Interdisciplinary Studies Minor

An Interdisciplinary Studies Minor offers students the opportunity to choose a combination of courses that are relevant to meeting their professional goals and enhancing learning beyond their chosen major. Students are encouraged to work with their academic advisor to select courses concentrated in their area of interest.

Requirements

Completion of the minor requires a minimum of 15 credit hours from the specified list of courses
- Included in these 15 credit hours is HSC 360 Interdisciplinary Seminar (1 credit hour) which is required of all students
- No more than 7 transfer credit hours can be applied to the minor
- If a course is required in a student’s declared major, it cannot also apply toward the minor
Courses may be taken concurrently with the degree requirements, assuming there is no scheduling conflict

 All minor courses must be completed prior to graduation

 The Interdisciplinary Studies Minor cannot be awarded without the completion of a Bachelor’s Degree from Baptist Health Sciences University

Course Number	Course Name	Credit hours
Required Course
HSC 360	Interdisciplinary Seminar Course	1
Course options
AHS 202	Medical Terminology	2
BIO 110	General Biology I	4
BIO 120	General Biology II	4
BIO 205	Microbiology	4
BIO 301	Pathophysiology	3
BIO 315	Applied and Environmental Microbiology	4
BIO 320	Cross Sectional Anatomy	2
BIO 340	Histology	4
BIO 350	Genetics	3
BIO 360	Applied Anatomy & Physiology	3
BIO 390	Immunology	3
BIO 460	Cancer Biology	3

CHE 115	College Chemistry I	4
CHE 215	College Chemistry II	4
CHE 210	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHE 220	Organic Chemistry II	4
CHE 310	Biochemistry	4
COM 220	Intercultural Communications	3
ENG 103	Writing for Health Care Professionals	1
ENG 104	Medical Writing	1
ENG 201	World Literature	3
ENG 202	American Literature	3
ENG 203	Literature and Medicine	3
ENG 204	Multi-cultural American Literature	3
HPE 101	Health and Wellness	1
HSC 320	Research for Health Professionals	3
HSC 310	Adverse Childhood Experiences Across the Life Course	3
HSC 350	Perspectives in Epidemiology	3
MAT 211	Statistics	3
MAT 230	Advanced Statistics	3
MAT 240	Elements of Calculus	3
NUT 101	Nutrition	3
PHI 201	Classical Issues in Philosophy	3
PHI 202	Critical Thinking	3
PHI 301	Biomedical Ethics	3
PHY 305	Physics I	4
PHY 315	Physics II	4
POH 301	Public Health Foundation	3
POH 315	Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health	3
POH 320	Global Health Perspectives	3
POH 340	Promoting Positive Youth Development	3
POH 370	Global Chronic Disease	3
POH 375	Global Infectious Diseases	3
POH 415	Global Ethics and Justice	3
POH 425	Children and Families: Issues in Health, Poverty, and Policies	3
PSY 301	Human Growth and Development	3
PSY 320	Abnormal Psychology	3

REL 201	World Religions	3
REL 210	Old Testament Survey	3
REL 220	New Testament Survey	3
REL 310	Literature of the Bible	3
REL 302	Spiritual Aspects of Care	3
SOC 310	Sociology of Aging	3
SPA 201	Spanish I	3
SPA 202	Spanish II	3

God's Blessings

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever admirable –if anything is excellent or praiseworthy think about such things.

Philippians 4:8

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