The health science major prepares students for entrance into health professions, schools, graduate studies, or entry-level positions in healthcare systems, managed care organizations, public health sectors, business, and industry. This major is designed for versatility, with a large number of electives allowing individual specialization to tailor students’ degrees for future careers. The degree is shaped through individual faculty-led advising, informed by prerequisite requirements for each chosen profession to ensure student is prepared for future success.

Career Opportunities

  • Scientific Laboratory Technician 
  • Cardiovascular Technician 
  • Anesthesia Technician 
  • Occupational Therapy Assistant 
  • Physical Therapy Assistant 
  • Biomedical Scientist 
  • Healthcare Scientist, Clinical Biochemistry 
  • Clinical Research Associate 
  • Toxicologist 
  • Occupational Therapist 
  • Respiratory Therapist 
  • Microbiologist 
  • Pharmacologist 
  • Veterinarian 
  • Pharmacist 

What to Expect

Hub/Support/Tutoring

  • Tutoring sessions available Monday-Thursday for a variety of courses.

Travel/Global Trips

  • Australia Biology
  • Guatemala or Honduras Medical Mission
  • Iceland
  • Costa Rice

Club/Social

  • Women’s Ruby
  • Cycling Club
  • Rock Climbing
  • Creation Care
  • Krav Maga, Self Defense practice

Awards/Honors

  • Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society  
  • Beta Beta Beta - Biological Science National Honor Society
  • Alpha Epsilon Delta – National Medical Honor Society
  • Hicks Scholars Program  
  • Tucker Foundation Endow Scholarship 

Service

  • Host a regional Science Olympiad for Middle and High School students 
  • Educate the community on health needs such as obesity, nutrition, mental health, etc. 
  • Sponsor science major’s Science Nights at local elementary schools, sponsored by Lee faculty  

 

Research

  • Opportunities to work in the field of biochemistry on intrinsic fluorescent tags in proteins  
  • Opportunities to investigate kinetics and thermodynamics important for environmental chemistry 
  • Use of laboratory instruments (liquid and gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, ultraviolet/visible and infrared spectroscopy) to develop general laboratory skills 
  • Research focused on the conservation and recovery of eastern hellbenders (giant salamanders) and endangered Conasauga Blue crayfish
  • Student-driven projects assessing the ability of free fatty acids (FFA's) to increase bacterial susceptibility to antibiotics 
  • Opportunities to engage in research projects focusing on ecology or animal behavior 
  • Research that uses human cell culture models to study cellular and molecular mechanisms of human disease. Current projects focus on oncogene function in human cancers.  
  • Research investigating the effects of sleep on levels of depression within science students  

Home/Location

Natural Science students spend most of their time in the study areas afforded in the SMC. The great room has Dunkin Donuts and is a great space for study groups. Upper-division students are provided with card key access to laboratory facilities for research and upper-division laboratory engagement.  

iMass

iMASS (Integrated Math and Science Scholars) Scholars Program sponsored by the NSF (National Science Foundation). This program is intended to develop a community of mathematics and science scholars, provide them with meaningful research and/or internship opportunities, and give them the financial support necessary for them to succeed. iMASS seeks to build research teams that include both mathematics and science majors. Mathematics scholars will be able to apply their knowledge to meaningful real-world scientific research, and science scholars will have the benefit of added mathematical rigor in support of their conclusions.  

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