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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 220Human Anatomy & Physiology I3
BIMD 220LHuman Anatomy & Physiology I Lab1
BIMD 221Human Anatomy & Physiology II3
BIMD 221LHuman Anatomy & Physiology II Lab1
BIOL 150General Biology I3
or BIOL 111 Concepts of Biology
BIOL 150LGeneral Biology I Laboratory1
or BIOL 111L Concepts of Biology Laboratory
CHEM 115Introductory Chemistry3
or CHEM 121 General Chemistry I
CHEM 115LIntroductory Chemistry Laboratory1
or CHEM 121L General Chemistry I Laboratory
COMM 380Health Communication3
IDS 280Interdisciplinary Thinking and Writing3
IDS 495Service and Citizenship3
PHE 101Introduction to Public Health3
PHIL 251Ethics in Health Care3
PSYC 111Introduction to Psychology3
or SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology
Total Credits34

Optional Sub-Plans

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Course List
Code Title Credits
COMM 212Interpersonal Communication3
LEAD 101Learning Leadership3
MED 205Medical Terminology1
MGMT 300Principles of Management3
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 Credits16

HEALTH DATA & INFORMATICS

Course List
Code Title Credits
BIOL 470Biometry3-4
or NURS 405 Informatics in Nursing
CSCI 289Social Implications of Computer Technology3
MATH 321Applied Statistical Methods3-4
or PSYC 241 Introduction to Statistics
or SOC 326 Sociological Statistics
MED 205Medical Terminology1
PHE 102Epidemiology in Public Health3
PSYC 370Cyber Security, Big Data, & Human Behavior3
Total Credits16-18

HEALTH MANAGEMENT

Course List
Code Title Credits
COMM 374Principles of Strategic Communication3
COMM 401Organizational Communication3
MED 205Medical Terminology1
MGMT 300Principles of Management3
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 Credits16

HEALTH PROMOTION

Course List
Code Title Credits
COMM 360Communicating Science3
MED 205Medical Terminology1
N&D 240Fundamentals of Nutrition3
or NURS 282 Health Promotion
or RHS 200 Helping Skills in Community Services
PHE 302Community Health3
PSYC 335Health Psychology3
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 Credits16

HEALTH & LAW

Course List
Code Title Credits
A&S 351Introduction to Law and Legal Studies3
CJ 201Introduction to Criminal Justice3
MED 205Medical Terminology1
PHIL 110Introduction to Logic3
POLS 115American Government I3
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 Credits16

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.

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