Changwon
National University

• Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
• Dept. of Physics
• Dept. of Chemistry
• Dept. of Biology and Microbiology
• Dept. of Food and Nutrition
• Dept. of Clothing & Textiles
• Dept. of Health Science
• Dept. of Nursing

Dept. of Health Science

Human desire for health has been with human history

and has promoted the development of basic life sciences, medicine and health sciences. In modern societies, increased interest in quality of life and health continues to increase the people's demand for health and welfare services. The Department of Health Science approaches the relationship between intrinsic life phenomena and the environment based on the basic science of life science and the applied science of health science, which deals with human health problems. The graduate school of this department aims to cultivate competent human resources with expertise in health and medical life science through the theory and practical field experience in the fields of health and medical life science.

Life science, the basic field of health science, is the field that scientifically explores the basic principles of human life phenomena, students will understand basic knowledge of physiology, heredity, environment, etc. of animals, plants, and microorganisms in the biological system, and learn biochemical principles, molecular characteristics, and research methods. The department trains talented people who understands the basic principles of life and has the problem solving ability which can be applied to biological industry such as food, energy, environment, food, medicine, etc. through the education of theory and creativity in preparation for the biological information and post-genome era required for modern life science.

Health science is the study of physical health problems such as diseases for human groups. It is the science of preventing disease, extending lifespan, and improving health and efficiency through the systematic efforts of the community to develop social mechanisms in order to ensure environmental hygiene, communicable disease management, personal hygiene education, health care organizations for early diagnosis and prevention of diseases, and the standards of living required to maintain good health. Contents covered in health science include disease management, environmental hygiene, occupational health, epidemiology, health statistics, maternal and child health, health education, school health, mental health, health and nutrition, health administration, health policy and management, health planning, health care, pollution, family planning, national health care, health care, community health, accident prevention, oral health, senior health, health and social work, and international health. Among these, our department will study the fields of environment and occupational health that are accessible by combining basic science of natural science as the main subject of health science and will produce talented people.