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Requirements

The courses below outline the requirements for successful completion of the academic program according to the 2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog.  This catalog is in effect for all incoming students for Fall 2007 or Spring 2008.  Current Rider students that are enrolled in this program have the option of continuing with the degree requirements in effect upon their initial enrollment or substituting with the current requirement.  For those students interested in continuing with the program requirements effective at their term of entry, you may download your Curriculum Checksheet:

Health Administration Minor (21-24 semester hours)
Required courses for business majors
Note that courses with an HTH prefix will count as liberal arts courses. HTH-315 and HTH-336 are cross-listed with BUS-315 and ECO-336, respectively. If the student registers for the HTH designation, the course will count as a liberal arts course, and if the student registers for the BUS or ECO designation, the course will count as a business course.
HTH-205 Introduction to the Health Care Sector 3
HTH-336/ECO-336 Economics of the Health Care Sector 3
HTH-315/BUS- 315 Health Care Law, Ethics & Policy
or
BIO-206 The Pharmaceutical Industry
3
HTH-450 Seminar in Health Research
or
HTH-491 Health Administration Internship
3
 
Required courses for nonbusiness majors
HTH-205 Introduction to the Health Care Sector 3
HTH-336/ECO-336 Economics of the Health Care Sector 3
MGT-201 Fund of Management & Organizational Behavior 3
MKT-380 Healthcare Marketing 3
HTH-315/BUS-315 Health Care Law, Ethics and Policy
or
BIO-206 The Pharmaceutical Industry
3
HTH-450 Seminar in Health Research
or
HTH-491 Health Administration Internship
3
 
All health administration minors will select one course from the following menu:
Science/Psychology
BIO-100 Life Science: Human Emphasis
BIO-101 Life Science: Cell Biology and Genetics
BIO-106 Life Science: Human Disease
BIO-108 Life Science: Biology of Human Aging
BIO-110 Life Science: Inquiry Approach  
BIO-115 Principles of Biology: Evolution, Diversity, Biology of Animals  
BIO- 221 Human Anatomy & Physiology I  
BPY-107 Life Science: Biopsychology  
BPY-118 Behavioral Neuroscience  
CHE-115 Chemistry and Contemporary Society  
PSY-220 Abnormal Psychology  
PSY-365 Drugs and Human Behavior  
PSY-374 Psychology of the Family  
PSY-382 Aging, Brain, and Cognition  
 
Business majors select two, and nonbusiness majors select one from the following menu:
Social Science/Business
AMS-304 Technology and Science in America
BIO-206* The Pharmaceutical Industry
PHL-202 Social Philosophy
PHL-304 Medical Ethics
SOC-247 Aging  
SOC-346 Health Care and Society  
SOC-350 Social Policy  
SOW-200 Social Services and Social Work  
GMS-325 Global Perspectives of Health and Illness  
BUS-300 Social and Legal Environment of Business (may be used only by non-business majors)  
HTH-315/BUS-315* Health Care Law, Ethics and Policy  
ECO-335 Economics of the Public Sector  
MGT-310 Intro to Human Resource Management  
MKT-380 Healthcare Marketing  
CBA-316 Nature’s Business Study Tour  

* These courses may not be used to fulfill two different categories. If both courses are taken, one will count toward required category and the other will count toward the social science/business category.