Bachelor of Science in Health Science
Stephens College
Key Information
Campus location
Columbia, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 25,800 / per year **
Application deadline
Request info *
Earliest start date
Aug 2024
* rolling admission; for optimum scholarship consideration: priority admission I: apply by November 1; priority admission II: apply by February 1
** 2023-2024 tuition; total direct costs: $40,172; total cost of attendance: $46,007
Introduction
Launch your career in the rapidly growing health care industry with a broad-based, versatile foundation.
Program Features
- Gain a solid grounding in foundational sciences, human function, health research and service, and health policy to prepare for a wide range of careers in the health professions.
- Study the physical, biological, behavioral, and social domains of health.
- Learn to solve problems in the health sciences and health care industry.
- Engage in mock interviews, professional development, and internships.
- Our small student-to-faculty ratio makes it easy to get the guidance you need.
- Core curriculum prepares students for the certified health education specialist (CHES) examination offered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC).
Curriculum
Curriculum
Major Requirements
- Based on the 2020-2021 Curriculum Catalog
- Degree: BS
- Curriculum: Health Science (HS)
- Elective Courses: 34 credits
- General Education Courses: 31 credits
- Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD): 8 Non-Credit Classes
- Major courses: 55 credits
Major Electives: 24 credits
- BHS 110 Stress Management, 3 credits
- BHS 128 Personal Health and Wellness: Women's Perspective, 3 credits
- BHS 225 Introduction to Nutrition, 3 credits
- BHS 280 Topics in Health Science, 3 credits
- BHS 311 Nutrition and Human Performance, 3 credits
- BHS 336 Behavioral Aspects of Weight Management, 3 credits
- BIO 112 Inquiry-Based Learning in the Life Sciences, 3 credits
- BIO 181 Principles of Biology I (with lab), 3 credits
- BIO 181L Principles of Biology Lab, 1 credit
- BIO 182 Principles of Biology II (with Lab), 4 credits
- BIO 201 Human Movement Science, 3 credits
- BIO 280 Topics in Biology, 3 credits
- BIO 292, 0 credits
- BIO 320 Anatomy and Physiology I (with lab), 4 credits
- BIO 321 Anatomy and Physiology II (with lab), 4 credits
- BIO 380 Topics in Biology, 3 credits
- CHM 101 Chemistry in Everyday Life, 3 credits
- CHM 111 General College Chemistry I (with lab), 3 credits
- CHM 111L General College Chemistry I Lab, 1 credit
- CHM 112 General College Chemistry II (with lab), 4 credits
- CHM 280 Topics in Chemistry, 3 credits
- CHM 380 Advanced Topics in Chemistry, 3 credits
- CHM 381 Environmental Chemistry, 3 credits
- EDU 114 Lifespan Development, 3 credits
- EDU 214 Advanced Child Development: Cross-Cultural Perspective, 3 credits
- EDU 314 Adolescent Development, 3 credits
- EDU 363 Education and Psychology of Exceptional Child, 3 credits
- EDU 413 Family and Community, 3 credits
- EXS 375 Health Fitness Management, 3 credits
- EXS 432 Exercise Physiology, 3 credits
- HIA 225, 0 credits
- HIA 255 Medical Terminology, 3 credits
- HIA 305, 0 credits
- HIA 351 Health Information Systems, 3 credits
- HIA 354, 0 credits
- HIA 355 Integrated Quality Management, 3 credits
- ICS 310 Gender Across Cultures, 3 credits
- PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology, 3 credits
- PSY 121 Psychology of Adjustment, 3 credits
- PSY 225 Social Psychology, 3 credits
- PSY 230 Love and Longing Around the World, 3 credits
- PSY 235 Evolutionary Psychology, 3 credits
- PSY 301 Psychology of Gender, 3 credits
- PSY 314 Adolescent Development, 3 credits
- PSY 320 Abnormal Psychology, 3 credits
- PSY 327 Moral Psychology and the Moral Domain, 3 credits
- PSY 331 Cognitive Psychology, 3 credits
- PSY 380 Topics in Psychology, 3 credits
- PSY 430 Biological Psychology, 3 credits
- WST 210 Women's Voices, Women's Visions, 3 credits
- WST 280 Women's Studies Topics, 3 credits
- WST 301 Psychology of Gender, 3 credits
- WST 310 Gender Across Cultures, 3 credits
- WST 325 The New Sexualities, 3 credits
- WST 375 Blood Passages, 3 credits
- WST 380 Topics in Women's Studies, 3 credits
Health Science Core: 31 credits
- BHS 117 Careers in Health and Helping Professions, 1 credit
- BHS 212 Health Behavior, 3 credits
- BHS 220 Principles of Public Health, 3 credits
- BHS 275 Health Psychology, 3 credits
- BHS 312 Health Program Management, 3 credits
- BHS 330 Research Methods and Health Communication, 3 credits
- BHS 426 Social Epidemiology and Health Disparities, 3 credits
- BHS 481 Professional Development in Health Sciences, 3 credits
- BHS 489 Health Sciences Internship/Capstone, 6 credits
- SCI 365 Women, Science and Society, 3 credits
Career Opportunities
Career Pathways
The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects more than 2.4 million new health care jobs to be added to the economy by 2026.
Career opportunities include:
- Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and chiropractic fields
- Community health advocate information manager
- Health care management
- Non-profit health and human services
- Public health and health policy
- Fitness and wellness positions
- Medical insurance, medical equipment and sales, and pharmaceutical sales
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English Language Requirements
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