HIT 154 – COMPUTER APPLICATIONS- HEALTH CARE 3 CR . This course covers an overview of commonly available software tools used in health care , including introduction to encoding tools and computer assisted coding software used in health data processing . It includes an introduction to the electronic health record ( EHR ) process and the various health information systems currently used in health care delivery in the US . Laboratory fee applies .
HIT 158 – REIMBURSTMENT METHODOLOGIES 3 CR . Prerequisites : HIT 157 Corequisites : HIT 157 This course is designed to familiarize students with the basics of medical billing insurance reimbursement , and medical record documentation . The various types of prospective payment systems ( PPS ) used in health care reimbursement are discussed . Students complete billing , insurance and medical documentation forms , both manually and electronically . The course includes the study of the impact of federal legislation on health care reimbursement and an overview of the Federal Register . Laboratory fee applies .
HIT 258 – MEDICAL CODING INTERNSHIP 3 CR . Prerequisites : HIT 154 , HIT 158 , HIT 250 , HIT 256 , and HIT 257 or permission of the Chairperson . This course is a supervised work experience that provides students with exposure to coding practices in a hospital , physician ' s office , clinic or other health care setting with directed projects common to the typical coding tasks of a clinical coding specialist . Students are introduced to health information technology and coding procedures through observation , study and work . Weekly seminars reinforce work experience .
HIT 278 – HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP 3 CR . Prerequisites : HIT 258 , HIT 260 , and HIT 270 or permission of the Chairperson . This course is supervised work experience that provides students with exposure to health information management practices in a hospital , physician ' s office , clinic or other health care setting with directed projects common to the typical responsibilities of a health information technologist / medical records specialist . Students are introduced to health information management and medical records procedures through observation , study and work . Weekly seminars reinforce work experience . ( 2 lecture , 2 laboratory hours ) Laboratory fee applies .
HISTORY / POLITICAL SCIENCE
HIS 101 - HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION I 3 CR . Prerequisites : Completion of RDG 001 and / or RDG 002 . The course begins with a brief survey of the foundations of modern Western Civilization in the ancient and medieval world . The rise of individualism , humanism and science , the growth of the state , the emergence of the middle class and the beginnings of the age of liberal revolutions are discussed as ingredients in the birth of the modern world .
HIS 102 - HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION II 3 CR . Prerequisites : Completion of RDG 001 and / or RDG 002 . The second half of Western Civilization considers the historical forces and events that shaped the world in the 19th and 20th centuries . The course examines revolutions , nationalism , industrialization , imperialism , war , and the clash of Nazism , fascism , communism , and democracy . Other major components consist of the decline of colonialism , the atomic age , the Cold War , contemporary world conflicts , and prospects for the future .
HIS 103 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES I 3 CR . Prerequisites : Completion of RDG 001 and / or RDG 002 . The course covers the broad spectrum of American life through a survey of American social , cultural and political events . Included are such topics as the rise of colonial America ; the American Revolution ; the early national period of Washington , Adams , Jefferson and Hamilton ; the westward movement ; and the antislavery movement which climaxes with the bitter struggle of the Civil War .
HIS 104 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES II 3 CR . Prerequisites : Completion of RDG 001 and / or RDG 002 . This second half of the American history sequence picks up the American story with the era of Reconstruction and moves on to mark the growth of industrial America , the expanding frontier with its Indian wars , the Progressive Era , the expansion of American foreign interests , the Great Depression , and the rise and image of modern America . Designed to reveal this nation ' s colorful and remarkable past in the modern era , the course seeks to examine the impact recent events have had on the creation of modern American society , culture , politics and world affairs .
HIS 105 - THE WORLD , 1945-PRESENT 3 CR . Prerequisites : Completion of RDG 001 With its focus on the present , this course is designed to give students an understanding of the world they live in , how it was born out of the past and how it is creating the future . Recent international conflicts , social change and expectations of the future are explored in the framework of the nuclear age .
HIS 106 - U . S . A ., 1945-PRESENT 3 CR . Prerequisites : Completion of RDG 001 This course deals with America in the nuclear age , its recovery from World War II and its growing domination of the Western world . The course covers the dramatic changes in American society at home and its entanglements abroad in an effort to contain Russian and Chinese power . Domestic transformation of the Kennedy-Johnson period , the upheaval of Watergate , the Reagan " revolution ", and contemporary issues in American life conclude the course .
HIS 130 - ETHNIC GROUPS IN AMERICAN HISTORY 3 CR . Prerequisites : Completion of RDG 001 and / or RDG 002 . An exploration of American history through the eyes , ears and emotions of its immigrants - the experiences of Italians and Jews , Irish and Germans , Chinese and Mexicans , and others . Common problems of adjustment , acceptance and assimilation faced by these groups teach us about America . Guest speakers , films and tapes are utilized throughout the course to probe the meaning and bring to life the history of ethnic groups in America .
HIS 137 - NATIVE AMERICANS 3 CR . Prerequisites : Completion of RDG 001 and / or RDG 002 . A survey of Native peoples in United States history and popular culture , from contact to the present . Emphasis centers on comparing and contrasting the different Native American groups in the United States ; their respective responses over time to the influx of peoples from outside the western hemisphere , and the developing relationship between these groups and what became the dominant political and social U . S . institutions and people . There will be a special emphasis on indigenous peoples of Long Island particularly and New York generally . In addition , this course will look at the everchanging images and / or stereotypes of Native Americans in U . S . culture .
HIS 161 - WORLD HISTORY ANTIQUITY-1500 3 CR . Prerequisites : Completion of RDG 001 and / or RDG 002 . This course examines major developments in world history , from the emergence of the earliest civilizations to about 1500 C . E . How various civilizations conceptualized and responded to issues such as the nature of god ( s ), human nature , gender roles and relationships , and the environment are explored . Technological developments and economic , political , and social structures are also studied .
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