Students Name: UUID#: Description of Program: Bachelor of Professional Studies Major in Professional Studies Concentration: Health Services 218 Brister Hall 901.678.2716 memphis.edu/univcoll Students following guidelines for Health Services are interested in the helping professions. This curriculum will prepare students for a wide range of health care positions in hospitals, health departments, health agencies, research facilities, schools and industry. This program is also for experienced health care professionals who have completed non-baccalaureate programs in health care specialties such as medical laboratory technology, respiratory therapy, radiological technology, and nursing who will build upon their training and experience by taking courses in such areas as business practice, interpersonal skills, policy, risk management, social context of health care, and financial management. For information on careers in this and other fields students should consult the Career Services Office located on the 4 th Floor of Wilder Tower, 678-2239. UMdegree Use UMdegree to access information regarding your current academic pursuits, including Degree Requirements, General Education Requirements, Major / Concentration Requirements, and Minor Requirements. This tool reflects all changes to a student's academic record, and is used in determining whether or not a student has successfully completed all graduation requirements. www.my.memphis.edu Program Summary I. General Education 35-41 hours II. Coordinated Study 60 hours III. University College Requirements 9 hours IV. General Electives 10-16 hours Minimum Required for Graduation: 120 hours* *Students must complete at least 60 hours from a 4 year institution. *Students must complete at least 42 hours of upper-division credit (3000 or 4000-level). *Students must complete at least 30 of the last 60 hours through the University of Memphis. * Students must complete at least 9 graded hours in the major at the University of Memphis.
Detailed Program Summary I. General Education (35-41 hours) See Graduation from the University for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement; otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement. II. Coordinated Study (60 hours) Many upper-division (3000/4000-level) courses have prerequisites that must be met prior to being permitted to register for those courses. You are responsible for knowing and satisfying all course prerequisites. For specific information about courses and the prerequisites they may have, please view course descriptions at: http://www.memphis.edu/ugcatalog/coursedescrip/index.php. Some (not all) prerequisites are listed below. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in all classes within the Coordinated Study. Many courses also require permits from the department that teaches the course. For example, SWRK and CJUS courses will always need permits from those respective departments. University College staff cannot issue permits for courses taught in other departments. ALL 3000/4000 level classes taught by the College of Business (ACCT, ECON, FIR, MGMT, MKTG) require a permit; students must request a permit online at: https://fcbeacad.memphis.edu/ugad/permits/ Professional Core (30 hours) ACCT 2010 Fundamentals of Accounting I 3 ACCT 2020 Fundamentals of Accounting II (pre-rec MATH 1710 and ACCT 2010) 3 Take one: MGMT 3110 Organization and Management 3 HCL 3000 Healthcare Leadership, Management and Organization (M50) 3 HETH 4211 Healthcare Leadership and Management (RODP) 3 Human Resource Management (Take 1) MGMT 3215 Human Resource Management 3 HCL 4030 Healthcare Human Resources 3 Financial (Take 1) FIR 3410 Business Finance (pre-recs: ACCT 2010, ECON 2020, and either SCMS 2710 or MATH 1530. 3 MRCH 4300 Family Resource Management (Online) 3 HCL 3010 Healthcare Financial Management (RODP) 3 Professional Writing (take 1) ENGL 3601 Technical and Professional Writing 3 JOUR 3621 Public Relations Writing 3 MGMT 3510 Business Communication (pre-rec MIS 2749) 3 HCL 3050 Professional Writing for Healthcare Leaders (Online) 3 Research Methods (Take 1) SOCI 3311 Social Statistics 3 HCL 4010 Healthcare Statistics and research (Online) 3 HETH 4210 Healthcare Research Methods (RODP) 3
Health Communication (Take 1) COMM 3012 Health Communication 3 HCL 3020 Health Care Informatics (M50) 3 COMM 4211 Public Health Campaigns 3 Policy and Social Context (Take 1) HCL 4000 Health Care Policy Issues (Online) 3 HETH 4212 Trends and Issues in Health Care (RODP) 3 HPRO 4530 Principle/Appl/Epidemiology 3 HCL 4020 Law/Ethics of Healthcare 3 PADM 4226 Intro Nonprofit Organizations 3 Health Care Systems (Take ALL) HCL 3040 US Health Systems (Online) 3 HETH 4213 Community Healthcare: Issues and Services (RODP) 3 HPRO 2200 Intro/Public Health/HPRO 3 Health Care Specialty Guided Electives: 18 hours (Choose 6 courses or any courses from above not used) COBH 4707 International Health: Problems & Issues (RODP) 3 CDFS 2101 Family in Global Perspective 3 HCL 3020 Healthcare Informatics 3 HCL 3030 Healthcare Strategic Planning and Marketing (Online) 3 HCL 3040 US Health System 3 HCL 4020 Law and Ethics 3 HCL 4040 Business Principles/Healthcare 3 HMSE 2102 First Aid/CPR 3 HPRO 2100 Wellness Concepts Practice 3 HPRO 2200 Intro/Public Health 3 PHIL 3514 Biomedical Ethics 3 NUTR 2202 Nutrition 3 PSYC 3507 Alcohol, Drugs and Behavior (pre-rec PSYC 1030) 3 PSYC 3512 Health Psychology (pre-rec PSYC 1030) 3 SOCI 4442 Sociology of Poverty 3 SOCI 4851 Medical Sociology 3 SW 3170 Family Caregiving (RODP) 3 UNIV 4110 Internship (3 hours) 3 III. University College Requirements (9 hours) Group A. Thematic Studies (6 hours) Any UNIV 3500-3599 or UNIV 4500-4599 courses; listed as Thematic Studies. Students complete a total of 6 credit hours in a University College thematic studies course(s) of their choosing. These courses are designed to broaden a student s knowledge of significant themes in social, political, and religious history. Only specifically designated courses will meet this requirement. Students can complete one 6 credit hour class or two 3 credit hour courses. For a complete list of courses: http://www.memphis.edu/univcoll/resources/thematic_studies.php Group B. Senior Project (3 hours) The senior project is a student s culminating experience or capstone designed to synthesize and integrate the content of a student s program of study. The senior project is intended to fuse the two or more academic areas that comprise the student s coordinated study (major) into an academically-relevant example of scholarship. Students will complete a thesis, task-based, or artistic project on a topic of their choice with approval of their senior project instructor. The senior project is completed during a student s final semester.
ALL sections of UNIV 4995 are taught online. Students will be assigned to a specific section based on the topic they select. IV. General Electives (22-28 hours) Electives may be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120 with a minimum of 42 upper-division hours. Experiential Learning Credit may be granted credit for college level knowledge and understanding related to the student s major area of study and gained from work experience, life experience, or noncollege instruction. The student who wants an assessment of such learning prepares a portfolio that describes and documents the learning. Portfolios are assessed by faculty who teach in that area. Assessment by portfolio is reserved for knowledge and competencies which do not readily fit into the credit by examination procedures described above. More detailed information about procedures may be obtained from the individual colleges. For fee information, see Fees and Charges.
I. General Education Requirements (35-41hours) Course Category Course Semester Grade Hours English Composition (6 hrs.) minimum grade of C ENGL 1010 (3 hrs.) ENGL 1020 (3 hrs.) Oral Communication and Rhetoric (3 hrs.) COMM 2381 Oral Communication Mathematics (3 hrs.): pick any one of the following MATH 1420, 1530, 1710, 1830, OR 1910 Humanities (9 hrs.) 1. Literature Course ENGL 2201 or ENGL 2202 2. 3. American History (6 hours) University College students are exempt from American Heritage requirement ONLY if they have completed one year of American History in high school. If courses are required, see UM Degree for options to complete this requirement. One year of American History documented on UMDegree OR Courses must be completed to fulfill requirement If courses are required, list them below: Social Science (6 hrs.) 1. 2. Natural Science (8 hrs.) 1. 2. Total General Education Hours Required 35-41 Questions about transfer-credit equivalencies should be directed to the University College advisors. Need to complete ALEKS assessment? Yes No Completed: Yes No MPL score:
II. Coordinated Study (60 hours) A minimum grade of C- is required in each course and an overall GPA of 2.25 is required in the major. An overall and U of M GPA s of 2.00 are also required. I. Professional Core (30 hours Total) Course Semester Grade Hour ACCT 2010 & ACCT 2020 (take both) (MATH 1710 pre-rec for ACCT) Take 1: MGMT 3110, HCL 3000, HETH 4211 Human Resources Management (take 1) MGMT 3215 OR HCL 4030 Financial (take 1) FIR 3410, MRCH 4300, HCL 3010 Professional Writing (take 1) ENGL 3601, JOUR 3621, MGMT 3510, HCL 3050 Research Methods (take 1) SOCI 3311, HCL 4010, HETH 4210 Health Communication (take 1) COMM 3012, HCL 3020, COMM 4211 Policy and Social Context (take 1) HCL 4000, HETH 4212, HPRO 4530, HCL 4020, PADM 4226 Health Care Systems (take 1) HCL 3040, HETH 4213, HPRO 2200 II. Health Care Specialty Guided Electives (18 hours) (Choose 6 courses or any courses from above not used) COBH 4707, CDFS 2101, HCL 3020, HCL 3030, HCL 3040, HCL 4020, HCL 4040, HMSE 2102, HPRO 2100, HPRO 2200, PHIL 3514, NUTR 2202, PSYC 3507, PSYC 3512, SOCI 4442, SOCI 4851, SW 3170, UNIV 4110 ACCT 2010 ACCT 2020 III. University College Requirements (9 hours) Group A. Thematic Studies (6 hours) Any UNIV 3500-3599 or UNIV 4500-4599 Group B. Senior Project (3 hours) UNIV 4995 3 IV. General Electives (22-28 hours) as needed to complete 120 hours with a minimum of 42 upper division hours, 60 hours from a 4 year institution, and at least 30 of the last 60 hours at the University of Memphis For all upper-division (3000 4000) Business courses, students must request permit via the College of Business webpage at https://fcbeacad.memphis.edu/ugad/permits/ Additional fees apply to all upper division business classes. Please direct questions about these permits to the Undergraduate Advising Office for the College of Business at: 678-2855 or 678-2860