Health Administration and Policy, Public Health Track

Health Administration and Policy

Students majoring in health administration and policy must select a concentration in health services administration, health policy or public health. Course work on campus is supplemented with an internship placement in a cooperating agency or organization in the community. All students registering for the internship must participate in a professional liability insurance plan for which they will be billed separately. To the extent possible, the Internship should be related to the student’s track concentration and career interests, thereby providing an effective combination of academic and practical training. A grade of C; or better is required in all courses applied to the major.

The credit and course requirements for a HAPP program major are as follows:

Core: 28 Credits (taken by all tracks unless designated otherwise)

HAPP 100 - Survey of U.S. Health Care System (3.00)
HAPP 200 - Human Development Implications for Health and Disease (3.00)
HAPP 300 - Research Methods in Health (3.00)
HAPP 350 - Public Health Ethics (3.0)
or MGMT 385 Business Ethics and Society ( 3.00)
HAPP 452 - Health Care Organization and Delivery (3.00)
HAPP 340 - Health Communication (3.00)
OR ENGL 393 - Technical Communication (WI) (3.00)
HAPP 470 - Health Administration and Policy Program Internship (6.00)

Select one course from sequence below: 4 Credits

Public Health

HAPP 354 - Social Bases of Public and Community Health (3.00)
HAPP 380 - Global Issues in Health and Disease (3.00)
HAPP 411 - Health Regulation and Quality Improvement (3.00)
HAPP 420 - Epidemiology (3.00)

Approved Electives

Students must choose 6 out of 9 elective credits from upper level courses (300 and above). Any HAPP upper level courses not used for track requirements may be taken as an elective. A list of additional approved electives is available on the Department’s website.