Associate of Applied Science in Surgical Assisting Technology (AAS-SCT)
An Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Surgical Assisting Technology or Surgical Technology is a two-year undergraduate degree program that trains students to work as vital members of the operating room team alongside surgeons, nurses, and anesthesiologists
The coursesWhat this programme teaches, semester by semester. Each course runs for the number of weeks the college sets for it, and every week has its lesson, a narrated version of it, a printable outline and an assessment.
All programmesSemester 1 3 courses
Surgical Anatomy and Physiology I and II
Medical Terminology for Surgical Technologists
Law, Ethics, and Professionalism in the Surgical Suite
Semester 2 3 courses
Mathematical Calculations and Dosage for the Operating Room
Foundations of Surgical Assisting
Surgical Instrumentation, Equipment, and Supplies
Semester 3 3 courses
Anaesthesia Principles and Patient Monitoring
Pharmacology and Surgical Medications
Introduction to Surgical Technology and Aseptic Technique
Semester 4 3 courses
Surgical Microbiology and Infection Control
Surgical Procedures I
Surgical Procedures II
Semester 5 3 courses
Surgical Patient Care and Wound Closure
Surgical Quality Control and Latest Trends
Surgical Research, Statistics, and Case Data Analysis
Semester 6 1 course
Clinical Practicum I and II and CST Exam Review
A course marked Shared is taught in more than one SPACS programme. It is the same course, so a student who has passed it does not sit it twice.
Take the week with you
Every week downloads as a printable outline, readable on a phone with the data off.
Listen instead of reading
Lessons come with a narrated version for studying on the move.
Weekly assessment
A short quiz each week, marked straight away, with the score kept on record.
Lessons, recordings and assessments sit behind the sign-in.
Enrolled students reach them with a link emailed to their college address, so there is no password to remember. Staff use the same sign-in. If you want to know more about this programme first, write to a lecturer.