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Rochester Campus
Health Sciences B.S.UM Rochester
UMR Chancellor's Office
Rochester students majoring in the health sciences will receive an integrated education across the life/health sciences, the physical sciences, the quantitative sciences, the social sciences, and the arts and humanities. Students must complete at least 120 credits, including at least 80 credits in the major. All courses in the major must be taken A-F, unless the course is only offered S-N.
The Health Sciences B.S. program prepares students for post baccalaureate education in a broad spectrum of health science related fields and for graduate programs in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities; health profession careers, including certificate programs in the health sciences; professional schools in the health sciences; and entry-level science and laboratory positions in industry, government agencies, and universities.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and
liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 3 semester(s) of
Spanish or approved alternate language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
All students are required to complete campus-wide requirements for liberal education and writing. UMR liberal education is integrated into the curriculum throughout the four years and follows the liberal education requirements on the UMTC campus, except that UMR requires all five themes. Writing and communication follows a writing-integrated curriculum and is incorporated throughout the curriculum across all courses.
In addition to the requirements below, students are required to create a personalized capstone. As part of the capstone, students write a proposal that requires them to list credit bearing activities, reflect upon their holistic experience, and express how their capstone endeavors align with their personal and professional goals. It may be possible, in some unique cases, for specially approved capstones to fulfill or waive program requirements.
Required Core Courses
BIOL 2311 - Integrative Biology
[BIOL, TS]
(4.0 cr)
BIOL 2331 - Anatomy and Physiology I
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 1231 {Inactive}
[PHYS]
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 2331 {Inactive}
[PHYS]
(4.0 cr)
CLI 1711 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
CLI 1712 - Personal Development and Career Exploration
(1.0 cr)
CLI 3522 - Community Collaboratory
(3.0 cr)
CLI 2713 - Career Development and Career Skills in the Health Sciences
(1.0 cr)
CLI 3712 - Capstone Proposal Writing
(2.0 cr)
ENGL 1433 - Introduction to Literature
[LITR]
(3.0 cr)
MATH 1161 - Introduction to Statistics
[MATH]
(3.0 cr)
PHIL 1431 {Inactive}
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
PHYS 1251 - Physics I
[PHYS]
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 2561 - Introduction to Public Health
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
SOC 1571 - Introduction to Sociology
[SOCS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
WRIT 1511 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
WRIT 1512 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
COMM 2511 - Communication Methods
(3.0 cr)
Capstone Reflection
CLI 4713 - Capstone Reflections
(1.0 cr)
or
Subgroup CR
CLI 4711 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
CLI 4712 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
Ethics Core
PHIL 1441 - Introduction to Ethics
[CIV, AH]
(3.0 cr)
or
SOC 1641 {Inactive}
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
Required Language Core
SPAN 1521, SPAN 1522, SPAN 2521 can be replaced by proficiency exam or an approved alternative language.
SPAN 1522 - Spanish II
(3.0 cr)
SPAN 2521 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
an approved alternative language
Upper Division
Take 3 or more course(s) from the following:
Science Courses
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
BIOC 3321 - Biochemistry
(3.0 cr)
·
BIOL 3332 - Anatomy and Physiology II
(4.0 cr)
·
BIOL 3311 - Genetics
[BIOL, TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
BIOL 3344 - Microbiology
[ENV]
(4.0 cr)
·
BIOL 4312 - Advanced Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genetics
(4.0 cr)
·
BIOL 4342 - Neuroscience
(3.0 cr)
·
BIOL 4364 - Immunology
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4331 - Chemical Biology
(3.0 cr)
·
Humanities, Public Health and Social Sciences
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ENGL 3481 - Society, Science, and Science Fiction
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
PHIL 3437 - History and Philosophy of Science
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
PHIL 3441 - Ethics of Medicine and the Sciences
[AH, CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3510 - Human Development across the Lifespan
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3512 - Principles of Abnormal Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3531 - Health Policy & Systems
[GP, SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3561 - Environmental Health and Environmental Justice
[ENV, SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 4561 - Introduction to Epidemiology
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3531 {Inactive}
[GP, SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3571 - Drugs and Society
[DSJ, SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3581 - Medical Sociology and Technology
[SOCS, TS]
(3.0 cr)
Electives
Electives may not be used to satisfy other requirements but may be replaced by courses that count towards the capstone experience, including courses in approved health certificate programs or graduate programs. Directed research (CLI 3394) and internships (CLI 3496) can each only be used for a maximum of 3 credits towards the BSHS electives. At least 6 credits from the list below must be at the 3xxx level or higher.
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
BIOC 3321 - Biochemistry
(3.0 cr)
·
BIOL 3332 - Anatomy and Physiology II
(4.0 cr)
·
BIOL 3311 - Genetics
[BIOL, TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
BIOL 3344 - Microbiology
[ENV]
(4.0 cr)
·
BIOL 4312 - Advanced Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genetics
(4.0 cr)
·
BIOL 4342 - Neuroscience
(3.0 cr)
·
BIOL 4364 - Immunology
(3.0 cr)
·
BIOL 3721 - Special Topics in the Life Sciences
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
CHEM 2231 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
CHEM 2333 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4331 - Chemical Biology
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEM 3721 - Special Topics in Chemistry
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
BIOL 1393 - Directed Study in Biology
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
BIOC 3393 - Directed Study or Research in Biochemistry
(1.0-6.0 cr)
·
CLI 3394 {Inactive}
(1.0-6.0 cr)
·
CLI 3496 - Internship: Professional Experience
(1.0-6.0 cr)
·
CLI 3711 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
·
CLI 3950 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CLI 4393 {Inactive}
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
CLI 4496 {Inactive}
(1.0-12.0 cr)
·
CLI 4696 {Inactive}
(1.0-12.0 cr)
·
CLI 4896 {Inactive}
(1.0-20.0 cr)
·
CLI 4950 {Inactive}
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
HP 4802 - Health Economics and Finance
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
HP 4902 - Management and Leadership in Healthcare
[GP]
(2.0 cr)
·
HIST 1435 - Comparative Global History
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
PHIL 3437 - History and Philosophy of Science
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
PHIL 3441 - Ethics of Medicine and the Sciences
[AH, CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3471 - Gender and Sexuality Studies
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3481 - Society, Science, and Science Fiction
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
HUM 3721 - Special Topics in Humanities
(3.0 cr)
·
MATH 1171 - Calculus I
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
·
MATH 2161 - Biostatistics
[MATH]
(3.0 cr)
·
MATH 2171 - Calculus II
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
·
MATH 3721 - Special Topics in the Mathematical Sciences
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
PHYS 2251 - Physics II
[PHYS]
(4.0 cr)
·
PHYS 3721 - Special Topics in the Physical Sciences
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
PSY 1511 - Introduction to Psychology
[SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3510 - Human Development across the Lifespan
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3512 - Principles of Abnormal Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3531 - Health Policy & Systems
[GP, SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3561 - Environmental Health and Environmental Justice
[ENV, SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 4561 - Introduction to Epidemiology
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3531 {Inactive}
[GP, SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3571 - Drugs and Society
[DSJ, SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3581 - Medical Sociology and Technology
[SOCS, TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3721 - Special Topics in Sociology
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 1524 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
·
SPAN 2524 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
SPAN 3721 - Special Topics in Spanish
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3721 - Special Topics in Writing
(1.0-4.0 cr)
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