BS with a Major in Integrated Health Studies—Concentration in Behavioral Health
Degree Requirements
To earn a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences degree from UIC, students must complete university, college, and departmental degree requirements. The degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies.
Majors in Integrated Health Studies must complete either the Behavioral Health Concentration or the Health and Science Concentration.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Summary of Requirements | ||
| Required Prerequisite and Collateral Courses | 14 | |
| Major Requirements | 38-52 | |
| General Education and Electives to reach Minimum Total Hours | 54-68 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
General Education
See General Education and Writing-in-the-Discipline in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section for information on meeting these requirements. Students should consult the course lists below and their advisors to determine which courses are counted toward the General Education and Writing-in-the-Discipline requirements.
Note: Students are strongly encouraged to satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning requirement by taking STAT 130 or calculus at the level of MATH 170 or above.
Required Prerequisite and Collateral Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Select one of the following sequences in general chemistry: a | 10 | |
| Matter and Energy b | ||
| Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I b | ||
| Chemical Dynamics b | ||
| Foundations of Chemical Inquiry II b | ||
OR | ||
| Honors and Majors General and Analytical Chemistry I | ||
| Honors and Majors General and Analytical Chemistry II | ||
| ECON 120 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| Total Hours | 14 | |
- a
CHEM 115 may be used as a substitute for CHEM 122 and CHEM 123. CHEM 130 may be used as a substitute for CHEM 124 and CHEM 125.
- b
Each of the following pairs of courses will be considered one course in meeting the LAS General Education requirements or requirements of the major: CHEM 122/CHEM 123, CHEM 124/CHEM 125
Major Requirements
Of the 38–52 semester hours for the major, no more than 22 hours may be at the 100 level and at least 6 semester hours must be at the 300 or 400 level. At least 19 hours of course work for the major are required to be taken at UIC.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| AHS 200 | Introduction to Integrated Health Sciences | 3 |
| BIOS 110 | Biology of Cells and Organisms | 4 |
| BIOS 120 | Biology of Populations and Communities | 4 |
| PSCH 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 4 |
| AHS 375 | Ethics, Law and Professionalism in Health Sciences a | 3 |
| Content Area Courses | ||
| Students must select one course from each of the following content areas: | ||
| Applied Health | 3-5 | |
| Nutrition | ||
| Introduction to Exercise Physiology and Health | ||
| Human Physiological Anatomy I | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I b | ||
| Health and the Public | ||
| Health Economics | 3-4 | |
| Tobacconomics | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Humanities/Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Medicine, Culture, and Society | ||
| Disability in U.S. Society | ||
| Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Community Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Psychological and Behavioral Disorders | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Natural Sciences | 3-6 | |
| Cell Biology and Cell Biology Laboratory c | ||
| General Microbiology and Microbiology Laboratory c | ||
| Organic Chemistry of Biological Systems and Synthesis Techniques Laboratory c | ||
| Structure and Function and Synthesis Techniques Laboratory c | ||
| Physics in Modern Medicine | ||
| Introductory Physics for Life Sciences I | ||
| Concentration Courses | 8-16 | |
| In addition to Core and Content Area courses, students are required to earn either the Concentration in Behavioral Health or the Concentration in Health and Science. | ||
| Concentration in Behavioral Health (8-13 hours) | ||
| Select three courses from either the following list or the Applied Health and/or Humanities/Social Sciences Content Areas. Courses taken to satisfy the Content Area requirement may not be used to satisfy the requirements of the concentration. d | ||
| Human Sexuality and Health Science | ||
| Physical and Mental Health Issues in Rehabilitation | ||
| Synthesis in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences e | ||
| Health Inter-professional Seminar | ||
| Human Ecological Systems | ||
| Disability, Health, and Society | ||
| Sport and Exercise Psychology | ||
| Human Physiological Anatomy II | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
| LAS Internship e | ||
| Pharmaceutical Care in the US | ||
| Introduction to Research in Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Social Bases of Health Behavior | ||
| Health and Medicine | ||
| Total Hours | 38-52 | |
- a
AHS 375 satisfies the Writing-in-the-Discipline requirement.
- b
Credit is not given if the student has credit in KN 251.
- c
Each of the following pairs of courses will be considered one course in meeting the LAS General Education requirements or requirements of the major: BIOS 222/BIOS 312, BIOS 350/BIOS 351, CHEM 230/CHEM 233 or CHEM 232/CHEM 233.
- d
Students may use BIOS 399 or PSCH 396 toward this requirement with advisor approval. Students with a Pre-Nursing educational goal may also use NUEL 250 toward this requirement.
- e
Students who select AHS 393 or LAS 289 must enroll for a minimum of 3 semester hours. Only one course may be counted toward the major.
Recommended Plan of Study—Integrated Health Studies Major, Concentration in Behavioral Health
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 160 | Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts | 3 |
| Select one of the following: b | 5 | |
| Honors and Majors General and Analytical Chemistry I | ||
| Matter and Energy and Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I |
||
| Quantitative Reasoning Requirement a | 4-5 | |
| General Education Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENGL 161 | Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research | 3 |
| BIOS 110 or BIOS 120 |
Biology of Cells and Organisms b or Biology of Populations and Communities |
4 |
| Select one of the following: b | 5 | |
| Honors and Majors General and Analytical Chemistry II | ||
| Chemical Dynamics and Foundations of Chemical Inquiry II |
||
| AHS 200 | Introduction to Integrated Health Sciences | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BIOS 110 or BIOS 120 |
Biology of Cells and Organisms b or Biology of Populations and Communities |
4 |
| ECON 120 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| PSCH 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 4 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Applied Health Content Area Selective c | 3-5 | |
| Humanities/Social Sciences Content Area Selective d | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| Hours | 16-18 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Health Economics Content Area Selective e | 3-4 | |
| Natural Sciences Content Area Selective f | 3-6 | |
| Behavioral Health Concentration Selective g | 3-4 | |
| General Education Requirement | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| Hours | 16-21 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Behavioral Health Concentration Selective g | 3-4 | |
| Behavioral Health Concentration Selective g | 2-5 | |
| General Education Requirement | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| Hours | 12-16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AHS 375 | Ethics, Law and Professionalism in Health Sciences h | 3 |
| Electives | 12 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Electives | 15 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- a
Majors are strongly encouraged to satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning requirement by taking either STAT 130 or calculus at the level of MATH 170 or above. A grade of C or better is required to satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning requirement.
- b
The two Analyzing the Natural World and the two General Education course requirements can be satisfied with BIOS 110, BIOS 120 , CHEM 116 or CHEM 122/CHEM 123, and CHEM 118 or CHEM 124/CHEM 125.
- c
Applied Health Content Area requirement may be satisfied by taking one of the following: HN 196, KN 152, KN 251, KN 253, PUBH 100.
- d
Humanities/Social Sciences Content Area requirement my be satisfied by taking one of the following: ANTH 216, DHD 101, PHIL 116, PSCH 231, PSCH 270, SOC 100, SOC 105.
- e
Health Economics Content Area requirement may be satisfied by taking one of the following: ECON 106, ECON 121, ECON 215.
- f
Natural Sciences Content Area requirement my be satisfied by taking one of the following: BIOS 222/BIOS 312, BIOS 350/BIOS 351, CHEM 232/CHEM 233 or CHEM 230/CHEM 233, PHYS 118, PHYS 131. It is recommended that the BIOS and CHEM lecture and lab be taken over two semesters.
- g
Courses that may be used to satisfy the Behavioral Health Concentration are: AHS 304, AHS 330, AHS 393, AHS 402, BIOS 365, DHD 202, KN 237, KN 252, KN 254, LAS 289, PHAR 201, PSCH 242, PSCH 320, PSCH 415, SOC 251, in addition to courses listed under Applied Health and/or Humanities/Social Sciences Content Areas. Courses taken to satisfy Content Area requirements may not be be used to satisfy the requirement of the concentration. Students may use BIOS 399 or PSCH 396 toward this requirement with advisor approval. Students with a Pre-Nursing educational goal may also use NUEL 250 toward the requirement.
- h
AHS 375 satisfies the LAS Writing-in-the-Discipline requirement.
Note: Of the total semester hours used to satisfy the requirements of the major, no more than 22 hours may be at the 100 level and at least 6 semester hours must be at the 300 or 400 level. At least 19 hours of course work for the major are required to be taken at UIC.