introduction to Recreation and Leisure (3) |
| KNES 455 |
Physical Activity Programming for the Older Adult (3) |
| OCTH 205 |
Alternative and Complimentary Healthcare (3) |
| OCTH 301 |
Genetics, Health, and Society (3) |
| PSYC 311 |
Behavior Modification (3) |
| PSYC 315 |
Motivation (3) |
| PSYC 405 |
The Psychology of Aging (3) |
| PSYC 419 |
Humanistic Psychology (3) |
| SOCI 359 |
Social Gerontology (3) |
| WMST 336 |
Women and Medicine (3) |
Family Studies:
Family Studies is an interdisciplinary area that includes courses from the family studies (FMST) program as well as a variety of courses from other departments in the University. Students choosing this focus area may be able to earn a minor in Family Studies.
Course possibilities include:
| FMST 301 |
Family Relationships (3) |
| FMST 302 |
Theories of Family Functioning (3) |
| FMST 303 |
Trends in Contemporary Family Life (3) |
| FMST 340 |
The Hospitalized Child and Family (3) |
| FMST 380 |
Family Law (3) |
| FMST 387 |
Community Services for Families (3) |
| GERO 367 |
Death, Dying, and Bereavement (3) |
| PSYC 405 |
The Psychology of Aging (3) |
| PSYC 451 |
Introduction to the Exceptional Child (3) |
| WMST 335 |
Women, Work and Family (3) |
| WMST 336 |
Women and Medicine (3) |
Science and Professional Preparation:
Students interested in pursuing graduate study in a health profession or science-related area may wish to use the focus area to complete additional coursework in the natural sciences, mathematics, and related areas that may be required for graduate school or professional school preparation.
Course possibilities include:
| BIOL 190 |
Introductory Biology for Health Professionals (4) |
| BIOL 213 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4) |
| BIOL 214 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4) |
| BIOL 315 |
Medical Microbiology (4) |
| BIOL 301 |
Field Natural Science (4) |
| BIOL 303 |
Life Sciences (3) |
| BIOL 321 |
Biology of Women (3) |
| BIOL 322 |
Biotechnology & Society (3) |
| BIOL 323 |
Genes, Evolution & Morality (3) |
| CHEM 105 |
Chemistry for Allied Health Professions I (4) |
| CHEM 106 |
Chemistry for Allied Health Professions II (4) |
| CHEM 351 |
Biochemistry I (3) |
| CHEM 356 |
Biochemistry Laboratory (2) |
| MATH 231 |
Basic Statistics (3) |
| ECON 205 |
Statistics for Business and Economics I (3) |
| PHYS 202 |
General Physics for the Health Sciences (5) |
| PHYS 211 |
General Physics I (4) |
| PHYS 212 |
General Physics II (4) |
| PSYC 203 |
Human Development (3) |
| PSYC 212 |
Behavioral Statistics (4) |
| PSYC 361 |
Abnormal Psychology (3) |
Advanced Respiratory Therapy:
For the respiratory care practitioner, these courses offer advanced clinical competencies, as well as the opportunity to pursue individual practica in clinical practice, education, administration or research.
Course possibilities include:
| AHLT 405 |
Systemic Disease Processes and Interventions (3) |
| AHLT 407 |
Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care (3) |
| AHLT 409 |
Sleep and Rehabilitative Respiratory Care (3) |
| AHLT 4XX |
Pharmacology and Therapeutics (3) |
| AHLT 411 |
Cardiopulmonary Disease and Pathophysiology (3) |
| AHLT 4XX |
Practicum (Clinicial Practice, Education, Research, or Administration) (3) |
| IDHP 495/496 |
Independent Study (3) |
Allied Health
Burdick Hall, Suite 101
Phone: 410-704-4049
Fax: 410-704-4965
E-mail: nbraunstein@towson.edu
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