Population Health Management, Applied Health Data Analytics Emphasis, BS

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Degree Requirements

Students must meet the general education requirements, as stated elsewhere in this catalog, and satisfactorily complete the courses listed in this curriculum to obtain the Bachelor of Science in Population Health Management. A total of 184 credits are required for the degree. Students must complete a core program; in addition, students must complete an emphasis area (listed below). A total of 18 credits are needed for an emphasis; a minimum of 9 upper division credits are needed. Credits taken for externship or senior project do not count toward the emphasis. Students electing to take externship are restricted to a maximum of 32 credits. All core and emphasis courses must be completed with a minimum grade of “C” in order to earn the degree.

Population Health Management

Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Fall

HIST 275 - Intro to Hist of Medicine Credit Hours: 3
PHM 105 - Intro to Population Health Management Credit Hours: 3
SOC 204 - Intro to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
WRI 121 - English Composition Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Winter

MATH 111 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 4
SOC 201 - Classical Sociol Theory Credit Hours: 3
WRI 122 - Argumentative Writing Credit Hours: 4
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Spring

SOC 206 - Social Problems Credit Hours: 3
SOC 225 - Medical Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SPE 111 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 4
WRI 227 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

Fall

BUS 316 - Total Quality Health Care Credit Hours: 3
PSY 201 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
or
PSY 202 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
or
PSY 203 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 205 - Current Health Issues Credit Hours: 3
Laboratory Science Elective Credit Hours: 4
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Winter

MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 4
PSY 201 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
or
PSY 202 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
or
PSY 203 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 345 - Aging and Society Credit Hours: 3
Laboratory Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Spring

BUS 317 - Health Care Management Credit Hours: 3
MATH 362 - Statistical Methods II Credit Hours: 4
SOC 305 - Rural Health Credit Hours: 3
Laboratory Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Junior Year

Fall

BUS 313 - Health Care Systems & Policy Credit Hours: 3
GIS 103 - The Digital Earth Credit Hours: 3
or
MIS 255 - Health Informatics Cpts & Prct Credit Hours: 3
SOC 301 - Soc Science Research Methods Credit Hours: 4
SOC 325 - Global Population Health Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Winter

GIS 134 - Geographic Info Systems Credit Hours: 3
or
MIS 275 - Intro to Relational Databases Credit Hours: 4
SOC 302 - Soc Science Resrch Methods II Credit Hours: 4
STAT 414 - Stat Methods in Epidemiology Credit Hours: 4
WRI 410 - Proposal & Grant Writing Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14/15 Credit Hours

Spring

PHIL 305 - Medical Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHM 321 - Community Program Planning Credit Hours: 3
SOC 335 - Hlth Inequal & Cult Competency Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 6 ^a

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Senior Year

Fall

PHM 435 - Research Center Credit Hours: 3
Externship or Emphasis Electives: 12

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Winter

PHM 435 - Research Center Credit Hours: 3
Externship or Emphasis Electives: 12

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring

PHM 435 - Research Center Credit Hours: 3
Externship or Emphasis Electives: 12

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Emphasis Requirements

Students completing the Applied Health Data Analytics emphasis must complete the following courses:

BUS 316 - Total Quality Health Care Credit Hours: 3
MATH 362 - Statistical Methods II Credit Hours: 4
MATH 465 - Mathematical Statistics Credit Hours: 4
MIS 344 - Business Intelligence Credit Hours: 3
MIS 357 - Info & Comm Systs in Hlth Care Credit Hours: 3
MIS 445 - Legal/Eth/Soc Iss in HC Tech Credit Hours: 3
PSY 339 - Biopsychology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 405 - Program Planning & Eval Credit Hours: 3
WRI 123 - Research Writing Credit Hours: 3
WRI 227 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 4
WRI 410 - Proposal & Grant Writing Credit Hours: 3

Total for a B.S. in Population Health Management, Applied Health Data Analytics Emphasis: 181/182 Credit Hours

^a See advisor or consult emphasis elective list above for appropriate courses
^b To complete an emphasis, students must take courses from the appropriate list that follows. Credits taken for externship or senior project do not count as emphasis electives. A total of 18 credits are needed for an emphasis; a minimum of 9 upper division credits are needed
^c Externship site and/or senior projects are coordinated in SOC 421 . No more than 32 credits of externship allowed for graduation without departmental approval