A healthcare management school for online students in the Houston, TX area
The healthcare management online bachelor’s degree helps students develop the knowledge and skills needed to become effective managers and leaders within the healthcare industry. Students explore concepts and theories related to management and supervision, quality improvement, policy and ethics, law and the regulatory environment, financial management, and strategic planning and evaluation in healthcare. The program’s performance-based curriculum provides a variety of opportunities to improve critical thinking, decision making, and communication skills through analysis of real-world healthcare issues.
Accounting Associate of Applied Science Degree – Online Classes
Option One:
For students who have successfully completed approved healthcare diplomas or associate degrees and wish to transfer these credits into a bachelor’s degree completion program.
Option Two:
For students seeking business-related positions in healthcare institutions or agencies.
Graduates find career opportunities in management positions within the diverse healthcare industry or within their own area of clinical/professional expertise.
Graduates of the program will:
- Demonstrate professional and ethical management and leadership principles and concepts in healthcare organizations across the continuum of care.
- Understand financial management principles and concepts in healthcare facilities across the continuum of care.
- Be able to examine legal principles, regulatory requirements, and technological issues in health care.
- Be equipped to examine the efficiency and quality of patient care delivery and support services in healthcare institutions and recommend improvements.
Course Listing (180 Credits)
HA3010D Introduction to U.S. Healthcare Delivery
HA3110D Quality Improvement and Risk Management
HA3120D Essentials of Managed Care
HA3220D Health Information Systems
HA3300D Healthcare Policy and Ethics
HA4050D Healthcare Law
HA4070D Regulatory Environment in Health Care
HA4110D Healthcare Planning and Evaluation
HA4120D Management of Continuum Care Services
HA4200D Healthcare Financial Management
HA4300D Healthcare Management and Supervision
HA4501D Healthcare Management Action Research Project OR
HA4521D Healthcare Management Capstone
AC2760 Financial Accounting for Managers
MT1050 Introduction to Business
MT2050 Principles of Management
MT3050 Human Resource Management
Communications
EN1150 Composition I
Humanities
HU2000 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
HU Humanities Elective
Behavioral/Social Science
PS2100 Human Relations
Behavioral/Social Science Elective
Communications
EN1300 Composition II
EN2150 Interpersonal Professional Communication
EN3050 Technical Communications
Science
SC Science Electives
Mathematics
MA2000 Quantitative Reasoning
MA3000 Business Statistics OR
MA3010 Statistics for Health Professions
General Education
CS1201 Juggling College, Life, and Career: Set Up for Success!
CS1301 Do the Numbers! Achieving College and Career Success
CS2086 Career Path Planning
Specialty Courses
**Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing or Allied Health Required**
Allied Health Courses or Business Electives
at the 3000+ level (AC, EC, FN, LA, MG, MT, OL, or OM courses)
6000DC+Elective OR
Electives
Open Elective
6000DC+ Elective OR
Elective
6000DC+: Students who do not have a 2.75 CGPA or applicable transfer credit will enroll in an appropriate undergraduate course. Transfer credit may replace major core, emphasis core, or open elective 6000DC+ and 3000+ courses.
Required Support Courses
# Elective courses must be coded AC, CI, EC, FN, LA, MG, MT, OL, OM, or equivalent transfer.
EC2050 Macroeconomics
EC2100 Microeconomics
ME1140 Medical Terminology for Health Professions
6000DC+ Elective OR
3000+ Elective
3000+ Elective
3000+ Elective
Open Electives
6000DC+ Elective OR
Elective 18
Course availability is subject to minimum class size requirements.
