Certificate in Health Care Management

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The Certificate in Health Care Management is designed to assist you in developing the skills necessary to be a successful manager and leader in any healthcare occupational field. Subjects covered include: communication & relationship building, leadership and management in health care, business skills for managers and others, legal and ethical issues in health care, and other topics in health care management. The certificate takes just one year to complete, and you will earn college credit for each completed course (undergraduate or graduate credit is available).

After successful completion of this certificate you will be able to:

• Use effective communication skills to develop relationships within and beyond the health care organization.
• Describe effective leadership characteristics and management strategies needed to achieve successful outcomes in the health care system.
• Demonstrate achievement of business skills in the health care management areas of budgeting, human resources, strategic planning, marketing, and information technology.
• Integrate knowledge of ethical practice and legal responsibilities into the management role in the health care setting.
• Develop an understanding of the healthcare environment to include delivery models, economics, policy, risk management, and outcome measurement in health care.
  

Undergraduate Credit

• Completion of the admission application plus payment of the
  $25 application fee.

Graduate Credit

• Completion of the admission application plus payment of the
  $25 application fee.

• Submission of official transcript from the institution where the bachelor’s or master’s degree was earned

Undergraduate Credit -
(400 level courses)

• Satisfactory completion (minimum grade C) of the five core classes each worth 3 credit hours for a total of 15 credit hours.  

Graduate Credit
(700 level courses)

• Satisfactory completion (minimum grade B) of the five core classes each worth 3 credit hours for a total of 15 credit hours.  

This certificate is a one year program with a total of five courses
(15 credit hours).  One course is offered in an 8 week term during the academic year. Click the course title to read the course description.

• HC 415/715 Communication and Relationship Building
  Offered in the Fall 1 (August) term each year.
  
• HC 416/716 Leadership and Management
  Offered in the Fall 2 (October) term each year
  
• HC 417/717 Business Skills in Health Care
  Offered in the Spring 1 (January) term each year
  
• HC 418/718 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care
  Offered in the Spring 2 (March) term each year
  
• HC 419/719 Topics in Health Care Management
  Offered in the Summer (May) term each year.

HC 415/715 Communication and Relationship Building
Studies communication theory to provide a foundation for understanding how information and ideas are passed from person to person, the role of communication and relationship building in organizational change and transformation, and the methods of developing and strengthening relationships and trust in a diverse environment. Topics to be covered include conflict resolution, therapeutic communication processes, and social support for relationships. Offered in the Fall 1 (August) term each year.

HC 416/716 Leadership in Health Care
This course examines key concepts in leadership and management within the health care system. Emphasis is placed on organizing and delivering health care, assessing resources, planning, managing human resources, improving quality, and promoting positive change.  Types of leadership will be reviewed and students will develop a sense of various styles of leadership as well as their own. Offered in the Fall 2 (October) term each year

HC 417/717 Business Skills in Health Care
This course introduces the student to the key concepts of management including organizing, planning, directing human resources, and controlling systems to obtain desired results. Topics include budgeting, human resource administration, the use of technology in management, and the role of strategic management in leading organizational growth and development. Offered in the Spring 1 (January) term each year

HC 418/718 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care
An introduction to the major ethical theories and principles needed to evaluate current legal and ethical issues. Students explore nursing and health care issues such as patient rights, withdrawing life support, promoting client autonomy, business ethics, and the legal responsibilities of health care organizations. Students evaluate varied perspectives and develop a reasoned analysis of current topics.  Offered in the Spring 2 (March) term each year

HC 419/719   Topics in Health Care Management
This course focuses on the professional, socio-cultural, economic, and political forces exerting pressure on the current health care system. Emphasis is placed on current issues in health care such as growing demand, the increased use of technology, the changing role of government, and the shortage of trained professionals in many health care fields. Offered in the Summer (May) term each year.