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Health Science Studies, Bachelor of Science

Course Number and Title

Credits

Foundational Studies Program requirements indicated in bold.

 

ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing

3

ENGL 102 Intro to College Writing and Research

3

UF 100 Intellectual Foundations

3

UF 200 Civic and Ethical Foundations

3

DLM MATH 254 Applied Statistics with Computers

3

DLN BIOL 191 or BIOL 227

4

DLN CHEM 101/101L or CHEM 111/111L

4

DLV Visual and Performing Arts

3

DLL Literature and Humanities

3-4

DLS Social Sciences course in a first field

3

DLS Social Sciences course in a second field

3

BIOL 192 or BIOL 228

4

HLTHST 101 Medical Terminology

3

HLTHST 202 Health Delivery Systems

3

HLTHST 215 Introduction to Health Informatics

3

HLTHST 300 Pathophysiology

4

HLTHST 314 Health Law and Ethics

3

CID HLTHST 382 Research Methods in Health

3

FF HLTHST 400 Interprofessional Capstone

1

HLTHST 480 Epidemiology

3

General Health Emphasis

 

CHEM 102, 102L or CHEM 112, 112L

4

HLTHST 207 Nutrition

3

HLTHST 304 Public Health

3

MATH 143 College Algebra or MATH 147 Precalculus

3-5

Select 36 credits, of which at least 17 must be upper-division, from the following list:

ACCT 205 Introduction to Financial Accounting

ACCT 206 Introduction to Managerial Accounting

BIOL 205 Introductory Microbiology

BIOL 300 Biology of Aging

CHEM 307, 308-309, 310 Organic Chemistry I & II with Labs or

CHEM 301-302 Survey of Organic Chemistry and Lab

CHEM 350 or CHEM 431 Biochemistry

COMM 356 Communication in the Small Group

COMM/DISPUT/SOC 390 Conflict Management

ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 310 (POLS 410) Public Finance

ECON 440 Health Economics

ENGL 202 Technical Communication

GENBUS 202 The Legal Environment of Business

HLTHST 109 Drugs: Use and Abuse

HLTHST 220 Cardiopulmonary Renal Physiology

HLTHST 306 Applied Pharmacotherapeutics

HLTHST 356 Community-Based Prevention Methods

HLTHST 360 Healthcare Finance

HLTHST 410 Health and Aging

HLTHST 420 Strategic Planning and Project Management

HLTHST 431 Quality Issues in Health Care

HLTHST 434 Health Care Bioethics

HLTHST 450 Current Issues in Health Policy

HLTHST 466 Complementary Medicine

HLTHST 493 Internship

HRM 305 Human Resource Management

MATH 160 Survey of Calculus or MATH 170 Calculus I

MGMT 301 Leadership Skills

MKTG 301 Principles of Marketing

KINES 270, 271 Applied Anatomy and Lab

KINES 330, 331 Exercise Physiology and Lab

KINES 370, 371 Biomechanics and Lab

PHYS 111-112 General Physics

POLS 403 Introduction to Public Administration

PSYC 213 Psychology of Aging

PSYC 301 Abnormal Psychology

PSYC 309 Child Development

PSYC 310 Adolescent and Adult Development

PSYC 331 The Psychology of Health

PSYC 335 Biological Bases of Behavior

PSYC 351 Personality

PSYC 438 Community Psychology

SOC 340 Sociology of the Family

SOC 472 Sociology of Aging

SOCWRK 433 Aging: Social Policy and Programs

ZOOL 401 Human Physiology

36

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

6

Electives to total 120 credits

0-3

Total

120

Gerontology Emphasis

 

HLTHST 207 Nutrition

3

HLTHST 304 Public Health

3

HLTHST 356 Community-Based Prevention Methods

3

HLTHST 410 Health and Aging

3

HLTHST 433 Death and Dying: A Modern Conundrum

2

HLTHST 450 Current Issues in Health Policy

3

Select 18 credits, of which at least 9 must be upper-division, from the following list:

BIOL 300 Biology of Aging

ENVHLTH/HLTHST 102 Global Environmental Health

HLTHST 109 Drugs: Use and Abuse

HLTHST 306 Applied Pharmacotherapeutics

HLTHST 431 Quality Issues in Health Care

HLTHST 466 Complementary Medicine

KINES 240 Foundations of Health Promotion and Prevention

KINES 430 Physical Activity and Aging

PSYC 101 General Psychology

PSYC 213 Psychology of Aging

PSYC 331 The Psychology of Health

SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology

SOC 340 Sociology of the Family

SOC 472 Sociology of Aging

SOC 481 Sociology of Gender and Aging

SOCWRK 433 Aging: Social Policy and Programs

18

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

2

Electives to total 120 credits

19-20

Total

120

Health Informatics and Information Management Emphasis

ACCT 205 Introduction to Financial Accounting

3

ACCT 206 Introduction to Managerial Accounting

3

ITM 104 Operating Systems and Word Processing Topics and

ITM 105 Spreadsheet Topics and

ITM 106 Database Topics

3

HLTHST 330 Health Information Management I with lab

4

HLTHST 332 Managing Clinical Classification Systems

3

HLTHST 333 Reimbursement Methodologies

3

HLTHST 350 Health Information Management II with lab

4

HLTHST 360 Healthcare Finance

3

HLTHST 415 Healthcare Information Systems

3

HLTHST 420 Strategic Planning and Project Management

3

HLTHST 427 Health Information Management Clinical Practice

2

HLTHST 431 Quality Issues in Health Care

3

HLTHST 437 Health Information Management Clinical Practice

2

HRM 305 Human Resource Management

3

ITM 305-305L Info Technology & Network Essentials & Lab

4

ITM 315 Database Systems

3

MGMT 301 Leadership Skills

3

Electives to total 120 credits

5-6

Total

120

Health Policy and Leadership Emphasis

 

ACCT 205 Introduction to Financial Accounting

3

ACCT 206 Introduction to Managerial Accounting

3

ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ENGL 202 Technical Communication or

BUSCOM 201 Business Communication

3

ENVHLTH/HLTHST 102 Global Environmental Health

3

HLTHST 304 Public Health

3

HLTHST 360 Healthcare Finance

3

HLTHST 410 Health and Aging

3

HLTHST 420 Strategic Planning and Project Management

3

HLTHST 431 Quality Issues in Health Care

3

HLTHST 450 Current Issues in Health Policy

3

Select 18 credits, of which at least 9 must be upper-division, from the following list:

Any upper-division College of Business and Economics course open to non-COBE majors

ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 440 Health Economics

HLTHST 306 Applied Pharmacotherapeutics

HLTHST 356 Community-based Prevention Methods

HRM 305 Human Resources Management

KINES 240 Foundations of Health Promotion and Prevention

MGMT 301 Leadership Skills

POLS 141 Contemporary Political Ideologies

POLS 298 Introduction to Political Inquiry

POLS 407 American Policy Process

POLS 408 American Political Economy

POLS 413 Organizational Theory and Bureaucratic Structure

POLS 450 Administrative Law

18

Electives to total 120 credits

6-7

Total

120

Prevention and Addiction Studies Emphasis

HLTHST 109 Drugs: Use and Abuse

3

HLTHST 255 Introduction to Field of Addictions

3

HLTHST 258 Blood Borne Pathogens for Addictions Professionals

1

HLTHST 356 Community-Based Prevention Methods

3

HLTHST 444 Addiction and the Family System

3

HLTHST 448 Counseling Skills for Addiction Professionals

3

HLTHST 464 Screening and Assessment of Alcohol and Drug Problems

3

HLTHST 465 Assessment and Case Management of Alcohol and Drug Problems

3

HLTHST 468 Group Process for Addictions Professionals

3

HLTHST 469 Ethics for Addictions Professionals

2

HLTHST 493 Pre-Professional Internship

5

KINES 240 Foundations of Health Promotion and Prevention

3

PSYC 101 General Psychology

3

Select 6 credits from the following list:

PSYC 301 Abnormal Psychology

PSYC 310 Adolescent and Adult Development

PSYC 331 The Psychology of Health

PSYC 438 Community Psychology

6

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

0

Electives to total 120 credits

12-13

Total

120

Public Health Emphasis

 

BUSCOM 201 Business Communication

3

ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics

3

ENVHLTH 320 Community Environmental Health Management

3

ENVHLTH/HLTHST 102 Global Environmental Health

3

HLTHST 109 Drugs: Use and Abuse

3

HLTHST 207 Nutrition

3

HLTHST 304 Public Health

3

HLTHST 356 Community-based Prevention Methods

3

HLTHST 420 Strategic Planning and Project Management

3

HLTHST 450 Current Issues in Health Policy

3

KINES 240 Foundations of Health Promotion and Prevention

3

KINES 440 Health Promotion Programming

3

Select 6 credits from the following list:

ANTH 425 Medical Anthropology: Disease, Culture & Healing

ECON 310/POLS 410 Public Finance

ECON 440 Health Economics

POLS 102 State and Local Governments

POLS 403 Introduction to Public Administration

6

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

2

Electives to total 120 credits

11

Total

120

Science Emphasis

 

CHEM 112, 112L General Chemistry II with Lab

4

HLTHST 207 Nutrition

3

HLTHST 304 Public Health

3

MATH 143 College Algebra or MATH 147 Precalculus

3-5

Select 36 credits, of which at least 17 must be upper-division, from the following list:

BIOL 205 Introductory Microbiology or

BIOL 303 General Microbiology

BIOL 301 Cell Biology

BIOL 343 Genetics Lecture

BIOL 410 Pathogenic Bacteriology

BIOL 412 General Parasitology

BIOL 420 Immunology

BIOL 451 Developmental Biology

CHEM 211, 212 Analytical Chemistry I and Lab

CHEM 307, 308-309, 310 Organic Chemistry I & II with Labs or

CHEM 301-302 Survey of Organic Chemistry and Lab

CHEM 321, 322, 323, 324 Physical Chemistry Lecture

CHEM 431, 432 Biochemistry I with or without Lab

HLTHST 493 Internship

HLTHST 498 Seminar

MATH 160 Survey of Calculus or MATH 170 Calculus I

PHYS 111-112 General Physics

PHYS 307 Introduction to Biophysics

ZOOL 301 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

ZOOL 400 Vertebrate Histology

ZOOL 401 Human Physiology

ZOOL 403 Head and Neck Anatomy

ZOOL 409 General and Comparative Physiology

36

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

6

Electives to total 120 credits

0-3

Total

120

Health science students must earn at least a grade of C- in all required courses in the major.

Students who intend to apply to colleges of medicine or dentistry should take CHEM 307, 308, 309, 310 and PHYS 111-112.