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Start Date
Medium of studying
Duration
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Bachelors
Major
Health Science
Area of study
Health
Course Language
English
About Program

Program Overview


The Health Science program prepares students for a wide range of healthcare careers, including entry-level allied health positions and graduate programs in fields such as physician assistant and physical therapy. Based on a liberal arts foundation, the program offers a flexible curriculum that allows students to tailor their studies to their career goals. Graduates are well-equipped for careers in healthcare administration, health education, public health, and other healthcare-related fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Health Science major is a pre-professional interdisciplinary degree program designed to prepare students for a broad range of careers in the health professions that includes entry-level opportunities in allied health careers or graduate programs in the allied health professions such as physician assistant, physical therapy, and occupational therapy, among others. Based on a liberal arts education, the BS in Health Science offers a flexible and coherent course of interdisciplinary study grounded in basic and health sciences that can lead to a vast array of allied health careers. Students choosing this major will work with an advisor to complete a course of study that best meets their career goals. In addition, the health science major is an excellent choice for students with an associate’s degree seeking to earn a bachelor’s degree. It is especially attractive to students looking for a major with high career potential.


Outline:

  • Students who major in Health Science must complete:
  • General Biology I
  • General Biology I Laboratory
  • General Biology II
  • General Biology II Laboratory
  • Introduction to Healthcare Administration
  • Physiology
  • Physiology Lab
  • Anatomy
  • Anatomy Lab
  • General Chemistry I
  • General Chemistry I & Lab
  • General Chemistry II
  • General Chemistry II Laboratory
  • Foundations of Analysis I
  • Foundations Of Analysis II
  • Health Psychology
  • Sociology of Medicine
  • Health Science Seminar
  • Health Science Internship
  • And 16 credits of elective courses, from at least two different disciplines
  • Biology Cluster
  • Cell Biology
  • Cell Biology Laboratory
  • Statistics for Biology
  • Histology
  • Histology Laboratory
  • Embryology
  • Embryology Laboratory
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Biology Lab
  • Microbiology
  • Microbiology Laboratory
  • Immunology
  • Immunology Laboratory
  • Genetics
  • Genetics Laboratory
  • Physiology Of Disease
  • Chemistry Cluster
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
  • Organic Chemistry II
  • Organic Chemistry II Laboratory
  • Biochemistry I
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Synthesis Of Pharmaceutical Drugs
  • Chemical Pharmacology
  • Physics Cluster
  • General Physics I
  • General Physics I Laboratory
  • General Physics II
  • General Physics II Laboratory
  • Health Science Cluster
  • Medical Terminology
  • Math Cluster
  • Applications of Statistics I
  • Calculus I
  • Psychology Cluster
  • Human Growth and Development
  • Psychological Statistics
  • Human Sexuality
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology Cluster
  • Introduction to Sociology I: Foundations
  • Sociology of Poverty
  • Sociology of Racial and Cultural Groups
  • Social Inequality
  • Sociology of Marriage and the Family
  • Sociology of Aging
  • Philosophy Cluster
  • Philosophy of the Human Person
  • Ethics
  • Public Health Cluster
  • Introduction To Public Health
  • Theory of Health Beliefs
  • Fundamentals of Epidemiology
  • Nutrition
  • Business Cluster
  • Survey of Economics
  • Contemporary Business
  • Ethical Issues in Healthcare
  • Accounting for Healthcare Managers
  • Healthcare Marketing
  • Leading and Managing Holistically
  • Human Resource Management
  • Healthcare Information Systems
  • Medical Humanities
  • Introduction to Art Therapy
  • Literature and Medicine
  • Introduction to Music Therapy
  • End of Life Matters (Enriched Core)
  • Ethical Issues In Healthcare (Enriched Core)
  • Catholic Medical Ethics
  • Catholic Health Care in the United States
  • Death: Issues and Experience
  • Natural Sciences Cluster
  • Research As A Tool
  • Research/Laboratory
  • Research/Composition

Careers:

Career opportunities for health science graduates include entry level non-clinical administrative support positions in the healthcare industry such as medical assistant, dental assistant, healthcare administration; health education; healthcare informatics; public health departments or other health service agencies; community clinics; insurance industry; hospitals; or in the pharmaceutical industry. Graduates may also choose to enter graduate programs in the allied health professions such as physician assistant, physical therapy, optometry occupational therapy, as well as degree programs in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and many others.

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