Behavioral Health and Wellness (B.S.)
Behavioral Health and Wellness (B.S.)
About
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
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 Requirements
- PTEMin 48
- IELTSMin 6
- TOEFLMin 71
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
Behavioral Health and Wellness (B.S.)
Illinois Institute of Technology
United States of America, Chicago