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 one of the following: Population, Public, and Community Health; Data Analytics; Healthcare Personnel Management; or Aging Studies.

To earn a BA or BS in Healthcare Administration, students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75.

Total Credits: 76

Interdisciplinary Core (64 credits)

Students must complete all of the following with a C- or higher:

BA 313 - Accounting for Managers 4 credits
BA 374 - Principles of Management 4 credits
BA 382 - Management Information Systems 4 credits
BI 102 - Biology of the Human Organism 4 credits
BI 102L - Biology of the Human Organism Laboratory 0 credits
COMM 200 - Communication Across Cultures 4 credits
COMM 346 - Health Communication 4 credits
COMM 475 - Organizational Communication 4 credits
EC 345 - Healthcare Economics 4 credits
HCA 409A - Healthcare Administration Practicum A 4 credits
HCA 409B - Healthcare Administration Practicum B 4 credits
HCA 443 - Healthcare Administration Capstone 4 credits
PHL 349 - Healthcare and Justice 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

Concentrations

Students must choose one of the following three concentrations. Courses must be completed with a C- or higher.

Population, Public, and Community Health Concentration (minimum 12 credits required)

Choose from:

HE 331 - Environmental Health 3 credits
HE 362 - Community Health 3 credits
COMM 486 - Health, the Internet, and Technology 4 credits
PS 312 - Health Care Policy 4 credits
SOAN 315 - Health Issues in the Rural United States 4 credits
SOAN 365 - Epidemiology 4 credits
SOAN 407 - Seminar 1 to 4 credits

Data Analytics Concentration (minimum 12 credits required)

Choose from:

BA 384 - Introduction to Databases Using Access 4 credits
BA 386 - Advanced Excel Applications 4 credits
BA 450 - Using GIS in Business 4 credits
BA 484 - Process Improvement 4 credits
BA 497 - Business Analytics 4 credits
SOAN 493 - Program Evaluation 4 credits

Healthcare Personnel Management (minimum 12 credits required)

Choose from:

BA 481 - Principles of Human Resource Management 4 credits
BA 486 - Strategic Staffing 4 credits
COMM 446 - Risk and Crisis Communication 4 credits
COMM 455 - Conflict Management 4 credits
PSY 438 - Group Dynamics 4 credits
PSY 472 - Sustainable Compassion 4 credits
SOAN 315 - Health Issues in the Rural United States 4 credits

Aging Studies (minimum 12 credits required)

PSY 466 - Adult Development and Aging 4 credits
HCA 345 - Aging and the Lifecourse 4 credits
Choose one of the following:
PHL 340 - Death and Dying: Multidimensional Explorations 4 credits
PSY 467 - Death and Dying: Engaging Life Through the End 4 credits
SOAN 312 - Sociology of Families 4 credits