The Healthcare Management degree focuses on management and administration in the health care industry. Topics to be
covered include general education, ethical issues, health services,
finance, business, marketing, information technology, healthcare
technology advancement, management and legal issues related to
healthcare.
The graduate of the program may pursue a variety of career
paths such as medical office managers in physician's offices,
healthcare managers in hospitals, nursing homes, retirement centers and related facilities, health information managers, healthcare
project managers and case coordinators. This program provides the student the opportunity to:
- Know major institutions, professions, and political forces that
influence healthcare services in the United States.
- Learn necessary priorities in managing risk, measuring outcomes and quality improvement initiatives.
- Understand issue and trends in healthcare management.
- Work ethically, respectfully and professionally with individuals of diverse ethnic, cultural, gender backgrounds.
The graduate of this program is able to:
- Explain the major components of today's healthcare system,
contemporary medical practice and resources compromising the
delivery system.
- Discuss the impact of advanced medical technology on the
healthcare industry.
- Propose a basic plan for healthcare delivery reform which includes strengths and weaknesses.
- Identify management strategies for the changing healthcare environment.
- Examine management of finance, information systems, issues
and trends in healthcare organizations as it applies to day-to-day
operations.
- Develop skills to manage coordination of care activities and services.
- Analyze federal, state and local healthcare policies and procedures in serving needs of stakeholders.
Required Courses / Recommended Sequence FIRST YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER ACC-111 - Principles of Accounting I, 3 credits BUS-231 - Principles of Management, 3 credits CIS-110 - Computer Literacy & Applications, 3 credits ENG-101 - English Composition, 3 credits FYE-101 - First Year Experience, 1 credits SOC-101 - Principles of Sociology, 3 credits FIRST YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER ACC-112 - Principles of Accounting II, 3 credits BIO-135 - Anatomy & Physiology I, 4 credits HCM-101 - Introduction to Health Care Systems, 3 credits HIM-120 - Medical Terminology, 3 credits SPE-125 - Fundamentals of Speech, 3 credits SECOND YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER BIO-136 - Anatomy & Physiology II, 4 credits BUS-261 - Business Law I, 3 credits ENG-261 - Technical Communications, 3 credits HCM-201 - Medical Practice Management, 3 credits MAT-140 - Calculus for Business, 3 credits SECOND YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER BUS-201 - Principles of Marketing, 3 credits FIN-101 - Introduction to Finance, 3 credits HCM-280 - Internship, 3 credits Elective - Health and Physical Ed Electives, 1 credits PSY-103 - General Psychology, 3 credits Total Credits for Degree: 61 |