Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration
Effective May 20, 2012, this program is no longer available for future enrollments
Healthcare professionals work in an ever changing environment designed to provide quality healthcare to individuals in a variety of settings. This Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration (BSHSA) degree is designed for the individual with an associate’s degree in a health related field or associate’s degree in another field who has been employed in healthcare. This program prepares you to work in a healthcare environment using skills in finance, community relations and human resource management to allow advancement into health services administration. An extended externship offers the opportunity to learn from an experienced leader in health services.
The student seeking a BSHSA must have an associate’s degree in a health related field or possess an associate’s degree and be employed in a healthcare setting.
Associate degree block transfer credits equivalent to 80 credits will be awarded. If the student has transfer credit for MATH143 and ENGL112, the student will be awarded 88 credits upon transfer.
MATH143 must be completed through transfer credit or by taking the course to meet pre-requisite requirements but does not count in the total program hours.
Outcomes:
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Demonstrate leadership in the health services organization with a knowledge of forces shaping healthcare policy
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Exercise fiscal responsibility in a health services organization considering reimbursement and factors affecting reimbursement as appropriate for a departmental budget
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Assist with the implementation of change in the healthcare organization based on sound business, organizational behavior and human resource principles
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Utilize the continuous performance improvement process to provide quality healthcare services
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Support the development of appropriate strategies to market healthcare services appropriate to the organization
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Supervise a health services department while recognizing a variety of factors affecting personnel in the workforce
Degree Requirements
Courses: General Education
| ENGL200 | Professional Writing | 4 |
| ENGL210 | Professional Speaking | 4 |
| IT235 | Database Applications With Access | 4 |
| MATH306 | Computer Assisted Statistics | 4 |
| MGMT115 | Introductory Business Practices | 4 |
| PHIL310 | Ethics | 4 |
| SOCL101 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |
Courses: Core
| BADM305 | Organizational Behavior | 4 |
| HRMT215 | Management of Human Resources | 4 |
| HRMT330 | HRM Legal Environment | 4 |
| HRMT430 | Managing Diversity | 4 |
| HRMT440 | Managing Organizational Change | 4 |
| HSA310 | Economics of Healthcare | 4 |
| HSA320 | Administration in Healthcare Services | 4 |
| HSA350 | Healthcare Systems | 4 |
| HSA410 | Fiscal Management in Healthcare | 4 |
| HSA481 | Externship/Project I | 4 |
| HSA482 | Externship/Project II | 4 |
| HSS300 | Healthcare Law and Regulations | 4 |
| MKTG225 | Introduction to Marketing | 4 |
| MPM344 | Project Risk Management | 4 |
| PBAD311 | Shaping Public Policy: Politics and the Legislative Process | 4 |
| PM220 | Project Management Tools | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 64 |
Total Credit Hours: 92
Locations
- Aurora (Denver Area)
- Denver North
- Sioux Falls