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The Health Service Administration Program is an interdisciplinary program that provides the educational foundation for careers in health services administration, delivery, and policy.
The program prepares students to work in the challenging healthcare sector in the administration of health services.
The program prepares students for careers that make a significant contribution to improving the health of communities.
The program consists of courses from the Economics Department, the Political Science Department, and the Health Department.
The program is designed to prepare students to enter careers in health care delivery settings (hospitals, clinics, home health agencies), public health settings (county and state health departments or community–based organizations), in other allied health settings (nursing homes) or in the insurance segment (insurance companies and HMOs).
- Required major courses: HLTH 210, 230, 260, 270, 280, 370, 380, 381, 382, 386, 440, 460, 470, 486.
- Corequisite courses: BIOL 111, 112, CPSC 100, MATH 110, CMST 111, EMGT 200, 211, POLS 293.
- Four additional credites from: HLTH 290, 340, 365, 370, 405, 406, 408, 409, 440, 442, 444, 485.
- Another 6 additional credites from: ECON 332, EMGT 204, 212, 352, POLS 416, 466, 467, 468.
Health Education Teacher Certification concentration - 33 semester hours
- Required courses: HLTH 220, 230, 240, 310, 341, 350, 355 or 356, 365, 370, 430, 431 and 461
- Corequisite courses: BIOL 112, PSY 100, SOC 111, PSED 161, 242, CMST 111
- Note: A full-time student teaching experience (HLTH 431) is required. A 2.80 quality point average is required in the major courses for approval to enroll in student teaching.
Teacher certification in health is built into the school health concentration of the health education degree. Students in other disciplines may enroll in this program as an adjunct to their primary area of study.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has established new requirements for all candidates in teacher preparation programs.
Bachelor of Science with a Health and Physical Education Certification Program
See Physical Education Teacher Education, at this link
Health Services Administration Minor - 18 semester hours
- Required concentration courses: EMGT 200; HLTH 280, 381; POLS 293
- Co-Requisite courses: 6 credits from HLTH 260, 270, 380, 382; POLS 416, 467, 468; EMGT 204, 211
- Required quality point average: 2.00 for the seven courses.
This concentration program is designed for students planning to enter public health careers. Enrollment in a major related to public health is strongly recommended.
Some of these courses offered by other departments are scheduled on an every other year basis.
Course Rotation
Some of the Health Department courses may be available every other year.
Therefore, students must begin taking required and elective courses as they become available during the second semester of the sophomore year to be able to accommodate an internship or student teaching in the senior year.
Students having questions about the waiver of prerequisites should contact the Health Department.
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