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Academics

Health Science (B.S.)

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 

  1. Students will apply appropriate terminology related to anatomy and physiology. 
  2. Students will relate principles of nutrition to human health and disease. 
  3. Students will sequence the developmental trajectory along cognitive, physical, and socioemotional domains for typical and atypical development. 
  4. Students will apply their scientific understanding of the relationships between mental processes, bodily processes, behavior, and health. 
  5. Students will obtain the ability to be an effective first responder to accidents and injuries. 

Courses

Health Science General Education Requirements

General Education Requirements - 46 hours
English 1301, 1302, and three hours sophomore literature - 9 hours
Fine Arts (three hours from music, theatre, fine arts, art, or equivalent) - 3 hours
Christian Ministry 1320 and 1330 - 6 hours
History - 3 hours
Political Science 2305 - 3 hours
Social Science - PSYC 2301 and SOCI 1301 - 3 hours
Physical Activity - KINE 1238 - 2 hours
Science (must be lab science) - 8 hours
Mathematics 1314 and 1342 - 6 hours
Communication 1311, 1315, or 1318 - 3 hours

Health Science Major Requirements

Completion of sixty (60) semester hours:

Core Requirements:

BIOL 1322 Nutrition

BIOL 2401 Human Anatomy and Physiology I

BIOL 2402 Human Anatomy and Physiology II

BIOL 2302 Medical Terminology and Health Occupations

BIOL 2421 Fundamentals of Microbiology

BIOL 4255 Capstone Course in Health Science

CHEM 1305 Chemical Concepts

CHEM 1105 Chemical Concepts Laboratory

CHRM 3355 Christian Faith and Contemporary Bioethics

HADM 4320 Health Care Administration and Management

KINE 1301 Introduction to Kinesiology

KINE 1306 First Aid and Safety

PSYC 2314 Development Through the Lifespan

PSYC 3311 Health Psychology

PUBH 1301 Introduction to Public Health

 

Support Studies - select 15 hours from the following:

CJUS 3313 Drugs and Drug Policy

HADM 3301 U.S. Health Care Delivery

HADM 3302 U.S. Health Care Law and Ethics

HADM 4301 Health Care Policy

HADM 4302 Health Care Finance

HADM 4310 Health Care Quality and Accreditation

PSYC 4304 Abnormal Psychology

PSYC 4369 Workplace Psychology

SOCI/PSYC 3340 Death and Dying

Semester by Semester Plans

Catalog Year 2023-2024
Catalog Year 2022-2023
Catalog Year 2021-2022
Catalog Year 2020-2021
Catalog Year 2019-2020
Catalog Year 2018-2019
Catalog Year 2017-2018

Course Rotations

Four Year Course Rotations