Undergraduate Bulletin 2020 - 2021

Nov 22, 2024

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Undergraduate Bulletin 2020 - 2021 [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Health Care Studies, B.A.

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Program Chair: Carl Moore, Ph.D

Available in the Online Program.

An Associate degree with a major in an allied health area from a regionally accredited two year college is required for this major.

Requirements

Major courses include:

PUBH 111 - Introduction to Public Health Credits: 3
HCA 350 - Regulatory and Accreditation Issues in Health Care Institutions Credits: 3
HCA 380 - Information Technology in Health Care Credits: 3
OR
PUBH 380 - Information Technology in Healthcare Credits: 3
HCA 420 - Leadership in Healthcare Credits: 3
HCA 430 - Management, Ethics and Law in Health Care Credits: 3
HCA 440 - Quality and Performance Improvement in Health Care Organizations Credits: 3
HCA 498 - Senior Project Credits: 3

Subtotal: 21

Concentrations Areas

12 semester hours from one of the two concentrations areas: General Health Care Studies or Management.

General Health Care Studies Concentration

COMM 230 - Health Communication Credits: 3
EM 250 - Disasters and Public Health Credits: 3
HCA 301 - Community and Public Health Care Credits: 3
HCA 303 - Current Issues in Health Care Policy and Politics Credits: 3
HCA 410 - Research Methods in Healthcare Credits: 3
PSY 240 - Drugs, Behavior, and Society Credits: 3
OR
SOC 240 - Drugs, Behavior, and Society Credits: 3
PUBH 112 - Global Patterns and Policies in Public Health Credits: 3

Subtotal: 12

Management Concentration

BUS 202 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
BUS 203 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
BUS 471 - Human Resource Management Credits: 3
3 sh Health Care elective

Subtotal: 12

Total Credit Hours: 33

Restricted Electives

Students must take the following course as a restricted elective.

MATH 140 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3