Health Care Administration Program (BS)

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Requirements

At least 124 credits, as follows.

A. General Education and Prerequisite Requirements

The mathematics requirement and ENG 112 or EHS 120 should be completed prior to other courses. A course in medical terminology is strongly recommended.

First Year Experience

Students entering the university with fewer than 25 transfer credit hours must fulfill the FYE requirement within the first academic year.

UNV 100 - First Year Experience (3-4).

English/Writing

ENG 112 - Critical Writing and Reading (3).
or
EHS 120 - Ecology of Teaching and Social Work (3).

Humanities

One from:
PHL 162 - Introduction to Ethics (3)
PHL 168 - Philosophy of Bioethics (3)
HCR 304 - The Ethics of Health Care (3)

Social Sciences

Global Studies

Three credits selected by student; recommended:

PHS 331 - Global Health (3)

Fine Arts

Three credits selected by student.

Health and Well Being

HCR 362 - Cultural Competence in Health Care (3)

Mathematics/Finance and Quantitative Literacy

Three credits, satisfied by major requirements.

Natural Sciences

Four credits N/NL, selected by student.

Technology

CIS 128 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems I (3)

Capstone

Three credits, satisfied by major requirements.

B. Health Administration Foundation (25 credits)

HCR 201 - Introduction to Health Careers (1).
HCR 300 - Health Care in the United States (3)
HCR 304 - The Ethics of Health Care (3)
HCR 305 - Public Policy and Health Care (3)
HCR 370 - Healthcare Professionalism & Leadership (3).
HCR 376 - Health Care Administration (3).
HCR 400 - Affordable Care: The Role of Health Insurance (3).
HCR 411 - Economic Applications in Health Administration (3).
HCR 487 - Legal Issues in Health Care (3).
MTH 90 - Intermediate Algebra (3). with a grade of C (2.0) or better or placement into MTH 111 or higher.

C. Public Health Foundation (13 credits)

HCR 368 - Sociology of Health and Illness (3)
HCR 385 - Health Care Program Evaluation (3).
PHS 315 - Introduction to Epidemiology (3)
PHS 347 - Public Health Statistics (4).

D. Functional Areas of Health Administration (18 credits)

E. Managing Diversity (3 credits)

HCR 362 - Cultural Competence in Health Care (3)

F. Electives in Health Care (6 credits)

Two from:

ACC 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
ACC 202 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3).
AGE 306 - Politics of Aging (3).
AGE 350 - Health and Aging (3)
AGE 352 - Chronic Illness and Aging (3)
AGE 378 - Organization and Administration of Long-Term Care (3).
BUS 381 - Management Information Systems (3).
HCR 363 - Introduction to Health Disparities (3)
HCR 379 - Introduction to Health Education and Health Promotion (3)
HCR 380 - Strategies in Health Education (3).
HCR 386 - Media and Materials in Health Care Education (3).
HCR 404 - AIDS: A Public Health Crisis (3)
HCR 461 - Mental Health Promotion (3).
MGT 341 - Human Behavior in Organizations (3).
MGT 346 - Contemporary Labor-Management Issues (3).
NSC 209 - Basic Nutrition for Healthcare Practitioners (3)
PHS 210 - Public Health and the Engaged Citizen (3)
PHS 331 - Global Health (3)
PHS 420 - Introduction to Environmental Health (3)
PHS 421 - Occupational Health and Safety (3)
PHS 467 - Health Information Management (3).
POL 375 - Politics and U.S. Labor (3).
SCM 371 - Operations Management (3).

G. Capstone/Internship (3-6 credits)

A minimum grade of B- (2.7) in one from:

H. Additional Requirements

Approval of required program portfolio
Completion of Program Key Concepts Test for assessment purposes
All University of Michigan-Flint graduation requirements

Minimum Credits for the Degree: 124 credits