Courses required for one or more programs by students majoring in  Echo, Vascular or Diagnostic Medical Sonography

 Students taking this course learn anatomy, physiology, and structural relationships of the various human systems. The course will concentrate on the structure and function of the human body, specialized terminology, and hemodynamics. Prerequisite: NONE

The students in this course will learn effective, clear, concise and accurate means of healthcare communication. Emphasis is placed on the fundamentals of effective communication with relation to oral and written communication basics, as related to the medical profession.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Prerequisite: None

The course covers linear, quadratic, and other algebraic equations, real number system, operations on polynomials and radicals, the Pythagorean theorem and other geometric topics; developing mathematical models which result in these equations and identities; graphing of lines, circles exponential and polynomial functions; and general ideas and properties of functions.                       Prerequisite: None

This course is the study of physical principles of ultrasound, application of acoustic physics and specific diagnostic ultrasound equipment. The course provides lecture and laboratory practicum necessary to develop cognitive and manipulative skills in the clinical operations of specific diagnostic instruments.                                                                                                                      Prerequisite: PHY 216:   General Physics

This is a general physics course centered around physics used in biomed and in particular ultrasound physics. Emphasis is placed on motion, sound, period, power, intensity, magnitude, friction, acceleration sound waves, reflection, refraction, speed, mass, frequency, cycle, pulse, density, fluid, gravity, pressure, and force.    

Students taking this course learn anatomy, physiology, and structural relationships of the various human systems. The course will concentrate on the structure and function of the human body, specialized terminology, and hemodynamics. Prerequisite: NONE

Students taking this course must define the role of the Sonographer as a member of the allied health care profession. Students are prepared to take their place as a Sonographer in a clinical environment. Learning includeS scope of practice, legislative and regulatory issues, ethical and legal issues, patient safety and body mechanics, transportation strategies, clinical assessment, medical records creation and maintenance, patient care techniques including medical and surgical asepsis, universal precaution procedure, bloodborne pathogens, and vital signs assessment.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Prerequisite: Non

This course is a medical terminology course with emphasis on sonographic and related terminology. Students are introduced to the structure of words including prefixes, suffixes, roots and abbreviations.                                                                                        Prerequisite: None