COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College

Health Sciences Department
medical and non-medical use of drugs; preventive measures and
alternatives. Students will have the opportunity to develop a fundamental
philosophy and understanding which can be used in
more advanced study.
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
SCH160 Health and Wellness
3 credits; 3 hours
Personal health behavior is examined in the areas of cardiovascular
health, stress, sex and sexuality, substance abuse, nutrition, and
physical activity. Chronic and communicable diseases will also be
examined. Students will analyze the role of health risk behaviors
in the development of disease, injury and chronic illness.
Prerequisites: CSE099, Mat095
Pre-corequisite: ENC/G101
SCH210 Human Sexuality
3 credits; 3 hours
This is a survey course designed to provide students with knowledge
of sexuality as related to their physical, mental, and emotional
maturation. Topics to be addressed include: anatomy and
physiology of the reproductive system, sexual health concerns,
alternative life styles (i.e., bisexuality, homosexuality, and erotic
minorities). Emphasis is placed on the positive functional aspects
of sexuality rather than the dysfunction.
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT095
Human Services
HSC101 Orientation to Human Services
3 credits; 3 hours
This course is designed to provide students with a broad view of
human services through a combination of field visits to community
agencies and classroom presentations. Topics include an overview
of human services as a profession; examination of similarities and
differences in program functions and service delivery styles; identification
of issues and concerns of workers and consumers.
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
HSC102 Principles of Human Relations
3 credits; 3 hours
Students will be given the opportunity to learn fundamental concepts
and skills needed for relating to, and working with, people
from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The course work
will focus on the principles of human relationships through
discussions, exercises, and role-playing activities. Topics to be covered
within a multicultural framework will include self-understanding,
the helping relationship, using communication tools, and
the professional self.
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
HSC130 Activities for Human Services Settings
3 credits; 3 hours
This course will enable the student to understand the reasons for
and uses of activity in human services settings. Topics covered will
include theoretical frameworks underlying different approaches,
an introduction to the range of activities, a consideration of the
processes involved in using activities with clients, and the use of
activities in relation to clients with different cultural heritages.
Students will participate in selected activities and will develop a
resource portfolio.
Prerequisite: MAT095, HSC102, SSY101;
Corequisite: ACooperative Education internship in a related setting.
HSC135 Human Services Roles and Systems
3 credits; 3 hours
The students in this course will explore the concepts related to
worker, supervisor and client roles in human services settings.
Guidelines for specific roles will be identified. The dynamics of
bureaucratic organizations will be discussed in relation to students’
experiences as interns. Understanding of elementary systems
theory will be reinforced, and alternative types of service delivery
systems will be compared with the agencies known by the students.
Prerequisite: HSC101, HSC102, SSS100 or SSB110;
Corequisite: ACooperative Education internship in a related setting.
HSC160 Conflict Resolution
3 credits; 3 hours
Students in this course will explore the nature of conflicts in a
multicultural, pluralistic society, the difficulties that arise in resolving
them, and alternative methods for settling them in a peaceful
way (negotiations, mediation, arbitration, adjudication). Special
em-phasis will be placed on mediation as an extension of the
negotiation process in the resolution of interpersonal, community
and workplace disputes.
Prerequisite: ENC/ENG101, HUC101, SSS100 or SSE103 or
SSE104 or SSY101
HSC203 Human Services Internship and Seminar 1
2 credits; 1 seminar hour; 15 on-site internship hours
This combined internship and seminar introduces students to
Human Services organizations where they relate to clients in
multicultural settings under professional supervision. Students will
learn to interrelate theory and practice through the linking of
assignments in field and classroom. They will also meet regularly
in seminars to explore, demonstrate and evaluate specified
knowledge, skills and values related to the field.
Prerequisite: HSC101, HSC102, HSS014, SSS100;
GPA of 2.0 or better;
Corequisite: HSC130 or HSG150 or HSM120
HSE105 Understanding and Working with Children
with Disabilities
3 credits; 3 hours
This course is designed to link an understanding of the normal
growth and development of children with an understanding of the
special developmental problems of children with disabilities. Students
will learn to identify the cognitive, affective, physical and
social ways in which disabled children vary from other children.
They will develop competence in evaluating and selecting culturally
diverse activities and materials that are appropriate for use
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