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.

  • Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

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
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
MATH 1231Calculus for Business and Economics4

Business Concentration

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

Public Health Requirements

Public Health Core Courses
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 Core Courses
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
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
Social Science Course
Complete one of the following:3-4
Society and Behavior
COMM 3201
Health Communication
ECON 3420
Urban Economic Issues
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
Globalization and Global Health
ECON 3404
International Food Policy
PHTH 5230
Global Health
Environmental Health and Climate Change
ECON 3423
Environmental Economics
PHTH 5214
Environmental Health
Law, Policy, and Human Rights
ECON 3424
Law and Economics
PHTH 4515
Critical Issues in Health and Public Health Policy
Healthcare Administration and Management
ECON 3413
Health Economics and Healthcare Policy
PHTH 5232
Evaluating Healthcare Quality
PHTH 5234
Economic Perspectives on Health Policy

Supporting Courses

Statistics
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:4
MGSC 2301
Business Statistics
or PHTH 2210
 Foundations of Biostatistics
Capstone
Complete one of the following options: 3-4
DMSB Students
STRT 4501
Strategy in Action
Bouvé Students
Complete capstone through a capstone course, a capstone project, or an Honors Project.
Capstone Course Options
Complete one of the following:
HINF 5301
Evaluating Health Technologies
PHTH 4515
Critical Issues in Health and Public Health Policy
PHTH 4616
Addressing Rural Health Inequities
PHTH 5214
Environmental Health
PHTH 5230
Global Health
PHTH 5236
Food, Nutrition, and Health
PHTH 5603
Qualitative Methods
Capstone Project Options
Must complete 0-credit HSCI 4700 as prerequisite:
HSCI 4720
Health Science Capstone—Service
or HSCI 4730
 Health Science Capstone—Research
Honors Project Option
Must meet the GPA requirement and complete both courses:*
HSCI 4970
and HSCI 4971
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
*HSCI 4970 will count as 4 semester hours toward general electives
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

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 Cooperative Education Requirement

Complete one six-month co-op experience.

Public Health Major Requirement

A grade of C or higher is required for all BIOL, HSCI, and PHTH courses.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

DMSB Student Sample: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1Hours 
ACCT 12014ENGW 11114ECON 1116
and ECON 1126		4 
BUSN 11021INTB 12034PHTH core course4 
MATH 12314PHTH 12604  
PSYC 11014BIOL course4  
BIOL course4   
 17 16 8 
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ACCT 23014BUSN 11031Concentration course4Co-op0
MGSC 23014FINA 22014General elective4 
PHTH core course4PHTH core course4  
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 
 Business elective4  
 Concentration course4  
 4 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0STRT 45014  
General elective4Concentration course4  
 Social science course4  
 General elective4  
 4 16  
Total Hours: 130

Bouvé Student Sample: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1Hours 
ACCT 12014INTB 12034ECON 1116
and ECON 1126		4 
ENGW 11104PHTH 12604PHTH core course4 
HSCI 10001PSYC 11014  
MATH 12314BIOL course4  
BIOL course4   
 17 16 8 
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ACCT 23014Co-opCo-opPHTH core course4
FINA 22014General elective4 Concentration course4
HSCI 20001   
PHTH 22104   
General elective4   
 17 4 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PHTH 4511 or MGMT 33404Co-opCo-opPHTH 41204
PHTH core course4ENGW 33064 PHTH 45404
Business elective4   
Concentration course4   
 16 4 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
PHTH 42024Concentration course4  
Capstone course4Social science course4  
Concentration course4General electives8  
Business elective4   
 16 16  
Total Hours: 130