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BS in Health Science Studies, Bachelor’s Degree Completion Curriculum

Our curriculum builds industry-specific knowledge and skills while giving you the flexibility to customize your schedule based on your needs. Below are the course requirements for the online BS in Health Science Studies program, and an example of what your academic experience might look like.

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Online Degree Requirements

(120 total credits needed to graduate)

Transfer Credit: minimum 45 maximum 90 to include 8 credits of Biology or Anatomy and PhysiologyUp to 90
Basic Sciences and Math (or transfer equivalent)
MA 275Biostatistics3
PHY 202Physics of Life and Technology4
CHE 202Chemistry of Macro- and Micronutrients4
Health Science Required Courses
HSC 490Health Science Degree Completion Capstone3
HSC 315Bioethical Issues in the 21st Century3
HSC 404Healthcare Law and Ethics3
HSC 225Writing in the Health Professions3
Health Science Elective Courses
HSC 210
Introduction to Evidence-Based Health Care
HSC 214
Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
HSC 397
Pre-Health Professions Clinical Affiliation
HSC 215
Complementary and Alternative Medicine - a Health Science Perspective
HSC 220
Health Care Essentials: Structure, Policy and Professionalism
HSC 262
Nutrition in Health and Illness
HSC 270
Pillars of Public Health: Saving the World on a Population Level
HSC 320
The Environment and Human Health
HSC 324
Gut Microbes and Human Health
HSC 326
Therapeutic Exercise
HSC 330
Leadership: Creating Adaptive Cultures
HSC 351
Pharmacological Interventions for Common Medical Conditions
HSC 378
Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Electives)
BMS 200
Biomedical Basis and Experience of Human Aging (Elective Courses)
BMS 318
Pathophysiology
BMS 474
Power of Plagues
GT 263
Aging in Society
BMS 330
Endocrinology
UC 4-Credit Course Options*
GP 323
Human and Economic Geography
HS 391
Colonizing the Body
HS 394
Doctors, Disease and Death in the Western World
WGS 395
Feminist Theory and the Body

Courses and curriculum requirements are subject to change.

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Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Health Science Studies online BS completion program, students will demonstrate the following competencies:

  1. Demonstrate proficiency in core scientific principles in the disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics.

Interprofessional

  1. Develop an advanced knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system and effectively describe challenges/issues that affect it.
  2. Critically evaluate biomedical information and sources to confirm validity and reliability.

Law

  1. Develop administrative, ethical, and professional skills to prepare you for leadership positions throughout the healthcare field.
  2. Understand and apply the concepts of health, healing and wellness from a broad historical and multicultural perspective.

  3. Develop administrative, ethical and professional skills that are relevant to leadership positions in the increasingly diverse healthcare field.

Research

  1. Graduates will apply knowledge of the principles and processes of the basic sciences and scientific methods.
  2. Graduates will analyze health issues and policies based on an integrated interdisciplinary approach.
  3. Graduates will understand technology’s impact on information-gathering and fact-finding and be able to use technology to assess scientific and technical literature.
  4. Graduates will apply basic logic, mathematical reasoning and statistical analysis to problem solving.
  5. Graduates will engage in critical thinking, reflection and problem solving through evidence-based practice.
  6. Graduates will professionally construct and express their ideas, thoughts and concepts through written and verbal communication.
  7. Graduates will demonstrate professional ethics, lifelong learning, self-awareness and academic integrity.
  8. Graduates will demonstrate cultural competence by recognizing the cultural beliefs, values, health equity and health practices of diverse populations to improve health access and outcomes.
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