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Focus in Allied Health

The BGS program focus in Allied Health is designed for those with a background in Allied Health who want to expand and broaden their credentials in today’s changing health care system. This focus may also prepare students for entrance into a graduate degree program in a specific health discipline. There are four required core Allied Health classes in this focus, and another twelve credits can be taken in courses in Allied Health and related disciplines.

Focus Requirement
24 credits minimum, with 18 credits at the 200s level.
 
Required Courses (12 credits)
  Allied Health - AH
    241W Research for the Health Professional (3)
    242 Counseling and Teaching for the Health Professional (3)
    243 Health Care Issues for the Health Professional (3)
    244 Management for the Health Professional (3)
 
Recommended Courses (12 credits)
Minimum 6 credits at the 200s level.
  Allied Health - AH
    203 Aging: Implications for Health Professionals (3)
    204 Conversational Spanish for the Health Professional (3)
    237 Women’s Health and Health Care (3)
    280 Safety and Health Management (3)
    281 Industrial Hygiene (3)
    282 Accident Prevention Techniques (3)
    283 Occupational Safety and Health Regulations (3)
    284 Ergonomics (3)
  Anthropology - ANTH
    246W Illness and Curing (3)
    261 Medical Ecology (3)
    277 Medical Anthropology (3)
  Biology - BIOL
    107 Principles of Biology (4)
    108 Principles of Biology (4)
  Chemistry - CHEM
    127Q-128Q General Chemistry (4 each)
    141 Organic Chemistry (3)
    142 Organic Chemistry Lab (1)
    243-244 Organic Chemistry (3 each)
    245 Organic Chemistry Lab (3)
  Communication - COMM
    210 Persuasion (3)
    220 Interpersonal Communications (3)
    225W Small Group Communication (3)
    245 Gender and Communication (3)
 

Economics - ECON

    261 Health Economics (3)
  General Studies - GS
    296 BGS Internship (variable)
    297 BGS Summary Project (3)
    299 Independent Study (variable)
  Human Development and Family Studies - HDFS
    202 Human Development: Infancy - Adolescence (3)
    204 Human Development: Adulthood and Aging (3)
    248/248W Aging in American Society (3)
    250 Gender and Aging (3)
    252 Death, Dying and Bereavement (3)
    266 Introduction to Counseling (3)
    273 Family Interaction Processes (3)
    274 Public Policy and the Family (3)
    277 Issues in Human Sexuality (3)
  Molecular and Cell Biology - MCB
    203 Introduction to Biochemistry (4)
    213 Concepts of Genetic Analysis (4)
    218/218W Heredity and Society (3)
    229 Fundamentals of Microbiology (4)
  Nutritional Sciences - NUSC
    165 Fundamentals of Nutrition (3)
    166 Food, Culture and Society (3)
  Physical Therapy - PT
    213 & 215 Human Anatomy and Lab (3 each)
  Physiology and Neurobiology - PNB
    264-265 Human Physiology and Anatomy (4 each)
 

Psychology - PSYC

    132 General Psychology I (3)
    133 General Psychology II (3)
      or
    135 General Psychology II (4)
    236 Developmental Psychology (3)
    245/245W Abnormal Psychology (3)
    246/246W Psychology of Women (3)
  Sociology - SOCI
    241 Women and Health (3)
    244/244W Sociology of Mental Illness (3)
    247/247W Sociology of Health (3)
  Women's Studies - WS
    268 Gender and Communication (3)