BSHA elective track options
Health Administration Track
Blending general education courses with a health care curriculum, you’ll be prepared to enter today's challenging health industry with foundational health administration knowledge. You’ll study management, finance, legal and ethical parameters, risk and quality management, human resources and information systems.
HCS430 Legal Issues in Health Care: Regulation and Compliance
This course covers the broad range of topics affected by health law and regulation ranging from patient rights to corporate responsibilities. Public and private health care regulatory agencies are examined as well as their impact on the operation of health care as a business. Legal issues ranging from professional malpractice to corporate wrongdoing are also discussed.
HCS446 Facility Planning
This course will introduce students to the legal and regulatory challenges of facility planning and development. Students will analyze facility designs, discuss future health care consumer utilization trends, as well as examine the regulatory compliance requirements.
HCS455 Health Care Policy: The Past and the Future
This course will introduce the student to the intricate processes that public policymakers use to influence the health status of a society. The role of economic theory, interest groups, and the various levels of government involved in policymaking will be examined. A historic review of trends will be evaluated, and the challenges of future health care delivery will be examined.
HCS456 Risk Management
This course introduces students to issues related to risk management in health care. Concepts will include the tasks of the risk manager, regulatory requirements, and risk factors unique to the health care industry.
HCS475 Leadership and Performance Development
This course provides students with an overview of leadership theories to assist in the development of effective leadership skills. Students will discuss workplace change and the leader’s role in the change process, as well as examine and analyze effective performance indicators for staff and organizational goals.