Bachelor of Science Degree
Health science careers are so diverse that it’s hard to know where you fit in. Oakland University’s interdisciplinary health sciences major lets you explore the full range of options, while completing prerequisite coursework for graduate school or professional health sciences degrees. You’ll cultivate well-rounded expertise that supports almost any health sciences career pathway, while choosing an academic track in pre-health professional studies, holistic health, or pre-pharmacy. Our health sciences degree enables you to get deeply involved in research, work in clinical settings, and acquire hands-on experience that’s rarely available to undergraduate health science majors. Whether you advance to a graduate program or directly into the workforce, our health sciences degree sets you up to succeed.
Health science careers are so diverse that it’s hard to know where you fit in. Oakland University’s interdisciplinary health sciences major lets you explore the full range of options, while completing prerequisite coursework for graduate school or professional health sciences degrees. You’ll cultivate well-rounded expertise that supports almost any health sciences career pathway, while choosing an academic track in pre-health professional studies, holistic health, or pre-pharmacy. Our health sciences degree enables you to get deeply involved in research, work in clinical settings, and acquire hands-on experience that’s rarely available to undergraduate health science majors. Whether you advance to a graduate program or directly into the workforce, our health sciences degree sets you up to succeed.
Our health sciences degree combines the resources of a major research university with the intimacy of a much smaller school. You’ll attend small classes and get one-on-one guidance from faculty, earning an intensive, personalized health sciences degree that promotes your success.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects health care jobs to grow by more than 15 percent between now and 2030. Our health sciences degree can serve as a first step toward almost any health science career, including professions that require graduate degrees or professional training.
Graduates of our health sciences degree work in a wide variety of health care professions, including:
Our health science degree stands out for its interdisciplinary approach. In addition to a comprehensive STEM core, the program includes required courses in the liberal arts and social sciences. You’ll develop exceptionally well-rounded skills that include superior writing, critical thinking, and communication.
You can focus the health sciences major by choosing one of three tracks:
No matter which academic track you choose, you’ll complete foundational courses in: