Healthcare Policy B.A. Degree (or Major)

Required Courses (42 Units)

Lower Division: 18 units

HCP 10Solving Problems in Healthcare (Introduction to Healthcare Policy)

3

or

HCP 110Solving Problems in Healthcare (Introduction to Healthcare Policy)

3

POL 1American Politics and Government

3

POL 2Introduction to World Politics

3

POL 15Introduction to Research Methods

3

PSY 1Introduction to Psychology

3

 

BIO 2Biological Dynamics

3

or

BIO 5Life Sciences with Lab

3

or

BIO 10Health Science

3

or

BIO 50AHuman Anatomy

3

or

BIO 50BHuman Physiology

3

or

CHE 3Foundations of Chemistry

3

or

PHS 1Scientific Concepts

3

or

PHS 2AGeneral Physical Science

2

Upper Division: 15 units

HCP 112Healthcare Law and Policy

3

or

POL 112Healthcare Law and Policy

3

 

POL 101Research Methods

3

 

POL 102Gender and the Law

3

or

POL 147Women and Development

3

or

HCP 155/POL 155Politics of Women's Health Care in California

3

or

POL 156Women and Politics

3

or

HCP 193AStudies in Selected Healthcare Policy Topics

3

 

POL 176Public Policy

3

 

HCP 153Senior Seminar

3

or

HCP 161/POL 161Advanced Policy Analysis

3

Elective Courses: 9 units

Approved Healthcare Policy Electives

To be eligible to apply to the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program (ABSN), Healthcare Policy (HCP) majors must complete all requirements for the HCP major, LACE General Education Requirements, ABSN GPA requirements, and the following courses:

*Chemistry or Physics

(4 units)

*Human Anatomy with Lab

(4 units)

*Human Physiology with lab

(4 units)

*Microbiology with Lab

(4 units)

Human Nutrition

(3 units)

Life-span Developmental Psychology (Infant through Older Adult)

(3 units)

Introduction to Sociology or Cultural Anthropology

(3 units)

Oral Communication 

(3 units) 

*Must have been completed within five years prior to admission.

* Indicates courses that must have been completed within five years prior to admission to the ABSN Program.

Other Approved Healthcare Policy Electives

HCP 155/POL 155Politics of Women's Health Care in California

3

HCP 157Epidemics and Inequalities

3

POL 102Gender and the Law

3

POL 120Legislative Process

3

POL 131International Relations

3

POL 147Women and Development

3

POL 151Humanitarian Intervention

3

POL 155/HCP 155Politics of Women's Health Care in California

3

POL 156Women and Politics

3

POL 157Epidemics and Inequalities

3

POL 180State and Local Government

3

Courses approved by the Chair of the History and Political Science Department

Plus General Education requirements and electives totaling 124 semester units, including the Language requirement.
Either HCP 153 - Senior Seminar (3) or HCP/Pol 161 Advanced Policy Analysis (3) can be taken to fulfill the capstone requirement for Healthcare Policy.

Global Healthcare Policy Concentration


Global Healthcare Policy Concentration

The Global Healthcare Policy Concentration is an option for Healthcare Policy Majors. The concentration requires students to engage in an extensive investigation of health care systems in a global context and within a social justice framework:

All requirements for the HCP major are to be successfully completed (see HCP requirements), however the 9 units of HCP electives must be from the list below or approved by the Global HealthCare Policy advisor:

GLP 147Women and Development

3

GLP 187Gender in a Global Context

3

GLP 151Humanitarian Intervention

3

POL 131International Relations

3

BIO 67Environmental Science

3

BIO 167Advanced Topics in Environmental Science

3

BIO 155Cancer and Society

3

HCP 157Epidemics and Inequalities

3

POL 114The Politics of Democratization and Social Policy

3

POL 123African Politics

3

POL 124Latin American Politics

3

POL 122Middle East Politics

3

POL 148Refugees and International Migration

3

GLP 148Refugees and International Migration

3

GLP 128Politics of Globalization and Interdependence

3

HCP 193DStudies in Selected Healthcare Policy Topics

3

GLP 193Current Topics in Globalization

1.0-3.0

GLP 140International Health and Population Displacement

3

GLP 141Health and Human Rights

3

Plus General Education requirements and electives totaling 124 semester units, including the Language requirement.

Either HCP 153 - Senior Seminar (3) or HCP 161 / POL 161 Advanced Policy Analysis (3) can be taken to fulfill the capstone requirement for Healthcare Policy.