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Undergraduate
Degree Programs
BSHSM
Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management
The Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health prepares students for entry-level managerial and administrative positions in health care organizations, including medical and dental practices, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, hospitals and health systems, insurance companies, and more.
Academic Requirements
Health Services Management majors must fulfill the IUPUI general education requirements corresonding the IUPUI's Statewide Transferrable General Education Core.
Health Services Management Requirements
Take 24 courses for a total of 71 credits.
Introduction
Take 3 courses for a total of 9 credits
- PBHL P109 Introduction to Public Health - Why Public Health Matters (3 credits)
- PBHL H120 Health Care Delivery in the US (3 credits)
- PBHL H101 Influencing the Public’s Health (3 credits)
Technology, Writing and Marketing
Take 3 courses for a total of 9 credits
- PBHL H245 Professionalism in the Health Care Workplace (3 credits)
- PBHL H325 Health Information Technology, Management and Policy (3 credits)
- PBHL H432 Health Care Marketing (3 credits)
Accounting, Finance and Economics
Take 4 courses for a total of 12 credits
- PBHL H200 Healthcare Accounting (3 credits)
- PBHL H352 Health Finance and Budgeting (3 credits)
- PBHL H353 Advanced Health Finance and Budgeting (3 credits)
- PBHL H354 Healthcare Economics (3 credits)
Management, Operations and Organizational Behavior
Take 4 courses for a minimum of 12 credits
- PBHL H320 Health Systems Administration (3 credits)
- PBHL H345 Operations Management and Quality Improvement in Health Organizations (3 credits)
- PBHL H346 Organizational Behavior and HR Management in Health Organizations (3 credits)
- PBHL H375 Management of Health Care Organizations (3 credits)
Leadership, Strategic Planning and Ethics
Take 3 courses for a minimum of 9 credits
- PBHL H361 Leadership in Health Management: Resolving Disputes and Difficult Conversations (3 credits)
- PBHL H401 Strategic Planning for Health Care Organizations (3 credits)
- PBHL H474 Health Administration Ethics Seminar (3 credits)
Professional Experience and Capstone
Take 3 courses for a minimum of 9 credits
- PBHL H379 Career Preparation in Health Services Management (3 credits)
- PBHL H380 Internship in Health Services Management (2 credits)
- PBHL H475 Health Services Management Capstone (3 credits)
Health Services Management Applications
Take 4 courses for a minimum of 12 credits
Take three courses from Group A and one course from Group B or all four courses from Group A. When selecting a Topics course, be sure to check that the topic is approved by the BSHSM program.
Group A
- PBHL-H 305 Medical Group Management (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 310 Lean in Healthcare (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 315 High Risk Health Behaviors and Harm Reduction (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 330 Global Public Health (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 411 Chronic and Long-term Care Administration (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 420 Health Policy (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 441 Legal Aspects of Healthcare Administration (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 303 Topics in PBHL (1 - 3 credits)
- PBHL-H 404 Topics in PBHL (1 - 3 credits)
Group B
- PBHL-A 316 Environmental Health Science (3 credits)
- PBHL-E 322 Principles of Epidemiology (3 credits)
- PBHL-S 315 Community Health (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 450 Health Systems Around the World - Understanding England's National Health Service (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 450 Health Systems Around the World - Understanding Nicaragua's Health Care System (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 455 Health Systems Around the World - Understanding Sweden's Health Care System (3 credits)
Accelerated BSHSM-MHA Program
Students complete three years of bachelor’s degree requirements. During their third year, they apply for the accelerated program. If accepted into the accelerated program, students complete their first year of MHA coursework during what would have been their fourth year of undergraduate study. That MHA coursework takes the place of their final BSHSM required courses. The student then graduates with their bachelor’s degree the summer after their first year in the MHA program.
