Health Administration

Faculty

Daniel J. West, Ph.D., Chair
Peter C. Olden, Ph.D.
Terri Freeman Smith, Ph.D.
Robert J. Spinelli, D.B.A.
Steve Szydlowski, M.H.A., M.B.A., Ph.D. Candidate
William G. Wallick, Ph.D., Program Director

Overview

The Health Administration major integrates courses from the field of health and business administration, and is designed to develop in students the values, knowledge and skills needed for management positions in a variety of fields. The curriculum is interdisciplinary, emphasizes knowledge of global health care issues, and includes a minor in business administration. Students are given a broad base of knowledge for securing entry-level positions with public and private agencies, organizations such as hospitals, insurance and managed care companies, pharmaceutical firms, community health and rehabilitation facilities. The curriculum also provides a theoretical foundation for future graduate-level education in various disciplines such as public health, health administration, health policy and planning, gerontology, law school and business administration. The major emphasizes applications to real-world experience by requiring a three credit, 120 hour internship, with a second three-credit elective internship, as well as 10 hours of community service each semester. Opportunities exist for students to identify with and actively participate in the Health Administration profession through an active student association affiliated with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). The program also offers a five-year, combined BS/MHA for qualified students.

Requirements for graduation include a minimum 2.5 GPA in all major courses, as well as a minimum grade of C or better in all cognate courses. A service learning component is integrated into one health administration course each semester. College of Graduate and Continuing Education students meet the service-learning requirement by completing major courses that have a service-learning component. The Health Administration program is a full undergraduate member of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) in Washington, DC.

Health Administration Concentration in Long-Term Care Administration

Minor in Health Administration

The student must take a minimum of 18 HADM credits. Four courses are required: HADM 111, 112, 211, 312.

Health Administration Curriculum
		Dept. and No.		Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
				FIRST YEAR	FALL	SPRING
MAJOR		HADM 111		Introduction to Health Administration	3
MAJOR		HADM 112		Health Systems 1		3
GE FSEM		INTD 100		Freshman Seminar 1	1
GE SPCH		COMM 100		Public Speaking		3
GE PHIL-T/RS		PHIL 120 - T/RS 121		Introduction to Philosophy - Theology I	3	3
GE WRTG		WRTG 107		Composition	3
GE C/IL		C/IL 104		Computing and Information Literacy for Business		3
GE NSCI		NSCI ELECT		Natural Science Elective	3
GE QUAN		PSYC 210		Psychological Statistics	3
GE S/BH		ECO 101		Current Economic Issues		3
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT		Humanities Elective		3
GE PHED		PHED ELECT		Physical Education	1
					17	18
				SECOND YEAR
MAJOR		HADM 293/w		Research in Health Administration 1		3
MAJOR		HADM 211/w		Health Administration 1		3
MAJOR		HADM 212		Health Administration Law	3
COGNATE		ACC 253		Financial Accounting	3
GE PHIL		PHIL 210		Ethics	3
GE PHIL		PHIL 212		Medical Ethics		3
GE T/RS		T/RS 122		Theology II		3
COGNATE		MGT 351		Principles of Management I	3
COGNATE		ELECT		Elective		3
GE NSCI		NSCI ELECT		Natural Science Elective	3
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT		Humanities Electives	3	3
					18	18
				THIRD YEAR
MAJOR		HADM 312		Health Finance 1	3
MAJOR		HADM		Health Administration Electives	3	3
MAJOR		HADM 340		Career Seminar	1
MAJOR		HADM 380		Internship in Health Administration 1		3
COGNATE		FIN 351		Introduction to Finance	3
COGNATE		MGT 351		Introduction to Marketing		3
COGNATE		COGNATE ELECT		Cognate Elective	3
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT		Humanities Elective		3
GE ELECT		FREE ELECT		Free Elective		3
GE PHED		PHED ELECT		Physical Education	1
					14	15
				FOURTH YEAR
MAJOR		HADM 441		Issues in Health Administration 1		3
MAJOR		HADM		Elective	3
MAJOR		HADM 315		Cultural Diversity Health Administration 1	3
COGNATE		ECO/IB 351		Environment of International Business	3
COGNATE		OIM 417		Business Information Management		3
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT		Humanities Elective		3
GE S/BH		S/BH ELECT		Social/Behavioral Elective	3
GE FREE		FREE ELECT		Free Electives	3	3
GE PHED		PHED ELECT		Physical Education	1	3
					16	15
					Total: 131 credits
1 Includes service-learning component