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 Credits

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