Bachelors of Science in

HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Our online distance education program offers students the opportunity to study a comprehensive curriculum in the health care administration degree program. As the health care industry continues to grow and expand, the demand for skilled health care managers increases as well. Leading a health care organization , however, takes more than the ability to treat patients. Professionals in this field need to balance between financial, competitive, and human resource needs in order to optmize the health delivery system.

Through this program students will learn the skills needed to succeed in this field. All of the courses are focused on the major. This allows students to maximize their learning in the core courses and succeed in their educational and career goals.

Students begin with the study of health care administration and organizational psychology principles and applications. Specific courses focus on finance, marketing, managed care, human resource management, ethics, strategic planning and leadership and health care law and regulations. All business related courses provide for basic education in the business discipline as well as a strong focus related to the specialty. In the higher division courses students enter symposium and project courses where they are able to select more focused study in one area of health care administration, and complete a comprehensive project and health care administration degree research topic course. These specialty courses allow students maximum opportunities to experience the real world of this specialty. Several career fields this degree will prepare you for are:

* Health Services Administrator
* Nursing Home Director
* Hospital Administrator
* Clinical Services Representative

The prerequisites for this program are: a high school diploma or an earned GED

The online curriculum offers an innovative approach to higher education. Enrollment is open and students may begin the program at any time. All health care administration courses are provided in online classrooms, with one-to-one faculty mentoring. Students also have free access to our comprehensive online Study Tactics and Resources Center, with links to subject related websites online libraries, articles and research assistance. Our online degree in health care administration curriculum includes:

TOTAL: 124 Semester Hours

Courses in this curriculum are to be taken in sequence as above.

TUITION: $400.00 per course. Students may register and pay for one course at a time.

* Note: cost of tuition does not include cost of text books.

** There is also a one time $50.00 admission processing fee.

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Course Completion Times: Students are permitted 15 weeks to complete an online course. This may be extended with the permission of the instructor.

TRANSFER CREDITS: Up to 75 percent of the degree may be earned by transfer credits from other schools. For detailed information please CLICK HERE

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