This course focuses on applications of molecular biology and common molecular laboratory techniques to current topics in medicine and biomedical research. Specific topics for this course include laboratory techniques, molecular biology, genetic engineering, infectious diseases, genetic testing, and exploration of cancer biology.   

Course numbers: HCT3140, HSCT3141

Schools Offering: Cleveland HS

In this course students use research to determine factors relating to medicine, body systems, and health conditions. Students investigate lifestyle choices and medical treatments that could prolong a person’s life. Key biological concepts include homeostasis, metabolism, inheritance of traits, feedback systems, and diseases.

Course numbers: HCT3136, HCT3137 

Schools Offering: Cleveland HS 

This course series is designed to build students’ understanding of biological systems through observation, investigation, and hands-on learning. Students explore the diversity of life, the relationships between organisms, key biological concepts, and the connections between living systems and their environments, including the role humans play in nature. Throughout the course, students develop scientific reasoning skills, apply scientific principles, and demonstrate their learning through problem-solving, skill application, and project-based products, all while mastering foundational concepts in the biological sciences.

Course Numbers: HCT6057 & HCT6058 or CSC6057 & CSC6058

Schools Offering: Ballard HS

This course focuses on the application of biological sciences, biochemistry, and genetics to health care. Includes instruction in bioinformatics, gene identification, biochemistry, DNA sequencing, genetic engineering, industrial microbiology, drug and biologic developments, patent law, biotechnology management, marketing, and ethics.    

Course numbers: CSC6059 & CSC6060, HCT6059 & HCT6060

Credentials: CTE Dual Credit at Shoreline College

Schools Offering: Ballard HS

This course includes a focus on processes that transform matter, energy, and information at multiple scales. Each unit is grounded in a phenomenon that students work to explain using the evidence they collect throughout the unit. Students will carry out investigations and obtain and evaluate information to gather evidence, they will analyze and interpret that evidence to make sense of what they are learning and will engage in argumentation through discourse both as a lab group and as a whole class to come to consensus about the ideas explored in each lesson.  

Course numbers: CSC7718, CSC7719 

This course incorporates anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, psychology, and nutrition in the context of sports, exercise, and health. Injury evaluation and prevention as well as rehabilitation skills are learned.   

Course numbers: CSC9657, CSC9658 

Credentials: CPR/AED certification, IB Exam 

Schools Offering: Rainier Beach HS

The course focuses on the interrelationships of career exploration and foundation skills necessary for a career in the Healthcare field. Topics include History and Trends of Healthcare, Personal and Professional Qualities of a Healthcare Worker, Legal and Ethical Responsibilities, Emergency Care, Infection Control, Medical Math, Wellness and Nutrition, Client Status and Medical Terminology. 

Course numbers: HCT7123 

Credentials: CPR/AED, Blood Borne Pathogen and Stop the Bleed Certifications, CTE Dual Credit at Highline College

Schools Offering: Rainier Beach HS, Franklin HS, Seattle World School, Nathan Hale HS

Students are introduced to the relationship between structure and function within the body’s 11 basic organ systems, as well as disorders and diseases. The course incorporates an exploration of bioscience medical careers.   

Course numbers: , HCT3138, HSCT3139; CSC138C & SC3139 

Credentials: CPR/AED and Stop the Bleed, CTE Dual Credit

Schools Offering: Seattle World School, Nathan Hale HS, Ballard HS, Cleveland HS

In this course, students will be asked to apply their understanding of both microbiology and human physiology as well as social and cultural conditions surrounding equity and access to the health care system in order to understand and explore our community health system.  

Course numbers: HCT8187 

Credentials: CTE Dual Credit at Highline College

Schools Offering: Franklin HS, Rainier Beach HS

Enter Medical Assisting, a fast-growing medical profession that combines people skills, organization, and compassion in a medical setting! Students practice the language and skills of doctors and other health professionals, using core knowledge that leads to healthcare, medical assisting, and medical office assisting occupations. The program uses National HOSA student leadership projects, modules, computer programs, industry standards, college curriculum, and problem-based activities in school and industry settings. 

Course numbers: WCT5744, WCT5746, WCT5747, WCT5772, WCT5773, WCT 5774, WCT 5775 

Credentials: CTE Dual Credit at Highline College, Basic Life Support

Schools Offered: Seattle Skills Center

Nursing Assistant training is a fast track to post-secondary Health Sciences, and related Nursing Careers! Nursing is considered one of the entry points into the medical profession. In our Skills Center course, Students complete the 11 national health foundation standards, test basic knowledge and skills in their classroom and clinical site, then test for state licensure. 

Course numbers: WCT5780, WCT5781, WCT6782, WCT5783, WCT4631, WCT4632, WCT4633, WCT4634 

Credentials: CTE Dual Credit at Seattle Central College, Nursing Assisting Certificate

Schools Offering: Seattle Skills Center

This course focuses on optimizing an individual’s wellness and identifying the earliest opportunities to reverse or even prevent disease. This course will focus on building and deepening interdisciplinary skills, systems thinking, and patient-driven advocacy to learn about and explore careers and participation in the health and medical systems in our communities.  

Course numbers: CSC5981, HCT5981, CSC5982, HCT5982 

Schools Offering: Nathan Hale HS, Rainier Beach HS, Roosevelt HS, Franklin HS