A Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Healthcare Studies offers an opportunity to acquire health expertise across disciplines that allow students to pursue a health science degree that extends beyond training for direct clinical care provision.  This degree positions students to pursue job opportunities in a variety of supportive and non-clinical positions in healthcare. 

Requirements for the B.S. degree with a major in Interdisciplinary Healthcare Studies, B.S.

Students pursuing a degree in Interdisciplinary Healthcare Studies must complete a minimum of 120 credits, including the following requirements.

1. Meet the university General Education requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

2. Complete the Healthcare Studies required courses

• course Biology I (4) *

• course Clinical Anatomy and Physiology (5) 

  or course Human Anatomy (4) 

  or course Human Physiology (4) 

• course Medical Terminology (1) 

• course Basic Statistics for Health Sciences (3)*

  or course Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Reasoning (4) 

• course Economics in Today’s World (4)*

• course Introduction to Health and Health Behaviors (3)* and course Introduction to Health and Health Behaviors Learning Lab (1)* 

• course Research Methods in Health Sciences (3) 

• course Dissemination of Health Information and Research (3) 

• course Sociology of Health and Medicine (4) 

• course Introduction to Community Engagement (4) 

• course Leadership and Healthcare (4) 

• course Health Behavior Theories (3)*

• course Human Disease Management and Healthcare (3) 

• HS 4300 - Lifestyle Medicine (4) 

• course Ethics in Health Care (4) *

• course Business Problem Solving with Information Technology (3) 

  or course Introduction to Computing and Programming using Excel (4) 

• course Survey of Management Information Systems (3) 

  or course Management Information Systems (3) 

• course Organizational Behavior and Health Care Systems (3) 

• course Introduction to Health Literacy (4) 

• course Introduction to Public Health (3)*

• course Social Determinants of Health (4)  

• course Introduction to Ethics for Healthcare Professions (4) *

• course Survey of Operations Management (3) 

  or course Operations Management (3) 

• course Introduction to Psychology (4)* 

  or course Introduction to Sociology (4)* 

  or course Introduction to Sociology through Health and Medicine (4)*   

*Courses that also satisfy the university general education requirement.

3. Complete a minimum of 12 credits

The number of required elective credits varies based on core courses completed. Students are encouraged to work with their academic adviser to assist with credit requirements. Students must achieve a minimum of 120 total course credits hours and satisfy all university degree requirements to graduate. Students may apply the elective credits courses as part of a minor.

Note

Courses required for the major and the concentration cannot be counted as an elective. Students are required to satisfy the university’s upper level requirement by completing at least 32 credit hours at the upper level (3000-4000).

Applicable Minors

All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, International Orientation for EGR/CS, and Sustainability Engineering.