Healthcare Management B.H.C.M.
180 Credits
Program Description
The Bachelor of Healthcare Management is a 180 credit program designed to provide students the knowledge, skills, and ability to pursue successful careers in the medical field under various roles as health managers. The program focuses on planning, directing, or coordinating health services in various organizations managed by healthcare organizations and similar organizations.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, a student should be able to:
- Demonstrate an ability to interpret and explain concepts effectively in various healthcare organizations and situations.
- Apply principles of economics and finance to make effective decisions in various healthcare settings for various contemporary healthcare practices and functions.
- Analyze the relationships between costs, quality, and access to healthcare in the U.S.
- Formulate current operations management practices and principles used in the current healthcare environment.
- Evaluate the types of information and information systems capabilities/technology needed by healthcare organizations.
- Evaluate potential ethical and legal conflicts in healthcare related to legislative and regulatory issues affecting healthcare.
Requirements
General Education
| ECON 220 | Microeconomics | 4.5 |
| ECON 224 | Macroeconomics | 4.5 |
| ENGL 106 | English Composition I | 4.5 |
| ENGL 107 | English Composition II | 4.5 |
| MATH 125 | General College Mathematics | 4.5 |
| SSCI 210 | Sociology | 4.5 |
| UNIV 103 | Academic and Professional Success | 4.5 |
| UNIV 106 | Technology and Information Literacy | 4.5 |
| UNIV 109 | Interpersonal Communication | 4.5 |
| | Humanities (2 Courses) | 9 |
| | Natural Sciences (2 Courses) | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 58.5 |
General Electives
A combination of 8 electives dependent on Program
Core
| ACCT 205 | Principles of Accounting I | 4.5 |
| BUSN 150 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 4.5 |
| FINA 310 | Financial Management | 4.5 |
| HLTH 215 | Introduction to Healthcare | 4.5 |
| HLTH 225 | Health/Public Policy | 4.5 |
| HLTH 310 | Survey of Healthcare Management | 4.5 |
| HLTH 315 | Risk Management in Healthcare | 4.5 |
| HLTH 325 | Quality in Healthcare | 4.5 |
| HLTH 330 | Healthcare and Human Resources | 4.5 |
| HLTH 335 | Research Methods for Healthcare | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |
Specialization Options
Gerontology Management Specialization
| HLTH 318 | Case Management for Gerontology | 4.5 |
| HLTH 320 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare | 4.5 |
| HLTH 322 | Sociology and Aging | 4.5 |
| HLTH 333 | Administration Long Term Care I | 4.5 |
| HLTH 340 | Marketing to an Aging Population | 4.5 |
| HLTH 430 | Healthcare Information Systems | 4.5 |
| HLTH 450 | Counseling for Gerontology | 4.5 |
| HLTH 455 | Death and Dying | 4.5 |
| HLTH 499 | Program Capstone | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 40.5 |
Health Services Administration Management
| HLTH 320 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare | 4.5 |
| HLTH 337 | Healthcare Organization | 4.5 |
| HLTH 339 | Marketing, a Healthcare Perspective | 4.5 |
| HLTH 405 | Advanced Healthcare Management | 4.5 |
| HLTH 415 | Leadership in Healthcare Organizations | 4.5 |
| HLTH 420 | Healthcare Finance | 4.5 |
| HLTH 430 | Healthcare Information Systems | 4.5 |
| HLTH 440 | Healthcare Resource Allocation and Policy Making | 4.5 |
| HLTH 499 | Program Capstone | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 40.5 |
Total Credit Hours: 180
AIU's Bachelor of Healthcare Management (BHCM), with all its specializations, is programmatically accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).