Healthcare Studies, B.S. - General

The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. To graduate, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be achieved, and a total of 120 credits is required. This total includes both the required courses for the program and any free electives selected. The department website provides an overview of the program, admission requirements for the major (when applicable), faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/hsi/programs. 

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits)

All bachelor’s degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. To review more detailed information, please visit General Education (LEP) Degree Requirements.   

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (45 Credits)

Up to three courses in the major/cognate may also satisfy LEP requirements and will be indicated below; no more than two courses in the same subject may be used towards LEP Explorations.  

Core Requirements (25 Credits)
HLS 100 – Introduction to Healthcare Professions
HLS 180 – Introduction to Research and Writing in Healthcare
HLS 210 – Principles of Person Centered Healthcare
HLS 220 – Healthcare Communication
HLS 310 – Electronic Health Information
HLS 315 – Healthcare Systems & Policy
HLS 410 – Medical Insurance and Billing

Select one:
HLS 330 – Case Studies in Healthcare Ethics
PHI 325 – Bio-Medical Ethics

Select one:
HLS 260 – Medical Terminology of Body Systems and Diseases
PCH 265 – Illness and Disease  and  HLS 101 – Essentials of Medical Terminology

General Concentration ( 20 Credits)
HLS 440 – Research Methods for Evidence-Based Healthcare

Health Equity and Populations (select two):
HLS 150 – Introduction to Aging Studies
HLS 350 – Interventions and Support in Dementia Care
HLS 370 – Perspectives in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Practices
HLS 380 – Cultural Humility for the Healthcare Professional
PCH 320 – Health Disparities and Social Justice
REC 307 – Disabilities in Society

Statistical Reasoning (select one):
MAT 107 – Elementary Statistics (T1QR)
HLS 240 – Statistics for Health and Clinical Sciences

Experiential (select one):
HLS 490 – Career Skills for the Health Professional
HLS 497 – Internship in Healthcare Studies

Select two additonal courses in HCM or HLS at the 200, 300, or 400-level

COGNATE REQUIREMENTS (15 Credits)

Behavioral Science Cognates:
PSY 100 – Introduction to Psychology (T2MB)
PSY 219 –  Lifespan Development

Life Science Cognate (select one):
BIO 100 – Fundamentals of Biology (T2LE)
BIO 200 – Human Anatomy and Physiology (T2LE)

Cognate Electives (select two):
ACC 200 – Principles of Financial Accounting
BIO 201 – Human Anatomy and Physiology II
BIO 292 – Biology of Aging
CSC 200 – Decision-making with Excel
CMS 101 – Public Speaking
CMS 145 – Visual Communication
ECO 100 – Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 101 – Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 320 – Health Economics
ENG 352 – Medical and Health Writing
FIN 300 – Corporate Finance
HSC 450 – Medical Documentation
JRN 331 – Public Relations Techniques for Health and Medicine
MGT 300 – Management and Organization
MGT 385 – Human Resource Management
MUT 100 – Introduction to Music Therapy
PCH 202 – Introduction to Public Health
REC 231 – Foundations of Recreational Therapy
REC 303 – Functional Interventions of Optimal Aging
SOC 345 – Aging and Aged
SPA 201 – Medical Spanish
SWK 200 – Introduction to Social Work
Any PSY course

ACCELERATED PATHWAY OPTION (12 Credits)

Students with a 3.0 GPA and at least 90 credits may be eligible to complete an accelerated pathway during their senior year to earn dual credit towards both their current undergraduate program and future graduate program of interest. Approval to start graduate coursework does not guarantee admission to the graduate program.

Students will meet with their faculty advisor to prepare a Graduate Course Plan (500-level courses or higher), with a maximum of 6 credits per semester, based on their graduate program of interest. Approval from both the Program Department Chairperson and the Graduate Coordinator is required. Programs may have higher requirements, and seat availability in certain graduate programs may be limited.    

Courses completed with a grade of 'C' or higher will earn dual credit for both undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Graduate programs may have higher grade requirements in place for certain courses which may require the student to retake the course for a higher grade letter.