This page is to be used as a planning tool. Your degree audit is the official record of degree requirements. Updated August 2023.
Health Studies Requirements
Bachelor of Arts from Health and Human Physiology (HHP)
The BA in Health Studies is designed for students who want a more flexible health science curriculum. The major interconnects the systems, technologies, and policies driving the U.S. wellness and health care industries. It provides flexible opportunities to work with faculty in developing the knowledge and skills needed to understand health determinants and anticipate continuing changes in preventive and clinical health delivery.
Major courses may fulfill the following General Education Requirements:
Natural Science; Natural Science w/lab; Quantitative or Formal Reasoning; Values & Culture
| Quantitative Reasoning Course | 3-4 | Major Electives | 12 |
| Health Studies Foundation and Core Courses |
22-25 | ||
| Total Hours | 37-41 |
| Quantitative Reasoning Course (One of these) | 3-4 sh | ||
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| BIOL:1141 Human Biology: Health Professions | 4 | STAT:1030 Statistics for Business | 4 |
| MATH:1440 Mathematics for the Biological Sciences | 4 | STAT:3510 Biostatistics | 3 |
| STAT:1020 Elementary Statistics and Inference | 3 | STAT:4143 Introduction to Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Health Studies Foundation Courses | 10-13 sh | ||
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| HHP:1050 Exploring Health and Human Physiology | 1 | HHP:2200 Physical Activity and Health | 3 |
| HHP:1100 Human Anatomy and HHP:1300 Fundamentals of Human Physiology or HHP:1400 Human Anatomy and Physiology |
3-6 | HHP:2310 Nutrition and Health | 3 |
| Health Studies Core courses | 12 sh | ||
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| HHP:3030 Lifestyle Medicine | 3 | HHP:4040 Health Services | 3 |
| HHP:4030 Social Determinants of Health | 3 | HHP:4390 Understanding Human Disease | 3 |
| Electives | 12 sh |
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| At least 12 s.h. from Health and Human Physiology courses numbered HHP:2000 or above |
Requirements before Fall 2023
Science & Math Foundation
| CHEMISTRY (one of these): |
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| CHEM:1080 General Chemistry II (3 s.h.) |
| CHEM:1120 Principles of Chemistry II (4 s.h.) |
| BIOLOGY (one of these): |
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| BIOL:1140 Human Biology: Nonmajors (4 s.h.) |
| BIOL:1141 Human Biology: Health Professions (4 s.h.) |
| BIOL:1411 Foundations of Biology (4 s.h) |
| MATHEMATICS/STATISTICS (one of these): |
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| MATH:1020 Elementary Functions (4 s.h.) |
| MATH:1350 Quantitative Reasoning for Business (4 s.h.) |
| MATH:1380 Calculus and Matrix Algebra for Business (4 s.h.) |
| MATH:1440 Mathematics for the Biological Sciences (4 s.h.) |
| MATH:1460 Calculus for the Biological Sciences (4 s.h.) |
| MATH:1850 Calculus I (4 s.h.) |
| STAT:1020/PSQF:1020 Elementary Statistics (3 s.h.) |
| STAT:1030 Statistics for Business (4 s.h.) |
| STAT:3510/IGPI:3510 Biostatistics (3 s.h.) |
| STAT:4143/PSQF:4143 Introduction to Statistical Methods (3 s.h.) |
Departmental & Health Studies Courses
| Departmental Core (12 s.h.) |
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| HHP:1100 Human Anatomy (3 s.h.) |
| HHP:1300 Fundamentals of Human Physiology (3 s.h.) |
| HHP:2200 Physical Activity and Health (3 s.h.) |
| HHP:2310 Nutrition and Health (3 s.h.) |
| Health Studies Core (9 s.h.) |
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| HHP:4030 Policy, Environmental, and Social Determinants of Health 3 s.h. prereq HHP:2200, HHP:2310 |
| HHP:4040 Health Services: Current Barriers and Innovative Solutions 3 s.h. prereq HHP:2200; HHP:2310 |
| HHP:4390 Understanding Human Disease 3 s.h. prereq HHP:1300 |
| Health Studies Guided Electives (12 s.h.) |
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