Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Health Science] From Gettysburg College

This program includes a strong base of natural science courses, combined with human science courses.? The capstone experience for HS BA students is a capstone internship.? HS BA students typically go to graduate school in a variety of allied health fields, including physical therapy, physician assistant, cardiac rehabilitation, exercise physiology, nursing, occupational therapy and others.

The Health Sciences program takes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the human body. Starting with a liberal arts foundation,?Health Sciences integrates the study of biology, chemistry, and physics?along with courses focusing on the science of the human body in conditions of health and disease.?

Health Sciences students also gain?invaluable hands-on experience by participating in internships?in a variety of professional environments, such as physical therapy, nursing, medicine, physician assistant, and dentistry. Many students do independent research, often resulting in presentations at scientific meetings and co-authored papers with faculty members.

Health Sciences majors also have?a strong record of career success in the nation's leading professional schools?in the health professions, including physical therapy, physician assistant, medicine, nursing, dentistry, and many other fields.