Course Prerequisites

The following table should assist Health Studies and undeclared students in determining which courses are necessary to complete prior to taking upper level Health Studies courses.

Course Number

Course Name

Prerequisite(s)

HS 100

Health Systems and Policy

None

HS 101

Global Health

None

HS 200

Medical Humanities

None

BIOL/HS 219

Human Anatomy with Lab

BIOL 199 (or BIOL 192), BIOL 200, and CHEM 141 (or CHEM 192)

BIOL/HS 220

Human Physiology with Lab

BIOL 199 (or BIOL 192), BIOL 200, and CHEM 141 (or CHEM 192)

HS 250

Epidemiology and Health Research Methods

HS 100 or HS 101

HS 302

Patients and Providers

HS 100 or HS 101

HS 303

Health Ethics

HS 100 or HS 101

HS 305

Human Nutrition

HS 100 or HS 101

PSYC/HS 323

Health Psychology

PSYC 200 or HS 250

HS 331

Planetary Health

HS 101

HS 340

Law and Medicine

HS 100

HS 341

Comparative Health Systems

HS 100 and HS 101

HS 388

Individual Internship

HS 100 or HS 101; declared HS major or HS minor

HS 395

Independent Study

HS 100 or HS 101

HS 397

Special Topics

HS 100 or HS 101

HS 400

Senior Capstone

HS 250; senior HS major

HS 406

Summer Undergraduate Research

HS 250