Healthcare Administration, B.S.

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Healthcare administration is a growing field, and the demand for educated professionals is rapidly growing. The undergraduate program in healthcare administration prepares the students for a managerial or supervisory position in hospitals, hospital networks, clinics, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities. The program addresses the constantly changing healthcare environment and covers topics such as quality, management and finance, policy and regulation, as well as other topics to help the student build their abilities and gain a greater understanding of the business and management of healthcare

Appear under Business and Health Sciences

The College of Professional and Continuing Studies General Education and Core Requirements

The College of Professional and Continuing Studies students must meet the requirement of four core courses and six distribution courses, as described here.

Healthcare Core (15 credit minimum)

HSA (0206) 470 - Healthcare Quality and the Regulatory Environment Credits: 3.00
HSA (0206) 471 - Hospital and Health Care Policy and Management Credits: 3.00
HSA (0206) 475 - Experiential Approach to Hospital Operations Credits: 3.00
HSA (0206) 476 - Hospital & Health Care Finance Credits: 3.00
HIN (0308) 401 - Fundamentals of Health Data Analytics and Big Data for Healthcare Administrators Credits: 3.00

Business Core Requirements (33 credit minimum)

MTH (0144) 110 - Precalculus for Business and Life Sciences Credits: 3.00
ACC (0201) 101 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3.00
ACC (0201) 102 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3.00
AMC (0615) 222 - Effective Communications Credits: 4.00
BUS (0204) 252 - Legal And Ethical Environment of Business Credits: 3.00
BUS (0204) 267 - Business Communications Credits: 3.00
BUS (0204) 341 - International Business Credits: 3.00
BUS (0204) 468 - Business Policy and Strategy Credits: 3.00
ECA (0203) 111 - The Price System Credits: 3.00
ECA (0203) 112 - The National Economy Credits: 3.00
FIN (0209) 330 - Managerial Finance Credits: 3.00
MGT (0210) 262 - The Art, Science and Practice of Management Credits: 3.00
MGT (0210) 366 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3.00

Electives (as needed for 120 credits)

HSA (0206) 478 - Health Services Administration Internship Credits: 3.00
UEM (0616) 201 - Principles of Emergency Services Credits: 3.00
UEM (0616) 305 - Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Credits: 3.00
UEM (0616) 306 - Master Planning for Public Emergency Management Credits: 3.00
And/or any existing CPCS courses that meet unfulfilled GenEd and/or Liberal Arts & Sciences requirements

Degree Map

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