Integrated Health Science (Professional Studies), Bachelor of Science

CIP Code

51.0000.00

The Bachelor of Science in Integrated Health Sciences with a concentration in Professional Studies is a 120 hour program designed to provide students with a foundation in health science education and the flexibility to complete many of the pre-requisite courses for post-Baccalaureate health and medical education  programs including, but not limited to, medicine, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, dentistry, pharmacy, public health and other fields.

Core Curriculum - 42 Hours

The Core Curriculum serves as a broad foundation for the undergraduate degree. All candidates for a bachelor’s degree must achieve core student learning outcomes, including communication, critical thinking, empirical and quantitative skills, teamwork, personal responsibility and social responsibility, by completing courses within each category or component area of the Core Curriculum as outlined below.

The University has approved specific courses that satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements. Approved courses can be found on the Core Curriculum Page. Students seeking the most efficient way to complete the core curriculum and major or minor requirements are advised to take approved courses that can fulfill both requirements. Although core curriculum courses can also be used to fulfill major or minor requirements, earned credits hours are only applied once. The courses listed below fulfill core curriculum and major requirements. Students who have completed a core curriculum category with courses other than those listed below will still be required to take the listed course(s) to meet major requirements.

020 Mathematics - 3 hours

Choose one:

MATH 1342Elementary Statistical Methods

3

MATH 1343Introduction to Biostatistics

3

030 Life and Physical Sciences - 6 hours

BIOL 2401Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIOL 2402Anatomy and Physiology II

4

Three credits from the lecture component of BIOL 2401 and BIOL 2402 are applied.

080 Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 hours

PSYC 2301General Psychology

3

090 Integrative and Experiential Learning - 6 hours

BIOL 2401Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIOL 2402Anatomy and Physiology II

4

CHEM 1111General Chemistry I Lab

1

One credit from the lab component of BIOL 2401 and BIOL 2402 are applied.

Complete 3 additional hours from the Integrative and Experiential Learning section of the approved core curriculum. 

Major Requirements - 78 hours

Required Courses - 30 hours

Health Science Professional Core:

HPRS 3301Introduction to the Evolving Healthcare System

3

HPRS 3302Medical Law/Ethics for the Health Professional

3

HPRS 3309Leading and Managing the Healthcare Team

3

HPRS 3320Patient Education in Health Sciences

3

HPRS 3324Teaching in the Health Sciences

3

HPRS 4301Introduction to Health Data Utilization

3

HPRS 4302Continuous Quality Improvement

3

HPRS 4312Applied Pathophysiology

3

HPRS 4315Health Disparities

3

HPRS 4334Issues and Trends in Health Care

3

Prescribed Electives - 9 hours

Health Services Electives:

Choose from:

HPRS 3313Physical and Mental Health Throughout the Lifespan

3

HPRS 3319Compliance and Risk Management for Health Science

3

HPRS 4305Public Health Concepts

3

HPRS 4310Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Science

3

HPRS 4320Border Health Issues

3

HSIN 3347Information Management in Consumer Health

3

HSIN 3348Healthcare Database Management

3

HSIN 4349Clinical Information Systems

3

HSIN 4352Ethics and Legal Issues in Health Informatics

3

Professional Studies Concentration - 27 hours

The Professional Studies Concentration allows students to choose coursework to fulfill the degree requirement and complete some of the pre-requisite requirements for their future health care graduate/professional course of study. Students can choose from the following courses but need to refer the specific requirements for their chosen path.

Biological Sciences

BIOL 1406General Biology I

4

BIOL 1407General Biology II

4

BIOL 3401General Microbiology

4

BIOL 3413Genetics

4

Biochemistry
CHEM 3303Biochemistry I

3

Chemistry
CHEM 1312General Chemistry II

3

CHEM 1112General Chemistry II Lab

1

Organic Chemistry
CHEM 2323Organic Chemistry I

3

CHEM 2123Organic Chemistry I Lab

1

CHEM 2325Organic Chemistry II

3

CHEM 2125Organic Chemistry II Lab

1

Mathematics
MATH 2412Precalculus

4

English
ENGL 3342Technical Communication

3

Psychology
PSYC 3337Developmental Psychology: Lifespan

3

PSYC 4313Abnormal Psychology

3

Kinesiology
KINE 3370Biomechanics

3

Physics
PHYS 1401General Physics I

4

PHYS 1402General Physics II

4

Nutrition
NUTR 3310Advanced Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

3

NUTR 3452Food Preparation

4

Support Courses - 12 hours

CHEM 1311 requires concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1111. The one-hour lab credit from CHEM 1111 applies to the core curriculum.

MATH 1314College Algebra

3

CHEM 1311General Chemistry I

3

HRPT 2303Medical Terminology

3

NUTR 2351Introduction to Clinical Nutrition

3

Total Credit Hours: 42

Total Credit Hours: 120