Healthcare Management (Bachelor of Science)

First Year - Credits: 32

• ACC 175 - Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
• BUS 110 - Business Computers I (Cr: 3)

• or Elective

• BUS 120 - Business Fundamentals I (Cr: 3)
• BUS 121 - Business Fundamentals II (Cr: 3)
• BUS 122 - Business Problem Solving (Cr: 3)

• or Elective

• MTH 126 - Applied Statistics (Cr: 3)
• ECN 201 - Macroeconomics (Cr: 3)
• ECN 202 - Microeconomics (Cr: 3)
• ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
• ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
• INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)

Sophomore - Credits: 32

• Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
• Individual and Society General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)

• ACC 185 - Managerial Accounting (Cr: 3)
• BUS 200 - Marketing (Cr: 3)
• BUS 210 - Finance (Cr: 3)
• BUS 270 - Communicating in Business (Cr: 3)
• BUS 322 - Introduction to Healthcare Management (Cr: 3)
• BUS 349 - Advanced Business Analytics (Cr: 3)
• INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)

Junior Year - Credits: 31-33

• Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
• Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Healthcare Management Electives  (Cr: 9)
• General Education Elective  (Cr: 3)

• BIO 242 - World Disease (Cr: 3)
• BUS 320 - Organizational Behavior (Cr: 3)
• BUS 370 - Business Analysis and Research (Cr: 3)
• BUS 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
• SOC 216 - United States Healthcare: Institutions and Outcomes (Cr: 3)

Senior Year - Credits: 30

• Healthcare Management Elective  (Cr: 3)
• General Education Electives  (Cr: 6)

• BUS 323 - The Legal and Ethical Environment for Healthcare Managers (Cr: 3)
• BUS 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
• BUS 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
• BUS 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)

• Or

• BUS 491 - Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)

Healthcare Management Electives

Students must choose 4 electives: 

• BIO 101 - Human Biology (Cr: 3)
• BIO 240 - Science and Society (Cr: 3)
• BUS 249 - Introduction to Business Analytics (Cr: 3)
• BUS 381 - Nonprofit Management (Cr: 3)
• BUS 415 - Business Negotiation (Cr: 3)
• BUS 450 - Dynamics of Leadership (Cr: 3)
• ENV 312 - Environmental Health (Cr: 3)
• IDS 316 - Intercultural Communication (Cr: 3)
• PSY 100 - General Psychology (Cr: 3)
• PSY 110 - Lifespan Development (Cr: 3)
• PSY 220 - Psychological Perspectives (Cr: 3)
• SP 210 - Spanish for Healthcare Professionals I (Cr: 3)
• SP 311 - Spanish for Healthcare Professionals II (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Explain the basic foundations of the US healthcare industry including healthcare policy and regulations
• Demonstrate sound management practices, dispute resolution among employees, and caring for patients’ needs and personal information
• Display effective oral and written communication skills
• Develop critical thinking skills to evaluate decision choices, challenges and issues confronting managers in the healthcare industry today.
• Identify, analyze, and compare theories and practices of ethics and professionalism in the healthcare setting.
• Apply financial management concepts in the healthcare industry setting
• Understand the framework in which healthcare services are produced, coordinated, consumed, and reimbursed
• Demonstrate knowledge of strategic planning and decision making in the healthcare organizations