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 155—Principles of Accounting I, 1.0 credit
– ACCT 156—Principles of Accounting II, 1.0 credit
– ECON 201—Principles of Economics, 1.0 credit
– BUS 339—Principles of Management, 1.0 credit

• 4.0 course credits in healthcare management core courses:
– BUS 307—U.S. Healthcare Delivery, 1.0 credit
– BUS 341—Human Resource Management, 1.0 credit
– BUS 386—Nursing Facility Services, Programs and Issues, 1.0 credit
– BUS 470—Healthcare Financial Management, 1.0 credit

• 3.0 course credits from the following courses:
– ACCT 355—Intermediate Accounting, 1.0 credit
– ACCT 366—Cost Accounting, 1.0 credit
– BUS 323—Healthcare and Medical Needs, .5 credit
– BUS 328—Information Uses in Healthcare Organizations, .5 credit
– BUS 351—Principles of Marketing, 1.0 credit
– BUS 376—Public Health, .5 credit
– BUS 377—Healthcare Law, .5 credit
– BUS 475—Healthcare Administration, 1.0 credit
– BUS 486—Long-term Care Regulatory Management, 1.0 credit
– BUS 490, 491, or 492—Practicum, 1.0 credit
– BUS 415—Management Information Systems, 1.0 credit
– ECON 274—Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics, 1.0 credit
– SOC 351—Aging in Society, 1.0 credit



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Certificate 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 (11.0 course credits)
• Healthcare Financial Management Program Certificate (12.0 course credits)
• Long-term Care Administration Program Certificate (12.0 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.

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