Major in Health Studies

Bachelor of Science Degree • School of Health Professions
and Education

Health Studies: The UC Advantage

The health studies major at Utica College provides foundational learning for students who desire to enter any of a number of different health and health-related professions. It is a strong undergraduate prelude to graduate study in physical therapy and occupational therapy.   

While it does not lead directly to licensure or a professional credential, the major in health studies does offer a solid grounding for professional accomplishment and more specialized study, following a highly interdisciplinary approach to human health that encompasses everything from anatomy to anthropology to statistics and more.  

Curriculum

Students work with a variety of health sciences-related learning resources across campus, including the state-of-the-art laboratories in F. Eugene Romano Hall.

For specific program details, see academic requirements >

Program Student Learning Goals

Career Outcomes

Health studies majors develop the foundational knowledge that will enable them to succeed, with more specialized professional training, in a range of health-related professions, including:

• health administration
• exercise physiology
• athletic training
• occupational therapy
• physical therapy

...and other fields. UC health studies alumni have taken leadership positions at:

• The Heckscher Foundation for Children
• CI Investments
• New York Downtown Hospital
• Faxton-St Luke's Healthcare
• New England Rehabilitation Hospital