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2017-2018 Academic Catalog

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2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, Health Care Management Concentration, B.S.

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The concentration in Health Care Management provides the student with an understanding of the role of public policies and politics in the health care industry, the various component sectors of the industry, and the planning methods used within the health care field. This concentration will provide the preparation for administrative and strategic planning positions within all branches of the health care industry.

Program Goals:

Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, students will:

demonstrate an ability to conduct relevant research in their field of business and/or their concentration.
exhibit mastery of basic business knowledge, concepts, and terminology in the specific areas of marketing, management, accounting, and finance.
demonstrate knowledge and skills required to obtain employment in their field.
develop the skills necessary to continued success in their fields including leadership abilities and a heightened sense of social responsibility and ethics.

Suggested sequence of courses:

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

MAT 111 - College Algebra (3 Credits)
OR
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
ENG 175 - Critical Writing I (3 Credits)
ITG 148 - Desktop Applications - MS Word (3 Credits)
OR
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
HUM 103 - Humanities I: Our Cultural Heritage (3 Credits)
PSY 160 - Introduction to Psychology (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

ENG 176 - Critical Writing II (3 Credits)
ITG 149 - Desktop Applications - MS Excel (3 Credits)
OR
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
HUM 104 - Humanities II: Roots of the Modern World (3 Credits)
SOC 161 - Introduction to Sociology (3 Credits)
MAT 136 - Precalculus (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

ACC 206 - Accounting Principles I (3 Credits)
MAT 234 - Finite Mathematics (3 Credits)
ECO 200 - Microeconomics (3 Credits)
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

ACC 207 - Accounting Principles II (3 Credits)
ECO 201 - Macroeconomics (3 Credits)
110-299 - BUS Elective (3 Credits)
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
110-299 - HUM or SS Elective (3 Credits)

Junior Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

STA 326 - Applied Statistics (3 Credits)
MGT 303 - Management and Organizational Behavior (3 Credits)
MKT 305 - Marketing Management (3 Credits)
HCM 301 - Principles of Health Care Management (3 Credits)
300-499 - GE Elective (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

FIN 333 - Financial Management (3 Credits)
HCM 302 - Financial Management in the Health Care Industry (3 Credits)
COM 341 - Group Dynamics (3 Credits)
MGT 310 - International Business Management (3 Credits)
ITG 325 - Database Applications with MS Access (3 Credits)

Senior Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

LAW 431 - Business Law I (3 Credits)
MGT 428 - Human Resource Management (3 Credits)
HCM 401 - Operations Management in Health Care Organizations (3 Credits)
ENG 485 - Presentation and Debate I (3 Credits)
ENG 465 - Research Writing I (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

LAW 432 - Business Law II (3 Credits)
MGT 492 - Business Policy and Strategy (3 Credits)
HCM 402 - Management of Information in the Health Care Industry (3 Credits)
ENG 486 - Presentation and Debate II (3 Credits)
ENG 466 - Research Writing II (3 Credits)

Minimum credits required: 120