Health Administration, B.H.A.

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The College of Health and Human Services undergraduate major in Health Administration educates administrators to develop and manage health services organizations and programs. The curriculum is designed to be an educational mechanism through which students obtain the understanding and skills necessary for health administration. Specifically, the major is designed to prepare administrators for unit or department head positions in large and complex health care institutions such as hospitals; and for executive director positions in small and/or less complex healthcare institutions, such as clinics, nursing homes, insurance, medical group management, ambulatory care management, and family service agencies.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the undergraduate program in Health Administration, the student will be prepared to:

1. Take entry level administrative positions in healthcare delivery systems, healthcare product development organizations, or both public and private healthcare organizations.
2. Explain various frameworks of viewing health, healthcare systems, delivery systems, and health policy.
3. Demonstrate abilities to collect, analyze data and communicate findings effectively.
4. Explain the conceptual models of healthcare organizational processes and outcomes.
5. Demonstrate the capacity to make sound, thoughtful and ethical decisions related to health administration.
6. Apply available tools to assess and measure organization-specific environment and outcomes.
7. Value organizational diversity and population differences.
8. Demonstrate commitment to health equity and patient-centered healthcare.
9. Engage in life-long learning.

Special Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting university criteria, applicants must have obtained a minimum of 2.50 GPA for the last 60 hours.

Admission occurs twice a year. Completed applications must be received by May 1 for fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester.

Accreditation

The undergraduate major has full certified undergraduate status granted by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA).

Degree Requirements

Students must meet all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree.

All required courses and the upper-division electives must be completed with a grade of “C+, C, or C-” or better.

In addition, all students must complete a pre-graduation survey.

General Education Requirement (37-41 Hours)

Health Administration Application (54 Hours)

• HLAD - 3099 Healthcare Organization (3)
• HLAD - 3101 Introduction to Healthcare Management Strategies (3)
• HLAD - 3102 Principles of Healthcare Microeconomics (3)
• HLAD - 3103 Basics of Healthcare Informatics (3)
• HLAD - 3104 Healthcare Statistics (3)
• HLAD - 3106 Introduction to Epidemiology (3)
• HLAD - 3107 Medical Sociology (3)
• HLAD - 3108 Policy Politics in Healthcare (3)
• HLAD - 3109 Ethics in Healthcare Admin (3)
• HLAD - 4099 Health Administration Practicum (3)
• HLAD - 4101 Healthcare Organizational Behavior (3)
• HLAD - 4103 Legal Aspects of Healthcare (3)
• HLAD - 4104 Healthcare Economics (3)
• HLAD - 4105 Management in the Health Care Setting (3)
• HLAD - 4106 Healthcare Accounting (3)
• HLAD - 4107 Healthcare Human Resource Management (3)
• HLAD - 4108 Health Planning (3)
• HLAD - 4901 Institutional Management for Healthcare Organizations (3)

Electives (25-29 Hours)

Total - 120 Hours