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
- Incorporate strategies for the management of evolving delivery systems within the health care industry.
- Collaborate in healthcare teams utilizing effective management techniques and leadership strategies to solve healthcare problems.
- Support the implementation of technology applications within a health care organization.
- Facilitate the distribution of information with internal and external healthcare stakeholders through professional written and oral communication.
- Identify and mitigate risk in the healthcare industry for the delivery of quality patient care.
- Resolve ethical and legal dilemmas in a healthcare environment while respecting organizational responsibilities and patient rights.
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 |
| 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 |
| | General Education Elective (1 Course) | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 58.5 |
General Electives
A combination of any 8 undergraduate courses
Prerequisites must be met for selected electives.
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 320 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare | 4.5 |
| HLTH 325 | Quality in Healthcare | 4.5 |
| HLTH 330 | Healthcare and Human Resources | 4.5 |
| HLTH 333 | Administration Long Term Care I | 4.5 |
| HLTH 335 | Research Methods for Healthcare | 4.5 |
| HLTH 430 | Healthcare Information Systems | 4.5 |
| HLTH 499 | Program Capstone | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |
Specialization Options
Gerontology Management Specialization
| HLTH 318 | Case Management for Gerontology | 4.5 |
| HLTH 322 | Sociology and Aging | 4.5 |
| HLTH 340 | Marketing to an Aging Population | 4.5 |
| HLTH 450 | Counseling for Gerontology | 4.5 |
| HLTH 455 | Death and Dying | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22.5 |
Health Services Administration Management
| 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 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22.5 |
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).