Public Health - Health Systems Management Concentration, B.S.

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Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Public Health – Health Systems Management

Complete a total of 126 credit hours of coursework for graduation.

General Education Core - 41 credit hours
Major Requirements - 34 credit hours
Additional Coursework - 51 credit hours

Major Requirements

PBH 103 - Community and Environmental Health 3 cr.
PBH 202 - Epidemiology 3 cr.
PBH 205 - Introduction to Health Systems Management 3 cr.
PBH 302 - Health Care Management and Decision Making 3 cr.
PBH 305 - Seminar in Public Health/Health Sciences 1 cr.
PBH 306 - Scientific Communication 3 cr.
PBH 307 - Research Methodology 3 cr.
PBH 401 - Health Program Planning and Evaluation 3 cr.
PBH 402 - Internship I 3 cr.
PBH 403 - Internship II 3 cr.
PBH 405 - Leadership Theory and Practice 3 cr.
PBH 406 - Public Health Law 3 cr.

Additional Coursework

ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I 3 cr.
ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II 3 cr.
BIO 112 - General Biology II 3 cr.
BIO 112L - General Biology II Laboratory 1 cr.
BM 211 - Principles of Management 3 cr.
BM 312 - Human Resource Management 3 cr.
CHE 111 - General Chemistry I 3 cr.
CHE 111L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 cr.
CHE 112 - General Chemistry II 3 cr.
CHE 112L - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 cr.
CS 101 - Computer Concepts and Applications 3 cr.
CS 318 - Management Information Systems 3 cr.
FIN 203 - Principles of Finance 3 cr.
FIN 321 - Risk and Insurance Management 3 cr.
MAT 122 - Precalculus 3 cr.
MAT 204 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 cr.
MKT 213 - Principles of Marketing 3 cr.
PHI 301 - Ethics 3 cr.
General Elective: 3 cr.

Public Health - Health Systems Management Curriculum

First Year

First Semester

BIO 111 - General Biology I 3 cr. ♦
BIO 111L - General Biology I Laboratory 1 cr. ♦
ENG 111 - Expository Writing 3 cr. ♦
FFR 121 - Elementary French I 3 cr. ♦ or
FSP 121 - Elementary Spanish I 3 cr. ♦
FYS 101 - First Year Seminar I 1 cr. / Service Learning ♦ *
MAT 121 - College Algebra 3 cr. ♦
UCO 101 - University Convocation I 0 cr. ♦
Physical Education Activity Elective 2 cr. ♦

Total: 16

Second Semester

AWS 100 - Survey of the African World 3 cr. ♦ or
REL 208 - The Black Church in the U.S. 3 cr. ♦
BIO 112 - General Biology II 3 cr.
BIO 112L - General Biology II Laboratory 1 cr.
ENG 112 - Argument and Research 3 cr. ♦
FFR 122 - Elementary French II 3 cr. ♦ or
FSP 122 - Elementary Spanish II 3 cr. ♦
FYS 102 - First Year Seminar II 1 cr. / Service Learning ♦ *
MAT 122 - Precalculus 3 cr.
UCO 102 - University Convocation II 0 cr. ♦

Total: 17

Second Year

First Semester

CHE 111 - General Chemistry I 3 cr.
CHE 111L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 cr.
ECO 203 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr. ♦
ENG 201 - Readings in World Literature I 3 cr. ♦ or
ENG 202 - Readings in World Literature II 3 cr. ♦
MAT 204 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 cr.
PBH 205 - Introduction to Health Systems Management 3 cr.

Total: 16

Second Semester

CHE 112 - General Chemistry II 3 cr.
CHE 112L - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 cr.
CS 101 - Computer Concepts and Applications 3 cr.
ENG 199 - Writing Proficiency Examination 0 cr. ***
PBH 103 - Community and Environmental Health 3 cr.
PBH 202 - Epidemiology 3 cr.
PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 cr. ♦

Total: 16

Third Year

First Semester

ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I 3 cr.
BM 211 - Principles of Management 3 cr.
CS 318 - Management Information Systems 3 cr.
PBH 306 - Scientific Communication 3 cr.
SPT 204 - Public Speaking 3 cr. ♦

Total: 15

Second Semester

ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II 3 cr.
FIN 203 - Principles of Finance 3 cr.
PBH 302 - Health Care Management and Decision Making 3 cr.
PBH 305 - Seminar in Public Health/Health Sciences 1 cr.
PBH 307 - Research Methodology 3 cr.
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 cr. ♦

Total: 16

Fourth Year

First Semester

FIN 321 - Risk and Insurance Management 3 cr.
MKT 213 - Principles of Marketing 3 cr.
PBH 401 - Health Program Planning and Evaluation 3 cr.
PBH 402 - Internship I 3 cr.
PBH 499C - Senior Comprehensive Examination 0 cr.
General Elective 3 cr.

Total: 15

Second Semester

BM 312 - Human Resource Management 3 cr.
PBH 403 - Internship II 3 cr.
PBH 405 - Leadership Theory and Practice 3 cr.
PBH 406 - Public Health Law 3 cr.
PBH 499C - Senior Comprehensive Examination 0 cr. (Retake)
PHI 301 - Ethics 3 cr.

Total: 15

Total Required Hours: 126

* Service Learning: Students will earn a total of 30 service learning hours after successful completion of FYS 101 & FYS 102 .

** Community Service: Students must contact the Center for Career and Professional Development for pre-approved community service project to earn a total of 90 hours of community service by the end of their junior year.

*** Writing Proficiency Examination: Students must complete ENG 111 and ENG 112 with a minimum grade of ‘C’ to register for ENG 199 - Writing Proficiency Examination . Students who fail to take or do not pass ENG 199 must take ENG 200 - Review of Writing Strategies (3 credit hours).

Note

♦ General Education Core