Allied Health Studies

B.A. in Allied Health Studies

The program in Allied Health Studies and Fitness builds on a strong base of general education courses and includes in-depth perspectives on health and health care delivery. Students gain an understanding of health issues and public health trends. They learn to utilize management, organizational and communication skills in health care positions and interpret health care and disease related research and use this information to change and improve health care.

Requirements for the Major:

• AHS 101 Introduction to Allied Health Studies
• AHS 300 Health Care Organizations and Delivery Systems
• AHS 305 Human Diseases
• AHS 310 Health Promotion and Planning
• AHS 400 Epidemiology
• AHS 410 Research in Health Care
• AHS 450 Senior Seminar
• AHS 495 Internship
• BUS 121 Accounting and Finance for Health Care Professionals
• BUS 211 Management
• COMM 205 Communication in the Workplace
• MATH 119 Statistics
• PE 275 Lifestyles for Wellness
• PHIL 331 Ethics in Health Care

Total credits for the Bachelor of Arts in Allied Health Studies: 40

Capstone Seminar

Students will complete a mentor guided, culminating research project that begins during the internship and ends in the Senior Seminar course.

Suggested minors for students majoring in Allied Health Studies:

• Biology
• Business Administration
• Chemistry
• Communication
• Foods and Nutrition
• Journalism
• Psychology
• Sociology/Gerontology