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2018-2019 Supplemental Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Supplemental Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Healthcare Management, BS


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Program Description

The Healthcare Management program is designed to produce graduates who are prepared to serve in a range of existing and emerging entry-level support, ancillary, and entry-level administrative positions across multiple health care settings. The mission of the Healthcare Management program is to prepare highly qualified and culturally competent graduates for professional positions in healthcare and health-related careers. Guided by the standards of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), the program prepares students in skills and knowledge in five key domains: (1) the healthcare environment;   (2) ethical and legal leadership, (3) communication and relationships management, (4) professionalism, and (5) business skills. 

Healthcare management is a growing, diverse field of study that offers flexibility, potential for advancement with additional experience and further education, and offers the chance for graduates to have a positive influence on the healthcare of individuals and communities. Graduates have opportunities to work at entry-level positions in these types of settings: assisted-living facilities, community and government agencies, health insurance companies, hospital departments, and long term care facilities.

The program emphasizes the development of effective communication through writing across the curriculum, presentation platforms, ethical behavior, and interpersonal skills generally expected in healthcare organizations. A strong health sciences core will familiarize students with the health care delivery system; major disease processes, including epidemiological methods; medical terminology; the causes and effects of disparities; community and rural health services, chronic and long-term illnesses, and global issues. The healthcare management core will provide students with applied leadership, and critical thinking skills required in today’s healthcare organizations. A solid health business core will inform students about healthcare economics, organizational behavior, finance and policy, and human resources.

Student Learning Outcomes

The graduates of this program should be prepared to

  1. communicate effectively in oral and written formats
  2. demonstrate professional and ethical behaviors
  3. demonstrate sensitivity to disparities, cultural and individual differences
  4. demonstrate effective critical thinking skills, including analytical reasoning and problem-solving abilities
  5. determine organizational, team, and leadership requirements for effective people and client   management
  6. assess own strengths and areas needed to improve
  7. demonstrate knowledge in courses related to health sciences, healthcare and business management
  8. perform at entry-level in healthcare related activities bound by undergraduate courses in liberal arts, health sciences, healthcare and business management

Major Requirements

Majors must complete 58 semester hours of courses beyond general education drawn from business, clinical laboratory science, accounting, economics and healthcare management. A minimum grade of a “C” must be earned in the pre-requisites, electives and major courses.

Pre-requisite Courses (9 semester hours)

Students must complete one of the following courses (3 hours)

ECO 2310   Concepts in Health Economics

ECO 2311   Principles of Microeconomics

Students must complete each of the following courses (6 hours)

BCO 2311   Business Communications

a course in Elementary Statistics Course

Major Courses (49 semester hours)

CLS 2102   Medical Terminology

ACC 2316   Prin. of Financial Accounting

ACC 2317   Prin. Of Managerial Accounting or FIN 3351  Prin. Of Financial Management

MKT 2331   Principles of Marketing

HCM 2301   Health Law and Ethics

HCM 2305   Introduction to Healthcare Management

HCM 2306   Professional Growth & Leadership in the Healthcare Environment

HCM 3301   Health Delivery Systems

HCM 3304   Health Information Management

HCM 3306   Population Health

HCM 3307   Global Understanding

HCM 4301   Chronic/Long Term Care

HCM 4302   Healthcare Policy, Org. and Finance

MGT 3322   Organization Behavior

MGT 4348   Human Resource Management & Employment Law

HCM 4600   Internship* (6 semester hours)

*Students are required to participate in a semester-long internship. Students cannot be on academic or non-academic probationary status or suspension during the semester of the internship.

Note:

All internships and some experiential activities require background checks, health and immunizations records, and initial and random drug testing. Some facilities may require a credit check. Background check may be required by affiliating agencies

Major Course Sequence  

BCO 2311   Business Communications

CLS 2102   Medical Terminology

HCM 2301   Health Law and Ethics

HCM 2305   Introduction to Healthcare Management

HCM 2306   Professional Growth & Leadership in the Healthcare Environment

MGT 3322   Organizational Behavior

ACC 2316   Principles of Financial Accounting

HCM 3301   Health Delivery System

MKT 2331   Principles of Marketing

HCM 3306   Population Health

HCM 3304   Introduction to Health Information Management

HCM 3307   Global Understanding

ACC 2317   Managerial Accounting

HCM 4301   Chronic and Long Term Care

HCM 4302   Healthcare Policy, Organization, and Finance

MGT 4348   Human Resource Management & Employment Law

HCM 4600   Healthcare Management Internship

Suggested Electives*

HCM 2304   Virtual Gaming to Address Health Disparities

HCM 3303   Proposal Writing

HCM 3310   Community-Based Health Intervention Planning

HCM 4303   Environmental Health

HCM 4305   Spanish in the Healthcare Environment

*Electives outside the HCM major (non-HCM prefixes) should be approve by an advisor.

 

 

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