What is Applied Health Sciences?
Applied health sciences encompass the integration of science with aspects of health, disease and health care. Study in topics ranging from global health care systems, the health care professions, anatomy and physiology, disease processes and delivery of health care across medicine, nursing and other health-related disciplines.
TCU offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of health sciences and the health professions for careers in the health care industry.
Why Applied Health Sciences?
Allied Health Sciences
Prepare for a variety of health care careers needed in today’s world to improve the well-being and lives of individuals and communities.
Pre-Professional Health Concentrations
Our degrees in Applied Health Sciences provide essential health care knowledge and skills while building the professional skills sought by health care employers, such as critical thinking, problem solving, leadership, information literacy and information management.
Our students leave prepared for competitive application to professional health professions programs.
Pre-OT
Pre-PA
Pre-PT
Pre-Med
LEARN MORE ABOUT PRE-PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CONCENTRATIONS
Career Settings
Government Agencies
Hospitals
Private Offices or Clinics
Public Health Organizations
Rehabilitation Facilities
Research Laboratories
Participate in Research
Harris College is able to engage in innovative research because it maintains a very close connection between students and the community.