Health and Leadership Studies Requirements (BS)

  • An earned associate of applied science degree in an allied health clinical or diagnostic field is required for admission to the program. 
  • An approved minor is not required for this major. 
  • A minimum of 120 credits is required for degree completion.
  • Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.00 earned at UW-Whitewater. 
Required Core
LSINDP 101INTRODUCTION TO HEALS2
LSINDP 401HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP SENIOR SEMINAR1
Leadership & Organizational Literacy9-12
INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATING LEADERSHIP
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
MANAGING CURIOSITY AND PROBLEM SOLVING IN ORGANIZATIONS
NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES
LEADERSHIP IN MANAGEMENT
CULTURAL COMPETENCY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Health Studies9-12
SEX, GENDER, AND HEALTH
SEX, GENDER, AND HEALTH
CULTURE, MEDICINE AND HEALTH
INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY
BIOLOGY OF AGING
INTRODUCTION TO QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTH PROMOTION
CURRENT TOPICS IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS
HEALTH BEHAVIOR DEVELOPMENT & SOCIETY
HEALTH APPRAISAL AND EXERCISE TESTING
SCIENCE POLICY AND HUMAN HEALTH
BIOETHICS
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH
TOPICS IN GLOBAL HEALTH
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEATH AND DYING
CULTURE, MEDICINE AND HEALTH
SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS
COMMUNITY BASED LEARNING IN AGING AND HEALTH
Communication Skills 19-12
LISTENING BEHAVIOR
COMMUNICATION CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PERSUASION
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH COMMUNICATION
CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION
WRITING IN THE SCIENCES
GRANT/PROPOSAL WRITING
Internship or Independent Study 20-3
LSINDP 493
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Total Units33
Applied Technical Skills18
Approved courses transferred under an articulation agreement with a technical college
1

No more than two courses from one discipline.

2

Approval required from major coordinator.

Unique Requirements
Select one course:
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
DATA SCIENCE FOR EVERYONE
Select one course:
BIOSTATISTICS
BUSINESS STATISTICS
BASIC STATISTICAL METHODS
BASIC SOCIAL STATISTICS
STATISTICS FOR SOCIAL WORK
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING AND ANALYSIS