B.S.B.A. in Business of Health Curriculum

The business of health major has two unique pathways that provide a comprehensive, flexible, transdisciplinary, problem-based, and team-based learning experience, exposing students to the full continuum of the U.S. health ecosystem – looking at the upstream, midstream, and downstream factors impacting the business of health, population health management, and healthcare delivery in the United States. The first pathway focused on health administration and the second pathway focused on pre-medicine.

The health systems management pathway is designed for present and future leaders in health systems and management with exposure to contemporary business skills, tools, and techniques to tackle issues in healthcare as an administrator functioning at any level in a healthcare organization.

For students choosing the pre-medicine pathway, the general education and pre-med science courses also prepare students to take the MCAT exam and pursue medical school. The pre-medicine pathway is also an ideal option for students pursuing a medical career through the established track of completing the BSBA in Business of Health with the pre-medicine pathway followed by a four-year Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree. A dual admission program is available for qualified, high-achieving students. Information regarding dual-admission programs can be obtained through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Curriculum

General Education Requirements (30 Credits). Freshmen must successfully complete the First-Year Seminar (UNIV1000 3 credits) in their first semester at NSU.

Students are required to earn six qualified experiential education (ExEL) units for graduation. ExEL units include curricular and co-curricular experiential education opportunities, such as faculty-mentored research, ExEL coursework, travel exploration, and internships.

Curriculum

Business Core (42 credits)

 

(ACT 2021
Foundations of Managerial Accounting
/Credits: 3)
(ACT 2031
Foundations of Financial Accounting
/Credits: 3)
(BUS 2000
Professional Success 1
/Credits: 1)
(BUS 3000
Professional Success 2
/Credits: 1)
(BUS 3700
Professional Success 3
/Credits: 1)
(FIN 3010
Corporation Finance
/Credits: 3)
(INB 3550
International Business
/Credits: 3)
(ISM 3660
Management Information Systems  
/Credits: 3)
(MGT 2050
Principles of Management OR MGT 2050H Principles of Management Honors
/Credits: 3)
(MGT 2150
Business Law I 
/Credits: 3)
(MGT 4170
Organizational Behavior
/Credits: 3)
(MGT 4880
Business Strategy and Policy OR MGT 4880H Business Strategy and Policy Honors
/Credits: 3)
(MKT 3050
Marketing Principles and Applications 
/Credits: 3)
(OPS 3880
Operations Management 
/Credits: 3)
(QNT 2880
Introduction to Business Analytics and Decision Making
/Credits: 3)

Choose one:

 

(MGT 3900
Business Internship
/Credits:  )
(OR
 
/Credits:  )
(MGT 4966
Study Abroad Experience
/Credits:  )
( 
 
/Credits:  )

Complete 8 of the following 9 courses

 

(ACT 3200
Activity‐Based Costing in Healthcare
/Credits: 3)
(BPH 1010
Foundations of Public Health
/Credits: 3)
(BPH 3010
Concepts in Epidemiology
/Credits: 3)
(BPH 4920
Population Health Outcomes Analysis
/Credits: 3)
(GIS 3100
Applied GIS for Healthcare
/Credits: 3)
(POPM 2000
Population Medicine Fundamentals
/Credits: 3)
(POPM 2100
Value‐Based Health Care Systems 
/Credits: 3)
(POPM 3000
Evidence-Based Medicine
/Credits: 3)
(MGT xxxx
One MGT Prefix Course
/Credits: 3)
Program Electives (12 credits) Students will complete 12 credits of program electives. Program electives are any premed science courses or any course offered by HCBE. Students are encouraged to work with their advisor to pursue a minor using the program electives to enhance career opportunities.

General Education Requirements (35 Credits). Important note: In the humanities area, PHIL 3180 Biomedical Ethics is required. For the 6 required credits in science, students are required to complete PHYS 2350 General Physics I with Lab and PHYS2360 General Physics II with Lab.

Freshmen must successfully complete the First-Year Seminar (UNIV 1000 3 credits) in their first semester at NSU. Students are required to earn six qualified experiential education (ExEL) units for graduation. ExEL units include curricular and co-curricular experiential education opportunities, such as faculty-mentored research, ExEL coursework, travel exploration, and internships. 

Learn more about ExEL

Curriculum

Pre-Med Sciences (28 Credits)

 

(BIOL 1500
Biology I with Lab
/Credits: 4)
(BIOL 1510
Biology II with Lab
/Credits: 4)
(CHEM 1300
General Chemistry I with Lab
/Credits: 4)
(CHEM 1310
General Chemistry II with Lab
/Credits: 4)
(CHEM 2400
Organic Chemistry I with Lab
/Credits: 4)
(CHEM 2410
Organic Chemistry II with Lab
/Credits: 4)
(CHEM 3650
Biochemistry with Lab
/Credits: 4)
( 
 
/Credits:  )

Business Core (39 credits)

 

(ACT 2021
Foundations of Managerial Accounting
/Credits: 3)
(ACT 2031
Foundations of Financial Accounting
/Credits: 3)
(FIN 3010
Corporation Finance
/Credits: 3)
(INB 3550
International Business 
/Credits: 3)
(ISM 3660
Management Information Systems
/Credits: 3)
(MGT 2050
Principles of Management OR MGT 2050H Principles of Management Honors
/Credits: 3)
(MGT 2150
Business Law I
/Credits: 3)
(MGT 4170
Organizational Behavior 
/Credits: 3)
(MGT 4880
Business Strategy and Policy OR MGT 4880H Business Strategy and Policy Honors
/Credits: 3)
(MKT 3050
Marketing Principles and Applications
/Credits: 3)
(OPS 3880
Operations Management
/Credits: 3)
(QNT 2880
Introduction to Business Analytics and Decision Making
/Credits: 3)

Choose one:

 

(Business Internship
ACT 3900, ENT 3900, FIN 3900, MKT 3900, SPT 3900 or REE 4966
/Credits: 3)
(OR
 
/Credits:  )
(Study Abroad Experience
ACT 4966, ENT 4966, FIN 4966, INB 4966, MGT 4966, MKT 4966, SPT 4966 or REE 4966
/Credits: 3)
(OR
 
/Credits:  )
( 
The internship/study abroad experience requirement can be met by completing a credit-bearing course of three or more credits, or on a non-credit basis. Those who pursue the non-credit option will replace the internship/study abroad experience credits with any credits by HCBE.
/Credits:  )
( 
 
/Credits:  )

Complete the following 6 courses

 

(ACT 3200
Activity-Based Costing in Healthcare
/Credits: 3)
(MGT 3300
Values Base Decision Making
/Credits: 3)
(GIS 3100
Applied GIS for Healthcare
/Credits: 3)
(POPM 2000
Population Medicine Fundamentals
/Credits: 3)
(POPM 2100
Value-Based Health Care Systems
/Credits: 3)
(POPM 3000
Evidence-Based Medicine
/Credits: 3)

The four-year plan of study, provided here, is intended to assist students in planning their schedule for their four years at NSU. This document presents an overall idea of the order in which courses might be taken in a four-year plan during a student's college career and are intended for use with academic advising services.

2021-2022 4-Year Plan of Study (PDF)
2022-2023 4-Year Plan of Study (PDF)
2023-2024 4-Year Plan of Study (PDF)
2024-2025 4-Year Plan of Study (PDF)

4-Year Plan of Study
The four-year plan of study, provided here, is intended to assist students in planning their schedule for their four years at NSU. This document presents an overall idea of the order in which courses might be taken in a four-year plan during a student's college career and are intended for use with academic advising services.

2024-2025 4-Year Plan of Study (PDF)

 

3+1 Plan of Study
The three plus one year plan of study is for students in the dual-admit B.S.B.A./M.B.A. Program

2024-2025 3+1 Plan of Study (PDF)