The health care industry is big business. Each year in the United States, more than $3 trillion is spent on health care ? and this figure is rising.
These increasing health-care costs are an unsustainable path for the nation.
Solving these problems requires professionals with considerable ingenuity and creativity, and who can take into account biology, technology, society and business. Our Health Studies major equips you with this mix of skills. Through this program, you will be prepared to help organizations acquire, convert and translate the latest scientific, psychological and business perspectives into more effective health care delivery.
With this degree, you will have a strong foundation in the laboratory sciences, as well as the flexibility to tailor your studies to a specific area of interest, such as policy, psychology, biotechnology, and global or environmental health.
Career opportunities are very promising for individuals with a deep grasp of a wide range of issues related to health.
As a graduate of our Health Studies program, you will have a solid understanding of the basics of human health and disease and how institutions that deliver or support health care function. You will have your pick of positions in fields ranging from biotechnology to health care policy to public health.
Specific positions you can pursue include:
- Biotechnology project manager
- Health care quality assurance officer
- Health education resources provider
- Hospital administrator
- Human resources coordinator
- Medical editor
- Medical information technology developer
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