Health Care Management (EC)
Health Care Management program addresses supervisory skills essential to fields of management and administration throughout the acute, community and long term systems of care. These skills are integrated with concepts and themes from a variety of disciplines working collaboratively to understand, make decisions, and direct change within the health care setting. Opportunities to enhance personal growth and promote professional development are encouraged to help build the foundation for continued growth.
The Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree program is a State of Wisconsin approved “regular course of study,” qualifying the graduate to take the Nursing Home Administrator examination. Students graduating with the Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Management in states other than Wisconsin may be required to take additional classes and/or participate in an externship in order to qualify for the examination.
Program Learning Outcomes
The goals of the Health Care Management program are to:
- Analyze health care demonstrating acceptance of individuals as holistic beings, created by God, respecting the dignity, worth, and rights of the individual;
- Synthesize knowledge from the sciences, humanities, and management theories as a basis for problem-solving and decision-making in health care;
- Evaluate research results applicable to health care practice;
- Demonstrate a willingness to work cohesively and communicate interpersonally with members of the interdisciplinary health care team;
- Create a reflective self-plan for personal and professional growth;
- Recognize current trends and issues relative to health care management;
- Respect diversity within the health care community for both those who are served and the providers of care
- Demonstrate effective communication, in writing and presentations.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Post-Traditional Core Requirements | 44 | |
| School of Business Core Requirements | 18 | |
| Major Requirements | 30 | |
| Electives | 28 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Business School Core Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 272 | Organizational Management Principles | 3 |
| Business Statistics (Counts as Mathematics Post-Traditional Core) | ||
| MGMT 336 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT 450 | International Business | 3 |
| MGMT 472 | Managing Change | 3 |
| MGMT 345 | Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Relations | 3 |
| BUS 453 | Business Policy and Ethics (Business School Capstone) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Major Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| LA 115 | Student Success Strategies | 3 |
| Heritage of Faith (Counts as Common Core Experience Post-Traditional Core) | ||
| HCM 320 | Management Principles in Health Care | 3 |
| College Writing (Counts as Communication and Language Post-Traditional Core) | ||
| HCM 335 | Health Care Marketing | 3 |
| ACCT 203 | Financial Accounting (or) | 3 |
| Managerial Accounting | ||
| HCM 330 | Financial Issues in Health Care | 3 |
| HCM 300 | Health Care Ethics | 3 |
| HCM 310 | Current Trends in Health Care | 3 |
| Eldercare (Counts as university core) | ||
| HCM 304 | Health Care Planning and Evaluation | 3 |
| HCM 399 | Health Care Practicum | 6 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |