Health Care Managment - Program Description

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (Curriculum 0253)

  • All students will complete a minimum of 120 credits, maintaining a GPA of 2.0.
  • In order to advance to junior level status all graduates will complete 60 credits, maintaining a GPA of 2.0.
  • Course work from Certificate and Associate degree programs with a minimum grade of C may be accepted to permit advanced standing.
  • In order to maintain junior and senior level status and to advance to the final semester, all students must maintain a GPA of 2.0.
  • In order to advance to the final semester and begin an internship, all students must obtain a passing grade in Health Services Management Internship Orientation (HSMB 308). This course is only required for students intending to enroll in HSMB 408 Internship in the 8th semester.
  • In order to graduate, all students must successfully complete an Internship (HSMB 408) and/or an Internship Alternative and Senior Seminar (HSMB 410).

Semester I Credits

Prefix Course Name Credits
ENGL 101 Composition and the Spoken Word (GER 1/2) 3
FYEP 101 First Year Experience 1
HSMB 101 Intro to Health Services Mgmt. 3
PSYC 101 Introductory Psychology (GER 7) 3
  General Elective (GER 6, 8, 9, 10, or 11) 3
  Liberal Arts and Science Elective 3
  TOTAL CREDITS 16

Semester II Credits

Prefix Course Name Credits
ECON 101 Macroeconomics 3
HSMB 316 Equity, Diversity, and Cultural Competence in Healthcare (GER 3) 3
MATH 141 Statistics (GER 4) 3
SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology 3
  General Elective (GER 6, 8, 9, 10, or 11) 3
  TOTAL CREDITS 15

Semester III Credits

Prefix Course Name Credits
ACCT 101 Foundations of Financial Accounting 4
HLTH 200
HSMB 200
Medical Terminology Disease OR
Medical Terminology and Coding Classification Systems
3
  Science Elective (GER 5) 3-4
  Liberal Arts Elective 3
  TOTAL CREDITS 13-14

Semester IV Credits

Prefix Course Name Credits
HSMB 304  U.S. Health Care System 3
  U/L Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective  3
  General Elective 3
  General Elective 3
  General Elective (GER 6, 8, 9, 10, or 11) 3-4
  TOTAL CREDITS 15-16

Semester V Credits

Prefix Course Name Credits
HSMB 301 Public Health Issues 3
HSMB 306 Health Care Financing 3
  Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective 3
  Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective 3
  U/L Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective 3
  TOTAL CREDITS 15

Semester VI Credits

Prefix Course Name Credits
ECON 310 Economics of Healthcare 3
HSMB 305 Managed Care 3
HSMB 307 Health Care Facility Administration 3
  Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective 3
  Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective 3
  TOTAL CREDITS 15

Semester VII Credits

Prefix Course Name Credits
BSAD 340 Management Communications** 3
HSMB 302 Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare** 3
HMSB 308 Health Services Management Internship Orientation 1
HSMB 310 Quality and Patient Safety 3
  Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective 3
  U/L Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective 3
  TOTAL CREDITS 16

Semester VIII Credits

Prefix Course Name Credits
HSMB 408 Internship AND/OR
Up to 4 program electives for total of 12 credits
3-12
  U/L Program Elective 3
  U/L Program Elective 3
  General Elective 3
  General Elective 3
HSMB 410 Senior Seminar 3
  TOTAL CREDITS 15

* Students must meet the pre-requisite for MATH 141 Statistics

** Fulfills writing intensive requirement

U/L = Upper Level courses (300/400)
GER = General Education Requirements

Program Electives: ACCT, BIOL, BSAD, CHEM, CITA, PSYC, DHYG, ECON, FSAD, FSMA, HEFI, HLTH, HSMB, LEST, MINS, NURS, PHTA, VSCT, VSAD. Program must meet 7 of 10 General Education Requirements (including 1, 2, 3 & 10) and 30 total Liberal Arts credits.

Acceptable PYSC courses as program electives: PSYC 225 (Human Development), PSYC 275 (Abnormal), PSYC 308 (Personality), PSYC/SSCI 310 (Counseling Theories), PSYC 340 (Social), HUSV 305 (Ethics), PSYC 315 (Crisis Intervention), PSYC 406 (Workplace), HUSV 310 (Working in Human Services Agencies), HUSV 315 (Mental Health Practice), SSCI 370 (Research Methods), and PSYC 320 (Health Psychology).

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Health Care Management
Marela Fiacco
Department Chair
MAC 322
315-386-7444
fiaccom@canton.edu