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The General Program offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of health services. You’ll study several issues of health and human behavior, including health and healing, health and professional behavior, health and social behavior, and health and lifespan issues.
Note: You have the option to design your own course of study; however, it must fit within the existing structure of the General Program. It must also be developed in consultation with program faculty and approved by the faculty chair.
Completion Requirements
- 134 total quarter credit hours
- Foundation Course (6 cr.)
- Core Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs) (42 cr.)
- Foundation Research Sequence (14 cr.)
- Specialized Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs) (42 cr.)
- Proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (30 cr.)
- 20 days of residency (two 4-day and two 6-day residencies)
- Professional Development Plan and Program of Study
- Minimum 10 quarters enrollment
- Satisfactory progress in all SBSF 7100 coursework
Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
Walden offers frequent start dates so that you can begin when it’s convenient for you. Next Start Date: December 1. Admission policies vary by program. Call 1-866-492-5336 or apply now.
Foundational Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| SBSF 8005 | Foundations for Graduate Study | 6 |
Core KAMs
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
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KAM I: Principles of Social Change |
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| SBSF 8110 | Breadth: Theories of Social Change | 5 |
| HLTH 8120 | Depth: Current Research in Social Change | 5 |
| HLTH 8130 | Application: Professional Practice and Social Change | 4 |
| KAM II: Principles of Human Development | ||
| SBSF 8210 | Breadth: Theories of Human Development | 5 |
| HLTH 8220 | Depth: Current Research in Human Development | 5 |
| HLTH 8230 | Application: Professional Practice and Human Development | 4 |
| KAM III: Principles of Organizational and Social Systems | ||
| SBSF 8310 | Breadth: Theories of Organizational and Social Systems | 5 |
| HLTH 8320 | Depth: Current Research in Organizational and Social Systems | 5 |
| HLTH 8330 | Application: Professional Practice and Organizational and Social Systems | 4 |
Foundational Research Sequence
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| SBSF 8417 | Research Seminar I: Human Inquiry and Science | 4 |
| HLTH 8427 | Research Seminar II: Design in Health Services Research | 5 |
| HLTH 8437 | Research Seminar III: Data Analysis in Health Services Research | 5 |
Specialized KAMs
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| KAM V: Advanced Theory, Methods, and Practice in Health Services | ||
| HLTH 8510 | Breadth: Health Services in the Contemporary Context | 5 |
| HLTH 8520 | Depth: Current Concepts and Methods in Health Services | 5 |
| HLTH 8530 | Application: Integrative Professional Practice in Health Services | 4 |
| KAM VI: Contemporary Issues and the Ethical Delivery of Health Services | ||
| HLTH 8610 | Breadth: Health Services Delivery and Ethical Implications | 5 |
| HLTH 8620 | Depth: Health Services Delivery and Ethical Decision-Making | 5 |
| HLTH 8630 | Application: Ethical Theories Applied in Health Services | 4 |
| KAM VII: Advanced Case Study in Health Services | ||
| HLTH 8710 | Breadth: Theories of Case Study Research and Applied Change in Health Services | 5 |
| HLTH 8720 | Depth: Relating Change Theories to Practice in Health Services | 5 |
| HLTH 8730 | Application: A Case Study of Applied Change in Health Services | 4 |
Dissertation
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| HLTH 9000 | Dissertation | 30 |
Course Descriptions (pdf)
