College of Health and Human Services
Department of Health Sciences
Health Sciences - Allied Health, Bachelor of Science
Overview
In addition to University Requirements:
- Students may transfer up to 90 units of community college and/or university credit from regionally accredited institutions of higher education.
- 30 units of major requirements from NAU.
- Up to 9 units of major prefix courses may be used to satisfy General Studies Requirements; these same courses may also be used to satisfy major requirements.
- Elective courses, if needed, to reach an overall total of at least 120 units.
Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.
| Minimum Units for Completion |
120 |
| Major GPA |
C |
| Highest Mathematics Required |
MAT 114 |
| Additional Admission Requirements |
Required |
| Some online/blended coursework |
Required |
| AZ Transfer Students complete AGEC-A |
Recommended |
| Progression Plan Link |
Not Available |
| Community College Emphasis Required |
An emphasis is transferred to NAU from a Community College. |
Purpose Statement
The online BS Health Sciences Allied Health program provides an innovative '3+1' curriculum that prepares students to advance their careers in health-related fields. These programs are specifically designed for students who have completed their associate's degree in an allied health discipline from a regionally-accredited program and who have successfully obtained the related professional license. Our programs provide students with foundational knowledge of health promotion, disease promotion concepts, and understanding of the interconnectedness of personal, family, organizational, community, and societal health. Our students will use this knowledge to work collaboratively to provide comprehensive patient-centered care. While completing this degree, students will expand their critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills and enhance their ability to communicate effectively with others in order to provide excellent care for their patients. We specialize in preparing students in enhancing their careers with an understanding of the importance of leadership and inter-professional teamwork among health professionals, as well as skills to sustain personal health and well-being.
Student Learning Outcomes
Program Outcome 1: Graduates will demonstrate foundational knowledge of health promotion and disease prevention concepts.
- Identify and explain the determinates of optimal health and wellness in each of the six interrelated dimensions.
- Identify risk factors, signs and symptoms, and treatment associated with specific diseases
- Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of human diseases.
- Locate information concerning the identification and recognition of disease.
- Explain key concepts of epidemiology.
- Explain key concepts of epidemiologic data.
- Define stress and major types of stress.
Program Outcome 2: Graduates will demonstrate understanding of the interconnectedness of personal, family, organizational, community, and societal health.
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of individuals in maintaining personal, family and community health.
- Recognize evidence of informational knowledge of the effects of attitudes, emotions, and relationships in the mind-body-spirit aspect of health.
- Explain how social and behavioral factors influence diseases and conditions.
Program Outcome 3: Graduates will demonstrate writing and communication skills required for effective health professionals.
- Identify credible, evidence-based sources of health-related information
- Critically analyze sources of health information related to disease topics.
- Describe the current status of health service delivery, with a primary focus on the US system of health services delivery.
- Compare the health care system of another country with the USA's health care system.
- Critically assess the USA's current and future trends in health service organization and administration.
- Demonstrate writing skills using professional language appropriate for the topic, purpose and audience using APA format.
- Communicate health-related information effectively.
- Demonstrate effective writing and communication skills essential to the health professions workplace.
Program Outcome 4: Graduates will demonstrate awareness of the importance of leadership and interprofessional teamwork among health professionals.
- Apply principles of ethical and/or professional health practice appropriate to the discipline.
- Analyze issues related to course topics in leadership skills and inter-professional teamwork identified during the observational experiences.
Program Outcome 5: Graduates will demonstrate awareness and skills to sustain personal health and well-being.
- Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Complete a behavior change project utilizing effective and appropriate strategies.
- Identify the stress-related consequences of personality and temperament.
- Implement various stress management techniques and interventions.
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