2022-23 University Catalog

Nov 23, 2024

2022-23 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Health Care Management, Administration Option, BS

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Administration Option

This program offers a BS in Health Care Management to students whose interests lie in business and health care administration. The curriculum is designed to prepare the graduate for entry- and mid-level management positions and/or for graduate programs in Health Care Administration, Hospital Administration or Public Health. Based on a core of common management courses, the program builds a broader base of understanding of health care in the U.S. and its systems, policies and challenges. Students selecting the Administration option will complete a Health Informatics Minor as part of their studies. Students will also choose a second minor/series of focused program electives in: Applied Health Data Analytics, Applied Medical Sociology, or Psychology.

Curriculum

This map shows required courses for the degree and recommended terms to take each course (the term sequence is subject to change depending on transfer courses, AP/IB/CLEP credit, and course availability).

Degree Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Fall

ACC 201 - Prin of Accounting I Credit Hours: 4
BIO 103 - Intro to Human Anat & Phys Credit Hours: 4
or
BIO 231 - Human Anatomy/Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
BUS 313 - Health Care Systems & Policy Credit Hours: 3
MIS 113 - Intro to Database Systems Credit Hours: 3
or
MIS 275 - Intro to Relational Databases Credit Hours: 4

Winter

BUS 316 - Total Quality Health Care Credit Hours: 3
COM 205 - Intercultural Comm Credit Hours: 3
MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Program Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

ACC 203 - Prin of Managerial Acct Credit Hours: 4
BUS 215 - Principles of Management Credit Hours: 3
or
BUS 317 - Health Care Management Credit Hours: 3
SOC 225 - Medical Sociology Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year

Fall

ACC 325 - Finance Credit Hours: 4
BUS 308 - Prin of International Business Credit Hours: 3
MGT 321 - Operations Management Credit Hours: 3
BUS 226 - Business Law Credit Hours: 3
Program Elective Credit Hours: 3

Winter

PHIL 305 - Medical Ethics Credit Hours: 3
or
PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
or
BUS 349 - Human Resource Management I Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 342 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3
STAT 414 - Stat Methods in Epidemiology Credit Hours: 4
Communications Elective Credit Hours: 3
Program Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

BUS 356 - Business Presentations Credit Hours: 4
MGT 335 - Project Management Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
BUS or MGT Elective Credit Hours: 3
Program Elective Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year

Fall

BUS 441 - Leadership I Credit Hours: 3
BUS 456 - Business Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
or
BUS 457 - Business Research Methods II Credit Hours: 3
BUS 467 - Service Management Credit Hours: 3
MIS 345 - Health Care Info Systms Mgment Credit Hours: 3
MIS 495 - Senior Project Selection Credit Hours: 1

Winter

BUS 496 - Senior Project Credit Hours: 3
MIS 357 - Info & Comm Systs in Hlth Care Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3
Program Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

BUS 478 - Strategic Management Credit Hours: 3
BUS 497 - Senior Project Credit Hours: 3
PSY 347 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3
Program Elective Credit Hours: 3

Program Electives

Students may choose to mix and match these.

Health Data Analytics Track:

MIS 118 - Intro to Programming in C# Credit Hours: 4
MIS 334 - Business Analytics Credit Hours: 4
MIS 341 - Relational Database Design I Credit Hours: 4
MIS 344 - Business Intelligence Credit Hours: 3
MIS 446 - Data Mining Credit Hours: 3

Medical Sociology Track:

SOC 204 - Intro to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 325 - Global Population Health Credit Hours: 3
SOC 335 - Hlth Inequal & Cult Competency Credit Hours: 3
SOC or PHM Elective Credit Hours: 3
SOC or PSY Elective Credit Hours: 3
PSY Elective Credit Hours: 3

Psychology Track:

PSY 201 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 202 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 203 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
Lower/Upper PSY Elective Credit Hours: 3
Upper Division PSY Elective Credit Hours: 3
Upper Division PSY Elective Credit Hours: 3

Academic Catalog

Health Care Management, Administration Option, BS

Administration Option

Curriculum

Freshman Year

Fall

Winter

Spring

Sophomore Year

Fall

Winter

Spring

Junior Year

Fall

Winter

Spring

Senior Year

Fall

Winter

Spring

Program Electives

Health Data Analytics Track:

Medical Sociology Track:

Psychology Track:

Total for a B.S. in Health Care Management, Administration Option: 182/183 Credit Hours