Health Sciences

Health sciences class

Emergency Medical Responder (HTHS 1200) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Semester

  • SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12

  • .5 Credit HS (A83202C)

  • 3 Credits CE

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) introduces students to a variety of career options in emergency medicine.  This course provides students with basic emergency skills in the following:

  • CPR/AED/Rescue breathing

  • Environmental emergencies

  • Splinting

  • Medical emergencies

Students can become certified through the American Red Cross in the following:

  • Emergency Medical Response

  • CPR/AED

  • Emergency oxygen

  • Bloodborne pathogens

Medical Forensics (CJ 1350) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Full Year

  • SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12

  • 1 Credit HS (A83520C)

  • 3 Credits CE

Medical Forensics is an exciting class that takes a look at Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigations.  Topics discussed include:

  • Forensic careers

  • Microscopy

  • Crime scene investigation

  • Mortality, taphonomy, and entomology

  • Hair and fiber

  • Toxicology

  • Fingerprints

  • Serology, DNA

  • Anthropology

Medical Terminology (HTHS 1300) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Semester

  • SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12

  • .5 Credit HS  (A83212C)

  • 2 Credits CE

Medical Terminology helps students understand the Greek and Latin-based languages of medicine and healthcare.  This course is helpful to those considering a career in healthcare.  Students will gain an understanding of the following:

  • Word roots

  • Prefixes

  • Symbols

  • Uses of terminology

  • Suffixes

  • Abbreviations

  • Anatomical terms

  • Body systems

  • Basic anatomy

Advanced Health Science - Anatomy & Physiology (HTHS 1110 & HTHS 1111) | Weber State Concurrent Enrollment - Full Year

  • SUGGESTED GRADES: 12

  • 1 Credit HS. (A83543C, A83544C)

  • 8 Credits CE

  • A&P Block, Meets Daily, A & B Days

  • PreReq:  College Level Biology (1010) & Chemistry (1010)  -  Suggested: Medical Anatomy (MAPS)

This college course is a two-semester anatomy and physiology sequence that focuses on the structure and function of the human body.

First semester - HTHS 1110 - will focus on:

  • Atomic and molecular levels

  • Cell biology

  • Microbiology

  • Integumentary system

  • Skeletal system

  • Muscular system

Second semester - HTHS 1111 - will focus on:

  • Nervous system

  • Endocrine system

  • Cardiovascular system

  • Respiratory system

  • Digestive system

  • Urinary system

  • Male reproductive system

  • Female reproductive system