Molecular Biology and Healthcare Management (Double Major)
Program Overview
School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
The School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in various fields, including molecular biology and healthcare management.
Molecular Biology and Healthcare Management (Double Major) (BS)
The Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Healthcare Management (Double Major) is a 154-semester credit hour degree program that combines the study of molecular biology and healthcare management.
Degree Requirements
The degree requirements for the Molecular Biology and Healthcare Management (Double Major) (BS) program include:
- 42 semester credit hours of core curriculum requirements
- 97 semester credit hours of major requirements
- 15 semester credit hours of elective requirements
Core Curriculum Requirements
The core curriculum requirements include:
- 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
- Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
- CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I
- CHEM 1312 General 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
- ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics
- Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
- MATH 2419 Calculus II
- ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics
Major Requirements
The major requirements include:
- Biology Major Preparatory Courses: 20 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
- CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM 1112 General Chemistry Laboratory II
- CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I
- CHEM 1312 General 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
- MATH 2419 Calculus II
- PHYS 2325 Mechanics
- PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I
- PHYS 2326 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
- BIOL 3380 Biochemistry Laboratory
- BIOL 4461 Biophysical Chemistry
- Business Major Preparatory Courses: 15 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
- ACCT 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting
- ACCT 2302 Introductory Management Accounting
- BLAW 2301 Business and Public Law
- ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics
- OPRE 3333 Quantitative Business Analysis
- OPRE 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty
- Business Core Courses: 29 semester credit hours
- BA 1100 Business Basics and HMGT 3100 Professional Development
- BCOM 3310 Business Communication
- BCOM 4350 Advanced Business Communication
- BPS 4305 Strategic Management
- FIN 3320 Business Finance
- IMS 3310 International Business
- ITSS 3300 Information Technology for Business
- OPRE 3310 Operations Management
- OBHR 3310 Organizational Behavior
- MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing
Elective Requirements
The elective requirements include:
- A zero semester credit hour practicum experience is required.
- HMGT 4090 Healthcare Management Internship
- The following courses fulfill the remaining Guided Elective 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
- BIOL 4380 Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory
- BIOL 3V96 Undergraduate Research in Molecular and Cell Biology
- BIOL 4391 Senior Research in Molecular and Cell Biology
- BIOL 4399 Senior Honors Research in Molecular and Cell Biology
Undergraduate Programs
The University of Texas at Dallas offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programs in various fields, including arts and humanities, arts, technology, and emerging communication, behavioral and brain sciences, economic, political and policy sciences, engineering and computer science, interdisciplinary studies, and natural science and mathematics.
Arts and Humanities
The arts and humanities program offers degree options in historical studies, literary studies, philosophy, and visual and performing arts.
Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication
The arts, technology, and emerging communication program offers degree options in animation, critical media studies, design and production, gaming, and mediated communication.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
The behavioral and brain sciences program offers degree options in child learning and development, cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, and speech-language pathology and audiology.
Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
The economic, political and policy sciences program offers degree options in criminology, economics, geospatial information sciences, international political economy, political science, public affairs, public policy, and sociology.
Engineering and Computer Science
The engineering and computer science program offers degree options in biomedical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and software engineering.
Interdisciplinary Studies
The interdisciplinary studies program offers degree options in American studies, healthcare studies, and interdisciplinary studies.
Jindal School of Management
The Jindal School of Management offers degree options in accounting, business administration, finance, global business, healthcare management, human resource management, information technology and systems, marketing, and supply chain management.
Natural Science and Mathematics
The natural science and mathematics program offers degree options in actuarial science, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, geosciences, mathematics, molecular biology, and physics.
Undergraduate Admission
The University of Texas at Dallas offers undergraduate admission to students who meet the admission criteria.
First-Time Freshman Admissions
The admission criteria for first-time in college freshmen include automatic admission and reviewed admission.
Transfer Student Admissions
The admission criteria for transfer students include automatic admission and transfer admission criteria.
Undergraduate Curriculum
The University of Texas at Dallas offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programs with various curriculum requirements.
Core Curriculum
The core curriculum requirements include communication, mathematics, life and physical sciences, language, philosophy and culture, creative arts, American history, government / political science, and social and behavioral sciences.
Honors Programs
The University of Texas at Dallas offers honors programs for undergraduate students.
Other Degree Requirements
The other degree requirements include degree plans, change of major, deadlines and fees, declaring a major, double major and double degree, and disciplinary actions associated with academic standing.
Tuition and Financial Aid
The University of Texas at Dallas offers tuition and financial aid options for undergraduate students.
About Tuition and Financial Aid
The tuition and financial aid options include excessive undergraduate hours, refund of tuition and fees, other user fees, financial aid, types of financial aid, and tuition rates.
Policies and Procedures
The University of Texas at Dallas has various policies and procedures in place for undergraduate students.
Academic Policies
The academic policies include academic advising, academic grievances, academic progress, academic record and official transcription, dean's list, final examinations, grade changes, grade point average, grading scale, incomplete grades, mid-term grades, non-attending failure grades, scholastic status, transcripts, transfer credit, transfer disputes for lower-division courses, and reverse transfer transcripts.
Admission Policies
The admission policies include first-time freshman admissions, transfer student admissions, and Texas Success Initiative (TSI).
Course Policies
The course policies include course offerings, auditing courses, course load, guidelines for course numbering, course numbering system, credit
o credit classes, independent study, internship program, and repeating coursework.
Degree Plans
The degree plans include degree plans, change of major, deadlines and fees, declaring a major, double major and double degree, and disciplinary actions associated with academic standing.
Disciplinary Actions Associated with Academic Standing
The disciplinary actions associated with academic standing include academic good standing, disciplinary status overview, academic probation, academic warning, academic departure, academic suspension, readmission, and changing majors.
Education Abroad
The education abroad policies include policies, options, eligibility and conditions, financial information, transfer credit and graduation, and international travel, policies and services.
Fast Track
The fast track option includes program requirements, choice of graduate degree and cross-tracking, choice of graduate courses, transition to master's program after bachelor's degree, and official transcription.
Graduate Courses
The graduate courses include graduate courses, applied toward an undergraduate degree, and possible future use as graduate credit.
Graduation Policies
The graduation policies include timely graduation, application for graduation, commencement ceremonies, graduation with honors, graduation under a particular catalog, and graduation requirements.
Registration Policies
The registration policies include classification of students, registration, registration dates, in absentia registration, concurrent enrollment at other public institutions of higher education, cooperative agreements, visiting UT System students program, deadlines for adding or dropping a class, dropping and withdrawing, administrative drop, drop appeal procedures, non-academic withdrawals, appeal of a denied petition for non-academic withdrawal, repeated non-academic withdrawal, withdrawal/resignation from the university, and refunds following withdrawal.
Military
The military policies include military service activation interruption of education, military training awarded as academic course credit, option to remain enrolled and complete coursework following brief military service, option to withdraw, receive incomplete grade, or receive final grade, and option for automatic readmission following military service.
Other Policies
The other policies include change of address, email, or name, copyrighted material, correspondence - email, emergency response, fire safety, and security, FERPA, hazing, making a false alarm or report, religious holy days, student-right-to-know and campus security act (Clery Act), student travel policy, and use of facilities.
University Resources
The University of Texas at Dallas offers various resources for undergraduate students.
List of Resources
The list of resources includes general resources, health resources, international resources, professional resources, and student complaint resources.