HEALTH CARE
Health Care Administration
Professor L. Lynch
The Health Care Administration concentration is designed
primarily for students interested in Hospital or Health Care
Administration. It is likely that most of these students will
pursue (eventually or immediately after graduation) a master's
degree in Hospital/Health Care Administration. Ultimately,
they would be likely to work for a hospital, health
maintenance organization, or public or private medical
facility.
A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in all
prerequisite course work is required for admission to the
Health Care Administration concentration. In addition, the
student must earn a 2.0 cumulative grade point average in all
course work required to complete the concentration.The
concentration is achieved by completion of the following
courses:
Required Courses
ECON 120 Introduction to Economics
or
ECON 121 & 122 Principles, Micro, Macro
ECON 227 Health Care Economics
SOCI, PHIL 223 Ethics and Medicine
SOCI 227 Medical Sociology
BUAD 125 Accounting Principles I
BUAD 258 Information Systems IConcepts
and Applications
BUAD 354 Human Resource Management
In addition, students must complete one unit from
Business Administration 254 (Organizational Behavior
and Management) or Psychology 250 (Industrial-
Organizational Psychology) or Business Administration 416
or Sociology 416 (Internship in health care administration).
Also Recommended: GST 400 (Senior Symposium: Death
and Dying) and Sociology 241 (Introduction to Social Welfare).
Health Care Delivery
Professor Weiss
The Health Care Delivery track is designed for students
interested in a career involving the delivery of health care
services. It is anticipated that these students will pursue
their education in medical school, nursing school, pharmacy
school, a school of public health, or a school of allied health,
or will pursue a career (with the undergraduate degree)
in a health setting such as a medical clinic, counseling center,
voluntary health agency, nursing home, or insurance company.
Required Courses
PSYC 210 Child Development; Adolescent or
211 or 212 Development; Adult Development
and Aging
PSYC 230 Abnormal Psychology
SOCI, PHIL 223 Ethics and Medicine
SOCI 227 Medical Sociology
One of the following courses:
GST 400 Senior Symposium: Perspectives
on Death and Dying, or
PSYC 260 Human Sexuality, or
ECON 227 Health Care Economics, or
SOCI 241 Introduction to Social Welfare
An internship (in any discipline)
in a health care delivery setting.
Recommended:An independent study (in any discipline)
on a health-related topic, a second internship in a health care
delivery setting, volunteer experience in a health-related
setting, and additional courses related to the student's specific
interests in health.