Healthcare Administration Major Requirements
No more than 2 courses or 8 credits can double count towards the Healthcare Administration major and another major or minor.
Health Systems/Policy Foundation Course
Complete one course from the following:
| HCAM 201 | Health Systems of the United States | 3 |
POSC
| Health Policy and Politics | |
Multidisciplinary Foundational Course
Complete one course from the following:
| PUBH 100 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| PUBH 110 | Global Public Health | 3 |
| POSC 101 | US Government & Politics | 3 |
| BUSA 101 | Introduction to Business | 4 |
HIST
| History of the Hospital | |
Rize Healthcare Administration Courses
Complete the following courses:
Communication Skills Course
One communication skills course (above and beyond the Promise writing requirement). Complete one course from the following:
ENGL
| Intro to Grant Writing | |
| ENGL 200 | Business Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 220 | Intro to Textual Analysis & Criticism | 3 |
| ENGL 310 | Creative Non-Fiction Workshop | 3 |
ENGL
| Any 200, 300, or 400 level ENGL course | |
| THEA 195 | Applied Theatre in Healthcare | 3 |
| THEA 296 | Applied Theatre | 3 |
Data or Market Analysis Course
Complete one course from the following:
Health Policy and Economics
Complete two courses from the following:
POSC
| Health Policy Across the World | |
POSC
| Prescription Drugs | |
ECON
| Health Economics | |
HIST
| History of the Hospital | |
PUBH
| Any 200, 300, or 400 level PUBH course | |
| SOCI 370 | Health Care Policy | 3 |
| SOCI 381 | Sociology of Health & Medicine | 3 |
History of the Hospital can be used if not used to fulfill the multidisciplinary foundations requirement
Administration/Leadership
Complete one course from the following:
| POSC 320 | Public Administration | 3 |
POSC
| Theories of Leadership | |
| BUSA 230 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
Ethics and/or Cross Cultural Understanding
Complete one course from the following:
| HCAM 301 | Health Law and Ethics | 3 |
| ANTH 361 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
PHIL
| Medical Ethics/Bioethics | |
| PHIL 336 | Ethics | 3 |
PHIL
| Moral Psychology | |
PUBH
| Healthcare Ethics | |
PUBH
| Meaning, Medicine, and Morality | |
| PHIL 271 | Values and Society | 3 |
| RELS 341 | Religion and Medicine | 3 |
Real world experience
Complete a one-credit (or more) internship in Healthcare Administration or Public Health
Senior project
Optional Recommended Minor and Other Recommended Courses
Healthcare Administration majors are strongly encouraged to minor in one of the following based on their career goals and interests: Accounting, Anthropology, Business Administration, Computer Science, Economics, English, Math, Political Science, Public Health, Sociology, Spanish, and Women & Gender Studies.
Other Recommended Courses:
| INTR 166 | Gender Sexuality and Power | 3 |
CISC
| Any/all computer science information course | |
| HIST 162 | Health & Disease Modern World History | 3 |
| HIST 383 | Epidemics in Modern European History | 4 |
PUBH
| Health Disparities in the USA | |
PUBH
| Meaning, Medicine, and Morality | |
| PUBH 200 | Epidemiology | 4 |
PUBH
| Public Health Through Film | |
PUBH
| Indoor Air Quality Management | |
PUBH
| Adapting to Change in Island Societies | |
PUBH
| Fundamental industrial Hygiene | |
PUBH
| Social and Behavioral Public Health Sciences | |
PUBH
| Environmental Health Science | |
PUBH
| Public Health Promotion | |
| ENGL 115 | Principles-Public Speaking | 3 |
| ENGL 220 | Intro to Textual Analysis & Criticism | 3 |
ENGL
| Applied Interpersonal Communication | |
ENGL
| Med Emergency Summative Narrative | |
ENGL
| Applied Improv Design/Narrative | |
ENGL
| Applied Improvisation, Design, and Storytelling | |
ENGL
| Men, Manhood, and Culture | |
| POSC 101 | US Government & Politics | 3 |
| POSC 210 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| POSC 220 | Congress and the Presidency | 3 |
| POSC 225 | Water and Human Rights | |
| POSC 292 | Public Policy | 3 |
| SOCI 271 | Social Policy | 3 |
| PSYC 233 | Addictive Behaviors | 3 |
PSYC
| Health Psychology | |
| SPAN 101 | Beginning Spanish I | 4 |
| SPAN 102 | Beginning Spanish II | 4 |
Students interested in going on for graduate work/PhDs in healthcare administration should take more Math and Economics courses than the minimum requirements.
Healthcare Administration Degree Pathway
First Year
Fall
| HCAM 201 | Health Systems of the United States | 3 |
Spring
| Multidisciplinary Foundational Course | |
| MATH 108 | Statistics | 3 |
| Communication Skills Course | |
Second Year
Fall
| HCAM 302 | Health Data and Analytics | 3 |
| Data or Market Analysis Course | |
Spring
| HCAM 304 | Healthcare Finance | 3 |
| Health Policy and Economics Course | |
Third Year
Fall
| HCAM 303 | Healthcare Service Operations | 3 |
| Health Policy and Economics Course | |
Spring
| Administration/Leadership Course | |
| Internship in Healthcare Administration or Public Health | |
Fourth Year
Fall
| Ethics and/or Cross Cultural Understanding Course | |
Spring