Business Administration: Major in Healthcare Management
HEALTHCARE PLAYS A VITALLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN TODAY’S CHANGING WORLD.
You can be in demand and at the forefront of what’s happening with a degree in business administration: major in healthcare management. The curriculum will provide you with a solid foundation in business concepts and healthcare management, while general education courses promote skills in critical thinking, communications and problem solving, ensuring that you’ll be well prepared for contemporary healthcare workplace challenges. In addition to many of our ground campuses, this program is also offered at the Westwood online campus, so you can work towards your healthcare management online degree on your schedule! With your degree, you’ll be prepared to put your passion for helping people into action in a variety of healthcare organizations, such as hospitals, public healthcare agencies, long-term care facilities, physician group practices and managed-care facilities. As a graduate, you’ll be able to qualify for positions such as assistant office manager or assistant administrator, and if you enter the program with prior experience in the field, you may qualify for positions like assistant office manager, assistant administrator or assistant clinical manager.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: MAJOR IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT COURSE INFORMATION
A business administration: major in healthcare management degree opens up a world of possibilities. Course topics include:
- Law and Compliance in Healthcare
- Public Health and Disease
- Health Information Systems
- Operations Management
- Healthcare Needs of the Elderly
- Managed Care
- Risk Management in Healthcare
- Introduction to Long-Term Care
UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:
- Apply healthcare management principles and practices
- Analyze healthcare-related technology and information systems
- Apply financial management and accounting principles
- Identify aspects of healthcare systems
- Interpret healthcare laws and policies
- Defend ethical decisions
- Formulate a strategic plan
