Health Administration Major, B.S.

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Kinney College of Nursing and Health Professions >> Health Administration and Community Health department

59 or 68 hours

The Health Administration program delivers an educational program of study that prepares qualified graduates for entry-level positions in the professional practice sector of the health administration career field, whether in private, corporate, or governmental organizations, with a focus on both acute and post-acute care. The program is based on the competencies established by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) and the National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Board (NAB).

Required Introductory Courses (11 Hours)

GERO 215 - Introduction to Global Aging and Health Care Credits: 3 (C or better)
HP 115 - Medical Terminology for the Health Professions Credits: 2
HP 211 - The Healthcare Delivery System and Healthcare Policy Credits: 3 (C or better)
PH 284 - Public Health Credits: 3 (C or better)

Required Core 39 Courses (12 Hours)

GERO 317 - Health Care Continuum and Community Services Credits: 3 (C or better)
HP 302 - Biostatistics Credits: 3 (C or better)
HP 498 - Current Concepts in the Health Professions Credits: 3 (C or better)
IPH 356 - Ethics and Healthcare in a Pluralistic Society Credits: 3

HA Core (30 Hours)

C or better required

GERO 425 - Health Facilities Administration Credits: 3
HA 411 - Healthcare Leadership Credits: 3
HA 421 - Healthcare Finance Credits: 3
HA 431 - Healthcare Quality Credits: 3
HA 444 - Organizational Behavior and Strategic Planning in Healthcare Credits: 3
HA 471 - Human Resource Management in Health Care Credits: 3
HA 496 - Marketing and Competitive Strategy in Healthcare Credits: 3
HI 301 - Health Informatics Credits: 3
PH 485 - Epidemiology Credits: 3
PH 486 - Public Health Administration Credits: 3

Culminating Experience (6 or 15 hours)

All students take a professionalism course, which prepares them for their experiential learning opportunity. The experiential learning opportunity has three options. C or better required in all culminating experience courses.

Professionalism Course (3 hours)

HP 475 - Professionalism in Health Care Credits: 3

Experiential Learning (3 or 12 hours)

Option 1 - Capstone (3 hours)

HP 481 - Health Professions Capstone Credits: 3

Option 2 - Internship (3 hours)

Students must have a GPA of 2.75 or greater in order to complete the internship.

HP 480 - Internship in Health Professions Credits: 1, 2, or 3 (3 credits required; 150 internship hours)

Option 3 - AIT Residency (12 hours)

Students must have a GPA of 2.75 or greater in order to complete the Administrator-in-Training (AIT) Residency. The 6 hour course is taken twice over two consecutive semesters, for a total of 12 credits and 1040 residency hours.

GERO 499 - Administrator-in-Training Residency Credits: 6 (taken twice)