Health Studies, Online Healthcare Management/Marketing Option, B.S.

Non-traditional students may earn a BSHS degree 100% online following the Healthcare Management/Marketing degree plan option. Students must meet specific admission requirements to be accepted into the BSHS online degree program. These requirements include:

Meet general admission requirements for admission to ULM.
Meet requirements for freshman level English and Math.

Required for a major

HLST 2001 - Healthcare Issues 1 cr.
HLST 2002 - Healthcare Informatics 3 cr.
HLST 3001 - Healthcare Ethics 3 cr.
HLST 3002 - Social Epidemiology 3 cr.
HLST 3003 - Health Practicum I 1 cr.
HLST 3004 - Research Design For Healthcare 3 cr.
HLST 4001 - Cultural Diversity In Healthcare 2 cr.
HLST 4002 - Healthcare Law 3 cr.
HLST 4003 - Health Science Practicum II 3 cr.
HLST 4005 - Principles of Leadership In Healthcare 3 cr.
HLST 4006 - Healthcare Administration 3 cr.
plus an additional 11 hours of guided electives

Total Hours 39

Note:

Health Studies students and academic advisors select from electives that strengthen career options in healthcare management or marketing area.

Freshman Year

ENGL 1001 - Composition I 3 cr. ^ce and
ENGL 1002 - Composition II 3 cr. ^ce
MATH 1011 - College Algebra 3 cr. ^cm
PSYC 2001 - Introduction to Psychology 3 cr. ^cs
BIOL 1014 - Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology I 3 cr. ^cnp
BIOL 1015 - Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology II 3 cr. ^cnp
Core Physical Science 3 cr.
Core Fine Arts 3 cr.
Core Humanities 3 cr.
UNIV 1001 - University Seminar 1 cr.

Total Hours 27

Sophomore Year

MATH 1016 - Elementary Statistics 3 cr.
ACCT 2012 - Introductory Financial Accounting 3 cr.
ECON 2001 - Macroeconomic Principles 3 cr.
SOCL 1001 - Introduction to Sociology 3 cr. ^cs or
SOCL 1002 - Introduction to Sociology: International Perspective 3 cr. ^cs
HLST 2001 - Healthcare Issues 1 cr.
HLST 2002 - Healthcare Informatics 3 cr.
AHSC 2000 - Medical Terminology 2 cr.
INSU 2005 - Risk and Insurance 3 cr.
BIOL 2028 - Pathophysiology 3 cr.
Core Humanities 6 cr.

Total Hours 30

Junior Year

ANTS/ANTG 2007 - Cultural Anthropology 3 cr.
MGMT 3001 - Management Concepts and Practice 3 cr.
MRKT 3001 - Fundamentals of Marketing 3 cr.
BUSN 3005 - Business Communication 3 cr.
HLST 3001 - Healthcare Ethics 3 cr.
HLST 3002 - Social Epidemiology 3 cr.
HLST 3003 - Health Practicum I 1 cr.
HLST 3004 - Research Design For Healthcare 3 cr. ^uc
MGMT 3005 - Organizational Behavior 3 cr.
ACCT 2013 - Introductory Managerial Accounting 3 cr.
FINA 3015 - Business Finance 3 cr.

Total Hours 31

Senior Year

CMST 4026 - Health Communication 3 cr.
Business Elective 3000 or higher 3 cr.
HLST 4001 - Cultural Diversity In Healthcare 2 cr.
HLST 4002 - Healthcare Law 3 cr.
HLST 4003 - Health Science Practicum II 3 cr.
HLST 4005 - Principles of Leadership In Healthcare 3 cr.
HLST 4006 - Healthcare Administration 3 cr.
KINS 2001 - First Aid and CPR 1 cr.
Guided Electives 11 cr. *

Total Hours 32

Total hours for degree 120

Note:

*Guided Electives: select from courses that strengthen career options in Pre-Professional Health Studies.

**Directed Elective: course will be assigned by the department.

AACSB accreditation requirements limit the College of Business Administration credits which may be applied toward graduation in Health Studies Curricula to 30 semesters hours for the Bachelor’s degree.