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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ACCT 1201 | Financial Accounting and Reporting | 4 |
| ACCT 2301 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| INTB 1203 | International Business and Global Social Responsibility | 4 |
| ORGB 3201 | Organizational Behavior | 4 |
| 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 for Business | ||
| ECON 1116 and ECON 1126 | Principles of Microeconomics and Recitation for ECON 1116 | 4 |
| MATH 1231 | Calculus for Business and Economics | 4 |
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
- Family Business
- 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 Courses | ||
| PHTH 1260 | The American 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 Core Courses | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| Biology | ||
| Complete one of the following options: | 8-10 | |
Option 1 | ||
| Microbes and Society | ||
| The Human Organism | ||
Option 2 | ||
| General Biology 1 and Lab for BIOL 1111 | ||
| General Biology 2 and Lab for BIOL 1113 | ||
| Social Science Course | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3-4 | |
| Society and Behavior | ||
| Health Communication | ||
| Urban Economic Issues | ||
| The (in)Visibility of (dis)Ability in Society | ||
| Health Advocacy | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Learning and Motivation | ||
| Globalization and Global Health | ||
| International Food Policy | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Environmental Health and Climate Change | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Law, Policy, and Human Rights | ||
| Law and Economics | ||
| Critical Issues in Health and Public-Health Policy | ||
| Healthcare Administration and Management | ||
| Health Economics and Healthcare Policy | ||
| Evaluating Healthcare Quality | ||
| Economic Perspectives on Health Policy | ||
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 1 | |
| Personal Skill Development for Business | ||
| College: An Introduction | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Business Statistics | ||
| Foundations of Biostatistics and Recitation for PHTH 2210 | ||
| Professional Development | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 1 | |
| Professional Development for Business Co-op | ||
| Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op | ||
| Writing Requirements | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Advanced Writing in the Business Administration Professions | ||
| Advanced Writing in the Health Professions | ||
| Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
| Capstone Course | ||
| Complete one of the following options: | 4 | |
| DMSB Students | ||
| Strategy in Action | ||
| Bouvé Students | ||
| Health Science Capstone Introduction | ||
| Health Science Capstone—Service | ||
or HSCI 4730 | Health Science Capstone—Research | |
or HSCI 4740 | Health Science Capstone Seminar | |
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Healthcare Management, Innovation, and Design | ||
| 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
Four Years/ Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall—DMSB Student Sample
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
| ACCT 1201 | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ECON 1116 and ECON 1126 | 4 | ||
| BUSN 1102 | 1 | INTB 1203 | 4 | Public health core course | 4 | ||
| MATH 1231 | 4 | PHTH 1260 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | Biology course | 4 | ||||
| Biology course | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | |||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ACCT 2301 | 4 | BUSN 1103 | 1 | Concentration course | 4 | Co-op | |
| MGSC 2301 | 4 | FINA 2201 | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||
| Public health core course | 4 | Public health core course | 4 | ||||
| General elective | 4 | Business elective | 4 | ||||
| Concentration course | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | MGMT 3340 or PHTH 4511 | 4 | PHTH 4540 | 4 | Co-op | ||
| ENGW 3304 | 4 | PHTH 4202 | 4 | PHTH 4120 | 4 | ||
| Business elective | 4 | ||||||
| Concentration course | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | STRT 4501 | 4 | |||||
| General elective | 4 | Concentration course | 4 | ||||
| Social science course | 4 | ||||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||
Four Years/ Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1— Bouvé Student Sample
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
| ACCT 1201 | 4 | INTB 1203 | 4 | ECON 1116 and ECON 1126 | 4 | ||
| ENGW 1110 | 4 | PHTH 1260 | 4 | Public health core course | 4 | ||
| HSCI 1000 | 1 | PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1231 | 4 | Biology course | 4 | ||||
| Biology course | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | |||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ACCT 2301 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | Public health core course | 4 | ||
| FINA 2201 | 4 | General elective | 4 | Concentration course | 4 | ||
| HSCI 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| PHTH 2210 and PHTH 2211 | 4 | ||||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PHTH 4511 or MGMT 3340 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | HSCI 4700 | 0 | ||
| Public health core course | 4 | ENGW 3306 | 4 | PHTH 4120 | 4 | ||
| Business elective | 4 | PHTH 4540 | 4 | ||||
| Concentration course | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| HSCI 4720, 4730, or 4740 | 4 | Concentration course | 4 | ||||
| PHTH 4202 | 4 | Social science course | 4 | ||||
| Concentration course | 4 | General electives | 8 | ||||
| Business elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||