Healthcare Management

Brown School of Business and Leadership

Program of Healthcare Management

Program Coordinator: Holly Lentz-Schiller, Ph.D.

Description

The Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management (HCM) major is designed to give graduates the knowledge, skills, critical thinking ability, and technological competence essential to be successful in healthcare administration, conducting research, communicating effectively, and analyzing and interpreting healthcare data that impact the delivery of healthcare services. The healthcare management major provides a strong foundation in healthcare administration and includes courses in accounting, finance, healthcare management, healthcare marketing, economics, healthcare information systems, healthcare regulations, and ethics and law. Theoretical concepts reviewed in the classroom are applied to real world healthcare administration problems via case study analyses, teamwork, internships, and other integrative exercises.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Healthcare Management program, graduates will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of the functional areas of healthcare administration affecting the conduct and structure of healthcare organizations.
  2. Formulate healthcare administration solutions, both independently and in teams.
  3. Communicate healthcare administration information to specific audiences in varied formats.
  4. Analyze regulatory, legal, and ethical issues and practices that impact the delivery of healthcare services.
  5. Demonstrate personal and professional ethics, cultural competency, the ability to work effectively with diverse populations, and related professional competencies required for healthcare management careers. 
         

Policies

 Students must earn a minimum GPA of 2.00 in the major.  The lowest acceptable grade is a “C” in all courses listed in the major under “Program Requirements” for the major, including both courses in the major and SEE courses required by the major. No student, regardless of major, will be permitted to advance to the next course without earning a grade of "C" or better in the prerequisite course(s). When a grade below "C" is earned in a major course, the student must repeat that course.

Requirements

The courses listed below are required for completion of the bachelor's degree in healthcare management. Students must also complete the requirements for the Stevenson Educational Experience (SEE). Specific pre- and co-requisites for each course are listed in the course descriptions.

Major Requirements:

FYS 100First Year Seminar

1 credit

ACC 140Financial Accounting

3 credits

ACC 141Managerial Accounting

3 credits

BIO 112Principles of General Biology

3 credits

or

BIO 113General Biology I: Cell Biology and Genetics

3 credits

BIO 113LGeneral Biology I Laboratory: Cell Biology and Genetics

1 credit

BIO 332Epidemiology

3 credits

CHS 220Diversity and Cultural Competence

3 credits

CMH 210Introduction to Community Health

3 credits

EC 201Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

EC 202Principles of Microeconomics

3 credits

EC 335Health Economics

3 credits

HCM 208Healthcare Ethics and Law

3 credits

HCM 212Healthcare Information Systems

3 credits

HCM 310Theories and Practice of Healthcare Management

3 credits

HCM 311Health Insurance and Managed Care

3 credits

HCM 312Managing Healthcare Personnel

3 credits

HCM 313Healthcare Financial Management

3 credits

HCM 314Healthcare Organizational Behavior

3 credits

HCM 400Professional Development for Healthcare Managers

3 credits

HCM 417Healthcare Management Internship

6 credits

MATH 136Introduction to Statistics

4 credits

MGT 210Business Writing

3 credits

 

Suggested Course Sequence

2024-25 SCS Healthcare Management

Minor in Healthcare Management

The discipline minor in Healthcare Management requires successful completion of a minimum of six courses and 18 credits of courses with an HCM prefix. The Healthcare Management minor is available to students in all majors.

Recommended courses for this minor include: HCM 208, HCM 212, HCM 310, HCM 311, HCM 312, and HCM 313.

 

Course Descriptions

See  Healthcare Management Course Descriptions