Health Innovation

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Description
The health innovation concentration provides students with the foundational concepts necessary for them to contribute to transformational change in real-world health situations. This program gives students an understanding of initiating, implementing and sustaining innovation in health settings. A variety of students might benefit from having a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree with a Health Innovation Concentration: pre-nursing students; students unable to meet the admission standard for the College of Nursing & Health Innovation Upper Division Nursing Program; students undecided about nursing as a career, but might be interested in the health care field.

Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours including 9 of upper division hours for this concentration.
All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
A minimum 9 upper division hours must be taken in courses offered by the College of Nursing and Health Innovation.

Required Core 3 Hours Required

HCI 311 Health Innovation: Foundational Concepts

Concentration Electives 12 Hours

HCI 150 Introduction to Health Innovation

HCI 250 Health Entrepreneurship and Value Creation

HCI 313 Philosophy of Science in Health Care: Understanding Paradigms of Health and Healing

HCI 344 Management and Leadership in Health Organizations

HCI 394 Special Topics (1-4)

HCI 412 Transforming Health Care: A Systems Perspective for Innovation

HCI 421 Health Care Policy: The Innovator's View

HCI 425 Facilitating Innovation to Achieve Outcomes

HCI 428 Technology: A Tool to Advance Innovation in Health Care

HCI 494 Special Topics (1-4)

IDS Core Course Information

All Interdisciplinary Studies students are required to complete a 9 credit-hour core and 9 credit hours of context/application courses.

Required Courses (9 credit hours):

IDS 201 Intellectual Fusion (recommended for freshman/sophomore students)
- Prerequisites: None

IDS 301 Becoming Interdisciplinary (3) (recommended for transfer students and/or students declaring IDS in their junior or senior year)
- Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary Studies major
IDS 302 Integration Skills (3)
- Prerequisite(s): Interdisciplinary Studies major; IDS 201 or 301 with C or better
IDS 401 Integration: Experiential Learning (3) (requires application)
- Prerequisites: IDS 201 or 301 with C or better; IDS 302 with C or better; minimum 2.00 GPA; minimum of two courses completed in each concentration area

Context courses (6 credit hours)

Choose two Integrative Context courses from the following (3 credit hours each):

IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU

Application courses (3 credit hours)

Choose any IDS Application course from the following (3 credit hours each):

IDS 140: The Nature of Knowledge Systems
IDS 302: Integration Skills
IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU
IDS 484: Elective Internship

Transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu

How credits transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu/credits
How to transfer to ASU from a Two-Year school transfer.asu.edu/ CommunityColleges

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) transfer students transfer.asu.edu/maricopa

Courses may fulfill Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) or Associate’s degree requirements, consult with your community college academic advisor for details.
MCCCD course transfer equivalencies are listed here; they may be applied toward this concentration (maximum of six credits or two courses).
Information listed was current for this catalog year at the time of printing, consult transfer.asu.edu/maricopa for verification.

YEAR

2022-23

CAMPUS

Downtown Phoenix

ADVISING

Interdisciplinary Studies Advising
cisa.asu.edu/advising
All appointments:
480-965-4464

Downtown Phoenix
Arizona Center, Suite 380

Polytechnic
Santa Catalina Hall

Tempe
Urban Systems Engineering

Online
480-965-4464

DARS CODE

NUHCIEMPH

COLLEGE/SCHOOL

College of Nursing and Health Innovation

CONCENTRATION CONTACT

602‐496‐0888
CONHI_advising@asu.edu
MERC C250