Health Profession Programs at ONU
You don’t need to become a doctor to get involved in health care. That’s because careers in health care come in all shapes and sizes. In fact, the United States has 5 million people working in health care related positions that are distinct from medical doctors.
We’re talking more than 80 different professions representing about 60 percent of all health care providers in the U.S.
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There’s more to pharmacists than you think. In addition to serving at your community pharmacy, they’re on the frontlines of every aspect of health care – helping to ensure better outcomes for people. Pharmacists are medication experts who enhance patient care and promote wellness. Pharmacists help people stay healthy and also manage illness or disease, with education, medications, prevention strategies and collaboration with other health care professionals. If you enjoy science and want to help people, consider becoming a pharmacist. As an ONU student pharmacist, you’ll engage in patient care starting your first semester and graduate into a career that has more than 100 different practice directions.
Outcome
Pharmacist – practice in a variety of settings, including community, institutional, ambulatory care, long-term care and many more
Classes
- Fundamentals in Pharmacy
- Biochemistry
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Biostatistics
- Calculus
- Pharmacist-Patient Care process
- Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
- Interprofessional Education in the Healthcare Team
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As an exercise physiology major, you’ll work toward a career that plays an important role in health care by establishing exercise, fitness, and rehabilitative prescriptions, standards and priorities. During your studies, you’ll combine rigorous coursework with intensive hands-on learning. You’ll study the basic and applied sciences, including physiology, anatomy, kinesiology, health and fitness, exercise, and diseases. At ONU, you’ll choose between two tracks: clinical and rehabilitation sciences or strength conditioning/human performance. Both will set you up perfectly for graduate school or direct entry into the healthcare workforce.
Outcome
- Physical therapist or occupational therapist
- Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation specialist
- Strength conditioning specialist
- Personal trainer or fitness specialist
- Manager of corporate wellness program
- Strength coach
Classes
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Exercise Physiology
- Kinesiology
- Pathophysiology
- Aging and Disease
- ECG Analysis
- Personal Training
- Exercise Testing and Prescription
- Strength and Conditioning
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The psychology program at ONU prepares you for career-level and graduate-level work both inside and outside the health services field. Our program combines active learning, research involvement and practicum experiences to give you the tools to succeed. You will have the opportunity to design, execute and present your own unique research. Consider joining one of the faculty labs, an opportunity which often involves presenting at regional and national conferences. Practicum experiences have put our students in contact with a variety of projects, such as designing activities with preschoolers, observing assessments in schools and planning community events.
Outcome
- Therapist
- Behavioral Neuroscientist
- Cognitive Psychologist
- Clinical Psychologist
- School Psychologist
- Research Assistant
- Lab Technician
Classes
- Experimental Psychology
- Multicultural Psychology
- Psychopharmacology
- Social Psychology
- Child Psychology
- Brain and Behavior
- Adulthood and Aging
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When doctors and patients need answers, they turn to medical laboratory scientists. Behind the scenes, these medical investigators analyze blood, other body fluids, tissues and more to help diagnose and treat disease. Skilled medical laboratory scientists are in high demand across the U.S. As a medical laboratory science major, you’ll study biology, chemistry, organic chemistry and anatomy. You’ll spend a lot of time experimenting in sophisticated medical and science labs, too.
Outcome
- Hospital laboratories
- Community blood centers
- Medical research centers
- Public health laboratories
- University research centers
Classes
- Biological Fluids
- Clinic Chemistry
- Hematology and Hemostasis
- Histology
- Clinical Immunology
- Blood Banking and Transfusion Science
- Immunology
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Become a nurse, and you’ll serve on the front lines of health care. Nurses work directly with patients every day, restoring their bodies and spirits through compassionate caregiving. As a nursing major, your studies will combine rigorous coursework with hands-on learning in the lab and in real life. You won’t just gain impressive clinical knowledge; you’ll be able to communicate, problem-solve, collaborate and lead. These skills are in demand in today’s health care climate.
Outcome
- Staff nurse
- Emergency nurse
- ICU nurse
- Nurse manager/director
- Hospice nurse
- Pediatric nurse
- Travel nurse
- Nursing education
- Graduate school
- Surgical nurse
Classes
- Fundamentals of Nursing
- Pharmacology
- Biology
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Community Health Nursing
- Nursing Research
- Medical Surgical Nursing
- Care of the Child and Family
- Mental Health Nursing
- Care of the Older Adult
- Pathophysiology
- Professional Concepts
- Leadership and Management
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If you excel in science, and you’re intrigued by business, pharmaceutical and healthcare business is the perfect major. You’ll study science and health while getting a firm foundation in business principles. You’ll graduate with the unique ability to bridge two worlds – ready to help physicians, hospitals, biotech firms, pharmaceutical companies and more operate effectively. With this major at ONU, you’ll split your time between health science courses in the College of Arts & Sciences, pharmacy courses in the College of Pharmacy, and business courses in the College of Business Administration. You’ll choose from five areas of concentration: accounting, business analytics, management, marketing, and public relations.
Outcome
- Corporate benefits manager
- Sales executive at a global pharmaceutical company
- Supply chain or materials coordinator
- Industry leader or consultant on pharmacy or health care issues for the government or investment banks
Classes
- Principles and Concepts in Human Biology
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Chemistry for the Health Sciences
- Introduction to the Health Care System
- Intro to Health Sciences for Business Professionals
- Health Care Economics and Finance
- Health Care Policy and Regulation
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Are you interested in the complex mysteries of the brain? Whether you are interested in the behavioral/cognitive or cellular/molecular aspect of the brain, you can major in neuroscience and join researchers in making discoveries every day to better understand and answer real-world problems.
Outcome
- Research scientist
- College professor
- Physician (neurologist, psychiatrist)
- Clinical psychologist
- Neuropsychologist
- Biostatistician
- Laboratory technician
- Epidemiologist
- Genetic counselor
- Physical therapist
- Occupational therapist
- Speech and language therapist
- Brain imaging technician
Classes
- Introduction to Neuroscience
- Topics in Neurosciences Research
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Learning and Behavior
- Psychopharmacology
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
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If you enjoy critical thinking and the troubleshooting aspect of research, then pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences may be the major for you. Pharmaceutical and biomedical scientists, chemists and researchers solve problems and make amazing discoveries to transform healthcare and improve lives. Laboratory training begins your first year and you’ll have the opportunity to intern with a pharmaceutical or biomedical company for an entire semester.
Outcome
- Analytical scientist
- Research scientist
- Pharmaceutical analytical chemist
- Pharmaceutics scientist
- Quality control scientist or chemist
- Bioanalytic scientist
- Biomedical researcher
- Biomedical informaticist
- Drug product process development scientist
- Formulation scientist
- Biophysical scientist, Science writer
Classes
- Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Calculus
- Statistics
- Introduction to Data Science
- Introduction to Immunology
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Research Methods,
- Scientific Writing and Communication
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The courses that make up ONU’s medical humanities minor present traditional humanities subjects like literature, philosophy,
ethics, history and religion in a medical context that is perfect if you’re in an allied-health program. If you’re an aspiring doctor, nurse and pharmacist, you’ll learn how to not only speak to patients, but also read them emotionally, culturally and spiritually to provide optimal care.Classes
- Perspective in Medical Humanities
- Literature and Medicine
- Integrative Portfolio in Medical Humanities
- Ethics, Law and Justice
- Professional Ethics
- Political Philosophy
- Ethical Theory
Pre-Professional Medical Programs
Majors for Pre-Professional Medical Programs
And the demand for these health care professionals is only expected to increase.
Allied Health Programs include
Major for Allied Health Programs
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