Sacred Heart University

At SHU, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the health care system and its many specialities -- allowing you to create a flexible career path in the health field, or continue to graduate school to obtain an advanced health care degree.

In the BS in Health Science program, you will also:

• Learn to evaluate trends in health care and its systems, policies, and environments

• Understand health care inequities and how to prioritize approaches to health care access
• Develop leadership skills for strategic planning and professional management
• Study in a well-rounded health care curriculum that also provides the opportunity to concentrate your studies
• Apply epidemiological analysis to health data, and apply biological, cultural and social determinants of health and their effects on health equality
• Identify approaches to health care system diversity and demonstrate cultural competence in personal and professional interactions
• Develop ethical standards, values, and attitudes appropriate to health care professionals