Overview

Coursework includes a broad-based foundation in global and national healthcare issues and trends, ethical and legal issues, health promotion and disease prevention, evidence-based practice, allied healthcare research, healthcare systems management, and healthcare-based informatics. You’ll gain the skills, knowledge, and values to advance in the allied health profession and to work in a variety of settings with diverse patients, families, and communities.

As a graduate of the Bachelor of Science in Allied Health program at the National University, you’ll be ready to seek a supervisory, management, or educational position that is key to the identification, evaluation, and prevention of diseases and disorders. You may opt to work in dietary and nutrition services or rehabilitation and health systems management. Whatever vocational road you choose, this degree will ground you in the knowledge needed to perform at the highest level and for the good of colleagues and patients.

Program Learning Outcomes

Assess the relative health effects of environment, socioeconomic conditions, behavior, health services, and biology.

Explain how a team approach that is coordinated, comprehensive, and continuous facilitates successful treatment outcomes.

Explain the process of active participation in healthcare from a provider, patient, family, and community perspective.

Assess the impact of effective and ineffective applications of technology in health services.

Analyze health services from social, workforce, financial, regulatory, technological, and organizational viewpoints.

Utilize culturally competent strategies and practices that respect the cultural, social, religious, racial, and ethnic diversity of the patient and family regarding disease and their health.

Career

Allied Health refers to occupations that support, aid and increase the efficiency of the physician, dentist, or primary clinical specialist. Allied Health professionals are involved with the delivery of health or related services pertaining to the identification, evaluation and prevention of diseases and disorders; dietary and nutrition services; rehabilitation and health systems management, among others. The Bachelor of Science with a Major in Allied Health post professional program provides a broad-based foundation of professional, ethical, legal, health policy, issues and trends in health care, health promotion and disease prevention, health education, research and evidence based practice and data base, case and health systems management.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Health Information Exchange

EHR Meaningful Use

Health IT Virtual Simulation

Chronic & Communicable Disease

Culture and Health

Health Behavior

Genetics

Health Informatics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

National University accepts and reviews applications year round, so you can begin class any month of the year.

Language

English

IELTS

5.5

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Credits

180 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Disciplines

Public Health Medicine Health Sciences View 551 other Bachelors in Medicine in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

5.5

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official high school transcripts and mark sheets (and certified English translations, if applicable)

Official high school diploma/proof of graduation (and certified English translations, if applicable)

Official post-secondary transcripts and diplomas if post-secondary schooling was pursued by applicant (and certified English translations, if applicable)

Proof of Financial Support: $33,500

Tuition Fee

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International

13284 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13284 USD per year during 48 months.
National

13284 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13284 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

13284 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13284 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for San Diego

1400 - 2455 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Allied Health.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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