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Health Care Management Major

Management Specialization

The specialization in management will provide the student with a broad-based business and health industry background emphasizing the business side of health care. The coursework will examine in detail all aspects of the health care delivery system, including all levels and modalities. The reimbursement and finance system will be examined for all public and private payment and reimbursement systems currently in place. In addition, the strengths and weaknesses of today’s U.S. Health Care System of health care delivery, outcomes, measurement and financing mechanism are examined in detail. Recent proposals for health care reform are described, debated, and critically evaluated, while incremental measures currently under consideration are thoroughly examined.

Sequence of Required Courses

First Year

First Semester	Total Credits	15	Second Semester	Total Credits	15
	Core	3		Core	3
	Core	3		Core	3
	Core	3		Core	3
BUS 105	Basic Computer Technology	3	BUS 107	Essential Communications	3
ACC 101	Principles of Accounting	3	MIS 110	Intro to Information Systems	3

Sophomore Year

First Semester	Total Credits	15	Second Semester	Total Credits	15
	Core	3		Core	3
	Core	3		Core	3
	Core	3		Core	3
BUS 207	Contemporary Economics	3	BUS 269	Principles of Marketing	3
BUS 208	Principles of Management	3	HCM 101	Intro to Health Systems	3

Junior Year

First Semester	Total Credits	15	Second Semester	Total Credits	15
	Core	3		Core	3
BUS 371	Financial Management	3		Free Elective	3
BUS 352	Business Law	3	BUS 306	Organizational Behavior	3
BUS 360	Human Resource Mgmt	3	HCM 371	HC Reimburse and Finance	3
	Free Elective	3	BUS 307	Management Science	3

Senior Year

First Semester	Total Credits	15	Second Semester	Total Credits	15
	Core	3		Core	3
BUS 465*	Special Topics in Bus.	3	BUS 420	Small Business Mgmt.	3
HCM 403	Health Care Strategic Mgmt	3	HCM 469	Health Care Marketing	3
BUS 415	International Business	3	HCM 406	Current Iss. and Trends in HC	3
	Free elective	3		Free elective	3

Total required for graduation 120 credits

Certificate in Health Care Management

The Health Care Management major is also offered as a 15 credit Certificate.
The courses required to complete the Certificate Program are as follows: *

HCM 101- Introduction to Health Systems
HCM 403- Health Care Strategic Management
HCM 469- Health Care Marketing
HCM 371- Health Care Reimbursement and Finance
HCM 406- Current Issues and Trends in Health Care

• Prerequisites as listed in course descriptions will apply to all courses shown above.

According to a study recently released by the U.S. Department of Labor, six of ten fastest growing jobs to the year 2020 are in health care. In Northeastern Pennsylvania, these jobs will grow at an even faster rate.

The Certificate Program in Health Care Management is designed for: business and health care professionals having a degree in another discipline, enabling these individuals to advance in the health care field; or those who are planning a career change to the health care field, thus requiring specific knowledge of today's health care industry. It is suitable for associates or bachelors' degree graduates in:

• Any undergraduate major, particularly those in business, human services, nursing, dental hygiene, or other health discipline
• Any professional clinicians, including nurses, licensed professionals, dentists, and physicians.

The flexibility of the Program allows those without a bachelors' degree to fully apply credits earned in the Certificate program toward the attainment of a bachelors' degree in Health care Management.

The course offerings are repeated each year, including the summer, to assure that the Certificate can be obtained in a timely fashion.

* With permission of Business Chair

Health Care Management Course Descriptions (HCM)