Requirements for the Healthcare Management Major

J. Seth Chatfield, Assistant Professor of Healthcare Management
Halpin-Harrison Hall, Room 244, (540) 665-5434, schatfie@su.edu

The BBA Healthcare Management major is a distinctive, interdisciplinary program with a business focus and a strong biological component. In addition to the BBA business core and electives, the curriculum requires courses in biological sciences and other disciplines. Unlike the General Business major, because of its interdisciplinary nature, a Healthcare Management major student’s program of study is almost completely pre-specified.

General Education Requirement

ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (Domain 1)

MCOM 150 Principles of Public Speaking Credit(s): 3 (Domain 1)

Unspecified Credit(s): 3 (Domain 2)

MATH 101 College Algebra Credit(s): 3 (Domain 3)

BA 203 Statistics and Data Analysis for BusinessCredit(s): 3 (Domain 3)

BIO 121 General Biology I Credit(s): 4 (Domain 4)

PHIL 130 Introduction to Medical Ethics Credit(s): 3 (Domain 5)

EC 211 Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3 (Domain 6)

EC 212 Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3 (Domain 6)

FYS 101 Going Global First-Year Seminar Credit(s): 3 (Domain 7)

Total: 31 credits

Non-Business Elective Courses

BIO 201 Medical Terminology Credit(s): 3

BIO 231 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit(s): 4

BIO 232 Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit(s): 4

BIO 260 Microbiology Credit(s): 4

BIO 365 Diseases in History Credit(s): 3

CHEM 121 General Chemistry I Credit(s): 4

CHEM 122 General Chemistry II Credit(s): 4

CHEM 301 Organic Chemistry I Credit(s): 4

CHEM 302 Organic Chemistry II Credit(s): 4

HP 291 Searching Medical Resources Credit(s): 1

HP 301 Cultural Competency and Health Care Credit(s): 3

HP 317 Spirituality in Patient Care Credit(s): 3

HP 451 Bioethics for Health Care Professionals Credit(s): 3

KIN 101 Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Credit(s): 1

N 216 Lifespan Development and Nutrition Credit(s): 3

N 334 Health Disparities in Rural Settings Credit(s): 3

N 450 International Health Care Credit(s): 3

PH 101 Introduction to Public Health Credit(s): 3

PH 202 Global Health Credit(s): 3

PH 395 Public Health Topics Credit(s): 3

PHYS 111 College Physics I Credit(s): 4

PHYS 112 College Physics II Credit(s): 4

PSCI 205 Introduction to Public Policy Credit(s): 3

PSY 220 Child Development Credit(s): 3

PSY 310 Abnormal Psychology Credit(s): 3

PSY 324 The Adult Years and the Aging ProcessCredit(s): 3

RC 415 Ethics in Practice Credit(s): 3

RC 416 Emergency Preparedness Credit(s): 3

SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3

SOC 332 Medical Sociology Credit(s): 3

Total: 24 credits

Business Core Courses

IST 204 Computer Applications in Business AnalysisCredit(s): 3

BA 211 Principles of Accounting I Credit(s): 3

BA 212 Principles of Accounting II Credit(s): 3

BA 302 Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3

BA 303 Legal Environment of Business Credit(s): 3

BA 307 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3

BA 310 Introduction to Management Information Systems and Electronic Commerce Credit(s): 3

BA 330 Introduction to Finance Credit(s): 3

MCOM 350 Business and Professional CommunicationCredit(s): 3

BA 360 Introduction to Marketing Credit(s): 3

BA 395 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management Credit(s): 3

EC 450 International Economics Credit(s): 3

BA 453 Human Resource Management and Business Ethics Credit(s): 3

BA 490 Business Policy and Strategy Credit(s): 3

Total: 42 credits

BBA Supporting Electives for the Healthcare Management Major

BA 337 Introduction to Healthcare Management Credit(s): 3

BA 470 Issues in Healthcare Management Credit(s): 3

BA 471 Health Care Law Credit(s): 3

BA 498 Business Internship Credit(s): 3 or 6 (two completions)

EC 471 Healthcare Economics Credit(s): 3

IST 471 Healthcare Information Systems Credit(s): 3

PH 495 Topics in Public Health Credit(s): 3

Total: 24 credits

Suggested Course Schedule for the Healthcare Management Major

Fall Semester – Freshman

ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (Domain 1)

MATH 101 College Algebra Credit(s): 3 (Domain 3)

BIO 121 General Biology I Credit(s): 4 (Domain 4)

EC 211 Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3 (Domain 6)

FYS 101 Going Global First-Year Seminar Credit(s): 3 (Domain 7)

Total: 16 credits

Spring Semester – Freshman

IST 204 Computer Applications in Business AnalysisCredit(s): 3

EC 212 Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3 (Domain 6)

Artistic Expression Gen Ed Credit(s): 3 (Domain 2)

Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3

Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits

Fall Semester – Sophomore

PHIL 130 Introduction to Medical Ethics Credit(s): 3 (Domain 5)

BA 203 Statistics and Data Analysis for BusinessCredit(s): 3 (Domain 3)

BA 211 Principles of Accounting I Credit(s): 3

MCOM 150 Principles of Public Speaking Credit(s): 3

Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits

Spring Semester – Sophomore

BA 212 Principles of Accounting II Credit(s): 3

BA 302 Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3

BA 337 Introduction to Healthcare ManagementCredit(s): 3

Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3

Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits

Fall Semester – Junior

BA 307 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3

BA 310 Introduction to Management Information Systems and Electronic Commerce Credit(s): 3

BA 330 Introduction to Finance Credit(s): 3

Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3

Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits

Spring Semester – Junior

BA 303 Legal Environment of Business Credit(s): 3

BA 360 Introduction to Marketing Credit(s): 3

BA 395 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management Credit(s): 3

MCOM 350 Business and Professional CommunicationCredit(s): 3

Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits

Fall Semester– Senior

BA 471 Health Care Law Credit(s): 3

BA 498 Business Internship Credit(s): 3 or 6

EC 450 International Economics Credit(s): 3

EC 471 Healthcare Economics Credit(s): 3

IST 471 Healthcare Information Systems Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits

Spring Semester – Senior

BA 453 Human Resource Management and Business Ethics Credit(s): 3

BA 470 Issues in Healthcare Management Credit(s): 3

BA 490 Business Policy and Strategy Credit(s): 3

BA 498 Business Internship Credit(s): 3 or 6

PH 495 Topics in Public Health Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits