Requirements for a Major or Minor in Business: Healthcare Management
Major in Healthcare Management The healthcare management major provides a specialized base of knowledge for managing a variety of healthcare facilities including hospitals, clinics and long-term care facilities. The program consists of a combination of classroom study, as well as a practicum experience in a healthcare facility during the student’s final two years of college. The requirements for a major in healthcare management are 44 credits: • 16 credits in foundation courses: – ACCT 155 – Principles of Accounting I, 4 credits – ACCT 156 – Principles of Accounting II, 4 credits – ECON 201 – Principles of Economics, 4 credits – BUS 339 – Principles of Management, 4 credits • 16 credits in healthcare management core courses: – BUS 307 – U.S. Healthcare Delivery, 4 credits – BUS 341 – Human Resource Management, 4 credits – BUS 386 – Nursing Facility Services, Programs and Issues, 4 credits – BUS 470 – Healthcare Financial Management, 4 credits • 12 credits from the following courses: – ACCT 355 – Intermediate Accounting, 4 credits – ACCT 366 – Cost Accounting, 4 credits – BUS 323 – Healthcare and Medical Needs, 2 credits – BUS 328 – Information Uses in Healthcare Organizations, 2 credits – BUS 351 – Principles of Marketing, 4 credits – BUS 376 – Public Health, 2 credits – BUS 377 – Healthcare Law, 2 credits – BUS 475 – Healthcare Administration, 4 credits – BUS 486 – Long-Term Care Regulatory Management, 4 credits – BUS 490, 491 or 492 – Practicum, 4 credits – BUS 415 – Management Information Systems, 4 credits – ECON 274 – Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics, 4 credits – SOC 351 – Aging in Society, 4 credits Certificate Programs and Licensure Eligibility in Healthcare Management Students who complete relevant elective courses and a practicum can earn certification in three program areas. Students must be accepted into a program to be eligible for certification. Applications should be made to the program directors. Upon graduation the student will receive a certificate if they have completed the appropriate courses for the program. Program directors will advise students about certificate requirements. • Healthcare Administration Program Certificate (44 credits) – ACCT 155 – Principles of Accounting I, 4 credits – ACCT 156 – Principles of Accounting II, 4 credits – ECON 201 – Principles of Economics, 4 credits – BUS 307 – U.S. Healthcare Delivery, 4 credits – BUS 339 – Management, 4 credits – BUS 341 – Human Resource Management, 4 credits – BUS 376 – Public Health and Policy, 2 credits – BUS 377 – Healthcare Law, 2 credits – BUS 386 – Nursing Facility Services and Programs, 4 credits – BUS 470 – Healthcare Financial Management, 4 credits – BUS 475 – Healthcare Administration, 4 credits – BUS 490 – Healthcare Practicum, 4 credits • Healthcare Financial Management Program Certificate (48 credits) – ACCT 155 – Principles of Accounting I, 4 credits – ACCT 156 – Principles of Accounting II, 4 credits – ECON 201 – Principles of Economics, 4 credits – BUS 274 – Intro to Bus/Econ Statistics, 4 credits – BUS 307 – U.S. Healthcare Delivery, 4 credits – BUS 341 – Human Resource Management, 4 credits – ACCT 355 – Intermediate Accounting I, 4 credits – ACCT 366 – Cost Accounting, 4 credits – BUS 376 – Public Health and Policy, 2 credits – BUS 377 – Healthcare Law, 2 credits – BUS 386 – Nursing Facility Services and Programs, 4 credits – BUS 470 – Healthcare Financial Management, 4 credits – BUS 491 – Healthcare Financial Management Practicum, 4 credits • Long-Term Care Administration Program Certificate (48 credits) – ACCT 155 – Principles of Accounting I, 4 credits – ACCT 156 – Principles of Accounting II, 4 credits – ECON 201 – Principles of Economics, 4 credits – BUS 307 – U.S. Healthcare Delivery, 4 credits – BUS 339 – Management, 4 credits – BUS 341 – Human Resource Management, 4 credits – BUS 386 – Nursing Facility Services and Programs, 4 credits – BUS 470 – Healthcare Financial Management, 4 credits – BUS 486 – Long-Term Care Regulatory Management, 4 credits – BUS 492 – Practicum in Long-Term Care, 4 credits – Non-Department Courses BUS 323 – Health and Medical Needs, 2 credits BUS 328 – Information Uses for Healthcare Organizations, 2 credits SOC 351 – Aging in Society, 4 credits Courses in the long-term care management program lead to eligibility to sit for the Minnesota State Nursing Administrator’s licensure examination. The Concordia College Long-Term Care Administration Program is accredited by the Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators.
Course Catalog
