Health Sciences Minor
Add the language and structure of healthcare to your major. The Health Sciences Minor builds a working knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system, epidemiology, and healthcare leadership — useful in nursing, business, social work, public administration, and beyond.
Program Overview
The Health Sciences Minor at Shawnee State University provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the structure, management, and challenges of today’s healthcare systems. Through focused coursework in healthcare administration, epidemiology, and healthcare communication, you will learn how to navigate and influence the rapidly evolving landscape of health services.
Whether you're preparing for a career in healthcare, public health, social work, or policy, this minor will give you foundational knowledge of how care is delivered, how diseases impact populations, and how organizations operate in both clinical and community settings.
At A Glance
Health Sciences Minor
Degree
Minor
Format
On campus
Length
Typically completed alongside a bachelor's degree
Credits
24
Why Study Health Sciences Minor at Shawnee University
Builds the institutional knowledge most clinicians and non-clinical staff are missing: how care is paid for, how diseases spread, how organizations are run.
Mix of required and elective coursework, so you can lean into operations, finance, policy, aging, or legal issues based on where you're headed.
Strong complement for majors in Nursing, Business, Psychology, or Health Sciences — and useful well beyond those.
A practical foundation for graduate study in healthcare administration, public health, or allied health.
The minor is 24 credit hours: 18 required and 6 elective.
- ENGL 1105 — Composition and Argumentation
- BSHS 3100 — The U.S. Healthcare System
- BSHS 3400 — Epidemiology
- BSHS 4200 — Management Techniques for Healthcare
- Two electives chosen from: BSHS 4100 (Healthcare Program Development), 4250 (Leadership in Healthcare), 4300 (Concepts of Healthcare Finance), 4400 (Healthcare Policy and the Aging), 4500 (Legal Issues in Healthcare), 4600 (Survey of Diseases and Disabilities)
This minor is a good fit for:
- Students interested in health policy, public health, or healthcare leadership
- Nursing, Business, Public Administration, or Social Sciences majors
- Students preparing for graduate study in healthcare administration or allied health
On campus in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Health Sciences Minor Frequently Asked Questions
The minor is detailed in the Academic Catalog. Your advisor can help you map it into your degree plan.
Most often Nursing, Business, Psychology, and Health Sciences — though it can complement many other majors interested in the healthcare sector.
