The combined Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Public Health offers students an opportunity to study a curriculum that is synergistic with the growing field of healthcare and public health. This academic combination provides students with the knowledge and expertise needed to enter a multitude of careers upon graduation. The degree allows students the unique opportunity to better understand the business side of the healthcare industry and public health administration and prepares them to be leaders.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Business Administration Requirements

Required Courses
ACCT 1201Financial Accounting and Reporting4
ACCT 2301Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors4
INTB 1203International Business and Global Social Responsibility4
ORGB 3201Organizational Behavior4
or ORGB 3203 Behavioral Aspects of Digital Transformation
Business Electives
Complete two of the following:8
FINA 2201
Financial Management
INNO 2301
Innovation!
MISM 2301
Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies
MKTG 2201
Introduction to Marketing
SCHM 2301
Supply Chain and Operations Management
Supporting Courses for Business
ECON 1116
and ECON 1126		Principles of Microeconomics
and Recitation for ECON 1116		4
Complete one of the following. MATH 1231 is strongly recommended for this major:4
MATH 1231
Calculus for Business and Economics
or MATH 1241
 Calculus 1
or MATH 1245
 Calculus with Applications
or MATH 1251
 Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
or MATH 1340
 Intensive Calculus for Engineers
or MATH 1341
 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering

Business Concentration

Complete one of the following concentrations. Requirements for the concentrations are listed below.

Public Health Requirements

Public Health Core
PHTH 1260The American Healthcare System4
or PHTH 1261 Comparative Healthcare Systems
PHTH 2300Communication Skills for the Health Professions4
or PHTH 2301 Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global
PHTH 2350Community and Public Health4
or PHTH 2351 Community and Public Health - Global
PHTH 2515Healthcare Policy and Administration4
PHTH 4120Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health4
PHTH 4202Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health4
PHTH 4540Health Education and Program Planning4
Science Requirements
Biology
Complete one of the following options:8-10
Option 1
BIOL 1141
Microbes and Society
or BIOL 1143
 Biology and Society
BIOL 1147
The Human Organism
Option 2
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111
BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114
General Biology 2
and Lab for BIOL 1113
Psychology
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
Public Health Social Science Requirement
Complete one of the following:3-4
COMM 3201
Health Communication
HLTH 5280
The (in)Visibility of (dis)Ability in Society
PHTH 5222
Health Advocacy
PSYC 3402
Social Psychology
PSYC 3404
Developmental Psychology
PSYC 3450
Learning and Motivation
ECON 3404
International Food Policy
ECON 3423
Environmental Economics
ECON 3424
Law and Economics
ECON 3413
Health Economics and Healthcare Policy
PHTH 5232
Evaluating Healthcare Quality
PHTH 5234
Economic Perspectives on Health Policy

Supporting Courses

Statistics
Complete one of the following. MGSC 2301 or PHTH 2210 is the recommended statistics course for this combined major:4
MGSC 2301
Business Statistics
or PHTH 2210
 Foundations of Biostatistics
or MATH 2280
 Statistics and Software
or MATH 3081
 Probability and Statistics
Capstone
Complete one of the following options: 3-4
DMSB Students
STRT 4501
Strategy in Action
Bouvé Students
Complete one of the following:
HINF 5301
Evaluating Health Technologies
HSCI 4720
Health Science Capstone—Service 1
HSCI 4730
Health Science Capstone—Research 1
HSCI 4740
Health Science Capstone Seminar
HSCI 4970
and HSCI 4971
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 2
PHTH 4515
Critical Issues in Health and Public Health Policy
PHTH 4602
Private Guns, Public Health
PHTH 4616
Addressing Rural Health Inequities
PHTH 4717
Advancing Health Justice Through the Law
PHTH 5214
Environmental Health
PHTH 5230
Global Health
PHTH 5236
Food, Nutrition, and Health
PHTH 5603
Qualitative Methods
Introduction to College
Complete one of the following:
BUSN 1102Personal Skill Development for Business1
or HSCI 1000 College: An Introduction
Professional Development
Complete one of the following:
BUSN 1103Professional Development for Business Co-op1
or HSCI 2000 Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op
1

Must complete 0 SH Health Science Capstone Introduction (HSCI 4700) course as pre-requisite

2

Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 (HSCI 4970) will count as 4 SH general elective

Integrative Requirement

Complete one of the following:4
MGMT 3340
Healthcare Management, Innovation, and Design
or PHTH 4511
 Healthcare Management

Business GPA Requirement

A minimum 2.000 GPA is required in all business courses.

Business Experiential Learning

Complete at least one of the following experiences:0-8
BUSN 4945
In-the-Field Experiential Professional Practicum
COOP 3945
Co-op Work Experience
COOP 3946
Co-op Work Experience--Half Time
COOP 3947
Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time
COOP 3948
Co-op Work Experience Abroad
EEBA 2945
Internship Experience
EEBA 2948
Internship Experience Abroad

Public Health Major Requirement

A grade of C or higher is required for the Public Health Core, Science Requirement, Public Health Social Science Requirement, Statistics, and HSCI or PHTH Capstone courses. Students who take College: An Introduction (HSCI 1000)  and Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op (HSCI 2000) must achieve a C or higher.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

DMSB Student Sample: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ACCT 12014ENGW 11114ECON 1116
and ECON 1126		4Vacation
BUSN 11021INTB 12034PHTH core course4 
MATH 12314PHTH 12604  
PSYC 11014BIOL course4  
BIOL course4   
 17 16 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ACCT 23014BUSN 11031Concentration course4Co-op0
MGSC 23014PHTH core course4General elective4 
PHTH core course4Business Elective4  
General elective4Business elective4  
 Concentration course4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0MGMT 3340 or PHTH 45114PHTH 45404Co-op0
ENGW 33044PHTH 42024PHTH 41204 
 Concentration course4  
 ORGB 3201 or 32034  
 4 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0STRT 45014  
General elective4Concentration course4  
 Social science course3-4  
 General elective4  
 4 15-16  
Total Hours: 129-130

Bouvé Student Sample: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ACCT 12014INTB 12034ECON 1116
and ECON 1126		4Vacation
ENGW 11104PHTH 12604PHTH core course4 
HSCI 10001PSYC 11014  
MATH 12314BIOL course4  
BIOL course4   
 17 16 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ACCT 23014Co-op0Co-op0PHTH core course4
HSCI 20001General elective4 Concentration course4
Business Elective4   
PHTH 22104   
General elective4   
 17 4 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PHTH 4511 or MGMT 33404Co-op0Co-op0PHTH 41204
PHTH core course4ENGW 33064 PHTH 45404
Business elective4   
Concentration course4   
 16 4 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
PHTH 42024Concentration course4  
Capstone course3-4Social science course3-4  
Concentration course4General electives8  
Business elective4   
 15-16 15-16  
Total Hours: 128-130