Healthcare Administration

Lecturers: Rebecca O'Berry, Lara Shea

A Bachelor of Science degree is offered in Healthcare Administration to online and traditional students.

A minor is offered in Healthcare Administration.

Mission and Learning Outcomes of the Healthcare Administration Program
The mission of the Healthcare Administration program prepares students for a variety of career directions in the healthcare industry. This professional degree program will provide students with a firm academic foundation that is career relevant and establishes a viable bridge to graduate study in a variety of healthcare related fields. The curriculum develops critical thinking skills, knowledge acquisition and values clarification; key to transitioning into the complex and dynamic landscape of healthcare. An internship requirement provides for experiential learning outside the classroom and allows students to acquire the knowledge and practical skills that prepare them for positions in the field of healthcare administration.
• Students will describe the U.S. healthcare system and understand the social, cultural, political, strategic, and economic issues that impact the system.
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of micro and management and leadership principles and practices, focusing on healthcare organizational systems in the United States
• Students will articulate the concepts of quality and the process of quality improvement across the healthcare continuum
• Students will identify the role, functions, and applications of strategic planning in healthcare organizations; applying qualitative and quantitative research principles to a capstone project
• Students will explain how policymaking interacts with legal and ethical issues in the healthcare environment

Major Requirements
In addition to all graduation requirements and College Core Requirements, the following courses must be completed successfully:
EMSP302 Health Informatics
HCA201 Introduction to Healthcare Management
HCA315 Epidemiology
HCA340 Healthcare Finance
HCA350 Healthcare Systems Management and Quality Improvement
HCA360 Healthcare Ethics, Policy, and Law
HCA390 Internship or
HCA495 Senior Independent Project
HCA450 Leadership and Management in Healthcare Organizations

Minor Requirements
HCA201 Introduction to Healthcare Management
HCA350 Healthcare System Management and Quality
HCA360 Healthcare Ethics, Policy and Law
HCA450 Leadership and Management in Healthcare Organizations
MN201 Principles of Management
MN314 Human Resource Management

Recommended Curriculum – Healthcare Administration

First Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
GLE101	First-Year Inquiry Seminar	3	______	GLE Elective	3
GLE110	First-Year Composition	3	MK201	Principles of Marketing	3
______	GLE Lab Science I	4	MN201	Principles of Management	3
______	GLE Elective	3	______	GLE Lab Science II	4
______	GLE Elective	3	______	GLE Elective	3
	Total	16		Total	16
Second Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
AC101	Principles of Accounting I	3	AC102	Principles of Accounting II	3
HCA201	Introduction to Healthcare Management	3	CIT140	Microcomputer Applications	3
MT260	Statistics	3	ET101	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
______	GLE Elective	3	GLE230	Second-Year Composition	3
______	Elective	3	______	GLE Elective	3
	Total	15		Total	15
Third Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
BA213	Business Law	3	FM224	Principles of Financial Management	3
ET102	Principles of Microeconomics	3	HCA360	Healthcare Ethics, Policy & Law	3
HCA350	Healthcare Systems Mgt & Quality Improvement	3	HCA315	Epidemiology	3
______	Elective	3	MN321	Organizational Behavior	3
______	Elective	3	EMSP302	Health Informatics	3
	Total	15		Total	15
Fourth Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
HCA390	Healthcare Administration Internship or	3	BA471	Business Strategy and Ethics	3
HCA495	Senior Independent Research Project		HCA340	Healthcare Finance	3
HCA450	Leadership & Management in Healthcare Organizations	3	______	Elective	3
IB364	International Business	3	______	Elective	3
______	Elective	3	______	Elective	1
______	Elective	3		Total	13
	Total	15		Total Credits	120

Recommended Curriculum – Healthcare Administration

First Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		Credits
GLE101	First-Year Inquiry Seminar	3	______	GLE Elective	3
GLE110	First-Year Composition	3	MK201	Principles of Marketing	3
______	GLE Lab Science I	4	MN201	Principles of Management	3
______	GLE Elective	3	______	GLE Lab Science II	4
______	GLE Elective	3	______	GLE Elective	3
	Total	16		Total	16
Second Year
*Fall Semester*		Credits	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
AC101	Principles of Accounting I	3	AC102	Principles of Accounting II	3
HCA201	Introduction to Healthcare Management	3	CIT101	Microcomputer Applications	3
MT260	Statistics	3	ET101	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
______	GLE Elective	3	GLE230	Second-Year Composition	3
______	Elective	3	______	GLE Elective	3
	Total	15		Total	15
Third Year
*Fall Semester*		Credits	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
BA213	Business Law	3	FM224	Principles of Financial Management	3
ET102	Principles of Microeconomics	3	HCA360	Healthcare Ethics, Policy & Law	3
HCA350	Healthcare Systems Mgt & Quality Improvement	3	HCA315	Epidemiology	3
______	Elective	3	MN321	Organizational Behavior	3
______	Elective	3	EMSP302	Health Informatics	3
	Total	15		Total	15
Fourth Year
*Fall Semester*		Credits	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
HCA390	Healthcare Administration Internship or	3	BA471	Business Strategy and Ethics	3
HCA495	Senior Independent Research Project		HCA340	Healthcare Finance	3
HCA450	Leadership & Management in Healthcare Organizations	3	______	Elective	3
IB364	International Business	3	______	Elective	3
______	Elective	3	______	Elective	1
______	Elective	3		Total	13
	Total	15		Total Credits	120