Undergraduate Majors

In the College of Health and Human Sciences, you’ll find academic programs and research dedicated to improving people’s lives — informing their behavioral choices, improving their health and enhancing their quality of life. Throughout our nine departments and schools, we take dynamic strides to solve some of the toughest challenges facing our world today.

All HHS majors offer opportunities for hands-on learning, such as internships, clinical experiences or faculty-mentored research projects, allowing you to gain valuable, real-world experience before you graduate on to your next giant leap.

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Biomedical Health Sciences

School: Health Sciences

Establish a strong STEM and biomedical foundation to pursue a range of human health professions, including physician, optometrist, and research assistant.

Brain and Behavioral Sciences

Department: Psychological Sciences

Uncover the science and computational areas of psychology by developing an understanding of behavioral neuroscience, cognitive psychology and statistical methods.

Developmental and Family Science

Department: Human Development and Family Science

Take an interdisciplinary approach to studying families and human development to prepare for a career in counseling, social work and more, or to pursue an advanced degree.

Dietetics/Nutrition, Fitness, and Health

Department: Nutrition Science

From clinical dietietics and nutrition counseling to public health nutrition programs, you’ll learn to translate the science of nutrition to real-world applications.

Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs

Department: Human Development and Family Science

Gain the skills to teach typically developing children and children with developmental disabilities in intervention programs and early childhood classrooms.

Family and Consumer Sciences Education

Department: Human Development and Family Science

Teach important life skills, prepare your students for career success and make a lasting difference in the lives of young people.

Financial Counseling and Planning

School: Hospitality and Tourism Management

Combine your financial aptitude with strong communication skills to help individuals and families achieve financial security.

Hospitality and Tourism Management

School: Hospitality and Tourism Management

Immerse yourself in the fast-paced food service, lodging and tourism industries through hands-on learning and state-of-the-art facilities.

Human Services

Department: Human Development and Family Science

The human services major prepares you to help individuals and families find solutions to challenging circumstances through social services and programs.

Kinesiology

Department: Health and Kinesiology

Through an in-depth understanding of human movement and sport, the kinesiology major prepares you for a variety of careers in healthcare, fitness and more.

Medical Laboratory Sciences

School: Health Sciences

Play a critical role on the patient care team by performing and analyzing the clinical tests that help physicians diagnose and treat disease.

Nursing, Bachelor of Science

School: Nursing

Pursue your passion for helping others and develop your clinical leadership skills as you deliver interdisciplinary healthcare on the front lines.

Nutrition and Dietetics

Department: Nutrition Science

From clinical dietietics and nutrition counseling to public health nutrition programs, you’ll learn to translate the science of nutrition to real-world applications.

Nutrition Science

Department: Nutrition Science

Understand the relationships between diet and human health to prepare for a career that focuses on disease prevention and fostering healthy lifestyles.

Nutrition, Fitness, and Health

Department: Nutrition Science

The nutrition, fitness, and health major is designed for students interested in careers in nutrition, fitness or wellness programs in hospitals, fitness centers and other industries. Many students choose to combine a major in nutrition, fitness, and health with dietetics.

Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences

School: Health Sciences

Control hazardous workplace and environmental exposures that can impact the performance and well-being of workers and the general public.

Psychological Sciences

Department: Psychological Sciences

Through a broad, flexible psychology foundation, you can prepare for graduate school or a career in social services, business, healthcare, nonprofits and more.

Public Health

Department: Public Health

From health policy to epidemiology, the public health major prepares you to foster healthier populations in healthcare, government and more.

Radiological Health Sciences

School: Health Sciences

Protect people and the environment from potential hazards and develop in-depth knowledge of the benefits of radiation, such as generating power or treating cancer.

Retail Management

School: Hospitality and Tourism Management

Understand merchandising, management and marketing across traditional retail, fashion and apparel, or e-commerce settings.

Selling and Sales Management

School: Hospitality and Tourism Management

Develop strong skills in professional selling, business, customer relations and more as you are trained in one of the fastest growing business segments.

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Department: Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Learn the science behind human communication and prepare for a variety of careers in healthcare, research, public health and more.