Health Care Management Major, B.S.

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Department of Health Professions

College of Health and Human Sciences

Available Program Format(s): Online, In-Person, Hybrid

About the Program

The Health Care Management program has been an icon for excellence in health care management education for over four decades.

The program provides students with course and experiential learning. Coursework includes health care foundations, organization and management, jurisprudence, global health, aging services, and leadership. Combined with other disciplines, such as marketing, information technology, accounting, and economics, the program prepares students for direct entry into management within the health care field, continuation to graduate school, and/or advancement within the health care field.

General Degree Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the four areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

Program Requirements

A total of 120 semester hours are required for graduation.
A grade of C- or better is required for each course in this program to count toward the bachelor’s degree. Students should note that programs differ in the minimum grade required.
Students may also choose to complete the optional concentration if they want.

General Studies Requirements: 33 credits

Students should consult the General Studies Requirements for a list of courses that fulfill the General Studies Requirements for degree completion.

Written Communication (6 credits)
Oral Communication (3 credits)
Quantitative Literacy (3 credits)
- Recommended: MTH 1210 - Introduction to Statistics
Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
Historical (3 credits)
Natural and Physical Sciences (6 credits)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)
- Recommended: ECO 2020 - Principles of Microeconomics
Global Diversity (0 or 3 credits**)
- Recommended: Students in the HCM major are required to take HCM 2010 - Global Health Systems as part of the major requirement and this course will satisfy this requirement.

** Students will fulfill the global diversity requirement by taking an approved course within one of the following categories: arts and humanities; historical; natural and physical sciences; or social and behavioral sciences.

Ethnic Studies & Social Justice Requirement: 0 or 3 credits

Students should consult the Ethnic Studies & Social Justice Graduation Requirement for a list of courses that fulfill the ESSJ Requirement for degree completion.
Many programs include courses that meet this requirement. Students should consult with their advisor to determine what program courses may fulfill this requirement.

Required Prerequisites: 13 credits

These are prerequisites for the Health Care Management major courses.

ACC 2010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
ECO 2020 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 **
MKT 3000 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
MTH 1210 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 4 ***
** Meets General Studies Social and Behavioral Sciences Requirement
*** Meets General Studies Quantitative Literacy Requirement

Required Courses: 47 credits

AGE 1010 - Aging Services Leadership: Introduction to Aging and Long-Term Care Service Credits: 3
AGE 3800 - Long-Term Care: Managing Across the Continuum Credits: 3
HCM 2010 - Global Health Systems Credits: 3
HCM 2500 - Health Care Management Foundations, Professionalism, and Applications Credits: 3
HCM 3030 - Health Care Jurisprudence Credits: 3
HCM 3150 - Health Care Organization and Management Credits: 3
HCM 3200 - Managing Quality in Health Care Credits: 2
HCM 3400 - Human Resources Management in Health Care Credits: 3
HCM 3500 - Health Care Research Methods Credits: 3
HCM 3600 - Health Information Systems Credits: 3
HCM 3700 - Health Disparities in the U.S. Credits: 3 *
HCM 4030 - Financial Management in Health Care Credits: 3
HCM 4040 - Health Care Economics Credits: 3
HCM 4300 - Strategic Management in Health Care Credits: 3
ITP 3200 - Ethics in Health Care Credits: 3
PUB 1000 - Principles of Public Health Credits: 3
* Meets ESSJ Requirement

Executive Administrator Concentration (Optional): 16 credits

Optional series of courses designed to prepare students for C-suite and executive roles and thinking.

AGE 3030 - Aging Services: Current Topics, Trends, and Future Considerations Credits: 3
HCM 3550 - Leadership in Health Care Credits: 1
HCM 3840 - Statistical Methods in Health Data Credits: 3
HCPS 4000 - Health Care Operations Credits: 3
PUB 2000 - Community Health Worker Fundamentals Credits: 3
PUB 4000 - Health Policy - Practice and Development Credits: 3

Senior Experience: 3 credits

HCM 4610 - Health Professions Internship Credits: 3

Summary of Requirements

General Studies Requirements	33 credits
ESSJ Requirement	0-3 credits
Required Support Courses	13 credits
Required Courses	47 credits
Optional Executive Administration Concentration	16 credits
Senior Experience	3 credits
Unrestricted Electives	5-33 credits
Total for the Health Care Management Major, B.S.	120 credits

Required courses for the major may also count for General Studies and ESSJ requirements, so the total credits listed may be greater than the number required to complete the degree. Therefore, it is important that you work with your advisor to make sure you are meeting requirements for your degree.