Bachelor of Science in Health Science
The focus of the Bachelor of Science in Health Science program is to provide a comprehensive health science education to undergraduate students. As a pre-professional program, it is designed to provide the foundational degree for those wishing to pursue graduate education in health sciences or in the health professions such as medicine, nursing or pharmacy. For those students who do not go on to graduate study, opportunities exist for positions in the biological, life and health sciences. Example positions include food scientist and technologist, biological scientist/technician and material scientist.
The program curriculum provides a comprehensive undergraduate educational foundation through course offerings in the arts and sciences, with a focus on the health sciences. Graduates of the program will be able to:
- Explain and apply principles of the basic sciences, including
biology, chemistry and physics
- Explain and apply principles of the health sciences,
including genomics, anatomy and physiology and pathophysiology
- Describe concepts of the liberal arts, including the
humanities and social sciences
- Explain and reconstruct the scientific method and apply this
mode of inquiry
- Demonstrate leadership, organizational and teamwork skills
- Apply, critique and synthesize the current literature
- Demonstrate and critique effective written and oral
communication skills; formulate and conduct a research
methodology, including data collection and analysis
- Describe the health care system and its affects on public
policy and society
- Explain and apply administrative and management principles to
the health care system
- List expectations for professional and ethical behavior of
health care providers and organizations
- Identify, provide examples, differentiate and integrate
principles of the basic and health sciences into scientific
investigations
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