Health Sciences Major
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Anne G. Glenn, Associate Professor of Chemistry
The Health Sciences major is designed for students who wish to pursue graduate study in the health professions, which include medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine, or one of the allied heath professions, such as physician assistant, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or athletic training. The Health Sciences major provides a coherent program that allows students to develop an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of the health professions.
Degrees Offered
The Bachelor of Science degree is offered in health sciences
Major Requirements
Health Sciences is an interdisciplinary major, and a second disciplinary major is required. Students majoring in health sciences must have an advisor from the Health Professions Advising Committee as well as an advisor from the second major.
Specific Course Requirements
Courses for the Health Sciences major come from disciplines in a variety of areas of study, including Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Sports Studies and Social Sciences. The major consists of at least eight courses (32 credit hours) chosen from the list below, one of which must be an internship at the 390 level in the student's proposed career field. This internship experience is undertaken, in the junior or senior year and is intended to give the student an opportunity to gain the real-world experience necessary for a career in any of the health care fields.
The 1-credit Health Sciences Seminar acts as a capstone to the major along with the internship experience and should be taken in the junior or senior year.
Because Health Sciences is an interdisciplinary major, students must select courses from at least two departments. In addition, at least four of the courses must be at the 200 level or above. Students must work closely with a member of the Health Professions Advising Committee to make sure they select the necessary courses to prepare for the graduate program they desire, as well as those courses that complement their disciplinary major.
Courses for the Major
- HSCI 390: Internship
- HSCI 290: Internship
- HSCI 400: Health Science Seminar
- BIOL 111: Integrative Biology--Molecules and Cells
- BIOL 112: Integrative Biology--Organisms, Ecology, and Evolution
- BIOL 313: Molecular Cell Biology
- BIOL 315: Microbiology
- BIOL 341: Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- BIOL 342: Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- BIOL 434: Biochemistry
- BIOL 443: Genetics
- CHEM 111: Chemical Principles I
- CHEM 112: Chemical Principles II
- CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 232: Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 430: Medicinal Chemistry
- CHEM 434: Biochemistry
- MATH 112: Elementary Statistics
- MATH 121: Calculus I
- MATH 122: Calculus II
- PHYS 121: Classical and Modern Physics I
- PHYS 122: Classical and Modern Physics II
- PHYS 211: College Physics I
- PHYS 212: College Physics II
- PSY 100: General Psychology
- PSY 224: Developmental Psychology
- PSY 340: Psychobiology
- PSY 342: Abnormal Psychology
- PSY 343: Sensory Systems
- PSY 345: Health Psychology
- SPST 210: Introduction to Athletic Injury & Illness, with Lab
- SPST 211: Health and Wellness Promotion
- SPST 212: Perspectives in Nutrition
- SPST 245: Emergency Procedures in Athletic Training
- SPST 311: Exercise Physiology
- SPST 312: Kinesiology
- SPST 340: Psychology of Sport and Exercise
- SPST 372: Therapeutic Modalities and Rehabilitation, with Lab
- SPST 373: Physical Examination and Assessment, with Lab