Curriculum

This course teaches techniques for effective oral and written communication. In a workshop environment that features continual instructor and peer evaluation, students develop a process approach to writing and speaking. Students will write in a variety of genres and will reinforce rhetorical strategies pertaining to audience awareness while practicing oral delivery skills. A grade of C or better is required to pass the course.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "LF Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "LF" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "LF 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "LF" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

Contemporary College Algebra provides students a college level academic experience that emphasizes the use of algebra and functions in problem solving and modeling, provides a foundation in quantitative literacy, supplies the algebra and other mathematics needed in partner disciplines, and helps meet quantitative needs in, and outside of, academia. Students address problems presented as real world situations by creating and interpreting mathematical models. Solutions to the problems are formulated, validated, and analyzed using mental, paper and pencil, algebraic, and technology-based techniques as appropriate. Four credit hours.

This course introduces students to important traditional ethical theories, new directions in moral thinking, and contemporary ethical controversies. It focuses on ethics as the practice of informed dialogue and principled behavior in a diverse and changing society and in the workplace.

Organismal Biology is an introductory biology course with an integrated lab, intended primarily for non-science majors. This course enables the student to become aware of their role in the complex biological system in which they live. Students will learn about plant biology, animal biology and microbiology in the context of how these organisms have shaped our current state of biodiversity. Since all organisms grow, develop and subsist within an environment, topics will include how organisms survive in, and interact with other organisms within their ecological community.

This course teaches techniques for effective oral and written communication. In a workshop environment that features continual instructor and peer evaluation, students develop a process approach to writing and speaking. Logical argumentation, academic conventions, and research-related skills are the primary focus. Public speeches are based on written assignments that incorporate various source materials. As students explore connections between the written and spoken word, the significance of nonverbal language and listening skills are emphasized. A grade of C or better is required to pass the course.

Any one of the following courses: Hu 111/112 Sign Language, Lf 111 French I, Ls 1111 Spanish I, Ls 112 Spanish I I, Py 499 The Greek View of Life - a Summer in Greece, or Hu 299 French Business Immersion.

The elements of hardware, software and the uses of the microcomputer in today's society. Hands-on experience includes word processing, spreadsheet, database management, and presentation software.

This is a scientifically based introduction to the discipline of psychology. It examines the study of basic patterns of behavior including motivation, learning, emotions, the physiological basis of behavior, human growth and development, personality theory and measurement, and abnormal and deviant behavior.

This course explores fundamental quantitative and qualitative principles of inorganic, organic and biological chemistry and provides a basic understanding of theoretical and applied aspects of general chemistry. Topics in inorganic chemistry include measurement, atomic theory and chemical bonding, chemical reactions and mass relationships, kinetic theory and gas laws, acids, bases, pH and buffers. Organic chemistry will provide an overview of the nomenclature, properties and reactivity of major groups of organic compounds, while biochemistry will focus on the chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and enzymes. An overview of biochemical energetics, nucleic acids and protein synthesis is also included.

This is a laboratory class.

This course, building upon EH 111, introduces students to the study of literature and the fundamental of literary research. Students explore fiction, poetry, and drama from both the western and non-western worlds. The creative process is explored through reading, discussion, research and writing. Additionally, the key themes of power, identity, justice and adaptation and explored in relation literature.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "FA Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "FA" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "FA 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "FA" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

This course will introduce the students to the health care industry, and will consist of lectures, readings, discussions, and visiting professionals. While the principal goal will be to inform students of the necessary skills needed to succeed in the health care field, a secondary goal will have the student be able to articulately describe the background to almost any article relating to the challenges of national health care.

This course is an introduction to the theory and application of probability and statistical analysis. Both descriptive and inferential techniques will be studied, with emphasis placed on statistical sampling and hypothesis testing. Also considered will be linear regression, contingency table analysis, and decision-making under uncertainty.

Functional Anatomy and Physiology is a one semester, 3 credit lecture with a separate laboratory course designed to give the non-science major knowledge of the human body and its relationship with the environment. Topics covered include: the chemical basis of life, the anatomy & physiology of all organ systems, growth, development, heredity and biotechnology issues.

Functional Anatomy and Physiology Lab is a 1-credit lab that students take at the same time as taking the lecture part of the course, Sc 120. It is laboratory designed to give the non-science major knowledge of the human body and its relationship with the environment. Topics covered parallel the lecture topics in Sc 120 and include: the chemical basis of life, the anatomy & physiology of all organ systems, growth, development, heredity and biotechnology issues.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. "Open Electives" give students the option of choosing from a wide array of courses. If you are required to take an open elective, you have the freedom to choose courses that interest you beyond those specified as part of your program. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

This course introduces students to the language used in describing and coding of clinical visits, medical procedures and on medical forms. The ability to understand complex medical terms will be gained by the analysis of prefixes, word roots and suffixes. Coding of diseases (ICD-9) and medical insurance language will also be emphasized.

This course covers microcomputer spreadsheet software. Topics include: functions, decision making, macros, custom menus, importing and exporting.

This course includes physiological processes of development including conception, prenatal growth, birth, maturation, and aging, provide a framework for examining the cognitive, affective and social development of the individual during his/her life-span.

This course is an introduction to the study of society and the interaction of individuals within society. It is a prerequisite for all other courses in sociology. Topics studies include basic sociological theory and concepts, socialization, cultures, institutions, patterns of social structure, and social change. Some emphasis is placed on cultural relativity in modern society and the implications of cultural differences for business.

This introductory course develops students' ability to deliver and evaluate public speeches of both prepared and impromptu nature. Students explore connections between the written and spoken word. The significance of nonverbal language and listening skills is also emphasized.

This course is intended to provide the opportunity to offer introductory courses in English that would not normally be a part of the Husson curriculum. As such the topics will depend upon the interests of students and faculty.

ELECTIVE - BUSINESS: Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "BA Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "BA" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "BA 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "BA" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

ELECTIVE - MATH: Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "MS Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "MS" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "MS 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "MS" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

ELECTIVE - COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS: Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "MI Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "MIi" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "MI 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "MI" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

ELECTIVE - HEALTH CARE STUDIES: Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "HS Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "HS" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "HS 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "HS" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.: :

This course will introduce junior year students to the complexity of healthcare organizations and how they are managed. An overview of the historical development of the modern healthcare organization, as well as the contemporary management roles and functions within them, will be reviewed. Measuring performance and quality improvement will also be taught. The importance of the roles of physicians, nurses, as well as other professionals and support staff will be highlighted. Theories of healthcare leadership will also be explored.

This course introduces basic concepts and skills needed for understanding and conducting research in the social, educational and health sciences. Students will receive a basic introduction to the fundamentals of research – what it involves, what types exist, and how to design and conduct such research. Examined are the essential terms and concepts of research necessary for students to critically evaluate research literature, develop solid research questions, and plan simple research projects. Students will acquire foundation knowledge through readings and lecture. Active engagement with the research process will occur through class participation, exercises, literature reviews, development of research questions, and creation of inquiry strategies for answering research questions.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "HS Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "HS" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "HS 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "HS" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. "Open Electives" give students the option of choosing from a wide array of courses. If you are required to take an open elective, you have the freedom to choose courses that interest you beyond those specified as part of your program. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

This course is an introductory overview of the U.S. Public Health System with an emphasis on the core areas of public health, challenges and strategies for working with communities, and specific health issues that impact the health of the population. We will look at environmental and behavior factors associated with health promotion and disease prevention and view different national programs and programs going on in Maine.

This course is designed as a continuation of HS 121 (medical terminology) and MI 214. Students will learn about and contrast different types of electronic medical records systems. They will learn how to transfer and share data with people from same clinics to people outside of the system and learn about the ethical and legal issues of sharing data.

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Contemporary Social Issues: The course presents an analysis of major social issues. Statistical data and their interpretation are analyzed to explain and illustrate the concepts of social disorganization, value conflicts, and personal deviation. Those issues to be investigated include problems related to urbanization, marriage and the family, civil liberties, discrimination, mass communication, quality of environment and social policy.

Cultural Anthropology: This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts and perspectives of culture. It surveys the dynamics of cultural evolution and its significance to civilization. Special attention will be directed towards the geographical basis of culture, the origins of civilization, the structure of civilization and culture - economic, political, familial, and religious structures and factors that lead to the demise of civilization.: : :

Basic concepts of epidemiology and methods for identification of factors influencing health and disease in human populations. Considerations are centered on physical, biological, psychosocial and cultural factors in relation to infectious and noninfectious diseases; interactions between agent, host, and environmental factors as determinants of health and disease; application of the epidemiologic approach to health services; and retrospective and prospective analysis of morbidity data. Instruction is by lecture, laboratory exercises and seminars.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "HS Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "HS" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "HS 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "HS" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "HS Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "HS" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "HS 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "HS" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "Py Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "Py" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "Py 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "Py" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. "Open Electives" give students the option of choosing from a wide array of courses. If you are required to take an open elective, you have the freedom to choose courses that interest you beyond those specified as part of your program. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

This course will introduce senior Health Care Studies students to beginning healthcare economics and its influence on health policy. The course will emphasize the economic issues of scarcity, choice, supply and demand, marginal analysis, substitutes, and externalities as they relate to health care policies. National health insurance, as a rapidly evolving idea for the future, will also be analyzed and evaluated.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "HS Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "HS" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "HS 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "HS" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "HS Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "HS" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "HS 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "HS" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

For more information on this course, please see your advisor.

This course combines students past course work into one research project. Each student will be required to plan and carry out an investigation into some health area of interest and write-up and report their experiences and results to the whole class. In addition they will put together a portfolio, resume and cover letter for a job of their choice.

This course provides students with a basic knowledge of the law of contracts, personal property and real property.

A study is made of the risks encountered by individuals and business firms. A presentation is made of the basic principles and institutions, which have been developed in risk management. This material is treated primarily from the consumer point of view.

This course focuses on how to design organization systems and effectively manage them. Students completing the course should understand the universal process of management and key terminology in the language of management. Students are encouraged conceptually to blend contributions from the various schools of management thought into an integrated perspective of what managers do and why.

This course addresses traditional personnel administration issues. Emphasis in the course is on how to manage the major human resource administration functions of job design, reward system design, staffing, training and performance control, to achieve maximum employee performance and satisfaction.

The components of the marketing structure are covered, together with the development of the modern concepts of marketing. Among the topics included are: the legal environment, channels of distribution, segmentation, the international market, consumer behavior, retailing and advertising.

This applied economics course will emphasize the use of cases to study topics such as comparative advantage, treaties, tariffs, non-tariff trade barriers, and trade blocks among developed and developing nations.

This course is highly experiential in its approach to helping students understand and appreciate why people behave the way they do in an organizational context. Students learn how to manage employee behavior by analysis of real world phenomena and by application of principles in the areas of human perception and communication, leadership and motivation, small group dynamics, organizational culture, and organizational change.

Quantitative model building and manipulation are a means of analyzing and synthesizing the elements of productions management. Both deterministic and stochastic modeling are emphasized in the areas of work systems design, queuing, PERT, SQC, inventory control, forecasting, and linear and nonlinear programming.

This Business Administration senior seminar focuses on decision making at the executive management level, the formulation of strategy, and its implementation in the organization. The course will employ case studies, laboratory simulation techniques, and computer spreadsheet analysis.

This is an introduction to American capitalism and microeconomic concepts including the mechanics of supply and demand, elasticity, consumer demand, and price and output determination of purely and impurely competitive firms.

This is an introduction to macroeconomics in the American economy: national income accounts, unemployment, inflation, government fiscal policy, monetary policy and economic growth.

Biostatistics encompasses the application and use of statistical procedures for the purposes of obtaining a better understanding of variations in data and information on living systems. Students will become familiar with one, or more, statistical software packages which will have descriptive and analytic statistical capabilities as well as report writing capacity. This course will instruct students on how to use and interpret data and information through the application of the principles of statistical inference. Specific diseases and public health issues will be used as examples to illustrate the application and use of biostatistical principles.

This is an advanced course examining how learning principles influence human behavior. The extension of these principles and concepts emerging from the experimental analysis of behavior to problems of behavior modification in academic, social, and industrial settings is studied.

This course examines the basic nutritional principles (biological, chemical and regulatory mechanisms); the changing nutritional requirements throughout the life cycle; the relationship between nutrition and disease; the principles of therapeutic nutrition (diet therapy) and the assessment of nutritional status.

This course examines the application of anatomical and physiological principles of kinesiology and physical movement. Topics include the scientific study of human movement, analysis of motor skills, and programs of exercise and evaluation of human performance.