Health Sciences

Mission and Values

The Department of Health Sciences’ mission is, “To improve the health of populations, communities, and individuals through teaching, scholarship, and service.” Our vision is firm in that, “We are committed to being leaders and innovators in health.”

To these ends, we value:

• Critical Thinking
• Lifelong Learning
• Civic Engagement
• Community Partnerships
• Health Equity

Degree Options

• Undergraduate
  • Clinical Physiology, BS
  • EMS Paramedicine, BS
  • Exercise Science, BS
  • Food Science and Nutrition, BS - Dietetics Specialization
  • Food Science and Nutrition BS - Foods and Nutrition Specialization
  • Public Health, BS - Population Health Specialization
  • Public Health, BS - Pre-Nursing Specialization
• Graduate
  • Integrative Human Physiology, MS
  • Nutrition, MS
  • Master of Public Health
  • Rural and Community Health Graduate Certificate
• Minors and Certificates
  • Maternal and Child Health Certificate
  • Exercise Science Minor
  • Nutrition Minor
  • Physical-Rehabilitation Therapy Minor
  • Public Health Minor
  • Strength and Conditioning Minor

Learn more about our degree options through our Program Finder.

Admissions

For general university admissions information, contact the Office of Admissions. For advising information, contact Academic Advising.

Are you a graduate student? Contact the School of Graduate Studies and Research for admissions information.

Highlights

Going Green

All Washington state-funded buildings are required to achieve at least a silver certification from Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), which provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings. Some LEED features in the Health Sciences Building include:

• A specially designed roof features a 9,500-square-foot solar array comprised of three sections.
• A highly sophisticated direct digital control (DDC) environmental management system has internal heat pumps capable of transferring energy around the building.
• A “waste heat recovery jacket” was installed on the exhaust stack at the central heating plant to provide heat for the building. This will allow the facility to be heated with energy that would otherwise be wasted.
• Interior daylight controls limit energy consumption.
• Interior lighting created by light emitting diodes (LED).
• Limited number of parking spots encourage non-motorized transportation, which also promotes exercise.
• A high percentage of materials were recycled from Hertz Hall, which was demolished to create the site.
• Building features a variety of sustainable, recycled, and low-emission materials.
• 13 vehicle charging stations in the parking lot encourage use of electric vehicles.