Health Science: Healthcare Management Pathway
The Healthcare Management pathway will help you gain vital skills in leadership, communication, customer service, and problem-solving. Learn medical terminology, and classifications essential for medical billing, as well as sound managerial practices and procedures.
Career opportunities include a variety of healthcare positions or transfer credits towards a bachelor’s degree in business or a health discipline.
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First Year – Fall Semester
Course Code | Title | Class Hours | Lab Hours | Credits |
HLTH105N | Introduction to Public Health | 3 | 0 | 3 |
PSYC101N | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HLTH110N | Medical Terminology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ENGL101N | College Composition | 4 | 0 | 4 |
BCPT119N | Software Applications | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Semester Credits: 16
First Year – Spring Semester
Course Code | Title | Class Hours | Lab Hours | Credits |
ENGL109N/103N COMM102N | Public Speaking/Profess. Writing and Presentation/Principles of Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 |
MATH106N | Statistics I | 4 | 0 | 4 |
BUS110N | Principles of Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HLTH205N | U.S. Healthcare System | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HLTH210N | Public Health Informatics and Technology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Semester Credits: 16
Second Year – Fall Semester
Course Code | Title | Class Hours | Lab Hours | Credits |
BIOL111N or 201N | Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology or Anatomy & Physiology 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Humanities/Fine Arts/Philosophy or Global Awareness | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Open Elective | 3 | 0 | 3-4 | |
| BUS218N | Dynamics of Organizational Behavior | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Semester Credits: 16-17
Second Year – Spring Semester
Course Code | Title | Class Hours | Lab Hours | Credits |
PSYC130N | Human Relations | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SOCI101N | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS201N | Human Resource Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Open Elective |
| 3-4 |
Semester Credits: 12-13
Upon the completion of the degree, graduates will be able to:
- Write documents pertaining to health, wellness, and disease using medical terminology
- Identify structural organization of the human body and body systems.
- Interpret information pertaining to health, wellness and disease.
- Evaluate various trends in health care, social determinants, and legal and ethical issues impacting healthcare.
In addition, the graduate will be able to demonstrate competency in the general education outcomes.
Health Sciences and ServicesProjected Growth
Healthcare occupations are projected to add more jobs than any of the other occupational groups. This projected growth is mainly due to an aging population, leading to greater demand for healthcare services. (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)