Health Sciences Major Program Goals
Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Health Sciences
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
Goal 3: Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World
Goal 4: Communication
Goal 5: Professional Development
Health Sciences Major Learning Outcomes
Outcome 1: Demonstrate scientific knowledge and skills in scientific reasoning and will be able to apply scientific principles to health and life sciences-based problems.
Outcome 2: Provide an integrated foundation of knowledge in various health sciences disciplines that includes life sciences, life span and developmental genetics and health informatics.
Outcome 3: Prepare students for entrance into graduate schools and professional health schools (physical therapy, occupational therapy, public health, nursing, physician assistant, and pre-pharmacy and to provide students with practical skills.
Outcome 4. Locate and effectively find and use resources from the literature.
Outcome 5: Demonstrate effective presentation skills, oral, written and visual communication.
Outcome 6: Demonstrate mathematical knowledge and skills in biological sciences.
Outcome 7: Demonstrate ability to identify ethical issues and to evaluate them rigorously from different side, specifically related to the health sciences.
Outcome 8: Demonstrate ability to integrate student services with career advising, student involvement, community service, leadership development and recreation and other extracurricular opportunities.
Outcome 9: Adopt values that build community at local, national and global levels.
Outcome 10: Develop meaningful professional direction for life after graduation.
