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Houston State University, USA, Huntsville

Bilingual Health Care Studies, B.A.

  • Bilingual Health Care Studies, B.A.
  • Full-time
  • Duration : 4 years

Student Type

Indicative Fees

AUD 869

Study mode

On Campus

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Course Highlights

The Department of Health Services and Promotion at Sam Houston State University (SHSU) offers a bilingual health care studies degree that prepares you to be a culturally competent bilingual patient navigator in various health care settings.

Career Opportunities

Students who earn a a degree in child and family studies can find a variety of social work-related opportunities. Career opportunities are available in research and teaching, including job titles such as human sciences professor, child advocate, grief counselor and youth outreach coordinator. Graduates with a degree in food and nutrition can pursue a wide variety of career options as dieticians, nutritionists, food research technicians and educators. While most programs are designed to train educators in the field of consumer sciences, graduates may be prepared for a number of additional job opportunities in social services and social services administration. Job titles for human science degrees also might include: Social services program director Human services coordinator Nutritionist Child welfare worker Program developer Family advocate

Course Overview

The health education component of the degree includes the content areas of community health; epidemiology; principles of US health systems; public health; medical terminology; nutrition and dietetics; grief, loss, and death counseling; and the study of communicable and non-communicable diseases. The language options available through the degree include Spanish, Arabic, French, and German. These linguistic focus areas represent the changing cultural demographics of the major Texas health markets. Students have the option to select electives in the academic support areas of sociology, family and consumer sciences, counseling education, and philosophy.

Subjects

Programme Structure Fund Hlth Promo & Hlth Careers Health & Medical Terminology Principles of Public Health Principles US Health Care Sys Study Of Human Diseases Health Comm & Literacy

Fees

AUD/credit

Academic Entry Requirement

Academic Requirements Complete the Online Application for SHSU Submit Your Transcripts Submit Your Test Scores Pay the nonrefundable application fee of $75 in U.S. currency via MasterCard Submit a TOEFL score of at least 550 paper-based or 79 iBt or 6.5 IELTS or successful completion of the English Language Institute (ELI) program at SHSU. An individual college within the University may establish a higher TOEFL score for admission to a particular program If applicable, contact the testing agency to request an electronic submission of your SAT or ACT test score be sent to SHSU

English Entry Requirement

6.5

Contact Details

Houston State University

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