Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management
Healthcare management professionals work in a dynamic field that affects the well being of individuals and families. Colorado Technical University's Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management (BS-HCM) degree program is designed to help prepare you to work in a healthcare environment using skills in finance, community relations and human resource management. The objective of this Healthcare Management program is to help provide trained healthcare workers with the appropriate general education, didactic theory, and hands-on skills necessary for advancement into management within healthcare.
Based on theory and application, CTU’s Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management program can provide a well-rounded study regimen in this exciting field. Courses focus on building leadership skills, communications abilities and a strong knowledge of the industry. You can learn critical skills in team-building, technical aptitude in core functions and systems, and problem-solving abilities on unique healthcare issues. Additionally, you can learn strategies for enhancing relations with the community and your constituencies. You will also have the opportunity to learn important regulations and how to support your organization’s compliance needs, including patient privacy and HIPPA laws as well as changing issues in billing and insurance.
Through a diverse range of courses in finance, ethics, communications, business and various healthcare areas, this degree can help you learn the tools to contribute to your organization’s performance and advance your opportunities.
- Develop business management skills that support the growth of the organization
- Contribute to bottom-line financial profitability in the healthcare area
- Identify, analyze and participate in problem solving within the healthcare organization
- Assure the privacy, ethics, and challenges of securing confidential health information
- Provide leadership with technical competence, communication skills and knowledge related to the legal
aspects of managing a healthcare business
Required General Education courses for this degree include:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- English Composition I
- English Composition II
- Professional Writing
- Professional Speaking
- Management of Human Resources
- HRM Legal Environment
- Art and Music Appreciation
- Creating Academic and Professional Success
- Career Planning
- Information and Technology Literacy
- Database Applications With Access
- Business Algebra
- Computer Assisted Statistics
- American Government
- Ethics
- Introduction to Psychology
- Introduction to Sociology
Core courses for the Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management include:
- Accounting I
- Accounting II
- Accounting III
- Organizational Behavior
- Quality Management
- Research Design Methods and Applications
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
- Managing Diversity
- Managing Organizational Change
- Medical Terminology
- Healthcare Law and Regulations
- Economics of Healthcare
- Administration in Healthcare Services
- Healthcare Systems
- Fiscal Management in Healthcare
- Health Information Systems
- Externship/Project I
- Externship/Project II
- Spreadsheet Applications
- Study of Disease Processes
- Introductory Business Practices
- Business Law I
- Introduction to Marketing
- Advertising and Public Relations
- Shaping Public Policy: Politics and the Legislative Process
- Administrative Law and the Adjudicatory Process
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