Health Studies Degree Requirements

Complete these requirements for a Health Studies degree.

Bachelor of Science with Major in Health Studies

Required 120 credits, 36 of which must be numbered 300 or above, and 30 of which must be from UND:

I. Essential Studies Requirements.

II. A minimum of 34 credits, including:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
BIMD 220	Human Anatomy & Physiology I	3
BIMD 220L	Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab	1
BIMD 221	Human Anatomy & Physiology II	3
BIMD 221L	Human Anatomy & Physiology II Lab	1
BIOL 150	General Biology I	3
or BIOL 111	Concepts of Biology
BIOL 150L	General Biology I Laboratory	1
or BIOL 111L	Concepts of Biology Laboratory
CHEM 115	Introductory Chemistry	3
or CHEM 121	General Chemistry I
CHEM 115L	Introductory Chemistry Laboratory	1
or CHEM 121L	General Chemistry I Laboratory
COMM 380	Health Communication	3
IDS 280	Interdisciplinary Thinking and Writing	3
IDS 495	Service and Citizenship	3
PHE 101	Introduction to Public Health	3
PHIL 251	Ethics in Health Care	3
PSYC 111	Introduction to Psychology	3
or SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology
Total Credits		34

Optional Sub-Plans

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
COMM 212	Interpersonal Communication	3
LEAD 101	Learning Leadership	3
MED 205	Medical Terminology	1
MGMT 300	Principles of Management	3
Complete two of the following:		6
COMM 374	Principles of Strategic Communication
COMM 401	Organizational Communication
LEAD 400	Advanced Leadership
MGMT 361	Managerial Negotiations
MGMT 362	Leadership and Conflict Resolution
MGMT 372	Fundamentals of Project Management
POLS 437	Administrative Processes
PSYC 301	Industrial and Organizational Psychology
PSYC 366	Conflict Management
SOC 431	Workplace Dynamics
Total Credits		16

HEALTH DATA & INFORMATICS

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
BIOL 470	Biometry	3-4
or NURS 405	Informatics in Nursing
CSCI 289	Social Implications of Computer Technology	3
MATH 321	Applied Statistical Methods	3-4
or PSYC 241	Introduction to Statistics
or SOC 326	Sociological Statistics
MED 205	Medical Terminology	1
PHE 102	Epidemiology in Public Health	3
PSYC 370	Cyber Security, Big Data, & Human Behavior	3
Total Credits		16-18

HEALTH MANAGEMENT

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
COMM 374	Principles of Strategic Communication	3
COMM 401	Organizational Communication	3
MED 205	Medical Terminology	1
MGMT 300	Principles of Management	3
Complete two of the following:		6
LEAD 101	Learning Leadership
LEAD 400	Advanced Leadership
MGMT 310	Organizational Behavior
MGMT 361	Managerial Negotiations
MGMT 372	Fundamentals of Project Management
POLS 200	Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
POLS 308	Intergovernmental Relations
POLS 361	Nonprofit Management (Undergrad)
POLS 432	Public Policy Making Process
POLS 437	Administrative Processes
PSYC 301	Industrial and Organizational Psychology
SOC 431	Workplace Dynamics
Total Credits		16

HEALTH PROMOTION

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
COMM 360	Communicating Science	3
MED 205	Medical Terminology	1
N&D 240	Fundamentals of Nutrition	3
or NURS 282	Health Promotion
or RHS 200	Helping Skills in Community Services
PHE 302	Community Health	3
PSYC 335	Health Psychology	3
Complete one of the following:		3
COMM 374	Principles of Strategic Communication
ENGL 415	Seminar in Literature (relevant topic)
IS 311	Health and American Indian Cultures
LANG 380	Global Gateways (relevant topic)
LANG 480	Capstone: Global Connections (relevant topic)
PSYC 355	Adulthood and Aging
SOC 352	Aging and Society
SOC 354	Medical Sociology
SOC 355	Drugs and Society
Total Credits		16

HEALTH & LAW

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
A&S 351	Introduction to Law and Legal Studies	3
CJ 201	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
MED 205	Medical Terminology	1
PHIL 110	Introduction to Logic	3
POLS 115	American Government I	3
Complete one of the following:		3
CJ 320	Cybersecurity Law and Investigations
PHIL 355	Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 371	Philosophy of Law
POLS 305	American Constitution-Governmental Powers
POLS 306	American Constitution-Civil Liberties
PSYC 362	Psychology and Law
Total Credits		16

Health Studies Degree Requirements Disclaimer

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

General Education Courses

Essential Studies (ES) is UND’s program in general education. Along with your required major courses, it helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and problem solving.