Program Overview

Earning a degree in Healthcare Management, one of the most dynamic industries in the business world, will enable you to pursue an interdisciplinary program that combines traditional management coursework with elements of related fields, such as public health and healthcare policy. Explore the latest trends and challenges affecting healthcare, including those in health insurance, health care finance, and reimbursement.

With a B.S. in Healthcare Management, you will be able to pursue careers at for-profit and nonprofit organizations and government agencies, and specialize in a range of areas—including hospital administration, public health, rehabilitation administration, insurance underwriting, medical and health service management, social service management, healthcare analysis, and healthcare communications—to build a promising career.

Laptop Requirements

In addition to the general laptop requirements, incoming business students have specific requirements for their program.

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125

First Year - Credits: 32

Elective (Cr: 6)

  • ACC 145 - Introduction to Financial and Managerial Accounting (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 123 - Solving Business Problems with Technology (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 130 - Foundations of Business (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 200 - Marketing (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 270 - Communicating in Business (Cr: 3)
  • ECN 210 - The Economics of Business (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies Global Issues General Elective
  • ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  • ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  • INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)

Second Year - 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)
  • General Education Elective (Cr: 6)
  • BUS 210 - Finance (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 249 - Introduction to Business Analytics (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 322 - Introduction to Healthcare Management (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 333 - Design Thinking (Cr: 3)
  • INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
  • MTH 126 - Applied Statistics (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

Third Year - Credits: 31

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

Fourth Year - Credits: 30

  • Healthcare Management Elective  (Cr: 3)
  • General Education Electives 200+ Level  (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 381 - Nonprofit Management (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 415 - Business Negotiation (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 450 - Dynamics of Leadership (Cr: 3)
  • CMM 240 - Health Communication (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 207 - Social Psychology (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 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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