Health Profession Studies, B.A.
The B.A. in Health Profession Studies program is intended to prepare students for many possible jobs, including those in the following areas: patient/hospital intake, patient care assistant, patient care coordinator, hospital or doctor office manager, patient advocate, rehabilitation aide, health advocate, patient navigator, community support staff, activity leader in long-term care facility, and hospice. Employment opportunities can be found with many types of employers, including hospitals, dental offices, laboratories, health clinics, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, hospice homes, community and public agencies, and large health care organizations. Students can also successfully apply for a variety of professional entry-level graduate or postbaccalaureate programs, such as Accelerated B.S.N., Direct Entry M.S.N., M.S. in Speech Language Pathology, etc.
Occupational/technical credits from a health-related A.A.S. program may transfer as general electives for transfer students majoring in GCU’s Health Sciences or Health Profession Studies programs.
Upon successful completion of the program of study, the student will receive a B.A. in Health Profession Studies and will have given evidence of the following outcomes and goals:
- Students will use and apply the knowledge related to the health care professions:
- scientific: human anatomy and physiology;
- health care systems, insurance products, and legal parameters of the health care profession; and
- social systems and clinical processes.
- Students will demonstrate effective communication evidenced through development of academic and scientific research, team collaboration, and oral presentations as well as an ability to communicate with diverse populations.
- Students will apply career-based skills and personal preferences through internships, clinical experiences, and/or capstone requirements along with external evaluation of these experiences.
- Students will show personal integration of Mercy core values and the ethics and standards of the profession through service learning and application of ethics and the standards of the profession.
To earn this degree, you must successfully complete at least 120 credits, including your General Education requirements and the major requirements below.
Major Sequence
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses (42 credits): | ||
HRP111 | Introduction to Health Science | 3 |
HRP200 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
HRP/NU351 | Health Policy | 3 |
HRP404 | Internship in Health Care | 3 |
HRP444 | Capstone in Health Science | 1 |
BI213 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
BI214 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
MA103 | Introduction to Statistical Thinking | 3 |
or BI203 | Experimental Design & Statistics | |
PL354 | Bioethics | 3 |
PS111 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
or PS113 | Foundations of Psychology | |
SO101 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
SP105 | Beginning Everyday Spanish I | 3 |
or SP107 | Spanish for Specialized Work Settings | |
SW295 | CommunicationSkillsSocialWork | 3 |
or BU242 | Managerial Communications | |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Research Methods in Exercise & Sport | ||
Intro to Stats for the Beh Sciences | ||
Methods of Social Work Research | ||
Elective Courses | ||
Select 12 credits from at least two disciplines: | 12 | |
Principles of Financial Accounting | ||
Life: Human Biology | ||
Microbiology | ||
Chemistry for the Health Sciences | ||
Intercultural Communication | ||
Organizational Communication | ||
Computer Literacy | ||
Found Ex Science & Wellness | ||
Introduction to Nutrition | ||
Kinesiology & Applied Anatomy | ||
Psycho-Social Aspects of Aging | ||
Physiology of Development & Aging | ||
Integrative Self-Care Planning | ||
Found Health & Wellness Coaching | ||
Integrative Healing Methods | ||
Integrative Nutrition | ||
Integrative Lifestyle Modifications | ||
Health & Wellness Coaching Practice | ||
Field Ex Health & Wellness Coaching | ||
Introduction to Business Analytics | ||
Introduction to Professional Nursing | ||
Foundations of Professional Nursing | ||
Health Advocacy | ||
Child & Adolescent Development | ||
Psychopathology | ||
Adult Development | ||
Lifespan Development | ||
Introduction to Addictions & Recovery | ||
Foundations of Addictions Treatment | ||
Addictions | ||
Pre-Occupational Therapy Track: | ||
HPS electives include ES250, PS223, and PS227 | ||
Total Credits | 54 |
First Year | ||
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Fall Semester | Credits | |
GEN101 | Pathway to the Bridge 1 | 2 |
EN111 or EN221 |
Academic Writing and Research I 1 or Honors Argument: Rhetoric & Research |
3 |
SP105 or SP107 |
Beginning Everyday Spanish I 1 or Spanish for Specialized Work Settings |
3 |
PS111 or PS113 |
Introduction to Psychology 1 or Foundations of Psychology |
3 |
HS Elective 2 | 3-4 | |
Credits | 14-15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
GEN199 | WI:Discovering Self in the Universe 1 | 3 |
Literature or Nat. Science 1 | 3-4 | |
V&P Arts 1 | 3 | |
SO101 | Principles of Sociology 2 | 3 |
HRP111 | Introduction to Health Science 2 | 3 |
Credits | 15-16 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
Literature or Nat. Science 1 | 3-4 | |
BI213 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I 1,2 | 4 |
SW295 or BU242 |
CommunicationSkillsSocialWork 2 or Managerial Communications |
3 |
HS elective 2 | 3-4 | |
Credits | 13-15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
PL245 | Philosophical Inquiry (or Religious Studies) 1 | 3 |
History 1 | 3 | |
MA103 or BI203 |
Introduction to Statistical Thinking 1,2 or Experimental Design & Statistics |
3 |
BI214 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II 2 | 4 |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
PL245 | Philosophical Inquiry (or Religious Studies) 1 | 3 |
HRP200 | Medical Terminology 2 | 3 |
Select one of the following: 2 | 3 | |
Intro to Stats for the Beh Sciences | ||
Methods of Social Work Research | ||
Research Methods in Exercise & Sport | ||
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
PL354 | Bioethics 1 | 3 |
WS311 or GEN400 |
Shaping Lives: Women & Gender 1 or WI:Visioning a Future |
3 |
HRP351 | Health Policy 2 | 3 |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
WS311 or GEN400 |
Shaping Lives: Women & Gender 1 or WI:Visioning a Future |
3 |
HRP404 | Internship in Health Care 2 | 3 |
HS elective 2 | 3-4 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15-16 | |
Spring Semester | ||
HRP444 | Capstone in Health Science 2 | 1 |
HS elective 2 | 3-4 | |
Ethics 1 | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 13-14 | |
Total Credits | 116-122 |
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