Major Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration is nationally certified by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA).

The Health Care Administration major consists of 69 credits distributed as follows:

Major Course Requirements

57 credits

APM 4500 Research Methods (3) HCA 3900 Global Health (3)
BUS 3780 Labor Relations (3) HCA 4010 Human Factors in Health Care (3)
HCA 2000 Introduction to Health Care Administration (3) HCA 4100 Health Insurance & Managed Care (3)
HCA 2300 Medical Terminology (3) HCA 4110 Governmental Health Care Systems (3)
HCA 3050 Health Care Leadership (3) HCA 4200 Long-Term Care Administration (3)
HCA 3100 Quality Assessment & Performance Improvement (QAPI) (3) HCA 4300 Cultural Competence in Patient Care (3)
HCA 3200 Just Culture (3) HCA 4500 Senior Seminar in Health Care Administration (3)
HCA 3400 Health Care Organizational Behavior (3) HCA 4700 Foundations of Health Care Policy (3)
HCA 3500 Economics & Finance of Health Care Organizations (3) HCA 4810 Strategic Planning Capstone (3)
HCA 3600 Health Care Informatics (3)

Electives

12 credits

Select four additional courses from the following list:

BUS 3010 Entrepreneurship (3) HCA 4000 Conflict Resolution (3)
BUS 3250 Theories &Techniques of Leadership (3) PSC 3330 Public Administration (3)
BUS 3910 Negotiation (3) PSC 4200 Policy Analysis & Program Evaluation (3)
CME 3900 Collaborative Communication (3) PSY 3100 Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3)
HCA 3700 Disaster Management (3) REM 3400 Illness & Human Life (3)

Minor Requirements

The Health Care Administration minor consists of 18 credits distributed as follows:

Required Courses

12 credits

HCA 2000 Introduction to Health Care Administration (3) HCA 4100 Health Insurance & Managed Care (3)
HCA 2300 Medical Terminology (3) HCA 4700 Foundations of Health Care Policy (3)

Electives

6 credits

Select two additional courses from the following list:

BUS 3780 Labor Relations Law (3) HCA 3700 Disaster Management (3)
HCA 3050 Health Care Leadership (3) HCA 3900 Global Health (3)
HCA 3100 Quality Assessment & Performance Improvement (QAPI) (3) HCA 4000 Conflict Resolution (3)
HCA 3200 Just Culture (3) HCA 4010 Human Factors in Health Care (3)
HCA 3400 Health Care Organizational Behavior (3) HCA 4110 Governmental Health Care Systems (3)
HCA 3500 Economics & Finance of Health Care Organizations (3) HCA 4200 Long-Term Care Administration (3)
HCA 3600 Health Care Informatics (3) HCA 4300 Cultural Competence in Patient Care (3)