As the health care system in the United States expands to meet growing demand for medical care, the demand is growing for administrators to manage health care facilities. The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences with an emphasis in Health Services Administration prepares the graduate for employment in the Health Care Service industry in an administrative capacity. Among the potential places of employment include hospitals, outpatient clinics, medical group practices, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, rehabilitation centers, community health centers, emergency care centers, and other health care provider offices.
Required Courses for Bachelor of Health Science Degree – Health Services Administration
I. Health Sciences Core Content Courses (12 hours)
- BIOL 4311 Pathophysiology
- BIOL 4351 General Pharmacology
- HLTH 4600 Health Sciences Internship (Health Services Administration) [UD UCA Core: Z]
II. Related Required Courses (41 hours):
- 12 hours of Biology, including at least 4 hours of Anatomy and Physiology.
- BIOL ____ Anatomy & Physiology
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- CHEM 1402 General Chemistry for Health Sciences &
- CHEM 2450 Introduction Organic & Biochemistry OR
- CHEM 1450 College Chemistry I & CHEM 1451 College Chemistry II
- HLTH 4301 Health Education in a Medical Care Setting
- HLTH 4370 Administration of Health Programs [UD UCA Core: C]
- HSC 3123 Medical Terminology
- PHYS 1410 College Physics I &
- PHYS 1420 College Physics II
- PSYC 1300 General Psychology
Statistics: PSYC 2330, MATH 2311 or SOC 2321 – Choose One
- PSYC 2330 Statistics
- MATH 2311 Statistical Methods
- SOC 2321 Social Statistics
- QMTH 2330 Business Statistics (preferred course for this degree)
III. Health Services Administration Emphasis Courses (24 hours):
- ACCT 2310 Principles of Accounting I
- ACCT 2311 Principles of Accounting II
- ECON 2320 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 2321 Principles of Microeconomics
- FIN 3330 Managing Finance & Capital [UD UCA Core: I]
- MGMT 3340 Managing People & Work [UD UCA Core: D]
- MIS 2343 Desktop Decision Support Tech
- MKTG 3350 Principles of Marketing
IV. Health Sciences Electives (6 hours):
- HLTH 3300 Methods & Materials [UD UCA Core: C]
- HLTH 3301 The Health Education Profession [UD UCA Core: R]
- HLTH 3305 Human Sexuality [UD UCA Core: D]
- HLTH 3320 Epidemiological Research [UD UCA Core: I]
- HLTH 3325 Disease Management
- HLTH 4300 Community Health Problems
- HLTH 4303 Environmental. Health Problems
- HLTH 4305 Technology Applied to Health Sciences
- HLTH 4312 Drug Education
- HLTH 4320 Health Promotion & Intervention
- HLTH 4331 Program Plan. & Evaluation
- HLTH 4343 Health Strategies for Multicultural Populations [UD UCA Core: D]
- HLTH 4395 Contemporary Health Concerns: Women [UD UCA Core: D]
- HLTH 4396 Contemporary Health Concerns: Men [UD UCA Core: D]
Student must take additional courses to meet the Upper Division Core Requirements. These courses can be can be selected from the degree plan or from programs outside of Health Sciences. The Bachelor of Health Sciences – Health Services Administration requires students to pass 120 credit hours, including 40 credit hours of upper division course work.
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