Health Sciences Make your mark on the future of the health sciences. The health science major is designed for students who want to make a difference in local and global communities by studying and researching issues related to health care. Throughout the health science curriculum, you’ll develop the knowledge and skills needed to address complex issues that affect today’s dynamic healthcare systems and to improve overall health outcomes. Start with a solid foundation in health sciences and then apply your knowledge about health care to healthcare policy, ethics, leadership, and disease prevention. The program takes an interdisciplinary approach meaning, you get to see healthcare issues through multiple points of view, like behavioral, environmental, and socioeconomic perspectives. This approach prepares you for a variety of careers in the healthcare field since you will be able to understand, evaluate, and respond to new and evolving healthcare trends in a wide range of settings like hospitals, nursing homes, pharmaceutical companies, or non-profit organizations. Prepare yourself to become the type of leader that the future of health sciences needs, working collaboratively and ethically to care for the whole person, cura personalis, for and with the well-being of others. General Studies in Health Sciences The health science major is designed for students with eclectic academic interests, invested in the overall health and well-being of the world around them. General studies in health sciences incorporates biology, psychology, and health promotion, which prepares students for the National Health Science Certificate examination. Radiography Track The Radiography track is for students who want to study imaging techniques of the human body for diagnostic purposes. Through our partnership with Englewood Hospital School of Radiography, health science students can prepare for their certification in Radiography while earning their Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences. For more information, contact Christina Mortellaro, Ph.D. at cmortellaro@saintpeters.edu. Experiential Learning Through a collaboration with the Center for Career Engagement and Experiential Learning (CEEL), all health science students complete an internship while in the program. This means you graduate with real-world experience on your resumes.
What can I do with a degree in Health Sciences? This major gets you ready for a broad range of entry-level positions within healthcare and health-related organizations like: • • • • •
Administrative Practice Coordinator Community Health Worker Health Advisor Health Advocate Health Program Coordinator
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Health Scientist Medical Practice Manager Outreach Specialist Patient Care Liaison Patient Educator
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Thinking About Your Master’s? This major prepares you for admission into graduate programs for careers in clinical health professions, public health, and/or research. Want to stay in Peacock Nation? Earn your bachelor’s and master’s degrees in just five years at Saint Peter’s. Our graduate program in Health Sciences prepares you to address the complex issues that affect today’s dynamic health science environments. Earning your master’s allows for diverse career options ranging from traditional healthcare settings such as hospitals and nursing homes to others in government, schools, and nonprofit organizations.
Health Sciences Student Clubs and Organizations Health Professions Club The Health Professions Club offers students who are interested in health careers a chance to meet other students who share their own interests. This club holds many events and invites outside speakers to shed light on the pathway to many careers in the health sciences. Mendel Biology Society The Mendel Biology Society is a student-run club, open to students from any academic program within Saint Peter’s University who are interested in topics relating to biology. The Mendel club strives to hold regular meetings, organizes social and educational activities, schedules special events, and helps support the Distinguished Lecture Series. Every spring, the Biology Department and the Mendel Society organize the Mendel Biology Lecture. The Mendel Lecture is the longest-running annual lecture series in the history of Saint Peter’s University. TriBeta Honor Society TriBeta Biological Honor Society requires the following for membership: 3.3 GPA in Biology & General Cumulative for Regular member, 2.8 GPA in Biology & General Cumulative for Associate member, and completion of three or more Biology courses.
Contact Christina Mortellaro, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology Director, Health Sciences cmortellaro@saintpeters.edu This program is not intended for students interested in post-baccalaureate health professional programs such as medical school, dental school, and physician assistant or physical therapy programs; the biology or chemistry program of study is more applicable to such programs due to the prerequisites and standardized testing components associated with acceptance to those programs.
For course descriptions and additional information visit
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