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Loading… Graduate Apply Now! Loading… × Close Apply Now Undergraduate Apply Now! Loading… Graduate Apply Now! Loading… × Close Apply Now Undergraduate Apply Now! Loading… Graduate Apply Now! Loading… × Close Visit Campus Undergraduate Graduate Loading… Apply NowVisit Campus Request Information Bring Out the Best — in You, Your Patients and Your Community In Georgia Southern University’s Waters College of Health Professions, we strive to empower patients and improve the health of populations across our state and the world. With guidance from our distinguished faculty, transform your thinking about health and master evidence-based best practices to enhance the quality of life of individuals and communities. Expand your knowledge by undertaking hands-on research and collaborating across disciplines in the field. Then, apply your skills in clinics or organizations through our experiential learning opportunities as you prepare to launch your career. Explore Our Programs How will you serve patients and communities? Determine your impact among the Waters College of Health Professions’ broad range of undergraduate, graduate and online programs. Learn to deliver focused care as a nursing, clinical science or kinesiology student. Or, understand how to guide population health by studying health and sport science, administration or health care management, among others. View All ProgramsMeet Our Faculty Our dedicated faculty give students the knowledge and experience they need to excel in their chosen health care profession. They prepare outstanding leaders by engaging and mentoring them in the classroom, involving them in cross-disciplinary research and guiding them through clinical and service activities. As a result, our faculty are regularly recognized for their excellence in the health professions field at state and national levels. Clinical Sciences Faculty Health Sciences and Kinesiology Faculty Nursing Faculty Our Impact Discover how one of the biggest health science colleges in Georgia prepares graduates to make a far-reaching impact in individual patient care and community health. 38 Degrees and Certificates Offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels, on campus and online. 3 Departments Covering the range of the health professions field. 40+ Scholarships Available exclusively to Waters College students. Research and Outreach In cross-disciplinary, faculty-led research partnerships, see how innovation advances patient care and community health. In the process, explore current technologies in our health sciences and kinesiology labs or directly assist clients in our communication disorders and rehabilitation centers. Tactical Athlete Initiative Interprofessional Collaboration and Research RiteCare® Center for Communication Disorders Biodynamics and Human Performance Center Center for Rehabilitation and Independent Living Magnolia Coastlands Area Health Education Center Tactical Athlete Initiative The Tactical Athlete Initiative (TAI) brings together students, faculty and community service agencies in an exciting partnership designed to address the unique athletic needs of military, law enforcement, firefighting and EMS personnel. Our TAI faculty and student-scholars conduct research to advance evidence-based best practices and improve these professionals’ health outcomes. As a result, participants experience fewer injuries and better withstand their fields’ physical demands. Learn More About TAI Departments Receive a nationally recognized health profession education across programs in clinical patient care, health science and informatics, health administration or sport management. Clinical Sciences Learn to prevent, diagnose and treat illness in individuals, or prepare to guide patient recovery or provide adaptive therapy. This department is home to undergraduate and graduate programs in the rehabilitation sciences, medical laboratory science, the radiologic sciences, respiratory therapy and physical therapy. Health Sciences and Kinesiology Understand the science behind individual health, nutrition, exercise and human performance. Or, improve health on a broader scale with a degree in health services and administration, sport management, physical education or informatics. Nursing In our top-ranked nursing program, learn to provide exceptional patient care — and more. Discover all the professional opportunities a nursing degree offers! The professors over there, they cultivate you. They see your potential once you step through that door. They’re trained to do that, and once they see it, they cultivate it, they mold it, and they just bring the best out of you, and this has pushed me to be a way better me.” — Jadeon Carreker, ’20 Hear His and More Student Perspectives Student Success and Support Access a range of personalized services that prepare you for future success in the allied health professions. Learn more about academic advising, tutoring and peer mentoring, student groups, career services and scholarships. 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