Health Science Bachelor’s Degree
A Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science will prepare you for work as a heath educator. Instead of providing hands-on care for patients, these trained professionals work with groups to plan and implement strategies to help to improve their overall health. Prevention is a big part of the health educator’s work. Occupational health and safety is another area that Health Science students can choose to focus on.
To do well in this field, you need good listening skills, as well as the ability to communicate clearly. Part of the job involves explaining to others the steps they can take to improve their health or to remain healthy.
The Health Science program at university will include these types of courses:
• Biostatistics
• Community Mental Health
• Health Program Planning
• Health Team Building
• Human Life Span
• Long Term Care Services
• Managed Health Care
• Principles of Epidemiology
• Women in the Second Half of Life
Health Science graduates can find work in these types of work environments:
• Corporate Wellness Programs
• Government Agencies
• Health Promotion Programs
• Hospitals and Clinics
• Insurance Companies
• Private Health Agencies
• Secondary Schools
Graduates of the Bachelors Degree program in Health Science may choose to continue their studies and get a Masters Degree in the same area of study. This will allow them to qualify for work as a senior health policy executive.
