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Timelines
The timelines available below provide guides for the courses and sequences you will need to follow to prepare for entrance to professional programs in the areas indicated. You should download or print a copy of the timeline appropriate for your program of study, refer to it when planning your courses, and take it to advising sessions so that you can plan how your individual program of study will help you fulfill the expectations as indicated on the timeline. Remember that these are guidelines, a "best scenario" approach to the required and recommended courses for your professional aspirations. Your individual program of study may differ from what you find here, depending on previous course work, transfer credits, and other factors as well. You should make a point of discussing the differences during advising sessions.
Dentistry Medicine Occupational Therapy Optometry Pharmacy Physical Therapy Podiatry Vet. Medicine As they are developed, other timelines will be posted. If you don't see what you are looking for, check back at a later date.
Recommended Courses
In addition to the foundation courses in the sciences required for entry to many of the professional school programs, there are a number of courses that recommended to help you develop your understanding of the complexities of the modern health care system and the concerns and issues facing health care professionals in the 21st century.
First Year Students
First Year Seminar for Pre-Health Students (Fall and Spring)
- General Education Courses
- Human Behavior (GB) area - GUS or THERAP REC 0813 - Disability Identity
- Science & Technology (GS) area - MECH ENG 0844 - The Bionic Human
Beyond the First Year
It is recommended that Pre-professional Health Studies students gain a breadth of understanding of health care and health system issues by selecting at least one course from each of the areas identified below. Taking one of these and other similar courses each semester (or as your schedule allows) will help you develop your awareness and understanding of contemporary isses, sharpen the focus of your interests, and prepare you for your entrance interview and subsequent professional development.
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To see which courses are being offered in the upcoming semester, consult TUCourses.
Medical Humanities
Health Care Policy and Society
Health Care
Systems and Management
Medical Anthropology
Anthropology 3332
Medical Geography
GUS 4071
Sociology of Aging
Sociology 2553
Health Economics (P)
Economics 3507
Literature and Medicine English 2901 Health Psychology and Human Behavior
Health Related Prof 2103
International Health
Public Health 1103
U.S. Health Care System
Health Info. Management 3101
Social History of American Medicine
History 4297
Health Policy
Political Science 3154
Disease Prevention and Control
Public Health 2101
Statistics and Research in Health Care
Health Info. Management 3111
Ethics in Medicine
Philosophy 3249
Topics in Medical Sociology
Sociology 2530
Environmental Health
Public Health 2102
Intro. to Healthcare Management
Health Info. Management 3501
Death and Dying
Religion 2096
Health and Disease in American Society
Sociology 2552
AIDS and Society
Public Health 2203
Healthcare Financing and Information Technology (P)
Healthcare Management 3502
(P) indicates prerequiste required.