Health Management, BS
The Bachelor of Science in health management degree prepares students for management positions in a variety of healthcare environments, including but not limited to, hospitals, ambulatory care, long-term care, health promotion/wellness, or community care organizations. The program is based upon curriculum content recommended by the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration. The intent of the program is to expand upon existing skills and to give the student a strong liberal arts and professional health and business background. Students majoring in health management will complete the general education requirements, 54-semester hours of core requirements (listed below), and a capstone course. The health management major also requires either the completion of the mathematics cluster or appropriate transfer credit for the general education mathematics requirement. Transfer credit must include statistics. Either college algebra or an approved quantitative methods for business course will complete the general education mathematics requirement.
Core Curriculum
Accounting Cluster (9) BA1
Management Information Systems Cluster (9) BA13
| IBA 24000 | Introduction to Information Systems | 3 |
| IBA 33400 | Introduction to Operations Management | 3 |
| IBA 36500 | Microcomputer Applications in Business | 3 |
Foundation of Management Cluster (9) HM1
Health Law Cluster (9) HM3
| IHM 33300 | Legal Issues in Healthcare | 3 |
| IHM 33400 | Government Organization and the Healthcare Industry | 3 |
| IHM 33500 | Cases in Healthcare Administration | 3 |
Health Policy Cluster (9) HM4
Healthcare Finance Cluster (9) HM3
Students must also complete:
Elective course in Health Management: