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    Behavioral Health and Wellness (B.S.)
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    Behavioral Health and Wellness (B.S.)

    Illinois Institute of Technology

    Illinois Institute of Technology

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    United States of America, Chicago

    University RankQS Ranking
    469

    Key Facts

    Program Level

    Bachelor

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

    Campuses

    Main Site

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake Deadlines22-Aug-2022
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    Duration 4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    USD 48,670  / years
    Next Intake 22-Aug-2022

    Behavioral Health and Wellness (B.S.)

    About

    We're interested in how lifestyle choices affect health and wellness. Our students learn to create individualized programs to promote healthy living, most often related to nutrition, exercise, and tobacco and alcohol use. They also learn to be great patient advocates.

    A second-year medical resident can treat 80 percent of people with a heart condition by giving simple guidance: eat better, get more exercise and sleep, and stop smoking. Easy, right? The problem is knowing what to do is much easier than knowing how to do it. Lifestyle habits are engrained from years of subtle abuse to our bodies. In that way, these arent issues for medicine; theyre issues for psychology.

    As a student in the Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Health and Wellness program in the Lewis College of Human Sciences, you will develop your understanding of how lifestyle choices impact health over time, and how to design individualized programs to promote healthy living, most often related to nutrition, exercise, and tobacco and alcohol use. Youll also become a patient advocate, educating patients on how to steer through the daunting bureaucracy of health care services.

    Disciplines

    Lewis College of Science and Letters

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Students in this program must be admitted to Illinois Tech. Students who are interested in transferring to this program should consult with their academic advisor.

    English Program Requirements

    International students who fit into any of the following categories will be considered to have met the requirement:

    • Residents of a country where English is the only official language and who is a native English speaker
    • Graduates of U.S. high schools
    • Completed the equivalent of Iowa State’s English 150 or 250 with a grade of B or better at an accredited U.S. 2 year or 4 year college or university.

    CONDITIONAL ADMISSION

    If you meet all admission requirements but do not meet our English proficiency requirements, Iowa State offers conditional admission to attend our Intensive English and Orientation Program (IEOP). If you would like to enroll in IEOP, on the application choose "I would like to enroll in Iowa State’s IEOP program before I begin the academic study.”

    Career

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that jobs in health education and health promotion will grow by 11 percent over the next decade alone. After graduation, you can enter a wide range of health/wellness professions, including:

    • Patient education
    • Behavioral health coaching
    • Assisting psychologists and other health professionals with direct patient care
    • Policy analysis
    • Advocacy

    You will also be prepared to continue on to graduate school in a number of fields.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee

    USD 48,670  / years
    Illinois Institute of Technology

    Behavioral Health and Wellness (B.S.)

    Illinois Institute of Technology

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    United States of America,

    Chicago

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