Pitt-Johnstown Healthcare students may attend classes on a full-time basis through daytime study. Students attending part-time may earn their degree through daytime or evening study.
To qualify for honors, a student must have taken at least 60 credits on the letter-grade system at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
General Education Requirements
Foundational Courses
Worlds of Knowledge Elective Requirements
Each student must take two (2) courses in each of the Worlds listed below. The eight (8) courses taken in the Worlds must represent 8 different Subjects. A student must also take two additional Follow-Up courses in any World.
- The minimum number of courses taken in the Worlds must be ten (10).
- The Follow-Up courses may repeat a subject previously taken in a World.
- A student cannot use a major required subject course in one of the Worlds (for example, a Biology student cannot use BIOL 0110 to fulfill a requirement in the World of Science and Nature.
- Students cannot use a course to count both in their Quantitative Reasoning requirement and one of the Worlds.
- Students can choose QR and Worlds of Knowledge courses from published course lists.
Required Courses By The School Of Healthcare (21 credits)
- Principles of Management, BUS 0500 -3 credits
- Introduction to Educational Psychology, EDPSY 0006 - 3 credits
- Social Statistics, STAT 1020 - 3 credits OR Education Assessment for Inclusion Strategies, EDPSY 1121, 3 credits
- Legal Aspects of Healthcare, HLTHCR 1119 - 3 credits
- Healthcare Education, HLTHCR 1050 - 3 credits
- Healthcare Management, HLTHCR 1054 - 3 credits
- Healthcare Internship, HLTHCR 1095 - 3 credits
HLTHCR 1050 Healthcare Education
This course will present the basic principles of education to include objective writing, didactic lab and clinical teaching techniques, and student evaluation as it pertains to health education. This course is restricted to healthcare majors only. 3 credits
HLTHCR 1054 Healthcare Management
This course will present the various aspects of health management to include basic management principles and their application to the ever-changing healthcare environment. This course is restricted to healthcare majors only. 3 credits
HLTHCR 1095 Health Care Internship
Provides advanced students an opportunity to explore in depth an area of particular interest to them. It is the student's responsibility to find a faculty member willing to undertake such a tutorial. This internship will allow the student to explore areas of interest in healthcare management and education in clinical, administrative, or business environments. The experience will be structured to include a preliminary project description, measurable goals/objectives, and a time line of activities. Evaluation will be based on a journal documenting activities, achievement of goals/objectives, oral and written summations of the experience, and independent evaluation by faculty. This course is restricted to healthcare majors only. Prerequisites: HLTHCR 1050, HLTHCR 1054. 3 credits
HLTHCR 1099 Independent Study
This course is restricted to healthcare majors only. Provides advanced students an opportunity to explore in depth an area of particular interest related to their health profession. 3 credits
HLTHCR 1119 Legal Aspects of Health Care
This course discusses principles of hospital law and aspects of handling confidential and health records information. Actual cases and statutes are discussed. This course is restricted to healthcare majors only. 3 credits