DEVELOP A FOUNDATION FOR A CAREER IN HEALTHCARE WITH A BACHELOR’S IN HEALTH SCIENCES.
Lewis University’s Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences program provides an interdisciplinary pathway for undergraduate students into an allied health career. Whether you enter the workforce immediately after graduation or enroll in a graduate program such as Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Public Health, or Chiropractic, you will be ready for a rewarding career that optimizes people’s health and quality of life.
The Health Sciences major offers flexibility and choice to match your career goals. You will discover various healthcare professions, ensuring you choose the career path that best aligns with your interests and values. By understanding the role and expertise of other members of the healthcare team, you will be prepared to collaborate as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Together with your classmates, you will learn key concepts essential for all healthcare professionals, including evidence-based practice, social drivers of health, healthcare law and ethics, intercultural communication, and interprofessional collaboration. Through real-world, case-based learning in the core courses, you will develop practical skills to promote healthy behaviors and identify risk factors for chronic diseases.
With support from your faculty mentor, you will choose from an extensive list of electives designed to meet graduate school admission requirements or implement the most effective strategies to improve the health of people and populations.
Unique Practical Capstone Experience
Your final experience in the Health Sciences program is a 2 credit-hour capstone course. In this course, you will partner with an agency whose objective is to improve the health of individuals or populations. Using the knowledge and skills gained in the Health Sciences program, you will make a meaningful contribution to the community served by the organization.
Student Learning Outcomes of the B.S. in Health Sciences
Students who graduate from the Health Sciences degree program will be able to:
- Demonstrate professional and ethical behaviors expected in healthcare.
- Demonstrate a foundational understanding of the U.S. healthcare system and their place within the system.
- Apply critical and scientific inquiry to identify and solve health dilemmas.
- Demonstrate foundational knowledge and application in a variety of health science disciplines, evident in classroom situations, laboratories, and clinical settings.
- Promote evidence-based, holistic self-care methods to maintain, restore, and improve the health status of individuals.
Sample Courses in the B.S. in Health Sciences
- Health & Health Professions
- Health Behavior
- US Health Care System
- Epidemiology or Health Informatics
- Healthcare Law, Ethics and Policy
- Intercultural Communication
- Evidence Based Practice & Quality Improvement
For more information contact the Office of Admission at admission@lewisu.edu or call (815)836-5250.
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