Curriculum

The program will provide a degree to Health Care Disparities, Diversity and Advocacy majors and can be a degree completion program for students who have academic and/or professional experience in a health care related field. The degree is offered in a non-traditional format that combines on-line courses with hybrid preceptorships. The content is delivered online, including synchronous interactions with the faculty during class meetings and asynchronous delivered class content. Approximately 10% of the content is gained through institutional and community preceptorships.

Graduates can use this education to develop professional growth in their clinical expertise or seek employment in health care disparities, diversity or patient advocacy.

Bachelor of Science in Health Care Disparities, Diversity and Advocacy

Students entering the two-year and part-time tracks at the junior level will complete a required 48 semester credit hours (SCH) towards their degree for a minimum of 120 SCH, including prerequites, electives and required courses.

The semester-by-semester schedules below include all courses needed to graduate, but the sequence and/or course offerings are subject to change.

Two-Year Track (48 SCH)

Junior Year (24)

Fall Semester (12)
DDA 4311   Disparities in Health Care (3)
DDA 4313 Caring for the Aging Population (3)
DDA 4322   Mentoring Across Differences (3)
HS 4100   Issues in Health Care Ethics (1)
HS 4101   Diversity & Cultural Competence (1)
HS 4111 Medical Law (1)

Spring Semester (12)
DDA 4314   Resources and Support for Accommodating Patients with Special Needs (3)
DDA 4321   Accommodating Differences in the Healthcare Setting (3)
DDA 4323   Organizational Behavior and Leadership in Healthcare (3)
DDA 4331   Patient Advocacy (3)

Senior Year (24)

Fall Semester (12)
DDA 4324   Clinical Preceptorship in Diversity (3)
DDA 4332   The Role of the Patient Advocate (3)
DDA 4333   Healthcare Policy and Practice (3)
HS 3110 Medical Terminology (1)
HS 3270 Fundamentals of Writing and Critical Thinking (2)

Spring Semester (12)
DDA 4312   Global Health Practices (3)
DDA 4334   Clinical Preceptorship in Patient Advocacy (3)
DDA 4345   Capstone (3)
HS 3340   Research Methods (3)

Students entering the two-year track at the junior level take 49 semester credit hours towards their degree.

The semester-by-semester schedule include all courses needed to graduate, but the sequences are subject to change.

Students who choose to complete elective courses at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center may choose from the course offerings.

Elective Courses

DDA 3345   Directed Readings (1-3)
DDA 4316 Telehealth Best Practices and Operations (3)
DDA 4390 Independent Project (1-3)
DI 4310   Teaching Strategies in Health Care Education (3)
DI 4311   Instructional Design (3)
HS 3333   Statistics (3)

DDA course descriptions
DI course descriptions
HS course descriptions

Part-Time Track (48 SCH)

Year 1 (12)

Fall Semester 1 (6)
DDA 4322   Mentoring Across Differences (3)
HS 4100   Issues in Health Care Ethics (1)
HS 4101   Diversity and Cultural Competence (1)
HS 4111 Medical Law (1)

Spring Semester I (6)
DDA 4321 Accommodating Differences in the Health Care Setting (3)
DDA 4323 Organizational Behavior and Leadership in Healthcare (3)

Year 2 (12)

Fall Semester 2 (6)
DDA 4311 Disparities in Health Care (3)
DDA 4313 Caring for the Aging Population (3)

Spring Semester 2 (6)
DDA 4314 Resources and Support for Accommodating Patients with Special Needs (3)
DDA 4331 Patient Advocacy (3)

Year 3 (12)

Fall Semester 3 (6)
DDA 4332 The Role of the Patient Advocate (3)
DDA 4333 Healthcare Policy and Practice (3)

Spring Semester 3 (6)
DDA 4312 Global Health Practice (3)
HS 3340 Research Methods (3)

Students entering the two-year track at the junior level take 49 semester credit hours towards their degree.

The semester-by-semester schedule include all courses needed to graduate, but the sequences are subject to change.

Year 4 (12)

Fall Semester 4 (6)
DDA 4324 Clinical Preceptorship in Diversity (3)
HS 3110 Medical Terminology (1)
HS 3270 Fundamentals of Writing and Critical Thinking (2)

Spring Semester 4 (6)
DDA 4334 Clinical Preceptorship in Patient Advocacy (3)
DDA 4345 Capstone (3)

Students entering the two-year track at the junior level take 49 semester credit hours towards their degree.

The semester-by-semester schedule include all courses needed to graduate, but the sequences are subject to change.

Students who choose to complete elective courses at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center may choose from the course offerings.