Course work for the Health Policy and Administration Minor requires the following five courses (3 hours each), for a total of 20 credits, plus prerequisites.

Required courses:
Health Policy and Administration 150: Introduction to Public Health.

Health and Exercise Science 360: Epidemiology of Physical Activity.

Economics 240: The Economics of Health and Medicine. (Prerequisite: Ecomomics 205, an applied statistic course)

Health Policy and Administration 250: Internship in Health Policy and Administration.
Elective (choose one):

Anthropology 362: Medical Anthropology

History 339: Health Cure in American Society

Biology 396: Biomedical Ethics

Humanities 390: Interdisciplinary Seminar on Aging

Philosophy 161: Medical Ethics

Health and Exercise 312: Exercise and Health Psychology

Health and Exercise 380: Physical Activity and Aging

Sociology 335: Sociology of Health and Illness

Sociology 336: Sociology of Health Care

Sociology 337: Aging in Modern Society

Women's Studies 321: Interdisciplinary Seminar on Women's Health Issues

Psychology 322: Psychopharmacology

(Other electives may be added as the curriculum evolves, check with the Director of the program for an complete list. Additionally, if a student desires to take a course other than those listed, and can make a persuasive case to the Director about why the course should be included in the student's H.P.A. curriculum, the Director will be willing to consider other courses for this requirement.)

Since many of the required courses involve pre-requisites, students should plan ahead to ensure they can meet all of the requirements in four years. The following schedule suggestions may be helpful:

First Year: Lower Division requirements, including ECN 150.
Sophomore Year: ECN 205 (junior or seniors only), Applied Statistics (Various Dept. Courses).
Junior Year: HPA 150 (offered only in fall semesters) , HES 360.
Senior Year: ECN 240 (offered only in fall semesters) , HPA 250.

Health Policy and Administration 150: Introduction to Public Health. (4) Survey of the basic structure of the health care system in the United States. Includes discussion of current issues of public policy toward health, organization of health care delivery, and health system reform. Serves as the introduction to the interdisciplinary minor in Health Policy and Administration (offered only in fall semesters).

Health Policy and Administration 250: Internship in Health Policy and Adminsitration. (4) A semester experience in a health care policy or health care administration organization. Students will work in conjunction with a director who is a researcher on a public health science research project or with an administrator in health care delivery. Students gain relevant practical experience that builds on prior coursework and provides insight into public health policy issues. Students who have prior ideas about internships that will satisfy this course, should discuss them with the Director prior to enrolling in the course. P* - Health Policy and Administration 150, permission of instructor. Open only to senior Health Policy Administration students (offered only in spring semesters).