Online Health Care Administration Bachelor's Degree Program

 

What is a Career in Health Care Administration?

 

If your goal is become an integral part of the executive leadership team at hospitals, physicians’ offices and other health care organizations, our Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration (BSHCA) at Pima Medical Institute can help you get there.

 

Health care administrators at the executive level see all facets of the business. They can help develop the policies and procedures that ensure an organization runs smoothly. They are key decision-makers and big-picture thinkers. They also often oversee managers and supervisors.

 

The BSHCA program is intended to develop critical thinking abilities, communication competence and leadership capacity with an advanced understanding of health care management services and delivery. Get the skills and training you need to be considered for career advancement in health care administration.

 

 

 

 

Bachelor’s Degree Program

 

The Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration is a degree completion program designed for health care professionals. The program is offered online so that students can balance their personal and professional responsibilities while working to attain their degree

 

Health care professionals who enter the program will:

• Develop strategies to analyze behavioral, ethical and cultural trends that impact management in health care systems with diverse populations.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, legal and regulatory policies.
  
• Demonstrate a mastery of core business theories as applied to health care systems.

 

 

Courses

 

					Theory	Lab	Extern	Credits
Transfer of Credit (17 general education, 26 health science, 21 related credits)								64.0
Transfer Totals								64.0
Course #	Course				Theory	Lab	Extern	Credits
CPT 301	Microcomputer Applications				45			3.0
ENG 310	Technical Writing				45			3.0
BUS 215	Basic Accounting				60			4.0
HCA 310	Health Care Law and Compliance				45			3.0
Semester I Total					195			13.0
Course #	Course				Theory	Lab	Extern	Credits
SOC 325	Culture and Human Diversity				45			3.0
PHI 301	Critical Thinking				45			3.0
HCA 430	Patient Information and Management				45			3.0
HCA 325	Leadership in Health Care Management				45			3.0
BUS 380	Marketing				45			3.0
Semester II Total					225			15.0
Course #	Course				Theory	Lab	Extern	Credits
MTH 310	Research Statistics				45			3.0
HCA 410	Long-Term Care				60			4.0
HCA 420	Managing Emergency Response Operations				60			4.0
HCA 440	Health Care Policy				45			3.0
Semester III Total					210			14.0
Course #	Course				Theory	Lab	Extern	Credits
HCA 450	Health Insurance Reimbursement				45			3.0
HCA 460	Introduction to Public and Community Health				45			3.0
HCA 470	Quality Management				45			3.0
HCA 490	Professional Capstone				75			5.0
Semester IV Total					210			14.0
PROGRAM TOTALS					1410			120.0

 

 

Program Requirements

 

Students looking to enroll in the Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration program must:

• Posses a high school diploma or recognized equivalency;
• Hold a health science associate degree;
  

  and

• Have completed a total of 64 semester credits at the postsecondary level (including 17 general education credits and 26 health science credits).

 

For more information on eligibility requirements, please contact us.

 

 

Job Outlook

 

Employment of medical and health service managers is expected to grow faster than average. Job opportunities should be good especially for applicants with work experience in the health care field and strong business and management skills. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of medical and health service managers is expected to grow much faster than average for all occupations through 2020.*

 

 

Program Length

 

The BSHCA program takes just over one year (15 months) to complete. Contact us to see if you qualify.

 

 

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition, Medical and Health Services Managers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Management/Medical-and-health-services-managers.htm/#tab-6