Health Sciences Program Details
Health Sciences program overview.
Application deadlines:
Spring: Dec. 15
Summer: May 15
Fall: Aug. 1
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Application Requirements:
1. Admission to the University of Kansas
2. Official transcript from each college you have attended
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Curriculum and Requirements
Required courses:
Foundational Science Courses: 14-16 credit hours
Course name | Credit hours | KU code |
One introductory biology course (3-5 credits) | 3-5 |
|
CHEM 130: General Chemistry I | 5 | CHEM 130 |
MATH 101: College Algebra | 3 | MATH 101 |
MATH 365: Elementary Statistics | 3 | MATH 365 |
Health Sciences Core Courses: 32 credit hours
Course name | Credit hours | KU code |
BIOL 240: Fundamentals of Human Anatomy | 3 | BIOL 240 |
BIOL 246: Principles of Human Physiology | 3 | BIOL 246 |
HMGT 310: Health Communication or
| 3 | HMGT 310 or BTEC 310 |
HMGT 320: Applied Healthcare Law & Ethics or | 3 | HSCI 488 or BTEC 501 |
HSES 371: Medical Terminology for Health Professionals | 3 | HSES 371 |
BIOL/BSCI 400: Fundamentals of Microbiology | 3 | BIOL/BSCI 400 |
HSCI 340: Introduction to Public Health | 3 | HSCI 340 |
HMGT 305: Health Policy & Healthcare Systems | 3 | HMGT 305 |
HMGT 350: Professional Development in the Health Sciences | 2 | HMGT 350 |
HSCI 315: Exploring Careers in Health Science / HSCI 415: Career Readiness in Health Sciences | 3 | HSCI 315 |
Electives
Health Science Elective Courses: 24 credit hours from the following options
Course name | Credit hours | KU code |
BIOS 704: Principles of Statistics in Public Health | 3 | BIOS 704 |
EVRN 543 Natural Hazards and Environmental Risks | 3 | EVRN 543 |
HSCI 320: Principles of Nutrition | 3 | HSCI 320 |
HSCI 420: Nutrition through the Life Cycle | 3 | HSCI 420 |
HSCI 421: Public Health Nutrition | 3 | HSCI 421 |
HSCI 422: Nutrition Assessment | 3 | HSCI 422 |
HSCI 440: Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 | HSCI 440 |
HSCI 441: Population Health | 3 | HSCI 441 |
HSCI 445: Introduction to Environmental Health | 3 | HSCI 445 |
HSES 308: Drugs and Diseases in Society | 3 | HSES 308 |
HSES 310: Research and Data Analysis in Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences | 3 | HSES 310 |
HSES 331: Sport and Exercise Nutrition | 3 | HSES 331 |
HSES 489: Health and Human Sexuality | 3 | HSES 489 |
SOC 424: Sociology of Health and Medicine | 3 | SOC 424 |
SOC 425: Sociology of Global Health | 3 | SOC 425 |
General Electives or Minor
Students may choose 18 credit hours from an extensive list of interdisciplinary electives, and may qualify to earn a minor or certificate with select courses.
Course options include, but are not limited to:
- Clinical Trials Management Minor | (e.g. HMGT 500: Introduction to Clinical Trials Management, PMGT 305: Foundations of Project Management, HMGT 440: Applied Ethics in Clinical Trials and Healthcare, HMGT 460: Healthcare Law and Regulation)
- Environmental Health Minor | (e.g. HSCI 445: Introduction to Environmental Health, HSCI 555: Adv Topics in Environmental Health, EVRN 410: Environmental Applications of Geographic Information Systems, EVRN 320: Environmental Policy Analysis)
- Nutrition Minor | (e.g. HSCI 320 or HSES 330: Principles of Nutrition, HSCI 420: Nutrition Through the Life Cycle, HSCI 421: Public Health Nutrition, HSCI 422: Nutrition Assessment and two Nutrition Electives)
- Public and Population Health Minor | (e.g. HSCI 440: Introduction to Epidemiology, HSCI 441: Population Health, HSCI 445: Introduction to Environmental Health)
- Health Policy and Management Minor | HMGT 450: Economics and Finance of Healthcare, PMGT 305: Foundations of Project Management)
Capstone
- HSCI 599: Health Science Capstone (3 credit hours)
KU Core: 24 credit hours
The KU Core is the university-wide curriculum that all incoming students will fulfill as part of their degree, in addition to degree-specific and major requirements.
Critical Thinking & Quantitative Literacy | 2 Units
GE11: Critical Thinking
GE12: Quantitative Literacy (Will be met by major requirements)
Communication | 3 Units
GE21: Written Communication 1
GE21: Written Communication 2
GE22: Oral Communication (Public Speaking recommended)
Breadth of Knowledge | 3 Units
GE3H: Arts and Humanities
GE3N: Natural Sciences with lab (Will be met by major requirements)
GE3S: Social Sciences (Intro to Psychology recommended)
Culture and Diversity | 2 Units
AE41: Human Diversity (Sociology recommended)
AE42: Global Culture/Awareness
Social Responsibility and Ethics | 1 Unit
AE51: One course
Integration and Creativity | 1 Unit
AE61: Analyzing and Combining Ideas (Will be met with Capstone course BIOL 599)