Health Sciences Major

Required Courses

• HSCI 1100 - Introduction to Public Health
• HSCI 1120 - Introduction to Global Health

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  • Introduction to physiology: Chosen from
• BIOL 1120 - Biology of Human Function
• BIOL 1820 - Principles of Plant and Animal Physiology
• BIOL 1820 - LAB: Principles of Plant and Animal Physiology

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  • Statistics: Chosen from
• ECON 1330 - Statistics
• MATH 1200 - Statistics and Data Analysis
• PSY 1340 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

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• HSCI 3100 - Epidemiology
• HSCI 3100 - LAB: Epidemiology
• HSCI 3400 - Health Sciences Methods
• HSCI 5950 - Senior Seminar

Elective Courses

(In all cases, at least 3 of 4 elective courses must be at or above the 3000 level and at least 1 must be at the 5000 level)

Health Sciences - General Track

Hamline University’s program in Health Sciences includes a general track of study, whose electives are chosen by the student in consultation with a Health Science advisor. This track provides a maximum flexibility in allowing the student to craft a course of study which best suits their individual needs and interests. The (4) elective courses may be chosen from any of those listed below.

In addition to the required Health Sciences courses, and the (4) elective courses, the General Track must also include HSCI 5400 (Special Topics in Health Sciences)

Health Sciences - Behavioral and Social Health Sciences Track

Hamline University’s program in Health Sciences includes a concentration in Behavioral and Social Health Sciences, bringing interdisciplinary perspectives to bear on understanding the social and psychological bases of health, illness, and healing. This concentration is designed to provide students with knowledge about the causes, patterns, and consequences of affliction and disease, both at the level of the individual and the population. Courses in this concentration engage critical issues such as health and human rights, concepts of normality and abnormality, the role of medical technologies in negotiating lines between life and death, medical pluralism, the history of medicine, and health inequalities.

Health Sciences - Science of Disease Track

Hamline University’s program in Health Sciences includes a concentration in the science of disease. The following selection of courses was designed to provide students with basic knowledge of the biological principles necessary to understand the causes and mechanisms of disease. This track is recommended for students who wish to enter professional programs for allied health disciplines or health education.