Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
120 Semester Credits / 10 Semesters / 40 Months
Delivery Mode: Online
The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS) program prepares individuals to plan, implement, and evaluate programs for health and human services such as those offered by health departments, health agencies, clinics, hospitals, and businesses and health care industries.
The coursework in Health Sciences with a Health Education concentration provides a theoretical and philosophical foundation in principles of health promotion and community health education based on a synthesis of knowledge drawn from the physical, biological, social, and behavioral fields. Through the case study method students develop skills in needs assessment, organizing communities and identifying and implementing educational strategies. The program graduate may be eligible for the Certified Health Education Specialist examination (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Credentialing.
The Health Sciences degree program with a concentration in Health Services Administration is designed for students seeking to qualify for administrative/managerial positions in the rapidly expanding healthcare sector in settings such as hospitals, clinics, managed care companies, health insurance companies, law offices, or in the private and public sector. The role of individuals in health services administration generally includes skills in leadership, financial management, health informatics, marketing, and human resources.
The Health Sciences degree program with a concentration in Gerontology is designed for students seeking to work with the elderly population in a wide variety of settings, including long-term care and retirement facilities, senior centers, government offices on aging at all levels, home health care agencies, adult day care programs, adult protective service agencies, and others. Students enrolled in this concentration are eligible for a membership with the National Association for Professional Gerontologists (NAPG).
This program prepares you with the skills necessary to have a positive impact on the quality of services available to meet this need in a growing population.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Identify and evaluate a diverse array of health-related information sources.
- Demonstrate consideration and sensitivity to cultural contexts of patients, their families, and healthcare staff and providers.
- Effectively integrate concepts and practices in health sciences to achieve healthcare outcomes.
- Employ the language of healthcare effectively in written forms.
- Employ the language of healthcare effectively in oral forms.
- Participate effectively in team problem-solving and decision-making in healthcare.
- Interpret healthcare data delivered in verbal, numeric, or graphical form.
- Evaluate ethical issues in healthcare in order to propose effective resolutions.
- Evaluate ideas and evidence rationally to produce and implement solutions for health-related issues.
Curriculum Requirements
Core Requirements
| GER310 | Gerontology | 3 |
| HCA101 | Healthcare Delivery in the United States | 3 |
| HCA201 | Terminologies and Classification Systems | 3 |
| HCA401 | Strategic Management in Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| HCA414 | Healthcare Law, Policy, and Management | 3 |
| HDA310 | Health Informatics | 3 |
| HED201 | Human Nutrition | 3 |
| HED302 | Health Promotions and Lifestyle Modification | 3 |
| HSC101 | Health and Society | 3 |
| HSC105 | Cultural Competence in Healthcare | 3 |
| HSC210 | Environmental Health Safety | 3 |
| HSC215 | Survey of Public Health Biology | 3 |
| HSC380 | Ethics in Healthcare | 3 |
| HSC404 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 |
| HSC499 | Capstone | 3 |
Note: HSC499 is non-transferable and must be taken in last semester
Science and Math Required Courses
| BIO251 | Microbiology | 3 |
| BIO280 | Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab | 4 |
| BIO282 | Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab | 4 |
| MAT241 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 3 |
Concentration Options
Gerontology
Health Education
| HED300 | Introduction to Health Education | 3 |
| HED304 | Principles of Educating and Teaching | 3 |
| HED306 | Developing and Working in Teams | 3 |
| HED406 | Development and Evaluation of Health Programs | 3 |
| HED407 | Strategies for Patient Engagement | 3 |
Health Services Administration
| HCA404 | Human Resources in Health Administration | 3 |
| HCA405 | Quality Management in Healthcare | 3 |
| HCA406 | Financial Management in Healthcare | 3 |
| HCA408 | Healthcare Marketing | 3 |
| HCA416 | Business Intelligence Tools | 3 |
General Education Requirements
| ART137 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| BIO150 | General Biology | 3 |
| BIO150L | General Biology Lab | 1 |
| CIS120 | Introduction to Digital Literacy | 3 |
| COM104 | Speech | 3 |
| COM105 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| ENG130 | English Composition and Reading | 3 |
| ENG140 | English Composition and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| ENG205 | Information and Media Literacy | 3 |
| HUM499 | Senior Seminar: Humanities | 3 |
| MAT105 | College Algebra | 3 |
| PHI399 | Applied Philosophy and Ethics | 3 |
| POS399 | Special Topics in Political Science and International Relations | 3 |
| PSY101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SSC499 | Senior Seminar: Social Sciences | 3 |