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2004-06 IUPUI Campus Bulletin

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Bachelor of Science in Public Health/Health Administration

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Students must satisfy requirements in four main areas: general education
electives
a public health core
one of the two concentrations

General Education

Communications--Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours Each of the following courses:

ENG W131	Elementary Composition I	(3 cr.)
ENG W231 OR BUS X204	Professional Writing Skills Business Communications	(3 cr.)
COMM R110	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	(3 cr.)
COMM C223	Business and Professional Communication	(3 cr.)

Social Sciences and Humanities--Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours
Each of the following three courses:

ECON E201	Introduction to Microeconomics P: Sophomore Standing	(3 cr.)
ECON E202	Introduction to Macroeconomics P: Sophomore Standing	(3 cr.)
PHIL P120	Ethics	(3 cr.)

ONE approved course from the following subject areas:

Anthropology
Geography
Journalism
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology

ONE approved course from the following subject areas:

Afro-American Studies
Classical Studies
Communications and Theater
Comparative Literature
English
Fine Arts
Folklore
Foreign Languages and Literatures
History
Music
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Speech
Theatre and Drama

Science--Two courses for a total of 8 credit hours
TWO approved courses from the basic sciences, such as biology, chemistry, or physics

Recommended courses:

BIOL N212 and BIOL N213	Human Biology Human Biology Lab	(3 cr.) (1 cr.)
BIOL N214 and BIOL N215	Human Biology P: N212 Human Biology Lab P or C: N213	(3 cr.) (1 cr.)

Quantitative Methods, Computer--Four courses for a minimum of 11-12 credit hours
TWO computer courses:

SPEA V261	Computers in Public Affairs	(3 cr.)
SPEA V369 or SPEA V450/E400	Managing Information Technology Geographic Information Systems	(3 cr.) (2 cr.)

ONE mathematics course such as Math M118, M119 or higher:

Recommended:

MATH M118

Finite Mathematics

(3 cr.)

ONE statistics course:

SPEA K300

Statistical Techniques

P: M110 or M111
R: M118 or approved course

(3 cr.)

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION MAJOR (17 Courses) - 48 credit hours

Health and Health Care System

EACH of the following 3 courses:

SPEA H316	Environmental Health	(3 cr.)
SPEA H320	Health Systems Administration	(3 cr.)
SPEA H322	Principles of Epidemiology	(3 cr.)

Health and Public Policy EACH of the following 3 courses:

SPEA H120 or SPEA V170	Contemporary Issues in Public Health Introduction to Public Affairs	(3 cr.)
SPEA H441 or SPEA V376	Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration Law and Public Policy	(3 cr.)
SPEA H420	Health Policy	(3 cr.)

Management Fundamentals Three of the following courses totaling 9 credit hours:

SPEA V263	Public Management	(3 cr.)
SPEA V362	Nonprofit Management and Leadership	(3 cr.)
SPEA V366	Management Behavior in Public Organizations	(3 cr.)
SPEA V348	Management Science P: SPEA K300, MATH M025 or MATH M118	(3 cr.)
SPEA V368	Managing Government Operations	(3 cr.)
SPEA V373	Personnel Management in the Public Sector	(3 cr.)

Health Services Management Skills EACH of the following courses:

SPEA H352
and
SPEA H401

Health Finance and Budgeting

Strategic Planning for Health Care Organizations

(3 cr.)

TWO of the following courses:

SPEA H353	Advanced Health Finance and Budgeting	(3 cr.)
SPEA H354	Health Economics	(3 cr.)
SPEA H432	Health Care Marketing	(3 cr.)
SPEA V370	Research Methods and Statistical Modeling	(3 cr.)

Integration of Health Services Management Theory and Practice EACH of the following courses:

SPEA H472	Applied Health Administration	(3 cr.)
SPEA H474	Health Administration Seminar	(3 cr.)

Health Services Management Experience Two courses totaling 3 credit hours

EACH of the following courses:

SPEA H365	Health Administration Practicum	(2 cr.)
SPEA V380 or SPEA H466	Internship in Public and Environmental Affairs Public Health Field Experience	(1 cr.)