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Health Care Management (B.S.)

Granite State College’s Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management prepares graduates who have become fully competent in the terms, best practices, and critical functions of health care administration and who are additionally advantaged by studies in leadership, diversity management, and organizational development. The program combines health care-specific course work with additional relevant learning in such areas as management, statistics, and ethics.

Students will:

Articulate and apply knowledge of systems, operations, and roles fundamental to effective health care administration in a variety of settings
Employ and assess financial and information resources to enhance managerial decision-making and organizational performance
Recognize the fundamental rights, ethical principles, and overarching policies that guide those who work in health care
Develop and foster capacities for leadership, both in oneself and across organizational teams
Explore how socio-cultural, familial, and individual perspectives influence the health care system and the diversity of experiences that comprise it

Early Course Group		Taken early in the degree program.
CRIT 500	Critical Thinking	4 cr
CMPL 511	Software Tools	4 cr
ENG 500	Writing Process	4 cr
Math 502	College Math	4 cr
COMM	COMM 550, 551 or 553	4 cr
HTLC 550	Emerging U.S. Health Care System	4 cr
MGMT 566	Organizational Behavior	4 cr
Middle Course Group		Taken in the middle of the degree program.
MGMT 518	Human Resource Administration	4 cr
MATH 504	Statistics	4 cr
MGMT 555	Introduction to Fiscal Management in HC	4 cr
Upper Course Group: Concentration		Taken near the end of the degree program.
HLTC 627	Reimbursement and Financing Techniques	4 cr
HLTC 629	Law and Ethics for Health Care and Human Service	4 cr
HLTC 630	Perspectives on Health Care Management	4 cr
HLTC 637	Health Information Systems	4 cr
HLTC 638	Health Care Policy	4 cr
MGMT	MGMT 608: Managing Diversity, or MGMT 620: Effecting Positive Change, or MGMT 621: Managing Conflict	4 cr
Capstone Course		Taken after all other requirements in the major.
HLTC 650	Integrative in Health Care Management	4 cr
Anytime Courses		Choose courses of interest at any time to fill openings in your degree program..
Arts and Culture		4 cr
Literature and Ideas		4 cr
History and Politics		4 cr
Social Science		4 cr
Science (2 Courses)		8 cr
General Electives		Choose additional courses to reach required total of 124 credits.
Global Perspectives Requirement		Choose 1 course designated as a Global Perspectives (GP) course.
Total		124 cr (minimum)
Important Note: Transfer credits, Exams, Prior Learning Credit, and grades earned will impact the above. Download a printable version of this page.*

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