Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this program, the student will be able to:
- Apply theories of change and team leadership to management in health care.
- Apply organizational theories, intellectual skills and competencies, and business principles when making decisions related to the utilization of human and fiscal resources in healthcare.
- Apply a structured process when making ethical decisions.
- Analyze the leadership role within a selected health care organization.
- Analyze research data and evaluate its application to best practice policies and procedures in healthcare.
- Design, implement and evaluate evidence-based services using market forces in healthcare.
Technical Requirements
All courses in this program will be delivered in a distance learning format using the Moodle Learning Management System. This system includes various requirements for communicating and submitting assignments. It is expected that for every three-credit hour course, students will spend an average of five to eight hours per week engaged in reading, studying, communicating, and completing assignments and assessments. Students who enroll in the Bachelor of Science in health administration completion program must have access (at home, at work, or through some other source) to a computer, internet service provider (high-speed connection—DSL, cable modem, or LAN), and an approved web browser. Students are expected to meet and or exceed the minimal recommendations for computer specifications. Please click here. Students must also have a basic level of computer skills and knowledge of computer operation. In addition, students should have a working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and Internet web browsing.
Curriculum
This degree requires a total of 120 credits, with 45-46 of those credits dedicated to required courses specific to the program. At Coastal Carolina University, 38-40 credit hours are required for the Core Curriculum courses. Students with associate degrees in science and arts, bachelor degrees in science and art, or approved U.S. equivalent bachelor degrees or have a degree that meets the core waiver petition will be exempted from core curriculum requirements. Students may transfer up to 90 credits from regionally accredited two-year and four-year institutions for degree credit. Those students that have current certification and/or licensure in a health care discipline may be awarded up to forty-five credit hours for the courses completed in their technical discipline. Additional credits can be obtained through the selection of elective courses, depending upon the interests of the students and the availability of distance learning courses.
Students must earn a grade of ‘C’ or better in all courses under major requirements.