Health Sciences

Advising occurs during regularly scheduled times each semester. Program advisement should be obtained at that time. Some programs require advisement prior to Spring registration. Students are responsible for completing all of the requirements for the degree as listed in the Catalog the year in which they were admitted. Substitutions for a required course may be permitted only by petition submitted prior to enrollment in the course. Please contact the following coordinators for more information about individual department programs:

Health Administration
Carrie Pullen
(818) 677-2015

Public Health
Stephanie Benjamin
(818) 677-6415

Radiologic Sciences
Doris Abrishami
(818) 677-6976

General Advisors
Josefina Gudino
(818) 677-5341

Moises Hernandez
(818) 677-6450

Master of Health Administration
Carmen Saunders
(818) 677-6977

M.P.H. in Applied Epidemiology
Lawrence Chu
(818) 677-2485

M.P.H. in Community Health Education
Suzanne Spear
(818) 677-6991

Gerontology Minor
Carmen Saunders
(818) 677-6977

Human Lactation Minor
Merav Efrat
(818) 677-7052 or lactation.education@csun.edu

Human Sexuality Minor
Bobbie Emetu
(818) 677-7607

A degree in Health Administration may lead to different leadership positions in a variety of settings, such as hospitals, physician practices, public health departments, mental health organizations, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, consulting firms, health insurance organizations and healthcare associations, as well as specialized positions in finance, human resources, materials management, government relations, information systems, marketing/public relations, patient care services, medical staff relations, and planning and development.

A degree in Public Health supports students interested in working with diverse populations to improve the health and well-being of our community by preventing illness and disease, and promoting healthy behavior. Students can expect to find work in government or nonprofit organizations, as well as clinical settings. A Public Health degree will be of use to students who are pursuing a career in community health education, epidemiology, biostatistics, emergency preparedness, environmental and occupational health, evaluation, global health, mental health, health policy and management, reproductive health, substance abuse, adolescent health, maternal and child health, grant writing, health communication, health marketing and media, social work, public health nursing, and social and behavioral science.

A degree in Radiologic Sciences will prepare students to work with patients and physicians, performing a wide variety of diagnostic imaging procedures within the radiology (X-ray) department. Students will be prepared for a career as a cardiac cath technologist, cardiovascular imaging technologist, computed tomography (CT) technologist, department area supervisor or manager, educator, emergency and trauma radiographer, federal medical device inspector, general diagnostic radiographer, interventional (IR) technologist, magnetic resonance imaging (MR) technologist, mammographer, quality assurance/quality control specialist, radiation MQSA inspector, radiation protection physicist or state diagnostic medical equipment inspector.

The Bachelor of Science in Health Administration program is certified by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA).

The Master of Health Administration program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME).

The master and bachelor degrees in the Public Health program are accredited for Community Health Education and Applied Epidemiology by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

The Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Sciences program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) and approved by the California Department of Health, Radiologic Health Branch.

Health Administration

• Upsilon Phi Delta (UPD)

Public Health

• Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG)

Health Administration

• Health Administration Student Association (HASA)

Public Health

• Health Education Student Organization (HESO)
• Master in Public Health Student Association (MPHSA)
• Matadors4Wellness Peer Health Educators

Radiologic Sciences

• Radiologic Sciences Student Association (RSSA)

Scholarships

In honor of our emeritus faculty, the department has established several scholarships, including the Holly Hunt Scholarship, the Lennin Glass Scholarship, the Judge Julian Beck Scholarship, the Public Health Student Scholarship, and the Health Administration Student Scholarship. For more information about applications and deadlines, contact the Department of Health Sciences at (818) 677-4081.