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"This major is the perfect conduit for getting a broad in-depth look at the health field." —Ari Newton, i-Health student

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The i-Health class of 2012 at the AHS Convocation ceremony.

i-Health Program

The College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers an interdisciplinary degree program in health, called i-Health. The i-Health program prepares undergraduate students for a wide range of graduate study in health-related fields, and pre-professional study for a range of biomedical careers.

Societal health trends such as inactivity, obesity, and diabetes create greater demand for understanding health behavior change, wellness promotion, and disability prevention. The i-Health customized, interdisciplinary curriculum encourages students to examine today's complex health issues from perspectives in the social and behavioral sciences within three concentrations:

Concentrations

  • Health and Aging
  • Health Behavior Change
  • Health Diversity

"Ten of the 20 fastest growing occupations are healthcare related. Healthcare will generate 3.2 million new wage and salary jobs between 2008 and 2018, more than any other industry, largely in response to rapid growth in the elderly population."

—Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-2011 Edition

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  • i-Health—Interdisciplinary, Individualized, Innovative The i-Health undergraduate program:
    • allows students to combine health-related courses from several colleges and departments to create an individualized health degree
    • reflects a broad range of knowledge required to effectively address increasingly complex health issues
    • provides a core curriculum to study health from the social and behavioral sciences
    • includes a generous amount of elective credits to complete the biomedical sciences required for medical school and other health-related advanced studies
  • Contact Julie Bobitt at email jbobitt@illinois.edu for information about the interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science degree in Health and enrollment in the program.