The health sciences major provides a flexible curriculum, helping you to prepare for a variety of health-related careers or entry into graduate or health professional programs. The core courses in the health sciences major establish the foundational knowledge necessary for a range of healthcare fields such as technician clinic work with patient contact or non-clinic work like health service managers and medical sales.
The elective course options allow you to tailor the curriculum to align with you individual goals and interests. This major also serves as an entryway into a variety of healthcare specific graduate programs, such as: nursing, occupational therapy, physician’s assistant, dietetics, and cardiac rehabilitation.
Health science was also designed for students who plan to pursue nursing through the 3+1 pathway with Mercy College of Health Sciences. The program also offers flexibility of coursework, it can be a major of choice for students who plan to pursue matriculation into our physical therapy and occupational therapy dual degree accelerated pathways or other health professional programs.
Explore Internships & Careers
Internship opportunities offer real-world experiences. You can complete internships for academic credit or non-credit. Many students choose to complete both.
- Hospitals
- Clinics
- Pharmacies
- Chiropractic
- Medical Labs
- Occupational Therapy Locations
- Mental Health Locations
- Public Health Administration
What can you do?
There are many career paths open to health science majors after earning an undergraduate degree:
- Healthcare administration
- Public health
- Health informatics
- Lab technician
- Medical device sales
- Health educator
- Occupational health and safety specialist
- Pharmaceutical sales
Course Highlights
School of Science & Health
Majors & Minors
graduate Degree Opportunities
Loras offers a variety of graduate dual degrees & accelerated pathways designed for high-achieving students to earn both their undergraduate and graduate degrees efficiently and economically.
Clubs & Orgs
We have a variety of opportunities for you to get involved from the moment you set foot on campus.
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