Bachelor of Science in Human Physiology

The Human Physiology major is an excellent option for those individuals seeking a career in one of the health care professions, including medicine, and who have a strong interest in the sciences.

The curriculum has pre-medical courses built directly into the program as requirements. With its focus on the study of human biology, a major in Human Physiology provides an alternative to the traditional biology degree, expanding upon the required premedical requirements with the addition of classes such as gross human anatomy, exercise physiology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, and cardiopulmonary pathophysiology.  Breadth of academic preparation is insured by elective distribution requirements in the humanities and social sciences.
Rich resources are available to our students who wish to engage in a clinical internship or practicum as part of their undergraduate experience. 

The faculty in the Health Sciences Department has extensive research laboratories where students can gain insights regarding medical research programs in specialized areas.  Many of our faculty hold joint appointments with various departments in the School of Medicine and the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering. The department also has extensive collaborative research relationships with various universities, hospitals and industrial research laboratories both in the greater Boston area and the surrounding New England states.

Each student in the department is assigned an academic/career advisor who works closely with them in career planning, course selection and determining the professional school best suited for their particular health career.