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

The BBA Healthcare Management concentration 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. Because of its interdisciplinary nature, a Healthcare Management concentration student’s program of study is almost completely pre-specified.

ShenEd General Education Requirement

ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (Communicative & Quantitative Literacies Sphere - Oral and Communicative Literacies Region)

MCOM 150 Principles of Public Speaking Credit(s): 3 (Communicative & Quantitative Literacies Sphere - Oral and Communicative Literacies Region)

Unspecified Credit(s): 3 (unfulfilled ShenEd requirement)

MATH 101 College Algebra Credit(s): 3

BA 203 Statistics and Data Analysis for BusinessCredit(s): 3  (Communicative & Quantitative Literacies Sphere - Quantitative Literacy Region)

BIO 121 General Biology I Credit(s): 4 (Scientific Inquiry Sphere - Natural Sciences Region)

PHIL 130 Introduction to Medical Ethics Credit(s): 3 (Navigating Differences Sphere - Ethical Reasoning Region)

EC 211 Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3 (Scientific Inquiry Sphere - Social and Behavioral Sciences Region)

EC 212 Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3 (Scientific Inquiry Sphere - Social and Behavioral Sciences Region)

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

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

Required Courses for the Healthcare Management Concentration

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

EC 471 Healthcare Economics Credit(s): 3

IST 471 Healthcare Information Systems Credit(s): 3

** Additional 9 credits from business electives, PH 495 Topics in Public Health Credit(s): 3 or BA 498 Business Internship Credit(s): 3 or 6 (two completions)

Total: 24 credits

Suggested Course Schedule for the Healthcare Management Concentration

Fall Semester – Freshman

ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (Communicative & Quantitative Literacies Sphere - Oral and Communicative Literacies Region)

MATH 101 College Algebra Credit(s): 3 

BIO 121 General Biology I Credit(s): 4 (Scientific Inquiry Sphere - Natural Sciences Region)

EC 211 Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3 (Scientific Inquiry Sphere - Social and Behavioral Sciences Region)

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

Total: 16 credits

Spring Semester – Freshman

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

EC 212 Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3 (Scientific Inquiry Sphere - Social and Behavioral Sciences Region)

Artistic Expression Gen Ed Credit(s): 3 

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 (Navigating Differences Sphere - Ethical Reasoning Region)

BA 203 Statistics and Data Analysis for BusinessCredit(s): 3 (Communicative & Quantitative Literacies Sphere - Quantitative Literacy Region)

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