Healthcare Management

The healthcare management program at Elms College provides business management skills and knowledge of healthcare delivery systems that you need to work in this growing field.

Today's healthcare organizations urgently need to be effectively managed in terms of organizational issues, human resources, and costs.

A required internship gives students invaluable on-the-job experience.

Graduates with a healthcare management degree can explore careers in healthcare facilities, including hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, public health departments, community health agencies, physician practices, and insurance companies.

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Major in Healthcare Management

(Minimum at Elms College: 24 credits/Minimum GPA: 2.0)

Major Requirements (56 credits)

Business/Accounting Courses (38 credits)
ACC 201 Accounting I (3 credits)
ACC 202 Accounting II (3 credits)
BUS 221 Computer Applications (3 credits)
BUS 242 Principles of Management (3 credits)
BUS 248 Global Business Environment (3 credits)
BUS 252 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
BUS 260 Legal Environment of Business (3 credits)
BUS 311 Principles of Financial Management (3 credits)
BUS 342 Managerial Communications (3 credits)
BUS 480 Business Strategy (3 credits)
BUS 481 Internship Preparation (1 credit)
BUS 482 Internship (4 credits)
ECN 212 Economics II (3 credits)

Management and Courses from Other Departments (18 credits)
BUS 345 Human Resource Management (3 credits)
CSD 201 Introduction to CSD (3 credits)
NUR 105 Introduction to Culture & Context of Professional Nursing (3 credits)
LEG 311 Health Law (3 credits)
PHI 248 Health Care Ethics (3 credits)
SOC 214 Medical Sociology (3 credits)

Required courses that also satisfy college core requirements (6 credits)
ECN 211 Economics I (3 credits)
MAT 109 Statistics I (3 credits)