卫生科学专业是理学学士学位课程。该计划为学生提供了一种跨学科的方法来研究健康科学和全球公共卫生。在该计划的前两年，该课程整合了生物科学，人文科学和社会科学的核心课程（包括在BU Hub要求中），并以健康科学为基础。后两年的特色课程是将健康科学应用于公共卫生挑战的专门课程，包括定性和定量方法方面的培训，以及通过高级研讨会重点研究全球健康领域。该计划的最终目的是在实习中让学生在波士顿地区或出国留学时在附属站点获得公共卫生或临床保健方面的实践经验。该专业的学生有资格申请萨金特大学杰出论文。
The Health Science major is a Bachelor of Science program. This program offers students an interdisciplinary approach to study health sciences and global public health. During the first two years of the program, the curriculum integrates core courses in the biological sciences, humanities, and social sciences, included in the BU Hub requirements, with a strong foundation in global health and the health sciences. The second two years feature specialized coursework applying health sciences to the challenges of global public health, including training in both qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as focused study of a chosen area in global health through the senior seminar. The program culminates in a practicum wherein students gain hands-on experience in public health or clinical healthcare at an affiliated site, either in the Boston area or while studying abroad. Students in this major are eligible to apply for the Sargent College Senior Thesis for Distinction. The Health Science program articulates with three different BU Study Abroad programs to offer specialized opportunities to fulfill at least two program requirements while abroad, and both students and faculty in the program are active in international service-learning through the Sargent Service Learning program.<br><br>The Health Science major is an excellent option for students who wish to pursue the accelerated BS/MPH (41) program or to complete prerequisite course requirements for graduate programs in medicine, nursing, physician assistant training, or physical therapy. Students who plan to apply to degree programs in medicine or dentistry, or in preparation for a career as a physician assistant or nurse practitioner, will take an alternate sequence of basic science courses to include graduate program prerequisite course requirements.<br><br>Students will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science and, if selected, a minor in a specific health concentration or other discipline. Graduates from this program may pursue employment in the field of health and human services (e.g., public health, governmental and community agencies, insurance industry, hospitals, or the pharmaceutical industry) or may pursue graduate programs in public health or a clinical profession (e.g., medicine, physician assistance, nursing, physical therapy, or pharmacy), health administration, business, or law. Careful selection of available courses will optimize admission to desired graduate degree programs. Students registered in this program who meet GPA requirements are eligible to apply for the accelerated five-year Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Health (BS/MPH), offered in conjunction with Boston University School of Public Health. See the Sargent website for GPA and application requirements.<br><br>Learning Outcomes<br>Students will:<br><br>Demonstrate knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world at it relates to individual and population health.<br>Develop intellectual and practical skills to prepare students for future graduate school plans and research.<br>Develop personal and social responsibility to prepare students for future jobs in various workplaces and environments.