The Bachelor of Health Sciences curriculum provides the depth of knowledge and background theory necessary to understand not only how the human body functions in health and disease, but also how its environment – both physical and social – play major roles in health and disease.
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Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| ANAT 100 | Anatomy of the Human Body | 3.00 |
| GLPH 171 | Social and Physical Determinants of Health and Disease | 3.00 |
| HSCI 190 | Introduction to Statistics for the Health Sciences 1 | 3.00 |
| IDIS 173 | The History and Philosophy of Health and Healthcare | 3.00 |
| PHAR 100 | Introductory Pharmacology | 3.00 |
| PHGY 170 | Human Cell Physiology | 3.00 |
| Total Units | 18.00 |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| BIOL 102 | Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 103 | Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems | 3.00 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry | 6.00 |
| or CHEM 113 | General Chemistry I (with Virtual Laboratory): From Atoms to Matter |
| or CHEM 114 | General Chemistry II (with Virtual Laboratory): Thermodynamics and Kinetics |
| ENGL 100 | Introduction to Literary Study | 6.00 |
| IDIS 199 | The Science of Mental Health, Well-being, & Resiliency | 3.00 |
| MATH 121 | Differential and Integral Calculus | 6.00 |
| or MATH 123 | Differential and Integral Calculus I |
| or MATH 124 | Differential and Integral Calculus II |
| PATH 120 | Understanding Human Disease in the 21st Century | 3.00 |
| PHYS 117 | Introductory Physics | 6.00 |
| or PHYS 118 | Basic Physics |
| PSYC 100 | Principles of Psychology | 6.00 |
| WRIT 120 | Fundamentals of Effective Writing | 3.00 |
| WRIT 125 | Fundamentals of Academic Essay writing | 3.00 |
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| Code |
Title |
Units |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| BCHM 270 | Biochemical Basis of Health and Disease | 3.00 |
| HSCI 270 | Fundamentals of Health Research Methodology | 3.00 |
| GLPH 271 | Global and Population Health | 3.00 |
| MICR 270 | Infection, Immunity and Inflammation 2 | 3.00 |
| or MICR 271 | Introduction to Microbiology |
| PHGY 215 | Principles of Mammalian Physiology l | 3.00 |
| PHGY 216 | Principles of Mammalian Physiology ll | 3.00 |
| Total Units | 18.00 |
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| Code |
Title |
Units |
| BCHM 218 | Molecular Biology | 3.00 |
| CHEM 281 | General Organic Chemistry I (with Virtual Laboratory) | 3.00 |
| CHEM 282 | General Organic Chemistry II | 3.00 |
| or CHEM 285 | General Organic Chemistry II (with Virtual Laboratory) |
| HLTH 230 | Basic Human Nutrition | 3.00 |
| or HSCI 230 | Nutrition And Health |
| IDIS 280 | Interprofessional Approaches in Healthcare | 3.00 |
| MICR 290 | Antibiotic Resistance Lab | 3.00 |
| PHGY 290 | Investigation of Human Physiological Responses | 3.00 |
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| Code |
Title |
Units |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| BCHM 370 | Genetics and Genomics | 3.00 |
| IDIS 373 | Health Ethics, Law, and Policy | 3.00 |
| PATH 310 | Introduction to Pathology and Molecular Medicine | 3.00 |
| PHAR 370 | Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 3.00 |
| REPD 372 | Reproduction and Development | 3.00 |
| Total Units | 15.00 |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| ANAT 309 | Functional Histology | 3.00 |
| ANAT 380 | Clinically Relevant Human Anatomy | 3.00 |
| BMED 381 | Clinical Biochemistry | 3.00 |
| BMED 390 | Integrative Laboratory Course | 3.00 |
| or LISC 390 | Integrated Life Science Laboratory I |
| LISC 391 | Integrated Life Sciences Laboratory | 3.00 |
| CANC 380 | Evolutionary Biology of Cancer | 3.00 |
| GLPH 385 | Biohacking & Gerontechnology | 3.00 |
| MICR 320 | Microbes in Health and Disease | 3.00 |
| MICR 386 | Fundamentals of Immunology in Health and Disease | 3.00 |
| HSCI 383 | Advanced Research Methodologies | 3.00 |
| PHAR 380 | Drug and Environmental Toxicology | 3.00 |
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| Code |
Title |
Units |
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| Code |
Title |
Units |
| GLPH 471 | Advanced Global and Population Health | 3.00 |
| REPD 473 | Developmental Origins of Health And Disease | 3.00 |
| Total Units | 6.00 |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| BCHM 482 | Proteomics and Metabolomics | 3.00 |
| BMED 483 | Advanced Topics In Infectious Diseases | 3.00 |
| CRSS 454 | Cardiovascular Sciences | 3.00 |
| GLPH 472 | Special Populations: Neonatal to End-of-Life-Care | 3.00 |
| GLPH 493 | Global Health Practice | 3.00 |
| HSCI 591 | Health Sciences Research: Design and Methods | 3.00 |
| HSCI 592 | Health Sciences Research: Design and Methods | 3.00 |
| HSCI 593 | Health Sciences Research: Data Collection and Interpretation | 3.00 |
| HSCI 594 | Health Sciences Research: Data Collection and
Interpretation | 3.00 |
| HSCI 595 | Health Sciences Research: Data Collection and
Interpretation | 3.00 |
| HSCI 598 | Advanced Health Sciences Research: Design and Methods | 6.00 |
| HSCI 599 | Advanced Health Sciences Research: Data Collection and Analysis | 6.00 |
| IDIS 480 | Advanced Interprofessional Approaches in Healthcare | 3.00 |
| NSCI 483 | Neurobiology of Learning and Memory | 3.00 |
| PHAR 480 | Drug Discovery and Development | 3.00 |
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| Code |
Title |
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TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED 120.0
Note: Students who complete QUIP or a certificate require more than 120.0 units to satisfy their degree requirements. For specific unit requirements please reach out to our Academic Advisors.
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