BPHM Curriculum
The curriculum of the Bachelor of Professional Studies in Health Sciences Management (BPHM) includes 120 credits of required and elective courses, consisting of general education, health science technical requirements and electives, major core requirements, and advanced (restricted) electives.
Students enter the program with 45-60 transferable credits. After admission students earn at least 60 credits for the degree at the University of Virginia (120 credits total).
60 Credits Earned at UVA Include:
General Education
BPHM students must complete two humanities/fine arts courses (6 credits) and three social sciences/history courses (9 credits). At least 3 credits for the general educational requirements must deal substantially with a non-Western culture. Typically, the general education courses will be taken from B.I.S. Program online course offerings.
Core Requirements
Students will complete 31 credits of Major Core Requirements courses at UVA. The core requirements focus on competencies required for success in health care: communication, relationship management, professionalism, knowledge of health care and business skills, and business principles and leadership. The following courses are considered Major Core Requirements:
| PSHM 3010 | Introduction to Health Care Management: Applying Concepts to Practice |
| PSHM 3080 | Legal & Ethical Decision-Making in Health Care |
| PSHM 3805 | Health Information Systems & Applications |
| PSHM 4020 | Management of Health Care Organizations |
| PSHM 4300 | Introduction to Population Health: Programs, Policy & Epidemiology |
| PSHM 4400 | Introduction to Research in the Health Sciences |
| PSHM 4600 | Service Excellence in Health Care: Quality Improvement & Customer Service |
| PSHM 4650 | American Health Care: Challenges & Opportunities |
| PSHM 4700 | Economics & Finance of Health Care |
| PSHM 4900 | Capstone Course I: Development of the Health Sciences Management Project* |
| PSHM 4950 | Capstone Course II: Health Sciences Management Project: Implementation* |
*Two-credit course. All other courses listed are three-credits unless otherwise stated.
Advanced (Restricted) Electives
Students will also complete 14 credits from UVA in the Advanced Restricted Electives category.
| PSHM 3050 | Current Issues in Health Care (1 credit) - Recommended for first semester |
| PSHM 4050 | Understanding Diversity in Health Care* |
| PSHM 4052 | Global Health Care* |
| PSHM 4200 | Women’s Health Issues: Access, Treatment & Policy |
| PSHM 4750 | Organizational Behavior & Leadership in Health Care |
| PSHM 4800 | Health Sciences Management Internship I |
| PSHM 4801 | Health Sciences Management Internship II |
| ACCT 2010 | Introductory Accounting I |
| HR 4020 | Human Resources Management |
| HR 4030 | Organizational Change & Development |
| IT 3220 | Strategic Business Value of Information Technology |
*Two-credit course. All other courses listed are three-credits unless otherwise stated.
The information contained on this web site is for informational purposes only. The Undergraduate Record and Graduate Record represent the official repository for academic program requirements.
* The information contained on this website is for informational purposes only. The Undergraduate Record and Graduate Record represent the official repository for academic program requirements.
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Jackie Maier
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