Program Details
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences --Health Care Administration


Students who entered Drake in Fall 2019 and prior, CLICK HERE for curriculum for Health Services Management Track

Students who entered Drake in Fall 2020, CLICK HERE for curriculum for Health Care Administration and Public Health

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Health Care Administration track emphasizes coursework in public health, health care administration, business, health care policy, and marketing. This track prepares students for careers or post-graduate work in health care administration, patient services, public health, health care information technology, regulatory affairs, marketing/sales, and insurance related to the medical and pharmaceutical industries. Potential senior internship projects include experiences working in administrative areas of health care that are coordinated through the CPHS Office of Experiential Education. Senior internship areas of focus include, but are not limited to, health care administration, patient services, public health, and the insurance industry. Students who are interested in more research-oriented careers or continuing on to graduate school may also choose to complete a non-laboratory based research project. 
Curriculum


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First Year
FALL
BIO 012/LPre-professional Biology I & Lab (LIFE AOI)4 CR
ELEC ---Drake Curriculum/Gen Elec./Honors3 CR
FYS First Year Seminar3 CR
HSCI 020INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SCIENCES2 CR
INTD 025Blueprint for Success1 CR
PSY 001Intro Psychology4 CR

Semester Total Credit Hours
17
SPRING
ECON 002Microeconomics13 CR
ELEC ---Drake Curriculum/Gen Elec./Honors6 CR
HSCI 021PROFESSIONALISM IN HEALTH CARE2 CR
MATH 028Business Calculus (QUANT AOI)3 CR

Semester Total Credit Hours
14
Second Year
FALL
ACCT 041Accounting I3 CR
ECON 010Macroeconomics3 CR
HSCI 141/LHuman Anatomy/Lab4 CR
HSCI 025*Introduction to the US Health Care System3 CR
HSCI 144Introduction to Public Health3 CR

Semester Total Credit Hours
16
SPRING
ELEC ---Drake Curriculum/Gen Elec./Honors3 CR
HSCI 060*Stats in Health Sciences4 (CRIT AOI)3 CR
HSCI 106*Culture Care & Hlth Lit3(GLOB/CITZ AOI)3 CR
HSCI 125/LPhysiology & Lab24 CR
P-ELEC ---Professional Electives3 CR

Semester Total Credit Hours
16
Third Year
FALL
FIN 095Finance3 CR
HSCI 055*Innovation & Leadership in Health Sciences3 CR
HSCI 095*Medical Terminology1 CR
HSCI 143Epidemiology 3 CR
HSCI 172EVALUATING RESEARCH LIT (INFO AOI)3 CR
MGMT 110Organizational Behavior3 CR

Semester Total Credit Hours
16
SPRING
HSCI 105VALUES & ETHICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES (VE AOI)3 CR
HSCI 108Intro to US Health Care Policy3 CR
IS 044Information Tools2 CR
MKTG 101Marketing Principles3 CR
P-ELEC ---Professional Electives3 CR

Semester Total Credit Hours
14
Fourth Year
FALL
ELEC ---Drake Curriculum/General Electives/Honors6 CR
HSCI 155GUIDED RESEARCH IN HEALTH SCIENCES I2 CR
HSCI 196HEALTH SCIENCES INTERNSHIP I3 CR
P-ELEC ---Professional Electives6 CR

Semester Total Credit Hours
17
SPRING
ELEC ---Drake Curriculum/Gen Elec./Honors6 CR
HSCI 156GUIDED RESEARCH IN HEALTH SCIENCES II2 CR
HSCI 197HEALTH SCIENCES INTERNSHIP II3 CR
P-ELEC ---Professional Electives3 CR

Semester Total Credit Hours
14
Total Program Hours: 124


Program Notes:

Bolded courses must be taken in the designated semester, unless prior approval by the College is provided.

*Asterisked HSCI courses have multiple offerings each year; they should be taken within the designated year, but can be taken during an alternative semester.

1 = HSCI 102 – Health Economics can be substituted for requirement (course offered only in fall semester)
2 = BIO 129/L – Mammalian Physiology or PHAR 125 can be substituted for requirement (courses offered only in fall semester)
3 = HSCI 106 – Culture Care is requirement for HSCI degree, and may be completed in J-term or Spring, based on availability
4 = STAT 060 – Statistics for the Life Sciences can be substituted for requirement

Students may declare a Business Minor after successful completion of ACCT 041. NOTE: HSCI 102 does not apply to the Business Minor.

Drake Curriculum/General Electives (min 24 credits) Area of Inquiry (AOI) requirements not fulfilled by required courses – Artistic Literacy AOI, Engaged Citizen AOI, Historical Foundations AOI (2 courses), Scientific Literacy - Physical Sciences AOI and Written Communication AOI. General electives refer to any non-required college level course.

Professional Electives (min 15 credits) Professional electives refer to the courses below; other courses may be used as approved.
Biomedical Science Electives
(no minimum)
*BIO 095-199
*CHEM 097-199
*NSCI 001-199
*PHY 001-199

Health Science Electives
(min 6 credits)
*PHAR 100-199
*HSCI 100- 199
*EDUC 172

*SPAN 135

*SPAN 136

*SPAN 137

*SPAN 138

*SPAN 139
*SPAN 154

*SCSA 175

*SCSS 081

 Business Electives
(min 3 credits)
*ACCT 042-199
*BLAW 060-199
*ECON 011-199
*FIN 096-199
*INS 051-199
*MGMT 111-199
*MKTG 102-199
*BUS 005-199

 Psychology Electives
(no minimum)
*PSY 002-199


Leadership Electives
(no minimum)
*LEAD 050-199

Professional Electives Policy: Core curricula of CPHS degree programs may require professional elective courses that permit exploration of and/or advanced study in areas of professional interest within the student’s primary degree. Professional electives provide the student with an opportunity to not only pursue areas of intellectual interest, but also to develop an individual “brand” that may benefit them in their professional or academic future. Students who desire to have a non-approved electives count toward professional elective credit should apply for an exception to program policy prior to taking the course whenever possible. Professional electives must be taken for a grade unless the course is designed as credit/no credit. Students should refer to their degree audit for determination of the total number of required professional electives. Students should review the student handbook for the complete professional elective policy and details specific to their degree program.