Health Sciences Emphasis

Designed for working health professionals, the health sciences emphasis will prepare you to plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion and health education programs and serve in professional, leadership, and administrative roles in health services organizations.

Students must complete the Core courses plus the following Health Sciences courses.

Core:

  • ADM 515 Principles of Leadership
  • ADM 540 Principles of Administration
  • POS 543 Organizational Management
  • ENG 526 Advanced Professional Writing

Choice of:

One of the courses below or approved course in the area of: Research Methods, Statistics or Evaluation approved by your advisor

  • ADM 530 Principles and Strategies of Program Evaluation
  • POS 501 Research Methods and Analysis

Emphasis:

  • Required:
  • HS 510 Current Topics in Health Policy
  • HS 515 Health Services Finance
  • HS 520 Health Disparities
  • HS 532 Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
  • HS 590 Multilevel Approaches to Public Health
  • Choose one of the following approved electives:
  • HS 570 Organization & Administration of Coordinated School Health
  • HS 585 Substance Abuse Prevention for Health Professionals
  • HS 599 Contemporary Developments
  • HS 643 Comparative Health Care Systems

Capstone Class

  • ADM 689 Capstone project

 





Emphasis Contacts

Steve Palmer 928-523-6164 Steve.Palmer@nau.edu

Capstone information

Bill Wiist 928-523- 5852 Bill.Wiist@nau.edu

CONTACT US

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M. Admin Program
P.O. Box 4117
Flagstaff, AZ 86011

Phone: 1-800-426-8315
M.Admin@nau.edu