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A Healthcare Management degree offers limitless career opportunities. As the industry broadens and diversifies, so does the need for effective managers and healthcare administration. If you’re looking for a health care administration degree, Avila Advantage’s Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Management will sharpen your skills and increase your initiative to keep pace and move ahead with confidence.
The Healthcare Management degree classes can be taken online, on campus, or in blended formats and the class schedule is broken into 8-week and weekend intensive formats beginning several times a year. You can start, pause, and restart the program if and when you need to. The bachelor’s in healthcare administration is a 128-credit hour program, where you will develop:
To find out more about the health care administration degree, fill out our online form or email Advantage@avila.edu and information will be sent to you directly. Or speak with an advisor at 816.501.3737. Find out why Avila’s bachelor’s in healthcare administration is the Advantage you’ve been looking for.
"Children’s Mercy has been a training site for and hiring Avila healthcare students since 1995. We find Advantage students to be so knowledgeable, professional, and enthusiastic, that we offer a generous tuition reimbursement program to all of our employees. I, myself, have a master’s degree in education from Avila, and it has served me well. I’m a big believer in Avila.”
- Teresa Shepherd, Director of Education, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
The course requirements for a bachelor’s in healthcare administration include a base of several core classes all bachelor’s degree students are required to take. The Healthcare Management degree-specific courses include a range of necessary skills, including current healthcare issues, organization of Healthcare Management, legal, marketing, and more.
| Level I Core Requirements | ||
| Composition I or II* | ||
| Fundamentals of Communication | ||
| Finite Math, College Algebra, or Calculus |
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| Level II Core Requirements | ||
| World Civilization or American History | ||
| Literature (culturally diverse) | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| Religious Studies | ||
| Philosophy OR Religious Studies | ||
| (May substitute this requirement with a Level III IS course) | ||
| Art, Music OR Theatre Appreciation | ||
| Natural Science | ||
| Social Institutions* | ||
| (Personal Financial Planning, Legal Aspects of Business, American National Government, Intro to Sociology) | ||
| Self and Society * | ||
| (Conflict Resolution, Mass Media, General Psychology, Psychology of Gender, Human Relations in Organizations or Intro to Sociology) | ||
| Level III Core Requirements | ||
| Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) Course | ||
| Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) Course | ||
| Major Related Requirements | |||
| EN 112 | Composition II * | ||
| BU 110 | Understanding Computers* | ||
| PY 101 | General Psychology | ||
| Professional Studies Core Requirements | |||
| BU 305 | Legal Aspects of Business* | ||
| BU 321 | Management | ||
| BU 322 PY 360 |
Organizational Behavior & Development OR Organizational Psychology |
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| CO 212 | Conflict Resolution | ||
| CO 213 | Strategic Presentation | ||
| CO 312 | Writing Plans & Proposals | ||
| CO 321 | Leadership | ||
| EC 202 EC 203 |
Principles of Microeconomics OR Principles of Macroeconomics |
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| EC 240 | Statistical Analysis | ||
| Healthcare Management Requirements | |||
| BU 323 | Human Resources Management | ||
| HC 305 | Current Issues in Healthcare | ||
| HC 310 | Healthcare for the Elderly | ||
| HC 320 | Managed Healthcare | ||
| HC 330 | Org. of Healthcare Services | ||
| HC 335 | Healthcare Planning and Marketing | ||
| HC 340 | Legal Aspects of Healthcare | ||
| HC 499 | Strategic Management of Healthcare Managers | ||
Summer Semester 2013
April 29 - August 17
Fall Semester 2013
August 19 - December 14
| CORE COURSE ROTATION | ||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| BI 111 General Biology (o) | BI 111 General Biology (o) | BI 111 General Biology (o) |
| BU 110 Understanding Computers | ||
| CO 110 Fundamentals of Communication | ||
| EN 111 English Comp I | ||
| EN 265 Literature & Culture | EN 265 Literature & Culture | EN 265 Literature & Culture |
| HI 112C World Civilizations II | ||
| IS 340 Mediation | ||
| IS/RS 311C Peace Studies (b) | IS/RS 311C Peace Studies (b) | |
| IS/RS 326 Shaping the American Dream | ||
| MA 051 Math Fundamentals | MA 051 Math Fundamentals | |
| MA 115 Finite Math | MA 115 Finite Math | |
| MU 110C Music Appreciation | MU 110C Music Appreciation | |
| PL 111C Intro to Philosophy | ||
| PL 255C Ethics | PL 255C Ethics | PL 255C Ethics (o) |
| RS 113C New Testament | RS 113C New Testament | |
| RS 115 Old Testament | ||
(o) = Online; (b) = Blended; (w) = Weekend |
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| HEALTHCARE - Professional Studies CORE COURSE ROTATION | ||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| BU 305 Legal Aspects of Business (o) | BU 305 Legal Aspects of Business (o) | BU 305 Legal Aspects of Business |
| BU 321 Management | BU 321 Management (o) | BU 321 Management (o) |
| BU 322 Org Behavior (o) | BU 322 Org Behavior | BU 322 Org Behavior (o) |
| CO 213 Strategic Presentation | ||
| CO 312 Writing Plans/Proposals/Presentations | ||
| EC 202 Microeconomics | EC 202 Microeconomics (o) | |
| EC 203 Macroeconomics | EC 203 Macroeconomics (o) | |
| EC 240 Statistics | EC 240 Statistics | |
| EN 112 English Comp II | ||
| PY 101 General Psychology (o) | PY 101 General Psychology (o) | |
| PY 212 Conflict Resolution | PY 212 Conflict Resolution | PY 212 Conflict Resolution (w) |
| PY 360 Org Psychology (o) | ||
| PY 380 Leadership | ||
(o) = Online; (b) = Blended; (w) = Weekend |
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| HEALTHCARE COURSE ROTATION (ON-CAMPUS) | ||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| BU 323 Human Resources Mgmt. | BU 323 Human Resources Mgmt. (o) | |
| HC 305 Current Issues in HC | ||
| HC 310 HC for the Elderly | ||
| HC 320 Managed Healthcare (b) | ||
| HC 330 Organization of HC | ||
| HC 335 HC Planning & Marketing | ||
| HC 340 Legal Aspects of HC (b) | ||
| HC499C Strategic Mgmt for HC Mgrs | ||
(o) = Online; (b) = Blended; (w) = Weekend |
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| HEALTHCARE COURSE ROTATION (AT TRUMAN) | ||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| HC 305 Current Issues in HC | ||
| HC 310 HC for the Elderly | ||
| HC 320 Managed Healthcare (b) | ||
| HC 330 Organization of HC | ||
| HC 335C HC Planning & Mrktg. | ||
| HC 340 Legal Aspects of HC (b) | ||
| HC 499C Strategic Mgmt. for HC Mgrs. | ||
(o) = Online; (b) = Blended; (w) = Weekend |
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With your Healthcare Management degree, you give your administration career the Advantage in a range of areas such as:
“Children’s Mercy has been a training site for and hiring Avila healthcare students since 1995. We find Advantage students to be so knowledgeable, professional, and enthusiastic, that we offer a generous tuition reimbursement program to all of our employees. I, myself, have a master’s degree in education from Avila, and it has served me well. I’m a big believer in Avila.”
- Teresa Shepherd, Director of Education, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO