Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Concentration in Health Systems Administration and Policy/Master of Business Administration (Combined degree) INTO Group - Montclair State University, USA

The BS in Public Health with concentration in Health Systems Administration and Policy prepares future public health administrators with strategic skills for the management and administration of hospitals and healthcare systems with a focus on prevention and in service of social justice and health equity.  Along with learning basic administration skills such as budgeting, funding, management, and analysis, students will understand how the contexts of gender, race, poverty, history, migration and culture can be taken into account to create systems and institutions that are fairer and more accessible to a wider range of people.

The “4 + 1” Bachelor’s/MBA is a five year program, during which students will spend three years taking courses required for their chosen bachelor’s degree program and in their fourth year, they will complete (along with required undergraduate program courses) 6 credits worth of graduate business (MBA) coursework. This will satisfy both undergraduate degree requirements and count toward achievement of the MBA degree. In the fifth year, students will take graduate courses required for a General MBA, in a full-time format.

Students must notify the MBA Office regarding their interest in the program and complete a form of intent to designate intent to participate in the 4 + 1 program. Upon approval, students can enroll in the MBA swing courses during the spring semester of their senior year.  Students will then apply to Graduate Admissions as a last term senior to be officially accepted as a graduate student.  Those who do not meet 4 + 1 program requirements or who choose not to pursue the MBA by completing the remaining courses in year five will graduate with a Bachelor’s degree. Students who complete the 5-year program will possess both a Bachelor’s degree in their undergraduate discipline and an MBA degree.