BS Healthcare Management - Online
Studying Healthcare Management will equip you with a strong understanding of the always-evolving healthcare industry environment and the principles and ethics of business, while also offering opportunities for internship experiences, to prepare you for a career as a manager in the field. Through your Healthcare Management studies, you will develop an understanding of the basic concepts of human relations management, organizational behavior, and operations management.
This degree plan is an example of student progression through the program. The academic program requires a minimum of 120 credit hours of credit for the bachelor’s degree. The degree consists of a major field of concentration in the liberal arts or in a professional or pre-professional area, a General Education program, and elective courses. This example degree plan focuses Years 1 & 2 on the General Education program and Years 3 & 4 on the Major/Minor areas. It is recommended for students to incorporate Major/Minor courses into Years 1 & 2 as much as possible.
Note 1: Academic departments reserve the right to alter the term in which a course is offered.
Note 2: GWU Online courses run in continuous 8-week terms. Students can start anytime.
Terms 1 & 2 = Spring
Terms 3 & 4 = Summer
Terms 5 & 6 =Fall
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Years 1 & 2: General Education (48-51 hours)
See General Education requirements
Year 3: Term 1 (6 hours)
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| ECO 203 |
3 |
Principles of Economics I |
| HMG 200 |
3 |
Introduction to Healthcare Management |
Year 3: Term 2 (9 hours)
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| ECO 204 |
3 |
Principles of Economics II |
| HMG 410 |
3 |
Healthcare Law and Ethics |
| MGT 316 |
3 |
Principles of Management |
Year 3: Term 3 (9 hours)
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| ACC 213 |
3 |
Accounting Principles I |
| HMG 400 |
3 |
Introduction to International Health |
| MIS 300 |
3 |
Management Information Systems |
Year 3: Term 4 (6 hours)
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| ACC 214 |
3 |
Accounting Principles II |
| MGT 450 |
3 |
Leadership |
Year 3: Term 5 (9 hours)
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| BAD 304 |
3 |
Applied Business Statistics |
| HMG 310 |
3 |
Diversity and Culture in Healthcare Management |
| MKT 300 |
3 |
Principles of Marketing |
Year 3: Term 6 (9 hours)
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| BAD 305 |
3 |
Introduction to Management Science |
| FIN 312 |
3 |
Financial Management |
Year 4: Term 1 (9 hours)
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| BAD 300 |
3 |
Legal Environment of Business |
| BAD 360 |
3 |
International Business |
| HMG 315 |
3 |
Healthcare Quality Seminar
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Year 4: Term 2 (6 hours)
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| BAD 480 |
3 |
Business Strategy |
| HMG 303 |
3 |
Economics, Budgeting, and Finance In Healthcare |
As a student in this program, you'll have opportunities to:
- As a Healthcare Management major, the Godbold College of Business will equip you with the fundamentals in planning, organizing, leading, staffing, and controlling within healthcare organizations. Students will also learn the fundamentals of marketing, finance, accounting, economics, information systems, and operations. Coupled with an emphasis on Christian business ethics, experiential learning with industry leaders, and healthcare internships at regional and national companies, the Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management will offer you opportunities for reality-based education
- A degree in Healthcare Management offers the groundwork for business and health-related careers in hospitals, doctor offices and other healthcare organizations. Your options may include: Medical and Health Science Manager, Clinical Manager, Medical Records Manager, and Medical Office Manager.