Health Care Administration (for Business Majors and Non-Business Majors) Certificate

This certificate is available to Business Majors or Non-Business Majors.

Health Care Administration (for Business Majors) Certificate

The interdisciplinary Health Care Administration certificate for Business Majors includes courses which develop basic business skills for students desiring business careers in health care.  Both nonprofit and for-profit health institutions such as clinics, hospitals, insurance companies, medical offices, and long-term care facilities require employees with business skills. Business professionals manage employees, manage finances, raise funds, reduce and manage risk, work with or for insurance companies, and seek ways to provide effective and cost-efficient care. Requires completion of any business major.

Required:
Accounting:
ACCT 2120Principles of Financial Accounting3
Economics:
ECON 2140Health Economics3
Public Health and Education:
PH 1101Introduction to Public Health3
or CAP 3160 Community and Public Health
PH 3640Worksite Health Promotion3
Electives (one of the following):3
Economics of Social Issues *
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Economics of Labor Markets
Economic and Business Forecasting
Introduction to Public Administration
Electives (two of the following):6
Anthropology:
Culture, Disease, and Healing **
Capstone courses:
Bio-Medical Ethics
Perspectives on Death and Dying
Criminology:
Drugs and Society **
Family Services:
Families, Alzheimer's, and Related Dementias
Finance:
Risk Management and Insurance
Gerontology:
Families and End of Life Issues
Long Term Care Administration
Philosophy:
Perspectives on Death and Dying
Psychology:
Health Psychology **
Public Health and Education:
Aging and Health
Stress and Coping
Global Service Mission
Introduction to Women's Health
Health of Vulnerable Populations
International Health
Environmental and Occupational Health Regulations
Sociology:
Social Gerontology **
Medical Sociology **
Total Hours21
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Course can be used to satisfy the Responsibility requirement in the UNIFI/General Education program.

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The following courses have additional prerequisites:

ANTH 3102/5102 has prerequisite of SOC 1000 or ANTH 1002. SOC 1000 can be used to satisfy the Human Condition - Domestic requirement in the UNIFI/General Education program.  ANTH 1002 can be used to satisfy the Human Condition - Global requirement in the UNIFI/General Education program.

CRIM 3369 has prerequisite of SOC 1000 or SOC 1060; CRIM 2025. SOC 1000 can be used to satisfy the Human Condition (Domestic) requirement in the UNIFI/General Education program.

PSYCH 3303/5303 has prerequisite of PSYCH 1001. PSYCH 1001 can be used to satisfy the Human Condition (Domestic) requirement in the UNIFI/General Education program.

SOC 3035/5035 and SOC 3086/5086 have prerequisite of SOC 1000 or SOC 1060. SOC 1000 and SOC 1060 can be used to satisfy the Human Condition (Domestic) requirement in the UNIFI/General Education program.

Health Care Administration (for Non-Business Majors) Certificate

The interdisciplinary Health Care Administration certificate for Non-Business majors includes courses which develop basic business skills for students desiring business careers in health care.  Both nonprofit and for-profit health institutions such as clinics, hospitals, insurance companies, medical offices, and long-term care facilities require employees with business skills. Business professionals manage employees, manage finances, raise funds, reduce and manage risk, work with or for insurance companies, and seek ways to provide effective and cost-efficient care.

Required:
Accounting:
ACCT 2120Principles of Financial Accounting3
Economics:
ECON 1031Introduction to Business Economics3
or ECON 1041 Principles of Macroeconomics
or ECON 1051 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 2140Health Economics3
Public Health and Education:
PH 1101Introduction to Public Health3
or CAP 3160 Community and Public Health
PH 3640Worksite Health Promotion3
Elective(s) from the following (select one if major or minor requires no economics; select two if major or minor requires economics):3-6
Anthropology:
Culture, Disease, and Healing *
Capstone courses:
Bio-Medical Ethics
Perspectives on Death and Dying
Criminology:
Drugs and Society *
Economics:
Economics of Social Issues
Family Services:
Families, Alzheimer's, and Related Dementias
Finance:
Risk Management and Insurance
Gerontology:
Families and End of Life Issues
Long Term Care Administration
Philosophy:
Perspectives on Death and Dying
Political Science:
Introduction to Public Administration
Psychology:
Health Psychology *
Public Health and Education:
Aging and Health
Stress and Coping
Global Service Mission
Introduction to Women's Health
Health of Vulnerable Populations
International Health
Environmental and Occupational Health Regulations
Sociology:
Social Gerontology *
Medical Sociology *
Total Hours18-21
*

The following courses have additional prerequisites:

ANTH 3102/5102 has prerequisite of SOC 1000 or ANTH 1002. SOC 1000 or ANTH 1002 can be used to satisfy UNIFI/General Education requirements.

CRIM 3369 has prerequisite of SOC 1000 or SOC 1060; CRIM 2025. SOC 1000 can be used to satisfy the Human Condition (Domestic) requirement in the UNIFI/General Education program.

PSYCH 3303/5303 has prerequisite of PSYCH 1001. PSYCH 1001 can be used to satisfy the Human Condition (Domestic) requirement in the UNIFI/General Education program.

SOC 3035/5035 and SOC 3086/5086 have prerequisite of SOC 1000 or SOC 1060. SOC 1000 or SOC 1060 can be used to satisfy the Human Condition (Domestic) requirement in the UNIFI/General Education program.

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