Professional Studies, Healthcare Administration Concentration, B.S.

University Studies
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Dianna Rust, program coordinator
Dianna.Rust@mtsu.edu

The Professional Studies program helps students prepare for management positions in the field of healthcare administration. The Professional Studies major consists of foundation courses in communications, statistics, supervision, organizational systems, organizational relations, and international context. The Healthcare Administration concentration focuses on classes in healthcare research, nursing leadership management, trends and issues in nursing healthcare, community health nursing, and international health.

NOTE: This major does not qualify you as an applicant for licensure consideration by the state of Tennessee. Many students who pursue this degree will be prepared for entry level healthcare administration positions. For information about the state of Tennessee’s licensure requirements go to https://www.tn.gov/health/article/NHA-edu.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Professional Studies, Healthcare Administration Concentration, B.S.

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

Major Requirements (39 hours)

Administration and Supervision 3 credit hours
Organizational Systems 3 credit hours
Team and Organizational Relations 3 credit hours
Statistical Methods 3 credit hours
Written Communication 6 credit hours
International Context 3 credit hours
Healthcare Research 3 credit hours
Nursing Leadership and Management 3 credit hours
Trends and Issues in Nursing 3 credit hours
Community Health Nursing 3 credit hours
International Health 3 credit hours
Culminating Project 3 credit hours (PRST 3995 prerequisite for PRST 4995)

Electives (40 hours)

UNIV 1010 /UNIV 2020 recommended
PRST 3995 required prerequisite for PRST 4995

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Professional Studies, Healthcare Administration

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Mathematics (MATH 1530 recommended) 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Electives (UNIV 1010 recommended) 8 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours OR (Comm)
SPCH 1010 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication (Comm) 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
English Literature (Hum/FA) 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Electives 11 hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

Administration/Supervision 3 credit hours
Team and Organizational Relations 3 credit hours
Organizational Systems 3 credit hours
International Context 3 credit hours
HETH 4213 3 credit hours
HETH 4210 3 credit hours
COBH 4707 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours
Upper-division elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

PRST 4995 - Culminating Project 3 credit hours OR
UNIV 4995 - Culminating Project 3 credit hours
Written Communication 6 credit hours
Statistical Methods (all have prerequisites) 3 credit hours
HETH 4211 3 credit hours
HETH 4212 3 credit hours
Electives (PRST 3995 prerequisite for PRST 4995) 12 credit hours