Bachelor of Health Services Administration (BHSA)
Careers in Health Services Administration: www.healthmanagementcareers.org
This BHSA Curriculum Plan of Study will be effective Fall 2012. Please contact Barbara Anderson (Director, Student
Services) at anderson@fiu.edu or Dr. Chanadra Whiting (BHSA Interim Chair) at youngcd@fiu.edu.
Health Services Administration Required Prerequisites (12 credits). Student must attain the minimum required
grade in each prerequisite as specified below.
COURSE
COURSE TITLE
CREDITS MINIMUM
PREREQUISITES
NUMBER
REQUIRED
GRADE
ECO 2023
Principles of Microeconomics
3
BNONE
ACG 2021
Accounting for Decisions
3
BECO 2023
CGS 2060
Introduction to Microcomputers
3
BNONE
STA 3145 or Statistics for the Health Professions or
3
BHigh School Algebra
STA 2023
Statistics for Business and Economics
I. Foundation Courses – (18 credits) Foundation courses are prerequisites to Core Courses. Must earn a C or
higher to count towards BHSA degree (minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation).
CREDITS
COURSE
COURSE TITLE
PREREQUISITES
NUMBER
HSA 3111
Introduction To Health Services Systems
3
NONE
HSA 3180
Leadership and Management for Health
3
ECO 2023, ACG 2021, CGS 2060 STA
Professionals
3145 or STA 2023 and/ or
department consent
HSA 4431
Values, Ethics, and Conflict Resolution
3
NONE
HSA 3412C
Cultural Competency in Health Sciences
3
HSA 3111 (corequisite)
ENC 3213 or Professional and Technical Writing
3
Per FIU course catalog
COM 3110
Business and Professional Communication
or
PAD 3438
Communication Skills for Policy and Management
HSC 3661
Communication Theory and Practice for Health
3
HSA 3111 (corequisite)
Professions
II. Core Courses – (15 credits) Must earn a C or higher to count towards BHSA degree (minimum cumulative GPA
of 2.0 is required for graduation).
CREDITS
COURSE
COURSE TITLE
PREREQUISITES
NUMBER
HSA 4700
Quality and Evidence-Based Healthcare Services
3
ENC 3213 or COM 3110 or PAD
3438, HSA 3111 and HSA 3180
HSA 4190
Communication and Information Technology for
3
HSA 3111, HSA 3180 and HSC 3661
Healthcare Professionals
HSA 4170
Healthcare Financial Management
3
HSA 3111 and HSA 3180
HSA 4110
Healthcare Organizational Behavior and Resource
3
HSA 3111 and HSA 3180
Management
HSA 4421
Legal Aspects of Healthcare
3
ENC 3213 or COM 3110 or PAD
3438, HSA 3111 and HSA 3180
III. Integrative Courses- (15 credits) Must earn a C or higher to count towards BHSA degree (minimum
cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation).
CREDITS
COURSE
COURSE TITLE
PREREQUISITES
NUMBER
HSA 4140
Program Planning and Evaluation
3
HSA 4700 and HSA 4421
HSA 4150
Global Healthcare Systems and Policy
3
HSA 3412C, HSA 4431, HSA 4421
and HSA 4700
HSA 4192
Health Management Systems Engineering
3
HSA 4700, HSA 4190, HSA 4170, HSA
4110, and HSA 4421
HSA 4113
Global Issues and Trends in Healthcare
3
HSA 3111, HSA 3180, HSA 4431, HSA
3412C, HSC 3661, ENC 3213 or
COM 3110 or PAD 3438, HSA 4700,
HSA 4190, HSA 4170, HSA 4110, and
HSA 4421 with Department consent
HSA 4850
Administrative Internship or HSA approved
3
HSA 3111, HSA 3180, HSA 4431, HSA
elective
3412C, HSC 3661, ENC 3213 or
COM 3110 or PAD 3438, HSA 4700,
HSA 4190, HSA 4170, HSA 4110, and
HSA 4421 with Department consent
** HSA 4113, Global Issues and Trends in Healthcare is an integrative capstone course and should be taken
during the final semester of the BHSA program.
• Prerequisites are in place to assure you have the appropriate foundation for coursework.
• Students who register without completing the appropriate prerequisites may be Administratively Dropped
from courses.
IV. Elective Courses – (12 credits) Must earn a C or higher to count towards BHSA degree (minimum cumulative
GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation) and the electives need to be upper division courses. With a bachelor’s in
health services administration, you have a variety of possible careers. The electives you choose for your degree
can provide a focus and foundation that helps you gain entry into a specific career path.
* Students are encouraged to choose courses from the suggested list of BHSA electives, see below as these do
not require advisor approval. Please note that these courses are not scheduled or managed by the Department
of Health Services Administration; if you should encounter issues with registration, you must contact the
respective department in which the course(s) is/are affiliated. Students may select other 3000 or 4000 level
courses not on the suggested elective list and may select specific lower division courses required for Athletic
Training, Occupational Training, Physical Therapy, or Speech Language Pathology with prior approval from HSA
advisor before registration.
Suggested List of Electives for BHSA
Occupational Therapy Prerequisites: Physical Therapy Prerequisites: Speech Language Pathology Prerequisites:
Athletic Training Prerequisites:
ADV 3008 Principles of Advertising
ADV 4274 Organizational Training and Development
ANT 3461 Medical Anthropology
BUL 4540 Employment Law
CGS 3300 Introduction to Information Systems
CLP 4314 Psychology of Health and Illness
DEP 3305 Psychology of Adolescence
DEP 4464 Psychology of Aging
FIN 3140 Personal Financial Management
GEB 4153 Social Entrepreneurship
HSC 3537 Medical Terminology
HSC 3549 Clinical Physiology for Health Professions
HSC 4553 Fundamentals of Pathology
HUN 3191 World Nutrition
LBS 4501 Labor Law
MAN 3025 Organization and Management
MAN 4102 Managing Diversity
MAN 4164 Leadership
MAR 3023 Marketing Management
PAD 3431 Exploring Leadership: Yourself, Your Organization and Your Community
PAD 4103 Political Administration Organization
PAD 4141 Citizen Participation and Community Empowerment
PHC 4024 Principles of Applied Epidemiology
SOP 4565 Small Group Behavior
SOP 4645 Consumer Psychology
SOW 3801 Self-Awareness and Self-Modification
SPC 2608 Public Speaking
SPC 3210 Communication Theory
SPC 3301 Interpersonal Communication
SPC 3711 Gender and Communication
SYO 3400 Medical Sociology
SYO 3401 Sociology of Health Behavior
SYO 3546 Sociology of Groups and Organizations
SYO 4370 Work and Society
SYO 4571 Organizations and Society
SYO 4420 Sociology of Health Care Systems
SYP 4730 Sociology of Aging