Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
The Department of Health Sciences takes a multi-disciplinary approach to preparing students for careers in several health sciences professions including health education and health promotion, public and community health, health care delivery, and rehabilitative sciences. The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS) offers two specialized tracks:
Courses
- BIOL A108 — Principles and Methods in Biology 6 Credits
- BIOL A111 — Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 Credits
- BIOL A111L — Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 1 Credit
- BIOL A112 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 Credits
- BIOL A112L — Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 1 Credit
- BIOL A240 — Introductory Microbiology for Health Sciences 3 Credits
- CHEM A105 — General Chemistry I 3 Credits
- CHEM A105L — General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit
- COMM A241 — Public Speaking 3 Credits
- COMM A300 — Health Communication 3 Credits
- DN A151 — Nutrition Through the Life Cycle 3 Credits
- DN A203 — Nutrition for Health Sciences 3 Credits
- HLTH A151 — Breaking Trail on Your Health and Social Services Career 3 Credits
- HS A210 — Introduction to Environmental Health 3 Credits
- HS A220 — Introduction to Population Health Sciences 3 Credits
- HS A230 — Introduction to Global Health 3 Credits
- HS A305 — Public Health for an Aging Society 3 Credits
- HS A326 — Introduction to Epidemiology 3 Credits
- HS A345 — Planning and Management of Health Programs 3 Credits
- HS A370 — Social and Cultural Determinants of Health 3 Credits
- HS A420 — Program Evaluation 3 Credits
- HS A433 — Health Education: Theory and Practice 3 Credits
- HS A485 — Professional Preparation in Health Sciences 3 Credits
- HS A492 — Senior Seminar: Contemporary Health Policy 3 Credits
- HS A495 — Health Sciences Practicum 3 Credits
- KIN A384 — Cultural and Psychological Aspects of Health and Physical Activity 3 Credits
- MA A101 — Medical Terminology 3 Credits
- MA A104 — Essentials of Human Disease 3 Credits
- PHIL A302 — Biomedical Ethics 3 Credits
- PSY A111 — Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY A150 — Lifespan Development 3 Credits
- PSY A260 — Statistics for Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY A260L — Statistics for Psychology Lab 1 Credit
- PSY A261 — Research Methods in Psychology 3 Credits
- STAT A200 — Elementary Statistics 3 Credits
- STAT A253 — Applied Statistics for the Sciences 4 Credits
- SWK A243 — Diversity, Equity and Inclusion through Community Service Learning 3 Credits
- WRTG A111 — Writing Across Contexts 3 Credits