Health Administration

Faculty

Daniel J. West, Ph.D., Chair
Robert J. Spinelli, D.B.A., Program Director
Peter C. Olden, Ph.D.
Terri Freeman Smith, Ph.D.
Steven J. Szydlowski, D.H.A.
William G. Wallick, Ph.D.
Rita DiLeo, MPH

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 B.S./M.H.A. 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 health administration courses. College of Graduate and Continuing Education students will 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, D.C.

Health Administration Concentration in Long-Term Care Administration

The HADM Concentration in Long-Term Care Administration prepares students for job opportunities in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult day care and work with chronically ill populations. Students complete a sequence of 40 credits of Health Administration, 21 credits of Business and 12 credits of Gerontology courses, as well as a 1000 hour HADM internship. Upon successful completion of the curriculum, students will have met the educational requirements of the Pennsylvania State Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators and be eligible to take the state licensure examination for long-term care administrators. The HADM/LTCA track increases credits for the Health Administration degree to 134 credits. A 10-hour-per-semester service learning requirement is integrated into the HADM/LTCA course work.

Students may also earn a second minor in Gerontology by taking SOC 110 and GERO 230. The HADM/LTCA program is accredited by the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long-Term Care Administrators (NAB) in Washington, D.C.

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 1	3
MAJOR		HADM 112		Health Systems 1		3
GE FSEM		INTD 100		Freshman Seminar 1	1
GE WRTG–SPCH		COMM 100		Composition–Public Speaking	3	3
GE PHIL-T/RS		PHIL 120 - T/RS 121		Introduction to Philosophy - Theology I	3	3
GE C/IL		C/IL 104		Computing & 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		Research in Health Administration		3
MAJOR		HADM 211		Health Administration		3
MAJOR		HADM 212		Health Administration Law 1	3
COGNATE		ACC 253		Financial Accounting	3
GE PHIL		PHIL 210 - PHIL 212		Ethics - Medical Ethics	3	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	3
MAJOR		HADM		Health Administration Electives	3	3
MAJOR		HADM 340		Career Seminar 1	1
MAJOR		HADM 380		Internship in Health Administration		3
COGNATE		FIN 351		Introduction to Finance	3
COGNATE		MKT 351		Introduction to Marketing		3
COGNATE		ELECT		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 315		Cultural Diversity Health Administration 1	3
MAJOR		HADM ELECT		Health Administration Elective	3
MAJOR		HADM 441		Issues in Health Administration 1		3
COGNATE		ECO/IB 351		Environment of International Business	3
COGNATE		OIM 417		Business Information Management		3
COGNATE		COGNATE ELECT		Elective		3
GE S/BH		S/BH ELECT		Social/Behavioral Elective	3
GE FREE		FREE ELECT		Free Electives	3	6
GE PHED		PHED ELECT		Physical Education	1
					16	15
					Total: 131 credits
1 Includes service-learning component