Healthcare Administration
Healthcare Administration Degree
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
Healthcare Administration Overview
Want to provide critical support to people who save lives every day? A career in healthcare administration may be what you’ve been looking for. As the large baby-boom population ages and people remain active later in life, the healthcare industry as a whole could see an increase for medical services. Managers may need to further organize and manage medical information and healthcare staffs in all areas of the industry.
At 十大正规平台 University’s School of Health Science, Medical Careers Institute (MCI), you could earn your Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Science with a concentration in Healthcare Administration in as little as 2.5 years through MCI’s year-round program.
New Hybrid Schedule
Available At the Virginia Beach Location!
Healthcare Administration Possible Career Track
Medical and Healthcare Administration executives coordinate, plan, direct and supervise the delivery of healthcare. These professionals are either specialists in charge of a clinical department or generalists who manage an entire facility or organization.
The healthcare industry is looking for well-educated caring professionals to oversee:
- Long-term Care Centers
- Community Health and Physician Office Practices
- Hospital Departments
- Medical Units
- Outpatient Centers
Healthcare Administration Outcomes
Healthcare Administration students first learn basic business and accounting skills as they apply to the healthcare industry. They then learn about health information systems, managed care systems, marketing a healthcare business, public health issues, and legal and ethical issues in healthcare. The acute care track prepares entry level managers for work in hospitals, clinics, and emergency centers. The long term care track prepares students for careers as long term care administrators in skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, and assisted living.
Upon completion of this program, graduates are expected to:
- Critically analyze research findings for evidence-based medicine and management practices by applying core healthcare administration and fundamental knowledge of the arts and sciences for decision-making.
- Distinguish the legal and ethical standards of practice for healthcare administrators in a variety of healthcare settings and situations.
- Explain the complex relationships between healthcare payers, institutions, and customers within the state, nation, and foreign countries from economic and financial perspectives.
- Apply principles of healthcare administration within the continuum of care.
- Compare and contrast various U.S. healthcare delivery systems nationally and globally.
- Understand and utilize epidemiologic assessments, economic trends, population changes, and healthcare trends.
- Identify and recognize current and future health information technology, biotechnology, and other technological implications in the delivery of healthcare services.
- Apply skills, values, and knowledge from the coursework to present a complex business proposal for a healthcare unit.
- Assess community needs for healthcare technologies.
Healthcare Administration Curriculum
Program Requirements
class
Course ID
| Course Name
| Credits
|
ACC160
|
ACC160 Principles of Accounting I
|
3.00
|
ACC161
|
ACC161 Principles of Accounting II
|
3.00
|
BIO250L
|
BIO250L Epidemiology LAB
|
1.00
|
BIO250
|
BIO250 Epidemiology
|
3.00
|
BUS121
|
BUS121 Introduction to Business
|
3.00
|
BUS303
|
BUS303 Organizational Leadership and Management
|
3.00
|
BUS328
|
BUS328 Business Process Improvement
|
3.00
|
BUS328L
|
BUS328L Business Process Improvement LAB
|
1.00
|
HCA200
|
HCA200 Healthcare Marketing
|
3.00
|
HCA300
|
HCA300 Healthcare Administration and Regulation
|
3.00
|
HCA305
|
HCA305 Legal Aspects of Healthcare Administration
|
3.00
|
HCA310
|
HCA310 Healthcare Administration Ethics
|
3.00
|
HCA330
|
HCA330 The Healthcare Continuum: Lifetime Services and Long-Term Care
|
3.00
|
HCA400
|
HCA400 Health Information Systems
|
3.00
|
HCA410
|
HCA410 Human Resource Management in Healthcare
|
3.00
|
HCA420
|
HCA420 Healthcare Delivery Systems
|
3.00
|
HCA422
|
HCA422 Healthcare Emergency Management
|
3.00
|
HCA430
|
HCA430 Fundamentals of Healthcare Financial Management
|
3.00
|
HCA440
|
HCA440 Research and Evidence-Based Practice for Healthcare Administrators
|
3.00
|
HCA470
|
HCA470 Global Healthcare
|
3.00
|
HCA490
|
HCA490 Capstone in Healthcare Administration
|
3.00
|
HLT101
|
HLT101 Nutrition
|
3.00
|
LTC300
|
LTC300 Long Term Care Environment
|
3.00
|
Credit Hour(s) total |
65.00 |
Course ID
| Course Name
| Credits
|
CAP480
|
CAP480 Arts and Sciences Capstone
|
3.00
|
COM115
|
COM115 Principles of Communication
|
3.00
|
ECO201
|
ECO201 Macroeconomics
|
3.00
|
ECO202
|
ECO202 Microeconomics
|
3.00
|
ENG110
|
ENG110 College Composition
|
3.00
|
ENG120
|
ENG120 Advanced Composition
|
3.00
|
HUM115
|
HUM115 Reasoning & Analysis
|
3.00
|
HUM205
|
HUM205 Culture and Diversity: Exploring the Humanities
|
3.00
|
MTH131
|
MTH131 College Algebra
|
3.00
|
MTH140
|
MTH140 Statistics
|
3.00
|
PSY105
|
PSY105 Introduction to Psychology
|
3.00
|
SOC100
|
SOC100 Introduction to Sociology
|
3.00
|
Credit Hour(s) total |
36.00 |
Course ID
| Course Name
| Credits
|
CIS108
|
CIS108 Office Applications
|
2.00
|
COR191
|
COR191 Career Orientation
|
1.00
|
FOR110
|
FOR110 Essentials for Success
|
3.00
|
Credit Hour(s) total |
6.00 |
Course ID
| Course Name
| Credits
|
HCA320
|
HCA320 Healthcare Administration Externship I
|
3.00
|
HCA450
|
HCA450 Public Health
|
3.00
|
HCA480
|
HCA480 Healthcare Administration Externship II
|
3.00
|
PMT472
|
PMT472 Applied Project Management
|
3.00
|
PMT472L
|
PMT472L Applied Project Management LAB
|
1.00
|
Credit Hour(s) total |
13.00 |
Course ID
| Course Name
| Credits
|
LTC310
|
LTC310 Domains of Care
|
2.00
|
LTC320
|
LTC320 Long Term Care Administration Externship I
|
4.00
|
LTC330
|
LTC330 Domains of Care II
|
2.00
|
LTC480
|
LTC480 Long Term Care Externship II
|
4.00
|
LTC482
|
LTC482 Review for National Exam
|
1.00
|
Credit Hour(s) total |
13.00 |
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*For allowable substitutions of arts and sciences courses, see the Arts & Sciences Department page.
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