Minor in Health Science

Program Requirements

A minor in health science is available to any student outside the program major. The minor consists of:

Course Title Hours
PHS 310Introduction to U.S. Healthcare and Administration3
PHS 325Epidemiology3
PHS 344Culturally Informed Healthcare3
PHS 356Foundations of Healthcare Policy, Law and Ethics3
Select 6-7 credit hours of math and natural sciences coursework from the following6-7
The Human Organism
The Human Organism Laboratory
General Biology I
General Biology II
Introduction to Microbiology
Human Anatomy and Physiology
General Microbiology
Genetics
Human Physiology
Human Physiology Lab
Introductory General, Organic and Biochemistry
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry I
Principles of Biochemistry
Introductory Business Statistics
Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology
Cancer: Perspectives and Controversies
Physiology of Exercise
Statistical Concepts in Human Performance Studies
Foundational Human Anatomy and Physiology
Clinical Pharmacology
Introduction to Pathophysiology
Advanced Clinical Anatomy
College Trigonometry
Precalculus Mathematics
Calculus I
Biochemistry for Clinical Scientists
Introduction to Public Health
Principles of Diet and Nutrition
Introductory Physics
Physics for Health Sciences
General College Physics I
General College Physics II
Psychological Statistics
Elementary Statistics
Total Credit Hours18-19