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Dec 09, 2024
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2024-2025 Endicott College Academic Catalog
Healthcare Management (Bachelor of Science)
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The Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management degree program is an interdisciplinary program that combines traditional management coursework with elements of related fields like public health and healthcare policy. Students explore the latest trends and challenges affecting the healthcare industry including health insurance, healthcare access and finance. Students with a BS in Healthcare Management will be able to pursue careers in hospitals administration, public health, rehabilitation administration, insurance underwriting, medical and health service managers, social service managers, healthcare analysts, healthcare communications in for profit and nonprofit organizations as well as government agencies.
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Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125-126
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)
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)
Senior Year - Credits: 30
- Healthcare Management Elective (Cr: 3)
- General Education Electives (Cr: 6)
Healthcare Management Electives
Students must choose 4 electives: 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 frame work in which healthcare services are produced, coordinated, consumed, and reimbursed
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategic planning and decision making in the healthcare organizations
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