Program: Professional Studies, Health Administration Concentration, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

University Studies
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Dianna Rust, program coordinator
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The Professional Studies program helps students prepare for management positions in the field of health administration. The Professional Studies major consists of foundation courses in communications, statistics, supervision, organizational systems, organizational relations, and international context. The Health Administration concentration focuses on classes in healthcare research, healthcare leadership management, trends and issues in healthcare, community health care, 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 www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/BENHA_Online_Application.pdf.

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

Professional Studies, Health Administration Concentration, B.S.

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	36 hours
Electives	43 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

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 (36 hours)

Professional Core (18 hours)

Administration and Supervision

Choose one:

MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
PSY 3320 - Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3 credit hours
PS 3250 - Public Management 3 credit hours

Organizational Systems

Choose one:

COMM 3250 - Communication in Nonprofit Organizations 3 credit hours
COMM 3500 - Communication for Organizational Effectiveness 3 credit hours

Team and Organizational Relations

Choose one:

COMM 2140 - Introduction to Organizational Communication 3 credit hours
PRST 4510 - Using Teams to Facilitate Organizational Development 3 credit hours

Statistical Methods

Choose one:

PRST 4600 - Statistics for Professionals 3 credit hours
PSY 3020 - Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science 3 credit hours
SOC 3050 - Data Analysis 4 credit hours

Written Communication

Choose one:

BCED 3510 - Business Communication 3 credit hours
ENGL 3605 - Applied Writing 3 credit hours
ENGL 3620 - Professional Writing 3 credit hours

International Context

Choose one:

GS 3000 - Globalization 3 credit hours
PS 4510 - International Political Economy 3 credit hours

Curriculum: Professional Studies, Health Administration

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

Freshman

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
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

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
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 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

HETH 3100 - Community Healthcare: Issues and Services 3 credit hours
HETH 3110 - Healthcare Research 3 credit hours
HETH 3120 - International Health: Problems and Issues 3 credit hours
Administration/Supervision 3 credit hours
Team and Organizational Relations 3 credit hours
Organizational Systems 3 credit hours
International Context 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours
Upper-division elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

PRST 4995 - Senior Capstone 3 credit hours OR
PRST 4997 - Practicum for Integrated and Professional Studies 3 credit hours
Written Communication 3 credit hours
Statistical Methods (all have prerequisites) 3 credit hours
Electives (PRST 3995 prerequisite for PRST 4995 /PRST 4997 ) 15 credit hours
HETH 4100 - Healthcare Leadership and Management 3 credit hours
HETH 4110 - Trends and Issues in Healthcare 3 credit hours

Professional Studies, Health Administration Concentration, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (36 hours)

Professional Core (18 hours)

Administration and Supervision

Organizational Systems

Team and Organizational Relations

Statistical Methods

Written Communication

International Context

Health Administration Concentration (15 hours)

Culminating Project (3 hours)

Electives (43 hours)

Curriculum: Professional Studies, Health Administration

Freshman

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 30 Hours