Bachelor of Science in Health Care Studies

Essential Courses

Common Program Core

HCS 101        Introduction to Health Care Models
HCS 300        Contemporary Issues in Integrative Health Care
HCS 310        Health Promotion and Education
HCS 320        Community Health Education and Disease Prevention
HCS 335        Critical Issues in Global Health
HCS 353        Introduction to Epidemiology
HCS 491, 492 or 493           Professional Practicum (selected in collaboration with concentration faculty)

Three credits of biology: BIO 100, 103, 109 or equivalent.

Three credits of chemistry: CHE 100, 101, 110 or equivalent.

Four credits of Anatomy & Physiology, or BIO 330 and 340 or equivalent.

BIO 117          Human Nutrition
PSY 229         Health Psychology
MTH 104        Survey of Statistics
            or NSC 310   Biostatistics
            or PSY 211    Statistics for Psychology and Social Sciences
PSY 103         Introduction to Psychology
CMP 315       Advanced Composition for Health Professionals
            or CMP 311  Advanced Composition
            or CA 205      Communication Through Speech
            or SPA 110   Spanish for Health Professionals

Three credit hours in PHI 232 Learning through Service, or other CIS approved Service Learning course.

Interdisciplinary Electives:

Fifteen credits of electives may be selected either from those courses listed in any of the concentration areas or from any other Daemen College course with the guidance of the student advisor.

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