Public Health Major, B.S. (Health Administration Concentration)

General Program Information

Health Administration Concentration

 The Department of Health Services Management and Policy (previously the Department of Health Administration) offers the bachelor of science degree (B.S.) in public health with a concentration in health services administration. Students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become effective health care administrators capable of managing and delivering health services in a variety of settings. Students completing the health administration concentration with a minor in management and completing an internship at a long-term care facility may take the Tennessee State Licensing Exam for Nursing Home Administrator.

TBR General Education Requirements: 41 Credit Hours

• ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
• SPCH 2300 - Public Speaking (3 credits)
• MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)
• HSCI 2010 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
• HSCI 2011 - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I (0 credit)
• HSCI 2020 - Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
• HSCI 2021 - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II (0 credit)
• HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
• HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
• Literature (3 credits) ¹
• Fine Arts (3 credits) ¹
• ECON 2210 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• PHIL 2640 - Science and the Modern World (3 credits)
• PSYC 1310 - Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)

Public Health Core: 45 Credit Hours

• ENVH 3040 - Environmental Sanitation (3 credits)
• PUBH 1010 - Lifetime Behaviors for Healthy Living (3 credits)
• PUBH 2030 - First Aid and Emergency Care (3 credits)
• PUBH 2750 - Medical Terminology (3 credits)
• PUBH 3000 - Introduction to Biostatistics (3 credits)
• PUBH 3080 - Principles of Epidemiology (3 credits)
• PUBH 3200 - Health Services Administration (3 credits)
• PUBH 3330 - Cultural Competence and Spirituality in Health Care (3 credits)
• PUBH 4030 - Community Health (3 credits)
• PUBH 4457 - Emerging Technologies for the Health Professions (3 credits)
• PUBH 4607 - Gerontology and Health (3 credits)
• PUBH 4850 - Field Experience (12 credits)

Health Administration Concentration: 16 Credit Hours

• PUBH 2100 - Health Systems (3 credits)
• PUBH 3220 - Health Services Planning (3 credits)
• PUBH 3600 - Quality and Utilization Assurance (3 credits)
• PUBH 3950 - Principles of Public Health Research (3 credits)
• BGSD 2300 - Building e-Portfolios (1 credit)

Minor: 18 Credit Hours

Total Hours Required for Degree: 120 Credit Hours

Note for transfer and graduate students:

Transfer students - transfer students who major in public health shall earn a minimum of 18 hours of credit (12 hours must include either field experience or student teaching) with an average grade of C or above in this department. (See section of catalog on transfer students for other requirements.)

Graduate study - The Department of Community and Behavioral Health offers the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Public Health and the Doctor of Public Health (Dr. P.H.) degree in community health. the department also offers a graduate certificate in rural health and an interdisciplinary graduate certificate in gerontology in conjunction with the colleges of Nursing, Business and Technology, Medicine, Arts and Sciences, and Education.

Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Total credits required for degree: 120