Honours Bachelor of Healthcare Management (BHM)

Campus

King

Duration

8 Semesters (4 Years)

Credential Awarded

Honours Bachelor Degree

School

School of Health Sciences

This program is offered online. Students learn remotely and do not need to come to campus. Online learning can be synchronous – scheduled class time with professors – or asynchronous – no scheduled class time, with all learning independent.

Learn more about Seneca’s program delivery options.

About the Program

This Honors Bachelor of Healthcare Management program takes an interdisciplinary approach ensuring students receive and develop a breadth and depth of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors which are critical to the management of complex healthcare systems. The program prepares students to tackle the needs and priorities for evidence-informed decision making, patient-centered care, health promotion, illness prevention, financial sustainability, and modern strategic management. Students in this program take part in experiential learning opportunities from their first year along with specialized courses in health informatics, cross-cultural and global health, program planning, health law, mediation, patient safety, research, innovation, management and leadership.

Scholarship opportunities are available if you have distinguished academic records from your high school careers. A variety of scholarships and bursaries are also available to you based on merit and financial needs.

Advanced Entry

Graduates of a diploma program may be eligible to complete this degree faster through one of our pathway options.

Skills

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

  • Leadership
  • Critical thinking

  • Business management

  • Health administration 

Work Experience

Mandatory Degree Work Term

A work experience that includes at least one term in a formal work environment. The work term(s) may be a paid or unpaid position that is completed between two academic semesters and requires a minimum of 420 hours of work. Students must be in good standing and meet all identified requirements prior to participating in the work experience. The successful completion of the work term(s) is required for graduation. Eligibility for participation does not guarantee that a work position will be secured. Additional fees are required for the mandatory degree work term regardless of success in securing a work position.

Your Career

When you graduate from this program, these are the types of career options that you can explore:

  • Strategy and emerging business intern
  • Health promotion program administrator
  • Associate operational administrator
  • Health insurance representative
  • Assistant departmental administrator
  • Departmental supervisor
  • Project leaders
  • Health finance administrators

What Our Students Say

"The thing I admire the most is the support I receive from everyone at Seneca. It has helped me develop a positive attitude towards my studies and discover more about myself. I wouldn't have been able to achieve what I have, without that caring environment. The lectures and tutorials are academically stimulating and apply to real-world scenarios."  

Deliann Albert
Honours Bachelor of Healthcare Management Student


 

"A valuable part of this program is building connections during practical experiences. I would recommend this program to students wishing to create positive change in health care as it provides the necessary resources for accomplishing the administrative side of management and the human aspect of effective leadership.”

Eliana Pena
Honours Bachelor of Healthcare Management Student