Health Services (B.P.S.)

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Students following guidelines for Health Services 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 program 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

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: http://www.memphis.edu/ugcatalog/coursedescrip/index.php.

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. University College 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: Professional Core
ACCT 2010 - Fundamentals of Acct I **
Pick 1 of the following:
MGMT 3110 - Organization and Mgmt **
HCL 3000 - Healthcare Leadership **
HETH 4211 - Comm Healtcare Lead/Mgmt**
Group B: Human Resources Management (Pick 1)
MGMT 3215 - Management of Human Resources **
HCL 4030 - Healthcare Human Resources **
Group C: Financial (Pick 1)
ACCT 2020 - Fundamentals of Acct II **
ACCT 3011 - Business Law **
ACCT 3130 - Legal/Social/Political Environ **
FIR 1220 - Personal Financial Management
FIR 3410 - Financial Management **
MRCH 4300 - Family Resource Management**
HCL 3010 - Healthcare Financial Mgmt **
Group D: Professional Writing (Pick 1)
ENGL 3601 - Technical and Profess Writing **
PBRL 3421 - Public Relations Writing **
MGMT 3510 - Business Communications **
HCL 3050 - Prof Writing Healthcare **
Group E: Research Methods (Pick 1)
SOCI 3311 - Social Statistics **
HCL 4010 - Healthcare Stats/Research **
HETH 4210 - Healthcare Research Methods**
Group F: Health Communication (Pick 1)
COMM 3012 - Health Communication **
HCL 3020 - Healthcare Informatics **
COMM 4211 - Public Health Campaigns
Group G: Policy and Social Context (Pick 1)
HCL 4000 - Health Policy Issues **
HLSC 4530 - Epidemiology **
HCL 4020 - Law/Ethics of Healthcare **
PADM 4226 - Intro Nonprofit Organizations
Health Care Systems (Pick 1)
HCL 3040 - U S Health System **
HETH 4213 - Community Health/Iss/Serv**
HLSC 2200 - Introduction to Public Health & Health Sciences

Health Care Specialty Guided Elective (21 hours; pick 7)

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

College Requirements (9 hours)

Thematic Studies (6 hours)

University College 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: http://www.memphis.edu/univcoll/resources/thematic_studies.php

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. ALL sections of UNIV 4995 are taught online. Students will be assigned to a specific section based on his or her concentration.

UNIV 4995 - Senior Project** (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.