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2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration

The Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration helps to prepare students to meet the challenging and changing demands of leadership within healthcare organizations, systems, and facilities. Students will gain knowledge and practical skills from a variety of disciplines; including healthcare, public health, health information management, and business. Skills in communication, organizational management, leadership, critical thinking, and practical decision making are pertinent competencies which apply to the healthcare administration field. The healthcare administration degree program consists of core courses in the key areas of accounting, legal and ethical principles, reimbursement methodologies, delivery systems and documentation, economics and finance, compliance, quality and safety, research management, and strategic planning and marketing, and informatics and analysis. This degree is designed for students with an interest in healthcare operations within healthcare facilities and systems.

Degree Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and degree level learning objectives, graduates of this program are expected to achieve these learning outcomes:

  • Evaluate and develop solutions and strategies for complex problems within the healthcare industry.
  • Analyze healthcare issues and policies and develop strategies for maintaining quality, safety, and value of healthcare programs.
  • Implement process improvement tools to identify problems and improve processes within healthcare programs.
  • Apply ethical standards for decision-making in healthcare organizations.
  • Assess contemporary and future marketing strategies to achieve organizational goals.
  • Assess technologies and healthcare informatics for implementation in healthcare organizations.

Degree at a Glance

Degree Program Requirements

General Education (30 semester hours)

Major Required (48 semester hours)

Students must choose a concentration for this degree program and may select from a Concentration in Addiction Treatment Facility Management, Concentration in Correctional Healthcare Facility Management, Concentration in Emergency Management, Concentration in Leadership, or Concentration in Mental Healthcare Facility Management.

Concentration in Addiction Treatment Facility Management (15 semester hours)

Focuses on theories and necessary skills to successfully manage an outpatient addiction treatment facility. Addiction and substance abuse will be explored. Emphasis will also be placed on the business skills that are essential for a leader in this setting including: leadership and motivation, dispute resolution, strategic planning, and the principles of sales.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Analyze the reasons people commonly abuse substances.
  • Evaluate current treatment modalities & report on their effectiveness.
  • Examine various leadership approaches and distinguish the purposes for each.
  • Discuss the different types of sales presentations and what goes into their planning.
Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Concentration in Correctional Healthcare Facility Management (15 semester hours)

Focuses on theories and intricacies involved with managing a healthcare program in a correctional setting. Corrections and incarceration, criminology, and ethics in criminal justice will be explored. The psychology of addiction and substance abuse will also be discussed.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Compare and contrast state and federal correction organization and administration.
  • Analyze the cost and health issues associated with older inmates.
  • Compare and contrast biological and psychological theories of crime.
  • Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of budget preparation, approval, and execution processes.
  • Outline strategies employed by leaders in criminal justice organizations to effectively prevent ethics violations.
Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Concentration in Emergency Management (15 semester hours)

Focuses on theories and necessary skills to be a successful emergency manager within the healthcare leader role. Emergency planning and disaster are explored. Special operations in emergency medical services and specific techniques to control disaster, such as quarantine, are also discussed.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Evaluate theoretical, historical, and contemporary issues associated with quarantine as a public health and safety measure.
  • Analyze specialized issues associated with emergency medical services in mass casualty, biological, chemical and radiological incidents.
  • Define and discuss the roles and responsibilities of the Incident Command System used in crises, disasters, and emergency management response systems.
  • Examine media management during local/national disasters and the levels of governmental response.
Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Concentration in Leadership (15 semester hours)

Focuses on theories and necessary skills to prepare the successful manager to lead in today’s evolving healthcare organization. Leadership and motivation, dispute resolution, and organizational change will be explored. Additionally, management ethics and virtual management will be discussed.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Appraise the various models and approaches to organizational change.
  • Assemble Leadership skills required in a virtual team and challenges faced by Virtual team leaders as well as tips, techniques and best practices for leading high performance.
  • Analyze and critique leadership and motivation case studies using relevant models, theories, concepts, and terms.
  • Evaluate the various leadership skills necessary at all stages of organizational change.
  • Examine the application of leadership concepts and ethical theories in the business environment.
Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Concentration in Mental Healthcare Facility Management (15 semester hours)

Focuses on theories and necessary skills to successfully manage an outpatient mental healthcare facility. Addiction and substance abuse, personality theories, and child welfare and advocacy will be explored. Dispute resolution and leadership and motivation will also be discussed.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Analyze how substances affect the mind and body and society.
  • Analyze the reasons people commonly abuse substances.
  • Examine the major theories of human personality.
  • Analyze and critique leadership and motivation case studies using relevant models, theories, concepts, and terms.
  • Examine various leadership approaches and distinguish the purposes for each.
Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Final Program Requirement (3 semester hours)

Elective Requirements (24 semester hours)

  1. All literature courses require successful completion of ENGL101-Proficiency in Writing or ENGL110-Making Writing Relevant.

  2. All literature courses require successful completion of ENGL101-Proficiency in Writing or ENGL110-Making Writing Relevant.

  3. Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all major courses prior to enrollment. Must be taken as the last course before graduation.

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