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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Health Sciences B.S. – Healthcare Administration Concentration

Program Overview

College of Natural and Health Sciences

Email: nhs@unco.edu

Website: www.unco.edu/nhs/health-sciences/

Advising Information:

Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.

To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.

The program consists of three parts:

  1. Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
  2. Required Major Credits
  3. University-Wide Credits

Program Description:

The Healthcare Administration concentration prepares graduates for managing health-related organizations. Students develop skills in managing people and projects, leading teams and departments, and developing organizational leadership and managerial acumen that are needed to deliver high quality care. Upon competition of the Healthcare Administration concentration, graduates are prepared for careers in the health industry and administrative positions in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, mental health organizations, government agencies, and insurance organizations.

Program Admission Requirements:

Academic Good Standing

Bachelor of Science:

No separate admission requirement.

Minor Required:

No minor required.

Program Requirements:

In accordance with University Policies, coursework earned more than 10 years prior to the date of matriculation to UNC may not be used to satisfy any major or minor requirements. Any exception to this policy is at the discretion of the academic program.

Degree Requirements — 120 Credits

1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 credits

To complete the degree in 120 credits as outlined, the program recommends the below LAC courses that also count toward the 83 required major credits.

Any additional coursework completed outside of the recommended list below may extend the length of the program of study.

Written Communication — 6 credits

ENG 123 or SCI 291 is recommended to fulfill the Intermediate Writing Course requirement and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.

See Written Communication courses

Mathematics — 3 credits

STAT 150 is recommended to fulfill the Mathematics requirement and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.

See Mathematics courses

Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies [MS], and International Studies [IS] — 15 credits

To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.

PHIL 250 is recommended to fulfill the Arts and Humanities: Ways of Thinking requirement and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.

ECON 205 and PSY 230 are recommended to fulfill the Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.

See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses

Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits

BIO 110 or BIO 100 and BIO 105 is/are recommended to fulfill the Natural & Physical Sciences LAB requirement and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.

For students pursuing admission into the Nursing B.S.N., BIO 110, CHEM 281, CHEM 281L, and FND 250 are recommended to fulfill the Natural & Physical Sciences requirements and will fulfill both LAC and Nursing prerequisites.

See Natural & Physical Sciences courses

See Liberal Arts Curriculum

2. Required Major — 83 credits

BAAC 301Survey of Accounting

3

BACS 101Business Computing

3

BACS 300Information Systems

3

BAFN 302Essentials of Business Finance

3

BAFN 340Principles of Risk and Insurance

3

BAMG 350Management and Organizational Behavior

3

BAMG 353Introduction to Human Resource Management

3

BAMG 454Leadership in Organizations

3

BAMG 459Management of Quality

3

BAMG 461Talent Management

3

BAMG 462Training & Organization Development

3

BAMG 463Compensation, Performance Management and Conflict Management

3

BAMK 360Marketing

3

BAMK 371Digital Marketing

3

or

BAMK 478Social Media Marketing

3

BIO 110Biology: Atoms to CellsLAS1LASL

4

or

BIO 100Exploring BiologyLAS1

3

and

BIO 105Exploring Biology LabLAS1LASL

1

BIO 245Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

4

BIO 246Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology

3

ECON 205Principles of MicroeconomicsLAB1

3

ENG 123Writing and Research MethodsLAW2

3

or

SCI 291Scientific WritingLAW2

3

HUSR 300Human Services Helping Skills

3

HUSR 209Foundations of Health Promotion/Health Education

3

HUSR 342Modern Concepts of Health and Disease

3

NURS 225Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare

3

NURS 326Pathophysiology

3

PHIL 250Medical EthicsLAA3

3

PSY 230Lifespan DevelopmentLAB3

3

STAT 150Introduction to Statistical AnalysisLAX1

3

Take BAMK 371 OR BAMK 478, both are not required.

3. University Wide Credits — 6-28 credits*

Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for any degree at UNC; for this program, that will typically be 6-28 credits.

*Note: Students who apply the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum and the major requirements will have an increased number of university wide electives to apply to this degree. See your advisor for details.

Program Notes

Students interested in admission to the Nursing B.S.N. should take BIO 251, CHEM 281, CHEM 281L, and FND 250 for LAC or elective credit to complete Nursing prerequisites and should take BIO 110, not BIO100/105 to fulfill degree requirements. Students will also complete the following prerequisites as part of the Health Sciences B.S.: BIO 245, BIO 246, ENG 123, NURS 326, PSY 230, and STAT 150.

Four Year Plan

This four year plan is a recommended schedule to complete this bachelor's degree in 4 years. Courses are subject to availability. Students must consult with their major advisor to receive information on any additional graduation requirements and course sequence guidance.

Year 1 – 28 credits

Fall Semester

BACS 101Business Computing

3

BIO 110Biology: Atoms to CellsLAS1LASL

4

or

BIO 100Exploring BiologyLAS1

3

and

BIO 105Exploring Biology LabLAS1LASL

1

ENG 122College CompositionLAW1

3

University-Wide Elective

1

University-Wide Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:14

Spring Semester

BIO 245Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

4

CHEM 281Fundamentals of BiochemistryLAS1

3

and

CHEM 281LFundamentals of Biochemistry LaboratoryLAS1LASL

1

or

LAC Natural and Physical Sciences with LabLAS1LASL

4

ENG 123Writing and Research MethodsLAW2

3

or

SCI 291Scientific WritingLAW2

3

or

LAC Advanced WritingLAW3

3

ECON 205Principles of MicroeconomicsLAB1

3

Total Credit Hours:14

Year 2 – 31 credits

Fall Semester

BIO 246Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology

3

FND 250Principles of NutritionLAS1

3

or

LAC Natural and Physical Sciences without LabLAS1

3

PHIL 250Medical EthicsLAA3

3

PSY 230Lifespan DevelopmentLAB3

3

STAT 150Introduction to Statistical AnalysisLAX1

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring Semester

BACS 300Information Systems

3

BAMG 350Management and Organizational Behavior

3

BIO 251Allied Health Microbiology

4

or

University-Wide Elective

3

NURS 326Pathophysiology

3

LAC Arts and HumanitiesLAA1LAA2LAA3LAA4

3

Total Credit Hours:16

LAC Arts and Humanities: Choose U.S. Multicultural Studies (MS) or International Studies (IS) course.

Year 3 – 31 credits

Fall Semester

BAAC 301Survey of Accounting

3

BAMG 353Introduction to Human Resource Management

3

BAMK 360Marketing

3

HUSR 342Modern Concepts of Health and Disease

3

University-Wide Elective

1

University-Wide Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:16

Spring Semester

BAFN 340Principles of Risk and Insurance

3

BAMK 371Digital Marketing

3

or

BAMK 478Social Media Marketing

3

HUSR 209Foundations of Health Promotion/Health Education

3

NURS 225Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare

3

University-Wide Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Year 4 – 30 credits

Fall Semester

BAMG 459Management of Quality

3

BAMG 461Talent Management

3

BAMG 462Training & Organization Development

3

HUSR 300Human Services Helping Skills

3

University-Wide Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring Semester

BAFN 302Essentials of Business Finance

3

BAMG 454Leadership in Organizations

3

BAMG 463Compensation, Performance Management and Conflict Management

3

LAC HistoryLAH1

3

University-Wide Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

LAC History: Choose U.S. Multicultural Studies (MS) or International Studies (IS) course.

Advising Notes –

  • Students interested in study abroad are encouraged to do so between Year 2 Spring and Year 3 Spring.

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