62 Health Science BA Degree Programs

Launch your medical career with the VWU/WAUSM Accelerated Pathway to MD (APMD). International students who enroll in the Bachelor of Arts in Allied Health Sciences (AHS) at Virginia Wesleyan University (VWU) can qualify for this 6-year BA/MD pathway.

Benedictine University's undergraduate Health Education and Promotion degree helps you become an outstanding health educator and leader. Fully online classes help prepare you for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam, offered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). You'll have a head start on our MPH, too. Learn more today.

Health & Medical Humanities is an interdisciplinary field that uses humanistic perspectives to understand health and healthcare. The humanities have the potential to teach us about the embodied human experience, including suffering, healing, well-being, and flourishing. The B.A. degree in Health & Medical Humanities complements the movement toward primary and patient-centered care in healthcare and provides an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the effects of health, wellness, and illness on patients, health professionals, and on the social worlds in which they live and work.

The Health Communication concentration examines the role of communication in understanding, promoting, and maintaining health. Emphasis is placed on the social construction of health, structural and social determinants of health, patient-provider communication, communication in healthcare organizations, interpersonal and family communication about health, mental health, gender, spirituality, disability, and aging.

The Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Optometry Pathway provides a strong scientific foundation, hands-on experience, and personalized advising to help you seamlessly transition into your optometry career. This provides academic preparation, hands-on learning, and support within a faith-based environment.

The Health and Exercise Sciences major examines how movement-based physical activities, exercise, and sport contribute to quality of human life using perspectives from biology, chemistry, psychology, sociology, business, education and philosophy. The program emphasizes hands-on experiential learning, offers BA and BS degree paths with concentrations including health & exercise science and human performance, and prepares students for careers in health-related fields and the fitness industry. A three-year bachelor's degree option is available for students who stay on a prescribed course plan.

A BA in Health Sciences allows students to develop a solid scientific foundation for the study of the human body, focusing on the structure and function of the body in conditions of wellness and disease. Students will be prepared for entry-level health science careers involving health education in a wide variety of settings, or entrance to graduate school in a variety of allied health fields, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, exercise physiology, nursing, physician assistance and others. The program is enriched by major requirements that intentionally attend to verbal and written discourse in the discipline, as well as research literacy.

UTP Stage II: Health Sciences (BA): The interdisciplinary approach of SFU’s Health Sciences program encourages a broad exploration of diverse areas of study and will allow students to gain an excellent foundation in a variety of areas and choose the area of study they wish to specialize in when they progress to SFU. A minimum GPA of 2.50, based on completion of 10 courses (at least 30 units, and with a grade of C- or better in all courses), will guarantee admittance to the Faculty of Health Sciences.

The Health and Society bachelor's degree program explores multiple perspectives on health, health care, and related systems and policies. You will engage in a critical analysis of the factors that impact the health and health behaviors of diverse populations, the provision of health care, and the formulation of health-related policy.

The Health, Medicine, and Society (HMS) program seeks to integrate coursework relevant to the field of medicine from across many disciplines. It is meant to serve students interested in a wide range of career paths, from medical providers (physician, nurse, physician assistant, midwife) to health care administrator, from public health to healthcare policy.

The Childhood: Health and Wellbeing BA (Hons) prepares students to understand the various factors that influence a child's health across different environments. The course covers key topics like child...

Our Applied Health and Social Care Top-up degree will advance your knowledge and practice to enable you to develop your career in sectors related to health and social care. The programme is open to those who have completed a foundation degree, diploma, or equivalent, who are looking to achieve an honours level qualification. However, we welcome students without the usual formal qualifications. Your application will be considered based on your skills, experience and how prepared you are to complete the course.

A degree in health and fitness studies will prepare you for careers in community recreation departments, health clubs, hospital wellness programs, corporate fitness centers, and school wellness programs. Students in this program also go on to become successful athletic coaches. Health and fitness studies majors must complete two internships where they observe, plan, and implement fitness or community recreation programs.

The BA in Applied Science promotes a liberal education for students entering entry-level professional doctorate health science programs, prepares graduates to apply natural/basic sciences to clinical practice in applied health science fields, and enables students in entry-level professional doctorate health science programs the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree.

The Health Sciences Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) program offers a comprehensive undergraduate education focused on preparing students for careers in health-related fields or for further graduate study. The...