Health Studies
Understand health, explore solutions, and make a difference in communities.
The Bachelor of Arts in Health Studies prepares you to understand the factors that shape health and well-being and develop the knowledge and skills to make a meaningful difference in public health. Through engaging coursework and applied learning, you will explore how social, biological, environmental, and systemic factors influence health across diverse populations and discover ways to improve health outcomes for individuals and communities.
The program opens the door to opportunities in public and global health, health management and administration, nonprofit and community services, community organizing, mental health services, and healthcare outreach. Additionally, it provides a strong foundation for advanced study in public health, clinical health professions, pre-med, social work, and other health-related fields.
Program Distinctions
- Hybrid and online classes for greater scheduling flexibility.
- An upstream approach to studying health to recognize how social, political, economic and geographical trends can shape outcomes.
- Social justice framework to better understand and address health inequities and systems of oppression with local and global perspectives.
- Community-engaged learning to provide hands-on skill building to deepen understanding of health systems.
- Areas of study and electives designed to further prepare you for a career in a health related field.
Areas of Study and Minors
Social and biological determinants of health, health policy and analysis, health education, community engagement, and global health perspectives are areas of study within the degree. Additionally, the program offers three minors: Global Health, Health Studies, and Health Education and Promotion. These minors open to students in any major and are designed to strengthen your knowledge of the field and expand your education.