The Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration

Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree: 120 units

See Bachelor's Degree Requirements in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 39 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.

A suggested Major Academic Plan (MAP) has been prepared to help students meet all graduation requirements within four years. You can view MAPs on the Major Academic Plans page or you can request a plan from your major advisor.

Courses in this program may complete more than one graduation requirement.

General Education Pathway Requirements: 48 units

See General Education in the University Catalog and the Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education Pathway Requirements and course offerings.

Diversity Course Requirements: 6 units

See Diversity Requirements in the University Catalog. Most courses taken to satisfy these requirements may also apply to General Education .

Upper-Division Writing Requirement:

Writing Across the Curriculum (Executive Memorandum 17-009) is a graduation requirement and may be demonstrated through satisfactory completion of four Writing (W) courses, two of which are designated by the major department. See Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning and Writing Requirements in the University Catalog for more details on the four courses. The first of the major designated Writing (W) courses is listed below.

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 330W	Management Principles in Health Services (W)	3.0	FA	W
Provides knowledge and skills to administer health organizations and programs. Concepts of planning, organizational behavior, and management applicable to the administration of health organizations and programs are addressed. Major approaches to management, motivation, leadership, decision making, supervision, and budgeting are presented. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. (001582)
PHHA 530W	Health Services Administration Capstone Seminar (W)	3.0	SP	W
Prerequisites: BCOM 300W, PHHA 430, PHHA 432, PHHA 433, PHHA 434, PHHA 435, or faculty permission. Integration of theory and practice by examining issues and solutions to problems in the management and planning of health care services. Emphasis upon case studies and practitioner responses. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. (001596)

The second major-designated Writing course is the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GW) (Executive Order 665). Students must earn a C- or higher to receive GW credit. The GE Written Communication (A2) requirement must be completed before a student is permitted to register for a GW course.

Grading Requirement:

All courses taken to fulfill major course requirements must be taken for a letter grade except those courses specified by the department as Credit/No Credit grading only.

The BS in Health Services Administration signifies readiness for an entry-level career in specific fields. Most courses have been designated as competency courses and are vital to what a professional in this field should know and be able to do. Students who earn below a C- in those courses are required to repeat the course and earn a C- or higher for the course to count in the major. This includes all upper-division courses required for the major.

Course Requirements for the Major: 63 units

Completion of the following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, is required of all candidates for this degree.

Note: A maximum of 15 units of internship (courses numbered 189, 289, 389, 489) may be applied to a bachelor's degree at CSU, Chico.

18 courses required:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ACCT 201	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3.0	FS
Introductory study of the information system that measures, records, and communicates the economic activity of an entity, in monetary terms, to stakeholders outside of the organization. The study of assets, liabilities, owners' equity, revenues, expenses, gains, and losses as they relate to the preparation of financial statements communicating an entity's financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. 3 hours lecture. (000077)
ACCT 202	Introduction to Managerial Accounting	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ACCT 201. Introductory study of the process of identification, measurement, accumulation, summarization, preparation, interpretation, analysis, and communication of financial and non-financial information to assist managerial planning, controlling, and decision-making within an organization to assure appropriate use of and accountability for the organization's resources. Students study terminology, cost behavior, cost estimation, cost assignment, cost accounting systems, cost of quality, financial and operational budgeting, performance evaluation, profitability analysis, pricing methodologies, and short-term and long-term decision-making techniques. 3 hours lecture. (000078)
BCOM 300W	Communication in Business (W)	3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: GE Written Communication (A2) requirement, sophomore standing. Emphasis is on solving business problems through the strategic design of verbal, print, and electronic messages. Models for effective business documents, presentations, meetings, and interpersonal as well as electronic project interaction are applied to business communication problems. Related technology use, etiquette, cultural differences, and ethical considerations are highlighted. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (005687)
ECON 352	Medical Economics	3.0	FS	GE
An examination of the health care industry and its role in fulfilling national health needs. Topics include national health insurance, health financing, and resource allocation. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (002667)
MATH 105	Introduction to Statistics	3.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: GE Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Ready. Summary of numerical data, distributions, linear regression, and introduction to statistical inference. Statistical software is used. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (005501)
MGMT 304	Human Resource Management	3.0	FS
This course surveys human resource management practices needed for effective performance by every manager and employee. The focus of the course is on processes used to effectively recruit, select, develop, evaluate, reward, and ensure the safety of employees in order to attract and retain the best possible workforce in any organization. This course provides students with an understanding of workforce diversity, investigates ethical issues, and explores the international context of HRM. 3 hours lecture. (005690)
MINS 301	Corporate Technology Integration	3.0	FS
Prerequisite: Junior Standing This course introduces students to the concept of information systems as the application of technical resources to support organizational processes. Given this foundation, students build an integrative, process-oriented understanding of information systems and their deployment, management, and use within distributed and global organizations. Projects focus on introductory enterprise systems, fundamentals of database systems, and basic Web programming. This course is designed for BADM majors. 3 hours lecture. (005770)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 321	Community Health		3.0	FS
This course explores current public health problems, including social and environmental factors influencing health, and how the public health systems works to control diseases and promote health. Students will understand the historical foundations of public health and how these foundations influence how practitioners address contemporary public health issues. Students will think critically about how both individuals and our society as a whole can positively impact our world's most pressing public health issues. 3 hours lecture. (001575)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 328	Health Equity		3.0	FS	USD
Prerequisite: PHHA 321 for Public Health & Health Service Admin majors and Health Promotion minor. Ethnic groups in the U.S. face many health problems. This course focuses on those problems which affect the four largest ethnic groups in the U.S.: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, and Asian Americans. The effects of history, health beliefs and practices, and socioeconomic status on the health of these ethnic populations are addressed. Current and potential strategies to improve health care delivery to these groups are explored. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved US Diversity course. (004448)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 330W	Management Principles in Health Services (W)		3.0	FA	W
Provides knowledge and skills to administer health organizations and programs. Concepts of planning, organizational behavior, and management applicable to the administration of health organizations and programs are addressed. Major approaches to management, motivation, leadership, decision making, supervision, and budgeting are presented. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. (001582)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 331	The Healthcare Delivery System		3.0	FA
Provides an overview of the U.S. healthcare delivery system from historical, organizational, financial, and administrative perspectives. Analyzes current health issues, such as cost, access, and quality of care. 3 hours seminar. (001583)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 430	Management of Health Services Organizations		3.0	SP
Prerequisites: PHHA 330W or permission of instructor. Examines the internal operations of health services organizations (e.g. ambulatory care, long-term care, managed care), and applies management principles including marketing, financing, legal issues, personnel issues, and quality management. 3 hours seminar. (004455)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 432	Laws, Ethics, and Regulations in Health Services		3.0	FA
Prerequisite: PHHA 331. Study of specific areas of law, ethics, and regulations in health care. Examination of legal and ethical issues of licensing, health insurance, managed care, funding mechanisms, medical negligence and malpractice, informed consent, health care records, and patient and family rights. 3 hours seminar. (004452)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 433	Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations		3.0	FA
Prerequisites: ACCT 201, ACCT 202, MATH 105. This course provides an understanding of the process of making asset choices for the provision of health care, stewarding the assets particular to healthcare organizations (both for-profit and not-for-profit), and obtaining funds to pay for healthcare- specific assets. Includes traditional techniques of finance, but focuses on the state of the art in the theory and practice of healthcare financial management, including agency theory, valuation, capitated contract analysis, and endowment management. 3 hours discussion. (004438)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 434	Healthcare Quality Management		3.0	FA
Prerequisites: PHHA 430, MATH 105. This course provides students with an understanding of the quality management and management engineering techniques critical for the effective and efficient delivery of healthcare. 3 hours lecture. (021464)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 435	Health Care Policy and Politics		3.0	SP
Prerequisite: PHHA 331. This course is also offered as POLS 405. An analysis of the political forces, both private and public, which have an impact upon the health industry in the United States. Focusing on problems related to the delivery of health care, the course will cover such issues as availability, accessibility, appropriateness, acceptance, accounting, and alternatives. 3 hours seminar. (001587)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 489	Internship		3.0 -9.0	FS
Prerequisites: Senior standing, last semester in the major, minimum 2.0 GPA in the major, and Internship Advisor permission. Field practicum designed to integrate theory and practice in a community setting. Supervised by an agency representative and faculty member. Minimum internship requirement for Health Science majors is 6.0 units. 9 hours independent study. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 9.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (004467)

Note: A minimum of 6 units of PHHA 489 is required for all options.

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 530W	Health Services Administration Capstone Seminar (W)		3.0	SP	W
Prerequisites: BCOM 300W, PHHA 430, PHHA 432, PHHA 433, PHHA 434, PHHA 435, or faculty permission. Integration of theory and practice by examining issues and solutions to problems in the management and planning of health care services. Emphasis upon case studies and practitioner responses. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. (001596)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered
PHHA 320	Chronic and Communicable Diseases	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: BIOL 104 is strongly recommended. Examines the major chronic and communicable diseases, including cause, prevention, and treatment strategies. Behaviors that promote health and reduce premature death and disease are also addressed. 3 hours lecture. (001574)
PHHA 463	Epidemiology	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: MATH 105; PHHA 211W, PHHA 321 for Public Health majors only; PHHA 321 for Health Services Administration majors only. Recommended: PHHA 320. Study of the patterns of the major chronic and infectious diseases. Both individual- and population-based approaches to prevention and control will be examined. 3 hours discussion. (001607)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered
MGMT 444	Managing Project Teams	3.0	FS
Prerequisite: MGMT 303 for Business majors only, or faculty permission. Creating team effectiveness and developing project management skills. Includes coverage of the nine project management body of knowledge areas required for professional certification by PMI, the professional code of ethics, and the benefits of diversity on team performance. The course requires use of information technology including spreadsheets, Web-based file storage and sharing, electronic presentations and use of project management software. 3 hours lecture. (005731)
MGMT 447	Leadership and Motivation	3.0	FS
Prerequisite: MGMT 303. The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of leadership and motivation in organizations. This course explores contemporary leadership thought, including approaches to leadership development, leadership models, leadership in specific contexts, and the relationships between leadership and organizational power, authority, and management. We also investigate the connection between leadership and motivation, motivation theories, and motivational programs for complex organizations. 3 hours lecture. (005729)
MKTG 305	Survey of Marketing	3.0	FS
Nature and functions of marketing systems and marketing in the individual firm. Study of the marketing mix, marketing institutions, and the environments in which marketing decisions are made. 3 hours lecture. (005872)
PHHA 320	Chronic and Communicable Diseases	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: BIOL 104 is strongly recommended. Examines the major chronic and communicable diseases, including cause, prevention, and treatment strategies. Behaviors that promote health and reduce premature death and disease are also addressed. 3 hours lecture. (001574)

Note: May be used to satisfy this requirement if not used above.

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 323	International Health	3.0	FS	GE
Analysis of historical and current health problems in the world: population dynamics, vital statistics, global disease patterns, and variations among nations and cultures. Examination of contributing social, psychological, physical, governmental, and cultural factors affecting disease. Efforts toward health promotion and disease prevention, including international programs. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (004412)
PHHA 463	Epidemiology	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: MATH 105; PHHA 211W, PHHA 321 for Public Health majors only; PHHA 321 for Health Services Administration majors only. Recommended: PHHA 320. Study of the patterns of the major chronic and infectious diseases. Both individual- and population-based approaches to prevention and control will be examined. 3 hours discussion. (001607)

Note: May be used to satisfy this requirement if not used above.

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
PHHA 541	Health in the Later Years	3.0	FA
Exploration of changing health status and needs in later life. Discussion of body system changes, bio-psycho-social influences on elders' health, health enhancement strategies, common health problems, treatment, and prevention. Also addresses drug use and abuse, sexuality, chronic illness, use of health delivery systems, including long-term care. 3 hours lecture. (001569)
PHHA 579W	Grant Writing and Other Fundraising Strategies (W)	3.0	FS	W
Knowledge and skill development in writing grant proposals for health and community services. Skills in researching government, foundation, and corporate funding opportunities. Diversifying nonprofit income through other fundraising strategies. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. (001618)

Electives Requirement:

To complete the total units required for the bachelor's degree, select additional elective courses from the total University offerings. You should consult with an advisor regarding the selection of courses which will provide breadth to your University experience and possibly apply to a supportive second major or minor.

Advising Requirement:

Advising is mandatory for all majors in this degree program. Consult your undergraduate advisor for specific information.

Honors in the Major:

Honors in the Major is a program of independent work in your major. It requires 6 units of honors course work completed over two semesters.

The Honors in the Major program allows you to work closely with a faculty mentor in your area of interest on an original performance or research project. This year-long collaboration allows you to work in your field at a professional level and culminates in a public presentation of your work. Students sometimes take their projects beyond the University for submission in professional journals, presentation at conferences, or academic competition. Such experience is valuable for graduate school and professional life. Your honors work will be recognized at your graduation, on your permanent transcripts, and on your diploma. It is often accompanied by letters of commendation from your mentor in the department or the department chair.

Some common features of Honors in the Major program are:

You must take 6 units of Honors in the Major course work. All 6 units are honors classes (marked by a suffix of H), and at least 3 of these units are independent study (399H, 499H, 599H) as specified by your department. You must complete each class with a minimum grade of B.
You must have completed 9 units of upper-division course work or 21 overall units in your major before you can be admitted to Honors in the Major. Check the requirements for your major carefully, as there may be specific courses that must be included in these units.
Your cumulative GPA should be at least 3.5 or within the top 5% of majors in your department.
Your GPA in your major should be at least 3.5 or within the top 5% of majors in your department.
Most students apply for or are invited to participate in Honors in the Major during the second semester of their junior year. Then they complete the 6 units of course work over the two semesters of their senior year.
Your honors work culminates with a public presentation of your honors project.

While Honors in the Major is part of the Honors Program, each department administers its own program. Please contact your major department or major advisor to apply.