BHS in Health Science with Emphasis in Leadership & Policy
Degree Program Description
The leadership and policy emphasis in the health science major prepares students to enter careers in health administration, informatics, sales, or other health related industries. The leadership and policy emphasis may also prepare students for graduate studies in health administration, informatics, public health, policy or law.
The leadership and policy emphasis area includes 20 hours of core required courses, general education, professional emphasis requirements and required electives that complement the student's pathway. In addition, the health science program requires an internship that is appropriate for a student's career goals. Examples of internships include health administration, health consultant, clinical analysis and strategic planning at RehabCare, Health Literacy Missouri, Institute for People, Place and Possibility, Tiger Institute and Cerner Corporation.
Major Program Requirements
In addition to University of Missouri requirements, including University general education, and BHS in Health Science Core requirements, students pursuing the Leadership & Policy emphasis must also complete the following requirements, each of which requires a grade of C- or higher.
| Emphasis Requirements | ||
| ENGLSH 1000 | Writing and Rhetoric | 3 |
| or ENGLSH 1000H | Honors Writing and Rhetoric | |
| Behavioral Science course | 1+ | |
| BIO_SC 1010 & BIO_SC 1020 | General Principles and Concepts of Biology and General Biology Laboratory | 5 |
| or BIO_SC 1500 | Introduction to Biological Systems with Laboratory | |
| or BIO_SC 1500H | Introduction to Biological Systems with Laboratory Honors | |
| or BIO_SC 1030 | General Principles and Concepts of Biology with Laboratory | |
| CDS 2190 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| CHEM 1100 | Atoms and Molecules with Lab | 4 |
| or CHEM 1400 & CHEM 1401 | College Chemistry I and College Chemistry I Laboratory | |
| or CHEM 1400H & CHEM 1401H | College Chemistry I - Honors and College Chemistry I Laboratory - Honors | |
| COMMUN 1200 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| or COMMUN 1200H | Public Speaking - Honors | |
| ECONOM 1014 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| or ECONOM 1000 | General Economics | |
| or ECONOM 1014H | Principles of Microeconomics-Honors | |
| or ABM 1041 | Applied Microeconomics | |
| or ECONOM 1051H | General Economics - Honors | |
| HLTH_SCI 3400 | Global Health Care Systems | 3 |
| or HLTH_SCI 3400H | Global Health Care Systems - Honors | |
| or P_HLTH 3400 | Global Public Health and Health Care Systems | |
| HLTH_SCI 4400 | Culture and Health Literacy for the Health Professions | 3 |
| or HLTH_SCI 4400H | Culture and Health Literacy for the Health Professions - Honors | |
| HLTH_SCI 4500 | Health Care Management | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4510 | Essential Tools for the Health Care Leader: A Problem-Based Approach | 3 |
| STAT 1200 | Introductory Statistical Reasoning | 3 |
| or STAT 1300 | Elementary Statistics | |
| or STAT 2500 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics I | |
| or ESC_PS 4170 | Introduction to Applied Statistics | |
| Select one of the following: | 3-5 | |
| Infectious Diseases | ||
| Human Anatomy Lecture | ||
| Microbiology for Nursing and Health Professions | ||
or MICROB 3200 | Medical Microbiology and Immunology | |
| Elements of Physiology | ||
| Diet Therapy for Health Professionals | ||
| Approved Person-Centered Care Course (choose one) *This requirement may overlap with the Health Science Electives requirement, but not emphasis requirements. | 3 | |
| Inclusion and Equity in Health Care | ||
| Humanism and Health Literacy | ||
| Gender and Public Health | ||
| Race, Ethnicity, and Health: An Intersectional Examination of Health Inequalities | ||
or P_HLTH 4610H | Race, Ethnicity, and Health: An Intersectional Examination of Health Inequalities - Honors | |
| Health Science Electives * | 18 | |
Students must complete 18 hours of approved elective coursework. At least 9 credit hours must be taken as 3000/4000 level courses. Transfer courses taken at the freshman-sophomore level and accepted as equivalent to a 3000/4000 level course at the University may not count towards the 9 hour upper-level Health Science Elective requirement for the Health Science degree. | ||
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See Health Science Electives for a course list of electives that count towards this requirement.
Semester Plan
Below is a sample plan of study, semester by semester, for the Leadership & Policy emphasis. A student's actual plan may vary based on course offerings, course choices where options are available, and a student's academic/career goals.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIO_SC 1010 | 3 | CHEM 1100 | 4 |
| BIO_SC 1020 | 2 | ENGLSH 1000 | 3 |
| Humanities course | 3 | HLTH_SCI 1000 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | HIST 1100, 1200, or POL_SC 1100 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Behavioral Science course | 3 | Biological/Physical/Mathematical Science Course | 1 |
| COMMUN 1200 | 3 | HLTH_SCI 3700 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 2400 | 3 | CDS 2190 | 3 |
| STAT 1200 | 3 | 2000+ level Humanities course | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Writing Intensive course | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ECONOM 1014 | 3 | NEP 2380 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 3000 | 1 | HLTH_SCI 4200W | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4480 | 3 | 2000+ level Approved Health Science Elective | 3 |
| Person-Centered Care course | 3 | 3000+ level Approved Health Science Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| HLTH_SCI 3400 | 3 | HLTH_SCI 4510 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4400 | 3 | HLTH_SCI 4985 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4500 | 3 | 2000+ level Approved Health Science Elective | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4975 | 3 | 3000+ level Approved Health Science Elective | 3 |
| 3000+ level Approved Health Science Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits: 120 | |||
Degree Audit
The degree audit is an automated report reflecting a student’s academic progress toward the completion of a degree.
MU students can request a degree audit by logging in to myDegreePlanner. Students may also access myDegreePlanner via myZou, in the Student Center, click on the Academic Progress Tile, then select Request Degree Audit. The audit automatically pulls in the student’s MU course work, transfer courses and courses in progress. This is available to current students, admitted students, and those who last attended less than three terms ago.
Past MU students can request a degree audit by contacting the Academic Advising Unit of the division in which they were last enrolled at MU. For contact information, go to https://advising.missouri.edu/contact/.
Prospective students, can access a preliminary MU degree audit via https://www.transferology.com. Information on the college credits already earned will have to be manually entered before it can be evaluated against current degree requirements.
For additional details on degree audits, go to https://registrar.missouri.edu/degrees-audits/degree-audits/.
Major and Career Exploration
The University of Missouri has many resources to assist you in exploring majors and career possibilities. For guidance, visit the Majors and Careers website or view specific resources below.
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If you are considering a change of major or are exploring multiple majors, schedule an appointment with an advisor in the Discovery Center by calling (573)884-9700 or through MU Connect Discovery Center service in you success network.
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If you have decided on a major, visit an academic advisor in the School or College that you are interested in to discuss the process of declaring the major.
- If you would like to learn more about your career interests, abilities, values and talents, visit the MU Career Center. No Appointment is necessary to explore career options with one of our staff members.
- If you would like information about MU majors and degree programs, visit:
- the Degrees, Majors (Degree Programs), Emphasis Areas, Minors and Certificates page in the catalog,
- the MU Majors website.
For additional major and career exploration resources, visit Major & Career Exploration in the catalog.