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HEALTH SCIENCE

College of Health and Human Services

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The academic area of study in Health Science is part of the total program of the College of Health and Human Services. Students pursue a concentration of courses leading to a degree with specialization and job skills applicable to community settings, health care administration, occupational health and safety, and other health related fields. The faculty continues to support the idea of broad based professional preparation such that graduates will have wider appeal in the job market.

Students can expect to be involved, both in class and field experiences, in areas that deal with significant issues such as health care costs, consumer related issues, drug related problems, sexuality related matters, non-intentional injury causes and prevention, and other personal, occupational, and community health and safety issues as well as management, business and administration skills in the health care administration option.

Students interested in pursuing advanced degrees in the broad health sciences will find that the BS program provides the foundation upon which to build MPH, MA or MS in community, health care administration, or occupational health and safety degree programs.

The Health Science program at Sacramento State is one of the most highly sought after programs in Northern California. Due to the large number of applications, the program is now officially impacted. Students wishing to become Health Science majors must complete a series of required lower division courses and then must apply for admission to the program. It is highly recommended that interested students speak with a Health Science advisor as soon as possible.

Concentrations

• BS: Community Health Education / Health Care Administration / Occupational Health and Safety

Special Features

• A key feature of the program involves the diversity of the field experiences available. Students may select from state, county, city, or local health and safety related agencies, hospitals, as well as any private voluntary not-for-profit agency. This on-site experience continues to be a valuable professional experience that may lead to employment.
• Employment opportunities can be identified in any of the school/community health/safety/health care related programs, as well as in the private sector. Employment opportunities often evolve from the networking that develops naturally from students’ field experiences.
• Because of the unique location of the University in the state capital, students majoring in Health Science benefit from professional health resources of numerous state and local health agencies that include, but are not limited to the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services, California State Departments of Health Services, Mental Health, Aging and Alcohol and Drug Abuse. A variety of health/safety related agencies provide opportunities for field work experiences, internships, part-time, and summertime employment.
• Courses are offered on a schedule to accommodate both full-time and part-time students.
• The faculty consists of members with specialized preparation in the health science field. Our full-time faculty is augmented by the use of adjunct instructional staff selected from the above mentioned health science agencies.

Note: Students who have completed the physician assistant program at UC Davis Medical Center and who wish to obtain a BS degree in Health Science at California State University, Sacramento, should contact the Sacramento State Outreach Office for application and course requirements.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Requirements - Bachelor of Science

Units required for Major: 67-71
Minimum total units required for BS: 120
All courses must be completed with at least a "C" grade.

Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.

A. Required Lower Division Courses (25 units)

(4)	BIO 25	Human Anatomy and Physiology I
(4)	BIO 26	Human Anatomy and Physiology II (BIO 25 or instructor permission)
(5)	CHEM 6A	Introduction to General Chemistry (One year high school algebra; high school chemistry strongly recommended)
(3)	HLSC 50	Healthy Lifestyles
(3)	HLSC 98	Health Science ProSeminar
(3)	PSYC 2	Introductory Psychology
(3)	STAT 1	Introduction to Statistics (MATH 9 or three years of high school mathematics which includes two years of algebra and one year of geometry; completion of ELM requirement and the Intermediate Algebra diagnostic test)

B. Required Upper Division Courses (12 units)

(3)	HLSC 114	Human Ecology and Health
(3)	HLSC 118	Community Health
(3)	HLSC 148	Epidemiology (STAT 1, or instructor permission)
(3)	HLSC 195	Fieldwork ­ Health or Safety (Permission of faculty advisor, program coordinator and Department chair)

Note: Health Science courses depend upon concentration, permission of the faculty advisor, program coordinator, and department chair.

C. Concentrations (30-34)

Select one concentration from the following three options, in addition to requirements above.

Community Health Education (30)

(3)	HLSC 100	Fundamentals of Safety and Health
(3)	HLSC 112	Disease Prevention
(3)	HLSC 116	Public Health Administration and Policy
(3)	HLSC 119	Community Health Education (HLSC 118 or instructor permission)
(3)	HLSC 122	Health Psychology
(3)	HLSC 124	Consumer Health Education
(3)	HLSC 130	Alcohol and Other Drugs
(3)	HLSC 144	Community Health Planning and Evaluation (HLSC 118, HLSC 148; GWAR certification before Fall 09, or WPJ score of 80+, or 3-unit placement in ENGL 109 M/W, or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109 M/W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X or WPJ score 70/71 and ENGL 109X or instructor permission)
(3)	HLSC 147	Health Data Analysis (STAT 1 and/or instructor permission)

(3) Select one of the following courses for 3 units:

(3)	HLSC 117	Global Health
(3)	HLSC 134	Understanding Human Sexuality
(3)	HLSC 150	Aging and Health

Health Care Administration (30)

(3)	ACCY 1	Accounting Fundamentals (Entry Level Math (ELM) test of at least 36 or a CR grade in LS 7A)
(3)	ECON 1A	Introduction to Macroeconomic Analysis OR
	ECON 1B	Introduction to Microeconomic Analysis
(3)	HLSC 116	Public Health Administration and Policy
(3)	HLSC 144	Community Health Planning and Evaluation (HLSC 118, HLSC 148; GWAR certification before Fall 09, or WPJ score of 80+, or 3-unit placement in ENGL 109 M/W, or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109 M/W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X or WPJ score 70/71 and ENGL 109X; or instructor permission)
(3)	OPM 160	Principles of Quality Management
(3)	MGMT 102	Business Communications (Completion of Area A in General Education and ENGL 20; COMS 2 and COMS 4 recommended) OR
	COMS 103	Presentational Speaking in the Organization (a general education oral communication course)

Organizational Behavior Competenies. Select two courses from the following for 6 units:

(3)	HLSC 152	Healthcare Systems and Operations (HLSC 151; HLSC majors only or instructor permission)
(3)	HROB 101	The Management of Contemporary Organizations
(3)	HROB 151	Management of Human Resources
(3)	HROB 159	Topics in Organizational Behavior
(3)	PSYC 108	Organizational Psychology

Ethical issues in healthcare Select two courses from the following for 6 units:

(3)	COMS 116	Intercultural Communication
(3)	COMS 161	Health Communication
(3)	HLSC 151	Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System (ACCY 1, ECON 1A or ECON 1B; HLSC majors only or instructor permission)
(3)	PHIL 102	Professional and Public Service Ethics
(3)	PHIL 104	Bioethics
(3)	SWRK 151	Health Services and Systems

Occupational Health and Safety (32-34)

(5)	CHEM 6B	Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry (CHEM 1A or CHEM 6A or a high school chemistry course and passing a qualifying exam given in the first laboratory period) OR
	CHEM 20	Organic Chemistry Lecture--Brief Course (CHEM 1B)
(3)	HLSC 100	Fundamentals of Safety and Health
(3)	HLSC 106	Occupational Health (HLSC 100 or instructor permission)
(3)	HLSC 107	Occupational Safety (HLSC 100 or instructor permission)
(3)	HLSC 108	Occupational Health and Safety Laws and Regulations (HLSC 100 or instructor permission)
(3)	HLSC 109	Cause and Control of Occupational Loss (HLSC 100 or instructor permission)

Select one from the following for 3 units:

(3)	HLSC 116	Public Health Administration and Policy
(3)	HLSC 122	Health Psychology

Select three courses from the following for 9-11 units:

(4)	BIO 139	General Microbiology (BIO 10 or BIO 20 or both BIO 1 and BIO 2; CHEM 6B, CHEM 20 or CHEM 24)
(3)	ENVS 130	Environmental Toxicology (CHEM 1A or CHEM 6A or instructor permission)
(3)	FIN 138	Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
(3)	PHYS 5A	General Physics: Mechanics, Heat, Sound (Recently completed three years of high school algebra and geometry; and a college course in algebra and trigonometry (MATH 9 recommended) for those having an inadequate mathematics background) OR
	PHYS 10*	Physics in Our World

Note: *Fulfills General Education requirement

Additional Information

Repeat Policy: Health Science majors and minors can only repeat Health Science courses one time if they receive less than a "C." Students must meet with their academic advisor before petitioning the department to repeat the course. Refer to the Repeat Policy section of the Sacramento State Catalog for additional information.

Credit by Examination: A student who seeks course credit by examination is to enroll in the course to be challenged. No course may be challenged after the first two weeks of the semester. The instructor of the course will conduct an assessment of the student's readiness for the challenge for credit examination. Refer to Credit by Examination section of the Sacramento State Catalog.

Advising: It will be necessary to work very closely with an advisor to complete the BS degree in a timely manner. Therefore, the Health Science faculty strongly recommends that all Health Science students consult with an advisor prior to enrollment for any course. This procedure should be followed each semester.

Requirements - Minor

The Health Science Minor and Occupational Health and Saftey minor will be suspended due to the impaction of the Health Science Program that begins Fall 2012. The suspension of the Health Science Minor and Occupational Health and Saftey Minor will begin Fall 2012 and conclude Spring 2014.

Note: All Health Science courses must be completed with a "C" grade or better.

Minor in Health Science

Units required for the Minor: 18, all of which must be Health Science courses. The 18 units selected require approval by a Health Science faculty advisor.

Minor in Occupational Health and Safety

Units required for the Minor: 18, all of which must be Health Science courses.

A. Required Upper Division Courses (12 units)

(3)	HLSC 100	Fundamentals of Safety and Health
(3)	HLSC 106	Occupational Health (HLSC 100 or instructor permission)
(3)	HLSC 107	Occupational Safety (HLSC 100 or instructor permission)
(3)	HLSC 108	Occupational Health and Safety Laws and Regulations (HLSC 100 or instructor permission)

B. Additional Upper Division Requirements (6 units)

(6) Select two from the following:

	HLSC 109	Cause and Control of Occupational Loss (HLSC 100 or instructor permission)
	HLSC 116	Public Health Administration and Policy
	HLSC 118	Community Health
	HLSC 195	Fieldwork - Health or Safety (Permission of faculty advisor, program coordinator and Department Chair)

Career Possibilities

Alcohol Education Consultant · Community Health Educator · Community Program Director · Environmental Health & Safety Specialist · Family Planning Educator · Health Administration Assistant · Health Program Coordinator · Human Resources Specialist · Loss Control Consultant · Occupational Safety Specialist · OSHA Compliance · Patient Administration Specialist · Public Health Educator · Public Health Investigator

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