The major in health care administration is designed for students who plan administrative careers in health services organizations. Students accepted in this major normally hold an ADN degree or diploma in nursing or an AS degree in an allied health science discipline with clinical experience. Students not holding such a degree may be admitted based on the equivalent of four full-time months of experience in a health care discipline or in a health services organization. Students with little or no experience in a health care discipline may be admitted but will be required to complete a 15 credit hour internship.
Waivers may be granted for HCA 425 — Health Care Internship. If granted, the student is required to substitute one of the following courses: GBA 321, GBA 332 or MGT 398.
| Program Components |
Credit
Hours |
|
General Education |
50 |
| Including MAT 141 and ECO 201 |
|
|
Computer Applications |
0-3 |
| COM 130 Computer Applications(unless exempted) |
(3) |
|
Major Requirements |
15-27 |
| HCA 302 Health Care Organization |
(3) |
| HCA 402 Epidemiology |
(3) |
| HCA 410 Quality Improvement Methods in Health Care |
(3) |
| HCA 425 Health Care Internship |
(3-15) |
| HCA 498 Health Planning and Policy Management |
(3) |
|
Other required courses |
30 |
| ACC 201 Principles of Accounting I |
(3) |
| MGT 325 Finance for Managers |
(3) |
| GBA 231 Business Law I |
(3) |
| MAT 201 Introduction to Statistics |
(3) |
| MGT 301 Principles of Management |
(3) |
| MGT 331 Management of Human Resources |
(3) |
| MGT 412 Organizational Behavior and Development |
(3) |
| MGT 327 Management Information Systems |
(3) |
| MKT 301 Principles of Marketing |
(3) |
| PHI 324 Medical Ethics |
(3) |
|
Electives |
12-17 |
|
Total Credits |
122 |
Recommended Electives: MGT 498 Organization Theory, POL 325 Public Administration, PSY 319 Human Behavior in Stress and Crisis, REL 424 Death and the Meaning of Life.