Integrated Health Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Program Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Integrated Health Sciences is a 120-hour program designed to provide students with a foundation in health science education and coursework related to public health infrastructure and healthcare informatics.
Core Curriculum - 42 hours
The Core Curriculum serves as a broad foundation for the undergraduate degree. All candidates for a bachelor’s degree must achieve core student learning outcomes, including communication, critical thinking, empirical and quantitative skills, teamwork, personal responsibility and social responsibility, by completing courses within each category or component area of the Core Curriculum as outlined below.
The University has approved specific courses that satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements. Approved courses can be found on the Core Curriculum Page. Students seeking the most efficient way to complete the core curriculum and major or minor requirements are advised to take approved courses that can fulfill both requirements. Although core curriculum courses can also be used to fulfill major or minor requirements, earned credits hours are only applied once.
The courses listed below fulfill core curriculum and major requirements. Students who have completed a core curriculum category with courses other than those listed below will still be required to take the listed course(s) to meet major requirements.
020 Mathematics - 3 hours
Choose one:
030 Life and Physical Sciences - 6 hours
080 Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 hours
090 Integrative and Experiential Learning - 6 hours
One credit from the lab component of BIOL 2401 and BIOL 2402 are applied.
Complete 4 additional hours from the Integrative and Experiential Learning section of the approved core curriculum.
Major Requirements - 48 hours
Required Courses - 48 hours
| NUTR 2351 | Introduction to Clinical Nutrition | 3 |
| HRPT 2303 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| INHS 1301 | Introduction to Health Science & Professions | 3 |
| INHS 2301 | The Practice of Health Science | 3 |
| INHS 3305 | Global Health Dynamics | 3 |
| INHS 3310 | Healthcare Administration, Methods, and Techniques | 3 |
| INHS 3315 | Environmental Health Literacy for Empowerment | 3 |
| INHS 3325 | Healthcare Leadership Structure and Professionalism | 3 |
| INHS 3347 | Health Science Information Management and Analysis | 3 |
| INHS 3348 | Database Administration in Health Science | 3 |
| INHS 4322 | Concepts and Impacts of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | 3 |
| INHS 4324 | Applied Concepts of Public Health | 3 |
| INHS 4326 | Evidence-Based Practices in Healthcare | 3 |
| INHS 4328 | Theory and Context of Epidemiology | 3 |
| INHS 4349 | Clinical Information Systems | 3 |
| INHS 4352 | Health Science Ethics and Legal Analysis | 3 |
Free Electives - hours will vary
Free elective credit hours required may vary to achieve the institutional minimum of 120 hours for a degree.
Free elective credit hours at the advanced level may be needed to achieve the institutional minimum of 42 advanced hours.
Advanced Minimum Credit Hours: 42
Total Credit Hours: 120
View this program’s recommended roadmap to graduation.
UTRGV Roadmaps are a suggested sequence of courses designed to assist students in completing their undergraduate degree requirements. This is a term-by-term sample roadmap of courses required to complete the degree. Students must satisfy all requirements in their catalog including, but not limited to course prerequisites, grade point average and course grade benchmarks, progression requirements, and graduation requirements.
Students should meet with their academic advisor every semester to discuss their individualized path toward completion. Degree progress within this roadmap depends upon such factors as course availability, individual student academic preparation and readiness, student time management, work and personal responsibilities, and financial considerations. Students may choose to take courses during summer terms to reduce course loads during long semesters.