Curriculum (120 credits)
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A minimum total of 120 credits are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Health Services. Of this total, the major consists of 3 credits of prerequisite courses and 33 credits of core and specialization courses. The remaining credits for the degree are outlined on the Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree sheet.
This major has a computer competency requirement: Students may take one of the following courses or pass a competency examination:
Note: Numbers in parenthesis indicate equivalent PA courses.
PUBSRV 0040 (1430) Public Service Technologies 3 cr.
CS 0110 Computers and Networks 3 cr.
CS 0131 Software for Personal Computing 3 cr.
A. Health Field Core:
15 credits
NUR 1829 Issues in Cross-Cultural 3 cr.
Health Care
HRS 1017 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 cr.
COMMRC 1730 Special Topics: Health Communication 3 cr.
SOC 0477 Medical Sociology 3 cr.
PUBSRV 1305 Health, Law, and Ethics 3 cr.
B. Specialization Tracks: 18 credits
Students take a total of six (6) courses from one of the two tracks. Check with an academic advisor for course availability and additional elective options.
TRACK 1. MANAGING HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
Required, choose two:
BUSERV 1915 Introduction to Management 3 cr.
HRS 1009 Organizational Theory and Concepts 3 cr.
PUBSRV 1315 (0050) Managing Projects and Contracts 3 cr.
Electives, choose four:
ANTH 1761 Patients and Healers 3 cr.
COMMRC 1102 Organizational Communication 3 cr.
COMMRC 1106 Small Group Communication 3 cr.
DENHYG 1942 Science Literature Evaluation 3 cr.
HIM 1455 Quality Care Assessment 2 cr.
HIM 1465 Quality Care Assessment Lab 1 cr.
HIST 1090 History of Medicine and Health Care 3 cr.
HPS 0612 Mind and Medicine 3 cr.
NROSCI 0081 Drugs and Behavior 3 cr.
PUBSRV 1110 (1160) Financial Management in the Public Sector 3 cr.
PUBSRV 1120 (1140) Human Resources Management in the Public Sector 3 cr.
PUBSRV 1335 (1145) Administrative Behavior 3 cr.
PHIL 1360 Biomedical Ethics 3 cr.
TRACK 2. COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Required, choose two:
NUR 1765 Risk Factors and Health 3 cr.
PUBSRV 1310 Diversity Issues in Public Service 3 cr.
SOC 1450 Health and Illness 3 cr.
Electives, choose four:
ANTH 1794 Gender and Health 3 cr.
COMMRC 0530 Interpersonal Communication 3 cr.
DENHYG 1921 Health Management Seminar 3 cr.
DENHYG 1414 Gerontology 3 cr.
DENHYG 1922 Health Management Practicum 3 cr.
HIST 1090 History of Medicine and Heath Care 3 cr.
HPS 0613 Morality and Medicine 3 cr.
HRS 1006 Introduction to Nutrition 3 cr.
HRS 1018 Survey of Health and Rehabilitation Professions 3 cr.
NROSCI 0081 Drugs and Behavior 3 cr.
PUBSRV 1100 (0070) Practices in Public Administration 3 cr.
PUBSRV 1200 (1165) Practices of Non-Profit Organizations 3 cr.
PSY 1215 Health Psychology 3 cr.
PSY 1230 Psychology of Death and Dying 3 cr.
PSY 1255 Principals of Behavior Modification 3 cr.
PSY 1235 Alcohol Use and Abuse 3 cr.
REHSCI 1290 Practical Issues in Disability 3 cr.
RELGST 0625 Death, Dying, and Immortality 3 cr.
*Course number to be announced
Requirements subject to change. Check with an academic consultant before registering.
Payment plans
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Deferred tuition payment plans are available for participants who wish to extend tuition payments over a longer period of time.
The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.
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