DHSc Course Listing and Credit Hours

Core Courses

Required courses (45 semester hours in total)

Modern Healthcare

Course Title Semester Hours
DHSC 821 Health Equity and Wellness 3
DHSC 823 Behavioral Health Issues 3
DHSC 827 Organizational Leadership 3
DHSC 828 Interprofessional Education and Practice 3

Population Health

Course Title Semester Hours
DHSC 831 Community Health 3
DHSC 833 Trends in Public Policy 
DHSC 837 Innovations in Population Health 

Organizational Improvement

Course Title Semester Hours
DHSC 841 Safety and Risk Management 3
DHSC 843 Strategic Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation
DHSC 847 Innovative Healthcare Technology

Doctoral Research Courses

Course Title Semester Hours
DHSC 801 Introduction to Research 3
DHSC 815 Healthcare Research Methods
DHSC 852 Research Project I
DHSC 854 Research Project II 3
DHSC 856 Research Capstone 3

Health Sciences Required Courses Total Credits: 45

Concentration Courses

Students select one concentration (9 semester hours in total)

Health Administration

Course Title Semester Hours
DHSC 781 Healthcare Marketing 3
DHSC 785 Quality Performance
DHSC 787 Healthcare Informatics

Interprofessional Education

Course Title Semester Hours
DHSC 782 Team Centered Active Learning 3
DHSC 784 Program Planning and Implementation
DHSC 786 Program Assessment & Evaluation

Rural Health

Course Title Semester Hours
DHSC 771 Rural Health Issues 3
DHSC 773 Community Based Participatory Approaches
DHSC 777 Innovations in Rural Health

Health Sciences Concentration Total Credits: 9

Total credits to complete degree requirements: 54 semester hours