BBA in Health Care Management
Health care is one of today’s fastest-growing industries. Do you have the business skills necessary to advance in this dynamic, competitive field? If you’re seeking a leadership role in health care, you need a quality advanced degree to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. The JIU degree in Health Care Management can help you get there. JIU’s program offers you a market-relevant combination of a comprehensive business education along with real-world, health care focused applications. You study management, telemedicine, emerging technologies and strategies, how to lead mixed-profession health care teams and strategic management. The program provides the skill sets that will help you move forward in the health care industry.
This bachelor degree specialization uses 4 specialization courses from the MBA program, giving the student a head-start on his/her master’s degree.
Specialization Learning Outcomes:
- Establish a competitive marketing plan for a specific health care facility.
- Examine existing and future telemedicine technologies.
- Identify and analyze how professional norms and expectations for health care professionals differ from other workers.
- Develop a vision and mission statement for a Health Care Organization.
- Develop foundational business knowledge and skills through the core courses.
Ideal for those who seek a leadership role in health care and need a quality advanced degree to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace, this program specialization is for anyone in the health care industry who seeks intensive, relevant coursework in effective management, marketing and emerging technologies. This includes middle- to senior-level professionals working in the public, corporate and non-profit sectors of health care.
This ABM in Health Care Management is for exceptional students who wish to pursue both a bachelor and master degree. Students who apply to this BBA degree program are admitted automatically into the MBA program upon completion of the bachelor degree.
Your course sequence will be determined in cooperation with your Student Support Counselor.
| CURRICULUM | |
|---|---|
| 1 Orientation Course - no cost | No Credit |
| 2 Student Success Courses | 6 Credits |
| 8 General Education Courses | 24 Credits |
| 1 Arts Elective Courses | 3 Credits |
| 6 Business Administration Core Curriculum Courses | 18 Credits |
| 11 Business Administration Courses | 33 Credits |
| 3 General Education Electives | 9 Credits |
| 4 Electives | 12 Credits |
| 4 Specialization Courses | 12 Credits |
| 1 Capstone Course | 3 Credits |
TOTAL Required for Graduation | 120 Credit Hours |
| 1 Orientation Course - no cost | No Credit |
|---|---|
| 2 Student Success Courses | 6 Credits |
| 8 General Education Courses | 24 Credits |
| 1 Arts Elective Courses | 3 Credits |
| 6 Business Administration Core Curriculum Courses | 18 Credits |
| 11 Business Administration Courses | 33 Credits |
| 3 General Education Electives | 9 Credits |
| 4 Electives | 12 Credits |
| 4 Specialization Courses | 12 Credits |
| 1 Capstone Course | 3 Credits |
Transfer credit is available for applicable courses.
