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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Health Studies, Pre-Professional Health Studies Option, B.S.

Required for a major

HLST 2001 - Healthcare Issues 1 cr.
HLST 2002 - Healthcare Informatics 3 cr.
HLST 3001 - Healthcare Ethics 3 cr.
HLST 3002 - Social Epidemiology 3 cr.
HLST 3003 - Health Practicum I 1 cr.
HLST 3004 - Research Design For Healthcare 3 cr.
HLST 4001 - Cultural Diversity In Healthcare 2 cr.
HLST 4003 - Health Science Practicum II 3 cr. or
HLST 4002 - Healthcare Law 3 cr.
HLST 4005 - Principles of Leadership In Healthcare 3 cr. or
HLST 4006 - Healthcare Administration 3 cr.
plus an additional 16 guided electives

Total Hours 38

Note:

Health Studies students and academic advisors select from electives that strengthen career options in the health professions area.

Freshman Year

ENGL 1001 - Composition I 3 cr. ^ce
ENGL 1002 - Composition II 3 cr. ^ce
MATH 1011 - College Algebra 3 cr. ^cm
MATH 1012 - Trigonometry 3 cr. ^cm
PSYC 2001 - Introduction to Psychology 3 cr. ^cs
BIOL 1020 - Principles of Biology I 3 cr. ^cnp
BIOL 1021 - Principles of Biology I Laboratory 1 cr.
CHEM 1007 - General Chemistry I 3 cr. ^cnp
CHEM 1009 - General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 cr.
BIOL 1014 - Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology I 3 cr. ^cnp
BIOL 1016 - Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I 1 cr.
Core Fine Arts 3 cr.
Core Humanities 3 cr.
UNIV 1001 - University Seminar 1 cr.

Total Hours 33

Sophomore Year

BIOL 1015 - Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology II 3 cr.
BIOL 1017 - Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II 1 cr.
BIOL 2028 - Pathophysiology 3 cr.
PHYS 2003 - General Physics I 3 cr.
PHYS 2009 - Physics Laboratory I 1 cr.
CHEM 1008 - General Chemistry II 3 cr.
CHEM 1010 - General Chemistry Laboratory II 1 cr.
PSYC 2078 - Developmental Psychology 3 cr.
SOCL 1001 - Introduction to Sociology 3 cr. ^cs or
SOCL 1002 - Introduction to Sociology: International Perspective 3 cr. ^cs
HLST 2001 - Healthcare Issues 1 cr.
HLST 2002 - Healthcare Informatics 3 cr.
AHSC 2000 - Medical Terminology 2 cr.
Core Humanities 3 cr.

Total Hours 30

Junior Year

BIOL 2040 - Human Anatomy 3 cr.
BIOL 2041 - Human Anatomy Laboratory 1 cr.
BIOL 2014 - Introductory Microbiology 3 cr.
BIOL 2015 - Introductory Microbiology Laboratory 1 cr.
PSYC 4039 - Statistics 3 cr.
HLST 3001 - Healthcare Ethics 3 cr.
HLST 3002 - Social Epidemiology 3 cr.
HLST 3003 - Health Practicum I 1 cr.
Core Humanities 3 cr.
ENGL 3021 - Professional Writing and Communication: Health Sciences 3 cr.
Guided Electives 6 cr. *

Total Hours 30

Senior Year

PSYC 4001 - Abnormal Psychology 3 cr.
HLST 3004 - Research Design For Healthcare 3 cr. ^uc
CMST 4026 - Health Communication 3 cr.
HLST 4001 - Cultural Diversity In Healthcare 2 cr.
HLST 4002 - Healthcare Law 3 cr. or
HLST 4003 - Health Science Practicum II 3 cr.
HLST 4005 - Principles of Leadership In Healthcare 3 cr. or
HLST 4006 - Healthcare Administration 3 cr.
Guided Electives 10 cr. *

Total Hours 27

Total hours for degree 120

Notes:

*Guided Electives: select from courses that strengthen career options in Pre-Professional Health Studies.

**Directed Elective: course will be assigned by the department.

AACSB accreditation requirements limit the College of Business Administration credits which may be applied toward graduation in Health Studies Curricula to 30 semesters hours for the Bachelor’s degree.