Bachelor of Applied Science in Health, Wellness, and Social Services
George Mason, USA
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 4,897 / per semester **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* International student deadline is 1st of June of every year | Domestic student deadline is 1st of February
** in-state tuition full-time (12-15 credits); USD 16,980 - out-of-state tuition full-time (12-15 credits); USD 1,803 - mandatory student fee
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Key Summary
About: This Bachelor of Applied Science builds on an associate’s in applied science (AAS) in Health Information Management, Hospitality, Nutrition Management, Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, or Respiratory Therapy. Mason’s College of Health and Human Services offers an interdisciplinary programme preparing adult learners for health and social services. Two tracks: Physical and Mental Health Care Delivery (fully online) and Health Care Administration (hybrid). The programme maximizes transferred credits and readies students to serve diverse, vulnerable populations.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as Medical and Health Services Manager, health services administrator, care coordinator, or social services case manager. Median pay was $88,580.
Who Should Apply?
If you have completed an associate’s in applied science (AAS) degree in Health Information Management, Hospitality Management, Nutrition Management Specialization, Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, or Respiratory Therapy, this degree is designed for you!
Why This Degree Now?
Global workforce demands in the health and human services are increasing, and a BAS degree with a concentration in health, wellness, and social services will provide you with the foundation necessary to be a professional in the field. In fact, Mason’s College of Health and Human Services was developed in 2006 to help meet this demand and offer students high-quality programs in public health, rehabilitation science, nutrition, health informatics, senior housing, health services research, and policy and specialized study in social work and nursing.
Analysts at the Virginia Workforce Connection provide statistics predicting that from 2010-2020, the Commonwealth of Virginia will have added 137,096 new jobs in health care and social assistance. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics cites the median pay for Medical and Health Services Managers at $88,580 with an expected employment increase of 23% by 2022.
Why Choose Mason?
- Our program will build on your current skills to make you more competitive in Virginia’s growing workforce. We will help you maximize your accumulated credits and ‘life credits.’
- As a multidisciplinary concentration, this program is ideal for adult learners who want to gain a broad theoretical perspective for understanding the complex nature of providing health care and social services programs to a diverse group of individuals in order to increase overall well-being.
- Courses offered through this program are taught by outstanding Mason faculty and provide students with a foundation in serving both domestic and international vulnerable populations.
- Students have an option of two academic tracks – Physical and Mental Health Care Delivery or Health Care Administration. Both tracks prepare students to become professionals in the health and social services fields.
- The Physical and Mental Health Care Delivery track is offered entirely online, so you can complete assignments from anywhere. The Health Care Administration track will be delivered in a hybrid method.
BAS students must fulfill all requirements for bachelor's degrees including Mason Core requirements, to include 45 credits of upper-level coursework. All Mason Core requirements must be met with either George Mason courses or transferrable equivalents.
The minimum credit requirement for a bachelor's degree is 120 credits; however, while there is some variation between concentration areas, fulfilling all Mason Core requirements and an academic concentration is likely to require most BAS students to complete at least 63-66 credits at George Mason, which may lead to over 120 credits of coursework in order to receive the degree.
The degree plan outlined is based on a student who transfers in a minimum of 30 credits from a completed AAS degree. Some of these credits may count only towards the elective requirement within the BAS degree.
Total credits: 120-126
Concentration courses
This concentration is in collaboration with the College of Health and Human Services.
To enroll in this concentration, students must have an AAS in one of the following areas:
- Health Information Management
- Hospitality Management, Nutrition Management specialization
- Nursing
- Physical Therapist Assistant
- Respiratory Therapy
Core Requirements
- BAS 300 Building Professional Competencies 3
- SOCW 200 Introduction to Social Work (Mason Core) 3
- GCH 205 Global Health (Mason Core) 3
- NURS 434 Vulnerable Populations 3
- BAS 490 Introduction to Research Methods 3
- BAS 491 Applied Sciences Capstone (Mason Core) 3
Total Credits 18
Additional Concentration Requirements
To complete the Health, Wellness, and Social Services concentration, students must complete one of the two following areas:
Health Care Administration
- HAP 301 Health Care Delivery in the United States 3
- HAP 360 Introduction to Health Information Systems 3
- HAP 442 Introduction to Health Care Politics and Policy 3
- SOCW 380 Changing Social Policies and Systems 3
Total Credits 12
Physical and Mental Health Care Delivery
- HAP 301 Health Care Delivery in the United States 3
- NUTR 295 Introduction to Nutrition (Mason Core) 3
Select one from the following: 3
- GCH 360 Health and Environment
- HHS 432 Healthy Aging
- SOCW 375 Human Behavior and the Family Life Course (Mason Core)
- SOCW 435 Introduction to Gerontology
- SOCW 483 Selected Topics in Social Work Intervention
Total Credits 9
Electives (variable)
All BAS students are required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours of coursework. Students will work with their advisors to determine how to fulfill their outstanding credit hours to ensure they have met all major and university requirements. The number of elective credits that a BAS student may have available will vary by concentration and the amount of applicable transfer coursework the student has been awarded.
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