The Bachelor of Health Sciences is an ideal degree for students whose passion for science is matched only by their desire to learn about it in new and progressive ways. The curriculum will teach you how the human body functions in health and disease, how it defends itself against microbes and pathogens, and how medications are used to combat infection and disease.
As a student, you’ll also examine the societal context of health and healthcare through history, ethics, law and policy through a global lens, something often overlooked in other undergraduate health programs. Research methods are another core component of the BHSc program and are complemented through labs (virtual or in-person), simulations, and living labs in which you’ll develop and interpret your own data. Flexibility is embedded into the program and you’ll develop your own customized learning plan from a series of innovative health science and elective courses.
ANAT 380 Clinically Relevant Human Anatomy
ANAT 380, Clinically Relevant Human Anatomy is a course on regional anatomy of the human body focusing on active and collaborative learning. Through a series of learning modules that will include readings, group learning activities,…
BMED 483 Advanced Topics in Infectious Disease
BMED 483, Advanced Topics in Infectious Disease, will examine basic principles of infectious diseases, including the epidemiology, pathophysiology, transmission, and control of infectious agents, with an emphasis on antimicrobial therapy and…
CANC 380 Evolutionary Biology of Cancer
CANC 380, Evolutionary Biology of Cancer is a third-year online course designed to introduce students from various biological sciences and allied health backgrounds to cancer as an evolutionary problem. The course focuses on the effect…
GLPH 385 Biohacking and Gerontechnology
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PHAR 370 Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
PHAR 370, Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, is an interdisciplinary course that introduces the basic principles and clinical applications of pharmacology. This 12-week course covers six themes or topics. Students will work…
Core Courses: 18 Units Required
BMED 173 History and Philosophy of Health and Healthcare
PHAR 100 Introductory Pharmacology
ANAT 100 Anatomy of the Human Body
PHGY 170 Human Cell Physiology
GLPH 171 Social and Physical Determinants of Health and Disease
HSCI 190 Introduction to Statistics for the Health Sciences / BIOL 243 Introduction to Statistics / STAM 200 Introduction to Statistics
Option Courses: Minimum 6.0 Units
PATH 120 Understanding Human Disease in the 21st Century
PSYC 100 Psychology or PSYC 101 or PSYC 102 or PSYC 103
BIOL 102 Introductory Biology of Cells
BIOL 103 Introductory Biology of Organisms
CHEM 112 General Chemistry (On-Campus students only)
CHEM 113 General Chemistry I
CHEM 114 General Chemistry II
PHYS 118 Basic Physics
MATH 121 Differential and Integral Calculus
WRIT 120 Fundamentals of Effective Writing
WRIT 125 Fundamentals of Academic Essay Writing
ENGL 100 Introduction to Literary Study
Note: Some Arts & Science courses may be 6.0 units.
Electives: 6.0 Units
Any online course, including any listed option courses. All Arts & Science Online courses are accepted as electives. Additionally, BHSc On-Campus students may choose courses from the Arts & Science Calendar.
Core Courses: 15.0 Units Required
PHGY 215 Principles of Mammalian Physiology I
PHGY 216 Principles of Mammalian Physiology II
BMED 270 Fundamentals of Health Research Methodology
GLPH 271 Global and Population Health
BCHM 270 Biochemical Basis of Health and Disease
Option Courses: 9.0 Units
MICR 271 Introduction to Microbiology**
MICR 270 Infection, Immunity, Inflammation**
MICR 290 Antibiotic Resistance Lab
CHEM 281 General Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 282 General Organic Chemistry II (On-Campus students only)
CHEM 285 General Organic Chemistry II
HLTH 230 Fundamentals of Human Nutrition
BCHM 218 Molecular Biology
IDIS 280 Interprofessional Approaches in Healthcare
PHGY 290 Investigation of Human Physiological Responses
**Students are required to take one of MICR 270 and MICR 271
Electives: 6.0 Units
Any online course, including any listed option courses. All Arts & Science Online courses are accepted as electives. Additionally, BHSc On-Campus students may choose courses from the Arts & Science Calendar.
Core Courses: 15.0 Units Required
REPD 372 Reproduction and Development
BMED 373 Health Ethics, Law, and Policy
PATH 310 Introduction to Pathology and Molecular Medicine
PHAR 370 Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (previously PHAR 270)
BCHM 370 Genetics and Genomics (previously BMED 370)
Option Courses: 9.0 Units
PHAR 380 Drug and Environmental Toxicology
CANC 380 Evolutionary Biology of Cancer
BMED 390 Integrative Laboratory Studies
BMED 381 Clinical and Diagnostic Chemistry
BMED 383 Advanced Research Methodologies
MICR 320 Microbes in Health and Disease
MICR 386 Fundamentals of Immunology in Health and Disease (previously BMED 386)
ANAT 380 Clinically Relevant Human Anatomy
GLPH 385 Biohacking and Gerontechnology
Electives: 6.0 Units
Any online course, including any listed option courses. All Arts & Science Online courses are accepted as electives. Additionally, BHSc On-Campus students may choose courses from the Arts & Science Calendar.
Core Courses: 6.0 Units Required
GLPH 471 Advanced Global and Population Health
REPD 473 Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Option Courses: 18.0 Units
BMED 470 Principles of 'Omics'
PHAR 480 Drug Discovery and Development
CRSS 454 Cardiovascular Sciences
NSCI 483 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
BMED 483 Advanced Topics in Infectious Diseases
BCHM 482 Proteomics and Metabolomics
IDIS 480 Advanced Interprofessional Approaches in Healthcare
GLPH 493 Global Health Practice
HSCI 592 Health Sciences Research: Design and Methods
HSCI 593 Health Sciences Research: Data Collection and Interpretation
HSCI 598 Health Sciences Research: Design and Methods
HSCI 599 Health Sciences Research: Data Collection and Analysis
Electives: 6.0 Units
Any online course, including any listed option courses. All Arts & Science Online courses are accepted as electives. Additionally, BHSc On-Campus students may choose courses from the Arts & Science Calendar.
Anatomical and Physiological Basis of Health and Disease
If you have a curiosity for how the human body works, you will find particular interest in this learning track.
Applied Research Methods in Health Sciences
If you have a curiosity for the way in which health-related research is conducted, with the inclination for advancing critical-reasoning skills, you will find particular interest in this learning track.
Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics
If you have a curiosity for the beneficial and/or detrimental effects of drugs and environmental chemicals, you will find particular interest in this learning track.
Global and Population Health
If you have a curiosity for health of an entire population, as well as the ways in which health in populations are appropriately measured, you will find particular interest in this learning track.
Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation
If you are interested in the influence of microbes in health and disease and how our immune system responds to environmental stimuli, this learning track will be of interest to you.
Molecular Basis of Biology
If you have a curiosity for the fundamental processes of life and human disease at the molecular and cellular level, you will find particular interest in this learning track.
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