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Health Services Management
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Gain business skills: Exercise sound business and financial management principles in healthcare settings through process mapping and strategic planning.
- Apply tech advances: Apply technological advances and emerging trends in the U.S. healthcare system to achieve organizational goals and practices.
- Analyze data: Identify, analyze, and evaluate quantitative and qualitative healthcare data and information for effective decision-making in various healthcare settings.
- Study legal issues: Evaluate legal and ethical issues associated with the planning and delivery of healthcare services.
- Review health policy: Analyze policies related to healthcare management.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, HMGT 300)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 307)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 310)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 320)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 322)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 335)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 372)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 400)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 420)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 435)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 495)
Related Required Courses
The following may be applied to general education requirements:
- (3 Credits, IFSM 305)
- (3 Credits, STAT 200)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for higher-level education in health services management and early- to mid-career management positions in various healthcare settings. Potential job titles within specific health services management careers include healthcare administrator, department manager, strategy and business development manager, director of marketing and business development, director of operations, accreditation manager, care coordinator, call center department manager, and blood donor recruiter.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Gerontology & Aging Services
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Apply knowledge: Access, interpret, and apply research findings related to biological, psychological, and social processes in the context of aging.
- Understand impact: Analyze the impact of factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, and social class on the aging process.
- Improve policy: Analyze the development of policies related to aging and their impact on services and organizations for older adults, both locally and nationally.
- Gain experience: Apply knowledge to work with older adults in a chosen area of practice.
- Maintain ethical standards: Practice within the legal and ethical standards of the aging services field.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, GERO 100)
- (3 Credits, GERO 301)
- (3 Credits, GERO 302)
- (3 Credits, GERO 306)
- (3 Credits, GERO 311)
- (3 Credits, GERO 320)
- (3 Credits, GERO 338)
- (3 Credits, GERO 342)
- (3 Credits, GERO 390)
- (3 Credits, GERO 427)
- (3 Credits, GERO 486A)
Related Required Course
The following may be applied to general education requirements:
- (3 Credits, STAT 200)
Career Preparation
This program is specifically designed to prepare you to succeed in diverse professional environments such as healthcare facilities, senior living communities, government agencies, nonprofits dedicated to aging services, consultancies specializing in aging, policy organizations, and more. Graduates might explore careers as geriatric care managers, senior services coordinators, program directors, social workers, policy analysts, community outreach leaders, or aging advocacy specialists.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
To up 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Required internship (can be virtual)
Tuition Per Credit
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Healthcare Administration
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Gain leadership skills: Demonstrate knowledge about today’s complex healthcare environments.Ìý
- Learn management strategies: Apply organizational management skills to diverse healthcare organizations.Ìý
- Communicate effectively: Communicate effectively while exhibiting ethical and professional behavior.Ìý
- Improve an organization: Apply leadership practices that improve organizational effectiveness.Ìý
- Decide with data: Use evidence to address strategic, operational, financial, and quality performance metrics.Ìý
- Gain hands-on experience: Join your peers in real-life activities, examples, and healthcare simulations.Ìý
- Be a change agent: Advocate for change and equity within healthcare organizations.Ìý
- Influence laws and policy: Analyze regulatory constraints, provider liability, patient rights, and laws.Ìý
Required Courses
This program requires a total of 42 credits.Ìý
Initial RequirementÂ
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)Â
This course must be taken within the first 6 credits of study (if required). The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.Ìý
Core Courses (Management Foundations)Â
- (3 Credits, MGMT 615)Â
- (3 Credits, MGMT 650)Â
Core Courses (Healthcare Administration)Â
- (3 Credits, HCAD 600)Â
- (3 Credits, HCAD 610)Â
- (3 Credits, HCAD 620)Â
- (3 Credits, HCAD 625)Â
- (3 Credits, HCAD 630)Â
- (3 Credits, HCAD 635)Â
- (3 Credits, HCAD 640)Â
- (3 Credits, HCAD 645)Â
- (3 Credits, HCAD 650)Â
- (3 Credits, HCAD 660)Â
- (3 Credits, HCAD 665)Â
Capstone CourseÂ
- (3 Credits, HCAD 690)Â
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for an important professional role in a healthcare organization, like program director, director of operations, practice manager, administrator, assisted living community manager, compliance manager, healthcare account manager, patient advocate, and more. ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ courses are taught by experienced faculty members, and address skills and competencies that today’s employers seek.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
To be successful in this program, we recommend that you have strong writing skills and a recent background in finance, accounting, and statistics.
Total Program Credits
42
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $534 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.