Health Management and Policy Major (BS, HBS)	Print Version
	College of Health and Human Sciences | Public Health

This major prepares students for careers in the fast-growing health care industry. Graduates have the skills to work in hospital administration, long-term care, or other health services management positions. The Health Management and Policy program has full membership in the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. The curriculum comprises a series of courses relating to a set of common requirements and to a set of specialized options.

Admission Criteria

1. Complete 90 credits of course work applicable toward a degree in health management and policy with an overall GPA of 2.80 or higher.

2. Complete the following pre-health management and policy courses with a GPA of 2.80 or higher:

BA 215. Money and Investment Management: Manager, Lender, Investor Viewpoint (4)
CS 101. Computers: Applications and Implications (4)
ECON 201. *Intro to Microeconomics(4)
ECON 202. *Intro to Macroeconomics (4)
H 150. *Environmental Health and Safety: Hits and Near Misses (3)
H 210. *Intro to Health Services and Organizations (3)
H 220. Intro to Epidemiology and Health Data Analysis (3)
H 225. *Social and Individual Health Determinants (4)
H 250. Intro to Health Care Organization and Administration (3)
MB 230. *Introductory Microbiology (4)
MTH 245. *Mathematics for Management, Life and Social Sciences (4)
All of the above courses must be taken A–F.

3. Submit a request for admission into the health management and policy program to the Academic Advising Office.

4. Complete the following courses:

Baccalaureate Core Requirements (48)

Department of Public Health Core (13)

+H 150. *Environmental Health and Safety: Hits and Near Misses (3)
+H 220. Intro to Epidemiology and Health Data Analysis (3)
+H 225. *Social and Individual Health Determinants (4)
H 320. *Intro to Human Disease (3)

Health Care Administration (49)

+H 210. *Intro to Health Services and Organizations (3)
+H 250. Intro to Health Care Organization and Administration (3)
H 319. Health Policy Formation and the Consumer (3)
H 407. Seminar (Sect. 1, Pre-Internship) (1)
H 410. Internship (12)
H 418. Public Health Ethics and Issues (3)
H 425. Foundations of Epidemiology (3)
H 431. Health Care Marketing (3)
H 432. Economic Issues in Health and Medical Care (3)
H 434. ^Health Care Law and Regulation (3)
H 436. Health Services Administration and Management (3)
H 456. Strategic Management of Health Service Organizations (3)
H 457. Financial Management of Health Care Organizations (3)
H 458. Reimbursement Mechanisms (3)

Business (8)

+BA 215. Money and Investment Management: Manager, Lender, Investor Viewpoint (4)
BA 351. Managing Organizations (4)

Supporting Courses (20)

+CS 101. Computers: Applications and Implications (4)
+ECON 201. *Intro to Microeconomics (4)
+ECON 202. *Intro to Macroeconomics (4)
+MB 230. *Introductory Microbiology (4)
+MTH 245. *Mathematics for Management, Life, and Social Sciences (4)

Students may elect to add the Long Term Health Care option and earn a Gerontology Certificate.

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