Healthcare Curriculum

Major in Healthcare Management                                     Go To:  Certificate Programs

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 11.0 course credits:

• 4.0 course credits in foundation courses:
– ACCT 255—Principles of Accounting I, 4.0 credits
– ACCT 256—Principles of Accounting II, 4.0 credits
– BUS 201—Principles of Economics, 4.0 credits
– BUS 339—Principles of Management, 4.0 credits

• 4.0 course credits in healthcare management core courses:
– BUS 307—U.S. Healthcare Delivery, 4.0 credits
– BUS 341—Human Resource Management, 4.0 credits
– BUS 386—Nursing Facility Services, Programs and Issues, 4.0 credits
– BUS 470—Healthcare Financial Management, 4.0 credits

• 3.0 course credits from the following courses:
– ACCT 355—Intermediate Accounting, 4.0 credits
– ACCT 366—Cost Accounting, 4.0 credits
– BUS 323—Healthcare and Medical Needs, 2.0 credits
– BUS 328—Information Uses in Healthcare Organizations, 2.0 credits
– BUS 351—Principles of Marketing, 4.0 credits
– BUS 376—Public Health, 2.0 credits
– BUS 377—Healthcare Law, 2.0 credits
– BUS 475—Healthcare Administration, 4.0 credits
– BUS 486—Long-term Care Regulatory Management, 4.0 credits
– BUS 490, 491, or 492—Practicum, 4.0 credits
– BUS 415—Management Information Systems, 4.0 credits
– ECON 274—Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics, 4.0 credits
– SOC 351—Aging in Society, 4.0 credits

Ccertificate Programs and Licensure Eligibility in Healthcare Management

Students majoring in healthcare management may apply for acceptance into any of three certificate programs:

• Healthcare Administration Program Certificate (44.0 course credits)
• Healthcare Financial Management Program Certificate (48.0 course credits)
• Long-term Care Administration Program Certificate (48.0 course credits)

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.

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 #

Course Title
HealthCare
Admin
Healthcare Finance 
Long Term Care 
 Offered
 Acct 255
 Principles of  Financial Acct
4
4
4
E
 Acct 256
 Principles of Managerial Acct
4
4
4
E
 Bus 201
 Principles of Global Economics
4
4
4
E
 Bus 274
 Intro to Bus/Econ Statistics
 
4
 
E
 Bus 307
 US Healthcare Delivery
4
4
4
E1
 Bus 339
 Management
4
 
4
E
 Bus 341
 Human Resource Mgmt
4
4
4
E
 Acct 355
 Intermediate Accounting I
 
4
 
E1
 Acct 366
 Cost Accounting
 
4
 
E2
 Bus 376
 Public Health & Policy 
2
2
 
B1
 Bus 377
 Healthcare Law
 2 2
 
B2
 Bus 386
 Nursing Facility Services, Prog.
4
4
4
E2
 Bus 470
 Healthcare Financial Mgmt
4
4
4
E2
 Bus 475
 Healthcare Administration
4
 
 
E2
 Bus 486
 LTC Regulatory Management
 
 
 4
E1
 Bus 490
 Healthcare Practicum
 4
 
 
D
 Bus 491
 HFM Practicum
 
4
 
D
 Bus 492
 Practicum in LTC
 
 
4
D
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Non Department Courses
 
 
    
 Bus 323
 Health & Medical Needs
 
 
2
B1 
 Bus 328
 Info. Uses for HC Organizations
 
 
2
B2 
 Soc 351 
 Aging in Society 
 
 
4
E1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
44
48
48
 
Completion of HCA & LTC requires 52 credits plus 2 practicums

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