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Integrated Health Studies - B.S. Program Requirements

  • Health Care Administration and Systems Concentration
  • Health Sciences Concentration
  • Health Serivces Concentration

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts; KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I. DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type Course Title Credits
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1
II. MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (23 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  HED 14020 Introduction to Medical Terminology 3
  IHS 10000 Careers in Health Sciences and Human Services
3

  40091 Seminar for Practicum in Integrated Health Studies 2

  44010 Research Design and Statistical Methods for Health Professions
3
WIC   44091 Professional Seminar in Integrated Health Studies* 3
  NURS
41095 Special Topics: Health Care Policy and Delivery Systems
3
  PHIL 40005 Health Care Ethics 3
  PSYC 21621 Quantitative Methods in Psychology I 3
III. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)
Type Course Title Credits
KSS
DD
PSYC 11762 General Psychology 3
  Kent Core Composition 6-8
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) 9
IV. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (79 credits)
  Health Care Administration and Systems (79)
  Health Sciences (79)
  Health Services (79)
MINIMUM TOTAL 121

*A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned with to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
 

 

Health Care Administration and Systems

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (45 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  ACCT 23020 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3
    23021 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3
KSS ECON 22060 Principles of Microeconomics 3
KAD   22061 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
    42086 Economics of Health care 3
  FIN 36053 Business Finance 3
  IHS 44092 Practicum: Integrated Health Studies 3
  JMC 28001 Principles of Public Relations 3
  MIS 24053 Introduction to Computer Applications 3
    24163 Principles of Management 3
    34180 Human Resource Management 3
  MKTG 25010 Marketing 3
  GERO
41095 Special Topics: Long-Term Care Administration 3

POL 30301 Introduction to Public Administration 3
  SOC 42563 Sociology of Health and Health Care 3
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (34 credits)
Type Course Title Credits
KMC MATH 11009 Modeling Algebra 4

Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories) 3
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)* 6-7
  General Electives (number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours)
21
MINIMUM TOTAL 
79

*Must be BSCI and CHEM courses

 

Health Sciences Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (40-50 credits)Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  AS 30095 Special Topics: Gross Anatomy 5
  BSCI 30030 Human Physiology
4
  MATH 11022 Trigonometry 2
  NURS 31095 Special Topics: Common Health Problems and Treatment 3
  PEP 45080 Physiology of Exercise 3
  SPA 44111 Neural Processes 3
  Choose from from Series A or Series B:
14-24
  Series A (14 credit hours)
KBS
BSCI 20020 Biological Structure and Function (5)
KBS
CHEM 10050 Fundamentals of Chemistry (3)
KBS

10052 Introduction to Organic Chemistry (2)
 
20284 Physiological Chemistry (4)
  Series B (24 credit hours)

KBS
BSCI 10110 Biological Diversity (4)
KBS

10120 Biological Foundations (4)
KBS CHEM 10060 General Chemistry I (4)
KBS

10061 General Chemistry II (4
 
20481 Basic Organic Chemistry I (4)

 
30284 Introductory Biological Chemistry (4)
  Choose from the following: 6
  BSCI 20021 Basic Microbiology (3)
 
30050 Human Genetics (3)
 
40020 Biology of Aging (3)
  NURS 20950 Human Growth and Development (3)
  NUTR 33512 Nutrition (3)
  PEP 25033 Lifespan Motor Development (3)
 
35075 Exercise Programming (3)
 
35079 Sports Physiology (3)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (29-39 credits)
Type Course Title Credits
KMC MATH 11010 Algebra for Calculus
3
KAD PHY 13001 General College Physics I 4
KBS   13002 General College Physics II 4
KBS   13021 General College Physics Laboratory I 1
KBS
  13022 General College Physics Laboratory II 1
  Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories) 3
  Kent Core Social Sciences 3
  General Elective (number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours) 10-20
MINIMUM TOTAL
79


Health Services Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (36-38 credits)Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  Choose from the following: 5 credit hours of allied health coursework may be used to fulfill the requirements 7-8
DD GERO 14029 Introduction to Gerontology (3)  
  HDFS 14027 Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies (2)  
  HED 21030 Introduction to Health Education (3)  
  HST 11000 Introduction to Human Services (1)  
  NURS 10050 Introduction to Professional Nursing (1)  
  OCAT 10000 Introduction to Occupational Therapy (3)  
  PTST 10000 Introduction to Physical Therapy Assisting (2)  
  RPTM 16000 Foundations of Recreation and Leisure (3)
  SPA 10002 Introduction to Communication Disorders (2)  
  Choose from the following: 14-15
WIC
GERO 44030 Adult Development and Aging (3)
DD HDFS 24011 Interpersonal Relationships and Families (3)  
    24012 Child Development (3)  
    34013 Development in Infancy (3)  
    44020 Adolescent Development (3)
  HED 11570 Personal Health (3)  
    32530 Drug Use and Misuse (3)
 
    32544 Human Sexuality (3)  
    44025 Women’s Health Issues (3)  
  NURS 20950 Human Growth and Development (3)  
DD RPTM 36040 Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Leisure Services (3)  
    36080 Principles of Therapeutic Recreation (3)  
DD SOC 42879 Aging in Society (3)  
  SPA 44130 Communication Disorders of the Aging (2)  
  Choose from the following: 9 credit hours of allied health coursework may be used to fulfill the requirements.
15
  GERO 44031 Social Policy and Community Resources for Older Adults (3)  

HED 32565 Marketing in Health Education (3)  
  IHS 44092 Practicum: Integrated Health Studies (3-10)  
  PSYC 40383 Psychological Interventions (3)  
  RHAB 47712 Introduction to Rehabilitation (3)  
  RPTM 26030 Recreation Group Leadership (3)  
    36010 Recreation, Leisure and Aging (3)
 
DD   36040 Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Leisure Services (3)  
    36080 Principles of Therapeutic Recreation (3)  
  SOC 42563 Sociology of Health and Health Care (3)  

SPA 40104 Communication Disorders in Children and Adolescents (3)  
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (43 credits)
Type Course Title Credits
  MATH 11009 Modeling Algebra 4
  Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories) 6

Kent Core Basic Science (must include one laboratory)* 6-7
  Kent Core Social Sciences 3
  General Elective (number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours) 24
MINIMUM TOTAL 79

*Must be BSCI and CHEM courses