Clinical Science - Course Catalog - Wheeling Jesuit University

Clinical Science

Course Descriptions

CLS 121 Introduction to Hospital Science (2 crs)

The duties and responsibilities of various health care professions; introduction to medical terminology; seminars, speakers and field trips. For 3 hours credit, an introduction to the use of computers in the hospital, college and personal settings is added.

CLS 130 (PHY 130) Physics for Allied Health (3 crs)

General physical principles with special emphasis on gas laws, flow principles, fluidics, the use of formulae and how they apply to nuclear medicine technology and respiratory therapy. Prerequisite: BIO 127 and BIO 128.

CLS 215 Introduction to Epidemiology (2 crs)

The recognition of normal flora occurring on/within the human body, invasion processes, control mechanisms for the prevention of the spread of microorganisms and the effects of the infection by certain specific microbes will be covered.

CLS 234 (BIO 234) Pathophysiology (3 crs)

A survey of disease processes which affect tissues, organs, or the body as a whole. Prerequisites: BIO 128 and BIO 129, or equivalent. A system-wide approach with interactions.

CLS 311 Introduction to Pharmacology (1 cr)

Survey of drug classes and their general action.

CLS 312 Emergency Life Support Techniques (3 crs)

Emergency procedures for first responders. Includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

CLS 320 Management Techniques for
the Health Sciences (2 crs)

An introduction to the principles, practices and problems of management encountered in the allied health professions.

CLS 330 Principles of Instruction (2 crs)

An introduction to educational methods and techniques and their application to a clinical setting.