This community is a place to explore resources and opportunities for students interested in Healthcare, Public Health, and, Human Services, Teaching, Rehabilitation Sciences career opportunities. You can look through the job and internship opportunities, read through the blog posts and resources or research salary in the Labor Market Insights section. Also, click on the Career Coach on the right to connect with them for an appointment!
HEALTHCARE
There’s more that goes behind to just wearing the scrubs and working at a hospital. Working in health care offers tons of flexibility for you to work a variety of environments.
Nursing: this can be a rewarding and challenging career which offers flexible opportunities. Whether you want to work in a hospital setting, rehabilitation center, rural or urban areas, explore the country as a travel nurse, you can go far in this employable career.
Healthcare Management: want to understand the administrative and business side of things in a health care facility without the scrubs? Learn more on how to run and manage hospitals, nursing homes, urgent care facilities, and more with this degree.
Nutrition: want to help others development best practices with dieting, losing weight, promote health lifestyles? This is career is for you and learn how to become a registered dietitian, health promotion specialist, and food service directors.
PUBLIC HEALTH
Public Health: interested in promoting best health practices to protect your local communities? This career will give you an opportunity to improve the lives of others as well as advocating health needs and concerns in public policy.
Exercise Science: interested in learning more about strength and conditioning, careers in athletic training, physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy? Exercise Science dives into learning the foundation of what it takes to get started with these careers and a great pre-requisite to get into graduate school after completing your bachelor’s degree.
SOCIAL WORK
Social Work: Do you have a desire to help your community and their families through difficult times and adjusting to life changes? In this challenging, but rewarding career you can bring a positive impact to an individual’s and families lives to help overcome economic and social challenges.
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION, K-12
Physical Education: Do you want to career helping students promoting an active lifestyle and improving their health? Then grab your gym clothes and teach your students athletic skills and become mentors in the classroom, on the court, or on the field.
To learn more about the programs in the Beaver College of Health Sciences and careers, check out the links below:
