Course Requirements
Concentration Requirements
Students must also select a concentration and track within the major, and complete the requirements. Health Sciences concentrations include BioScience (with tracks in General; Medical; Lab Investigations; and Pre-nursing) and Health Care, Policy, and Practice (with tracks in General; Health Education, Community and Public Health; and Health Policy and Administration). All majors will also complete one approved health ethics course, which will apply to either the Religious Dimensions or Philosophical Inquiry learning domains within their liberal studies program.
HLTH 201
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SCIENCE
This course introduces students to the B.S. in Health Sciences undergraduate program. The course aims to introduce students to the range of disciplines (biological, sociological, psychological, cultural) found within this program, and how each contributes to our understandings of both health and illness. This will allow the students to better understand the nature of health care delivery and the methods that will best improve the health status of both individuals and the population.
Prerequisites:
A Health Science major is a prerequisite for this class.
HLTH 202
HEALTH RESEARCH LITERACY
The purpose of this course is to provide students in the Health Sciences Program the methodology and skills required for literacy in health, and to comprehend the results of health sciences research. In this course students seeking careers in the health sciences will go beyond the health literacy level suggested for the general public in preparation for professional practice in clinical, policy, administrative, and basic science fields.
Prerequisites:
A Health Science major is a prerequisite for this class.
HLTH 350
HEALTH SCIENCES CAPSTONE
The Senior Capstone will bring students from both concentrations in the Health Sciences Program together in an opportunity to share biomedical and psycho-social perspectives in an examination of current health issues.
BIO 191
GENERAL BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
Focuses on the unity of life: its biochemical and cellular makeup and functions, the acquisition and utilization of energy, and the storage and utilization of genetic information. Lecture-laboratory. Lab fee. Formerly BIO 101. CO-REQUISITE(S): Recommended: CHE 130 and CHE 131.
Prerequisites:
MAT 130 is a prerequisite for this class.
BIO 210
MICROBIOLOGY
Biology of microorganisms with emphasis on viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa. Lecture-laboratory. Lab fee.
Prerequisites:
BIO 191 is a prerequisite for this class.