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HEALTH

SCIENCES

Health sciences is a multidisciplinary field that actively combines bio-medical,
psycho-social, organizational, and societal aspects of health, disease, and
healthcare. Our programs take a hands-on approach to learning, using state-of-
the-art tools in real-world settings.

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY (BS, Minor): Career Opportunities: Health advocate,
Understand the structure, function, health educator, community outreach
and processes of the body and the specialist, community services director,
multidimensional nature of wellness. worksite wellness coordinator, case
Opportunity to become certified as an manager, pharmaceutical sales, social
exercise physiologist or a strength and services, and research.
conditioning specialist.

Career Opportunities: Clinical exercise OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (DrOT, direct-
physiologist, cardiovascular rehabilitation entry**, 6 years): Can be completed
specialist, corporate wellness director, in 6 years with no GRE required, no
fitness trainer, health educator, strength reapplication necessary, seat reserved
and conditioning specialist. Some of our for entire length of program as long as
graduates also choose to further their progression standards are met. Help
studies and enter a variety of healthcare patients with physical, developmental,
professions including athletic training, and behavioral disabilities as you build
clinical exercise physiology, physical their skills and promote independence.
therapy, occupational therapy, public
health, or health-related research. Career Opportunities: Occupational
therapist. Our graduates work in a
variety of fields including in-patient,
HEALTH SCIENCE (BS): Ensure a patient out-patient, acute rehabilitation, skilled
receives the vital care they need as you nursing facilities, hospitals, schools,
master the chemistry behind medicine and in the community—after passing
and delivery mechanisms in a blend of the NBCOT—the occupational therapy
science and patient care. licensing exam.