Interdisciplinary Healthcare Studies
With the Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Healthcare Studies (IHC), you will acquire health expertise across disciplines, enabling you to pursue an interdisciplinary degree that extends beyond training for direct clinical care provision and complements the need to obtain supportive positions in healthcare.
This major is well-suited for you if you are passionate about health and healthcare and seek to understand the organization of the provision of medical care in contemporary societies. This may include those who do not wish to become a direct care provider.
Students will take a variety of classes from five core areas:
- 身体科学 - familiarizing students with biological and health science specific understanding of the physical body.
- 社会科学 - teaching multiple perspectives, 行为理论, and environmental factors that affect human health.
- Healthcare Systems and 领导 - concentrating on ethics, leadership, and healthcare management.
- 信息素养 - focusing on research methods, health literacy, and information systems.
- Knowledge Integration and Application - centering on application of knowledge to understand disease management, 医疗伦理, dissemination of health information, 服务学习.
课程要求 因为B.S. in Interdisciplinary Healthcare Studies can be found in the 本科目录.
This program will provide students with an understanding of healthcare as a complex system. Students will develop organizational competencies to prepare them to become the next generation of healthcare 专业 workers.
项目的目标
完成本课程后, students will be able to:
- 应用伦理, 专业, 协作, and culturally-sensitive behaviors within communities and healthcare settings.
- Integrate knowledge and skills from multiple scientific perspectives to understand the social determinants of health and unpack systemic healthcare problems (including racism, 不平等的访问, 性别不平等, 和残疾歧视).
- 定位, 批判性的分析, and apply data in a manner that supports evidence-based healthcare practice.
- Communicate effectively with laypersons and healthcare 专业s on a variety of health and healthcare related topics.
技能的获得
完成本课程后, students will have an understanding of multiple disciplines and perspectives and the ability to communicate scientific findings to diverse audiences. Additionally students will gain the following skills:
- 口头及书面沟通
- 批判性思维
- 团队工作
- 领导
- 社区建设
- 解决问题
Students will be prepared to pursue a variety of non-clinical positions in healthcare, as well as advanced degree programs.
A Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Healthcare Studies positions students to pursue a variety of non-clinical positions in healthcare. 研究生s will be prepared to pursue job opportunities in a variety of supportive and non-clinical positions in hospitals, 医疗保健服务设置, 保险公司, 学术及研究环境, non-profit/government settings such as the health department, 和更多的.
Job opportunities include the following:
- 案例管理器
- 临床研究协调员
- 社区健康教育者
- 健康教练
- 医疗卫生协调员
- 医疗保健知识代理
- 卫生服务评估员
- 病人护理协调员
- 卫生政策/倡导研究员
- 研究 Associate / Project Manager
研究生s will also be equipped to apply to graduate school for advanced degrees in Health Policy, 公共卫生硕士, a Master in 工商管理 or an Executive MBA, and other various degree programs.
就业前景
Health and healthcare occupations are expected to increase significantly in the next decade due to an aging population which increases demand for healthcare services. 美国.S. 劳工统计局 (BLS) expects a 13% growth in health care jobs from 2021 to 2031, adding about 2 million new jobs and growing much faster than average.
平均工资
In Michigan, the average salary for an Interdisciplinary Healthcare Studies major is around $64,000. However, there is a wide range of salaries based on the position held.
Dr. 爱德华·罗恩
Assistant Professor and Coordinator
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