Students choose one of six tracks. Below are descriptions
and courses for each track.
All courses and each student’s program of study must be
approved by an Allied Health Advisor. Below are descriptions
and representative courses for each track. Other course
selections are possible, subject to the approval of the
program director.
Students will be required to take a Capstone
Course (AHLT 4XX) at/near the end of their Towson
studies. This course is required for each student
among the 18 units of the Track.
Students are also required to take an ethics class
in their track.
Students are able to pursue a minor in a number of
different areas along with the Allied health major
by selecting specific tracks. Minors in Health Care
Management and Family Studies are examples. Note:
students may have additional units to complete
beyond the 18 track units in order to earn the
minor. Students may also select the Science and
Professional Preparation track if planning to
continue on to graduate school, and select courses
within the track that help satisfy their graduate
program
Note: Students in any Track may also complete
credits as an Allied Health Independent Study.
AHLT 495/496 Allied Health Independent Study (3)
Administration/Management Track (18 Units)
Students may choose from a broad array of courses in
the fields of healthcare management, accounting,
management, marketing, finance, and related areas.
This track may be taken completely online.
Note: Some courses may be counted as either a Core
course or a Track course, but not both.
Italicized courses are available online.
HCMN 441 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health
Administration (3) [required]
AHLT 4XX Capstone (3) [required]
Course possibilities include:
AHLT 310 Management for the Allied Health
Professional (3)
AHLT 311 Human Resource Management for Allied Health
Professionals (3)
AHLT 313 Clinical Program Planning and Evaluation
(3)
AHLT 315 Financial Management for Allied Health
Professionals (3)
AHLT 495/496 Allied Health Independent Study (3)
HCMN 415 Financing and Organization of Health Care
Services in the US(3)
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)
*Health Care Management minor status required.
Students choosing this track may be able to earn a
minor in Health Care Management.
Advanced Respiratory Therapy Track (18
Units)
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. This track can be taken
completely online.
Italicized courses are available online.
HCMN 441 Legal and Ethical Issues In Health
Administration (3) [required]
AHLT 4XX Capstone (3) [required]
Course possibilities include:
AHLT 405 Systemic Disease Processes and
Interventions in Respiratory Care(3)
AHLT 407 Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care (3)
AHLT 409 Sleep and Rehabilitative Respiratory Care
(3)
AHLT 413 Pharmacology and Therapeutics (3)
AHLT 411 Cardiopulmonary Disease and Pathophysiology
(3)
Health Promotion, Wellness, Prevention
and Community Health Education Track (18 Units)
Appropriate courses in health science,
kinesiology, occupational therapy, and other
departments may be selected.
AHLT 313 Clinical Program Planning and Evaluation
(3) GERO 310 Social Issues in Human Lifestyle
Technology (3)
GERO 330 Community Planning for an Aging Society (3)
GERO 367 Death, Dying and Bereavement (3)
HLTH 311 Chronic and 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 Complementary 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 Track (18 Units)
Family studies is an interdisciplinary track that
includes courses from the family studies (FMST)
program as well as a variety of courses from other
departments in the University.
PHIL 361 Biomedical Ethics (3)[required] AHLT 4XX Capstone (3) [required]
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 Track
(18 Units)
Students interested in pursuing graduate study in a
health profession or science-related area may wish
to use this track to complete additional coursework
in the natural sciences, mathematics, and related
areas that may be required for graduate school or
professional school preparation. These courses must
be approved by the student’s faculty adviser.
PHIL 361 Biomedical Ethics (3)[required] AHLT 4XX Capstone (3) [required]
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 and Society(3)
BIOL 323 Genes, Evolution and 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)
ECON 205 Statistics for Business and Economics I (3)
MATH 231 Basic Statistics (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)
Education Track (18 Units)
Courses in health education or other areas of
education may be selected to focus on clinical
patient education or academic teaching.
PHIL 361 Biomedical Ethics (3) [required] AHLT 4XX Capstone (3)[required]
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)
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