Department Information
Department of Health Sciences
P.O. Box 70673
Phone: (423) 439-4564
Web Address: www.etsu.edu/cph/hs/
The mission of the Department of Health Sciences is to offer a quality educational experience which provides a fundamental knowledge of the basic sciences; to develop student communication skills; fosters enthusiasm for continued learning; to encourage a strong program of scholarly activities; and to promote a spirit of cooperation among members of the academic community and with the community-at-large.
The Department of Health Sciences, located in Lamb Hall, is a multidisciplinary department offering a variety of courses concerning those sciences relevant to or implicating the human body and human health, e.g.: Anatomy and Physiology, and Microbiological Sciences. The department offers a B.S. degree in Health Sciences with concentrations in Microbiology or in Human Health. In addition, the department offers minors in Health Sciences. The department also has a joint graduate program with the Department of Biological Sciences and offers a M.S. degree in Biological sciences with a concentration in Microbiology.
The purpose of a Health Sciences major with a Microbiology concentration is to produce graduates with a fundamental knowledge of the major fields of microbiology. The graduates with a Microbiology concentration are qualified to be employed as technicians in academic or industrial research laboratories or pursue advanced degrees in graduate or professional schools.
Degree Requirements: 120 credits
| General Education |
41-42 credits |
| Major Total Requirement |
77-79 credits |
| Major Core |
(26 credits) |
| Concentration |
(33 credits) |
| Disciplinary Electives |
(6-8 credits) |
| Interdisciplinary Electives |
(12-14 credits) |
| TOTAL |
120 credits |
Suggested Four-Year Program of Study: HSCI-BS (MBHS)
General Education Requirements
These requirements include earning 41-42 credits in Communication, Humanities and Fine Arts, Social and Behavior Sciences, History, Natural Sciences and Mathematics categories.
Major Specific courses listed in General Education Requirements:
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