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Healthcare Administration

Preparing you for Health Care Management

Program Overview

The Health Care Administration would prepare students to enter management practice in a health care setting. The program prepares students for management positions in a wide variety of health care settings and facilities including, but not limited to, medical practices, hospitals, home-health organizations, health departments, and nursing homes.

Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate proficiency in business communication utilizing word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database software.
  • Identify and describe major differences between Health Education, Drug Education, and Community Health.
  • Explain the legal concepts associated with business and Healthcare Administration and describe their impact on business decisions.
  • Understand and develop an implementation plan, using project management methods and software.

Potential Careers

  • Lobbyist
  • Insurance Specialist
  • Health Information Manager
  • Hospital Department Manager

 

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Admissions

Health Care Admin Degrees

Health Care Administration (Bachelor)

  • Bachelor's Program

Program Overview

Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand ethical principles and how they apply to various situations in health care. 
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of acute care facilities and managerial practices that are ethical, professional, and legal.
  3. Demonstrate proficiency in business communication utilizing word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database software.
     

Bachelor of Technical Studies – Applied Health Care Administration 2+2 program
This 2+2 program is designed to provide healthcare professionals who have their associate degree from an accredited institution the opportunity to complete a bachelor's degree to obtain management practice.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate proficiency in business communication utilizing word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database software. 
  2. Explain the legal concepts associated with business and Healthcare Administration and describe their impact on business decisions. 
  3. Understand and develop an implementation plan using project management methods and software.
  4. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.
  5. Identify and explain the components of the healthcare delivery system in the United States and its internal and external factors.
  6.  Demonstrate critical thinking and effective decision-making through the utilization of data analysis.
  7. Demonstrate managerial practices that are ethical, professional, and legal.
  8. Use information technology to collect and analyze organizational data.
  9. Analyze departmental or organizational challenges and develop a project or strategy in response to the analysis.
     

Sample Courses

  • BM 31403 Human Resource Management    
  • BM 44503 Project Management    
  • BM 46403 Operation Management    
  • COM 33103 Health Communication

All Course Requirements 

Degree or Certificate
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Bachelor of Technical Studies
Campus Location
  • Rio Grande Main Campus
College or School
  • College of Professional and Technical Studies
  • Holzer School of Nursing
Modality
Modality tells you whether this program is in-person, online, or hybrid.
  • All courses offered online
Total Credit Hours
125

Healthcare Administration (Minor)

  • Minor

Program Overview

Sample Courses

  • HCA 41104 Concepts in Acute Care Facilities Management    
  • HCA 41203 Health Care Aging Patients
  • HCA 31303 Population Health

All Course Requirements 

Degree or Certificate
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Bachelor of Arts
Campus Location
  • Rio Grande Main Campus
College or School
  • College of Professional and Technical Studies
  • Emerson E. Evans School of Business
Modality
Modality tells you whether this program is in-person, online, or hybrid.
  • All courses required in-person
Total Credit Hours
27

Healthcare Administration (Professional Certificate)

  • Certificate

Program Overview

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to distinguish the principal concepts, theories, and practices within the functional areas of business.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the United States health care system.
  • Students will be able to recognize ethical and moral principles and apply these in medical scenarios.
  • Students will be able to identify and describe management techniques for health care environments.
     

Sample Courses

  • BM 20403 Principles of Management
  • PHR 21403 Medical Ethics
  • HCA 21104 Fundamentals of Health Care
  • HCA 21204 Admin. of Acute Care Facilities

All Course Requirements 

Degree or Certificate
  • Certificate
Campus Location
  • Rio Grande Main Campus
College or School
  • Emerson E. Evans School of Business
Modality
Modality tells you whether this program is in-person, online, or hybrid.
  • All courses required in-person
Total Credit Hours
17
Bob Evans Farms Hall with red bushes and blue sky
Facilities

Bob Evans Farms Hall

The Bob Evans Farm Hall was built in 2001 and is the home of the Emerson E. Evans School of Business. A distinctive tower creates a central skylight in the center of the building, which houses three computer labs, faculty offices, a student lounge area, large and small meeting rooms, as well as classrooms.

Most business classes meet in Bob Evans Farm Hall with enough classroom space to house other courses on campus also.