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Twin Cities Campus
Emergency Health Services B.A.Sc.Bachelor of Applied Science
College of Continuing and Professional Studies
The bachelor of applied science (B.A.Sc.) degree with a major in emergency health services is offered in partnership with Inver Hills Community College. The program is designed to provide personnel working in pre-hospital medical care with the education and skills necessary to coordinate and direct the delivery of emergency health services in a variety of settings, ranging from out-of-hospital, first-responder situations to occupational health and safety programs in large organizations. The emergency health services major was designed to meet the needs of working adults who are attending college part-time.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
45 credits
before admission to the program.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
Students must have current EMT paramedic state certification or be registered nurses currently employed in an emergency medical setting. Before admission, students must complete a minimum of 45 semester credits transferable to the emergency health services major, including the required prerequisite courses. Students must have these prerequisite courses completed or in progress before applying for official admission to the program.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Preparatory Courses
PSTL 1131 {Inactive}
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
PSTL 1166 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
ANAT 3001 - Human Anatomy
(3.0 cr)
PHSL 3051 - Human Physiology
(4.0 cr)
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
or
COMM 3605W - Persuasive Speaking and Speech Writing
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
PSTL 1461 {Inactive}
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
or
WRIT 1223 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students must complete 25 credits in either the management or education track. Both tracks include a practicum and elective courses.
Major Courses
ABUS 4023W - Communicating for Results
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
ABUS 4031 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
OLPD 5052 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
EHS 4011 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
EHS 4021 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
PHIL 3305 - Medical Ethics
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 3102 - Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health
(3.0 cr)
EHS 5031 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 3501 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
ABUS 4021 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
EPSY 5152 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
HRD 5302 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
PA 5131 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Education Track
Students must complete 25 credits related to the track.
Education Track
OLPD 5201 - Strategies for Teaching Adults
(3.0 cr)
OLPD 5036 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
EPSY 5115 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
EHS 4999 {Inactive}
(1.0-3.0 cr)
HRD 5601 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
Individual electives to total 25 credits in the track.
OLPD 5021 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
OLPD 5032 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
OLPD 5806 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
OLPD 5204 - Designing the Adult Education Program
(3.0 cr)
or
HRD 5629 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
HRD 5661 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
Management Track
Students must complete 25 credits related to this track.
Management Track
ABUS 4101 - Accounting and Finance for Managers
(3.0 cr)
ABUS 4104 - Management and Human Resource Practices
(3.0 cr)
EHS 4999 {Inactive}
(1.0-3.0 cr)
HSM 4541 - Health Care Finance
(3.0 cr)
SCO 3001 - Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations
(3.0 cr)
Individual electives to total 25 credits in the track.
ABUS 4022W - Management in Organizations
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
MGMT 3001 - Fundamentals of Management
(3.0 cr)
ABUS 4012 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
SCO 3059 - Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma
(4.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anat 3001/Anat 3611/Anat 3601 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phsl 3050/Phsl 3051 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Comm 1101/Comm 1101H/PSTL 1461 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ABus 4101/MT 4001 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | HSM 4541/HSM 6541 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |