Health Care Management

B.A. Degree - Health Care Management Major*

In addition to the general education requirements, Health Care Management majors must complete 30 semester hours as prescribed below:

BUAD3330 Principles of Marketing 3 s.h.

HCAD3200 Human Resources in Health Care 3 s.h.

HCAD3300 Essentials of Health Care Finance 3 s.h.

HCAD3400 Organizational Behavior in Health Care 3 s.h.

HCAD4100 Internship in Health Care Management 3 s.h.

HCAD4200 Economics for Health Care Managers 3 s.h.

HCAD4300 Information Management Systems in Health Care 3 s.h.

HCAD4400 Quality Assurance in Operation Management 3 s.h.

HCAD4500 Leadership in Health Care 3 s.h.

INTD3720 Legal Aspects of Health Care Management 3 s.h.

Courses in Health Care Management

INTD3720 Legal Aspects of Health Care Management 3 s.h.
Overview of the doctrines and principles of law which are foundational to legally sound health care. Current legal dilemmas faced in the health care professions will be explored.

HCAD3200 Human Resources in Health Care 3 s.h.
Management of human resources in health care including strategic planning for human resource needs, appraisal of job performance, job analysis and design, training and development, compensation and labor/employee relations.

HCAD3300 Essentials of Health Care Finance 3 s.h.
Provides an introduction to the most commonly used financial concepts, principles, and techniques of health care financial management of both for-profit and not-for-profit health care organizations. Emphasis is placed on helping the student interpret financial information and use financial methods to make better financial decisions. Topics addressed include the economic and financial environment of health care providers, health care reimbursement systems, financial statements used by health care organizations, financial statement analysis, and working capital management. Students apply principles of the time-value of money to capital investment decision-making and long-term financial planning used by health care providers. In addition, the course addresses the use of cost information, budgeting, and budget variance analyses in health care managerial decision-making. Goal 4ab

HCAD3400 Organizational Behavior in Health Care 3 s.h.
Explores the impact of individual behavior, group behavior, and structure on organizational effectiveness. Focuses on such topics as motivation, leadership, decision-making, power and politics, interpersonal communication, group structure and processes, attitudes and perception, change processes, conflict, organizational culture, organizational change, work design and technology. Emphasis is placed on applying course content to organizations in the health care industry.

HCAD4100 Internship in Health Care Management 3 s.h.
Internship that allows students to work with professionals in a health care management setting. The student will play an active role in identifying potential field sponsors.

HCAD4200 Economics for Health Care Managers 3 s.h.
Study of health care delivery systems from an economic perspective. Emphasis on both macro and micro economics as they relate to resource allocation and distribution of health care monies globally.

HCAD4300 Information Management Systems in Health Care 3 s.h.
Exploration of the design, concepts, and application of information management systems in a wide variety of health care settings. Includes evaluation of decision-making models and the selection processes required for choosing appropriate systems. Goal 4ab, 8

HCAD4400 Quality Assurance in Operation Management 3 s.h.
Examination of voluntary and governmental efforts to address quality in the U.S. Health Care System. Includes a study of historical methods and current quality assurance, quality improvement and performance improvement models used in a variety of health care settings.

HCAD4500 Leadership in Health Care 3 s.h.
Examination of leadership, management, and change theories. Emphasis on integrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to collaborate in creating, mobilizing, and motivating multidisciplinary health care teams to achieve excellence and high quality outcomes. Goal 6