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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed for students interested in health care professions. It covers major roots, suffixes, and prefixes. Students study how various word elements are used to form thousands of medical terms. The course also covers the basics of the body system.
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces health profession fundamentals. United States health care systems and health profession career pathways are explored. Competencies and standards for providing client/patient-centered care include leadership, professional characteristics, roles, responsibilities and wellness; ethical and legal issues; effective communication and inter-professional collaboration; medical terminology and math; safety and quality improvement measures; health informatics, the scientific process and evidence-based practice. A health profession portfolio is developed.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides fundamentals and training for the pre-hospital emergency care provider. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive Wyoming State certification from the Department of Health Emergency Medical Services as a First Responder. The purpose of this course is to prepare students with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide emergency medical care on scene of illness or injury.
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4.00 Credits
This course contains comprehensive medical training and prepares students for a career as an Emergency Medical Technician. In this course, students will develop a working knowledge of emergency medical services and acquire skills to provide care in the pre-hospital environment. This course is aligned to the current National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards. Upon successful completion, students are eligible to sit for the National Registry of EMTs cognitive and psychomotor exams. Once completed, students are eligible to apply for licensure or certification in any of the 50 states and seek employment as an EMT. Current Healthcare Provider level CPR card, background/drug screening, and immunization verification are required as part of the course.
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5.00 Credits
This course is the first of a two-semester, hands- on technique series that provides the foundation skills for Massage Therapy. It comprehensively covers techniques and sequencing for Swedish Massage (SWM) (a basic approach to massage) and introduces neuromuscular massage (a more technical approach). The foundations of Swedish massage modality are taught with an emphasis on technique and development of palpation skills. Other modalities covered are energy work, chair massage, and hot stone.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on theory and standards important to the practice of massage therapy. It presents the history of massage therapy around the world. The course provides thorough instruction in therapist-client communication, ethics and legal issues of practice and culminates with the completion of a comprehensive business plan.
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on the theory and application of ergonomics. Students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to assess and modify working conditions to protect the massage therapist from somatic dysfunction, incorrect body alignment, posture and movement.
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5.00 Credits
This course, the second of a two-semester hands- on technique series, offers comprehensive coverage of Neuromuscular Massage Therapy. In addition to systematic assessments, protocols and sequencing for all parts of the body, the course covers breathing dynamics, detailed postural assessment, introductory kinesiology, sports massage tech- niques, lymphatic drainage methods, and integrattion of different modalities in client-centered massage therapy setting.
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2.00 Credits
This course covers three types of relaxation methods (breathing, visualization and movement) and how they can be integrated. It includes practicing these stress-management techniques as well as learning to instruct others in them. (3 lect/lab hrs/week)
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2.00 Credits
This course exposes students to various supplemental therapies available in the field of massage therapy, and covers the fundamentals of these modalities. It is also designed to appeal to professional massage therapists in the community who may need to maintain their certification status. Examples of current modalities are T'ai Chi, aromatherapy, reflexology, canine massage, and infant/pregnancy massage. Enrollment priority is given to students in the certificate program.
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