HealthCareManagement

Health Care Management Program

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

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

Courses listed in the order in which they are offered.

Course Number	Course Name	Requirement Satisfied
ORG 307	Adult Development and Life Assessment	Major/Social Science
ORG 301	Group and Organizational Behavior	Major/Social Science
ORG 304	Organizational Communications	Major/Humanities
ENG 242	Writing for Applied Research	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	Language/Culture
HCM 326	Community Relations in Health Care	Major
THE 381	Foundations of Spiritual Freedom	Theology

For descriptions of courses, go to Course Descriptions

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