Healthcare Administration, BA or BS

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The Healthcare Administration program prepares students for occupations in healthcare administrative and support services which require a competitive education level of a bachelor’s degree. The curriculum provides students a foundation in healthcare systems, terminology, ethics and safety, data management and basic statistics, plus the communication and cultural competence skills necessary to succeed in today’s healthcare environment. Beyond completing an interdisciplinary core, students must choose a concentration in either community public health, data analytics, or personnel management.

Total Credits: 70-74

Interdisciplinary Core (61-62 credits)

Students must complete all of the following:
BA 374 - Principles of Management 4 credits
BA 382 - Management Information Systems 4 credits
EC 345 - Healthcare Economics 4 credits
or
BA 460B - Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Management 4 credits
One of the following:
- BI 102 - General Biology: Organisms and BI 102L - General Biology: Organisms Laboratory
- BI 231 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I and BI 231L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory
- BI 232 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II and BI 232L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory
- BI 233 - Human Anatomy and Physiology III and BI 233L - Human Anatomy and Physiology III Laboratory
COMM 200 - Communication Across Cultures 4 credits
COMM 346 - Health Communication 4 credits
HE 409 - Practicum 1 to 12 credits (6 credits required)
PHL 349 - Healthcare and Justice 4 credits
PS 312 - Health Care Policy 4 credits
PSY 445 - Organizational Psychology 4 credits
or
BA 475 - Organizational Behavior 4 credits
or
COMM 475 - Organizational Communication 4 credits
PSY 452 - Health Psychology 4 credits
SOAN 327 - Quantitative Data Analysis 4 credits
SOAN 335 - Medical Anthropology 4 credits
SOAN 338 - Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care 4 credits
Senior Capstone: 3-4 credits (may be taken under the course prefix that best matches student’s chosen concentration)

Concentrations

Students must choose one of the following three concentrations:

Community Public Health Concentration (9-12 credits)

Complete three courses from the following:

HE 325 - Nutrition 3 credits
HE 362 - Community Health 3 credits
HE 422 - Consumer Health 3 credits
HE 453 - Drugs in Society 3 credits
HE 455 - Work-Site Health Promotion 3 credits
PSY 453 - Stress Management 4 credits
PSY 465 - Adult Development and Aging 4 credits
SOAN 311 - Community Studies 4 credits

Data Analytics Concentration (12 credits)

Complete three courses from the following:

BA 285 - Advanced Business Applications: Excel 4 credits
BA 384 - Advanced Business Applications: Databases 4 credits
BA 450 - Using GIS in Business 4 credits
BA 484 - Process Improvement 4 credits
BA 497 - Business Analytics 4 credits
PSY 225 - Methods, Statistics, and Applications 4 credits
SOAN 302 - Introduction to Social Research II 4 credits

Personnel Management (12 credits)

Complete three courses from the following:

BA 481 - Principles of Human Resource Management 4 credits
BA 492 - Working with Emotional Intelligence 4 credits
COMM 125 - Interpersonal Communication 4 credits
COMM 330 - Interviewing and Listening 4 credits
COMM 448 - Mediation and Conflict Management 4 credits
COMM 475 - Organizational Communication 4 credits
PSY 453 - Stress Management 4 credits