Health Science, B.S. Community Health Management Track

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Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences

For a degree in Health Science, students will choose one of three tracks: Community Health Management, Health and Disability or Pre-Nursing. Graduates are prepared to work within a health related setting in administrative, managerial, and technical positions, as well as to attend graduate school. Students who graduate with the Pre-Nursing track are eligible to apply for admittance to any nursing school including accelerated option programs.

To find which courses will fulfill core requirements, search the Course Schedule by “Attribute Type” to locate courses in the current and upcoming semester that fulfill specific core requirements. The Course Schedule is located on the Rockhurst Registrar’s webpage at www.rockhurst/registrar.

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The Community Health Management Track requirements are as follows:

Health Science Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

BL 1110 - Medical Terminology (1) * NU 3010 substituted with approval
HP 1599 - Introduction to Health Professions (2)
HP 2400 - Nutrition (3) * NU 2750 substituted with approval
LDV 2000 - Foundations of Leadership Development (3)
or
MG 1900 - Business Leadership and Social Issues (3)

Upper Division Requirements

CT 3700 - Health Communication (3)
HP 3500 - Perspectives in Global Health (3)
HP 4700 - Global Health Care Ethics (3)
or
PL 4700 - Seminar in Medical Ethics (3)
LDV 3000 - Leading Collaborative Change (3)
or
MG 3010 - Principles of Management (3)
PY 3700 - Health Psychology (3)
Experiential Learning Requirement (1) after completion of 60 hrs of college courses:
CP 3910 - Co-Op Work Project (1)
or
HP 4991 - Action Project (1)
or
HP 4990 - Independent Study (1) *EXS 4900 may be substituted

Total Upper Division Required Credit Hours: 16

Electives

Students select a minimum of 14 hours of coursework from at least two departments (not including the required experiential component):

CT 3500 - Introduction to Public Relations (3)
ED 4450 - Foundations of Special Education (3)
EXS 4310 - Exercise, Health, and Chronic Disease Prevention (3)
LDV 4000 - Applied Leadership (3)
MG 3300 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior (3)
MG 3400 - Business Law and Commercial Transactions (3)
MG 3500 - Leadership Development (3)
NP 3070 - Community Engagement (3)
NP 3090 - Volunteer Management and Program Planning for Nonprofit Organizations (3)
NP 4010 - Leading Mission Driven Organizations (3)
NP 4050 - Resource Development for Social Impact (3)
NP 4060 - Financial Management of Nonprofit Organizations (3)
NP 4090 - Program Planning and Evaluation (3)
NP 4200 - Marketing Communications for Nonprofits in the Digital Age (3)
NP 4300 - Charitable Giving and Relationship Management Seminar (3)
NP 4970 - Internship and Professional Development (3-6)
PL 3300 - Philosophy of Death and Dying (3)
SM 3200 - Marketing and Communication in Sport (3)
SP 3070 - Medical Spanish II (3)
SP 4060 - Spanish for the Health Care Professional (3)
TH 4350 - Theology, Morality and Health Care (3)

Total Upper Division Credit Hours: 30

Note:

A grade of C or better is required in each lower division and upper division course of the major. (A grade of C- will not satisfy the requirement.)

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