Bachelor's Degree in Health Science

Exceptional Training For Your Health Career

• Learn in our newly renovated Health Sciences Building, where you will have the opportunity to network and mentor with fellow students preparing you to work in collaborative environments.
• Gain in-depth skills in stimulating lab environments where you will have the opportunity to transform bacteria to make it glow, extract DNA from fungi, and even test your own DNA.
• Acquire experience in how to perform analysis on DNA using lab equipment found in the workplace such as DNA extraction columns, centrifuges, electrophoresis instruments, and PCR machines.
• Receive training in chemistry classes about potential uses of household chemicals.
• Discover the sources of energy in food, and how the body processes this energy.
• Develop skills in the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment.
• Train on how to follow sterile techniques (avoid/protect from contaminations) and explore the prevalence of microorganisms (bacteria and mold) through interactive microbiology labs.
• Hodges University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

What Can I Do With a Health Science Degree? How Much Will I Make?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Health Education Specialists make on average $64,840 annually in the state of Florida .