Bachelor of Applied Science - Organizational Management, Healthcare Management Specialization
Previous Degree Required: A.S./A.A.
Eligible for Financial Aid: Yes
Delivery Method(s): Hybrid, Online
Location(s): Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville, Online
Additional Limited Access Application Process Required: No
Program Testing Requirements: Not Required
Academic Community: BUSN
Program Code: OMBSHCMG
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 52.0299
Florida Department of Education CIP Code: 1105202991
The BAS Organizational Management, Healthcare Management Specialization prepares students for management roles in the healthcare field. Graduates can expect to qualify for leadership positions in hospitals, nursing homes, physician practices, public health departments, and imaging and laboratory services.
Refer to the Bachelor Degree Programs overview page to find information about admission, graduation, general education and other requirements. Students who need additional general education or technical electives will work with a bachelor’s advisor to determine the courses best suited to their plan of study.
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Specialization Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree | ||
| Complete Associate Degree | 60 | |
| General Education or Technical Concentration | ||
| General Education (for A.S. degree students) or Technical Concentration (for A.A. degree students) | 21 | |
| Organizational Management - Core Courses | ||
| ACG 3024 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| BUL 3130 | Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Business | 3 |
| GEB 3213 | Foundations of Managerial Communications | 3 |
| MAN 3240 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MAN 3303 | Management and Leadership | 3 |
| MAN 4301 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| ECP 3530 | Economics of Health and Healthcare Policy 1 | 3 |
| or ECP 3703 | Managerial Economics | |
| FIN 3402 | Financial Management | 3 |
| or QMB 3250 | Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions | |
| Healthcare Management Specialization | ||
| HSA 3111 | US Healthcare Systems | 3 |
| HSA 3180 | Healthcare Administrative Management | 3 |
| HSA 3191 | Healthcare Automation and Technology | 3 |
| HSA 4383 | Quality Improvement in Healthcare | 3 |
| HSA 4850 | Capstone - Healthcare Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
- Satisfy the foreign language competency requirement
- Satisfy the civic literacy competency requirement
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Students in the Healthcare Management specialization should take ECP 3530 Economics of Health and Healthcare Policy.
Course Sequence
The following sequence is recommended. However, courses may not be offered in this order, so it is important that you work with an advisor to plan your schedule based on your specific needs.
| Term 1 | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ACG 3024 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| BUL 3130 | Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Business | 3 |
| ECP 3530 | Economics of Health and Healthcare Policy | 3 |
| GEB 3213 | Foundations of Managerial Communications | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| FIN 3402 or QMB 3250 |
Financial Management or Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions |
3 |
| HSA 3111 | US Healthcare Systems | 3 |
| MAN 3240 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| HSA 3180 | Healthcare Administrative Management | 3 |
| MAN 3303 | Management and Leadership | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| HSA 3191 | Healthcare Automation and Technology | 3 |
| HSA 4383 | Quality Improvement in Healthcare | 3 |
| MAN 4301 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Term 5 | ||
| Technical Electives | 12 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Term 6 | ||
| HSA 4850 | Capstone - Healthcare Management | 3 |
| Technical Electives | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the techniques leaders use to motivate and evaluate individuals and teams.
- Supports Core Ability: Work Cooperatively
- Apply ethical practices in a business environment.
- Supports Core Ability: Model Ethical and Civic Responsibility
- Evaluate health care ethics and law.
- Supports Core Ability: Model Ethical and Civic Responsibility
- Apply management and leadership theories and practice in program and resource management.
- Supports Core Ability: Process Information
- Analyze strategies and frameworks used by leaders to initiate change in organizations.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Demonstrate written and oral presentation skills expected of an organizational manager.
- Supports Core Ability: Communicate Effectively
- Apply operational decision-making to develop a business improvement plan.
- Supports Core Ability: Work Cooperatively
- Demonstrate financial management, capital budgeting, and assets management skills expected of an organizational manager
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Demonstrate knowledge of appraisal and evaluation techniques for employee performance and commitment within the organization.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems