In the United States, health care is an industry with annual expenditures of more than $3.8 trillion a year. Health is a leading factor in workforce productivity, and health care costs play a major role on the bottom line of most businesses. All organizations that provide benefits to employees spend a large share of their energies on issues related to employee health and the ever-changing dynamics of the health insurance industry.
Despite attempts at reforms, our nation is currently on an unsustainable path of increasing health care costs. A student with a Health Studies degree will be prepared to help individuals and organizations acquire, convert or translate scientific, psychological, and business perspectives into a more effective health care delivery system.
The Health Studies major is an innovative program that integrates the Natural and Applied Sciences health and psychology curricula with Bentley’s core programs in business. In addition to a strong foundation in the laboratory sciences, students with a Health Studies degree will have the flexibility to tailor their studies to specific areas of interest, such as policy, psychology, biotechnology, and global or environmental health.
In addition to the specific major requirements described below, students must also complete all designated requirements in Foundations for Success, Contexts & Perspectives in the Arts & Sciences, Business Dynamics, Communication Intensive coursework, and the additional degree requirements for Arts & Sciences majors (including the Modern Language requirement). Details can be found in the Degree Requirements section of the catalogue, including the Overview and the Arts & Sciences Majors tabs.
Course | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses | 28 | |
NAS 110 | Human Biology | 4 |
or NAS 120 | Elements of Living Systems | |
NAS 316 | Human Health and Disease in Today's World | 3 |
PSY 250 | Health Psychology | 3 |
Senior Capstone Experience: Internship in Natural and Applied Sciences or Research in Natural and Applied Sciences | 3 | |
Four Health, Psychology or Interdepartmental electives (organized according to one of the following tracks): | 12 | |
General Health Studies
Course | Title | Credits |
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Select three or four electives from the following: | 9 to 12 | |
Human Biology | ||
Elements of Living Systems | ||
Health of Nations: Anatomy and Function of Health Systems in the United States and Around the World | ||
The Science and Business of Biotechnology | ||
Human Nutrition: From Science to Life | ||
Global Health Challenges | ||
Human Inheritance | ||
Water Quality | ||
Science of Environmental Policy | ||
Special Topics in Natural and Applied Sciences | ||
Pioneers in Psychology | ||
Dynamics of Personality | ||
Abnormal Psychology | ||
Positive Psychology | ||
Social Psychology | ||
Cross-Cultural Psychology | ||
Gender Psychology | ||
Human Relations in Health Care | ||
Psychology of Self | ||
Child Psychology | ||
Environmental Psychology | ||
Experimental Course in Psychology | ||
Select no more than one elective from the following: | 0 to 3 | |
Health Economics | ||
Social Policy | ||
Drugs Trades in World History | ||
American Environmental History | ||
Decision Support and Business Intelligence | ||
Special Problems in Business and Professional Ethics | ||
Drugs and Society | ||
Health, Illness and Everyday Life |
Health Policy
Course | Title | Credits |
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NAS 308 | Health of Nations: Anatomy and Function of Health Systems in the United States and Around the World | 3 |
NAS 302 | The Science and Business of Biotechnology | 3 |
Human Relations in Health Care | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Health Economics | ||
Social Policy | ||
Health, Illness and Everyday Life |
Health Psychology
Course | Title | Credits |
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Select four of the following: | 12 | |
Human Inheritance | ||
Abnormal Psychology | ||
Positive Psychology | ||
Human Relations in Health Care | ||
Nonverbal Behavior and Judging Others |
Biotechnology
Course | Title | Credits |
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Select four of the following: | 12 | |
NAS Experimental Courses (if appropriate) | ||
The Science and Business of Biotechnology | ||
Human Inheritance | ||
Health, Illness and Everyday Life |
Environmental Health
Course | Title | Credits |
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Select four of the following: | 12 | |
Global Health Challenges | ||
Water Quality | ||
Science of Environmental Policy | ||
NAS Experimental Courses (if appropriate) | ||
Seminar in Natural and Applied Sciences | ||
Special Topics in Natural and Applied Sciences | ||
Environmental Psychology | ||
Environmental Economics | ||
or HI 355 | American Environmental History |