Health Services Administration, BS

PROGRAM INFORMATION 

With a Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration, you will explore the major components of the U.S. health care system, while understanding management, human resources, information technology and communication concepts needed to thrive in the field and make an impact in the lives of patients.  You will gain the skills needed for leadership, management or administrative level positions in healthcare settings.  This program will prepare you to: 

• Apply analytical and critical thinking skills in a health care setting. 

• Use technology to manage essential information across various healthcare networks. 

• Understand the economic and socio-cultural factors that affect wellness. 

• Influence policies to improve access to healthcare across diverse cultural groups. 

PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 

• To provide students with broad knowledge and experience about work in health care management settings. 

• To develop students’ ability to understand the role and responsibility of the health service administrator professional. 

• To promote critical thinking and skills to meet professional career demands. 

• To prepare students to apply knowledge and skills in workplaces such as health care delivery systems, pharmaceutical companies, skilled nursing facilities and health services research organizations. 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Students majoring in Health Services Administration will be able to: 

1.  Explain the major components of the United States health care systems.  

2.  Apply the analytical and critical thinking skills needed to be effective and efficient in a variety of health care settings.  

3.  Apply ethical and legal principles relevant to health care systems and the laws that govern these systems.  

4.  Demonstrate appropriate professional behaviors, effective communication and leadership skills in interactions with clients and others in the health care system.  

5.  Explain how economic and socio-cultural factors affect health care.    

6.  Utilize strategies to influence health care policy and to improve community health among various cultural groups.  

7.  Apply basic management theories and principles in health care settings.    

8.  Utilize various technologies to access and manage information in a variety of health care settings.    

9.  Utilize evidence-based research data to facilitate decision making about policies and practices.