Health Care Management, B.A.S. to M.A.

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The Online Bachelor to Master’s Health Care program offers high-achieving students an opportunity to complete three (3) graduate level courses as part of the undergraduate Health Care Management major. Upon conferral of the Bachelor of Applied Science degree, students continue in the graduate program and complete the remaining graduate degree requirements in the Master of Arts, Leadership: Health Care Leadership Concentration. While some HCM courses are offered at the Metro Detroit campus, the Bachelor to Masters Health Care program will primarily be offered in a totally online format.

Requirements for undergraduate Health Care Management 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: 24 Credit Hours

HCM 301 Perspectives In Health Care Management 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
LDR 614 Contemporary Issues In Health Care 3 credit hours
LDR 620 Information Systems Management 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.

Requirements for graduate Leadership; Health Care Leadership Major

Common Core Courses: 15 Credit Hours

LDR 601 Leadership Theory 3 credit hours
LDR 629 Overview Of U.S. Healthcare System 3 credit hours
LDR 630 Organizational Culture And Communication 3 credit hours
LDR 640 Finance + Quantitative Leadership 3 credit hours
LDR 660 Strategic Leadership 3 credit hours

Healthcare Leadership Concentration: 12 credit hours

LDR 609 Health Care Systems Management 3 credit hours
LDR 625 Human Resource Management In Health Care 3 credit hours
LDR 650 Medical Law 3 credit hours
LDR 678 Practicum 3 credit hours

Other Requirements

A minimum of twenty-four (24) credit hours is required in the undergraduate major at Siena Heights University (SHU). LDR courses can be applied within this residency. Of the 24 credit hour minimum residency, 15 credit hours of Program Requirements must be completed at SHU including HCM 444 .
A minimum cumulative 3.0 G.P.A. is required in the undergraduate Health Care Bachelor to Masters program.
LDR courses require a 3.0 (B grade) or higher completed at a senior status and require prior completion of HCM courses (and English LAS requirement).
Students are required to have a minimum of three (3) years related work experience or joint approval by the HCM program coordinator (undergraduate) and HCL program director (graduate).

Note: The initial 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.