Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration (BSHA) Online

Curriculum

The BS in Healthcare Administration program consists of a total of 121 credit hours, 54 credits of which are focused on accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing. Students can choose between an internship or a capstone project to complete their degree.

Language Arts

11 Credits


ENGL 101	English Composition I	3 Credits
ENGL 102	English Composition II	3 Credits
ENGL 144	Medical Terminology	2 Credits
SPCH 145	Introduction to Public Speaking	3 Credits

Math and Computer Science

8 Credits


CPTR 205	Intermediate Excel	2 Credits
MATH 120	College Algebra (or above)	3 Credits
STAT 215	Elementary Statistics	3 Credits

Social and Behavioral Sciences

6 Credits


PSYC 124	General Psychology	3 Credits
SOCI 125	Introduction to Sociology	3 Credits

Religion

12 Credits


RELP 103	Philosophy of Healthcare	3 Credits
RELP XXX	Lower Level Religion Course	3 Credits
RELE XXX	Upper Level Religion Course	3 Credits
RELT 368	World Religions for the Healthcare Professions	3 Credits

Health and Physical Education

3 Credits


HPER 123	Fitness	1 Credit
HPER 125	Health and Wellbeing	2 Credits

Science

6 Credits


BIOL XXX	Any science course	3 Credits
CHEM XXX	Any science course	3 Credits

Humanities

6 Credits


HMNT XXX	Any humanities course	3 Credits
ENGL XXX	Any literature course	3 Credits

History

6 Credits


HIST XXX	Any history course	3 Credits
HIST XXX	Any history course	3 Credits

Electives

9 Credits


ELEC XXX	Elective	3 Credits
ELEC XXX	Elective	3 Credits
ELEC XXX	Elective	3 Credits

Program Courses

54 Credits


ACCT 220	Principles of Financial Accounting	3 Credits
ECON 255	Principles of Economics	3 Credits
FNCE 350	Principles of Healthcare Finance	3 Credits
MKTG 400	Marketing and Social Media in Healthcare	3 Credits
HTCA 354	Leadership and Organizational Behavior	3 Credits
HTCA 425	Healthcare Research Methods	3 Credits
HTCA 445	Long Term Care and Administration	3 Credits
HTCA 450	Healthcare Data Analytics	3 Credits
HTCA 455	Principles of Managed Care, Insurance, and Reimbursement	3 Credits
HTCA 470	Patient Care Management	3 Credits
HTCA 480	Human Resources Management	3 Credits
HTCA 485	Healthcare Strategic Planning and Decision Making	3 Credits
HTCA 490	Healthcare Information Systems Management and Informatics	3 Credits
HTSC 343	Legal Aspects of Healthcare	3 Credits
HTSC 360	U.S. Healthcare Systems	3 Credits
HTSC 435	Chronic Disease Epidemiology	3 Credits
HTCA 495	Internship	6 Credits

Course Catalog

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Sample Course Plan

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