AH 108-80 Disease Concepts
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: BIO 105, 106 or BIO 108
This course is designed to provide students in the allied health field with foundational knowledge of the general mechanisms of disease and the clinical manifestations of disease commonly seen in the health care environment. Disease processes specific to each body system are studied and treatment interventions and prognosis discussed.

AH 125-80 Fundamentals of Forensic Science
Credits: 2
Students will examine the philosophical, rational and practical framework that supports a case investigation. The unifying principles of forensic science will be presented, the relationship of forensic science to the pure sciences will be examined, and students will be introduced to the unique ways in which a forensic scientist must think. Topics will include the experimental method and forensic analysis. Various forensic science occupations will be explored.

AH 145-80 Introduction to Medical Terminology
Credit: 1
This course promotes knowledge of the elements of medical terminology for professional and personal development. Exercises in each unit will stress definitions, spelling, and pronunciation of medical words. The course is designed to build an understanding of the logical method used to form medical terms, including word analysis and word building.

AH 185-80 Basic Medical Terminology
Credits: 3
The goals of this course are to promote a knowledge of the elements of medical terminology for professional and personal development, the ability to spell and pronounce medical terms, an understanding of medical abbreviations, and an appreciation of the logical method found in medical terminology, including word analysis and word building.

ART 101-80 Intro to Visual Arts
Credits: 3
Core: Fine Arts
This course will introduce the students to forms of creative expression within visual arts; encouraging the students to more actively explore the art verbally and in written form. Course material will focus on various issues of aesthetic expression rather than the historical development of the arts.

BIO 108-80 Human Biology/Non-clinical Majors
Credits: 4
Core: Natural Sciences
Fundamental principles of cellular chemistry, metabolism, anatomy and biology will be discussed as they relate to the physiology of the human body. Completion of this introductory course is highly recommended as preparatory for students planning on entering allied health pre-professional programs.

BUS 106-80 Intro to Business
Credits: 3
This course provides an overview of business from a broad perspective. Topics covered include business ownership, free enterprise, management, human resources, marketing, finance, and accounting and data systems.

COMM 135-80 Interpersonal Communications (Mixed-Mode)
Credits: 3
This course is designed to show some of the difficulties that language and understanding present us. It is concerned with better understanding of ourselves and our semantic and interpersonal environments. It attempts to develop meaningful, effective, and sensitive means of relating to others. Varied group experiences and oral presentations provide students the opportunity to explore current topics.
Note: One on-campus meeting is required from 9 - 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 25th in R281.

CIT 110-80 Intro to Computers
Credits: 3
Required: MS Office 2003 (Word, Excel, Access) software
Using both lecture and lab experience, this course introduces the technology and terminology of computer systems and demonstrates how computers have impacted individuals and society. The course also provides instruction in the basics of operating systems and word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.

CIT 111-80 Intro to Computers for Tech Majors
Credits: 3
Required: MS Office 2003 (Word, Excel, Access) software
This course prepares technology students for computer concepts and applications coverage required in their program. Hardware and software concepts, file management techniques, and basic operating systems skills will be covered beyond the end-user level from an information technology support perspective. A hands-on overview using popular microcomputer software provides experience with word processing, spreadsheet and database software.

CIT 120-80 Internet Essentials
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: CS 110 or CS 111
This course will teach skills in using the Internet as an information and educational resource as well as its impact on global society. Internet components explored will include the World Wide Web, FTP, Email, and basics of creating a web page. Social implications of the Internet and its impact on issues such as copyright and fair use will be explored. Thoughtful examination and research on the future of the Internet will conclude the class.

CIT 205-80 Database Management (Access)
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CS 110 or CS 111
This course covers expert level skills for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification in Microsoft Access. Use of applications software focuses on data queries, (both Query-By-Example and Structured Query Language) report and form generation, multiple file relationships, and interface techniques. Database administration and customization techniques will also be covered. Microsoft Access software is required.

CIT 220-80 Electronic Spreadsheets (Excel)
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CS 110 or CS 111
This course will introduce students to business applications using spreadsheets. Emphasis will be placed on the essential functions of spreadsheet operation, as well as an introduction to some advanced spreadsheet features such as lookup functions and database management. Microsoft Excel software is required.

CIT 280-80M Desktop Publishing
Credits: 3
(Mixed Mode - see Hybrid or Mixed-Mode listing)
Meets Tuesdays, 8 - 10:30 a.m. in B134

DA 185-80M Clinical Seminar
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: Approval of program director.
(Mixed Mode - see Hybrid or Mixed-Mode listing)
This course introduces students to job search strategies, preparation of personal resumes, cover and follow-up letters, interviewing techniques and completing exit interviews. Assignments for clinical rotations are made to the students in this course. Special review attention is on infection control and current OSHA standards and concepts for successfully sitting for the national Certified Dental Assistant Exam.

EDUC 201-80M Intro to the Educational Experience (Mixed Mode)
Credits: 3
(Mixed Mode - see Hybrid or Mixed-Mode listing)

ENGL 121-80 Composition I
Credits: 3
Core: Writing
Required: Assessment score
This course offers a clearly defined sequential approach to writing the short essay and the research paper. Emphasis is placed on pre-writing skills, organizational techniques, development of ideas, word choice, sentence structure, referential skills, and patterns of writing-exposition, narration, description, and argumentation. Competence in basic sentence structure and writing skills is assumed.

ENGL 124-80 Business & Professional Communications
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: ENGL 120 or ENGL 121
Students develop the skills to generate clear, concise documents for the world of work. Emphasis is placed on format, tone, style, and organization of business letters, memos, and reports. Appropriate conventions for business style, punctuation, and handling of electronic communications are included.

HHD 106-80 Drug & Health Issues/Educators
Credits: 3
This course is a survey of drug education and health concerns for educators of school-aged children, including topics required by Montana’s Board of Public Education for health-related teacher education.

HI 237-80 CPT Coding
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: AH 101, AH 194, AH 201, HI 132, HI 236, CS 110 or 205 or approval by the program director and instructor
Using CPT to code procedures documented in outpatient healthcare records using both actual records and lab exercises. Topics include coding guidelines for assigning E/M codes and modifiers. Computer applications for coding are also covered.

HI 290-80 Professional Practice Exp II*
Credits: 3
Note: Begins early - May 16 and runs until July 22
Prerequisites: Completion of all coures in first 5 semesters of program and approval by the program director and instructor.
Students will gain professional practice experience in a healthcare facility health information department by applying skills in coding, observing management and supervisory situations, and by completing all projects in the Professional Practice Experience II manual and a written record of the course. This class is scheduled for 120 hours off campus for three weeks. Each student is responsible for her/his own transportation to and from the healthcare facility and any necessary living expenses.

HI 292-80 Topics in Health Information Technology
Credits: 3
Prerequisites or co-requisites: HI 290 and/or completion of all courses in first 5 semesters of the HIT program.
This course provides a forum for students to prepare for the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) national examination sponsored through AHIMA. Reviewing and integrating new knowledge, regulations, and standards in the field of health information technology will be achieved. Guidance on the completion of job applications, preparing a resume, writing cover and follow-up letters, and job interviews (as both applicant and interviewer) are studied and practiced.

HIST 210-80 Montana History
Credits: 3
Core: History
This course is a study of the major political, social, cultural, and economic developments that have contributed to the formation of Montana and to Montana's place within the region, the nation, and the world, from prehistoric times to the present.

HUM 242-80 Gender and Equality
Credits: 3
Core: Inquiry - Humanities (RH)
The human cultural role of gender is examined in relation to historical perspectives, business, social and familial organizations, world views, technology, and perception of self.

MATH 104-80 Business Mathematics
Credits: 4
Note: Assessment score required
Students will examine mathematics of business ownership and demonstrate an understanding of business decisions. Concepts include marketing, payroll, cash flow, simple and compound interest, credit, promissory notes, insurance, financial statements, ratio analysis, depreciation, annuities, and inventory valuation.

MATH 108-80 Algebra for College Students
Credits: 4
Note: Assessment score required
This course offers a review of elementary algebra with further emphasis on systems of equations, determinants, systems of inequalities, rational expressions, radical expressions, complex numbers, quadratic equations, conic sections, and exponential and logarithmic functions.

MATH 216-80M Basic Statistics
Credits: 3
Core: Quantitative Reasoning (Offered in a Mixed Mode format with classes on the Great Falls campus required)
Assessment score required

MUS 212-80 American Music
Credits: 3
Core: Inquiry - Arts
This course will survey musical idioms, styles and trends developed in the United States from 1492 to the present. Included are folk, sacred, country and western, blues, pop, rock and roll, jazz, and fine art music.

OO 111-80 Fundamentals of Health Insurance
Credits 4
This course is designed to introduce students to the major national medical insurance programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and TRICARE. Topics covered will include plan options, carrier requirements, state and federal regulations, abstracting from source documents, manual claim form completion, legal and ethical issues, and a review of diagnostic and procedural coding. Students will also learn computerized billing procedures using a typical medical office software package.

OO 120-80 Preparing Resumes
Credits 1
Students will study the components of a "winning" resume and go through the steps in preparing a resume. They will identify critical differences among traditional, scannable, and electronic resumes. Personal strengths will be identified and focused to improve marketability in targeted career areas.

OO 121-80 Interviewing for Jobs
Credits 4
Prerequisite: Recommended course be taken during students final semester of attendance.
This course will help the student master the art of intervieews, develop strategies to market themselves, acquire successful interview techniques, navigate interview questions and answers, and utilize good follow-up moves.

OO 256-80 Medical Transcription II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: OO 255
This course is designed to increase speed and accuracy in transcribing medical data with exposure to advanced technical language in a variety of specialties. Special attention is on speed, accuracy, production, style, and forms in medical use.

OO 266-80 Microsoft Word
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CS 110
Required: Microsoft Word 2003 Software
Word processing software is used to create documents used in academic, professional, and business environments. These functions include editing, selecting, document assembly, graphics, printing, headers and footers, columns, file management styles, math features, fonts and other print features, tables, sort and select, merges, macros, and reference tools.

OO 290-80 Insurance Internship
Credits 3
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of all courses in the program and/or consent of the Program Director.
Students will gain practical experience in insurance billing by working in a variety of medical facilities where they will hae the opportunity to apply concepts studied in the medical billing curriculum. Facilities will include dental and medical offices, health insurance companies, hospitals, and independent billing companies.

PHYS 130-80 Fundamentals of Physical Science w/Lab
Credits: 4
Core: Natural Sciences
This course is an introduction to the fundamental behavior of energy and matter. It is divided into two sections: physics and chemistry. Topics discussed in the physics portion include: scientific measurement; motion; work and energy; heat and temperature; and waves (including sound and light). Topics discussed in the chemistry portion include: atomic structure; the periodic table of elements; chemical bonding and nomenclature; chemical formulas and equations; and solutions. Several lab experiments relating to some of these topics will be performed. No prior work in physics or chemistry is assumed for this course, although it is strongly recommended that students have good basic algebra skills.

PSY 101-80 General Psychology
Credits: 3
Core: Inquiry - Social Sciences
This is an introduction to the nature and scope of the field of psychology as a scientific and human endeavor. Topics include: historic development of the field; biological and developmental processes; consciousness and perceptions; learning, remembering, and thinking; motivation and emotion; personality and individuality; social behavior; normal stress and coping; and abnormal psychology and treatment methods.

PSY 109-80 Lifespan Development
Credits: 3
Core: Inquiry - Social Sciences
This course presents the study of human development throughout the lifespan. Study includes the three domains of development: (physical, cognitive and psychosocial); major theories; the influence of genetics; and prenatal development. The overall framework of the course is chronological dividing the lifespan into seven parts: infancy; early childhood; middle childhood; adolescence; early adulthood; middle adulthood; and late adulthood. This organization emphasizes the whole person and assists students to appreciate the ways in which the three domains of development continually interact.

SOC 111-80 Intro to Sociology
Credits: 3
Core: Inquiry - Social Sciences
This course includes the study of society and human interaction as it is shaped by social structure and culture. Students also survey the interdependence of social institutions including family, religions, economics, politics, education and occupation, as well as population changes, social differentiation, inequality, deviance, conformity, modernization, social order, and social changes.