Health Science

The Associate of Arts in Health Science provides interdisciplinary training for students who wish to pursue careers in public health promotion, kinesiology, nutrition and dietetics, or corporate wellness. This program takes a holistic approach to understanding health and the human body, emphasizing subject areas including anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, nutrition, health psychology, and disease management. Students will learn to assess the different components of health across the lifespan and they will acquire skills necessary to design, implement, and supervise healthy lifestyle programs at the individual and societal levels.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Apply major theories and concepts of health, nutrition, and kinesiology to facilitate behavior change for lifestyle modification.
2. Critically evaluate health-related information and scientific research to formulate opinions/ideas.
3. Utilize interdisciplinary knowledge to design, implement, and evaluate wellness and health promotion programming.

Requirements

Review the Associate in Science and Associate in Arts Graduation Requirements and General Education requirements.