Earn your Healthcare Management Degree

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:

• A community and national perspective of the healthcare administration system
• An understanding of the key laws affecting the Healthcare Management industry
• The skills to assess and problem-solve using industry research and statistical data
• The ability to evaluate the healthcare market and strategize solutions to systemic issues that capitalize on market trends

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

Course Requirements

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

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

* Meets core and major requirements

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
	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
	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

 

Class Schedule

Summer Semester 2013
April 29 - August 17

• Avila Class Schedule
• Truman Class Schedule

Fall Semester 2013
August 19 - December 14

• Avila Class Schedule

Course Rotation

 

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
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
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
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

 

 

 

Careers with a Healthcare Degree

With your Healthcare Management degree, you give your administration career the Advantage in a range of areas such as:

• Allied health
• Health-related data and other services
• Public and private care offices
• Health Management Organizations
• Hospital and clinical administration

“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