CBU's Healthcare Administration major is for students who have a desire to work and serve in the healthcare industry in the areas of management and administration. Students who complete this program will also earn a Business Administration Minor from the School of Business. The program prepares students for entry level jobs and graduate school in healthcare administration.
Students will benefit from the business component of the program whether they wish to enter healthcare employment or pursue graduate education. The Business Administration minor will enhance students’ employability, or attractiveness to graduate school admissions officers.
Program Design and Career Opportunities
The field of Allied Health is one that is rapidly expanding in the United States and in Southern California. The two leading healthcare trends in the United States are the increase in the aging population and the epidemic of obesity. These two trends will influence health care for the next generation and the Healthcare Administration program is strategically positioned to train future healthcare providers for such trends. Your CBU professors have extensive experience and knowledge in the field of Healthcare Administration and are able to bridge applied and academic practice to the classroom environment.
Career opportunities in the field of Allied Health are predicted to be excellent in the years to come, as health-related professions are some of the fastest growing occupations in the United States. Healthcare administrators are in high demand and will work in an environment where they will be able to influence healthcare trends.
Healthcare Administration Program Student Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the United States Health Care system.
- Demonstrate competence in health information literacy.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the relationship between disease prevention and health promotion.
- Display effective professional communication skills.
- Exhibit appropriate use of health informatics computer technology skills.
- Develop skills to collaborate and consult as a strategic member of the healthcare team.
- Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the scientific literature, understand and synthesize relevant information from it, and be able to convey this information both orally and in writing.
- Ability to act a resource person in community health programs and activities.
- Ability to analyze and interpret financial information specific to the healthcare setting.
Healthcare Administration BS Program Requirements
Lower Division Core Courses
ALH 101 Introduction to Allied Health Professions
BIO 173 Medical Terminology
HSC 104 Survey of US Health Care Delivery Systems
HSC 210 Ethics in Health Care
Upper Division Core Courses
HSC 300 Health Communication
HSC 305 Epidemiology
BUS 343 Human Resource Management
HSC 310 Public Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
HSC 330 Health Information Systems
HSC 360 Finance and Reimbursement in Health Care
HSC 420 Health Care Policy
HSC 491 Internship in Health Science
KIN 302 Contemporary Health Issues
POL 451 Executive Leadership and Management in the Public Sector