The HPS major includes 29 credit hours of core courses plus 12 hours in one of three specialized tracks in Health Administration, Health Planning, or Health Behavior and Education, or in an Individualized Track.
The HPS core courses are HPS 350, 364, 401, 402, 410, 440, 456; HPS 451 or ECON 355; ANTH 430; PHIL 442.
A Minor in HPS may be obtained by taking 15 credit hours from the HPS core courses.
Students with an Associate Degree in Applied Science from community college Allied Health programs such as nursing (RN), health information technology, respiratory therapy assistant, radiography technician, surgical technology, physical therapist assistant, pharmacy technician, and diagnostic medical sonographer may be able to transfer in 62 credit hours of allied health and nursing courses towards the Health Policy Studies Bachelor's Degree Program.
Health Policy Studies allows you to be flexible with courses and addresses everyone's individual needs and interests by offering individualized tracks. (student Amal Tayba)
Who Should Enroll
Health Policy Studies (HPS) is a program of study that is suitable for persons seeking employment directly upon graduation with a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA). With their unique combination of skills and intellectual background, students who have graduated from UM-Dearborn's HPS program have found entry-level employment in ...
Hospitals, including management of clinical departments, research, personnel, and finance
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)
Ambulatory Care Clinics
Community Health Organizations
Health Education and Health Promotion
Marketing
Long-Term Care Facilities
Health Insurance
Medical Supplies and Equipment
Pharmaceutical Industry
Private Health Consultancies
Quality Assurance Agencies
Professional Review Organizations (PROs)
Health Profession Societies
Distribution or General Education Requirements
39-41 hours
English Composition: 6 hours
Foreign Language: 8 hours
Math: 3 or 4 hours
Arts (Art History or Music History): 3 hours
Behavioral and Social Analysis(Anth, Psyc, Econ, Pol): 6 hours
Biological & Physical Sciences: 7 or 8 hours
History(can be upper division): 3 hours
Letters(Coml, Engl, Hum, Phil): 3 hours
Diversity requirement is not an extra course and may be fulfilled by one of many different UM-Dearborn courses from a list.
(HPS requires Econ 201, Principles of Macroeconomics; any 100 or 200 philosophy course, especially Phil 240, Ethics; and Soc 200, Intro or Soc 201, Social Problems; all of which should be taken as Distribution requirements. The 39-41 hours is for HPS majors only).
Additional resources:
- Health Policy Studies Overview (PDF)
- Health Policy Studies Advising Form - check list of degree requirements (PDF)
2+2 Programs with Community College Allied Health Programs
Graduates with Associates of Applied Science from community college Allied Health programs such as nursing (RN), health information technology, respiratory therapy assistant, radiography technician, surgical technology, physical therapist assistant, pharmacy technician, and diagnostic medical sonographer may be able to transfer in 62 credit hours of allied health and nursing courses to the Health Policy Studies Bachelor's Degree (BA) Program. Students wishing to enter UM-Dearborn would have to meet the 2.5 cumulative GPA grade point average and other qualifications as any other community college graduate seeking admission.