Human Health Sciences B.S.

Curriculum

Recommended Schedule

A recommended course sequence for Human Health Sciences B.S. is provided for students as guidance to complete their major in four years.

College Core Curriculum (37-42)

English (6-8 credits)

Choose one of the following:
ENG 100Composition I Enhanced

5.00

ENG 101Composition I

3.00

Select the following course:
ENG 102Composition II

3.00

Study and Technology Skills (2 credits)

CEP 123College and Career Success

2.00

Mathematics (3 credits)

MATH 120Fundamentals of College Mathematics

3.00

Natural Sciences (8 credits)

BIOL 189AFundamentals of Life Science Lecture

3.00

BIOL 189LFundamentals of Life Science Lab

1.00

CHEM 108Introduction to Chemistry

4.00

Social Sciences (3 credits)

Refer to the Social Sciences section of the Core Curriculum

Fine Arts (3 credits)

Refer the Fine Arts section of the Core Curriculum

Humanities (6 credits)

Refer to the Humanities section of the Core Curriculum

Constitution (3-6 credits)

Refer to the Constitution section of the Core Curriculum

Cultural Diversity (3 credits)

Refer to the Cultural Diversity section of the Core Curriculum

Major Requirements (57 credits)

Science Core Courses (18 Credits)

BIOL 223AHuman Anatomy and Physiology I Lecture

3.00

BIOL 223LHuman Anatomy and Physiology I Lab

1.00

BIOL 224AHuman Anatomy and Physiology II Lecture

3.00

BIOL 224LHuman Anatomy and Physiology II Lab

1.00

BIOL 251AGeneral Microbiology Lecture

3.00

BIOL 251LGeneral Microbiology Lab

1.00

CHEM 212Introduction to Chemical Pharmacology & Toxicology

3.00

Select one of the following:
NURS 330Biostatistics for Nursing

3.00

or

STAT 391Applied Statistics for Biological Sciences

3.00

Upper Division Science Electives (18 Credits)

Students must choose from the following courses (see catalog for pre-requisites):

BIOL 306/CHEM 306Introduction to Scientific Ethics

1.00

BIOL 350Clinical Epidemiology

3.00

BIOL 428Medical Gross Anatomy

4.00

BIOL 440Mammalian Physiology

3.00

BIOL 448Mammalian Physiology - Laboratory

1.00

BIOL 450Special Topics

3.00

BIOL 453Immunology

3.00

BIOL 461Global Health

4.00

BIOL 475Neurobiology

3.00

BIOL 491Independent Study

1.00 - 3.00

BIOL 492Undergraduate Research

1.00-3.00

BIOL 493Undergraduate Seminar

1.00

CHEM 498Undergraduate Research

1.00-3.00

CHS 421Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan

3.00

ENV 494/BIOL 494Environmental Science Colloquium

1.00

NUTR 370Nutrition in the Life Cycle

3.00

NUTR 407Complementary/Integrative MNT

3.00

NUTR 408Nutrition, Food, and Policy

3.00

Related Social Science Electives (21 Credits)

Students must choose from the following courses (see catalog for pre-requisites):

Leadership and Communication (6 credits)
Select from the following courses for a total of 6 credits:
BUS 101Introduction to Business

3.00

COM 315Small Group Communication

3.00

COM 404Principles of Persuasion

3.00

COM 464Leadership: A Communication Perspective

3.00

COU 300Introduction to Human Services and Counseling

3.00

MGT 301Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior

3.00

MGT 367Human Resource Management

3.00

PSY 360Foundations of Social Psychology

3.00

PSY 450Industrial & Organizational Psychology

3.00

Human Development (6 credits)

Select from the following courses for a total of 6 credits:
PSY 201Lifespan Development

3.00

PSY 330Foundations of Developmental Psychology: Infancy and Childhood

3.00

PSY 334Foundations of Developmental Psychology: Adolescence and Adulthood

3.00

PSY 442Psychology of Aging

3.00

NUTR 223Principles of Nutrition

3.00

Culture and Society (3 credits)

Select from the following courses for a total of 3 credits:
COM 412Intercultural Communication

3.00

CRJ 463Victimology

3.00

SOC 441Social Inequality

3.00

PSY 466Psychology of Sex

3.00

PSY 468Psychology of Inequality

3.00

Applied Health and Behavior (6 credits)
Select from the following courses for a total of 6 credits:
COU 320Drugs and Behavior

3.00

COU 322Perspectives On Addiction

3.00

PSY 341Foundations of Abnormal Psychology

3.00

PSY 470Health Psychology

3.00

SOC 466Sociology of Medicine

3.00

General Electives (21-26 credits)

General elective courses are taken to complete the 120 credits needed for graduation. At least 30 credits must be completed in Upper Division work from Nevada State College.

Summary of credit requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Human Health Sciences

College Core Curriculum

37-42

Major Core Requirements

57

Electives (at least 8-9 credits must be upper division)

21-26

Total Credits

 

120