Nov 21, 2024

2024 Siena Heights University Catalog

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2024 Siena Heights University Catalog

Health Care Management, B.A.S.

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Requirements for Major

Pre-Requisite Courses: 6 Credit Hours

HCM 300 Accounting for Health Care Professionals 3 credit hours
MGT 302 Management Principles And Cases 3 credit hours

Program Requirements: 18 Credit Hours

9 of the following 18 credit hours must be taken at SHU, including HCM 444.
HCM 301 Perspectives In Health Care Management 3 credit hours
HCM 335 Information Technology in Health Care 3 credit hours
HCM 336 Quality Improvement & Customer Service in Health Care 3 credit hours
HCM 440 Medical Ethics/Legal Aspects Of Health Care 3 credit hours
HCM 441 Financial Management Of Health Care Institutions 3 credit hours
HCM 444 Strategic Planning In Healthcare Management 3 credit hours

Cognate Requirements: 6 Credit Hours

BAM 441 Managerial Communications 3 credit hours
MGT 452 Leadership 3 credit hours

Electives: 9 Credit Hours

Choose 9 credit hours from coursework in the following disciplines: ACC, BAM, Healthcare-related (HC) and HCM, ITM, MGT, MKT, PHI, PCM, PSY, or SOC.

Total for Major: 39 Credit Hours

Other Requirements

The Health Care Management major is primarily for adult students in the College for Professional Studies, but may be available in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). CAS students should contact the program chair for more information if interested.
A minimum of eighteen (18) credit hours is required in the major at SHU. Of the 18 credit hour residency, 9 credit hours of Program Requirements must be completed at SHU including HCM 444 .
A minimum cumulative 2.5 G.P.A. is required in the major.
Students are required to have a minimum of two years related work experience or approval received by the program coordinator.