Healthcare Management Certificate

The certificate in Healthcare Management to give students specialized knowledge in the healthcare industry. Those earning the certificate are expected to have a basic understanding of business theory and practices gained through meeting prerequisite courses for those required by the certificate. Students must achieve a grade of “C” or better in the 4 healthcare-related courses (12 sch). Courses must be taken from the following:

• Three courses must be taken from the following: 9 hours
  • ACCT 4334: Accounting in Healthcare
  • MNGT 4331: Healthcare Management
  • ACCT 3334/MNGT 3334: Healthcare Management Information Systems
  • FINA 4333: Healthcare Finance
  • MRKT 4335: Healthcare Marketing
  • MNGT 4336: Healthcare Law 
  • MNGT 4337: Quality Improvement in Healthcare

• One additional course must be taken from (a) the list above or (b) the following: 3 hours
  • COMM 3389: Health Communications
  • MPAL 6381 or PLSC 4389: Health and Human Services Policy
  • NURS 4250: Nursing Research and Quality Improvement Science (2 credits)
  • NURS 4313: Multi-cultural Public Health Nursing
  • NURS 4452: Global Health Nursing (4 credits) (If not used in Group One)
  • PSYC 4307: Health Psychology     
  • PUBH 3330: Essentials of Healthcare Policy and Law
  • PUBH 4300: Essentials of Epidemiology
  • PUBH 4301: Essentials of Environmental Health
  • SOCI 4362: Sociology of Health and Illness

Courses Approved Department Chair and Dean (Petition Documentation Advised)

Total hours required for the certificate in Healthcare Management is 12 hours.