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Emergency Medical Care

The Curriculum

Liberal Studies - 42 Hours
Pre-Professional Requirements - 21 Hours
(To be completed prior to junior year)

BIOL 291, 292 - Anatomy and Physiology I and II
HSCC 240 - Introduction to Emergency Medical Care
HSCC 241 - Basic Emergency Medical Techniques
CHEM 132, 133 or CHEM 140, 241 - Introductory Chemistry, Survey of Organic and Biochemistry (Management Concentration); or Advanced General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry I (Science Concentration)


Major Core Requirements - 40 Hours

EMC 340 - Introduction to Clinical Medicine
EMC 350 - Cardiology
EMC 351 - Basic ECG Interpretation
EMC 360 - Acute Fluid and Respiratory Disorders
EMC 361 - Advanced Emergency Medical Techniques
EMC 370 - Medical Emergencies
EMC 382 - Clinical Practicum I
EMC 410 - Trauma Management
EMC 420 - Maternal and Child Emergency Care
EMC 451 - Advanced ECG Interpretation
EMC 430 - Special Needs Patients
EMC 461 - Simulation Laboratory
EMC 496 - EMC Senior Seminar
EMC 483 - Clinical Practicum II
EMC 484 - Clinical Practicum III
EMC 485 - MICU Practicum
HSCC 330 - Legal and Legislative Aspects of Health Care
HSCC 370 - Introduction to Pharmacology
PSY 460 - Crisis Intervention


Major Concentration Requirements - 17 Hours
Science Concentration

PHYS 130 - Introductory Physics I
PHYS 131 - Introductory Physics II
CHEM 242 - Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 272 - Chemistry Techniques
HSCC 470 - Research Methodology and Analysis in Health Sciences

Two hours selected from CHEM, BIOL, or ENVH 470


Health Services Management Concentration

HSCC 311 - Systems and Trends in Health Care Delivery
HSCC 450 - Financial Management in Health Care
HSCC 470 - Research Methodology and Analysis in Health Sciences
MGT 300 - Introduction to Management

Six hours selected from ACCT 161, ECON 231, ECON 235, EMC 445, HSCC 320, HSCC 440, HSCC 471, MGT 304, MGT 306, MKT 301

General Electives - 8 Hours


For more information on the Emergency Medical Care program, contact:

Dr. Michael W. Hubble
EMC Program Director
Department of Health Sciences
122 Moore Building
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
828.227.7113




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