Interdisciplinary Healthcare Studies, B.S.

A Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Healthcare Studies offers an opportunity to acquire health expertise across disciplines that allow students to pursue a health science degree that extends beyond training for direct clinical care provision. This degree positions students to pursue job opportunities in a variety of supportive and non-clinical positions in healthcare.

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Requirements for the B.S. degree with a major in Interdisciplinary Healthcare Studies, B.S.

Students pursuing a degree in Interdisciplinary Healthcare Studies must complete a minimum of 120 credits, including the following requirements.

1. Meet the university general education requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

2. Complete the Healthcare Studies required courses

BIO 1200 - Biology I (4) *
BIO 2006 - Clinical Anatomy and Physiology (5)
CDS 2100 - Medical Terminology (1)
EHS 2550 - Basic Statistics for Health Sciences (3) *
ECN 1500 - Economics in Today’s World (4) *
HS 2000 - Introduction to Health and Health Behaviors (3) * and HS 2050 - Introduction to Health and Health Behaviors Learning Lab (1) *
HS 3250 - Research Methods in Health Sciences (3)
HS 3300 - Interdisciplinary Health Knowledge Applications I (2)
HS 3310 - Interdisciplinary Health Knowledge Applications II (2)
HS 3320 - Dissemination of Health Information and Research (3)
HS 3430 - Sociology of Health and Medicine (4)
HS 3440 - Introduction to Community Engagement (4)
HS 3450 - Leadership and Healthcare (4)
HS 3500 - Health Behavior Theories (3) *
HS 4200 - Human Disease Management and Healthcare (3)
HS 4500 - Ethics in Health Care (4) *
MIS 1000 - Business Problem Solving with Information Technology (3) or CSI 1200 - Introduction to Computing and Programming using Excel (4)
MIS 3010 - Survey of Management Information Systems (3)
PH 2800 - Introduction to Health Literacy (4)
PH 3000 - Introduction to Public Health (3) *
PH 4750 - Global Health and Social Issues (4)
PHL 1320 - Introduction to Ethics for Healthcare Professions (4) *
POM 3000 - Survey of Operations Management (3)
PSY 1000 - Introduction to Psychology (4) *
SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology (4) *
WHP 4850 - Population Health, Health Policy, and Healthcare Delivery (4)

*Courses that also satisfy the university general education requirement.

3. Complete a minimum of 12 credits

The number of required elective credits varies based on core courses completed. Students are encouraged to work with their academic adviser to assist with credit requirements. Students must achieve a minimum of 120 total course credits hours and satisfy all University degree requirements to graduate. Students may apply the elective credits courses as part of a minor.

Note

Courses required for the major and the concentration cannot be counted as an elective. Students are required to satisfy the university’s upper level requirement by completing at least 32 credit hours at the upper level (3000-4000).