BSHSM Curriculum

Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management curriculum

The Health Services Management program recently updated its curriculum to better meet the needs and demands of the current healthcare market.

To complete this degree, you will take a combination of general education courses, HSM required courses, HSM core courses, and an HSM internship that together total at least 120 credits. The specific distribution of classes is as follows:

Take 10 courses for a total of 30 credits.

Core communication

Take two courses for a total of 6 credits.

COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 credits)
ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing and Inquiry (3 credits)

Analytical reasoning

MATH-M 118 Finite Math (3 credits)
PBHL-B 300 Introduction to Biostatistics (3 credits)

Cultural understanding

Take one course for a total of 3 credits.

Choose one course from the approved cultural understanding list.

Life and physical sciences

Take two courses for a total of 6 credits.

Choose two courses from the approved life and physical sciences list

Social sciences

Take two courses for a total of 6 credits.

ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 credits)
PBHL-P 109 Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)

Arts & humanities

Take one course for a total of 3 credits.

Choose one course from the approved arts & humanities list (3 credits)

Take 23 courses for a total of 69 credits.

Introduction

Take two courses for a total of 6 credits

PBHL-H 120 Health Care Delivery in the US (3 credits)
PBHL-H 101 Influencing the Public’s Health (3 credits)

Technology, writing and marketing

Take three courses for a total of 9 credits.

PBHL-H 245 Professionalism in the Health Care Workplace (3 credits)
PBHL-H 325 Health Information Technology, Management and Policy (3 credits)
PBHL-H 432 Health Care Marketing (3 credits)

Accounting, finance and economics

Take four courses for a total of 12 credits.

PBHL-H 200 Healthcare Accounting (3 credits)
PBHL-H 352 Health Finance and Budgeting (3 credits)
PBHL-H 353 Advanced Health Finance and Budgeting (3 credits)
PBHL-H 354 Healthcare Economics (3 credits)

Management, operations and organizational behavior

Take four courses for a minimum of 12 credits.

PBHL-H 320 Health Systems Administration (3 credits)
PBHL-H 345 Operations Management and Quality Improvement in Health Organizations (3 credits)
PBHL-H 346 Organizational Behavior and HR Management in Health Organizations (3 credits)
PBHL-H 375 Management of Health Care Organizations (3 credits)

Leadership, strategic planning and ethics

Take three courses for a minimum of 9 credits.

PBHL-H 361 Leadership in Health Management: Resolving Disputes and Difficult Conversations (3 credits)
PBHL-H 401 Strategic Planning for Health Care Organizations (3 credits)
PBHL-H 474 Health Administration Ethics Seminar (3 credits)

Professional experience and capstone

Take two courses for a minimum of 6 credits.

PBHL-H 379 Career Preparation in Health Services Management (3 credits)
PBHL-H 475 Health Services Management Capstone (3 credits)

Health services management applications

Take five courses for a minimum of 15 credits.

Take four courses from Group A and one course from Group B or all five courses from Group A. When selecting a Topics course, be sure to check that the topic is approved by the BSHSM program.

Group A

PBHL-H 305 Medical Group Management (3 credits)
PBHL-H 310 Lean in Healthcare (3 credits)
PBHL-H 315 High Risk Health Behaviors and Harm Reduction (3 credits)
PBHL-H 330 Global Public Health (3 credits)
PBHL-H 380 Internship in Health Services Management (3 credits)
PBHL-H 411 Chronic and Long-term Care Administration (3 credits)
PBHL-H 420 Health Policy (3 credits)
PBHL-H 441 Legal Aspects of Healthcare Administration (3 credits)
PBHL-H 303 Topics in PBHL (1-3 credits)
PBHL-H 404 Topics in PBHL (1-3 credits)
PBHL-P 400, 450, 455 Health Systems Around the World - Study Abroad (3 credits)

Group B

PBHL-A 316 Environmental Health Science (3 credits)
PBHL-E 322 Principles of Epidemiology (3 credits)
PBHL-S 250 Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Public Health (3 credits)

If you are a University College student planning to be admitted to the Health Services Management program and have been following an older curriculum plan, you will want to schedule an appointment with your academic advisor to plan accordingly.

All past curriculum plans can be accessed by viewing the relevant degree map.

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Become a Health Services Management major

Declare or change your major

If you are interested in declaring Health Services Management as your major or changing your major to Health Services Management, we encourage you to schedule an appointment with one of our academic advisors.

Our advisors will help you declare or change your major. They can also answer questions about degree requirements, eligible classes, course substitutions, and course waivers.

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BSHSM Curriculum

Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management curriculum

General Education Courses

Core communication

Analytical reasoning

Cultural understanding

Life and physical sciences

Social sciences

Arts & humanities

Health Services Management Requirements

Introduction

Technology, writing and marketing

Accounting, finance and economics

Management, operations and organizational behavior

Leadership, strategic planning and ethics

Professional experience and capstone

Health services management applications

Group A

Group B

Become a Health Services Management major

Declare or change your major

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