Healthcare Management
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Program Overview
Earning a degree in Healthcare Management, one of the fastest growing and changing industries, will enable you to engage in an interdisciplinary program that combines traditional management coursework with elements of related fields like public health and healthcare policy. Explore the latest trends and challenges affecting healthcare—including those in health insurance, health care finance, and reimbursement.
With a B.S. in Healthcare Management you will be able to pursue careers in hospital administration, public health, rehabilitation administration, insurance underwriting, medical and health service management, social service management, healthcare analysis, and healthcare communications in for profit and nonprofit organizations as well as government agencies.
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Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125-126
First Year - Credits: 32
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ACC 175聽-聽Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
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BUS 110聽-聽Business Computers I (Cr: 3)
or Elective
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BUS 120聽-聽Business Fundamentals I (Cr: 3)
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BUS 121聽-聽Business Fundamentals II (Cr: 3)
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BUS 122聽-聽Business Problem Solving (Cr: 3)
or Elective
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MTH 126聽-聽Applied Statistics (Cr: 3)
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ECN 201聽-聽Macroeconomics (Cr: 3)
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ECN 202聽-聽Microeconomics (Cr: 3)
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ENG 111聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
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ENG 112聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
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INT 100聽-聽Internship I (Cr: 2)
Sophomore - Credits: 32
- Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Individual and Society General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)
- Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)
- World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
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ACC 185聽-聽Managerial Accounting (Cr: 3)
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BUS 200聽-聽Marketing (Cr: 3)
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BUS 210聽-聽Finance (Cr: 3)
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BUS 249聽-聽Introduction to Business Analytics (Cr: 3)
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BUS 270聽-聽Communicating in Business (Cr: 3)
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BUS 322聽-聽Introduction to Healthcare Management (Cr: 3)
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INT 200聽-聽Internship II (Cr: 2)
Junior Year - Credits: 31-33
- Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
- Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)
- Healthcare Management Electives聽 (Cr: 9)
- General Education Elective聽 (Cr: 3)
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BIO 242聽-聽World Disease (Cr: 3)
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BUS 320聽-聽Organizational Behavior (Cr: 3)
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BUS 370聽-聽Business Analysis and Research (Cr: 3)
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BUS 379聽-聽Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
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SOC 216聽-聽United States Healthcare: Institutions and Outcomes (Cr: 3)
Senior Year - Credits: 30
- Healthcare Management Elective聽 (Cr: 3)
- General Education Electives聽 (Cr: 6)
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BUS 323聽-聽The Legal and Ethical Environment for Healthcare Managers (Cr: 3)
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BUS 480聽-聽Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
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BUS 489聽-聽Senior Research (Cr: 3)
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BUS 490聽-聽Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
Or
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BUS 491聽-聽Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)
Healthcare Management Electives
Students must choose 4 electives:聽
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BIO 101聽-聽Human Biology (Cr: 3)
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BIO 240聽-聽Science and Society (Cr: 3)
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BUS 381聽-聽Nonprofit Management (Cr: 3)
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BUS 415聽-聽Business Negotiation (Cr: 3)
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BUS 450聽-聽Dynamics of Leadership (Cr: 3)
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ENV 312聽-聽Environmental Health (Cr: 3)
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IDS 316聽-聽Intercultural Communication (Cr: 3)
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PSY 100聽-聽General Psychology (Cr: 3)
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PSY 110聽-聽Lifespan Development (Cr: 3)
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PSY 220聽-聽Psychological Perspectives (Cr: 3)
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SP 210聽-聽Spanish for Healthcare Professionals I (Cr: 3)
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SP 311聽-聽Spanish for Healthcare Professionals II (Cr: 3)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Explain the basic foundations of the US healthcare industry including healthcare policy and regulations
- Demonstrate sound management practices, dispute resolution among employees, and caring for patients' needs and personal information
- Display effective oral and written communication skills
- Develop critical thinking skills to evaluate decision choices, challenges and issues confronting managers in the healthcare industry today.
- Identify, analyze, and compare theories and practices of ethics and professionalism in the healthcare setting.
- Apply financial management concepts in the healthcare industry setting
- Understand the frame work in which healthcare services are produced, coordinated, consumed, and reimbursed
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategic planning and decision making in the healthcare organizations
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ACC 175聽-聽Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
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Internships and Careers
An Endicott education means you'll graduate with a degree and a resume.
Whether you pursue graduate school or embark on your career right away after graduation, we believe that your time at Endicott will prepare you for the next step. Take a look at what our graduates have been up to lately.
Business Laptop Requirement
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