Transfer Courses

Common Prerequisites

Example prerequisite courses for various areas of concentration are listed below:

B.S.H.S. Core Courses (All are Online)

All students seeking a B.S.H.S. degree would take all of the following courses:

Area of Concentration Courses

A BSHS degree would require study in one of the following track areas of concentration. Each track area may require specific prerequisite courses to prepare students for these 3000/4000 level courses. Students will meet with an academic advisor to discuss prerequisites and possible transfer courses which may meet prerequisite requirements.

Allied Health (All courses are Online)

Allied Health professions are the allies in health care systems, the support professions distinct from the medical and nursing professions that work together to make the health care system function. At the Associate's level, allied health professionals are often the licensed professionals involved in the delivery of health services. Allied health professionals pursuing a Bachelor's degree (and beyond!) are those seeking additional responsibilities in leadership, communication, education, or research during their careers. The Allied Health track complements the BSHS core with courses covering diseases, drugs, and cross-cultural areas, such as end of life ethics and gerontology. Courses in public health, disaster management, and occupational safety and health in the health care environment round out this track to help students comprehend and address the complex and inter-related issues surrounding the communication and delivery of related health care services at local, regional, and national levels.

For additional information on this specialization, please contact: Mr. Steve Celestial at scelestial@uwf.edu or (850) 474-2885.

HSC 4551 Communicable and Degenerative Diseases
NUR 4645 Drugs and Human Body
HSC 4654 End of Life Ethics
GEY 4001 Gerontology
NUR 4177 Holistic Health Care
PCB 4703 Human Physiology
PHC 4183 Medical Disaster Management
PHC 4363 Occupational Safety and Health in the Health Care Environment
HSC 3550 Pathophysiology
NUR 3145 Pharmacology
PHC 499x Public Health

Health Care Professional

(All courses are Online)

The Health Care Professional track in the BSHS was originally designed to address the difficulties encountered by junior college graduates with AAS degrees (e.g., dental assistants, radiology technicians, emergency medical technicians, medical technologists, etc.) in earning a BS degree. State-mandated courses required for certification and the core courses required for these specialties by junior colleges provide students earning this degree with a significant number of credits that do not count toward a BS degree. This track was designed in conjunction with Gulf Coast Community College (GCCC) to make the BS more easily attainable through adjustments in courses required of these students by GCCC and by adjustments in the transfer credits accepted for this track by UWF. Careful progress through an AAS degree at other junior colleges can also prepare students for this track. Students graduating from this concentration area receive training in professional writing, accounting, economic theory, principles of public policy, and end-of-life ethics. In addition, students examine issues related to medical disaster management and occupational safety and health in the health care environment.

For additional information on this specialization, please contact: Dr. George Stewart at gstewart@uwf.edu or (850) 473-7226.

Medical Information Technology 

(All courses are Online)

This track is targeted to students currently working in health care with a two-year degree in a health care related field, possibly with no formal training in information technology (IT) and to those students holding a two-year degree related to any area of health information systems, or the equivalent. Students in this track have an interest in becoming more involved in IT-related projects or IT decision-making in their organizations. The track covers basic computer programming and database systems to prepare students to deploy new software tools to meet the needs of a clinical practice or administration. In addition, emerging trends in medical informatics are covered in the context of providing practical and up-to-date examples of technologies that have the potential to significantly improve communication, patient safety, and quality of care in health care and/or public health arenas.

For additional information on this specialization, please contact: Dr. Sikha Bagui at bagui@uwf.edu or (850) 474-3022.

Elective Courses

Each concentration area requires a set of advisor-approved electives (9-30 hours depending on the concentration), selected from the following: