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Associate Professor of Healthcare Management
"I believe that one of the most important skills I can teach my students is to critically evaluate and verify the information they receive, rather than accept everything at face value. In the end, one of the most important roles of education is to teach students not what to think, but how to think for themselves; not what kind of argument to support, but to weigh those arguments and make informed decisions. "
Natalia Gray, Ph.D.
Healthcare Administration Curriculum
The healthcare administration degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours to complete, including the general education requirements and at least 24 hours of healthcare administration courses.
A grade of ‘C’ is required in each core course.
- AC221 Principles of Accounting I (3)
- AC222 Principles of Accounting II (3)
- BA101 The Business Universe (3)
- BA490 Business Policy & Strategy (3)
- BL255 Business Law (3)
- FI361 Financial Management (3)
- MG301 Principles of Management (3)
- MI375 Management Information Systems (3)
- MK301 Principles of Marketing (3)
- QM352 Quantitative Analysis (3)
- AC540 International Perspectives of Accounting (3)
- BA560 Topics in International Business (3)
- BL560 International Business Law (3)
- EC580 International Economics (3)
- FI540 International Finance (3)
- MG560 International Management (3)
- MK560 International Marketing (3)
* International Course taken to meet Business Administration Core
requirement may not be counted on a major.
- BA252 Business Communication (2)
- BA400 Applied Ethical Leadership (3)
- BA452 Professionalism (1)
- EC215 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- EC225 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
- EN140 Rhetoric & Critical Thinking (3)
- MA116
Precalculus A OR MA123 Survey of Mathematics (3) - MI101 Intro to Computer Applications (3)
- QM257 Business Statistics I (3)
- QM258 Business Statistics II (3)
- SC107 Online Oral Presentations (3)
NOTE: All 100 and 200 level core and support courses are prerequisite to all 300 level business core and business major courses
- EC 585 Healthcare Economics (3)
- HA 473 Internship in Healthcare (3)
- HA 510 Healthcare Operations (3) OR HA 520 Intro to Healthcare Quality (3)
- HA 540 Healthcare Informatics (3) OR HA 545 Healthcare Database Systems (3)
- HA 550 Healthcare Risk Management (3)
- HA 580 Healthcare Strategy (3)
- HA 582 Healthcare Budget/Reimburse (3)
- HA 585 Marketing Healthcare (3)
- HL 120 Health Perspectives (3)
- UI 412 American Health Care System (3)
Some requirements may be fulfilled by coursework in a major program.
- Social and Behavioral Sciences – 6 hours
- Constitution Requirement – 3 hours
- Written Communication – 6 hours
- Oral Communication – 3 hours
- Natural Sciences – 7 hours (from two disciplines, one to include a lab)
- Mathematics – 3 hours
- Humanities & Fine Arts – 9 hours (from at least two disciplines)
- Additional requirements – 5 hours (to include UI100 for native students)
- Civics examination
Fall
- Full Term: Aug. - Dec. (3 hours)
- Full Term: Aug. - Dec. (3 hours)
- Full Term: Aug. - Dec. (3 hours)
- 1st 8 Week: Aug. - Oct. (3 hours)
- 2nd 8 Week: Oct. - Dec. (3 hours)
- Total: 15 hours
Spring
- Wintersession: Dec. - Jan. (3 hours)
- Full Term: Jan. - May. (3 hours)
- Full Term: Jan. - May. (3 hours)
- 1st 8 Week: Jan. - Mar. (3 hours)
- 2nd 8 Week: Mar. - May. (3 hours)
- Total: 15 hours
Summer
- 1st 4 Week: June (3 hours)
- 8 Week: June-July (3 hours)
- 2nd 4 Week: July (3 hours)
- Total: 9 hours
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Accelerated Master’s Degree
Southeast offers an accelerated master’s degree for current students. You can get both undergraduate and graduate credit for some 500 level courses, meaning you can graduate with an MBA sooner.
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What Can You Do with a Healthcare Administration Degree?
‘Healthcare administrator’ often makes a list when it comes to the most in-demand jobs in high-growth fields. They’re the ones who plan, direct and coordinate the business of activities at hospitals, nursing homes and group medical practices. Their ranks are expected to grow 32% through 2029.
Yet, healthcare administrator is not the only potential career for a graduate of the program. Healthcare administration graduates are prepared for management positions in the fields of information technology, healthcare administration or business administration.
Southeast graduates have gone on to earn jobs as:
- Hospital administrator
- Insurance underwriter
- Healthcare policy analyst
- Healthcare program director
- Public health advisor
- Insurance company administrator
- Hospice or elderly care administrator
Outcomes & Careers
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98%
Successful Outcomes Rate
Students graduating with degrees from the Department of Management report being employed or furthering their education six months after graduation.
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$104k+
Medical and Health Services Manager
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for a Medical and Health Services Manager is $104,280.
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$34k+
Medical Records Clerk
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for a Medical Records Clerk is $34,120.
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$67k
Claims Adjuster
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for a Claims Adjuster is approximately $67,800.
98% of Business & Computing graduates are employed or enrolled in grad school within a year.
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