Accelerated Health Care Management Program

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Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Management

 
This Accelerated degree completion program is offered:

  • Evenings on campus
  • Evenings at numerous locations throughout the Delaware Valley
  • Fully online

 
The Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Management program focuses on the acquisition of skills and knowledge in the following areas:

  • Examination and practice of the skills needed to deal effectively with management, staff and consumers, both inside and outside of the health care environment
  • Communication and negotiation skills
  • Knowledge of federal, state and local regulatory environments that impact health care
  • The ability to assess research regarding the impact of current health care management and policy issues

This program addresses the needs of three groups of adult learners:

  • Practicing health care professionals with associate degrees or certificates from hospital programs who seek career advancement through enhanced subject knowledge and management performance
  • Managers who have had some college, but who have not completed a baccalaureate degree and wish to make further progress in the health care environment
  • Individuals who may not work in the health care industry, but want to acquire skills for a career in health care management

 

Degree Requirements

  1. Completion of 126 semester hours accepted by Immaculata University
  2. Completion of 54 credit hours in the Accelerated Health Care Management (ACCEL®) program
  3. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale

 

Graduation Requirements

Major requirements 33 credits
Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Requirements
(21 credits satisfied in the
Health Care Management course sequence)
48 credits
Elective credits 45 credits
TOTAL 126 credits

 

Health Care Management Course Sequence

 
Courses listed in the order in which they are offered.

Course Number Course Name Requirement Satisfied
ORG 307 Adult Development and Life Assessment LAC-Social Science
ORG 301 Group and Organizational Behavior LAC-Social Science
ORG 304 Organizational Communications LAC-Humanities
ENG 242 Writing for Applied Research LAC-English
ORG 303 Organizational Concepts Major
ORG 312 Introduction to Applied Research Major
ORG 320 Introduction to Research and Analysis Major
ORG 390 Research Methodology Major
HCM 302 Contemporary Issues in Health Care Major
HCM 340 Legal & Social Aspects of
Health Care Provision
Major
HCM 311 Health Care Information Systems Major
HCM 306 Human Resource Management in
Health Care Settings
Major
PHI 384 Organizational Ethics Philosophy
HCM 312 Budgeting & Finance in
Health Care Organizations
Major
HCM 321 Leadership in Health Care Settings Major
CCS 341 Cultural Modes of Expression LAC-Language/Culture
HCM 326 Community Relations in Health Care Major
THE 381 Foundations of Spiritual Freedom LAC-Theology

 
Click here for Health Care Management course descriptions

 

Liberal Arts Course Requirements

 

Requirement

Credits

English Composition 3
Literature elective 3
World Civilization elective 3
Theology elective 3
Philosophy elective 3
Humanities elective 3
Social Science elective 3
Science w/Lab elective 3
Mathematics elective 3

 

Immaculata University is a Catholic, comprehensive, coeducational institution founded by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.