Health Management and Policy emphasis, Associate of Science
Students who successfully complete all Health Management and Policy emphasis, Associate of Science degree requirements will be able to:
- Recognize the concepts of management and leadership used in the healthcare sector.
- Identify the theory and practice of health data used in healthcare sector decision making.
- Summarize the challenges of the US healthcare system and healthcare policy making.
- Examine the diversity and disparity issues within the US healthcare sector.
- Critique current and future health care organizations and policies.
Program Course Requirements
See the graduation requirements for the Associate of Science degree. For information on the advised sequence of program courses, see the Health Management and Policy emphasis, Associate of Science Program Map.
General Education Courses
| COMM 111 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| | or | |
| COMM 114 | Argument and Critical Discourse | 3 |
| | or | |
| COMM 218 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| EC 201 | Introduction to Microeconomics | 4 |
| MTH 111 | College Algebra | 5 |
| PE 231 | Lifetime Health & Fitness | 3 |
| WR 121 | English Composition | 4 |
| | Biological Sciences | 4 |
| | Biological/Physical Science | 4 |
| | Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| | Difference Power & Discrimination | 3 |
| | Physical Sciences | 4 |
| | Literature & the Arts | 3 |
| | Western Culture | 3 |
| | Writing/Composition | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 44 |
MTH 111: Four credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program.
EC 201: Three credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program.
Core Courses
| BA 215 | Survey of Accounting | 4 |
| CS 120 | Digital Literacy | 3 |
| HE 100 | Introduction to Public Health | 4 |
| HE 210 | Intro To Health Services | 3 |
| HE 220 | Intro to Epidemiology/Health Data Analysis | 3 |
| HE 225 | Social & Individual Health Determinants | 4 |
| HE 250O | Intro to Health Care Administration | 3 |
| HE 256 | Foundations of Public Health Education and Promotion | 4 |
| EC 202 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | 4 |
| SOC 204 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 |
| | Electives | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 46 |
Students should choose from the list of approved electives below.
Approved Electives
Total Credit Hours: 90