BHS in Health Science with Emphasis in Health & Wellness Services
Degree Program Description
The health and wellness services emphasis will prepare students for application to clinical or graduate programs in fields such as occupational therapy, accelerated nursing, applied behavior analysis, or health education and promotion. The health and wellness services emphasis may also prepare students who have appropriate work experience as an undergraduate to work in fields such as health and human services, non-profit organizations, corporate health promotion, and wellness programming.
The health and wellness emphasis services area includes 20 hours of core required courses, professional emphasis requirements, and required health science electives that complement the student's pathway. In addition, the health science program requires an internship that is appropriate for a student's career goals. Examples of internships for the health and wellness services emphasis include approved study abroad, health promotion, physical fitness, and nutritional services through WELLAWARE at Boone Hospital Center, Safe Kids Columbia, and Case Management at Lutheran Family and Children's Services.
Major Program Requirements
In addition to University of Missouri requirements, including University general education, and BHS in Health Science Core requirements, students pursuing the Health & Wellness Services emphasis must also complete the following requirements, each of which must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.
| Health and Wellness Services Emphasis Requirements | ||
| ENGLSH 1000 | Writing and Rhetoric | 3 |
| or ENGLSH 1000H | Honors Writing and Rhetoric | |
| BIO_SC 1010 & BIO_SC 1020 | General Principles and Concepts of Biology and General Biology Laboratory | 5 |
| or BIO_SC 1500 | Introduction to Biological Systems with Laboratory | |
| or BIO_SC 1500H | Introduction to Biological Systems with Laboratory Honors | |
| or BIO_SC 1030 | General Principles and Concepts of Biology with Laboratory | |
| CDS 2190 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| COMMUN 1200 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| or COMMUN 1200H | Public Speaking - Honors | |
| H_D_FS 2400 | Principles of Human Development | 3-4 |
| or H_D_FS 2400H | Principles of Human Development - Honors | |
| or H_D_FS 2400HW | Principles of Human Development - Honors/Writing Intensive | |
| or H_D_FS 2400W | Principles of Human Development - Writing Intensive | |
| HLTH_SCI 3400 | Global Health Care Systems | 3 |
| or P_HLTH 3400 | Global Public Health and Health Care Systems | |
| STAT 1200 | Introductory Statistical Reasoning | 3 |
| or STAT 1300 | Elementary Statistics | |
| or STAT 2500 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics I | |
| or ESC_PS 4170 | Introduction to Applied Statistics | |
| Physical Science course | 1+ | |
| Select one of the following: | 3-5 | |
| Infectious Diseases | ||
| Human Anatomy Lecture | ||
| Diet Therapy for Health Professionals | ||
| Microbiology for Nursing and Health Professions | ||
or MICROB 3200 | Medical Microbiology and Immunology | |
| Elements of Physiology | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Culture and Health Literacy for the Health Professions (Person-Centered Care option as well. See note for Person-Centered Care requirement.) | ||
| Culture and Health Literacy for the Health Professions - Honors | ||
| Humanism and Health Literacy (Person-Centered Care option as well. See note for Person-Centered Care requirement.) | ||
| Health Literacy, Decision Making and Behavior Changes | ||
| Approved Person-Centered Care Course (choose one) *This requirement may overlap with the Health Science Electives requirement, but not emphasis requirements. | 3 | |
| Inclusion and Equity in Health Care | ||
| Gender and Public Health | ||
| Race, Ethnicity, and Health: An Intersectional Examination of Health Inequalities | ||
or P_HLTH 4610H | Race, Ethnicity, and Health: An Intersectional Examination of Health Inequalities - Honors | |
| Health Science Electives * | 18 | |
Students must complete 18 hours of approved elective coursework. At least 9 credit hours must be taken as 3000/4000 level courses. Transfer courses taken at the freshman-sophomore level and accepted as equivalent to a 3000/4000 level course at the University may not count towards the 9 hour upper-level Health Science Elective requirement for the Health Science degree. | ||
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See Health Science Electives for a course list of electives that count towards this requirement.
Semester Plan
Below is a sample plan of study, semester by semester, for the Health & Wellness Services emphasis. A student's actual plan may vary based on course offerings, course choices where options are available, and a student's academic/career goals.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIO_SC 1010 | 3 | ENGLSH 1000 | 3 |
| BIO_SC 1020 | 2 | HLTH_SCI 1000 | 3 |
| HIST 1100, 1200, or POL_SC 1100 | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Humanities course | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 1 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| COMMUN 1200 | 3 | HLTH_SCI 3700 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 2400 | 3 | CDS 2190 | 3 |
| Physical Science course | 3 | 2000+ level Humanities course | 3 |
| STAT 1200 | 3 | Writing Intensive course | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| HLTH_SCI 3000 | 1 | Biological/Physical/Mathematical Science Course | 1 |
| HLTH_SCI 4480 | 3 | NEP 2380 | 3 |
| H_D_FS 2400 | 3 | HLTH_SCI 4200W | 3 |
| Person-Centered Care course | 3 | 2000+ level Approved Health Science Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | 3000+ level Approved Health Science Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | Elective | 2 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| HLTH_SCI 3400 | 3 | HLTH_SCI 4985 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4410 | 3 | 2000+ level Approved Health Science Elective | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4975 | 3 | 3000+ level Approved Health Science Elective | 3 |
| 3000+ level Approved Health Science Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits: 120 | |||
Degree Audit
The degree audit is an automated report reflecting a student’s academic progress toward the completion of a degree.
MU students can request a degree audit by logging in to myDegreePlanner. Students may also access myDegreePlanner via myZou, in the Student Center, click on the Academic Progress Tile, then select Request Degree Audit. The audit automatically pulls in the student’s MU course work, transfer courses and courses in progress. This is available to current students, admitted students, and those who last attended less than three terms ago.
Past MU students can request a degree audit by contacting the Academic Advising Unit of the division in which they were last enrolled at MU. For contact information, go to https://advising.missouri.edu/contact/.
Prospective students, can access a preliminary MU degree audit via https://www.transferology.com. Information on the college credits already earned will have to be manually entered before it can be evaluated against current degree requirements.
For additional details on degree audits, go to https://registrar.missouri.edu/degrees-audits/degree-audits/.
Major and Career Exploration
The University of Missouri has many resources to assist you in exploring majors and career possibilities. For guidance, visit the Majors and Careers website or view specific resources below.
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If you are considering a change of major or are exploring multiple majors, schedule an appointment with an advisor in the Discovery Center by calling (573)884-9700 or through MU Connect Discovery Center service in you success network.
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If you have decided on a major, visit an academic advisor in the School or College that you are interested in to discuss the process of declaring the major.
- If you would like to learn more about your career interests, abilities, values and talents, visit the MU Career Center. No Appointment is necessary to explore career options with one of our staff members.
- If you would like information about MU majors and degree programs, visit:
- the Degrees, Majors (Degree Programs), Emphasis Areas, Minors and Certificates page in the catalog,
- the MU Majors website.
For additional major and career exploration resources, visit Major & Career Exploration in the catalog.