Program Overview

School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

The School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics offers a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Healthcare Management (Double Major) degree. This program is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in both molecular biology and healthcare management.

Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Healthcare Management (Double Major)

The Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Healthcare Management (Double Major) degree requires 151-153 semester credit hours. The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of molecular biology and healthcare management.

Faculty

The faculty for the Molecular Biology and Healthcare Management (Double Major) program includes:

• Professors: Lee A. Bulla, Rockford K. Draper, Juan E. Gonz嫮ez, Lawrence J. Reitzer, Stephen Spiro, Li Zhang, Michael Qiwei Zhang
• Professor Emeritus: Hans Bremer, Donald M. Gray
• Clinical Professor: David Murchison
• Associate Professors: Gail A. M. Breen, John G. Burr, Jeff L. DeJong, Ernest M. Hannig, Tae Hoon Kim, Dennis L. Miller, Kelli Palmer, Zhenyu Xuan
• Assistant Professors: Zachary Campbell, Nikki Delk, Heng Du, Jung-whan (Jay) Kim, Faruck Morcos, Duane D. Winkler, Hyuntae Yoo
• Research Assistant Professors: Lan Guo, Li Liu
• Senior Lecturers: Irina Borovkov, Mehmet Candas, Brenna Hill, Wen-Ju Lin, Meenakshi Maitra, Robert C. Marsh, Jing Pan, Elizabeth Pickett, Ruben D. Ramirez, Scott A. Rippel, Ilya Sapozhnikov, Uma Srikanth, Michelle Wilson, Wen-Ho Yu

Curriculum Requirements

The curriculum requirements for the Molecular Biology and Healthcare Management (Double Major) program include:

Core Curriculum Requirements

• Communication: 6 semester credit hours
  • COMM 1311 Survey of Oral and Technology-based Communication
  • RHET 1302 Rhetoric
• Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
  • MATH 2417 Calculus I
  • or MATH 2413 Differential Calculus
• Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
  • CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I
  • or CHEM 1315 Honors Freshman Chemistry I
  • CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II
  • or CHEM 1316 Honors Freshman Chemistry II
• Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
  • Select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture core courses
• Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
  • Select any 3 semester credit hours from Creative Arts core courses
• American History: 6 semester credit hours
  • Select any 6 semester credit hours from American History core courses
• Government / Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
  • GOVT 2305 American National Government
  • GOVT 2306 State and Local Government
• Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
  • Choose one course from the following:
    • BA 1320 Business is a Global World
    • ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics
    • ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics
• Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
  • Choose two courses from the following:
    • MATH 2419 Calculus II
    • or MATH 2414 Integral Calculus
    • BA 1320 Business is a Global World
    • ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics
    • ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics

Major Requirements

• Biology Major Preparatory Courses: 20-22 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
  • CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I
  • or CHEM 1115 Honors Freshman Chemistry Laboratory I
  • CHEM 1112 General Chemistry Laboratory II
  • or CHEM 1116 Honors Freshman Chemistry Laboratory II
  • CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I
  • or CHEM 1315 Honors Freshman Chemistry I
  • CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II
  • or CHEM 1316 Honors Freshman Chemistry II
  • CHEM 2123 Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
  • CHEM 2125 Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
  • CHEM 2323 Introductory Organic Chemistry I
  • CHEM 2325 Introductory Organic Chemistry II
  • MATH 2417 Calculus I
  • or MATH 2413 Differential Calculus
  • MATH 2419 Calculus II
  • or MATH 2414 Integral Calculus
  • PHYS 2325 Mechanics
  • or PHYS 2421 Honors Physics I - Mechanics and Heat
  • PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I
  • PHYS 2326 Electromagnetism and Waves
  • or PHYS 2422 Honors Physics II - Electromagnetism and Waves
  • PHYS 2126 Physics Laboratory II
• Biology Core Courses: 33 semester credit hours
  • BIOL 2111 Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop I
  • BIOL 2112 Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop II
  • BIOL 2281 Introductory Biology Laboratory
  • BIOL 2311 Introduction to Modern Biology I
  • BIOL 2312 Introduction to Modern Biology II
  • BIOL 3101 Classical and Molecular Genetics Workshop
  • BIOL 3102 Eukaryotic Molecular and Cell Biology Workshop
  • BIOL 3161 Biochemistry Workshop I
  • BIOL 3162 Biochemistry Workshop II
  • BIOL 3301 Classical and Molecular Genetics
  • BIOL 3302 Eukaryotic Molecular and Cell Biology
  • BIOL 3361 Biochemistry I
  • BIOL 3362 Biochemistry II
  • or BIOL 3335 Microbial Physiology
  • BIOL 3380 Biochemistry Laboratory
  • BIOL 4461 Biophysical Chemistry
• Business Major Preparatory Courses: 12 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
  • ACCT 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting
  • ACCT 2302 Introductory Management Accounting
  • BLAW 2301 Business and Public Law
  • BA 1310 Principles of Business Decision Making
  • or ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • BA 1320 Business is a Global World
  • or ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics
  • OPRE 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty
  • or STAT 2332 Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences
  • or STAT 3360 Probability and Statistics for Management and Economics
• Business Core Courses: 26 semester credit hours
  • BA 1100 Business Basics and HMGT 3100 Professional Development
  • or HMGT 3200 Introduction to Business and Professional Development
  • BCOM 3310 Business Communication
  • BCOM 4350 Advanced Business Communication
  • FIN 3320 Business Finance
  • IMS 3310 International Business
  • ITSS 3300 Information Technology for Business
  • OPRE 3310 Operations Management
  • OBHR 3330 Introduction to Human Resource Management
  • or OBHR 3310 Organizational Behavior
  • MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing

Elective Requirements

• A zero semester credit hour practicum experience is required:
  • HMGT 4090 Healthcare Management Internship
• A zero semester credit hour community engagement experience is required:
  • BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum
• Healthcare Management Core Courses: 15 semester credit hours
  • HMGT 3301 Introduction to Healthcare Management
  • HMGT 3311 Healthcare Accounting
  • HMGT 4321 Introduction to Healthcare Information Systems
  • HMGT 3310 Healthcare Regulatory Environment
  • HMGT 4380 Capstone in Healthcare Management
• Biology (3 semester credit hours):
  • BIOL 4380 Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory
  • or BIOL 3V96 Undergraduate Research in Molecular and Cell Biology
  • or BIOL 4391 Senior Research in Molecular and Cell Biology
  • or BIOL 4399 Senior Honors Research in Molecular and Cell Biology

All students must complete at least 51 semester credit hours of upper-division courses to graduate.