Program: Professional Studies, Health Services (B.P.S.) - University of Memphis

Apr 04, 2025

2023-2024 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG

Students following guidelines for Health Services concentration are interested in the helping professions. This curriculum will prepare students for a wide range of health care positions in hospitals, health departments, health agencies, research facilities, schools and industry. This concentration is also for experienced health care professionals who have completed non-baccalaureate programs in health care specialties such as medical laboratory technology, respiratory therapy, radiological technology, and nursing who will build upon their training and experience by taking courses in such areas business practice, interpersonal skills, policy, risk management, social context of health care, and financial management.

General Education (35-41 hours)

See University General Education Program for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement; otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement.

Coordinated Study (48 hours)

Many upper-division (3000/4000-level) courses have prerequisites that must be met prior to being permitted to register for those courses. You are responsible for knowing and satisfying all course prerequisites. Some (not all) prerequisites are listed below. For specific information about courses and the prerequisites they may have, please view course descriptions at: Course Descriptions

Many courses also require permits from the department that teaches the course. For example, SWRK and CJUS courses will always need permits from those respective departments. College of Professional & Liberal Studies staff cannot issue permits for courses taught in other departments. ALL 3000/4000 level classes taught by the College of Business (ACCT, ECON, FIR, MGMT, MKTG) require a permit; students must request a permit online at: https://fcbeacad.memphis.edu/permits/

Professional Core (27 hours)

Group A: Administration & Supervision (3 hours)
HCL 3000 - Healthcare Leadership ** Credit Hours: (3)
HETH 4211 - Comm Healtcare Lead/Mgmt** Credit Hours: (3)
MGMT 3110 - Organization and Mgmt ** Credit Hours: (3)
Group B: Human Resources Management (3 hours)
HCL 4030 - Healthcare Human Resources ** Credit Hours: (3)
MGMT 3030 - Mgmt/Service Organizatn** Credit Hours: (3)
MGMT 3215 - Management of Human Resources ** Credit Hours: (3)
TECH 4381 - Principles of Supervision** Credit Hours: (3)
Group C: Financial (3 hours)
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: (3)
ACCT 2020 - Managerial ACCT/Non-Acct Major Credit Hours: (3)
ACCT 3130 - Legal/Social/Political Environ ** Credit Hours: (3)
FIR 1220 - Personal Financial Management** Credit Hours: (3)
HCL 3010 - Healthcare Financial Mgmt ** Credit Hours: (3)
Group D: Professional Writing (3 hours)
ENGL 3134 - Computer/Writing/Lit** Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 3250 - Professional Comm** Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 3601 - Technical and Profess Writing ** Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 3604 - Persuasive Writing ** Credit Hours: (3)
HCL 3050 - Prof Writing Healthcare ** Credit Hours: (3)
PBRL 3421 - Intro to Strategic Writing Credit Hours: (3)
Group E: Research Methods (3 hours)
HCL 4010 - Healthcare Stats/Research ** Credit Hours: (3)
HETH 4210 - Healthcare Research Methods** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 3311 - Social Statistics ** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 3322 - Methods of Social Research ** Credit Hours: (3)
Group F: Health Communication (3 hours)
COMM 3012 - Health Communication ** Credit Hours: (3)
COMM 4011 - Communication in Organizations ** Credit Hours: (3)
COMM 4016 - Public Health Campaigns Credit Hours: (3)
COMM 4410 - Conflict Resolution and Negot** Credit Hours: (3)
HCL 3020 - Healthcare Informatics ** Credit Hours: (3)
Group G: Policy and Social Context (3 hours)
HCL 4000 - Health Policy Issues ** Credit Hours: (3)
HCL 4020 - Law/Ethics of Healthcare ** Credit Hours: (3)
HETH 4212 - Trends/Issues in Healthcare** Credit Hours: (3)
HLSC 4530 - Epidemiology ** Credit Hours: (3)
PADM 4226 - Intro Nonprofit Organizations Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 3422 - Racial/Ethnc Minorities ** Credit Hours: (3)
Group H: Health Care Systems (3 hours)
COMM 4015 - Health Literacy Credit Hours: (3)
COUN 4611 - Intro to Counseling Credit Hours: (3)
COUN 4621 - Human Interactions Credit Hours: (3)
HCL 3040 - U S Health System ** Credit Hours: (3)
HETH 4213 - Community Health/Iss/Serv** Credit Hours: (3)
HLSC 2200 - Introduction to Public Health & Health Sciences Credit Hours: (3)
PHIL 3514 - Biomedical Ethics ** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 4851 - Medical Sociology ** Credit Hours: (3)
Group I: Special Populations (3 hours)
ANTH 4571 - Race and Health Disparities Credit Hours: (3)
HLSC 4100 - Health and Aging Credit Hours: (3)
HLSC 4300 - Individuals with Disabilities and Special Needs Credit Hours: (3)
SLS 3905 - Leisure/Recr Disabilities** Credit Hours: (3)
SPED 2000 - Foundation/Exceptional Learn Credit Hours: (3)

Health Care Specialty Guided Elective (21 hours)

NOTE: Must have 12 hours of Upper Division courses from this section.

CDFS 2101 - Family/Global Perspective ** Credit Hours: (3)
COBH 4707 - International Health/Prob/Iss** Credit Hours: (3)
HCL 3020 - Healthcare Informatics ** Credit Hours: (3)
HCL 3030 - Healthcare Strategic Plan/Mktg ** Credit Hours: (3)
HCL 3040 - U S Health System ** Credit Hours: (3)
HCL 4020 - Law/Ethics of Healthcare ** Credit Hours: (3)
HCL 4040 - Business Principles/Healthcare ** Credit Hours: (3)
HLSC 2100 - Wellness Concepts Practice** Credit Hours: (3)
HLSC 2200 - Introduction to Public Health & Health Sciences Credit Hours: (3)
HMSE 2102 - ARC First Aid and CPR Credit Hours: (3)
LEGL 4200 - Healthcare Liability Credit Hours: (3)
NUTR 2202 - Nutrition ** Credit Hours: (3)
PHIL 3514 - Biomedical Ethics ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3507 - Alcohol/Drugs/Behavior ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3512 - Health Psychology ** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 4442 - Sociology of Poverty ** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 4851 - Medical Sociology ** Credit Hours: (3)
SW 3170 - Family Caregiving** Credit Hours: (3)
UNIV 4110 - Internship** Credit Hours: (3-6)

College Requirements (9 hours)

Thematic Studies (6 hours)

College of Professional & Liberal Studies thematic studies course(s) are designed to broaden a student’s knowledge of significant themes in social, political, and religious history. Review a complete list of courses: https://www.memphis.edu/cpls/resources/thematic_studies.php

Suggested course: UNIV 3713 Freedom, Openness, Internet

Senior Project (3 hours)

The senior project is a student’s culminating experience or capstone designed to synthesize and integrate the content of a student’s program of study. The senior project is intended to fuse the two or more academic areas that comprise the student’s coordinated study (major) into an academically-relevant example of scholarship. Students will complete a thesis, task-based, or artistic project on a topic of their choice with approval of their senior project instructor. The senior project is completed during a student’s final semester. Students will be assigned to a specific section based on their concentration.

UNIV 4995 - Senior Project** Credit Hours: (3) (completed during the final semester)

General Electives (22-28 hours)

Electives may be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120 with a minimum of 42 upper-division hours.