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Learn and master the many applications of health sciences through a combination of top-notch expertise and relevant hands-on training.
Gain the best educational experience from sought-after faculty members and leading experts in the industry.
Confidently navigate the balance among the physical, emotional, and spiritual sides of health sciences by establishing a well-rounded foundation.
Discover PLNU's Nationally Recognized Health Sciences Programs
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Point Loma Nazarene University is founded on the desire to help you realize your passions and become the person you are called to be. It is this very intent that drives everything we do and teach in our College of Health Sciences. Our goal is to foster open minds and hearts through all our programs, so you can make your mark in this field.
The Center for Human Performance is a 3,000-square-foot strength and conditioning training, research, and learning laboratory for sport science and strength and conditioning students. The CHP contains a state-of-the-art gym available for students, faculty, and staff to use free of charge, as well as classes and personal training sessions offered by expert student physical trainers.
The Skills Lab contains individualized simulation-based hospital and clinical stations with high-fidelity mannequins offering fully immersive experiences that prepare physician assistant and athletic training students for a diverse range of patient care and medical scenarios. The lab allows students to encounter complex medical cases and strengthen practice critical skills such as decision-making, communication, and patient care with a care team under the careful supervision of faculty mentors.
The Objective Structured Clinical Exam Lab is made up of six patient-encounter rooms which look like your typical doctor's office and are designed to give students simulated patient-based training, as well as monitoring infrastructure for faculty to observe and provide feedback on students’ performance.
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PLNU College of Health Sciences Featured Programs
INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS, M.S.
One-year online program
Advance your career as a health and wellness professional
Practice a holistic approach to health education, promotion, and care
Learn at a State-of-the-Art Campus
PLNU’s Balboa Regional Center is a 70,000-square-foot campus for PLNU’s graduate-level College of Health Sciences programs. With state-of-the-art classrooms, research facilities, simulation and skills laboratories, and Center for Human Performance fitness center, this integrated, interdisciplinary space is designed to prepare clinically experienced students to transform the well-being of their communities.
Earn an M.S. in Athletic Training, Integrative Wellness, Occupational Therapy, Biomechanics, Sport Management, Sport Science, Clinical Exercise Physiology, or Strength and Conditioning.
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KINESIOLOGY, M.S., SPORT MANAGEMENT
One-year online program
Advance your career in sport science, coaching, or sport administration
Take electives in other Kinesiology programs or our MBA program
ATHLETIC TRAINING, M.S.
Two-year in-person program
Robust clinical experiences and site placements
Choose a concentration specialization in Anatomy Education, Biomechanics, or Sport Performance
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, M.S.
Pursue your calling in the dynamic and growing field of occupational therapy
Solve relevant problems for clients and businesses in a variety of industries
Two-year in-person program
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