Grade 15 - Health Science

Florida Introduction to Health Science (Credit: 0.50)

This one-semester course is intended as a practical, hands-on guide to help you understand the five systems related to health care: therapeutic, diagnostic, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development systems. This course has 12 lessons organized into three units, plus three Unit Activities. Each lesson contains one or more Lesson Activities. This course will cover career opportunities in the five healthcare systems, the qualifications and skills required to work in the healthcare sector, and factors that are important in a workplace environment such as communication skills, leadership skills, and knowledge of laws and ethics related to health care.