Life & Health Sciences Programs at Iowa - Majors & Programs - Undergraduate Admissions

Some of the most important discoveries affecting the quality of life on Earth are made by scientists in the life and health sciences.

Iowa’s faculty researchers and instructors are respected internationally for their contributions in these disciplines, and undergraduate students benefit from studying in an innovative, world-renowned atmosphere of discovery.

Why Choose a Life and Health Sciences Major at Iowa?
Undergraduate Programs
Professional Degree Programs
Certificate Programs
Research Opportunities

Why Choose a Life and Health Sciences Major at Iowa?
As a student in the life and health sciences, you’ll be prepared by programs of study that cross many disciplines, reflecting the integrated nature of contemporary study.

The course work and other academic opportunities will equip you with basic skills and flexibility for your career as a scientist, researcher, health professional, or teacher. And you may be one of many undergraduates at Iowa working on research projects of your own design with faculty members who are leaders in their respective fields.

Meet UI Professor Debashish Bhattacharya

Students planning careers in the health or life sciences are encouraged to develop mathematics skills as fully as possible in high school to meet the increasingly quantitative and analytic demands of the sciences in the 21st century.

Undergraduate Programs

Professional Degree Programs

Certificate Programs

Research Opportunities
These UI programs help undergraduate students get first-hand experience conducting research at Iowa, including opportunities to work side-by-side with faculty researchers.

Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates
Summer Undergraduate Research Program