Explore Your Options in Health and the Sciences
Congratulations on your admission to Butler University! We’re here to help you understand what options you have in the sciences and navigate any questions you may have regarding sciences and healthcare-related majors.
What is Health Sciences?
Butler’s Health Sciences program is a rigorous program, designed for students aspiring to a career in healthcare such as dentist, physician, PA, and much more. The curriculum uniquely emphasizes how to navigate the modern healthcare system.
The major has versatile applications, and Health Sciences students see the full picture of how medical teams collaborate and function to provide excellent patient outcomes. You can expect to gain knowledge of Medicaid, insurance, medical ethics, human anatomy and physiology, whole-patient care, and more as you work toward your career goals.
Health Sciences Concentrations
The Health Sciences major offers a variety of concentrations to help you personalize the major based on your desired career path. These concentrations include:
- Pre-Respiratory Therapy: prepares students to treat patients who face challenges with breathing and cardiopulmonary conditions.
- Medical Spanish
- Pre-Medicine
- Pre-PA
- Pre-Physical Therapy
- Pre-Occupational Therapy
- Pre-Dentistry
- Pre-Optometry
Explore and learn more about the various Health Sciences concentrations.
What are other similar majors?
If you want to declare a different major, you can do that before coming to campus. Majors related to sciences and healthcare-related majors are listed below.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Biochemistry emphasizes experiential learning and problem solving while providing opportunities to work side-by-side with faculty in a collaborative research environment. Many graduates go on to professional school such as medical or dentistry, while others head straight to the workforce or to graduate school.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Biology begins with broad training in the fundamental areas of modern biology and elective options that emphasize student research and fieldwork. Many graduates go on to professional school such as medical or dentistry, while others head straight to the workforce or to graduate school.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Chemistry emphasizes experiential learning and problem solving while providing opportunities to work side-by-side with faculty in a collaborative research environment. Many graduates go on to professional school such as medical or dentistry, while others head straight to the workforce or to graduate school.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The Environmental Studies major provides a flexible and rigorous curriculum that challenges students to explore the economic, political, cultural, technological, and scientific facets of environmental issues. All students also complete a community-based internship or practical experience related to the environment and sustainability, preparing graduates for complex careers in exploration, management, preservation, conservation of the natural environment, and more.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The Exploratory Natural Sciences program will expose students to a variety of natural sciences majors or health-related fields and therefore is a great choice for students who are trying to find the right fit in terms of their career interest.
College of Education
Known as the scientific study of human movement, Kinesiology combines knowledge from multiple disciplines—such as anatomy, physiology, and psychology—to better understand and analyze movement patterns, muscular function, joint mechanics, and more. The curriculum focuses on human movement and development, with the ability to choose from three pathways within the Kinesiology major: Applied Human Performance, Pre-Professional, and Sport Coaching.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Neuroscience focuses on the brain and how it functions. This interdisciplinary, integrative program features courses from psychology, biology, and philosophy, offering a multifaceted approach to understanding the complexity of the brain and nervous system. Opportunities for internships and research, alongside direct contact with enthusiastic faculty, enhances the knowledge base and credentials of students pursuing additional schooling.
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
The Pre-Pharmacy major allows students to complete two years of pre-professional coursework and then, if all criteria are met, advance to the four years of professional pharmacy coursework. Graduates of Butler’s Pharmacy program go on to work in a variety of settings including community pharmacies, hospitals, governmental regulatory agencies, and more.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The Physics major encourages hypothetical thinking, intensive study, and hands-on, experiential learning through use of state-of-the-art equipment such as a laser and quantum physics laboratory. Students in this program are prepared for graduate research, to be an applied physicist or engineer, a physician, a patent lawyer, and much more.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
As a Psychology major, students are part of a department big enough to pursue research that matters, but small enough for individual attention. Pairing Psychology with a Neuroscience minor will integrate biology, philosophy, and psychology, equipping graduates with the skills needed to apply to medical school or seek graduate programs in a variety of the sciences.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The Public Health major provides students with an education that focuses on the scientific, social, cultural, and human aspects of public health. Students in this program will graduate with the skills needed to thrive in diverse environments and to successfully navigate community, national, and global public health issues.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
In Science, Technology, and Society, students will learn how science impacts our world, our lives, and our communities by studying science’s influence on the economy, politics, and cultural motives. Many graduates of this major go on to professional school, like medical, physical therapy, or law, while others go straight into the workforce in areas like public health.
College of Communication
The Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) major offers an exceptional variety of clinical experiences and opportunities to participate in research alongside faculty. Students establish a solid foundation, coupled with several years’ experience in the field, and join our graduates who are accepted to masters programs across the country.
What’s next?
We bet you might have some questions, either about the Health Sciences major or one of the other programs listed above. If you have questions or are interested in changing your major, please reach out to the Office of Admission. We can answer any of your questions—big or small—and can also assist with changing your major if you so desire.