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Message from the Dean
Through its mission, Oakland University’s School of Health Sciences serves the community health care needs and prepares our students to become leaders in health care, wellness, safety and clinical laboratory sciences.

I invite you, on behalf of our faculty and staff, to visit our beautiful and well-located campus to experience first-hand some of the career-building opportunities and diverse activities that make up our vibrant student life. 

Welcome to the School of Health Sciences, which houses our entry-level doctoral program in Physical Therapy, our Master of Science in Safety Management, in our undergraduate programs for Occupational Safety and Health, Wellness, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Applied Health Sciences, Health Sciences, and our Exercise Science graduate program which also offers certificates in Complementary Medicine & Wellness. For a complete list of our undergraduate programs, please download our Undergraduate Brochure[PDF]

These diverse choices reflect a dozen opportunities to receive a special, health profession education with degrees or certificates in over a dozen distinct and timely fields leading to hundreds of health care careers.

So whether your interest lies in primary or secondary direct patient care or in working behind the scenes in laboratories or behind technologically advanced diagnostic equipment in clinics or hospitals, come visit us to explore your future in a world that needs health care professionals more than ever.

Through our core values, we focus on student education, faculty commitment, leadership and professional enrichment.

Ken Hightower, Ph.D.                                                                  
Professor and Dean
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