Degrees & Majors

What are Health Sciences?

Health Sciences involve the use of technology to diagnose, treat, heal and record a wide variety of diseases and medical conditions. Patients and their health care professionals depend on these technologies to ensure proper care.

Why Study Health Sciences?

Health care is a growing field, and career opportunities are expected to remain strong as the nation’s adult population ages.

Perimeter College offers health sciences pathways that constitute the first two years of four-year Allied Health degrees that must be completed at a four-year university.

The health sciences pathways offered at Perimeter College are: Health Information Administration, Health Science Professionals (not for pre-medical, pre-dental or pre-pharmacy), Medical Technology, Radiologic Sciences, Respiratory Therapy.

This pathway constitutes the first two years of a four-year allied health degree that must be completed at a four-year university. It should not be confused with the separate and different Perimeter College pathway of Radiologic Technology, an associate degree career program established in partnership with local hospitals.

For the latest information about required courses, view the Associate-Level Undergraduate Catalog.

A note on pathways: A pathway is an advising guide to help students prepare for their intended bachelor’s degree major. By following the course of study outlined in the appropriate Associate of Arts or Associate of Science pathway, students will have the necessary prerequisite courses to continue in their chosen disciplines. A pathway is not a major and will not be represented on the diploma.

Inside the trillions of bytes of health care data rest the trends and insights that health care leaders need to move their hospital, clinic, organization or community to the next generation of service and improved outcomes. Be one of those leaders in health informatics with Georgia State’s online M.S. in health informatics.

The Master of science in health sciences degree with a concentration in health informatics is an online 36-semester hour program. You’ll do well in the program if you have a background in an IT-related field or if you work in a clinical setting, but any undergraduate major is acceptable.

You will take interdisciplinary classes, one of the distinctive factors of our program. You will learn from faculty in health informatics and nursing.

This approach has you learning alongside experts in multiple disciplines. When combined, it gives you a holistic understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing our healthcare data and technology systems today.

We bring together design, development and adoption of information technology-based innovations in health care delivery, management and planning.

The program is 100 percent online with on-demand, work-at-your-own-pace (asynchronous) classes as well as scheduled, synchronous courses.

Students enter the master’s degree coordinated program either with an undergraduate degree in nutrition or with an undergraduate degree in another major. The coordinated program is a four-to-six-semester program of didactic course work and supervised practice. The supervised practice has an urban health emphasis. Students have the option of completing a thesis, master’s project or course concentration as their capstone requirement. The thesis option may take an additional semester to complete.  Students who hold an undergraduate degree in nutrition must have a Didactic Program in Dietetics verification statement or letter of intent from the program granting the degree.

The coordinated program is a four- to six-semester program of didactic course work and supervised practice in full-time study and seven- to 11-semesters part-time. Students enter the master’s degree coordinated program either with an undergraduate degree in nutrition or with an undergraduate degree in another major.

The full-time track’s supervised practice has an urban health emphasis; the part-time track focuses on community wellness. Students in either track have the option of completing a thesis, master’s project or course concentration as their capstone requirement. The thesis option may take an additional semester to complete. Students who hold an undergraduate degree in nutrition must have a Didactic Program in Dietetics verification statement or letter of intent from the program granting the degree. Please note: students should not work when enrolled in the full-time program.

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The Master of Heritage Preservation (MHP) program offers compelling opportunities to pursue careers relating to the preservation and interpretation of cultural heritage.  Based in the Department of History, the program and its faculty emphasize the theory and practice of protecting and communicating the significance of our tangible and intangible heritage.  Much of the coursework involves collaboration with community partners and cultural organizations to produce practical learning experiences that take place outside the traditional classroom setting.  The MHP program uses Atlanta and the surrounding area as a living laboratory from which our students obtain the skills to become future leaders in the field.

The MHP program attracts students from ages 21 to over 60, all with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests, creating an eclectic and energetic academic setting. Our students use their heritage preservation educations to teach, advocate, restore, interpret and plan for the preservation of historic resources and interpretations of history to a public audience.

Historians study various aspects of humanity’s recorded past. Some historians explore the rise and fall of empires, while others describe the everyday lives of men and women. They are interested in every period of the past and all parts of the world.

Historians seek to understand the forces that have structured human life and the ideas that have shaped the way people perceive and experience their worlds. History can teach us many lessons, not simply about our past but also about the paradoxes and potentials of our present.

At Georgia State, students seeking a bachelor’s degree in History can choose from several options:

• Bachelor of Arts in History — The broadest option.
• World History Concentration — An in-depth look at world history and culture
• Pre-Education Track — This track prepares aspiring teachers to enter any master’s-level certification program.
• Pre-Law Concentration — This option prepares students for law school or J.D.-Ph.D. programs.

The Department of History offers a wide range of courses in African, Asian, European, Latin American, Middle Eastern and United States history.

The Department of History offers a B.A. in History/Master of Heritage Preservation (M.H.P.) program that allows students to save time and tuition dollars by earning both degrees in as little as five years. This dual degree opportunity enables qualified students to enroll in graduate courses late in their undergraduate program and apply the coursework toward both the bachelor’s and master’s programs.

At the bachelor’s degree level, History students can choose from several options:

• Bachelor of Arts in History — The broadest option.
• World History Concentration — An in-depth look at world history and culture
• Pre-Education Track — This track prepares aspiring teachers to enter any master’s-level certification program.
• Pre-Law Concentration — This option prepares students for law school or J.D.-Ph.D. programs.

At the graduate school level, the M.H.P. program offers compelling opportunities to pursue careers relating to the preservation and interpretation of cultural heritage. The program and its faculty emphasize the theory and practice of protecting and communicating the significance of our tangible and intangible heritage. Much of the coursework involves collaboration with community partners and cultural organizations to produce practical learning experiences outside the traditional classroom setting.

Thanks to our location in Atlanta, class projects prioritize city and regional histories by engaging with local communities to assess, preserve and interpret the tangible and intangible heritage of the South. Collaboration with community partners and cultural organizations throughout the southeastern region provide M.H.P. students with both practical learning experiences that take place outside the traditional classroom setting and professional interactions that position them to be future leaders in the field.

The M.H.P. program attracts students with a variety of backgrounds and interests, creating an eclectic and energetic academic setting. Our students use their heritage preservation educations to teach, advocate, restore, interpret and plan for the preservation of historic resources and interpretations of history to a public audience. Students can specialize in either public history or historic preservation.

The Ph.D. in History at Georgia State prepares students for a wide range of careers, both inside and outside the academy. Students develop deep expertise in the historical literature of their chosen field of study, learn to employ a diverse array of theories and methodologies including cutting-edge digital technologies for researching and disseminating historical scholarship and master the skills of communication necessary to thrive in today’s job market.

Cohorts of 10-12 students begin each fall semester and students receive individual attention and work together through the year.

The Human Learning and Development program provides students an opportunity to acquire a career-oriented range of skills and knowledge. Students choose from the coursework in behavior and learning disabilities, counseling, deaf studies, educational psychology, family and community literacy, learning technologies, and research methods and problem-solving. Courses are taught by faculty across the College of Education & Human Development’s seven departments.

No application is required for this bachelor’s degree. Students are required to declare two selected disciplines with their academic adviser or online.