The field of Health Care encompasses knowledge and abilities from many disciplines. Critical thinking and research skills, clear and focused written and spoken communication, creative problem solving, and personal and professional interaction with a diverse population are highly desired by employers. Add this +PLUS to your Bachelor’s degree to direct your academic strengths and talents in the growing field of Health Policy.
Why +PLUS Health Policy?
- Apply your knowledge of science with your desire to improve healthcare delivery.
- Acquire the personal and business skills to link science with the patient or client.
- Career options include governmental and non-profit agencies at the global, national and local levels, health care organizations, health insurance companies, community health, private industry and educational agencies.
- Graduates are prepared to work with a diverse population in the U.S. and globally in a variety of healthcare related fields.
- Students who maintain a 3.0 GPA are fully prepared for application into Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ’s Master of Public Health program.
Explore Your World of Opportunity
- Accompany Health Promotion, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy and Athletic Training faculty and students on community health service learning in Thailand, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Kenya, or Uganda during January term or spring break.
- Study critical world languages – Chinese, French, Italian and Spanish can be offered – and take part in exciting study abroad opportunities in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean related to global health issues.
- Participate in community health-related Service Learning or Internship.
Coursework
Review the required courses and additional courses below (24 credits). Other courses may be allowed with the approval of the Director.
Underlined courses are core electives.
| Course | Offered |
|---|---|
| HPR 234 Foundations of Public Health | F |
| HPR 314 Health Policy | S |
Underlined courses are core electives.
| Course | Offered |
|---|---|
| HCS 305 Communicating Health | EOF |
| HCS 308 Environmental Health | AN |
| HPR 210 ​ Health Promotion & Education | F |
| HCS 313 Principles of Health Behavior Change | S |
| HCS 320 Community Health Education & Disease Prevention | F/S |
| HCS 330 Health Promotion Program Planning | S |
| HCS 331 Outreach & Fieldwork | EOF |
| HCS 335 Critical Issues in Global Health | S |
In addition to the courses below, you may also choose an approved science or health related course in Religion or Philosophy. Underlined courses are core electives.
- PHI 221 Healing, Holism and Spirituality in Health Care
- PHI 321 Medical Ethics
- REL 326 Meaning of Care in a Technological Society
Underlined courses are core electives.
| Course | Offered |
|---|---|
| ENS 303 Environmental Toxicology | F |
| ENS 304 Environmental Chemistry | S |
| HSM 210 Introduction to Health Systems Management | S |
| MGT 208 Principles of Management | F/S |
| MGT 312 Human Resource Management | F |
| NUR 221 Issues in Women's Health | AN |
| PSC 125 Introduction to Public Policy | S |
| PSC 210 The Politics of Globalization | AN |
| PSC 215 Issues in Public Policy | S |
| PSC 227 Introduction to Public Administration | AN |
| SOC 209 Social Problems | AN |
| SOC 243 Child Welfare Policy and Services | F/S/SU |
| SUST 310 Global Water Issues | AN |
| SUST 338 Food and Agriculture Issues | AN |
For more information contact Dr. Whitney Mendel.