Healthcare Administration, B.S.

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Healthcare Administrators direct the operation of hospitals, doctor’s offices, and other types of organizations. They have responsibility for facilities, services, programs, staff, budgets, relations with other organizations and other management functions. Healthcare Administrators do not deal directly with patients and do not need a clinical background, but knowledge of healthcare is essential. They work to change and improve policy in a way that serves patients to improve the healthcare system.

Healthcare Administration, B.S. Learning Outcomes

Degree Requirements

Institutional Degree Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

First Year Seminar

FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours

Foundations Requirements

Communication course:

FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours

Advanced Communication course:

FCO 215 Technical and Scientific Communication 3 credit hours

Quantitative Fluency course:

Satisfied by major (BEH 260 or MAT 250 )

Choose 3 credits of the following American Citizenship courses:

ECO 201 Principles of Economics (Micro) 3 credit hours
HIS 111 American History from Colonization to Civil War 3 credit hours
HIS 112 American History from Civil War to Global Power 3 credit hours
PS 101 American Government 3 credit hours

Global Citizenship course:

Satisfied by major (ECO 200 )

Disciplinary Perspectives Requirements

Choose 3 credits of the following Humanities courses:

FLM 216 Introduction to Film 3 credit hours
HIS 101 The Foundation of the West 3 credit hours
LIT 100 Exploring Global Literature 3 credit hours
PHL 221 Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit hours
PHL 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours crosslisted as WGS 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Arts courses:

ART 101 Art and Visual Culture 3 credit hours
CRW 272 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hours
MUS 186 Listening to Music 3 credit hours

Social and Behavioral Sciences course:

Satisfied by major (MKT 100 )

Choose 3 credits of the following Natural and Physical Sciences courses:

BIO 204 Exploring Biology 3 credit hours
CHM 240 Perspectives on the Molecular World 3 credit hours
CHM 241 Perspectives on the Molecular World Lab 0 credit hours
G 151 Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credit hours
G 152 Introduction to Physical Geography Lab 0 credit hours
PHY 252 Science and Sustainability 3 credit hours

Constellation Requirement

The Constellation requirement is met when a student completes four courses from a minimum of three disciplines within the Constellation requirements. Students who transfer in 60 credits or more at the time of admission to the college will be waived from the Constellation requirement, except for Education majors. The waiver applies to the requirement for graduation but does not waive the credits to graduate; students need to meet the overall bachelor’s degree credit requirement.

See Generation Next General Education Requirements for more information.

Required Courses

ACC 220 Financial Accounting 3 credit hours
BHA 200 Basics of the U.S. Health Care System 3 credit hours
BHA 310 Public Health Administration 3 credit hours
BHA 400 Healthcare Insurance Reimbursement 3 credit hours
BHA 414 Research and Evidence-Based Practice 3 credit hours
BHA 415 Administration of Healthcare Systems 3 credit hours
BHA 440 Healthcare Administration Capstone 3 credit hours
BUS 260 Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours
ECO 200 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 credit hours
HSC 105 Medical Terminology for Health Professions 3 credit hours
MGT 150 Principles of Management 3 credit hours
MGT 380 Leadership and Change in Organizations 3 credit hours
MKT 100 Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
NUR 385 Comparative Health Care 3 credit hours
PHL 225 Philosophy of Medicine 3 credit hours
PHL 346 Bioethics 3 credit hours
PS 357 Health Law and Policy 3 credit hours
SCM 100 Modern Value Chain 3 credit hours
BEH 260 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
OR
MAT 250 Statistics 3 credit hours

General Elective Courses

Students must complete 30 credits of free elective courses.

Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman Year

Fall (15 credits)

FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours
MGT 150 Principles of Management 3 credit hours
SCM 100 Modern Value Chain 3 credit hours
Foundations - American Citizenship course 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives - Arts course 3 credit hours

Spring (15 credits)

FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
MKT 100 Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives - Natural and Physical Sciences course 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives - Humanities course 3 credit hours
General Elective course 3 credit hours

Sophomore Year

Fall (15 credits)

BUS 260 Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours
ECO 200 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 credit hours
FCO 215 Technical and Scientific Communication 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
General Elective course 3 credit hours

Spring (15 credits)

BHA 200 Basics of the U.S. Health Care System 3 credit hours
HSC 105 Medical Terminology for Health Professions 3 credit hours
PHL 225 Philosophy of Medicine 3 credit hours
General Elective course 3 credit hours
BEH 260 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
OR
MAT 250 Statistics 3 credit hours

Junior Year

Fall (15 credits)

BHA 310 Public Health Administration 3 credit hours
BHA 415 Administration of Healthcare Systems 3 credit hours
PHL 346 Bioethics 3 credit hours
General Elective course 3 credit hours
General Elective course 3 credit hours

Spring (15 credits)

ACC 220 Financial Accounting 3 credit hours
MGT 380 Leadership and Change in Organizations 3 credit hours
PS 357 Health Law and Policy 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
General Elective course 3 credit hours

Senior Year

Fall (15 credits)

BHA 400 Healthcare Insurance Reimbursement 3 credit hours
BHA 414 Research and Evidence-Based Practice 3 credit hours
NUR 385 Comparative Health Care 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
General Elective course 3 credit hours

Spring (15 credits)

BHA 440 Healthcare Administration Capstone 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
General Elective course 3 credit hours
General Elective course 3 credit hours
General Elective course 3 credit hours