Health Studies - Management (B.S.)

(Bachelor of Science Degree)

This major is designed for students who plan to enter the health or health-related professions in a managerial capacity. Majors include students planning graduate work in health management or health-related government service upon graduation, and students interested in exploring the areas of health care management and planning applications in the context of a liberal arts background. (The degree does not lead to a professional credential or prepare the student for licensure in any of the health fields.)

Total credit hours required for degree: 120

Learning Objectives

A Competent Health Studies Management student will:

• understand the basic concepts of managing a health care organization
• be able to describe a health systems system’s past, current and possible future behaviors, based on an understanding of the interdependencies of social, economic, political and systems.

Communications - As a strong communicator Health Studies students will:

• demonstrate effectiveness in written communications (writes clear, concise, and grammatically correct professional prose)
• demonstrate strong and effective in oral communication skills-(makes oral presentation of management principles in a clear manner)
• demonstrate effective interpersonal communications skills (can communicate well with other individuals in team interactions)

Critical Thinking - As an astute critical thinker our Health Studies students will:

• critically evaluate the context and quality of management healthcare delivery within and outside the United States
• be able to understand the advantages and disadvantages of public and private management practices
• articulate basic healthcare policies related to federal, state and accrediting bodies

Ethical Leadership - Our Health Studies students will:

• recognize key statutory requirements and codes of conduct affecting medical practices
• comprehend the ethical issues commonly encountered in medical practice.
• recognize that poor ethical reasoning can lead to severe negative outcomes to a wide variety of publics.
• understand that ethical decisions have both personal as a well as social and legal outcomes
• be able to apply ethical codes of conduct: Recognizes that ethical decisions do not always have quick or perfect solutions.

Global Business Understanding - Our Health Studies students will:

• analyze factors and challenges that impact healthcare delivery within and outside the United States.
• be able to describe policies that address the need for medical sensitivity across diverse social and cultural populations