Health Science Electives
Students pursuing an undergraduate degree in Health Science must take 18 hours of Health Science Electives. 9 hours must be 3000/4000-level courses. Note that transfer courses taken at the freshman/sophomore level and accepted as equivalent to a 3000/4000 level course at MU will not count towards the 9-hour upper-level Health Science Elective requirement.
While the following list notes all qualifying Health Science Elective choices, application will vary according to the following criteria. Students should review their emphasis requirements and speak with their academic advisor prior to selecting a course to confirm how it applies to their degree:
- Students pursuing the online (no emphasis) Health Science degree must complete coursework from at least two of the following areas: Social/Behavioral, Medical/Biological, and Administrative/Leadership.
- If a course from this list is specifically required as part of a student’s declared emphasis area or as a program requirement for the online degree, it may not also count as a Health Science Elective.
- If an emphasis includes a “Choose / Select One” option as part of the emphasis requirements, courses taken in addition to the one selected may count as Health Science Electives.
- The Person-Centered Care requirement may also count as a Health Science Elective.
| Social/Behavioral | ||
| ANTHRO 2030 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 4360 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 4580 | Evolutionary Medicine | 3 |
| BIO_SC 2017 | World of Neuroscience | 1 |
| H_D_FS 2300 | Multicultural Study of Children and Families | 3 |
| H_D_FS 2400 | Principles of Human Development 1 | 3-4 |
| or H_D_FS 2400W | Principles of Human Development - Writing Intensive | |
| H_D_FS 2450 | Human Sexuality Across the Life Span | 3 |
| or PSYCH 2810 | Human Sexuality | |
| H_D_FS 3050 | Child Development: Infancy and Toddlerhood | 3 |
| or H_D_FS 3150W | Child Development: Preschool to Pre-Adolescence - Writing Intensive | |
| or PSYCH 2410 | Developmental Psychology | |
| H_D_FS 3430 | Adolescence and Young Adulthood | 3 |
| H_D_FS 3440 | Adulthood and Aging | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 2500 | Introduction to Rehabilitation Science | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 2600 | Principles of Rehabilitation for the Preprofessional | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 2850 | Inclusion and Equity in Health Care 2 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 2900 | Health Care In Missouri | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 3400 | Global Health Care Systems 1 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 3500 | Mental Health | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 3600 & HLTH_SCI 3610 | Health Promotion Programs I: Assessment and Planning and Health Promotion Programs II: Implementation, Evaluation, and Communication | 6 |
| HLTH_SCI 3800 | Holistic Health Systems for the Health Professions | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4400 | Culture and Health Literacy for the Health Professions 1 2 3 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4410 | Humanism and Health Literacy 2 3 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4420 | Health Literacy, Decision Making and Behavior Changes 3 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4430 | Health Care Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4450 | Health and Community Development | 3 |
| LTC 2200 | School Health and Student Wellbeing | 3 |
| PHIL 2440 | Medical Ethics 1 | 3 |
| PRST 3220 | Introduction to Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities | 3 |
| PSYCH 2210 | Mind, Brain, and Behavior | 3 |
| PSYCH 2220 | Drugs and Behavior | 3 |
| PSYCH 2510 | Survey of Psychopathology 1 | 3 |
| PSYCH 2520 | Introduction to Addiction Science | 3 |
| PSYCH 3420 | Cognitive Development in Childhood | 3 |
| PSYCH 3430 | Social Development in Childhood | 3 |
| PSYCH 3815 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 3830 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 4210 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 4580 | Externalizing Spectrum Disorders | 3 |
| P_HLTH 3310 | Social and Behavioral Health Theory and Practice | 3 |
| P_HLTH 3450 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 |
| P_HLTH 3460 | Introduction to Public Health and Emergency Preparedness | 3 |
| P_HLTH 4350 | Principles of Environmental Health for Public Health | 3 |
| Other approved P_HLTH courses 4 | ||
| SOC_WK 2000 | Exploration in Social and Economic Justice | 3 |
| SOC_WK 2220 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment | 3 |
| or SOC_WK 2220W | Human Behavior in the Social Environment - Writing Intensive | |
| SOC_WK 4395 | Death, Grief and Loss | 3 |
| SOC_WK 4400 | Domestic Violence | 3 |
| SOCIOL 2200 | Social Inequalities | 3 |
| SOCIOL 3420 | The Family | 3 |
| SOCIOL 3430 | The Sociology of Sport | 3 |
| SOCIOL 3440 | Sociology of Health | 3 |
| SOCIOL 4620 | Drugs and Society | 3 |
| SPC_ED 3100 | Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism | 3 |
| SPC_ED 3600 | Research and Practice in Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 |
| SPC_ED 4300 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| WGST 2960 | Sexual Health Education and Advocacy | 3 |
| WGST 4420 | Gender, Culture, and Politics | 3 |
| WGST 4600 | Women and Health | 3 |
| Medical/Biological | ||
| BIOCHM 2112 | Biotechnology in Society | 3 |
| BIO_SC 2100 | Infectious Diseases 3 | 3 |
| BIO_SC 2150 | Genetic Diseases | 3 |
| BIO_SC 2200 | General Genetics 1 | 4 |
| BIO_SC 3050W | Genetics and Society - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| BIO_SC 3700 | Human Physiology 1 3 | 5 |
| or MPP 3202 | Elements of Physiology | |
| BIO_SC 3750 | General Microbiology 3 | 2-4 |
| or BIO_SC 3760 | Microbiology Laboratory | |
| or MICROB 2800 | Microbiology for Nursing and Health Professions | |
| or MICROB 3200 | Medical Microbiology and Immunology | |
| CDS 2190 | Medical Terminology 1 | 3 |
| CDS 3200 | Essentials of Pathology | 3 |
| CDS 4500 | Emergency and Disaster Management in Healthcare | 1 |
| FPM 2130 | Exercise Techniques | 3 |
| FPM 3130 | Exercise Techniques II | 3 |
| FPM 3250 | Foundations of Movement in Exercise | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 2200 | Nuclear Weapons: Environmental, Health and Social Effects | 3 |
| or HLTH_SCI 2200W | Nuclear Weapons: Environmental, Health and Social Effects - Writing Intensive | |
| MPP 4202 | Medical Physiology | 4 |
| MPP 4204 | Medical Pharmacology | 4 |
| MICROB 4304 | Immunology for Health Professions | 3 |
| NURSE 3200 | Pathophysiology | 4 |
| NEP 2222 | Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Obesity | 3 |
| NEP 2380 | Diet Therapy for Health Professionals 3 | 3 |
| NEP 2450 | Nutrition Throughout the Life Span | 3 |
| NEP 2460 | Eating Disorders | 3 |
| NEP 3850W | Physiology of Exercise - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| PTH_AS 2201 | Human Anatomy Lecture 1 3 | 3 |
| PTH_AS 2203 | Human Anatomy Laboratory 1 | 2 |
| PH_THR 4250 | Human Kinesiology | 3 |
| PH_THR 4420 | Foundations of Therapeutic Exercise | 3 |
| Administrative/Leadership | ||
| ACCTCY 2258 | Computer-Based Data Systems | 3 |
| ABM 3223 | Relationship Selling: Creating Value for Customers | 3 |
| or MRKTNG 4420 | Sales Management | |
| ABM 3224W | New Products Marketing - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| ABM 3283 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| or MANGMT 4700 | Principles of Entrepreneurship | |
| COMMUN 3572 | Argument and Advocacy | 3 |
| COMMUN 3575W | Business and Professional Communication - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| COMMUN 3580 | Crisis Communication | 3 |
| COMMUN 4476 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| FINANC 4630 | Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4100 | Artificial Intelligence in Health Care | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4500 | Health Care Management 1 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4510 | Essential Tools for the Health Care Leader: A Problem-Based Approach 1 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4520 | Health Care Project Management | 3 |
| IS_LT 4361 | Introduction to Digital Media | 3 |
| MANGMT 3000 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| or MANGMT 3000W | Principles of Management - Writing Intensive | |
| MANGMT 4020 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MANGMT 4030 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MRKTNG 3000 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MRKTNG 3410 | Personal Selling | 3 |
| MRKTNG 4220 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| POL_SC 4140 | Congress and Legislative Policy | 3 |
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Course is specifically required within one or more emphasis areas. If required as part of the emphasis, the course may not also count as a Health Science Elective.
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Approved Person-Centered Care option. May also count as Health Science Elective.
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Course is a “Choose/Select One” option within one or more emphasis areas. Courses taken in addition to the selection for the emphasis may count as Health Science Electives.
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Excludes those cross-listed with Health Science courses fulfilling other requirements. Confirm with academic advisor.