Bachelor of Science in Health Services

Administrative Office - San Francisco

415-422-2592

Program Director: Maury Penner, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Program Director: Gleb Nikitenko, M.P.A., M.A.

The Bachelor's in Health Services (BSHS) is designed for those interested, or currently working in the health profession and for others with clinical or health services administration work experience. The program will enhance clinical performance, and prepare individuals to assume administrative roles in healthcare. Students work to Expand knowledge and skills in specific topics related to healthcare practice, as determined by the individual's professional growth needs. Graduates of the program will learn how to function in the dynamic healthcare environment, assume positions of leadership, and the degree will provide a basis for graduate study and a foundation for professional and personal growth.

Learning Outcomes

• Evaluate and utilize organizational, operational and management skills common in healthcare environments
• Analyze the effectiveness of healthcare delivery in a varied and changing environment
• Implement evidence-based approaches to respond to healthcare problems
• Identify, integrate and value the need for cultural sensitivity in healthcare systems
• Utilize effective teaching-learning strategies for patients and for healthcare professionals and to advance healthcare education
• Analyze the leadership responsibilities of the healthcare professional for developing, organizing and managing programs relevant to healthcare
• Identify and assume personal accountability for ethical, political and legal concerns within the realm of healthcare practice
• Analyze how various funding sources and systems affect healthcare delivery
• Understand and apply concepts from healthcare informatics and current technologies within the healthcare environment

Program Requirements

Students are required to complete the 43 semester units of credit included in the Health Science program. Required courses are sequenced as follows:

• INTD - 307 Experience and Critical Writing
• INTD - 308 Advanced Expository Writing
• BSHS - 400 Healthcare Issues
• INTD - 304 Social Ethics
• BSHS - 401 Leadership and Management in Healthcare Organizations
• BSHS - 402 Statistics for Quality Management
• INTD - 300 The Critical Thinking Seminar
• BSHS - 403 Epidemiology and Evidence-based Practice
• BSHS - 404 Cultural Perspectives in Healthcare
• BSHS - 405 Instructional Systems Design
• BSHS - 406 Financial Management
• BSHS - 407 Human Resources Management
• BSHS - 410 Field Project
• BSHS - 408 Healthcare Law
• BSHS - 409 Healthcare Informatics
• BSHS - 410 Field Project

Please see Bachelor of Science in Health Services Course Descriptions.

Degree Requirements

• Complete 128 semester units of credit.
• Complete the Health Science major requirements.
• Satisfy the Core Curriculum requiremnts.
• Achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0.