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.
Introduction to College & Professional Development
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Personal Skill Development for Business | ||
or HSCI 1000 | College: An Introduction | |
| Professional Development for Business Co-op | ||
or HSCI 2000 | Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op | |
Business Administration Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ACCT 1201 | Financial Accounting and Reporting | 4 |
| ACCT 2301 | Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors | 4 |
| INTB 1203 | International Business and Global Social Responsibility | 4 |
| ORGB 3201 | Organizational Behavior | 4 |
| or ORGB 3203 | Behavioral Aspects of Digital Transformation | |
| Business Electives | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Financial Management | ||
| Innovation! | ||
| Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies | ||
| Introduction to Marketing | ||
| Supply Chain and Operations Management | ||
| Supporting Courses | ||
| ECON 1116 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| Complete one of the following. MATH 1231 is strongly recommended for this major: | 4 | |
| Calculus for Business and Economics | ||
or MATH 1241 | Calculus 1 | |
or MATH 1245 | Calculus with Applications | |
or MATH 1340 | Intensive Calculus for Engineers | |
or MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | |
| Complete one of the following. MGSC 2301 or PHTH 2210 is the recommended statistics course for this combined major: | ||
| MGSC 2301 | Business Statistics | 4 |
| or PHTH 2210 | Foundations of Biostatistics | |
| or MATH 2280 | Statistics and Software | |
| or MATH 3081 | Probability and Statistics | |
Business Concentration
Complete one of the following concentrations. Requirements for the concentrations are listed below.
- Accounting
- Accounting and Advisory Services
- Brand Management
- Business Analytics
- Corporate Innovation
- Entrepreneurial Startups
- Finance
- Fintech
- Healthcare Management and Consulting
- International Business (available only as a second concentration)
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Marketing Analytics
- Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Supply Chain Management
Public Health Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health Core | ||
| PHTH 1260 | The U.S. Healthcare System | 4 |
| or PHTH 1261 | Comparative Healthcare Systems | |
| PHTH 2300 | Communication Skills for the Health Professions | 4 |
| or PHTH 2301 | Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global | |
| PHTH 2350 | Community and Public Health | 4 |
| or PHTH 2351 | Community and Public Health - Global | |
| PHTH 2515 | Healthcare Policy and Administration | 4 |
| PHTH 4120 | Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health | 4 |
| PHTH 4202 | Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health | 4 |
| PHTH 4540 | Health Education and Program Planning | 4 |
| Science Requirements | ||
Biology | ||
| Complete one of the following options: | 8-10 | |
Option 1 | ||
| Microbes and Society | ||
or BIOL 1143 | Biology and Society | |
| The Human Organism | ||
Option 2 | ||
| General Biology 1 and Lab for BIOL 1111 | ||
| General Biology 2 and Lab for BIOL 1113 | ||
| Psychology | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| Public Health Social Science Requirement | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Health Communication | ||
| The (in)Visibility of (dis)Ability in Society | ||
| Health Advocacy | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Learning and Motivation | ||
| International Food Policy | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Law and Economics | ||
| Health Economics and Healthcare Policy | ||
| Evaluating Healthcare Quality | ||
| Economic Perspectives on Health Policy | ||
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Healthcare Management, Innovation, and Design | ||
or PHTH 4511 | Healthcare Management | |
Capstone Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following options: | 3-4 | |
| DMSB Students | ||
| Strategy in Action | ||
| Bouvé Students | ||
Complete one of the following: | ||
| Evaluating Health Technologies | ||
| Health Science Capstone—Service 1 | ||
| Health Science Capstone—Research 1 | ||
| Health Science Capstone Seminar | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 2 | ||
| Critical Issues in Health and Public Health Policy | ||
| Private Guns, Public Health | ||
| Addressing Rural Health Inequities | ||
| Advancing Health Justice Through the Law | ||
| Let’s Talk About Sex: Exploring Key Topics and Current Issues in Sexual and Reproductive Health | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Food, Nutrition, and Health | ||
| Public and Community Health Program Evaluation | ||
- 1
Must complete 0 SH Capstone Project Design and Planning (HSCI 4700) course as pre-requisite
- 2
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 (HSCI 4970) will count as 4 semester hours of general elective.
Business Experiential Learning
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete at least one of the following experiences: | 0-8 | |
| Experiential Professional Practicum | ||
| Co-op Work Experience | ||
| Co-op Work Experience--Half Time | ||
| Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time | ||
| Co-op Work Experience Abroad | ||
| Internship Experience | ||
| Internship Experience Abroad | ||
Business GPA Requirement
A minimum 2.000 GPA is required in all business courses.
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, HINF, and 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