School cites growing student interest as a key factor behind the move POTSDAM — Clarkson University has added a minor, titled “Medicine and Healthcare.” “The medical and health-care professions are among the fastest growing in the U.S., and student interest in health-care fields is growing rapidly at Clarkson University,” Tom Langen, a professor and chair […]
School cites growing student interest as a key factor behind the move
POTSDAM — Clarkson University has added a minor, titled “Medicine and Healthcare.”
“The medical and health-care professions are among the fastest growing in the U.S., and student interest in health-care fields is growing rapidly at Clarkson University,” Tom Langen, a professor and chair of the university’s biology department, said in a news release.
The minor will require 23 credits and is open to students pursuing any major, the university said.
Topics covered in courses for the minor degree include human anatomy and physiology, medical history, medical ethics, and health psychology. The program will also include a seminar that will introduce students to working health professionals and familiarize them with health-care careers. An experiential learning component will be required as well, the school said.
The program is overseen by Clarkson’s biology department.
“This minor provides an opportunity for students in any Clarkson program to acquire the foundations for pursuing a health-care career and highlights Clarkson’s commitment to students who will be the next generation of health-care practitioners,” Langen noted.
Clarkson University, founded in 1896, is a private, national research university whose main campus is located on 640 acres in Potsdam. The university has more than 60 academic programs in engineering, business, education, science, liberal arts, and health professions. Enrollment totals 4,300 undergraduate and graduate students. Anthony G. Collins is Clarkson’s president.
